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What's on at the EOI Calvià. English Department

2012-06-22T20:44:00.022+02:00

Cinema Club
If you like films, you can join our Cinema Club

Language Exchange If you are interested in a language exchange, click here

Events in English Outside the EOI

Thursday 9th, Friday 10th & Saturday 11th of February - Bay Entertainers Pantomime “Snow White & the Seven Amigos”, Sa Societat Theatre in Calvia.

English Radio
- Every Sat & Su 10.00 to 13.00 English Radio Mallorca on 92.9 FM
- Radio Calvia on 107.4 FM. Check their Facebook page for details
- Radio OneMallorca
- Talk Radio Europe on 103.9FM
You can also listen to:
- BBC Radio 2
- BBC Radio 4
- BBC World Service

Cinema
Films in English at the cinemas

Books and DVDs
Books and DVDs at the libraries and second hand bookshops

International Programmes
If you want to take part in any of our international programmes, here is the link.
From 1-20 Dec you can apply for the Visiting Teacher programme in the US and Canada. Click here or here

Volunteering:
If you would like to give a presentation on any of our curriculum topics, you can contact us on eoicalviaenglish@gmail.com

Esborrany d'avaluació 2011-12

2012-01-13T20:00:00.000+01:00

Resums cursos avaluacio continua

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Resum nivells certificacio

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The History of Two Estates

2011-12-01T17:16:00.000+01:00

Th 15 Dec at 19.00 in room 15 Mr James Wallace will give a talk about the history of two estates and their manor houses on Mallorca.

Thanksgiving 2011

2011-11-09T21:55:00.000+01:00

On Th 24 Nov at 18.30 in room 15 Liliana Gibert will give a presentation about Thanksgiving. Everybody is welcome.

Count Dracula Cleans His Teeth

2011-11-09T21:51:00.000+01:00

On Tu 15 Nov at 18.30 in room 5 Count Dracula Cleans his Teeth. A presentation to practise the present simple.

Philip Fields

2011-10-21T17:51:00.001+02:00

On Tu 25 Oct at 17.00 in room 11 Mr Philip Fields from the USA will tell our students about life in America. Everybody is welcome!

Halloween 2011

2011-10-20T18:17:00.000+02:00

On Monday 31 October at 19.00 in room 6 Cristóbal Ros will give a presentation on Halloween. Everybody is welcome.

Guided tour

2011-10-03T11:52:00.002+02:00

On Mo 17 Oct at 17.00 A two hour walk around old Palma led by Jim Wallace. Meet at the Slinger statue outside the swan lake by the Cathedral steps.

A review by Esther Cifre:

GUIDED-TOUR IN PALMA WITH AN IRISH LOOK AND SENSE OF HUMOR

Yesterday we had the opportunity to walk through Palma city center, with Jim Wallace, an Irish former lecturer, who settled down in the island some time ago. Apparently, he has never stopped doing research, as musicians or farmers do. Despite retiring, they continue playing music or looking after their trees until they are able to. And so does Jim.

He seemed to enjoy telling stories and legends about the history of popular places in our city, and, most of all, with a genuine Irish sense of humor. In his own words “if I have to choose between the legend and the fact, I choose the legend”. But I guess he is a knowledgeable man about both.

I thought it would be a good idea to record all that he said, but, as I forgot to borrow the tape recorder, I will have to rely on my memory, so I am going to list below what I would highlight from this cultural walk:

First of all, he explained to us the history of the Dominican convent, which was located very close to Almudaina Palace and the Cathedral. It was a crucial centre of power for the Church and it is even said to have been the Inquisition camp base for many years. It was not until the Ecclesiastical Confiscations of Mendizabal, in 1835, that this property reversed into private hands, in other words, the State expropiates it and sells it to the highest bidder. It is said that Juan March, “the ganster” (one of the best definitions I have ever heard, of this popular man in the Majorca of the late eighteens) managed to buy one part around 1930 and built there a palace, for him, of course. It was only many years later, that the March’s family decided to open there the actual museum.

The building that now hosts the Parliament was before a private club (or elitist cultural center, as you prefer) owned by the Círculo Mallorquin, a group of opulent and probably lavish and fancy people in Palma who had made a fortune and enjoyed boasting of it. Parties of all sorts were thrown there, and the ghosts of the dominican monks buried there couldn’t help to prevent them. In 1983 the newborn regional democratic government bought it. Therefore we have politicians now, another type of ghosts, I would add. I can’t imagine what it can be next, a mental hospital, I will bet!

