This Week's Lost and Found

Mestisay and Taburiente were looking for Valentina last night at the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus. Do you know anything about her?

This Week's Romantic Moment

Ths Week's Composition

The Little Sound in the Rubbish Bin

This story isn’t a famous story and it isn’t about a famous character. It’s about an event that happened to me.

It was a cold day in San Mateo where I live. I was walking with my two-year-old daughter, María. As we were passing behind a big rubbish bin, we heard a little noise. We were surprised because it sounded like a little cat that was crying. I tried to listen to the sound again, and then I decided to jump into the rubbish and look around.

Suddenly, the noise stopped and I continued taking the rubbish out and then, when I was very dirty and smelt very bad, I found the most beautiful little dog that I have ever seen. She was a female dog and I think that she had been born on that very day because she had a little bit of blood on her body and her eyes were still closed.

When I showed the little dog to my daughter, she was very happy and we decided this was the first day of the dog’s life.

Now, she lives in a big country house and her name is Mila, from Milagro.

Mª Isabel NI One

This Week's Message

A dog is for life; not just for Christmas.

Answer Key NI Two CD2

5

1C  2A  3C  4B  5A

6

1  1987  2  (BBC) weatherman  3  hurricane  4  (weather) forecast  5  lunchtime

7

1F  2A  3C  4B  5E

8

1  15^th July  2  over 300 years  3  tomatoes  4  (special) gloves  5  in the crowd

Answer Key NA2 CD2

9. 1 handwritten  2 documents  3 autographed document signed  4 has passed away/has died  5 particular events  6 wait outside  7 fan clubs  8 letter or photograph  9 genuine

 

10. 1 £12 million  2 4 years/over 3 years  3 £250 a year  4 recycled  5 filter and purify

6  lighting  7 25% (at least)  8 natural (building) materials.

11. 1 electronic means  2 computer discs  3 distort/change  4 traditional musical instruments  5 mechanical  6 (intensely) personal  7 replace  8 performer  9 electronic instruments

12.  1F  2D  3G  4A  5B  6G  7A  8F  9C  10D

This Week's News

Here are the PROVISIONAL dates for the January "pruebas de dominio". Be careful! Things might change!

Intermediate One A (Mon and Wed)
21st January: Listening and Writing
23rd January: Reading and Orals
28th & 30th January: Orals

Intermediate One B (Tues and Thurs)
22nd January: Writing and Orals
24th January: Reading, Listening & Orals
29th & 31st January: Orals

Intermediate Two B
22nd January: Writing and Orals
24th January: Reading, Listening & Orals
29th & 31st January (5th Feb?): Orals

Advanced 2
21st January: Writing & Orals
23rd January: Reading and Listening
28th & 30th January (4th February?): Orals

Week Beginning Monday 10th December

This Week's Confusing Words: finally, at last, in the end, at the end

Check out the difference here. Get it right!

Answer Key CD2 NI Two

1
1A  2B  3C  4A  5B

2

1  landmarks  2 (British) engineer  3 competition  4  1754   5  9.5 metres

3

1F  2D  3C  4B  5A

4

1C  2A  3B  4C  5B

This Week's Language Function (2): Opinions

Expressing Opinions:

Personally, I think that . . .
To be honest, . . .
In my opinion, . . .
In my view, . . .
I'm quite sure that . . .
I'm convinced that . . .
I suppose that . . .

Asking for Opinions:

What do you think?
Do you think that . . . ?
What's your opinion of . . . ?
I'd like to know what you think of . . .