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Saturday, May 31, 2008

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Friday, May 30, 2008

SBS ANNOUNCES WORKSHOPS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT


I. ADVANCED LANGUAGE: 17 May, morning and afternoon


A. IDIOMS, PROVERBS AND SAYINGS, 10:00 to 13:00

We will undertake a comparative approach seeking to find the equivalents for idioms, proverbs and sayings in English and Spanish whenever possible. Our journey will reveal interesting aspects about language.


B. INCREASING YOUR WORD POWER, 14:30 to 17:00

We will focus on a number of ways to designate people according to some of their characteristics, such as a couch potato, a shutterbug, a rubberneck, a stool pigeon, a blowhard or a trooper, to name but a few examples. We will concentrate on words commonly heard in American soap operas and sitcoms, not usually included in advanced language textbooks. This is a revised version of the Folks and their Ways workshop.


You can attend one or both workshops as they are self-contained.

Fees: $35 each - $60 if you are attending both

Venue: SBS PALERMO, Coronel Diaz 1747, Buenos Aires................................................................................................................



II. EXPERIENCING MEDITATION, 23 may, 17:30 to 19:30

If you want to find out what meditation is all about, this introductory workshop will allow you to experience ways of quieten your mind, and will get you started in your journey towards spiritual fulfillment and health benefits.

Admission free but participants are expected to contribute NON PERISHABLE food which will be donated to Caritas.

Venue: SBS PALERMO, Coronel Diaz 1747, Buenos Aires.................................................................................................................



III. RESOURCES FOR THE LANGUAGE TEACHER,24 May, morning and afternoon


A. A FESTIVAL OF GAMES, 10:00 to 13:00 Conducted by Celeste Grimau


Here is an amazing opportunity to become familiar with the work of a talented practitioner in the art of teaching through games, who will share her experience and expertise as she literally rocks your teaching world by engaging you in games for different age groups, different levels, different objectives.

CELESTE will allow you to both experience the games and to reflect on how to go about using them in the classroom. You will leave the workshop with everything you need to put the games into practice when you next meet your students.


B. DEVELOPING READING SKILLS, 14:30 to 17:00

We will analyze the main issues in developing this crucial skill for the acquisition of a foreign language and we will examine the importance of schemata, genre and the need to provide scaffolding for our students to comprehend what they read. We will focus on the role of extensive reading to build the learners’ confidence and their self-esteem as well as to provide for enjoyment.


Fees: $40 for the GAMES workshop - $10 for the READING SKILLS workshop but FREE for those attending the morning session.

Venue: ALIANZA FRANCESA, Billinghurst 1926, Buenos Aires

This session is sponsored by HELBLING LANGUAGES


All of the workshops except A FESTIVAL OF GAMES are presented by Oriel Villagarcia


MARIA CELESTE GRIMAU, is the director of STEPS - Cultural Inglesa de Bariloche - and has been Head of English Department of "Colegio del Sol". She has contributed articles on education to the Buenos Aires Herald an offered a number of workshops in Argentina. She has also written articles and activities for the magazine English Teaching in Action. She is a storyteller and specializes in storytelling as a teaching tool as well as games to teach English. She has developed her own methodology based on the use of games in the classroom.


ORIEL E. VILLAGARCIA, profesor en inglés Magna Cum Laude, Univ. Nac. de Tucumán, British Council and Fulbright Scholar, post graduate studies, University of Texas, M.A., University of Lancaster. He has taught at the Univ. Católica de Salta, Univ. Nac. de Rio Cuarto, and Univ. Nac. de Santiago del Estero. In the past few years he has devoted a large part of his time to the study of mind-body therapies and he is a certified practitioner of massage, Breema, reflexology, and Jin Shin Jyutsu. He is also an Instructor of Esferodinamia Terapéutica.


REGISTRATIONS: Only if you are sure to attend by sending an email to newtoolsforteachers@yahoo.com.ar with your full name, phone number, and postal address. Please indicate which options you have chosen. You can then pay the admission fee before the workshop takes place. You should receive an acknowledgment of PRE-REGISTRATION indicating whether there are still vacancies for the workshop of your choice.


Limited vacancies on a first come, first served basis


TOOLS FOR TEACHERS WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS ITS GRATITUDE TO SBS INTERNATIONAL FOR HELPING TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS AND FOR THE USE OF THEIR PREMISES

Lesson Plan: It's Raining Men by Geri Halliwell

1. COMPLETE THE GAPS WITH THESE WORDS:

according, every, low, head, half, start, time, where, mother, about, too, place.

humidity's risin'
barometer's getting _______
according to our sources
the street's the place to go

cos tonight for the first _______
just about _______ past ten
for the first time in history
it's gonna _______ raining men

it's raining men hallejulah
it's raining men amen
it's raining men hallejulah
it's raining men amen

ow

humidity's risin'
barometer's getting ______________ to our sources
the street's the _______ to go

cos tonight for the first time
just about _______ past ten
for the first time in history it's gonna _______ raining men

it's raining men hallejulah
it's raining men amen
I'm gonna go out I'm gonna get myself get
absolutley soaking wet

it's rainin men hallejulah
it's rainin men every specimen
tall blonde dark and lean
rough and tough and strong and mean

god bless _______ nature
she's a single woman _______
she took over heaven
and she did what she had to do

she fought _______ angel
to rearrange the sky
so that each and every woman
could find the perfect guy

it's raining men
go get yourself wet girl I know you want to

I feel stormy where the roof is in
I've got to begin
heaven on earth don't you loose your _______
rip off the roof and stay in bed
rip off the roof and stay

it's raining men hallejulah
it's raining men amen
it's raining men hallejulah ....

2. WHAT´S THE MEANING OF...?

Cosgonnarisin´I've

3.- UNDERLINE:

a. Three adjectives
b. Three prepositions
c. A sentence in the simple present
d. A sentence in the present continuous
e. A sentence in the simple past

4.- TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING:

a. She fought every angel
b. to rearrange the sky
c. so that each and every woman
d. could find the perfect guy


It's Raining Men by Geri Halliwell

humidity's risin'
barometer's getting low
according to our sources
the street's the place to go

cos tonight for the first time
just about half past ten
for the first time in history
it's gonna start raining men

it's raining men hallejulah
it's raining men amen
it's raining men hallejulah
it's raining men amen

ow

humidity's risin'
barometer's getting low
according to our sources
the street's the place to go

cos tonight for the first time
just about half past ten
for the first time in history
it's gonna start raining men

it's raining men hallejulah
it's raining men amen
I'm gonna go out
I'm gonna get myself get
absolutley soaking wet

it's rainin men hallejulah
it's rainin men every specimen
tall blonde dark and lean
rough and tough and strong and mean

god bless mother nature
she's a single woman too
she took over heaven
and she did what she had to do
she fought every angel
to rearrange the sky
so that each and every woman
could find the perfect guy

it's raining men
go get yourself wet
girl I know you want to
I feel stormy
where the roof is in
I've got to begin
heaven on earth
don't you loose your head
rip off the roof and stay in bed
rip off the roof and stay

it's raining men hallejulah
it's raining men amen
it's raining men hallejulah ....


http://www.isabelperez.com/songs/rainingmen.htm

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Educational Software: Advanced eLearning Builder 3.6.3 by EduIQ.com


The Advanced eLearning Builder authoring tool is designed for creating e-learning materials such as e-tests, tutorials, quizzes, etc. The system enables the creation of e-tests in visual mode.

Buy ($79.00) / Download (2.2 MB)


The Advanced eLearning Builder
authoring tool is designed for creating e-learning materials such as e-tests, tutorials, quizzes, etc. he created test can be compiled to EXE form.

The system enables the creation of e-tests, just with several mouse clicks, which contain several types of exercises. By planning exercises in visual mode, exercises can be designed, corrected, examined, complemented, and updated in a simple and survivable way. Various elements such as gap-fill tasks, multiple choices, and alternative questions are used to set tests questions.