Once in front of the Cathedral, a must in any tour around Palma, Jim continued to ironically describe another kind of parties. This time they were held in the bell tower, a place where the police could not arrest offenders. As a result, there were some of them who used to take advantage of the situation and convinced some friends to bring them some food and wine there (I refuse to believe that they got brandy...the legend should not overdo this much). To put and end to a situation that was overtaking them, the bishop decided to ban the access to women, supposing that, in this way, the parties would be cooled down by themselves (this is a test of the faith that the Church has on the human nature...).

The last stop, which I would stand out over the rest, would be the story about Can Formiguera, probably the richest house in Palma, which was a property of the Zaforteza family. One of his sons was el Comte Mal, who is said to have been the most evil master ever known in the island, being cruel to his servants and employees and raping women on a regular basis.

Once one has heard some of the information Jim shared with us about the city center (and I have not talked about the fate of the Jewish, which was the topic chosen for the end of the talk), one is relieved not to be living in this legendary place, where so many outrageous facts have occurred.

Just like an adventure film does, Jim has magically captured our attention for one hour and a half and I think everyone of us is elated by his authority on the matter. We are eager for the second part!

Ester Cifre

Advanced 2

Sylvia Lewis and Felicity Rixon

2011-10-02T13:36:00.003+02:00

On Mo 10 Oct at 18.00 in room 6 Sylvia Lewis and Felicity will give a talk about their lives. Everybody is welcome

Free Summer Courses

2011-05-31T20:26:00.000+02:00

If you are 18-30 years old, you can attend our free summer courses. Click here for information.

Liliana Gibert on the C1 Level

2011-04-08T11:19:00.003+02:00

On Wednesday 13 April at 18.50 in room 4 Liliana Gibert, a C1 student, talked about her experience in the C1 level. It was a very interesting presentation.

TALK BY DAPHNE MARTIN. ‘Cape Town to Glasgow by Land Rover with a baby’

2011-03-08T20:19:00.000+01:00

On Mo 7 March 2011 at 7.30 pm in room 4. We had a TALK BY DAPHNE MARTIN.
‘Cape Town to Glasgow by Land Rover with a baby’. Daphne’s pictures and descriptions of an eventful trip.
We really enjoyed the talk. It was very interesting.

Before the talk Daphne sent us this letter so that we could have some background information and enjoy the talk more:

Hello,

I wonder if, before next March 7th, you could do some reading which will tell you about a great man, Dr Livingstone. You don't need to know very much. You will appreciate bits of my talk better if you know that:

He was a missionary doctor who gradually turned more into an explorer. He started his travels in South Africa and gradually explored northwards through countries which are nowadays called Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Congo. Later he started from Zanzibar, on the east coast of Africa, and explored Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi.
During the 19th century he became extremely famous in Europe and especially in England and Scotland. He mapped his travels and wrote books about the lands through which he travelled and the peoples he met. This opened up Africa.
Before Livingstone's travels no other non-Africans had travelled through Africa except for some Arab slavers, a couple of Portuguese explorers who had ventured from Mozambique into the interior of Africa; and two Portuguese priests who had gone to Ethiopia.

In Livingstone's days there was no radio, no telephone. There were no aeroplanes/vehicles/bicycles. In many parts of Africa tetse flies carried horse sickness so Livingstone travelled on foot. He was often unheard of for a year or more at a time.
He had two very faithful servants called Susi and Juma. For many years these men followed him and helped him to preach to and to medically treat the people whom they met.

One of his daughters married a Dr Moffat who was also a medical missionary. In the late 19th century Dr Moffat started a mission called Livingstonia in Malawi. We MET an old man who had been TAUGHT by Dr Moffat at the Livingstonia Mission!

You don't need to know more than that about Dr Livingstone and Dr Moffat.

It would also be handy, but not essential, if you had heard about Henry Morton Stanley who was a journalist for an American paper.
He was young strong brash extrovert. He did some exploration in the West of Africa - the west of the Congo.

In 1871 Livingstone had been "missing" for some years and was feared dead. Stanley was sent by his newspaper to "find" Dr Livingstone. Although he was given a lot of finances this was a dreadfully difficult task because no-one knew where Livingstone might be ...and also Livingstione was sometimes anti-social. It could be that if Livingstone heard that he was being sought for he would just take off into the bush and disappear again.

