ELSA PATAKY'S INTERVIEW about her new movie Fast 5

Elsa Pataky has improved her English so much, try to answer the questions of her interview:

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VIDEO:

1.- What's the name of her character in this movie?
2.- Why was Elsa interested in this character?
3.- Does she think that women shoud be at the same level as men when they work?
4.- What's the difference between men and women when they work in a men's world?

( If you need the answers write a comment)

POCOYO IN ENGLISH FOR CHILDREN .

This is the first chapter of the series: LET'S GO POCOYO .
In this chapter Paco has a Shower, or at least he tries it!
Pocoyo es fantástico para introducir a los más peques de la casa al Inglés. Aprenderán sin darse cuenta.




In this second chapter, POCOYO finds a box full of musical instruments. Let's learn their names. Aprende los nombres de instrumentos musicales con la banda de Pocoyo.

JENNIFER LOPEZ & PITBULL " ON THE FLOOR"

This easy song is perfect to train your ears to Listening to English music. Try to follow the song at the same time you listen to it.
You can look new words up in a dictionary to improve your vocabulary at the same time you practice your Listening.



LYRICS: ON THE FLOOR

[Pitbull]


J-LO!
ya tu sabe no es mas nada

[J-Lo]

It’s a new generation of party people

[Pitbull]

Mr worldwide
Get on the floor darling
Get on the floor
Wolrdwide

[J-Lo]

Let me introduce you to my party people in the club
huh huh huh

[Pitbull]

I’m loose
And everybody knows I get off the train
Baby it’s the truth
I’m like inception I play with your brain
So I don’t sleep or snooze
I don’t play no games so don’t don’t don’t get it confused no
Cos you will lose yeah
Now now pump pump pump pump it up
And back it up like a Tonka truck

[J-Lo]

If you go hard you gotta get on the floor
If you’re a party freak then step on the floor
If your an animal then tear up the floor
Break a sweat on the floor
Yeah we work on the floor
Don’t stop keep it moving
Put your drinks up
Pick your body up and drop it on the floor
Let the rhythm change your world on the floor
You know we’re running sh*t tonight on the floor

[J-Lo & Pitbull]

Brazil, Morocco
London to Ibiza
Straight to LA, New York
Vegas to Africa

[Chorus]

Dance the night away
Live your life ,and stay young on the floor
Dance the night away
Grab somebody drink a little more
Lalalalalalalalalalalalalala
Tonight we gon’ be it on the floor
Lalalalalalalalalalalalalala
Tonight we gon’ be it on the floor

I know you got it clap your hands on the floor
And keep on rockin’, rock it up on the floor
If you’re a criminal kill it on the floor
Steal it quick on the floor, on the floor
Don’t stop keep it moving
Put your drinks up
Its getting ill it’s getting sick on the floor
We never quit, we never rest on the floor
If I ain’t wrong we’ll probably die on the floor

[J-Lo & Pitbull]

Brazil Morocco
London to Ibiza
Straight to LA, New York
Vegas to Africa

[Chorus]

Dance the night away
Live your life ,and stay young on the floor
Dance the night away
Grab somebody drink a little more
Lalalalalalalalalalalalalala
Tonight we gon’ be it on the floor
Lalalalalalalalalalalalalala
Tonight we gon’ be it on the floor

[Pibull]

That badonka donk is like a trunk full of bass on an old school Chevy
7 trail donka truck
All I need is some vodka and some chunka coke
And watch a chick get donkey konged
Baby if you’re ready for things to get heavy
I get on the floor and act a fool if you let me dale
Don’t believe me just vet me
My name ain’t Keath but I see why you Sweat me
L.A. Miami New York
Say no more get on the floor

Lalalalalalalalalalalalalala
Tonight we gon’ be it on the floor
Lalalalalalalalalalalalalala
Tonight we gon’ be it on the floor
Lalalalalalalalalalalalalala
Tonight we gon’ be it on the floor

LEMON TREE ANIMATION WITH SUBTITLES

LEARNING ENGLISH WITH SHERLOCK HOLMES 2010

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

THESE ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS:

Click on the video below.
Watch the video, and pay attention to it! (You can pause and rewind the video.)
Answer the listening comprehension questions below the video.
Check your answers.




