Reading Material

"The Wind in the Willows", by Kenneth Grahame. Burlington Books (Readers: Original Series).

• Pre-treatment activity: Can you guess what is going on in the story by using these words? In groups, you should invent a summary of the book. (3 lines)

• Treatment activity: 

• Post-treatment activity: Imagine an alternative end or retake the original one into a funnier version. Be creative! (3 lines).

Council of Europe: 40 years of youth participation

Council of Europe

You are going to watch a video about the raising participation of youth in Europe in the last 40 years. We would like you to give your opinion about these questions in order to post them in our English language blog.

Guideline:

•     What is freedom for you?
•    Are you free? Do you feel free to express your opinions in your family, with your friends and in your country?
•     All different, all equal? Do you agree?
•     Things you would like to change / revise about social rights.
•     Would you like to participate in finding solutions to the problems that are facing today?

More interesting websites

If you want to practise English and you want to play at the same 

time, click on the following link:

Edu365.cat

Storybird

"Storybirds are short, art-inspired stories you can 

make and share on any device".    

It is a platform where we can create 

our visual stories turning 

illustrations into lively narratives. 

Extremely easy to use, it is a helpful 

tool for students who want to explore creative writing.

  

If you are interested in it, click on the following link:

http://storybird.com/

European Language Portfolio

As a consequence of the CEFR, the Council of Europe 

introduced the European Language Portfolio as a 

means of helping language learners to:

• Keep track of their language learning as it happens – set learning targets, monitor their progress, and assess the results of their learning.

• Record their language learning achievements and their experience of using other languages and encountering other cultures.

The European Language Portfolio helps to develop 

language learning skills. It is a personal document 

that consists of three parts:

• A language passport, where the learner can summarise his / her linguistic and cultural identity, language qualifications, experiences and contacts with other cultures...

• A language biography, where the learner sets learning targets and he/she can record the  language learning process.

• A dossier, where the learner organizes samples of his/her work.

for more information:

http://elp.ecml.at/Understandingtheportfolio/Whatisaportfolio/tabid/2838/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

CEFR- International English Standards

The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is exactly what its title says it is: a framework of reference. 

What the CEFR can do is to stand as a central point of reference.

The CEFR describes language ability on a scale of levels from A1  for beginners up to C2 for those who have mastered a language. 

The CEFR describes foreign language proficiency at six levels: A1 and A2, B1 and B2, C1 and C2. It also defines three ‘plus’ levels  (A2+, B1+, B2+). 

This is the CEFR global scale:

Cambridge ESOL (English for Speakers of Other 
Languages) exams integrate the CEFR standards. 
The equivalences are:

CEFR A2: KET (Key English Test)

CEFR B1: PET (Preliminary English Test)

CEFR B2: FCE (First Certificate in English)

CEFR C1: CAE (Certificate in Advanced English). 

CEFR C2: CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English). 

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