It was known that Livingstone had a sort of "base" at Ujiji on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. In November 1871 Livingstone was very old and very ill and had had all his trade goods stolen and his house at Ujiji had been broken into and ruined. After 8 months of walking Stanley DID trace Livingstone. He found him at Ujiji. When he found Dr Livingstone he was so excited that he didn't know what to do. He wanted to run and jump with pleasure and to kiss Livingstone. But he felt he had to preserve the dignity of the white man, so he just went up to Livingstone, took off his cap , and said to the old explorer:

"Dr Livingstone, I presume" All this Stanley wrote very expressively in his journal.
The phrase "Dr Livingstone, I presume" has become EXTREMELY famous and is parodied constantly in British literature and radio etc.

I am sorry to bore you with the above matters but it might help you to enjoy my talk better if you know some of these facts.

It is FAR from necessary for you to be bothered with the following but if you have a map of Africa, it could perhaps also interest you to follow the route we took. That was:
From Blantyre in Malawi, up the west coast of Lake Malawi, then through Tanzania and up the east coast of Lake Tanganyika.
We proceeded through Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire (which is now called the Democratic Republic of Congo), Central African Republic, Cameroon.
We crossed the Sahara Desert via Nigeria, Niger, Algeria.
From Melilla (which is Spanish enclave on the northe coast of Africa) we took a ferry across from to Spain and then another ferry from Valencia to Mallorca, to visit my parents.

We reached Scotland and after staying with my husbnand's family we drove down to Southampton and took a boat to Cape Town in South Africa. Then we drove back north from Cape Town to Blantyre in Malawi. All this took us 4 months. The baby was 6 weeks and 12 hours old when we started and 5 months and 3 days old when we got home.

Don't worry if you can't remember all this. I will explain it when I see you.
I am looking forward to meeting you on March 7th.
Cheers,
Daphne

Sandy Bignell on Education

2011-02-17T09:05:00.000+01:00

On We 16 Feb at 18.30 in room 4 Sandy Bignell, a former primary school teacher, talked about how primary school education changed in her years of teaching. It was a very interesting talk.

Language Exchange

2010-12-21T19:50:00.002+01:00

Are you interested in a language exchange? There are native speakers who are interested in learning the language you speak and helping you with the language you are learning. Visit the school website for more details: www.eoicalvia.com

Mr Alan Halstead's Presentation.

2010-12-21T08:22:00.002+01:00

On Mo 20 Dec at 6.30 pm in room 4 Mr Alan Halstead gave a very interesting presentation. He talked about his life, languages and education.
Here you have a summary of some of the things he mentioned:

He said that when you study another language your life is richer because you have two perspectives, two ways of looking at things.

He also said that in this fast changing world English is one of the most important languages.

He also mentioned that our language school was the perfect environment to learn a language. He explained that on the one hand, learning a language on your own is a daunting task; and on the other hand, learning a language in the street not only lacks the structures needed to learn a language easily, but it would also look awkward to barge in on people on the street and say: "I want to speak English with you"

Finally, Mr Halstead spoke about his philosophy of Education. He said that schools are not about teaching but about learning and this means that students are the most important. He believes in a student centred learning where the teacher becomes an advisor. He also believes that schools should provide children with the tools they will need to perform successfully in an ever changing world. He believes that class sizes should be small ( he mentioned a class size cap of 15) and he also thinks that the best environment to learn is in contact with nature, not in a tower block where students are surrounded by concrete.

It was a pleasure to have Mr Halstead in our school. We would like to thank him for a very engaging talk.

Christmas 2010

2010-12-16T09:44:00.000+01:00

Our language assistant, Harry Rowe, gave a series of talks on Christmas and about Indonesia. We enjoyed it very much.

Mo 13 Dec at 5.30 pm in room 11 (Basic 1)
Mo 13 Dec at 8.00 pm in room 11 (Intermediate 2)
Tu 14 Dec at 5.30 pm in room 11 (Basic 1)
Tu 14 Dec at 8.00 pm in room 6 (Basic 2)
We 15 Dec at 5.30 pm in room 2 (Intermediate 2)

Ally O'Brien at Our School

2010-11-29T21:31:00.001+01:00

On Mo 29 Nov at 7.30 pm in room 6 Ally O'Brien gave a talk at our school about public speaking. It was 30 minutes of tips on presentation skills, plus a couple of very short speeches as a demonstration. The students were pleasantly surprised by her wealth of knowledge and presentation skills.

Here you will find the notes she sent us:

PRESENTATION SKILLS

CHOOSE CONTENT TO SUIT THE AUDIENCE TO KEEP THEM INTERESTED

If I am a scientist and I am speaking to other scientists, I will talk about theory or latest research. If I am talking to senior citizens, they would be interested in ‘Do Bio Yoghurts Work? or The Latest Innovations in Wheelchair Design’. If I am talking to children, I will choose ‘Dinosaur Skeletons or Aliens from Space’.