Additionally, many other elements such as various types of texts, graphics, multimedia, Object Linking and Embedding - OLE, and buttons ensure that your test has an attractive look and professional feel. And, all these elements can be easily moved and resized using a mouse.

Elements offer various customization possibilities including changing colors, fonts, and contents; thus, creating and modifying all kinds of e-tests is quick and easy. Visual design mode allows the building of e-learning materials in a simple and comprehensive way. Therefore, you can always see exactly how the final test to be deployed to students will look. Additionally, built-in dynamic resolution assures you that a test will automatically adjust to all possible screen resolutions that end-users may have so the look won't be deformed in any way.Advanced eLearning Builder also contains many pre-defined test templates that allow you to make professional looking tests in no time at all.

This way, creating e-tests is as easy as editing text in a word processor, which allows beginners to start using the application immediately.An additional feature of Advanced eLearning Builder is test flow control, which allows you to write teaching sequences that can adjust to the students' knowledge and supply students with additional information when needed. This way, individualization is granted.



Updated: 04-02-2007 00:00:00 CDT
Released: 16-01-2007 00:00:00 CDT
Language: English
Platform: Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, 2003
Requirements: P 300Mhz, 64Mb Ram
Install: Install and Uninstall

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Best Software - Word dictation


Web Dictate Online Dictation Software 1.12 by NCH Swift Sound Software

Shareware(Free To Try)
Web Dictate is a dictation system that lets you record, edit and manage dictation over the internet.

Buy ($32.40) / Download (375.0 KB)


~ All file access is securely password protected.

~ Very user-friendly web based interface which is intuitive and easy to use.




Updated:01-01-2006 00:00:00 CDT
Released:16-12-2005 00:00:00 CDT
Language:English
Platform:Windows Me, NT, 2000, XP, 2003
Requirements:-
Install:Install and Uninstall


Wednesday, May 21, 2008

English Medium/High Level Video Lessons

I found this web site very useful if you want to teach with videos. I hope you like it and below you have the link to this web page-

Video Lesson guide.
In this video you are going to learn English (ESL,EFL) how to describe food quantities.

How to study with the video
Click play to begin. Listen and repeat what you hear. Follow the videos closely. Repeat video for clarity. Just keep a dictionary nearby in case you still can’t understand some expressions. Or use our dictionary links.
Vocabulary: a slice of pizza, a piece of, a bunch of, a glass of etc.Sentence patterns: I want a slice of pizza.

Monday, May 19, 2008

Lesson Plan: BEAUTIFUL GIRLS By SEAN KINGSTON

Exercises By Mercedes Martínez (from Tomiño in Pontevedra)
1. Complete the missing words:

say / work / over / beautiful / me / dirt /

Youre way too ______________ girl
thats why it'll never _________________
you'll have _____________ suicidal, suicidal
when you say its ____________
damn all these beautiful girls
they only wanna do your ____________
theyll have you suicidal, suicidal
when they _______________ its over


2. Complete the missing words:


together (2) / park / said / dark / love / young / clear / apart / care / heart / ourselves

see it started at the _____________
used to chill at the _____________
oh when you took my ______________
thats when we fell _______________
coz we both thought
that ___________ lasts forever (lasts forever)
they say were too _____________
to get ______________ sprung
oh we didnt __________
We made it very _____________
and they also _____________
that we couldnt last _______________ (last _____________)


3. Correct the words that are on the wrong lines AND find words with the sound /ai/:


see its very decline, girl
one of a mind
but you mush up my kind
you walk to get define
oh lord...
My baby is driving me crazy

4. Correct the words that are on the wrong lines AND find words with the sound /3:/:

youre way too beautiful girl
thats why itll never work
youll have me suicidal, suicidal
when you say its over
damn all these beautiful girls
they only wanna do your dirt
theyll have you suicidal, suicidal
when they say its over


