Author Archives: Mireia Xortó

About Mireia Xortó

Hi! I'm a teacher of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) for ESO & Batxillerat at Institut Francesc Macià in Cornellà.

My new blog

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Mireia Xortó

From now on this blog will be updated here.

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ESO2 Term 3 Self-assessment

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Mireia Xortó

ESO2 1415 TERM 3

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PAU SESSION 5

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Mireia Xortó

ARTICLE / NEWSPAPER STORY HIGHLIGHTED PDFs ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY HIGHLIGHTED PDF

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PAU SESSION 4

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Mireia Xortó

OPINION ESSAY HIGHLIGHTED PDFs ESSAY HIGHLIGHTED PDF

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London

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Mireia Xortó

Simon Smith is an artist who recaptured the shots of London taken by Claude Friese-Greene in 1927. 1. Write down as many places and things that London is famous for. 2. If you’ve been to London, what did you like about it? If you haven’t … Continue reading →

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Optional Activity #9. Our local (and regional) elections in the international press

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Mireia Xortó

Read these articles and answer the questions below. Submit your answers in a comment here to be published on Monday, 1st June. The Guardian BBC The New York Times 1. How are Ada Colau, Manuela Carmena, Pablo Iglesias and Podemos … Continue reading →

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PAU SESSION 3

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Mireia Xortó

PAU DIALOGUE HIGHLIGHTED PDFs PAU SPEECH HIGHLIGHTED PDF

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Ancient Egypt

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Mireia Xortó

Explore Ancient Egypt 1. Where is Egypt? 2. What is the Nile Delta? 3. What Egyptian pharaoh died at Alexandria? 4. Which famous dam controls the flooding of the river Nile? 5. When was it built?  Learn about Ancient Egyptian … Continue reading →

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PAU SESSION 2

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Mireia Xortó

PAU FORMAL LETTER HIGHLIGHTED PDFs PAU PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTED PDF PAU ADVERTISEMENT HIGHLIGHTED PDF

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Survey: Do you watch TV series online?

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Mireia Xortó

  Survey created by Blanca Puigferrer.

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Optional Activity #8. The Gift.

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Mireia Xortó

This is a trailer for a short animated film titled The Gift.  1. Why is the film titled The Gift? 2. List vocabulary you know related to romantic love and relationship (5 words / expressions) and use it / them in a sentence. Now watch … Continue reading →

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Optional Activity #7 Jordan and Norvin

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Mireia Xortó

A binomial is a pair of words (for example, hot and cold) which are conventionally linked with a conjunction (usually and) or a preposition. I. Complete the following binomials, as in the example: 1. Fish and chips 2. Hamburgers and … Continue reading →

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PAU SESSION 1

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Mireia Xortó

PAU INFORMAL LETTER HIGHLIGHTED PDFs PAU DESCRIPTION HIGHLIGHTED PDF PAU WEB LOG / DIARY HIGHLIGHTED PDF

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Can dogs sense emotion?

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Mireia Xortó

Activities

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Batxillerat 2. PAU Revision Notes

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Mireia Xortó

English Word formation Verbs and adjectives plus prepositions Compoundwords PHRASAL VERBS Easily confusing words Not edited yet (So, be careful!): idiomsandsynonyms Collocations        

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