LAUGHTER AS A COPING MECHANISM

Many people find themselves confined at home at the moment, which can be a significant source of stress, particularly for those who experience some level of anxiety. However, when we become able to laugh about troublesome situations, we take the pain out of the memory and replace it with a good measure of humour. This can help you de-stress the case because sharing a good laugh can definitely be transformative. Learning the ability of being able to laugh at disturbing conditions will definitely improve our current state. So, here I am now! Struggling to expand your ability to laugh and look on the bright side of life. Shift your focus to something else that might help you cope. It´s always a good time to laugh!

SCHOOL LOCKDOWN: C1 VOCABULARY CHALLENGE

Hurray! My students have already started working online! I am so proud of them. The school has already been closed down for a whole week now and it is high time to stick to healthy routines and everyday habits that will definitely help us cope with the confinement period. 

I am regularly sending them a few tasks to complete whenever they have time and are willing to keep up the hard work. I know that uncertainty and uneasiness are here to stay for a while so, I am just giving my little contribution to their support and well-being. Do not get over-stressed, guys!

Most of them have already completed last week's tasks and I am now posting the nice word-cloud they have come up with after their first video-listening activity.

Now here is my vocabulary challenge for you! Can you try and figure out what the words mean before clicking each of them to find out the answer? The video might help! Have fun!

ITip OF MARCH: CLIPLINGO

I am not stalling work this time! March has just started and here is my new monthly ITip: Cliplingo. This site magically turns YouTube videos into language learning! You just simply watch and learn. There is no need to worry about which clip, when and how often, as Cliplingo takes good care of this for you.  In fact, they cater to every need thanks to a huge collection of language learning videos that have been organised into levels and topics. Extremely useful!

MAIN TARGET: C1 CERTIFICATE

Glad and proud that the CEFORE Pontevedra has counted on me to teach one of their teacher training courses. I have just plunged into this new adventure helping eleven incredibly motivated teachers achieve their final goal: the C1 certificate. Every Friday afternoon until the end of May I'll be providing them with the right strategies and skills to ace the test! We have just had our first session. Read the headlines they have designed themselves at the end of it and gather your own conclusions. They are the ones I will definitely get inspiration from!

Teaching is a work from heart!

XI CONCURSO MICRORRELATO NA EOI

O Equipo de Dinamización da Lingua Galega da EOI de Pontevedra, en colaboración coa Concellaría de Normalización Lingüística do Concello de Pontevedra, convoca o XI Certame de Microrrelato en Galego “EOI de Pontevedra”.
 
DATA: XOVES 26 de marzo ás 19:30h (duración: 2 horas)  

LUGAR: salón de actos da EOI de Pontevedra e, simultaneamente, nas sección do Valle Inclán, A Estrada e Lalín.  

RELATOS: as persoas participantes deberán crear un texto literario de 150 palabras como máximo “in situ”, durante 2 h, a partir da “inspiración” que lles suxiran 3 palabras escollidas polos escritores colaboradores no certame.  

PARTICIPANTES: Poderán participar no concurso todas as persoas que o desexen (sexan ou non alumnado da EOI de Pontevedra).  

Non dubides en participar e moita sorte! Pon á proba as túas habilidades literarias! Mais de 450€ en premios!

CONSULTA AQUÍ AS BASES DO CONCURSO

CLASSROOM SURVEY RESULTS: THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING!

It is that time in the year when I gather my statistical class survey results. I am about to come up with a data analysis plan to begin the process of re-thinking my classes, just in case any weaknesses may appear.

Let's crunch the numbers and draw the right conclusions! Students' opinions count!