Etiqueta: English

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  House it going (episode 2)

  Series of episodes where students in the B2.1 level carry out interviews and reply to pre-recorded messages, in imitation of phone-in programmes in radio. The topic dealt with is Housing. In this episode, we enjoyed the presence of our language assistant Ana Belén Gutiérrez, who meant a real help in producing this programme.

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  House it going (episode 1)

  Series of episodes where students in the B2.1 level carry out interviews and reply to pre-recorded messages, in imitation of phone-in programmes in radio. The topic dealt with is Housing In this episode, we enjoyed the presence of our language assistant Ana Belén Gutiérrez, who meant a real help in producing this programme.

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  PART II: “Go Down, Moses” by William Faulkner. The Word Depot

  In this podcast, Begoña, Belén, Mila, Cándido and Marcial, members of the reading club of the EOI of Vigo, coordinated by Ana Sánchez, give an overview of their reading of Faulkner’s novel as well as share their creative writing pieces inspired by it. This podcast has been divided in two parts. The second part of the podcast focuses on the pieces of creative writing composed to better grasp the reading. There is a choral reading of a piece included, the aim is to make the words overlap as if part of a musical ensemble.

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  PART I: “Go Down, Moses” by William Faulkner. The Word Depot

  In this podcast, Begoña, Belén, Mila, Cándido and Marcial, members of the reading club of the EOI of Vigo, coordinated by Ana Sánchez, give an overview of their reading of Faulkner’s novel as well as share their creative writing pieces inspired by it. This podcast has been divided in two parts: the first part addresses first impressions on the novel. Special thanks to Helen Burr for her reading of an extract from the first chapter of the novel “Was”. Equally, special thanks for those who participated in the writing but were not present at the moment of the podcast: María Angeles Machado Panete, and Janine Fontenla.

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  Outstanding EOI Students

  This is the second part of our interview with Ayari and Marcela. Learn about how lockdown affected our speakers, their relationship with Vigo's town planning, their perception of traffic, a longed-for family visit, information about what it takes to adapt to new places and even a film recommendation. All in the same programme! 

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  LETTERS OF NOTE Entroido 1

  Welcome to another LETTER OF NOTE. We have just said goodbye to the carnival and the parade downtown. Now Amanda would like to say something about her impressions this year by addressing the Mayor of the city, hence the suggestion for next year. The podcast here shows media resources from Creative Commons policy (freesounds.org).

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  Outstanding EOI students.

  Ayarí and Marcela are incredible! In this podcast you will  listen to two immigrants who have settled in Vigo.  They talk about their personal experiences in Venezuela and Argentina and the reasons that drove them to leave their loved ones behind and start a new life here in Vigo. I can guarantee you will not be left unaffected!

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  Outstanding EOI students.

  Ana is incredible!  Listen to this ex second-division basketball player telling us about her job, diet and doping controls and also about why it is so difficult to have a professional career in the world of sport when you are a woman.... Lots of food for thought here!

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  Outstanding EOI Students

  Bea is incredible!  Listen to the second part of  Bea's interview in which we learn about her experience in the professional world of music touring with the renowned Chieftains (and many other famous musicians) as a bagpiper and her move towards classical music after an exciting spree in The Royal Theatre in Madrid. 

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  Outstanding EOI Students

  Bea is incredible!  Listen to the first part of a conversation I had with Ana and Bea. Bea, a musician, talks first about the sounds she likes and hates and then reminisces on her childhood. She also tells us about her family's connection with bagpiping and her relationship, as a woman,  with that instrument. Do you want to know what was special about that? Well, then just listen! You are going to be surprised!