GOOD MANNERS

Do you have good manners? Watch this video about good manners, what to say and do, polite English.

TELEPHONING

Useful telephone vocabulary and phrases in English.(If you want the document go to 'Vocabulary' to download it.

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Making contact :	Hello / Good morning / Good afternoon ... This is John Brown speaking Could I speak to ......... please? I'd like to speak to ..... ..... I'm trying to contact ..........
Giving more information:	I'm calling from Tokyo / Paris / New York / Sydney ... I'm calling on behalf of Mr. X ...
Taking a call :	X speaking. Can I help you?
Asking for a name / information :	Who's calling please? Who's speaking? Where are you calling from? Are you sure you have the right number / name?
Asking the caller to wait :	Hold the line please. Could you hold on please? Just a moment please.
Connecting :	Thank you for holding. The line's free now ... I'll put you through. I'll connect you now  / I'm connecting you now.
Giving negative information :	I'm afraid the line's engaged. Could you call back later? I'm afraid he's in a meeting at the moment. I'm sorry. He's out of the office today. / He isn't in at the moment. I'm afraid we don't have a Mr./Mrs./Ms/Miss. ... here I'm sorry.  There's nobody here by that name. Sorry.  I think you've dialled the wrong number./ I'm afraid you've got the wrong number.
Telephone problems :	The line is very bad ...  Could you speak up please? Could you repeat that please? I'm afraid I can't hear you. Sorry. I didn't catch that.  Could you say it again please?
Leaving / Taking a message :	Can I leave / take a message? Would you like to leave a message? Could you give him/her a message? Could you ask him/her to call me back? Could you tell him/her that I called? Could you give me your name please? Could you spell that please? What's your number please?

ON THE PHONE - PHRASAL VERBS

XI CONCURS DE FOTOGRAFIA

Hi there!

Do you like photography?

La Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Ibiza vuelve a celebrar otro año el concurso de fotografía entre su alumnado para la portada de la revista del centro, SABIR.

El ganador, aparte de ver su foto en la portada de dicha revista, tiene un vale para dos personas para disfrutar de un circuito termal y de un menú degustación en "Can Curreu", en Sant Carles.

Y hay un segundo premio para el finalista, un vale para comprar libros o material de papeleria en Fa en Quarta.

 Así que si te gusta la fotografía, anímate y participa!!! Tienes hasta el 5 de marzo para presentar tus fotos.

Las bases las puedes encontrar en la página web de la escuela 

Venga, desempolva esas fotos o la cámara y a participar! 

Go for it!

Esta es la portada de la revista del curso pasado. 

Puedes leer la revista haciendo click aquí - Revista SABIR 2019

EXAM

Just a kind reminder!!!!

Group D (17-19h)

30th January - Writing 

31st January - Speaking

4th February - Reading + Listening

6th February - Speaking

Group E (19-21h)

30th January - Reading + Listening

31st January - Speaking

4th February - Writing

6th February - Speaking



Remember you can go to our 'Exam Practice' section where you'll find exercises with their key so you can work on your own. You can download and/or print them.

HOW TO EXPRESS OBLIGATION

Here you have a mind map to help you when you have to express obligation. You can click on the image to enlarge it and/or save it to your device or you can go to 'grammar' to download it as a PDF document.

MUST - HAVE TO - SHOULD

Watch this video to revise the use of modal verbs of obligation.


And a couple of exercises for you to practise:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2