Intermediate - Recipe

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Cream of Mushroom Soup

Ingredients
60g (1) butter
1 small onion
4 stalks of celery
1 leek
(2) 200g mushrooms
3 tablespoons of flour
340ml milk
460ml chicken stock
(3) Black pepper and salt

Utensils
(4) Saucepan
Wooden spoon
Liquidizer
Ladle

Instructions

1. Add the butter and leave it to (5) melt
2. Add the (6) diced onion, leek, celery and mushrooms and sweat them
3. Add the flour and (7) mix it well
4. Pour milk and the chicken stock and (8) stir the ingredients round
5. (9) Season it well with salt and pepper
6. Cook the soup for (10) 25 minutes
7. (11) Blend until no bits remain
8. (12) Taste the soup and if necessary season it again

Serve with (13) crusty bread to accompany

Answers: They are written in white. Select the text above and you'll see them in the blanks.

How I learnt English

Watch this video and take notes

Watch and do the tasks below

Write a summary of how she learnt English (0-3.33)
Write the list of tips she gives.

Discussion questions

UNITS 1-5

Describe Galician diet. Is it healthy/unhealthy? Do you pay attention to the fat, salt and sugar content of what you eat? How much of your diet consists of prepackaged, processed foods? Were there any foods you particularly loved or hated as a child? Do you still love/hate them? Why are fast food and ready-made food (or processed food or convenience food) so popular these days?

Do you think parents who both work can look after their children properly? Do you think bringing up a child is difficult? Why do you think many Spanish people get married late or leave home late? Who used to look after you when you were a child? Did you use to get on with your brothers and sisters? What are the advantages of big families? Do you think families will be different in the future?

Are you a spender or a saver? Do you budget? Have you ever borrowed or lent money? What's the last 'big' thing you have bought? How do you feel about credit cards? Do you know anyone who's really mean or extremely generous with money? Do you usually tip?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the car and the plane? What do you prefer? Which means of transport do you prefer for long-distance trips? And for short ones? Describe public transport in Spain Have you ever carpooled? How will transport change in the future?

What's your experience of speaking a second or third language? What are the advantages of speaking English? What is the hardest part about learning a new language? The best part? Do you think that learning about the culture of the second language may be useful to learn the language? Do you think that being good at expressing yourself in your own language, both in speaking and writing, helps to learn another language? What other qualities are important to learn a second language?

What are the benefits of doing sport? What are the disadvantages of team sports? Describe the sport facilities of Lugo Compare two sports What sports do children usually do? And old people? Have you ever gone skiing? What sports are popular in Galicia

What are the most important qualities of a good friend? Talk about a friend: describe him/her, what you do together and what you have in common How do you keep in touch with your friends? Do you have many 'social media friends'? Why do you think there are more divorces nowadays?

UNITS 6-10

What are the advantages of going to the cinema? Describe cinemas in Lugo Do you prefer to watch films at home or at the cinema? Do you watch films in original version? What's a good film you've seen? What's on in your town at the moment?

What kind of secondary school did you attend? What was the best about it? Do you think homework is useful? How have schools changed? Is being a teacher a good job? Should summer school holidays be shorter? How could language teaching be improved at school?

Why do a lot of people live with their parents until they are 40? Is it better to share a big flat or to live alone in a small one? What are the benefits of buying a home? What problems can you have if you live in the countryside? What will homes be like in the future? What is important when choosing a home?

What are the benefits of shopping online? What are the negative aspects of buying at big chain stores like Zara? When was the last time you complained about a product or sevice? What do you think of shopping centres? What are the advantages of mortgages?

What are the drawbacks of being self-employed? What are the benefits of being a civil servant? Compare 2 jobs What skills and qualifications do you need for your job or the job you want? Is it better to work for a big company or for a small one? What are the most important factors for you in choosing or keeping a job? How will we work in the future?

How will we travel in the future? How can the Internet help you study? Is the mobile phone a distraction at work? How has technology improved communication? Compare two pieces of technology

2nd Intermediate - Technology is fun

Watch the following video and identify the words that match the definitions below:

• Mobile smart device that combines a number of functions including emails, web browsing, text messaging, ...: Blackberry
• To stop working: Freeze
• Areas with no signal: Black spots
• A mobile phone company: Orange
• A computer program that is written and designed for a specific need or purpose: Application
• The primary display screen of a graphical user interface, on which various icons represent files, programs...: Desktop
• A particular day, month...: Date
• A computer company: Apple
• An electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software: Dongle
• To restart a computer: Boot
• To fail suddently: Crash
• A popular games console: xbox

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Answers: Select the definitions and you'll see the answers at the end of the sentence written in white.

Education mind map

Banksy

What do they say about...?

Unusual exhibition - street artist
Grafitti - not traditional graffitti the images have a message
Illegal - he paints on public walls
Pseudonym - to remain anonymous
Stencils - technique he uses
Rats - symbol
Bristol council - asked residents if they wanted the graffitti to stay
Political messages - antiwar, antiestablishment, anticapitalism
Israel - he painted political graffitti on the wall
Madrid - she didn't like the graffitti

FILMS IN OUR LIBRARY

These are some of the films which could be easier for you among the ones in the library. Check the trailer before you decide:

TITLE	TRAILER
King Kong	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYaTCPbYGdk
Death At A Funeral	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0xtS83sKGg
The Reader	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBg1IBivcbk
The Nanny Diaries	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwb8euJ-Evk
Ps I Love You	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZzW6_hR068
All Inclusive	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQScspuV180
Being Julia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl1XbWd2LpA
Michael Cleyton	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kJRYBhG43Q
Miss Potter	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKhAiWmuU8o
Carol	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH3zcuRQXNo
Sky Captain	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY3ypQD6p2s
The Door In The Floor	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZLcb3wijC8
Laws Of Attraction	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok3grGQRaSc
An Unfinished Life	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1NLVAWMEo8
Geronimo	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra_tOzuCixE
Becoming Jane	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmd-ej9Hx20
Valkiria	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YppIQUiE9Y
Revolutionary Road	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qADM67ZgYxM
The Terminal	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZjC9dAvWuU
Pirate Radio	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDSuVAcYUhY
Stepford Wifes	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuAADocdVn0