IH Milan Students' blog

Listening activity - Dinner time

2012-01-18T12:12:00.000+01:00

What are typical foods you eat in your country for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?

Here is a listening acticity about cooking!

http://www.esl-lab.com/cook/cookrd1.htm

Pub Quiz - The first event of the year!

2011-11-18T10:55:00.000+01:00

Think you know your cinema, culture and music?

The fun way to enjoy a drink and practise your English!

Form your own team or just come along and we will

find a team for you!

The winners will get a prize!

Please email Mark if you
are coming!
business.english@ihmilano.it
SEE YOU ALL THERE

Big Ideas in Teaching Languages: IH Milano Convegno 2011

2011-10-14T12:06:00.001+02:00

Venerdì 21 ottobre 2011 si terrà la 4° edizione del convegno International House Milan presso il Centro Congressi Fast, situato in Piazzale Morandi 2, a Milano.

Come ogni anno vi proporremo argomenti interessanti quali: CLIL, Cambridge Exams, e per la prima volta ci saranno argomenti per insegnanti di italiano come lingua straniera e mediatori linguistici.

Saranno presenti prestigiosi relatori, tra cui: Roger Hunt da IH Barcelona, Jamie Keddie (Lessonstream.org) e Jeremy Harmer (autore di the practice of english language teaching). Stand espositivi delle maggiori case editrici saranno a vostra disposizione. Vi ricordiamo che la nostra scuola, grazie all'appartenenza ad Aisli, può rilasciare gli attestati di frequenza validi ai fini dell'aggiornamento docenti.

Come sempre la partecipazione sarà gratuita, previa iscrizione.

Per effettuare la prenotazione:

http://www.ihmilano.it/it/downloads.htm

B is for Bad language learner

2011-10-03T16:17:00.000+02:00

An article from Scott Thornburry:

http://scottthornbury.wordpress.com/2011/09/25/b-is-for-bad-language-learner/

Things not to do abroad

2011-09-15T12:04:00.000+02:00

Here is an article: Things not to do abroad. So be careful while traveling!

http://uk.travel.yahoo.com/p-promo-3361594

Short Story: Princess September

2011-09-06T12:13:00.001+02:00

September has arrived and so here is a short story called "Princess September"!

http://www.miguelmllop.com/stories/stories/princessseptember.pdf

Logic Puzzle No.4

2011-07-29T15:14:00.001+02:00

Here is the logic puzzle of the week. Enjoy!

Solution for the puzzle No.3

Resource: http://www.printable-puzzles.com/

One Stop English Prize

2011-07-20T13:01:00.001+02:00

Our teacher Magnus has won a prize for a lesson on One Stop English!

http://www.onestopenglish.com/community/lesson-share/winning-lessons/

Test your vocabulary

2011-07-19T17:50:00.000+02:00

This is a website where you can take a small test to see how many (approximately) English words you know:

http://testyourvocab.com/

Logic Puzzle No.3

2011-07-15T14:25:00.000+02:00

Here is the logic puzzle of the week. Enjoy!

Solution for the puzzle No.2

Resource: http://www.printable-puzzles.com/

Wordsquared

2011-07-13T17:26:00.000+02:00

This is an online word game which is similar to scrabble. Have fun!

http://www.wordsquared.com/

Logic Puzzle No.2

2011-07-08T09:30:00.008+02:00

Here is the logic puzzle of the week. Enjoy!

Solution for the Puzzle No.1

Resource: www.printable-puzzles.com

Man vs. Wild - Listening Activity

2011-07-07T17:13:00.000+02:00

Have you ever watched the adventures of Bear Grylls? Here is a short video where you can see one of his interesting inventions!

http://it.english-attack.com/videobooster/man-vs-wild/homemade-vehicle

The History of English in Ten Minutes

2011-07-04T12:12:00.000+02:00

The Open University is a UK school of higher learning that has no formal entry requirements for admission. The idea is to make learning available to everyone of any age and walk of life, no matter where they live. You don’t have to wait to graduate high school to enroll at OU, and there is no age limit. There are no dorms, no residential component at all, but at more than 250,000 students the OU is the largest university in the UK. Since it was founded in 1969, over 1.6 million people have taken at least one Open University course.
In keeping with their mission of widening access to university-level study, the OU has a put a wealth of materials online. They have a database of research papers that is freely accessible to the public — Open Research Online — and OpenLearn makes available online, free of charge, learning materials used in coursework at The Open University. It’s not accredited so you won’t be able to parlay any of the work you do into an OU degree, but it’s an excellent resource for anyone looking to educate themselves on a subject of interest. There are over 500 free courses, from short introductory overviews to 50-hour advanced study programs, across 12 subject areas you can pursue on OpenLearn.
OL also has a YouTube channel, which brings us to reason for this here entry. Without further ado, please enjoy the History of English in (just over) Ten Minutes.

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/11869

Logic Puzzle No.1

2011-07-01T16:19:00.000+02:00

Here is a nice logic puzzle that you can have great fun with while practising your English. We will publish a logic puzzle every week, so keep following us!

Resource: www.printable-puzzles.com

Simona Orlandi Poetry Competition

2011-06-30T10:34:00.000+02:00

IH Milan was proud to sponsor the Simona Orlandi Association poetry competition. The prize-giving for the best poems took place at San Donato Town Hall on Friday 10 June. Assistant Director of Studies, Tania Vaz, read out the winning poems from the ever-popular English section.

The Association was set up in 1992 by friends of family of Simona who sadly passed away on 31 March 1991 aged 18. It aims to keep Simona’s energy and passion for poetry alive.

The evening was a great success – a happy celebration of creativity and poetry – a great way to remember Simona.

Spelling test

2011-06-28T15:04:00.000+02:00

Here is a spelling quiz. Test your ability to write the words in the right way!

http://www.world-english.org/spelling-test.htm

English Pub Quiz - The Winning Team

2011-06-21T17:53:00.000+02:00

Here's the winning team of the last English Pub Quiz, "The Cream"! Congratulations!!

You can find the rest of the photos of the event on our facebook page:

Go to IH Milan's Facebook Page

Gerund or Infinitive?

2011-06-20T15:35:00.000+02:00

Here is a quick quiz on gerund and infinitive forms.

http://www.world-english.org/gerunds.htm

Vacation Plans

2011-06-14T13:19:00.002+02:00

Do you already have plans for the summer holidays?

Listen to this exercise about vacations and find out how to learn about the culture of the place that you're going to visit!

http://www.esl-lab.com/trip1/trip1.htm

Top 10 Misused English Words

2011-06-08T15:54:00.000+02:00

Refute, Instant, Less...Do you use these words in the right way?

http://listverse.com/2011/06/07/top-10-misused-english-words/

Pub Quiz - The last event of the year!

2011-06-08T10:17:00.001+02:00

ENGLISH PUB QUIZ

Think you know your cinema, culture and music? The fun way to enjoy a drink and practise your English! Form your own team or just come along and we will find a team for you! The winners will get a prize!

Bar ABBA

via S.Senatore 14

MM: Missori

Monday

20^th June

8.00pm

Please email Mark if you are coming!

business.english@ihmilano.it

SEE YOU ALL THERE !

Why we need punctuation

2011-05-30T10:54:00.001+02:00

Punctuation marks are like road signs for readers: they show you where you’re going and what’s ahead. If they’re missing or wrong, a reader can get lost.

Read more:
http://blogs.kansas.com/grammar/2010/09/24/why-we-need-punctuation/

Listening activity: Picnic Preparations

2011-05-23T16:15:00.002+02:00

Here is a listening activity. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
Level: Elementary

http://www.esl-lab.com/picnic/picrd1.htm

Are you typical?

2011-05-20T11:11:00.000+02:00

Are you the world's most typical person? An interesting video about people around the world.

John Peter Sloan at IH Milan Aperitivo

2011-05-19T12:04:00.001+02:00

Yesterday there was the Aperitivo of IH Milan with the famous actor & writer John Peter Sloan. We had great fun while he was talking about his life story and his observations on the cultural differences between Italy and United Kingdom. We all hope to repeat this event every year.

Gap filling

2011-05-16T14:26:00.000+02:00

Here is a gap filling quiz:

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/164.html

The Happy Man

2011-05-14T09:35:00.000+02:00

Here is a short story:

http://www.miguelmllop.com/stories/stories/thehappyman.pdf

IH Milan Director's message

2011-05-11T09:56:00.000+02:00

Here is a video of IH Milan director Sieglinde Wolkan talking about the school and what she gets out of being part of the International House network (IH Directors' Conference Valencia 2011).

Listening activity: New York Travel

2011-05-09T14:23:00.002+02:00

Here is a nice listening activity. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
Level: Intermediate
http://www.esl-lab.com/newyorktravel/newyork-travelrd1.htm

International House Directors' Conference 2011

2011-05-09T10:17:00.001+02:00

Recently the city of Valencia hosted the yearly International House Director's Conference where all IH Directors from 150 schools and 47 countries meet for 4 days and receive input.

Here is a photo of: Sieglinde Wolkan and Claudio Tedesco, Directors of IH Milan, Brita Haycraft, co-founder of IH (in 1953), Michael Noonan, a trustee of the IH Trust, Silvia and Norman, Directors of IH Rome.

APERITIVO + JOHN PETER SLOAN

2011-05-05T15:15:00.001+02:00

Bar L’Ambrosiana via Rugabella 1

(ang. C.so di Porta Romana) MM: Missori

Enjoy a drink and practise your English in a relaxed environment with other students and teachers from International House!

…and enjoy a light-hearted talk by actor John Peter Sloan...and author of Instant English and Speak Now! DVDs in collaboration with La Repubblica newspaper.

Please email Mark if you are coming!

business.english@ihmilano.it

Word Game

2011-05-02T14:34:00.001+02:00

Interested in movies? Then you will find this game very easy!

159 Most Common MOVIE TITLE Words

Airbus crisis over

2011-04-27T12:19:00.000+02:00

A reading exercise: read through the text then answer the questions that follow.

http://www.usingenglish.com/comprehension/40.html

English Pub Quiz - Winning team

2011-04-20T17:13:00.001+02:00

Here's the winning team of the last English Pub Quiz! Congratulations!!

You can find the rest of the photos of the event on our facebook page:

Go to IH Milan's Facebook Page

America’s Teachers on America’s Schools

2011-04-19T17:19:00.003+02:00

An article about the challenges facing today's schools:

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/united-states/Pages/americas-teachers-report.aspx

Text to speech

2011-04-14T16:17:00.003+02:00

Do you have difficulties in pronouncing some words? Just enter the word and listen the pronunciation from a native speaker!

http://www.sitepal.com/ttswidgetdemo/

Small spaces

2011-04-13T17:16:00.004+02:00

For much of the developing world, living space is at such a premium people spend ridiculous sums of money to live in quarters smaller than some prison cells. Here are 10 cases of living in small spaces, some ingenious and enlightened, others not.

10-cases-of-incredibly-small-spaces

Resourse: http://listverse.com

Open Day - Executive Centre

2011-04-07T11:36:00.001+02:00

Venerdì 8 aprile 2011 International House organizza il 3° Open Day presso l'Executive Centre di Piazza Diaz, 6 a Milano.

I workshop di argomento specifico in lingua inglese, destinati a figure aziendali che operano in ambito internazionale, saranno i seguenti:

English for Marketing (dalle ore 13.45 alle ore 14.45)
English for Meetings & Negotiations (dalle ore 14.45 alle ore 15.45)
English for Cross Cultural Management (dalle ore 16.00 alle ore 17.00)
Public Speaking & Presentations (dalle ore 17.00 alle ore 18.00)

L'apertura dei lavori è prevista alle ore 13.30.

La partecipazione è gratuita ed è rivolta a tutte le persone interessate.

Per qualsiasi informazione potete contattarci al numero 02 867903 oppure all'indirizzo e-mail

corporate@ihmilano.it

Listen a minute

2011-04-04T17:56:00.002+02:00

You can find lots of listening activities on this website. First listen and then do the activities.

http://www.listenaminute.com/

Congratulations!

2011-03-14T09:48:00.002+01:00

Everyone at IH Milan would like to send their congratulations to our teacher Zoya on the birth of her daughter, Isabelle!

English UK ELT Management Conference

2011-03-14T09:44:00.001+01:00

Mike Riley represented International House Milan at the recent English UK ELT Management Conference in Manchester.

Mike gave a presentation entitled ‘Don’t throw things at teachers!’

http://www.englishuk.com/en/training/conferences/elt-management-conference-book-now

SOCIAL EVENT: APERITIVO + free prize draw

2011-03-11T08:57:00.001+01:00

Thursday 24th March from 7pm

Bar L'Ambrosiana - Via Rugabella 1 (ang. C.so di Porta Romana) MM: Missori

Join us for an aperitivo and celebrate the start of Spring! Eat, drink and practise your English in a relaxed environment with other students and teachers from International House !

...and win a free 1 week study course at IH Bristol!

Prize: 1 week English course in International House Bristol. 30 lessons (1 lesson=45 min). You can take the course any time in 2011. During aperitivo there will be a short presentation of IH Bristol.

Please email Mark if you are coming! business.english@ihmilano.it

Visit ihmilano.it

Puzzlemaker

2011-02-28T12:27:00.002+01:00

Here's a Free Puzzlemaker site on DISCOVERY EDUCATIONS. It's easy to create lots of puzzles!

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker/?CFID=10864149&CFTOKEN=46854958

CONCORSO DI POESIA

2011-02-25T14:35:00.005+01:00

REGOLAMENTO:

Il concorso di poesia si articola in cinque sezioni:

Sezione A: scuole primarie

Sezione B : scuole secondarie di 1° grado

Sezione C: scuole secondarie di 2° grado

Sezione D: adulti

Sezione E :lingua inglese

Si concorre inviando da una a tre poesie inedite, che non siano mai state pubblicate in libri, raccolte, riviste, giornali locali etc., scritte in lingua italiana (salvo la sezione E), con un massimo di 30 versi ciascuna, in sei copie dattiloscritte di cui solo una dovrà riportare nome, cognome, data di nascita, indirizzo e numero di telefono dell'autore.

Il testo e i titoli delle poesie dovranno essere in times new roman, corpo 12, senza l'utilizzo di ulteriori elementi grafici (disegni, decorazioni, word art...)

Gli elaborati dovranno pervenire dal 7 al 12 marzo presso la Biblioteca Civica "Simona Orlandi" di San Donato Milanese in Via Martiri di Cefalonia, 51/B nei seguenti orari:

- tutti i giorni (dal 7 all'11 marzo) dalle ore 16.00 alle ore 19.00

- Sabato 12 marzo solo dalle ore 10,00 alle ore 12,30

La quota di iscrizione per ciascun partecipante è di € 2,00 per le sezioni A e B (qualora l'autore fosse l'intera classe, verrà considerata come un unico partecipante) e di € 5,00 per le sezioni C, D, E, indipendentemente dal numero degli elaborati inviati.

I lavori saranno esaminati e valutati da una giuria nominata dall'associazione il cui giudizio è insindacabile inappellabile.

I primi tre classificati di ogni sezione verranno premiati mentre agli autori segnalati dalla giuria

verranno distribuiti attestati di riconoscimento.

L'associazione si riserva la possibilità di diffusione e stampa dei lavori premiati e segnalati o ritenuti degni di pubblicazione senza che alcun compenso debba essere corrisposto per i diritti di autore.

Ai vincitori e agli autori dei lavori segnalati sarà data comunicazione personole in tempo utile,

Per informazioni : tel. 02 523016

http://www.simonaorlandi.altervista.org/

Short stories in English

2011-02-21T15:03:00.000+01:00

Short English stories with listening, grammar, comprehension, dictation exercises, and crossword puzzles:

http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2/

Winning Team

2011-02-17T17:31:00.003+01:00

Here's the winning team of the last English Pub Quiz! Congratulations!!

