Watch the following video.
This is the transcript:
I had a delicious smoothie for breakfast.
What was in it?
banana
blueberries
almonds
coconut
vanilla
soy milk
water
ice
How much ice did you put in?
Three cubes.
How much water?
One cup.
How much soymilk?
One cup.
How much vanilla?
A few shakes.
How much coconut?
One tablespoon.
How many almonds?
Four.
How many blueberries?
Five.
How many bananas?
One.
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Sunday, 30 May 2010
Tom's Diner (Suzanne Vega)
Here's a song with a lot of "Present Continuous"
"Tom's Diner"
I am sitting in the morning
At the diner on the corner
I am waiting at the counter
For the man to pour the coffee
And he fills it only halfway
And before I even argue
He is looking out the window
At somebody coming in
"It is always nice to see you"
Says the man behind the counter
To the woman who has come in
She is shaking her umbrella
And I look the other way
As they are kissing their hellos
I'm pretending not to see them
Instead I pour the milk
I open up the paper
There's a story of an actor
Who had died while he was drinking
It was no one I had heard of
And I'm turning to the horoscope
And looking for the funnies
When I'm feeling someone watching me
And so I raise my head
There's a woman on the outside
Looking inside, Does she see me?
No she does not really see me
Cause she sees her own reflection
And I'm trying not to notice
That she's hitching up her skirt
And while she's straightening her stockings
Her hair has gotten wet
Oh, this rain it will continue
Through the morning as I'm listening
To the bells of the cathedral
I am thinking of your voice...
And of the midnight picnic
Once upon a time
Before the rain began...
I finish up my coffee
It's time to catch the train
"Tom's Diner"
I am sitting in the morning
At the diner on the corner
I am waiting at the counter
For the man to pour the coffee
And he fills it only halfway
And before I even argue
He is looking out the window
At somebody coming in
"It is always nice to see you"
Says the man behind the counter
To the woman who has come in
She is shaking her umbrella
And I look the other way
As they are kissing their hellos
I'm pretending not to see them
Instead I pour the milk
I open up the paper
There's a story of an actor
Who had died while he was drinking
It was no one I had heard of
And I'm turning to the horoscope
And looking for the funnies
When I'm feeling someone watching me
And so I raise my head
There's a woman on the outside
Looking inside, Does she see me?
No she does not really see me
Cause she sees her own reflection
And I'm trying not to notice
That she's hitching up her skirt
And while she's straightening her stockings
Her hair has gotten wet
Oh, this rain it will continue
Through the morning as I'm listening
To the bells of the cathedral
I am thinking of your voice...
And of the midnight picnic
Once upon a time
Before the rain began...
I finish up my coffee
It's time to catch the train
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
UNIT 6: Revise & Check
What do you remember?
GRAMMAR
1b 2a 3b 4a 5b 6b 7a 8b 9b 10a
VOCABULARY
a)1 make 2 play 3 have 4 book 5 take
b)1 shelf (not a room) 2 cooker (not in the living room) 3 there (not a preposition) 4 town hall (a building) 5 square (not a building)
c)1 with 2 on 3 on 4 of 5 to
PRONUNCIATION
a) 1 near 2 know 3 floor 4 church 5 theatre
b) opposite between behind cupboard museum
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Can you understand the text?
a) 1B 2F 3E 4A 5D 6G 7C b) 1T 2F 3F
GRAMMAR
1b 2a 3b 4a 5b 6b 7a 8b 9b 10a
VOCABULARY
a)1 make 2 play 3 have 4 book 5 take
b)1 shelf (not a room) 2 cooker (not in the living room) 3 there (not a preposition) 4 town hall (a building) 5 square (not a building)
c)1 with 2 on 3 on 4 of 5 to
PRONUNCIATION
a) 1 near 2 know 3 floor 4 church 5 theatre
b) opposite between behind cupboard museum
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Can you understand the text?
a) 1B 2F 3E 4A 5D 6G 7C b) 1T 2F 3F
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Unit 5 Revise & Check
GRAMMAR
a) 1b 2b 3a 4a 5a 6b 7b 8b 9a 10a
b) 1 studied 2 went 3 drove 4 could 5 waited 6 said 7 thought 8 wrote 9 stayed 10 heard
VOCABULARY
a) 1 actor 2 artist 3 painter 4 musician 5 scientist
b) 1 have 2 get 3 go 4 get 5 have
c) 1 for 2 out 3 by 4 to 5 in
d) 1 three weeks ago 2 yesterday morning 3 last month 4 last night 5 last April
PRONUNCIATION
a) 1 waited 2 landed 3 told 4 found 5 heard
b) politician musician restaurant ago somebody
Can you understand this text?
