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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Christmas greetings

Here is a special and funny Christmas greeting from Arlette:
http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/FlNyO4866djhslEIyfJG

If any others of you have Christmas greetings you want to share, please do feel free to post them here or send them to me and I will post them.


And if you are interested in writing about your year in a sentence, feel free to leave a comment on my own blog:
your-year-in-a-sentence/
A Day in a Sentence has been going on for a while now and I am hosting it for the last time in 2009. It is a simple place to creatively write about your day (or year) and read about others.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

CAE dates

Just for a little early planning, here are the dates for the CAE in June:
Wed. 16th June - writing papers (Meggen)
Sat. 5th June or Fri. 18th June -speaking exam (Lucerne)

You should decide by the end of February.
Further, the IELTS is twice monthly in Bern

The New London Test of English (LTE) is also in June in Lucerne.

The information is on the side bar and will be updated as necessary.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Something new on the side bar

If you've been paying attention, you will see a new addition to the blog.
I've put Grammar Girl right up at the top so you can't miss her! She has loads of tips for writing and good grammar, so please don't ignore her.
And guess where she studied English? In my very own home town of Seattle!

Do you want her to stay at the top just under the homework or should she be moved down a notch or two?

And of course, Merry Christmas greetings!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Something to do while enjoying a free Tuesday evening

Hi Everyone
Next Tuesday is free, so here are some things you can do if you decide you want to use some of that free time for your language skills.

You can buy the Donna Leon book. We will read it individually and after Christmas work on the book in class.

Further, you can finish unit 4, including writing a contribution.

Also have a look at the riddles below, or add your own.

Finally, I gave most of you a reading test from the CAE to try. I'll send it to the rest of you by mail.

Have a great Tuesday off!!!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

My riddle about an animal

The animal can change the color. It feeds on crustaceans and zoolplankton. The body is protected with plates. The special thing about these animal is that the male icubates the eggs.
Do you know, which animal it is?