PRECIS, PRECIS, PRECIS. Eliminate excess words. Eg. “I read a very interesting article in a Science magazine last week which I think you would like to hear about it. It is about the life of fruit flies.” NO. Better to say: “Did you know that fruit flies have mad, passionate sex every lunchtime? It’s in the latest science magazine!”

VOICE

1. Speak slowly and clearly. Do not say ‘djwonna’. Say “Do you want to”. Say it like the line from Shakespeare - To Be or Not to Be. That is the question’.

2. Use punctuation marks for vocal variety and understanding…. Pause for commas and full stops. Raise your voice for a question mark, project your voice and make it louder for an exclamation mark.

3. Know what you are going to say….. no ‘aahs and uhhms’ while you think what to say next.

FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND GESTURES

Use these appropriately if it is a humorous speech or a sad one. If it is a business talk, do not ‘drone’ in monotone. Ask rhetorical questions, tell a joke, show a cartoon etc.

EYE CONTACT

Try to include the whole room while you talk.

COMPUTER USE

It is easy to cut and paste from a website and project it on to a screen. However…..

Try not to use writing. It is impossible for a person to read and listen at the same time. You ‘lose’ your audience when they start reading. (If you have a title written, pause to allow time to read before talking again). It is better to use coloured bar codes/columns, cartoons or a scene. These only take a few seconds to look at.
Make your visual big enough to see from the back of the room.
DO NOT SPEAK TO THE BOARD! The audience cannot hear you when you turn away. The screen does not have ears!!
You know what is on the screen because you created it. Take one second to check it is the correct visual and then turn to face the audience again.

MEMONICS

Do not take the whole written speech/presentation to the lectern. Make ‘memory jogging’ words – one word for a paragraph then, indented, one word for each point you want to make. Use large bold print. If you forget something, it is easy to glance down at the words and not ‘lose’ your audience. Practice your speech/presentation by talking to the wall beforehand so you know how it ‘flows’ and which point comes next. Do not try to remember it word for word or it comes out like a recitation! I

Try to grab your audience with the first sentence and keep them with you all the way. Make your last sentence memorable and don’t drop your voice level till the last word!

Thanksgiving 2010 with Patricia

2010-11-26T06:59:00.001+01:00

On We 24 Nov at 7.00 pm and on Th 25 Nov at 5.00 and at 7.00 pm in room 5 Patricia Rodríguez talked about Thanksgiving. It was a roaring success!

Here you will find her ppt presentation and videos. Enjoy!

Remembrance Day

2010-11-11T08:06:00.001+01:00

On 11 Nov we celebrate Remembrance Day. In the eleventh month, on the eleventh day and at the eleventh hour in 1918 The Armistice of the WWI was signed. To celebrate it Harry Rowe made a presentation on 10 Nov. We really enjoyed it.

You can do a listening activity here

Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night 2010

2010-11-04T17:46:00.002+01:00

On Th 4 Nov Harry Rowe talked about Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night It was a very interesting presentation.

Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night

Halloween 2010

2010-10-26T17:40:00.003+02:00

On Tu 26 Oct Harry, our language assistant, talked about Halloween. He spoke about its origins and traditions. He also told us some interesting stories that he experienced in England. We all enjoyed his talk.

Halloween

Sylvia Lewis on Success

2010-10-20T21:49:00.001+02:00

On We 20 Oct at 6.30 pm in room 4 Sylvia Lewis talked about how she achieved success and how this may help students achieve their goals in life. We would like to thank her for the wonderful presentation that she made.

Language Assistant

2010-10-07T19:52:00.002+02:00

Harry Rowe is our language assistant this year. You can go to his conversation classes on the first floor (activity room). You can check his timetable on the school website.

Cinema Club

2010-09-30T18:53:00.006+02:00

A new club has been created at the school. We meet on Fridays and we go to see a film in English. If you want to join us, please leave a comment below with your email and we will add it on our mailing list.

Here you can check what films in English our cinemas are currently showing.

Take your EOI student ID with you, and you will get a discount.

FREE English Courses

2010-09-23T12:25:00.006+02:00

EOI Calvià is offering free English courses for young people (18-30). If you are interested, please check our school website or our bulletin board at the school. Enrolment will start 11 Oct.

