Wednesday, April 25th, 15:30, Room 3005.
The story of King George VI of Britain, his ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch.
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Rupert Herington from the University of Leeds Language Centre will be giving a talk at the EUITT on Wednesday 23rd May 2012 with the title:
‘Understanding cultural diversity and using communication strategies to prepare for working and studying abroad.’
The talk will be of interest to anyone who plans to spend a period in another country and wishes to learn more about ways to communicate more effectively and to understand important cultural aspects which affect communication.
In addition, during the same week, Rupert Herington will be giving a talk about the University of Leeds and the Summer General English programme at the Language Centre. Each year the University of Leeds Language Centre welcomes students from the EUITT who come to study in July or August for 3 weeks or more. For further details about the programme please contact Ms. Mari Carmen Pozo or see:
Susana Galan gave a talk on her birthtown “Manchester” and her experience as a Mancunian teaching English to Spanish students.
Susana Galán.
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Wednesday, 7th Marth 2012, 12.30, Room 3004/5
Friday, March 23rd, 10:30, Multi-purpouse Room, Floor -1, Campus Sur Library.
When Professor Higgins takes a bet from a friend, he could never had imagined that his live would be turned upside-down when trying to turn a Cockney flower girl into a lady.
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There are a lot of activities in Madrid that integrate learning and practicing English with leisure, sport and culture activities. Here are some ideas:
Sport in English
Bootcamp is a proven method to achieve instant results, gain endless health benefits and be the best you can be. In every session you will work your entire body with a combination of exercises designed solely to get rapid and long-lasting results. This sport is based on military training and consists of one hour of intense exercise: running, squats, boxing, strength training… without stopping. There are evening lessons with native English speaking teachers and foreign collegues in Retiro’s park.
http://www.bootcamp-espana.com
Cooking in English
MCH-Training offers cooking classes in English to give you the opportunity to learn new recipes, practice your English and learn about the traditions of other countries. The lessons are completely in English and at the end of the course each student receive a notebook with the recipes and the vocabulary used. The lessons are in A Punto Centro Cultural del Gusto, in the center of Chueca.
http://mchtraining.com/idiomas-en-accion/cursos-de-cocina/
http://www.apuntolibreria.com/
Short appointments in English
Spanglish Exchange is a language exchange and cultural event founded in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It has successfully organized more than 800 affordable and fun events attracting both native Spanish and English speakers. In May 2011 Spanglish Exchange began holding events in Madrid. In each event there are 10 people (5 Spanish, 5 native English speaking) and 10 minutes to talk in each appointment, 5 minutes in each language. 5 euros to participate and one free drink. Not for flirting! 
https://www.spanglishexchange.com/
Playing in English
J&J Books and Coffee is a pub & bookshop located on 47th Spiritu Santo street and every Friday night at 11.00pm there is an open quiz English competition where about 70 people play to win and learn. The game takes place upstairs, at the pub. On Wednesdays and Thursdays you can also practice your English with conversations. Downstairs there is a second hand bookshop with more than 25.000 books in English that cost between one and four euros.
www.jandjbooksandcoffee.com
Night Meetings in English
There are a lot of pubs in Madrid that organize the night as an exchange between native and foreign language learning people. For example, in Multilinkual Madrid Meetups, you can meet new people and practise languages with native speakers for free. There are Tuesday Meetup’s at O’Neill’s pub (Principe 12), Wednesdays (International Dinners for 15€), Thursday Meetup’s at Beer Station (Cuesta de Santo Domingo 22) and Friday’s “Discounted Movie Nights in English” Meetup’s (having drinks at the 4D pub after every movie). At the meetings you may make contact with a lot of languages and people of many diferent nationalities. Recommended for Expat, Erasmus…
http://www.multilinkual.com/
Wednesday, February 29th, 12:30, Multi-purpouse Room, Floor -1, Campus Sur Library.
James Leeds is a new member of the faculty at a school for the deaf who specialises in speech therapy. He falls for Sarah, a student that decided to stay at the school instead of making a life for herself outside the institution. Will he be able to reach her and communicate his feelings?
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A Quick Level Test from http://www.macmillanenglish.com with Answer Key:
Quick placement and diagnostic test
Answer key
The following table gives an approximate comparison between the different exams. The exams all use the Common European Framework (CEF) proficiency levels.
| CEF Level | Cambridge ESOL | IELTS | TOEFL iBT | BULATS | PTE General |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2 | CPE | 9 | level 5 | ||
| 8 | 90 | ||||
| C1 | CAE, BEC Higher |
7.5 | 110-120 | level 4 | |
| 6.5 | 75 | ||||
| B2 | FCE, BEC Vantage |
6 | 87-109 | level 3 | |
| 5 | 60 | ||||
| B1 | PET, BEC Prelim |
4.5 | 57-86 | level 2 | |
| 4 | 40 | ||||
| A2 | KET | level 1 | |||
| 20 |
Test your English level. Check your level of English for free. The test contains written multiple-choice questions focussing on the language and goals from across the six standard English levels: CEF levels A1 to C1.
Follow this link and do the written test: Written test.
Then you can check the answer key with the correct answers here: Written test answer key
Credits: Cambridge.org
Argüelles I., R. Herradón, S. Rodríguez: “Validar una prueba de competencia en lengua inglesa: las bases empíricas”. XXIX AESLA, Salamanca 4-6 mayo 2011.