QUESTIONS:

1. Dr. Watson _______________________ with Mary's parents. is planning on having tea didn't get to have tea had tea
2. Dr. Watson thinks he's _______________________ for listening to Sherlock Holmes. crazy a good friend smart
3. Watson doesn't like that Holmes leads him into situations _______________________. that are dangerous without telling him what his plans are that are not very well thought-out
4. Which of the following things does Watson NOT accuse Holmes of?: Singing loudly Stealing his clothes Playing violin at night
5. Holmes thinks he and Watson should ________________________. talk about this problem a bit more go out for a couple of drinks spend some time in the country

LISTENING COMPREHENSION: KATE MOSS

One of the things that the British are known for is our ability to queue! Recently there have been a number of queuing events which have made the news. One was the release of a new bag by a well known designer and at the beginning of May thousands queued for the midnight opening of the high street clothes retailer Topshop as they launched a new line of clothing designed by the British model Kate Moss.

In this programme we hear from people in the queue about why they are there. We also hear about Kate Moss herself and how she has remained so commercially successful despite controversies in her private life.

Before you listen to the programme look at the following comprehension questions. You can hear the answers in the programme.
Check your understanding by trying the quiz in the 'Extras' section below where you can also download the programme and a transcript.

1: Where was the designer bag originally sold?
2: How long has Kate Moss been modelling?
3: How was her career affected by pictures in the tabloid papers?
4: Did Kate Moss appear at the launch of her designs?

PROGRAMME SCRIPT (DOWNLOAD PDF)

LISTENING KATE MOSS


Vocabulary from the programme

to snap (something) up
to buy something in a sale or at a good price which isn't available for very long

an onlooker
someone who watches something happening in a public place but isn't involved

to catch a glimpse of someone or something
to see someone or something for a very short time

a label
the tag in an article of clothing which has the name of the company or designer

gorgeous / stunning
very attractive and good looking

to weather the storm of negative publicity
to survive a period when there are a lot of negative stories in the media

to come out on top
to come out of a difficult situation and still be successful

a small blip
a small temporary interruption which proves not to be very important

source: BBC WORLD SERVICE/ listenings.

LISTENING: The Reading Group

This listening is part of a series of listenings about a Reading Group. Try to follow the programme , if you get lost you can download the conversation script in pdf.

In today's programme we discuss some of the difficulties of reading in a different language, and we also visit an English language club in Russia.

download the script (pdf)

Listening

WORLD NEWS FOR KIDS

THIS WEB IS FANTASTIC TO PRACTICE OUR STUDENTS LISTENING SKILL AND SPEAKING . THEY CAN TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT TOPICS ONCE THEY HAVE LISTENED TO THE NEWS.

SOME AND ANY (VIDEO EXPLANATION)

From Vaugham television.com

Esperanza Aguirre talks about Bilinguism in Spain

This is an extraordinary and interesting video in which the President of Madrid talks about the importance of a Bilingual Teaching in Spain.

The relevant fact is that Esperanza Aguirre talks in English with Vaughan.

Listening Comprehension ,Answer the questions:

1.Where did she go to study English during her Degree?

2. Which subjects will not be taught in English in Spain?

3. How old was she when she travelled to the States?

4. How many years did she stay in a bilingual school?

VISITING LONDON

LISTENING SKILL PRACTICE:

Unit 1: Transport

John and Fiona have just arrived in London at Heathrow Airport. John is going to a hotel in King's Cross and Fiona's going to stay with her uncle in Camden. They need to work out how to get into the centre of town and decide on what type of transport to use. This unit will help you with the following;Buying a London Underground train ticket. Finding your way around the London Underground system. Comparing things.

Listening 1: Choosing transport from Heathrow into town

After they collect their luggage, John and Fiona think about the best way to get into the centre of London. They know a taxi will be too expensive, but they can't agree on the best form of transport.