a) 2 smoked 3 cried 4 went
b) 1 No. Because they went to McDonald´s
2 Outside.
3 No (but his father did)
4 Because it was a barbecue and it rained.
a) 1b 2b 3a 4a 5a 6b 7b 8b 9a 10a
b) 1 studied 2 went 3 drove 4 could 5 waited 6 said 7 thought 8 wrote 9 stayed 10 heard
VOCABULARY
a) 1 actor 2 artist 3 painter 4 musician 5 scientist
b) 1 have 2 get 3 go 4 get 5 have
c) 1 for 2 out 3 by 4 to 5 in
d) 1 three weeks ago 2 yesterday morning 3 last month 4 last night 5 last April
PRONUNCIATION
a) 1 waited 2 landed 3 told 4 found 5 heard
b) politician musician restaurant ago somebody
Can you understand this text?
a) 2 smoked 3 cried 4 went
b) 1 No. Because they went to McDonald´s
2 Outside.
3 No (but his father did)
4 Because it was a barbecue and it rained.
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Dancing Queen - ABBA
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
Ooo.. see that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the Dancing Queen
Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out for the place to go
Where they play the right music, getting in the swing
You come to look for a king
Anybody could be that guy
Night is young and the music's high
With a bit of rock music, everything is fine
You're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance
You are the Dancing Queen, young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing Queen, feel the beat, from the tambourine oh yeah
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
Ooo.. see that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the Dancing Queen
You're a teaser, you turn 'em on
Leave 'em burning and then you're gone
Looking out for another, anyone will do
You're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance
You are the Dancing Queen, young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing Queen, feel the beat from the tambourine oh yaaa
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
Ooo.. see that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the Dancing Queen
Diggin the Dancing Queen
A Tale of Two Sydneys
Read this article, which appeared in The Guardian in 2002. It is a bit difficult!
Can you find any difference between this article and the one on page 54 of the book?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/aug/06/augustintheoffice.travel
Can you find any difference between this article and the one on page 54 of the book?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/aug/06/augustintheoffice.travel
Monday, 8 March 2010
Unit 4. Revise & Check
What do you remember?
GRAMMAR
1a 2b 3b 4b 5b 6a 7b 8a 9a 10a
VOCABULARY
a) 1 for 2 in with 3 for 4 to
b) 1 turn on 2 ride 3 tell 4 play 5 take 6 use 7 get 8 run 9 go 10 draw
PRONUNCIATION
a) 1 find 2 die 3 wait 4 turn 5 cook
b) together follow instruction classical because
What can you do?
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a) 1 a
2 e.g. Cooking is a waste of time; a lot of adults don't cook; if a mother hates cooking she doesn't teach her children to cook; many schools don't teach cooking.
b) 1 boil 2 teenager 3 a spectator sport 4 it doesn't matter 5 a waste of time 6 delicious 7 take-away food
GRAMMAR
1a 2b 3b 4b 5b 6a 7b 8a 9a 10a
VOCABULARY
a) 1 for 2 in with 3 for 4 to
b) 1 turn on 2 ride 3 tell 4 play 5 take 6 use 7 get 8 run 9 go 10 draw
PRONUNCIATION
a) 1 find 2 die 3 wait 4 turn 5 cook
b) together follow instruction classical because
What can you do?
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a) 1 a
2 e.g. Cooking is a waste of time; a lot of adults don't cook; if a mother hates cooking she doesn't teach her children to cook; many schools don't teach cooking.
b) 1 boil 2 teenager 3 a spectator sport 4 it doesn't matter 5 a waste of time 6 delicious 7 take-away food
Writing. Describing a friend.
a. 1. friend 2. studies 3. intelligent 4. writing 5. beautiful 6. always
b. 1. Who is the person in the photo?
2. How old is he/she? etc.
3. Describe him/her
4. What does he/she like doing? etc.
5. Why is your friend special?
b. 1. Who is the person in the photo?
2. How old is he/she? etc.
3. Describe him/her
4. What does he/she like doing? etc.
5. Why is your friend special?
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Beautiful (Christina Aguilera)
Listen to this song and fill in the gaps with the correct personal pronouns (subject or object):
Beautiful. Christina Aguilera
Every day is so wonderful
And suddenly, I saw debris
Now and then, I get insecure
From all the pain, I'm so ashamed
___ am beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring ___ down
___ am beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring ___ down
So don't you bring ___ down today
To all your friends, you're delirious
You're so consumed in all your doom
Trying hard to fill that emptiness
The piece is gone left the puzzle undone
That's the way it is
___ are beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring ___ down
___ are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring ___ down
Don't you bring ___ down today...