4. Join the two parts:

1. it was back in 99
2. oh when i went away
3. and i never thought
4. and then i came out
5. oh im with my girl
6. it came out to be

a. that she wasn't the girl for me (girl for me)
b. that we was gonna see each other
c. mami moved me down south
d. for doing my first crime
e. wathing movies all the time
f. who i thought was my world


5. Complete the missing words:


dating / please / know / feeling / clever / telling / eyes / believe / losing

now we're fussin'
and now we're fightin'
____________ tell me why define
im ___________________ slightin'
and i dont _____________________
how to make it better (make it better)
youre ___________other guys
you're _______________me lies
oh i can't _______________
what im seeing with my ______________________
i'm ____________________ my mind
and i don't think its ___________ (think itsclever)


BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
By SEAN KINGSTON


You're way too beautiful girl
that's why it'll never work
you'll have me suicidal, suicidal
when you say its over
damn all these beautiful girls
they only wanna do your dirt
they'll have you suicidal, suicidal
when they say its over

see it started at the park
used to chill at the dark
oh when you took my heart
that's when we fell apart
coz we both thought
that love lasts forever (lasts forever)
they say were too young
to get ourselves sprung
oh we didn't care
we made it very clear
and they also said
that we couldn't last together (last together)

see its very define, girl
one of a kind
but you mush up my mind
you walk to get declined
oh lord...
My baby is driving me crazy

you're way too beautiful girl
that's why it'll never work
you'll have me suicidal, suicidal
when you say its over
damn all these beautiful girls
they only wanna do your dirt
they'll have you suicidal, suicidal
when they say its over

it was back in 99
watchin movies all the time
oh when i went away
for doin my first crime
and i never thought
that we was gonna see each other (see each other)
and then i came out
mami moved me down south
oh im with my girl
who i thought was my world
it came out to be
that she wasn't the girl for me (girl for me)

see its very define, girl
one of a kind
but you mush up my mind
you walk to get declined
oh lord...
My baby is driving me crazy

you're way too beautiful girl
that's why it'll never work
you'll have me suicidal, suicidal
when you say its over
damn all these beautiful girls
they only wanna do your dirt
they'll have you suicidal, suicidal
when they say its over

now were fussing
and now were fighting
please tell me why define
im feeling slighting
and i don't know
how to make it better (make it better)
you're dating other guys
you're telling me lies
oh i cant believe
what im seeing with my eyes
im losin my mind
and i dont think its clever (think its clever)

you're way too beautiful girl
that's why it'll never work
you'll have me suicidal, suicidal, suicidal...




Saturday, May 17, 2008

Puzzle Time Series

Puzzle Time For Starters
ISBN 1 900783 71 1 (Beginner level)
Puzzle Time for Movers ISBN 1 900783 72 X (Elementary Level)
Puzzle Time for Flyers ISBN 1 900783 73 8 (Pre-intermediate level)
JontMarks,
Delta Publishing, 80 pages each

A series of A4 photocopiable resources based on puzzles. Includes lesson plans for basing a full lesson around each puzzle. Based on the syllabus of the Cambridge Young Learners English Tests, but can be used with any young learners aged 7 to 10.

IELTS Resource Pack

JontMarks,
ISBN 978 1 905058 15 6
Delta Publishing, 144 pages

Photocopiable games and communication activities based on the formats of the IELTS exam. Fun, motivating pair work, small-group and whole-class activities which all relate directly to the exam. Covers the Listening, Academic Reading, Academic Writing and Speaking modules. Also contains two complete photocopiable practice exams and includes an audio CD.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Lesson Plan: I WILL SURVIVE By Gloria Gaynor

1. Fill the blanks with the PAST TENSE or PAST PARTICIPLE forms of the verbs given below. Choose them according to the context and meaning. Then, listen to the song and check your answers (If You try to complete the gaps while listening to the song it will be very difficult).

