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High School Musical
Press the picture to find out what you know about this movie.
(If you want more quizzes about different themes, you'll find them at the bottom )
30/11/08
Quizzes about famous tv series and movies
The Simpsons
The Weather (el Tiempo)
Let's revise the weather with some games. Repasemos El vocabulario del tienpo con algunos juegos!
Can you make your way across the maze and reach home? Practise listening to words for the weather words
Practise listening to weather words with the weather maze! In this listening you will listen to a weather forecast, you have to match the countries with the weather.
Can you make your way across the maze and reach home? Practise listening to words for the weather words
Practise listening to weather words with the weather maze! In this listening you will listen to a weather forecast, you have to match the countries with the weather.
Fairy Tales / Cuentos para niños
Fairy stories (or fairy tales) are traditional stories for children. Magical things often happen in the stories, and sometimes there are magical or imaginary creatures too. Read and listen to some fairy tales, and find lots of activities to do.
Estos cuentos tradicionales ayudarán a desarrollar la imaginación de los más pequeños, así como su Inglés. Podréis escuchar y leer los cuentos que vienen acompañados por muchas actividades.
Little Red Riding Hood (caperucita roja) is visiting her Granny. But when she gets to Granny's house, Granny looks very strange! Is it Granny? Or is it the wolf she met in the wood? What will happen to Little Red Riding Hood?
CLICK HERE TO READ AND LISTEN TO THE STORY
Have you read the story?
Have you read the story?
Jack and the beanstalk (Jack y las judías gigantes)
Jack and his mother are very poor. One day he sells their cow - for some beans. His mother is very angry. What will they do now? Read and listen to this traditional story. There is a game for you to do while the story loads.
CLICK HERE TO READ AND LISTEN TO THE STORY
Have you read the story?
Jack and his mother are very poor. One day he sells their cow - for some beans. His mother is very angry. What will they do now? Read and listen to this traditional story. There is a game for you to do while the story loads.
CLICK HERE TO READ AND LISTEN TO THE STORY
Have you read the story?
Goldilocks and the three bears (Rizos de oro y los tres ositos)
Goldilocks is a young girl. One day she is walking in the forest and she sees a house - and the door is open. What does Goldilocks find in the house?
CLICK HERE TO READ AND LISTEN TO THE STORY
Have you finished the story?
Goldilocks is a young girl. One day she is walking in the forest and she sees a house - and the door is open. What does Goldilocks find in the house?
CLICK HERE TO READ AND LISTEN TO THE STORY
Have you finished the story?
Source: British council
29/11/08
Traditional Songs for our younger students
Incy Wincy is a spider.
Listen to a song about Incy Wincy
in the rain and the sunshine, and make an Incy Wincy mobile for your room.
Print the words to this song (407KB)
Print an activity to do with this song (160KB)
What animals has Old MacDonald got on his farm? What noise do they make? Listen to the song and find out.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO OLD MACDONALD
Have you listened to the song?
Practise animal noises with a game
Find words about Old MacDonald in a wordsearch
Guess the words about Old MacDonald and save the monkey!
Print the words to this song (48KB)
Print an activity to do with this song (128KB)
Print answers (125KB)
if you're happy and you know know it
twinkle, twinkle, little star
Print the words to this song (238KB)
Hickory Dickory Dock
Print the words to this song (80KB)
Print an activity to do with this song (365KB)
(source: British council)
Listen to a song about Incy Wincy
in the rain and the sunshine, and make an Incy Wincy mobile for your room.
Print the words to this song (407KB)
Print an activity to do with this song (160KB)
What animals has Old MacDonald got on his farm? What noise do they make? Listen to the song and find out.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO OLD MACDONALD
Have you listened to the song?
Practise animal noises with a game
Find words about Old MacDonald in a wordsearch
Guess the words about Old MacDonald and save the monkey!
Print the words to this song (48KB)
Print an activity to do with this song (128KB)
Print answers (125KB)
if you're happy and you know know it
twinkle, twinkle, little star
Print the words to this song (96KB)
What do you do in the morning? Do you brush your teeth?
