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Bob Marley (1945-1981) How much do you know about Bob Marley? What kind of music did he play? Do you know any of his songs? Jamaican English What language did Bob Marley speak? Listen to this radio interview. How much can you understand? Bob spoke Jamaican patois . Interesting? Difficult? Documentary about Bob If you would like to learn more about Bob Marley, follow this link.

Do you know the difference between Copyright and Copyleft ? Do you know what Creative Common Licences are? Do you think you can use and download any images for free? In this post you will find useful information about Creative Common Licenses, how to atribute images, videos or any material, where to find images in the public domain without worrying about what is legal or illegal. You can read or download an updated version of the document about creative commons licences. I have added a licence to my document. Is this licence restrictive? In what way? You can post a comment with your thoughts. I'd love to hear from students!

Please download the following document . We'll be working with these two news stories in class. You will find a link to the original source where they where published (El País in English). Understanding what the piece of news is about As you read the news, make sure you answer the following questions: Who? What? When? Where? Why?  How? Understanding the language used Identify what kind of verb tenses have been used identify what kind of language has been used to draw the reader's attention Reflecting on journalism style How reliable do you think are the news stories you have read? Further reading If you would like to read more about new trends in journalism, you can read this short article published in the UNESCO web page.

Brandon Jerningan, PhD English.  British Council Research Papers

Dear students Watch my presentation to learn more about the project we are going to work on. You will find all the instructions to do the project in my genial.ly. However, you can also download this document. I hope you enjoy doing the project. Please post a comment!!

I hope you remember some of the vocabulary we saw in class the other day, for example, the difference between undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate. Also, the difference between an undergraduate degree such as a BA ( Bachelor of Arts ), and a postgraduate degree such as an MSc ( Master of Science ). If you would like to have a general overview about education in the UK, read this document. Here you have the vocabulary handout I gave you in class last Thursday. Yo can download this document.. Oxbridge Do you know what Oxbridge stands for? Click here to find out. You are going to learn some facts about these prestigious universities. University of Cambridge  Visit the University of Cambridge page and find out the following: Is Cambridge University a private or a public university? How old is the University? How is the University structured, in terms of colleges, Schools, Faculties and Departments? How much are the tuition fees? What are the entry requireme...

Public domain Can you answer these questions?: Do you know the difference between work and job ? Which words collocate with do and make ? For example, what is correct make or do a living ? Have you been made redundant recently?  Which big company has announced a new round of layoffs ? How much paternity leave can you take in Spain? If you are a parent, how do you juggle work and family life ? What is the state retirement age ? Do you get any perks in your company? Vocabulary What words come to your mind if somebody mentions the following?: unemployment job security casual employment changing work patterns employment opportunities maternity/paternity leave sick leave childcare retirement Can you speak for 4-6 minutes on each topic? Well, you'll have to work at it or work your socks off! Topic 1. Unemployment Follow this link to read an article about Spain . Follow this link to read about benefits in the UK , and this one to read about redundan...