You can find the rest of the photos of the event on our facebook page:

Go to IH Milan's Facebook Page

Podcasts

2011-02-16T14:32:00.000+01:00

Some listening practice here:

http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/exhibition/english/index.html

IH Barcelona ELT Conference

2011-02-14T09:13:00.001+01:00

International House Milan was represented at the IH Barcelona ELT conference by Mike Riley who also gave a presentation. The conference was a great chance for English teachers from across Europe to meet and share experiences and ideas. Let’s hope the IH Milan Conference will be as successful!

http://www.ihes.com/bcn/tt/conference.html

Art Attack!

2011-02-07T15:20:00.001+01:00

A nice activity to do with your children in your spare time! Help them learn English while having fun.

Here is the website where you can find some more instructions!

http://www.hitentertainment.com/artattacK

Learning Chocolate

2011-02-01T10:05:00.002+01:00

This is a great vocabulary website with sound recordings. You can first study and then practice!

http://www.learningchocolate.com/

The Power of Cartoons

2011-01-27T09:19:00.001+01:00

Loudlit

2011-01-26T12:11:00.001+01:00

A website where you can read and listen books. It is a useful tool to make listening activities.

http://loudlit.org/

Why not eat insects?

2011-01-24T14:39:00.002+01:00

Bizarre facts about life. Did you know that we all eat insects without knowing it?

Marcel Dicke: Why not eat insects? | Video on TED.com

P.S: Check the subtitle list if you have difficulties in following the speech.

Lyrics Training

2011-01-24T11:16:00.003+01:00

Practice English with your favorite songs!

http://www.lyricstraining.com/

Digital Dialects

2011-01-21T17:42:00.002+01:00

A funny way to practice the language that you like!! There are lots of exercises of English and Italian language. Have fun!

http://digitaldialects.com/

Have problems with phrasal verbs?

2011-01-19T14:59:00.011+01:00

Here is a very useful link to study and practice phrasal verbs!

http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/phrasal-verbs/quizzes-verbs.html

Social Programme: Aperitivo

2011-01-11T14:22:00.005+01:00

Tuesday 25th January from 7pm

CRASH Lounge Bar - Viale Montenero, 3 MM Porta Romana

Join us for an aperitivo to celebrate Burn’s Night - a great Scottish tradition! Eat, drink and practise your English in a relaxed environment with other students and teachers from International House !

Please email Mark if you are coming! business.english@ihmilano.it

Visit ihmilano.it

Congratulations to Andy and Elena

2010-12-20T15:06:00.000+01:00

All the staff and students of International House Milan would like to offer their congratulations to teacher Andy and his wife, Elena, on the birth of their baby daughter Emily!

Cockney English

2010-12-10T09:21:00.002+01:00

Not everyone in London speaks English like the Queen! Some Londoners use a variety of English known as 'cockney'.
Do you want to learn more about cockney? Listen to this 6-minute podcast from BBC.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2010/12/101202_6min_london_english_page.shtml

2010-12-02T11:56:00.004+01:00

ENGLISH PUB QUIZ

Think you know your cinema, culture and music? The fun way to enjoy a drink and practise your English! Form your own team or just come along and we will find a team for you! The winners will get a prize!

Thursday
16th December
8.00pm

Bar ABBA
via S.Senatore 14MM: Missori

Please email Mark if you are coming!
business.english@ihmilano.it
SEE YOU ALL THERE !

The Do Lectures

2010-11-23T15:04:00.002+01:00

Another source of inspiration - The Do Lectures

http://www.dolectures.com/

Here's an example of one of the lectures. This one is from Getting Things Done's David Allen

Are men the weaker sex?

2010-11-23T11:14:00.000+01:00

Are men the weaker sex? Listen to this discussion from the BBC's 6 Minute English to find out!

6 Minute English

Learn English through songs

2010-11-16T14:40:00.003+01:00

Here is a link to a great site. http://www.lyricstraining.com/

Choose a song to listen to - as the song plays, you have the chance to add the missing words.

The activities are available at different levels and the music pauses while you write the answer.

Enjoy!