Our Teachers' Office Hours

2010-09-14T14:13:00.006+02:00

Head of Department:

Rafel García: Mondays and Tuesdays 16:00- 17:00

Teachers:

Tomeu Aloy: Mondays 16:00 - 17:00
M. Antònia Bernat: Mondays 16:00 - 17:00
Andrei Filip: Mondays and Tuesdays 16:00- 17:00
Rafel García: Mondays and Tuesdays 16:00- 17:00
Marta Hurtado: Mondays and Tuesdays 16:00- 17:00
Patricia López: Mondays and Tuesdays 16:00- 17:00
Joana A. Ordines: Mondays 16:00- 17:00

Our 20 Classes

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Level, Class, Days, Times:

BASIC 1 A Mondays and Wednesdays 17 – 19 h
BASIC 1 B Mondays and Wednesdays 19 – 21 h
BASIC 1 C Tuesdays and Thursdays 17 – 19 h
BASIC 1 D Tuesdays and Thursdays 19 – 21 h
BASIC 1 E Mondays and Wednesdays 17 – 19 h
BASIC 2 A Mondays and Wednesdays 17 – 19 h
BASIC 2 B Mondays and Wednesdays 19 – 21 h
BASIC 2 C Tuesdays and Thursdays 17 – 19 h
BASIC 2 D Tuesdays and Thursdays 19 – 21 h
INTERMEDIATE 1 A Mondays and Wednesdays 17 – 19 h
INTERMEDIATE 1 B Mondays and Wednesdays 19 – 21 h
INTERMEDIATE 1 C Tuesdays and Thursdays 17 – 19 h
INTERMEDIATE 1 D Tuesdays and Thursdays 19-21 h
INTERMEDIATE 2 A Mondays and Wednesdays 17 – 19 h
INTERMEDIATE 2 B Mondays and Wednesdays 19 – 21 h
ADVANCED 1 A Mondays and Wednesdays 17 – 19 h
ADVANCED 1 B Mondays and Wednesdays 19 – 21 h
ADVANCED 2 A Mondays and Wednesdays 17 – 19 h
ADVANCED 2 B Mondays and Wednesdays 19 – 21 h
C1 Tuesdays and Thursdays 19-21 h

Books 2010-2011

2010-09-01T09:29:00.013+02:00

Textbooks 2010-2011

BASIC1
English Result Elementary Oxford
Student's book
Workbook with key

Recommended Grammar books Basic 1:
- The Heinemann ELT Elementary English Grammar: an Elementary Reference and Practice Book (with key) by Digby Beaumont.

-Essential Grammar in Use. Edición en español. Third Edition. Cambridge.

Recommended dictionaries Basic 1:
Bilingual:
Oxford Study. Oxford

Monolingual:
Oxford Essential Dictionary. Oxford

BASIC2
New Inside Out. Pre-Intermediate. Macmillan.
Student's book
Workbook with key

Readers
A Foreigner in Britain with CD. Burlington
Was it Murder? with CD Level 4. Cambridge

Recommended dictionaries Basic 2:
Bilingual:
Oxford Study. Oxford

Monolingual:
Oxford Essential Dictionary. Oxford

INTERMEDIATE1
English Result. Intermediate. Oxford.
Student's book
Workbook with key

Recommended grammar book for Intermediate 1
- Intermediate Language Practice: with key. Michael Vince. Macmillan

INTERMEDIATE2
First Certificate Masterclass. Oxford
Student's book
Workbook with key

Readers
First term:Students will read The Euroweekly News and The Majorca Daily Bulletin and do some exercises.

Reading Euro Weekly. Bicycle Lanes

Second term: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Recommended dictionaries Intermediate 2:
Bilingual:
Oxford Study. Oxford

Monolingual:
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ADVANCED 1
New English File. Advanced. Oxford.
Student's book
Workbook with key

Readers for Advanced 1

Cisneros, Sandra - "The House on Mango Street"
Durrell, Gerald - "My Family and Other Animals"
Haddon, Mark - "A Spot of Bother"
Hornby, Nick - "High Fidelity"
Kureishi, Hanif - "Intimacy"
Yates, Richard - "Revolutionary Road"

Recommended books and links for Advanced 1:
Here you have a list of reference books and links

ADVANCED 2
Ready for CAE. Macmillan
Student's book with key
Workbook with key

Readers for Advanced 2

Here you will find the reading list and the assignments for this year.

Recommended Grammar books for Advanced 2

Destinations C1&C2 Grammar and Vocabulary. Macmillan.
Macmillan English Grammar in Context. Macmillan.
Advanced Language Practice. Macmillan.
Oxford Practice Grammar. Advanced. Oxford.
Advanced Grammar in Use. Cambridge.