Be, can, change, die, feel, grow, know, have, keep, lay, learn, make, walk, spend, take, try, use

At first I ______ afraid; I ______ petrified, ______
thinking I ______ never live without you by my side,
But then I ______ so many nights thinking how you did me wrong,
And I ______ strong, and ______ how to get along.
So you're back, from outer space
I just ______ in to find you here with that sad look upon your face,
I should have ______ that stupid lock,
I should have ______ you leave your key,
If I'd ______ for just one second you'd be back to bother me,
Oh and now GO! Walk out the door! Just turn around now,
'Cause you're not welcome anymore!
Weren't you the one who ______ to break me with goodbyes,
D' you Think I'd crumble, you think I'd lay down and die?
No, not I, I will survive...oh as long as I know how to love,
I know I am still alive.
I got all my life to live, and I got all my love to give,
I will survive, hey hey!

It ______ all the strength I ______ not to fall apart,
Now I am trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart,
I ______ oh so many nights just feeling sorry for myself,
I ______ to cry, but now I hold my head up high,
And you see me, somebody new..I am not that chained up
little person still in love with you, and so you
just ______ like dropping in and just expect me to be free,
Now I am saving all my loving for someone who's loving me
Oh and now GO! Walk out the door! Just turn around now,
'Cause you're not welcome anymore!
Weren't you the one who ______ to break me with goodbyes,
D' you Think I'd crumble, you think I'd lay down and die?
No, not I, I will survive,..oh as long as I know how to love,
I know I am still alive,
I got all my life to live, and I got all my love to give,
I will survive, oh yeah!

2. Circle the odd word out according to sound

survive, alive, give, sigh
Should, would, thought, look
So, got, broke, know
leave, break, space, save

3. Match the words and the prepositions

Get
Turn
Be
Walk
Lay
Fall
+++
around
apart
along
back
down
out
1................2. ................3. ................4. ................5. ................6. ................

I WILL SURVIVE By Gloria Gaynor

At first I was afraid; I was petrified,
Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side,
But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong,
And I grew strong, and I learned how to get along.
So you're back, from outer spaceI just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face,
I should have changed that stupid lock,
I should have made you leave your key,
If I'd known for just one second you'd be back to bother me,
Oh and now GO! Walk out the door! Just turn around now,
'Cause you're not welcome anymore!
Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbyes,
D' you Think I'd crumble, you think I'd lay down and die?
No, not I, I will survive...oh as long as I know how to love,
I know I am still alive.
I got all my life to live, and I got all my love to give,
I will survive, hey hey!

It took all the strength I had not to fall apart,
Now I am trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart,
I spent oh so many nights just feeling sorry for myself,
I used to cry, but now I hold my head up high,
And you see me, somebody new..I am not that chained up
little person still in love with you, and so youjust felt like dropping in and just expect me to be free,
Now I am saving all my loving for someone who's loving me
Oh and now GO! Walk out the door! Just turn around now,
'Cause you're not welcome anymore!
Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbyes,
D' you Think I'd crumble, you think I'd lay down and die?
No, not I, I will survive,..oh as long as I know how to love,
I know I am still alive,
I got all my life to live, and I got all my love to give,
I will survive, oh yeah!
Oh and now GO! Walk out the door! Just turn around now,
'Cause you're not welcome anymore!
Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbyes,
D' you Think I'd crumble, you think I'd lay down and die?
No, not I, I will survive,..oh as long as I know how to love,
I know I am still alive,
I got all my life to live, and I got all my love to give,
I will survive, oh yeah!


Thanks to this helpful webpage: http://www.isabelperez.com/songs/survive2.htm

Monday, May 12, 2008

Teach English with Movies- ESL Video Worksheets: Harry Potter Movie worksheets

ESL video worksheets for teaching a variety of language skills. Provide students with a more effective yet relaxing way of learning English. Use these printable pdf ESL worksheets and use the ideas to create yours. We offer these lesson plan resources and materials all free.Practice and assorted number of language skills with the following worksheets. Teaching English with movies is fast and effective with these worksheets. Already done for you.



Thanks ESL-Galaxy for these activities. Besides being a teacher, I am a Harry Potter fan and I liked the activities.