Social Programme: Aperitivo

2010-11-09T16:33:00.003+01:00

Monday 15th November from 7pm

Palo Alto Café - C.so di Porta Romana, 106

Join us for an aperitivo to celebrate Recycling Day! Eat, drink and practise your English in a relaxed environment with other students and teachers from International House!

Please email Mark if you are coming! business.english@ihmilano.it

visit ihmilano.it

International House United

2010-11-04T09:10:00.003+01:00

Do you play football?

Then International House United wants you!

We want to organise a weekly football match for students and staff of IH Milan/San Donato.

If you are interested in playing, please send an email to teachersandon@gmail.com

TED talk

2010-11-02T16:56:00.001+01:00

Here's an interesting presentation from TED -

Pub Quiz

2010-11-02T16:54:00.002+01:00

Thanks to everyone who attended last week's pub quiz!

www.ihmilano.it

IH Milan 3rd Annual Conference - Directions

2010-09-17T14:57:00.005+02:00

IH Milan 3rd Annual Conference

Friday 24th September

Omnicomprensivo Primo Levi di San Donato Milanese

via Martiri di Cefalonia, 46

Visualizzazione ingrandita della mappa

Collegamenti da M3

Uscita lato edicola – San Donato Centro

Capolinea Via Marignano – angolo Via Caviaga

Linea 130 Arancio (ATM)

Discesa Martiri di Cefalonia – De Gasperi

Biglietti

Tipo A - ambito comunale

Tariffa: 1,05 €
Da Milano

Biglietto ordinario cumulativo

Tariffa: 1,60 €

Social Programme: The First Event!

2010-09-17T12:59:00.003+02:00

APERITIVO - Tuesday 5th October from 7pm

Join us for this year's first Social Programme event to celebrate World Teachers' Day! Eat, drink and practise your English in a relaxed environment with other students and teachers from International House!

Caffe Della Pusterla

via E. De Amicis 22

Please email Mark if you are coming - business.english@ihmilano.it

SEE YOU ALL THERE!

www.ihmilano.it

Open Day International House

2010-09-13T16:47:00.006+02:00

3° Open Day International House

Piazza Erculea, 9

17 settembre 2010

dalle ore 13.00 alle ore 19.30

International House organizza il suo terzo Open Day, dedicato a tutti coloro che desiderano conoscere il proprio livello di competenza della lingua inglese e il mondo International House.

Durante l’Open Day il nostro Staff Didattico sarà a disposizione per incontrare le persone che vorranno svolgere il test d’ingresso ed avere quindi una valutazione gratuita delle proprie competenze secondo la Scala Livelli del Consiglio d’Europa.

Sarà possibile inoltre avere un dimostrazione del programma International House Campus, il percorso online abbinato ai corsi di lingua inglese o utilizzabile separatamente.

Durante l’Open day saranno organizzati degli spazi a tema con partecipazione libera.

Sarà inoltre messa in palio la partecipazione gratuita ad un corso di conversazione!

Non è necessaria la prenotazione.

Vi aspettiamo numerosi!

Per informazioni:02 867903 infomilano@ihmilano.it

IH Milan 3rd Annual Conference

2010-09-06T15:13:00.002+02:00

We are pleased to announce our third annual conference for state school teachers.

ENGLISH - 2010 & Beyond

The future of language teaching & learning

Friday 24th September 2010

San Donato Milanese

We have exciting guest speakers from across Europe to talk to us about CLIL & Technology.

If you are interested in attending the event please contact us on -

info@ihmilano.it

02 527 9124

Welcome Back!

2010-08-30T13:45:00.002+02:00

Welcome back after the long summer holidays!

We are looking forward to lots of exciting learning this year!

To find out more about our courses have a look at our website - http://www.ihmilano.it/it/corsi_di_lingua/index.htm

Holiday Time

2010-08-02T14:51:00.002+02:00

We hope you all have a great summer holiday.

Don't forget to book your courses for 2010-11!

http://www.ihmilano.it/

CELTA July 2010

2010-07-26T12:38:00.002+02:00

Congratulations to everyone who completed the CELTA!

