Three Bites of a Cherry

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Getting rid of those fossilized errors...

Fossilized errors worksheet

Getting Started in C2.1 Class

Here follows some General Information about this course:

Teacher: María Cristóbal

Classroom: 5.14

Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 20:20-21:20 /Tuesday and Thursday 15:30-16:30. You need to make an appointment via email.

Teacher's contact email address: mcristobal@educa.madrid.org. Please write your name and group in the subject.

Textbook : READY FOR C2 PROFICIENCY. Student’s Book. Editorial Macmillan

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

Shadowing Practice

Shadowing is a learning technique where you listen to a text in your target language, and then repeat it aloud right after the speaker, so that you become his/her shadow.

You play the video, and after one sentence or two you pause it to repeat the words that you just heard with a minimum delay. You can do this as you sit down, stand or walk around the house... the point is that you repeat the exacts words in the exact same manner (tempo, intonation, nuances, etc.) as the speaker.

So, here's my proposal to get started in this new technique: Become the shadow of Patch Adams. Patch Adams is an American physician, social activist, clown, and author whose ideas were featured in a famous Hollywood film (Robbin Williams starred in it). Do no more than 2 minutes of his speech at a time.

"I want a world where no one alive can remember what the word war means..."

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Climate Change: How Do Scientists Feel About It?

Find below an article from Mother Jones magazine focusing on the distinct burden of being a climate scientist right now. Note that you have the opportunity to listen to the text as you read it.
Next week, some students will present a summary of its contents in class, and we will hold a follow-up class discussion.

It's the End of the World as They Know It