Listen to the conversation

Activity 1: Complete the conversation
You can use these sentences:

*We could get stuck in a traffic jam on the coach.

*So let's take the Tube now, it is more convenient.

*Well, we could take the Tube.

*The Heathrow Express is quicker, but it's expensive

Fiona: How shall we get to the centre?

John_________________________________

Fiona: I suppose we could, but how about taking the ' Airbus? coach?

John_________________________________
Fiona: Yes, it is the rush hour. So , what about the Heathrow Express?

John:_________________________________
Fiona: And we'll have to change onto the Tube later anyway.

John:_________________________________

Language tips - vocabulary
the Tube - the popular name for the underground train system (Metro System)

the Underground - another name for the Tube

A coach - comfortable bus usually used on longer journeys

Get stuck in a traffic jam - you can't go anywhere because there are too many cars

convenient - easy to use
rush hour - the busy time in the morning and afternoon when everyone travels to and from work.

Source: BBC.

PDA, Public Love?

Public Displays of Affection,

When people are in love, they want to kiss and hold each other tight. But where’s the best place to do that?

Public displays of affection, or PDAs, can be cute, like when you see a young couple holding hands in the park. But they can also be gross, like a drunk couple totally making out on the street.Some people think public displays of affection are a harmless and fun way to express love. Others think love is better expressed in private.
It turns out that in Jason and Devan’s new relationship, there is one of each kind of person. Watchthe video to see which is which.




Punto gramatical - Learn grammar from this lesson.
Past Perfect Progressive

Jason thanks Devan for seeing Slumdog Millionaire with him and says, “I’d been wanting to see it.” He uses the past perfect progressive tense to talk about a something that had been happening in the past before something else happened in the past. In the past, Jason saw the movie. But before that, he had been wanting to see it.

We form the past perfect progressive with had been + main verb + ing. No matter what the subject of a sentence is, we always form this tense the same way. For example, we can say I had been eating, he had been eating, you had been eating, we had been eating, or they had been eating.

Vocabulary:

make out v.
kiss and hold another person in a romantic way
Example:
Well, we didn't really date. We made out once, but that's it.
gross expr.
disgusting, sickening, unpleasant
Example:
"This sandwich is _*gross*_! I think they put mayonnaise on it. I hate mayonnaise!"
mushy adj.
overly affectionate
Example: I don't want to watch that mushy stuff.

welcome to London

This is the first of some great listenings from BBC to improve this skill in your students.

Listen to the conversation Here


Language tips - vocabulary
the Tube - the popular name for the underground train system (Metro System)the Underground - another name for the Tubea coach - comfortable bus usually used on longer journeys

get stuck in a traffic jam - you can't go anywhere because there are too many cars

convenient - easy to use

rush hour - the busy time in the morning and afternoon when everyone travels to and from work

Language tips - grammar
Comparative adjectivesMore convenient and quicker.Long adjectives like convenient use more to make them comparative, but short adjectives like quick use er to make them comparative.

Practice your Listening

This web allows you to practice the Listening Skill, (something usually forgotten in class), with lots of Downloadable MP3 Files
This is a sub-page of The Internet TESL Journal's .

We can find: News in Special English - 10 Minute Audio with a Transcript,Education Report (Once a Week) (Voice of America),- Daily 30 minute radio show as an MP3 file, fables, American stories, etc. It's really usefull to train your Listening Examinations.

Remember!

Listening is a seven stage process :

hearing

selecting

attending

understanding

evaluating

remembering

and responding actively with feedback

Thank You Teacher !

This video shows how difficult your life as a teacher will be in the beginning but don't worry it will change for better.

Some questions after watching:

1. Can you talk about the video?

2. What is the video about?

3. Is the life of a teacher easy?

4. Do you trust in your teacher?

5. Do you misbehabe before your teachers?

6 Do they respect the students?

7What are the features that you admire in a teacher?

Are you a TEACHER?

I'm an Educator, and you?