Social Programme

2010-07-20T11:44:00.004+02:00

We hope you all enjoyed our social events this year - many thanks to Mark who did a great job organising the programme!

See you at the first pub quiz after the holiday!

English for Pets

2010-07-12T11:47:00.004+02:00

On Friday we found a new student waiting to get into our San Donato school. Maybe he wants to learn English?

YouTube Competition

2010-07-02T11:40:00.002+02:00

Will you win the International House YouTube competition?

For more details visit IHWO

Words For Africa

2010-07-02T11:36:00.004+02:00

We're supporting words for africa -

collecting books for schools in africa - è semplice - ci date i libri inglesi che non volete più e noi li diamo alle biblioteche e scuole che non hanno dei risorsi in Africa. simple.

Find out more on Facebook - words for africa Facebook

Pub Quiz

2010-07-02T11:31:00.002+02:00

Thanks to everyone who came to the Pub Quiz!

See our Facebook Page for the photos! - Facebook

Ken Robinson

2010-06-16T14:06:00.001+02:00

Here's a new TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson -

World Cup 2010

2010-06-16T14:01:00.004+02:00

We're sure that you are all enjoying the World Cup from South Africa.

Our students in San Donato have predicted that Brazil will win the competition? Do you agree?

Here's a link to a video from FIFA explaining the Robben Island Football League

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/video/video=1245727/index.html

Simona Orlandi

2010-06-16T13:56:00.002+02:00

Last Friday we were very pleased to attend the poetry reading for the Simona Orlandi Association in San Donato.

The event was a lot of fun, the poems were wonderful and it was a great pleasure to see all our old friends from the Association.

To find out more visit - Associazione Simona Orlandi

English Pub Quiz

2010-06-10T10:29:00.003+02:00

THE LAST EVENT!

Think you know your cinema, culture and geography? The fun way to enjoy a drink and practise your English! Form your own team or just come along and we will find a team for you! The winners will get a prize!

BAR ABBA

Via S. Senatore 14
MM: Missori

Wednesday 23 June

Quiz starts at 8.30pm!

Please email Mark if you are coming! business.english@ihmilano.it

SEE YOU ALL THERE!

Simona Orlandi Poetry Competition

2010-06-01T15:49:00.002+02:00

Invitiamo tutti, partecipanti e non, a

prendere parte alla serata di premiazione

che si terrà Venerdì 11 Giugno

alle ore 21.00 c/o la Biblioteca

Civica IISimona Orlandi" di S. Donato

Milanese Via Martiridi Cefalonia, 51/B,

Nel corso della serata verranno lette

le poesie premiate e quelle segnalate.

A premiazione conclusa sarà inoltre

disponibile la raccolta completa delle

poesie partecipanti.

An Englishman in Milan

2010-05-29T13:45:00.003+02:00

Many thanks to John Sloan for entertaining us last Thursday at our aperitivo.

Have a look at our Facebook page for more photos!

www.johnpetersloan.com

Happy Summer Camp

2010-05-25T15:12:00.003+02:00

Happy Summer Camp – imparare l’inglese giocando!

“The Happy Summer Camp” è il centro estivo per bambini e ragazzi (6-12 anni) completamente in inglese.

I nostri corsi estivi di inglese sono organizzati dalla nostra sede di San Donato Milanese presso la Scuola Elementare Salvo D’Acquisto in via Europa 38, per 4 settimane a partire dalla metà di giugno.

Sono aperte le iscrizioni!

Date estate 2010:

14-18 giugno
21-25 giugno
28 giugno-2 luglio
5-9 luglio
12-16 luglio (da confermare)

N.B. Il centro estivo in collaborazione con il Piccolo Circo dei Sogni di Peschiera Borromeo è sospeso per l’estate 2010

Durante questa esperienza, i bambini hanno la possibilità di familiarizzare con l'inglese in modo spontaneo, partecipando ad una varietà di giochi all'aperto, laboratori creativi e giornate a tema.

Sono accompagnati in questa avventura dai nostri insegnanti madrelingua e bilingue, tutti qualificati e dotati di solida esperienza.