Listen to a traditional song about the things that we do in the morning.
Print the words to this song (240KB)
Practise counting from one to ten with a song about
Print the words to this song (238KB)
Hickory Dickory Dock
Print the words to this song (80KB)
Print an activity to do with this song (365KB)
(source: British council)
26/11/08
Today is Thanksgiving Day / Acción de Gracias en Los Estados Unidos
History about...
Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, at the end of the harvest season, is an annual American Federal holidayto express thanks for one's material and spiritual possessions. The period from Thanksgiving Day to New Year's Day often is called the holiday season . Most people celebrate by gathering at home with family or friends for a holiday feast. Though the holiday's origins can be traced to harvest festivals that have been celebrated in many cultures since ancient times, the American holiday has religious undertones related to the deliverance of the English settlers by Native Americans after the brutal winter at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The first recorded Thanksgiving ceremony took place on September 8, 1565, when 600 Spanish settlers, under the leadership of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, landed at what is now St. Augustine, Florida, and immediately held a Mass of Thanksgiving for their safe delivery to the New World; there followed a feast and celebration. As the La Florida colony did become part of the United States, this can be classified as the first Thanksgiving.
Since 1947, or possibly earlier, the National Turkey Federation has presented the President of the United States with one live turkey and two dressed turkeys, in a ceremony known as the National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation. The live turkey is pardoned and lives out the rest of its days on a peaceful farm. While it is commonly held that this pardoning tradition began with Harry Truman in 1947, the Truman Library has been unable to find any evidence for this. The earliest on record is with George H. W. Bush in 1989.
Foods of the season: Stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet corn, other fall vegetables, and pumpkin pie are commonly associated with Thanksgiving dinner. All of these primary dishes are actually native to the Americas or were introduced as a new food source to the Europeans when they arrived.
Future Thanksgiving dates 2008–2014
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Friday after Thanksgiving
The Friday after Thanksgiving, although not a Federal holiday, is often a company holiday for many in the U.S. workforce, except for those in retail. It is also a day off for most schools. The Friday after Thanksgiving, colloquially known as Black Friday, is usually the start of the Christmas shopping season.
(Source Wikipedia)
Questions:
1. When is celebrated Thanksgiving?
2. When did take place the first recorded Thanksgiving?
3. Name three typical food in this Day.
4. What does happen to the turkey which is presented to the President?
5. What is interesting about the Friday after Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, at the end of the harvest season, is an annual American Federal holidayto express thanks for one's material and spiritual possessions. The period from Thanksgiving Day to New Year's Day often is called the holiday season . Most people celebrate by gathering at home with family or friends for a holiday feast. Though the holiday's origins can be traced to harvest festivals that have been celebrated in many cultures since ancient times, the American holiday has religious undertones related to the deliverance of the English settlers by Native Americans after the brutal winter at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The first recorded Thanksgiving ceremony took place on September 8, 1565, when 600 Spanish settlers, under the leadership of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, landed at what is now St. Augustine, Florida, and immediately held a Mass of Thanksgiving for their safe delivery to the New World; there followed a feast and celebration. As the La Florida colony did become part of the United States, this can be classified as the first Thanksgiving.
Since 1947, or possibly earlier, the National Turkey Federation has presented the President of the United States with one live turkey and two dressed turkeys, in a ceremony known as the National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation. The live turkey is pardoned and lives out the rest of its days on a peaceful farm. While it is commonly held that this pardoning tradition began with Harry Truman in 1947, the Truman Library has been unable to find any evidence for this. The earliest on record is with George H. W. Bush in 1989.
Foods of the season: Stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet corn, other fall vegetables, and pumpkin pie are commonly associated with Thanksgiving dinner. All of these primary dishes are actually native to the Americas or were introduced as a new food source to the Europeans when they arrived.
Future Thanksgiving dates 2008–2014
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Friday after Thanksgiving
The Friday after Thanksgiving, although not a Federal holiday, is often a company holiday for many in the U.S. workforce, except for those in retail. It is also a day off for most schools. The Friday after Thanksgiving, colloquially known as Black Friday, is usually the start of the Christmas shopping season.