Saturday, May 10, 2008

First Certificate Masterclass - Oxford University Press

English level: Upper-Intermediate

Description
The highly successful course for ambitious Cambridge FCE candidates.

Key features
Detailed 'Dos and Don'ts' on how to approach Cambridge FCE tasks.
A greater emphasis on vocabulary.
Guided extracts from recorded Speaking tests.
A Writing Guide containing model answers and ideas for Paper 2.
Tests and photocopiable activities available online.
ISBN index Teacher's site

Available from February 2008 for the revised FCE (December 2008), with new Multi-ROM (available only with the Workbook), with listening material and a link to two online tests. Each practice test replicates the actual test, but is not completed in test conditions, allowing students to:

Click on any unfamiliar word to link to an explanation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Use the tips for advice that will improve their scores.
Refer to the correct answer before submitting their answers for marking.
Submit either a question, a part, or a complete paper for marking before re-submitting the whole test for final marking.
Choose to send/give their essay to a teacher for marking, and for the mark to be integrated into the overall test score.
Use each test for three months once activated.

Teacher's site
ExamsFree downloadable materials for First Certificate Masterclass.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Lesson Plan: BELIEVE by Cher.

Teachers from everywhere, here you have an excellent activity from this awsome web page Daves´s ESL cafe because they encourage you to share your activities with other teachers, and that is this blog about, to share!!! Enjoy it!!!
Section 1 : Order the paragraphs :

And I can’t break through _____
No matter how hard I try _____
There’s no talking to you _____
You keep pushing me aside _____

But after all is said and done _____
You’re gonna be the lonely one _____
It’s so sad that you’re leaving _____
It takes time to believe it _____

Section 2: Complete the missing verbs: can/say/feel/‘re/think/believe.

Do you ............ in life after love?
I ............. ...... ........ something inside me .......
I really don’t .......... you......... strong enough now
CHORUS
Do you .............in life after love?
I ........... .... .......... something inside me .....
I really don’t ............ you............. strong enough now

Section 3: Match the lines

What am I to feel strong
Sit around and too good for you
Well I can’t to think it through
And there’s no supposed to do
I need time to move on
I need love wait for you
‘Cos I’ve had time turning back
and maybe I’m do that

CHORUS

Section 4: Complete the missing words: need/I/strong/this/don’t.

Well ......know that I can get through .........
‘Cos I know that I am ...........
I ................. ................. you anymore
I ................. ................. you anymore
No, I ................. ................. you anymore
I ................. ................. you anymore

That's it! hope you like it. And I encourage everybody to send activities for well-known songs (recent ones, if possible) Exchanging materials would be great, wouldn't it.Best wishes


"Believe"
After love, after love [repeat]
No matter how hard I try
You keep pushing me aside
And I can't break through
There's no talking to you
So sad that you're leaving
Takes time to believe it
But after all is said and done
You're going to be the lonely one, Ohh Oh
[CHORUS:]
Do you believe in life after love
I can feel something inside me say
I really don't think you're strong enough, Now
Do you believe in life after love
I can feel something inside me say
I really don't think you're strong enough, Now
What am I supposed to do
Sit around and wait for you
And I can't do that
There's no turning back
I need time to move on
I need love to feel strong
'Cause I've had time to think it through
And maybe I'm too good for you Ohh Oh
[CHORUS]
But I know that I'll get through this
'Cause I know that I am strong
I don't need you anymore
Oh I don't need you anymore
I don't need you anymore No
I don't need you anymore
[CHORUS repeat to fade]


Saturday, May 3, 2008

ABS INTERNATIONAL - EFL INSTRUCTOR POSITIONS - EFL INSTRUCTOR POSITIONS - JUBAIL INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE


KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu

We have opportunities for well-qualified, committed and experienced lecturers and instructors of English as a foreign language who enjoy teaching in a structured program which is continually evolving and to which they are encouraged to contribute ideas and materials. Staff is hired at any time of the year.