English Club

E’ il “Club” ideale per i ragazzi (10-14 anni) che desiderano rinfrescare l’inglese prima di tornare a scuola.

E’ organizzato dalla fine di agosto per 2 settimane, sia presso la nostra sede di San Donato Milanese, in via Alfonsine 40, che in Piazza Erculea 9 (MM Missori) a Milano.

Le lezioni sono dedicate allo studio dell’inglese scolastico, ma anche allo sviluppo della lingua attraverso progetti a tema e argomenti più specifici. Tutto questo sempre con i nostri insegnanti madrelingua altamente qualificati, l’ausilio di materiali di ascolto e di lettura autentici e il nostro IH Campus online.

Contatta 02 5279124 oppure info@ihmilano.it per maggiori informazioni.

Social Programme: Aperitivo & 'An Englishman in Milan'

2010-05-12T14:41:00.007+02:00

Enjoy a drink and practise your English in a relaxed environment with other students and teachers from International House!

...and enjoy a light-hearted talk about what it's like to live in Italy by actor and writer John Peter Sloan.

www.johnpetersloan.com

Galleria Meravigli

Via Meravigli 3

MM Cordusio

Thursday 27th May from 7pm

Please email Mark if you are coming!

business.english@ihmilano.it

SEE YOU ALL THERE!

Write on our blog!

2010-05-04T14:56:00.003+02:00

Are you studying English at International House Milan/San Donato? Why not write a short article that we can put here on our blog?

Tell us about your experiences learning English, an amazing hobby, anything...the only rule is that it must be written in English!

The best articles will be published on this blog.

Send articles to Mike Riley - dos.sandonato@ihmilano.it

Pub Quiz Photos

2010-04-29T19:08:00.003+02:00

Thanks to everyone who came to the pub quiz on Tuesday 27th April.

Visit our Facebook page to see more photographs!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Milan-Italy/International-House-Milan/154810122033

IH Milan - OUP Conference Part 3

2010-04-29T18:08:00.003+02:00

Here are the slides from Julie's presentation at the IH-OUP conference held on Monday 12th April 2010.

https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B1K_S5vlcmaCNDU5Nzg2ZDctMTkwYy00OWJiLTgzMzAtYjFiYjAzN2Q3MGE5&hl=en

IH-OUP Conference, Milan part 2

2010-04-21T17:37:00.001+02:00

Here are the slides from Louise's presentation -

Where's our teacher?

2010-04-21T10:54:00.002+02:00

We all hope Vicky manages to return to Milan after volcano-related transport porblems!

Here's a video in English about the volcano from CNN

IH-OUP Conference, Milan part 1

2010-04-21T10:27:00.002+02:00

On Monday 12 April, 2010, we gave three keynote speeches at the Oxford University Press conference in Milan.

Here are the slides from Babeth Cartwright's presentation -

Pub Quiz!

2010-04-20T16:14:00.002+02:00

English Pub Quiz

Think you know your cinema, culture and television? The fun way to enjoy a drink and practise your English! Form your own team or just come along and we will find a team for you! The winners will get a prize!

Bar ABBA
via S. Senatore 14

Tuesday 27th April
Quiz starts at 8.30pm!

Please email Mark if you are comning! business.english@ihmilano.it

SEE YOU ALL THERE!

CELTA

2010-04-06T11:10:00.002+02:00

Congratulations to all our CELTA trainees!

Click for more information about CELTA

The Next Generation

2010-04-06T11:08:00.001+02:00

We really enjoyed this TED talk by Adora Svitak - What adults can learn from kids!

Happy Easter

2010-03-30T11:53:00.002+02:00

We would like to wish all our students a happy Easter!

Here's a video of the highlights of last year's Easter Egg Hunt at the White House -

Aperitivo March 2010

2010-03-30T09:46:00.003+02:00

Thanks to everyone who came to the aperitivo on 24th March!

For more photos, check our Facebook page -

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Milan-Italy/International-House-Milan/154810122033?ref=ts

Aperitivo and Prize Draw

2010-03-23T09:30:00.002+01:00

Don't forget at tomorrow's aperitivo you have a chance to win a study course in Malta!