(Source Wikipedia)
Questions:
1. When is celebrated Thanksgiving?
2. When did take place the first recorded Thanksgiving?
3. Name three typical food in this Day.
4. What does happen to the turkey which is presented to the President?
5. What is interesting about the Friday after Thanksgiving?
25/11/08
It's pointless learning Slang, Idioms and lots of vocabulary if we don't know the basic verb tenses, we'll revise The Present Perfect Simple
Present Perfect Simple
FORM
[has/have + past participle]
Examples:
You have seen that movie many times.
Have you seen that movie many times?
You have not seen that movie many times.
USE 1:
Unspecified Time Before Now
We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now. The exact time is not important.
You CANNOT use the Present Perfect with specific time expressions such as: yesterday, one year ago, last week, when I was a child, when I lived in Japan, at that moment, that day, one day, etc.
We CAN use the Present Perfect with unspecific expressions such as: ever, never, once, many times, several times, before, so far, already, yet, etc.
Examples:
Have you read the book yet?
Nobody has ever climbed that mountain.
A: Has there ever been a war in the United States?
Have you read the book yet?
Nobody has ever climbed that mountain.
A: Has there ever been a war in the United States?
USE 2:
Duration From the Past Until Now
Examples:
I have had a cold for two weeks.
She has been in England for six months.
Mary has loved chocolate since she was a little girl.
I have had a cold for two weeks.
She has been in England for six months.
Mary has loved chocolate since she was a little girl.
EXERCISES AND RELATED TOPICS
Verb Tense Exercise 5 Simple Past and Present Perfect
Verb Tense Exercise 6 Simple Past and Present Perfect
Verb Tense Exercise 12 Simple Past, Present Perfect, and Past Perfect 
21/11/08
A list of Common Mistakes in Written English (1) Prepositions
Common mistakes with Prepositions:
wrong use of ‘at’ after ‘come’:
‘They come home’
‘We can follow the evolution of her state of mind through the description of the house’
wrong use of ‘‘with’ instead of ‘to’:
‘Daisy is married to Tom’
wrong use of ‘to’ instead of ‘with’
‘The problem I am confronted with’
wrong use of ‘during’ instead of ‘for’:
‘She has not seen her son for eight years’
wrong use of ‘since’ instead of ‘for’:
‘They have known each other for eight years’
wrong use of ‘in the whole of’ instead of ‘throughout’:
‘throughout the story…’
wrong use of ‘in’ instead of ‘inside’ :
‘She is unaware of the conflict happening inside her’
wrong use of ‘in’ instead of ‘into’:
‘She only wants to get into her son’s room’
wrong use of ‘as’ instead of ‘like’:
‘She felt like a stranger’
wrong use of ‘of’ instead of ‘with’:
‘They cause Mrs Carnavon to be disgusted with herself’
wrong use of ‘of’ instead of ‘by’:
‘In this story by Doris Lessing…’
wrong use of ‘of’ instead of ‘for’:
‘I think there are two reasons for the fact that she decides to clear the room’
‘She feels confused, and the reason for this is to be found in…’
wrong use of ‘that’ instead of ‘as’:
‘The second waiter feels the same as the old man’
wrong use of ‘to’ instead of ‘with’ after ‘confront’:
‘They are confronted with an inextricable situation’
wrong use of ‘to’ instead of ‘at’ after ‘arrive’:
‘She must arrive at a decision’
wrong use of ‘explain’ without ‘to’:
‘This story explains to us how we must look beyond the appearance of things’
wrong use of ‘say’ without ‘to’:
‘He said to him/told him that he liked the house’
wrong use of ‘present’ without ‘with’:
‘John O’Hara presents us with the evolution of a mother’s state of mind’
wrong use of ‘at’ after ‘come’:
‘They come home’
‘We can follow the evolution of her state of mind through the description of the house’
wrong use of ‘‘with’ instead of ‘to’:
‘Daisy is married to Tom’
wrong use of ‘to’ instead of ‘with’
‘The problem I am confronted with’
wrong use of ‘during’ instead of ‘for’:
‘She has not seen her son for eight years’
wrong use of ‘since’ instead of ‘for’:
‘They have known each other for eight years’
wrong use of ‘in the whole of’ instead of ‘throughout’:
‘throughout the story…’
wrong use of ‘in’ instead of ‘inside’ :
‘She is unaware of the conflict happening inside her’
wrong use of ‘in’ instead of ‘into’:
‘She only wants to get into her son’s room’
wrong use of ‘as’ instead of ‘like’:
‘She felt like a stranger’
wrong use of ‘of’ instead of ‘with’:
‘They cause Mrs Carnavon to be disgusted with herself’
wrong use of ‘of’ instead of ‘by’:
‘In this story by Doris Lessing…’
wrong use of ‘of’ instead of ‘for’:
‘I think there are two reasons for the fact that she decides to clear the room’
‘She feels confused, and the reason for this is to be found in…’
wrong use of ‘that’ instead of ‘as’:
‘The second waiter feels the same as the old man’
wrong use of ‘to’ instead of ‘with’ after ‘confront’:
‘They are confronted with an inextricable situation’
wrong use of ‘to’ instead of ‘at’ after ‘arrive’:
‘She must arrive at a decision’
wrong use of ‘explain’ without ‘to’:
‘This story explains to us how we must look beyond the appearance of things’
wrong use of ‘say’ without ‘to’:
‘He said to him/told him that he liked the house’
wrong use of ‘present’ without ‘with’:
‘John O’Hara presents us with the evolution of a mother’s state of mind’
This tool is really useful... in Learning English
Spellchecker.net is a web which allos you to check everything you write: Spelling, Grammar mistakes, vocabulary... In that way you can improve your English by your own. This resource will check your texts as if you had a personal teacher by your side!! Recomendamos esta página web para comprobar vuestras oraciones y textos en Inglés, este programa corrige y proporciona sugerencias a la hora de traducir un texto al Inglés. Nos dice si la oración es gramatical, si hay algún fallo de Spelling, etc.
11/11/08
Leona Lewis
LEONA LEWIS__________BETTER IN TIME
More music to learn English!! can you translate it?
LEONA LEWIS PROFILE
Name: Leona Louise LewisKnown As: Leona Lewis
Date of Birth: 01/04/1985
Age: 23
Place of Birth: Islington, London
Marital Status: Long-term Relationship
About:
Leona Lewis was born in Islington, London in 1985 to Joe and Marie. She is the middle child of three, with two brothers, Kyle and Bradley. They grew up in Highbury and went to school at Ambler Primary School in Finsbury Park. Leona wrote her first song at the age of 12, and at the age of 13, she won the Lady D under-18 talent show at the Hackney Empire. She attended the Sylvia Young Stage School and the Brit academy. Although her big passion is singing, she is also a keen dancer and actor. Before auditioning for The X Factor, Lewis recorded an album of her own songs called Twilight, but the album was never released.
Leona lives in Hackney. She has been with her fiancé for over 4 years. Prior to winning The X Factor she worked as a receptionist for a chiropody surgery in Stoke Newington High Street. She also worked in Pizza Hut as a waitress.Leona Lewis won the X Factor in 2006 and her single, "A Moment Like This," broke a world record after it was downloaded fifty thousand times in thirty minutes. The single was also the 2006 Christmas number one.
Leona's second single, "Bleeding Love," was also extremely successful and reached number one in around seven countries and stayed at the top of the UK charts for seven weeks. Leona's debut album, "Spirit" became the UK's fastest selling debut album, and Ireland’s fastest selling album of all time.
Lyrics | Leona Lewis - Better In Time lyrics
More music to learn English!! can you translate it?