Jubail Industrial College (JIC), originally founded in 1979, is one of two English-medium vocational training colleges in Saudi Arabia and the most prestigious of its kind in the country. The English Language Center is responsible for teaching a university-based intensive course in English for academic purposes of 30 hours per week to 2000 male preparatory-year students, thus preparing them to take courses leading to technical and business diplomas. It also offers specialized courses at a higher level. There are currently over 75 members of staff of diverse nationalities, including American, Australian, British, Canadian, Irish, South African, and New Zealand with a wide range of teaching experience.

Jubail Industrial College is run by the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu. As an academic institution, JIC teaches on the semester system (Fall and Spring). Each semester extends over 16-18 weeks (15 of regular classes and the rest for final exams). Holidays are determined between semesters, following a national calendar for all schools in the country. At times there may be some courses offered in a summer semester of 8 weeks. Instructors who wish to teach in the summer are paid for extra time and given up to 3 weeks vacation before the start of the next semester. For more information and course descriptions, please visit http://www.jic.edu.sa/ .

Environment: Jubail is an attractive place to live. It is located on the shore of the Gulf with excellent beaches and opportunities for swimming, diving and fishing and also for trips into the desert. There is a well equipped sports-center very near the college as well as a range of shopping facilities. An hour's drive away is the town of Khobar , which has an array of shops and restaurants of world-class standard, whilst excellent library facilities are available at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran. A visit to Bahrain , easily accessible by the King Fahd Causeway, also makes for a pleasant and refreshing weekend. Bahrain is, perhaps, most famous for its Jewellery Souq but also has good hotels, cinemas, interesting museums and important archaeological sites, relating to the ancient civilization of Dilmun.

Qualifications/Experience: A Bachelors degree from a recognized University, plus a relevant accredited teaching experience, or a Masters degree plus one year accredited teaching experience.

The Bachelors degree should preferably be in English or a Foreign Language, and the Masters, preferably in a linguistic related field. Candidates with degrees in other subjects will be accepted but should have adequate experience in EFL. Trinity or RSA CELTA are considered a plus.

Offer of Employment: The offer of employment for the teaching staff at JIC includes:

1. Basic Salary: An applicant with an M.A. in TEFL or Applied Linguistics will get a monthly base TAX FREE NET salary of up to 12,217 SR (Saudi Riyals) or (3.257 US$) depending largely on the number of years of experience after the BA or M.A., plus a monthly transportation allowance of 600 SR. Exchange Rate is 3.75 SR= 1 US $.

2. Housing: Every employee, single or with family, will be provided with a furnished housing unit. He will, however, have to pay his utility bills (e.g. water, telephone, power, etc.). On campus housing is also available only for single status employees (No water or electricity bills).

3. Vacation: Holidays (paid) follow a national calendar for the whole country. Last year instructors had 2 weeks at Eid Al-Fitr (around November), 2 weeks at Eid Al-Adh'ha (around January), and an annual leave of 9 weeks in the summer.

4. Working Hours: The weekly working days are five (Sat. - Wed.). Instructors have to teach up to 20 contact hours a week, including labs; and attend 10 office hours a week. If instructors are asked to teach more than the stated hours, they are paid compensation for the extra time.

5. Air Tickets: A round-trip air tickets will be provided once a year for the employee, his wife, and up to two children up to the age of 18.

6. Health Care: The employee and members of his family will be provided with free medical and dental care at the Royal Commission health care facilities.

7. Education of Children: Two of the employee's children, under the age of 15, will be provided free education in schools specified by the Royal Commission.

8. Settling-in (Start-of-service) Gratuity: After reporting to work the employee will be paid the following allowances.

· Family-status employee shall receive the following:
- Half a month's salary and the other half upon the arrival of his dependents. - A single-status employee shall receive half a month's salary.
· A family-status employee shall be paid 1000 SR as follows: 450 SR upon arrival and 550 when authorized dependants arrive on site.
· A single status employee shall be paid 450 SR.

9. Service Increment: The lecturer or instructor may get an annual increase in the monthly base salary of up to 600 SR based on his performance in the previous year of service.