Recommended dictionaries Advanced 2:
Bilingual:
Oxford Study. Oxford

Monolingual:
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

C 1
Proficiency Masterclass. Oxford
Student's book
Exam Practice book with key

Recommended dictionaries:
Bilingual:
Oxford Study. Oxford

Monolingual:
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

The Academic Year is Ready for Take-off

2010-09-01T09:00:00.000+02:00

C1 Level at EOI Calvia

2010-05-01T12:33:00.003+02:00

Yes! There is life after the Advanced 2 level (the old 5th year, Certificat d'Aptitud). If you completed these courses in previous years, now you have the chance of continuing. Please come to the office at EOI Calvia to apply for the C1 Level Course. If you are currently enrolled in Advanced 2, you can enrol for the course as soon as you get your results.

Curriculum C1

2010-04-07T17:46:00.001+02:00

1. Perspectiva social de l’habitatge.

2. Llei, crim i delicte.

3. Serveis per a la ciutadania.

4. Esdeveniments i personatges destacats.

5. La família i les diverses organitzacions familiars. Les relacions socials.

6. El món del treball.

7. L’educació.

8. El medi ambient.

9. La salut física i mental.

10. Oci i cultura.

11. La publicitat i el consumisme.

12. Ciència i tecnologia.

13. La natura i el món animal.

14. La seguretat i el perill del món que ens envolta.

Australia

2010-03-30T18:49:00.007+02:00

On Tu 30 March at 17:00 in room 13 Rafa García gave a presentation about Australia. It was very interesting. Students were engaged and enjoyed the activities as well as the good presentation. Thank you Rafa!

Australia

St Patrick's Celebrations

2010-03-15T22:38:00.007+01:00

On Mon 15 March in room 4 at 17:00 former Limerick University Lecturer, Mr James Wallace gave a very detailed presentation about St Patrick (St Patrick's Day is on 17 March). We enjoyed the talk very much. It was very interesting to know so many facts about St Patrick. Thank you James for the great amount of time and effort that you have put into this presentation
At 17:30 We enjoyed lots of Word Games with Terry Basley and Jacqueline Hendry.
We would like to thank them for having stimulated our students' minds . They got into a flow losing the notion of time and space. They learnt a lot at the same time that they had lots of fun.

Saint Patrick

External Students and Final Exams

2010-02-16T11:29:00.002+01:00

The Department of Permanent Education published the Resolution for External Students and the dates for the final exams. You can enrol from 3 March to 12 March. You have models of exams here.

Mock Exams

2010-01-30T13:41:00.004+01:00

The Department of Permanent Education has recently published models of mock exams with the answer keys and the corresponding soundtracks.

Christmas Stories

2009-12-22T09:31:00.004+01:00

Christmas Stories
On Monday 21 Dec at 17:00 in room 4 former radio anchorman James Wallace told us some Christmas stories. Students loved the way Mr Wallace impersonated the innkeeper and read Virginia's story. He was so descriptive in his use of language and so effective in his performance that he created a very powerful image in our heads. We would like to thank him for his time and expertise and wish him a merry Christmas.

Christmas with Nila

2009-12-16T23:11:00.003+01:00

Christmas
We 16 Dec at 8.00 pm in room 4 Nila talked about Christmas customs, traditions and history.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone!

Fall of the Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary

2009-12-15T13:37:00.003+01:00

On Mon 14 Dec at 17:00 in Room 4 Michael Edward Haggerty (a former RAF pilot)and his wife Shirley, using three examples of their own lives, talked about how an ordinary person can be a part of, or a witness to some important events that will be recorded as a part of modern history.

This past November was the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. To mark this event we had these special guests who lived in Berlin during that time. We would like to thank them for such a great talk.

Thanksgiving with Nila

2009-11-27T11:43:00.006+01:00

Thanksgiving
On Thursday 26 Nov at 20:00 in room 4 Nila talked about Thanksgiving, its origins and traditions. She very effectively explained what Americans celebrate on Thanksgiving and how they celebrate it. Students told her that they had heard about it in the movies but did not know the history. We would like to thank Nila for the great job she did.

Thanksgiving Traditions Reading Text[1]

Thanksgiving Ppt

Black Friday and the 'Net Generation'
Retailers hope for hordes of shoppers on Black Friday, the traditional day of buying fever after Thanksgiving. On Forum, they focused on what appeals to tweens and teens and why and how they buy.

Ally O'Brien at the EOI

2009-11-24T00:08:00.004+01:00

Ally O'Brien from Toastmasters at the EOI

On Monday 23 Nov at 5.00 pm in Room 4 Ally O'Brien talked about travelling and teaching English in many countries round the world and also about Toastmasters International. She then explained and gave effective tips on how to write a simple but effective speech, with student participation.