No matter what we do
(no matter what we do)
No matter what they say
(no matter what they say)
When the sun is shining through
Then the clouds won't stay
And everywhere we go
(everywhere we go)
The sun won't always shine
(sun won't always shine)
But tomorrow will find a way
All the other times
'cause ___ are beautiful no matter what they say
Yes, words won't bring ___ down, oh no
___ are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring ___ down
Don't you bring ___ down today
Don't you bring ___ down today
Don't you bring ___ down today
Beautiful. Christina Aguilera
Every day is so wonderful
And suddenly, I saw debris
Now and then, I get insecure
From all the pain, I'm so ashamed
___ am beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring ___ down
___ am beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring ___ down
So don't you bring ___ down today
To all your friends, you're delirious
You're so consumed in all your doom
Trying hard to fill that emptiness
The piece is gone left the puzzle undone
That's the way it is
___ are beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring ___ down
___ are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring ___ down
Don't you bring ___ down today...
No matter what we do
(no matter what we do)
No matter what they say
(no matter what they say)
When the sun is shining through
Then the clouds won't stay
And everywhere we go
(everywhere we go)
The sun won't always shine
(sun won't always shine)
But tomorrow will find a way
All the other times
'cause ___ are beautiful no matter what they say
Yes, words won't bring ___ down, oh no
___ are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring ___ down
Don't you bring ___ down today
Don't you bring ___ down today
Don't you bring ___ down today
Sunday, 7 February 2010
A Day In The Life Of A Victorian Family
A. A day in the life of a Victorian family!
You are going to find out about the Poslett family who lived in Victorian England in 1874. The website is going to tell you all about their daily routine.
Go online and type in http://victorians.swgfl.org.uk/day/home.htm
You have now arrived at the home page. Click on A day in the life of on the left hand side of the page, and this will show you their family tree. Now you are going to find out about their daily routine by clicking on the days of the week on the left side of the page.
1 What time does John get up on Monday?
2 What time does Elizabeth get up on Monday?
3 What does Alice do on Tuesday when she gets home?
4 What does Frank learn at school on Tuesday?
5 How many people work in the factory on Wednesday?
6 What does Elizabeth do at 12 o'clock on Wednesday?
7 What does Elizabeth do on Saturday morning? What does she buy?
8 What do all the family have on Sunday evening?
B. Choose another day of the week and find something interesting to put in the diary below.
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
You are going to find out about the Poslett family who lived in Victorian England in 1874. The website is going to tell you all about their daily routine.
Go online and type in http://victorians.swgfl.org.uk/day/home.htm
You have now arrived at the home page. Click on A day in the life of on the left hand side of the page, and this will show you their family tree. Now you are going to find out about their daily routine by clicking on the days of the week on the left side of the page.
1 What time does John get up on Monday?
2 What time does Elizabeth get up on Monday?
3 What does Alice do on Tuesday when she gets home?
4 What does Frank learn at school on Tuesday?
5 How many people work in the factory on Wednesday?
6 What does Elizabeth do at 12 o'clock on Wednesday?
7 What does Elizabeth do on Saturday morning? What does she buy?
8 What do all the family have on Sunday evening?
B. Choose another day of the week and find something interesting to put in the diary below.
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Revise & Check Unit 3
WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER?
GRAMMAR
a)1b 2a 3a 4b 5a 6b 7a 8a 9b 10a
b)1 What colour is
2 What time is
3 What time do
4 How often do you eat
5 When do........watch
VOCABULARY
a)1 bad 2 cheap 3 ugly 4 short 5 full
b)1 get 2 take 3 have 4 do 5 go
c)1 tall 2 seven 3 one 4 nephew 5 Easter
d) 1 up 2 until 3 by 4 at 5 for
PRONUNCIATION
a) 1 do 2 stop 3 think 4 father 5 hour
b) 1 expensive 2 difficult 3 always 4 July 5 December
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a) 4 5
b) check it with a dictionary
c) Because in the winter our bodies need food and sleep not diets and exercise.
GRAMMAR
a)1b 2a 3a 4b 5a 6b 7a 8a 9b 10a
b)1 What colour is
2 What time is
3 What time do
4 How often do you eat
5 When do........watch
VOCABULARY
a)1 bad 2 cheap 3 ugly 4 short 5 full
b)1 get 2 take 3 have 4 do 5 go
c)1 tall 2 seven 3 one 4 nephew 5 Easter
d) 1 up 2 until 3 by 4 at 5 for
PRONUNCIATION
a) 1 do 2 stop 3 think 4 father 5 hour
b) 1 expensive 2 difficult 3 always 4 July 5 December
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a) 4 5
b) check it with a dictionary
c) Because in the winter our bodies need food and sleep not diets and exercise.
Monday, 25 January 2010
Monday, 18 January 2010
Daily Routines
These children are describing their daily routines. Watch the following video:
You can do the same!!! Write a comment in English.
You can do the same!!! Write a comment in English.
The Time
Click on the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3icBxO6Wjz0
Watch a video and learn how to tell the time in English!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3icBxO6Wjz0
Watch a video and learn how to tell the time in English!!
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