LEONA LEWIS PROFILE
Name: Leona Louise LewisKnown As: Leona Lewis
Date of Birth: 01/04/1985
Age: 23
Place of Birth: Islington, London
Marital Status: Long-term Relationship
About:
Leona Lewis was born in Islington, London in 1985 to Joe and Marie. She is the middle child of three, with two brothers, Kyle and Bradley. They grew up in Highbury and went to school at Ambler Primary School in Finsbury Park. Leona wrote her first song at the age of 12, and at the age of 13, she won the Lady D under-18 talent show at the Hackney Empire. She attended the Sylvia Young Stage School and the Brit academy. Although her big passion is singing, she is also a keen dancer and actor. Before auditioning for The X Factor, Lewis recorded an album of her own songs called Twilight, but the album was never released.
Leona lives in Hackney. She has been with her fiancé for over 4 years. Prior to winning The X Factor she worked as a receptionist for a chiropody surgery in Stoke Newington High Street. She also worked in Pizza Hut as a waitress.Leona Lewis won the X Factor in 2006 and her single, "A Moment Like This," broke a world record after it was downloaded fifty thousand times in thirty minutes. The single was also the 2006 Christmas number one.
Leona's second single, "Bleeding Love," was also extremely successful and reached number one in around seven countries and stayed at the top of the UK charts for seven weeks. Leona's debut album, "Spirit" became the UK's fastest selling debut album, and Ireland’s fastest selling album of all time.
Lyrics | Leona Lewis - Better In Time lyrics
Profesores CAL . Curso de Adaptación Lingüística para centros Bilingües
These expressions are addressed to those teachers who are teaching their subject( Maths, Biology, Social Science...) in the English language. I will add more expressions and tips in the following days.
LESSON NUMBER 2:
Classroom Language: Simple instructions
Here are some common instructions which the class can easily understand:
Come in.
Go out.
Stand up.
Sit down.
Come to the front of the class.
Stand by your desks.
Put your hands up.
Put your hands down.
Hold your books/pens up.
Show me your pencil.
A number of instructions can be used at the beginning of a session, and as the semester continues:
Pay attention, everybody.
You need pencils/rulers.
We'll learn how to ...
Are you ready?
Open your books at page ...
Turn to page ...
Look at acitivity five.
Listen to this tape.
Repeat after me.
Again, please.
Everybody ...
you have five minutes to do this.
Who's next?
Like this, not like that.
A number of instructions can be used at the end of a session, and as the semester continues:
It's time to finish.
Have you finsihed?
Let's stop now.
Stop now.
Let's check the answers.
Any questions?
Collect your work please.
Pack up your books.
Are your desks tidy?
Don't forget to bring your ... tomorrow.
Instructions can also be sequenced:
First
Next
After that
Then
Finally
Comprehension language:
Are you ready?
Are you with me?
Are you OK?
OK so far?
Do you get it?
Do you understand?
Do you follow me?
What did you say?
One more time, please.
Say it again, please.
I don't understand.
I don't get it.
Like this?
Is this OK?
LESSON NUMBER 2:
Classroom Language: Simple instructions
Here are some common instructions which the class can easily understand:
Come in.
Go out.
Stand up.
Sit down.
Come to the front of the class.
Stand by your desks.
Put your hands up.
Put your hands down.
Hold your books/pens up.
Show me your pencil.
A number of instructions can be used at the beginning of a session, and as the semester continues:
Pay attention, everybody.
You need pencils/rulers.
We'll learn how to ...
Are you ready?
Open your books at page ...
Turn to page ...
Look at acitivity five.
Listen to this tape.
Repeat after me.
Again, please.
Everybody ...
you have five minutes to do this.
Who's next?
Like this, not like that.
A number of instructions can be used at the end of a session, and as the semester continues:
It's time to finish.
Have you finsihed?
Let's stop now.
Stop now.
Let's check the answers.
Any questions?
Collect your work please.
Pack up your books.
Are your desks tidy?
Don't forget to bring your ... tomorrow.
Instructions can also be sequenced:
First
Next
After that
Then
Finally
Comprehension language:
Are you ready?
Are you with me?
Are you OK?
OK so far?
Do you get it?
Do you understand?
Do you follow me?
What did you say?
One more time, please.
Say it again, please.
I don't understand.
I don't get it.
Like this?
Is this OK?
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