If you want to learn more, you can visit their international website and their website on the island.

Organizing Your Speech

Palma Nova 21st Annual Christmas Concert

2009-11-20T12:59:00.003+01:00

Date: Friday, 18 December 2009
Time: 19:30 - 22:30
Location: San Lorenzo Church, Palma Nova (next to the Palma Nova Palace)

Palma Nova's 21st annual Christmas concert was held at San Lorenzo Church, Palma Nova.
We sang traditional carols and other popular music supplied by Austrias No 1, Leo J Klein, Iain Duncan, Joe Dennis, and Nicky Stixx. Jim Wallace told us two wonderful Christmas stories that took us back in time.

Doreen Reeves from The Euro Weekly took some pictures and sent them to us to publish on this blog. We would like to thank her for that. You can read her very well-written articles every Thursday. You can get a free copy at our school.

After the concert the traditional Mulled wine was provided by Barry and Maureen.

Nicky Stixx and Suzanne Meikeljohn at the EOI

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Singer Nicky Stixx and Writer Suzanne Meikeljohn at the EOI
On Wednesday 18 Nov at 19:00 in Room 13 singer Nicky Stixx and writer Suzy Meikeljohn came to talk to us about their amazing projects. Nicky is involved in many different projects in the performing arts on the island. She sings every Saturday at the Café Bar Cantó. You can follow Nicky on Facebook to find out more.
Suzy writes for Mallorca Life & Style Magazine and The Majorca Daily Bulletin. Suzy is going to the Arctic for a good cause. From Med to Sled is Suzy's challenge for the Willow Foundation. You can attend the events and see who her sponsors are.
Nicky and Suzy organized a fabulous Christmas party on 12 Dec at Café Bar Cantó. It started around 19:30. Everybody had lots of fun. There were mince pies, mulled wine, turkey with cranberry sauce...and great music. We would like to thank them for giving us a wonderful evening.

Mince pies

Mulled wine

Library

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Library

Our school has got a new Library. You can borrow readers, Speak Up magazines and videos. Please, choose what material you want to borrow before you come. You will find a complete list of the library materials here.

Our local libraries also have materials in English. You can visit the Bendinat branch or the Magaluf branch and see if they have what you are looking for. You can find some of the books from our reading lists there. For example The Catcher in the Rye. Here you have a complete list of the books in English at the Illetes branch. Other books may be found in the general catalogue.
If you go to the Magaluf branch, ask Lourdes, the librarian, to show you the room where they keep all the books in English. They have real treasures there. They also have DVDs for learning English and Films in English.

There are also some second hand bookshops in the area, where you can find some interesting books: Lions Charity Shop, The Salvation Army, The Bookworm, Universal Bookshop , Deixalles

Remember that every Saturday morning there is a Flea market in Son Bugadellas, where you can find plenty of books in English.

Count Dracula Cleans his Teeth before Work

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Count Dracula Cleans his Teeth Before Going to Work
On Thursday 12 Nov at 19:00 in room 4 we discussed Count Dracula's habits and routines.

English Radio Mallorca and Bonfire Night

2009-11-06T23:01:00.008+01:00

English Radio Mallorca came to our school to celebrate Bonfire Night

Laura Penn and Terry Mott from English Radio Mallorca came to our school on Fri 6th Nov to talk to our students about Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night. They gave us some tips on how we could celebrate it at the Mallorca Cricket Club on Sat 7 Nov.
They also talked about their projects on the island, what working at a radio station is like,and they also told us some anecdotes.
When: 6 Nov at 5:00
Where: Room 4

We would like to thank Laura and Terry for having paid us a visit and for the wonderful job they did. The students enjoyed listening to them. We are very lucky to have such good professionals on the island.

The English Department is astounded, amazed, taken aback, flabbergasted, dumbfounded, stunned, shocked, astonished, bowled over and staggered that we have such wonderful friends...

GuyFawkes

Many popular contemporary verses were written in condemnation of Fawkes. The most well-known verse begins:

Remember, remember the fifth of November,
The gunpowder treason and plot,
I know of no reason
Why the gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.

Come and join English Radio Mallorca on stage with great music and entertainers at the Mallorca Cricket Club. BBQ, Pie & Peas, Toffee Apples, Chocolate Fountain, Hog Roast and more. Two bonfires and a great firework display. Entrance fee 5 euros with kids under 14 free. Doors open at 6pm.