10. End-of-service Gratuity: The employee will be paid half a month's salary for each of the first five years of employment, and one month's salary for each of the subsequent years.

· All candidates must be male, and under the age of 55 years at time of appointment.
· The contract is initially signed for two years. It is then renewable for a year thereafter.
· All the salary and benefits are tax-free.
· The current exchange rate is 3.75 SR to one US Dollar.
· Salaries are paid by the Hijri calendar. Thus, teachers are paid about 13 extra days a year.

In order to process the applicant's file for employment, the CV has to include:

Country of citizenship, country of birth, date of birth, marital status, ages of dependents. (This information is necessary for the processing of the visa.)
Recent fax, telephone numbers, and e-mail.
Also include scanned copies of :
diplomas
statements of experience from employers
Photo Page of passport


ABS International is in charge of the selecting process.
To apply: Send a cover letter, detailed resume and the required documents, preferably scanned through e-mail: http://e1.mc503.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lewin@abs-international.com.ar , or by fax to:

Fax: + 5411 4799-1555

Although, the information given above is true at the time of posting this advert, the Royal Commission reserves the right to change any of its policies at any time without prior notice. Therefore, JIC assumes no liability for change in incentives, rights or duties of old or new employees.

BBC Learning English - Today's Topic : Expressions with body parts

1:My brother speaks French, German, Spanish, Russian and Mandarin. He has a real _____________ for languages.

eye
nose
ear
mouth

2:Don't get in trouble when you start a new school. It's important to keep your ___________ clean.

eye
nose
ear
mouth

3:"He always knows what's going on in the company." "That's because he keeps his ____________ to the ground."

eye
nose
ear
mouth

4:Me and my big ____________! As soon as I said it I knew it was wrong.

eye
nose
ear
mouth

5:As a journalist he has an excellent _____________ for a story.

eye
nose
ear
mouth

6:He may be depressed but he never looks down in the ______________ .

eye
nose
ear
mouth

1)You said: ear
Well done! This is correct. If you have 'an ear for' a language it means you can learn it quickly after hearing it.

2)You said: nose
Well done! 'To keep your nose clean' means to behave and stay out of trouble.

3)You said: ear
Well done! This is correct. 'To keep your ear to the ground' means to pay careful attention to what is happening around you.

4)You said: mouth
Well done! This is correct. This expression means you have said something you shouldn't have.

5)You said: nose
Well done! This is correct. It means he is very good at finding stories and understanding which stories are going to be important.

6)You said: mouth
Well done! This is correct. To look or be 'down in the mouth' means to look sad.


Thursday, May 1, 2008

Lesson Plan: "Next Year Baby" Jamie Cullum - Exercise with Gonna (Going to)

Directions: Put the list in order by entering the numbers 1 through 12 in the fields provided.


Pay my bills on time_____

learn how to cook_____

drink the finest wine_____

start all over again_____

keep up with the news_____

drink less beer_____

spend less money on shoes_____

I'm gonna tell you how I feel_____

I'm gonna say to you, I felt all of these years_____

File my mail away_____

call my Gran every Sunday_____

read more books_____


JAMIE CULLUM LYRICS

"Next Year Baby"


Next Year,
Things are gonna change,
Gonna drink less beer
And start all over again
Gonna pull up my socks
Gonna clean my shower
Not gonna live by the clock
But get up at a decent hour
Gonna read more books
Gonna keep up with the news
Gonna learn how to cook
And spend less money on shoes
Pay my bills on time
File my mail away, everyday
Only drink the finest wine
And call my Gran every Sunday
Resolutions
Well Baby they come and go
Will I do any of these things?
The answers probably no
But if there's one thing, I must do,
Despite my greatest fears
I'm gonna say to you
How I've felt all of these years
Next Year, Next Year, Next Year
I gonna tell you, how I feel
Well, resolutions
Baby they come and go
Will I do any of these things?
The answers probably no
But if there's one thing, I must do,
Despite my greatest fears
I'm gonna say to you
How I've felt all of these years
Next Year, Next Year, Next Year


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