Toffee Apples:

Pie and Peas:

Hog Roast:

Chocolate Fountain:

Unfortunately Nicky Stixx was not able to make it this time. She sent this note. We hope her son Luke will get well soon.

"I'm afraid I have a problem with tomorrow, as much it upsets me, letting people down, I'm sorry to say that my little boy Luke, is very poorly, we have spent the entire morning at the hospital, they have sent us home without an underlined conclusion, but he is not good at all, therefore, I will have to re-schedule my attendance for another day.
I am exceedingly sorry to let you down at such short notice, but my duties as a mother always come first.
I hope you understand and look forward to re arranging another date.
Kindest regards
Nicky.x"

Halloween

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Halloween
Thursday 29 Oct at 20:00 in room 4:
Nila talked about Halloween. She dressed up with a witch's hat. We had lots of fun together

Halloween Eoi

The Euro Weekly Reporter in Mallorca visited our school.

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Mrs Doreen Reeves, the Euro Weekly News (EWN) Reporter in Mallorca visited our school on Tuesday 27 Oct. Among other things, she talked about her job as a EWN reporter, she told us anecdotes and welcomed questions.
The event took place at 19:00 in room 5. The hostess was Miss Cati Mari Seguí.
We would like to thank Mrs Doreen Reeves for her visit. It was a real pleasure to have her in our school. Students were engaged and inspired by her talk. They asked many interesting questions. We would like Mrs Reeve to visit us again soon. We are looking forward to an encore.

On 5 Nov Mrs Doreen Reeves published an article about this event on The Euro Weekly News. We would like to thank her for having written it. We are delighted. It is a very good model for our students.

Euro Weekly at the EOI

11 Services: Bicycle Lanes

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Reading Euro Weekly. Bicycle Lanes

Here you have an article from the Euroweekly. As you can see, you can use this newspaper to learn vocabulary and see it in a meaningful context. This article in particular is related to Curriculum topic 11: Services. We encourage you to do the same with other articles and relate them to the EOI Curriculum Topics. This will help you to build up vocabulary at the same time that you are being informed.

Mrs Kate Mentink

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On 14 Oct Mrs Kate Mentink, Deputy Mayor and Director of the Foreign Citizens and Tourism Department at Calvia Town Hall, welcomed the students at EOI Calvià to the 2009-2010 academic year. Among other things, she talked about what students of English can do to improve their language skills in the area.
We would like to thank her for having given such an interesting talk. Students were very engaged and asked many interesting questions on issues like foreign residents, tourism, and the past terrorist attack that took place in Palma Nova on 30 July.
Here you will find some quotations from the talk:
"English is one of the most valuable tools that you will have"
"The most valuable thing a society has is people. A society won’t function if people can’t communicate."
"When people speak a language, they can share their ideas and knowledge and pass them on to other speakers of that language"
And talking about the importance of learning a language by using it, she said "If you don’t use it, you lose it"

Here you have some videos from the series Mrs Kate Mentink suggested: Yes, Minister

Finally, you may want to watch this video about the city of Glasgow.

01 Personal Identification and Experiences and 02 Towns

2009-10-06T00:46:00.009+02:00

On 5 Oct Nila,our Language assistant, and Sylvia Lewis, James Wallace and Peter Cottam, three members of the English speaking community in our area, came to our school to talk about topics 01 Personal Identification and Experiences and 02 Towns.
It was a pleasure to have them in class. They are extraordinary public speakers.

Here you will find some quotations:
Sylvia, "Never give up. Try hard and you will achieve it"
Jim, "When I get into trouble, eventually I get out again"
Jim, "God didn’t intend to make Ireland a place to live the whole year. The problem is that he forgot to tell us"
Peter, "Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today… Because if you do it today and you like it, you can do it again tomorrow."

If you want to find out more about the cities where they live, you may want to watch these videos.

Our teachers

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Tomeu Aloy ( Basic 1D & Advanced 2 A,B) Room 4
Maria Antònia Bernat (Intermediate 2A) Room 2
Rafa García (Basic 2C,E & Intermediate 1B,C) Room 13
Rufina Jiménez (Basic 2 A,B,D & Intermediate 1A) Room 6
Domingo Rubio (Advanced 1 A,B) Room 11
Cati Mari Seguí Pascual (Basic 1 A,B,C & Intermediate 2 B) Room 5

Nila Varma (Language Assistant) Room 1

BBC Pronunciation

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If you want to have some practice pronouncing the sounds of English you can go to:
BBC PRONUNCIATION

Speaking

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For speaking tests you can go to : SPEAKING