Wednesday 28 April 2010

Rome wasn't built in a day

Hi there!
Enjoy this beautiful song by Morcheeba with a tiny bit of passive voice and useful expressions.
And, as they say, Rome wasn't built in a day.

You and me, we're meant to be
Walking free in harmony
One fine day we'll fly away
Don't you know that Rome wasn't built in a day?

In this day and age it's so easy to stress
'Cause people are strange and you can never second guess
In order to love, child, we got to be strong
I'm caught in the crossfire why can't we get along?

'Cause you and me we're meant to be
Walking free in harmony
One fine day we'll fly away
Don't you know that Rome wasn't built in a day?

I'm having a daydream, we're getting somewhere
I'm kissing your lips and running fingers through your hair
I'm as nervous as you 'bout making it right
Though we know we were wrong, we can't give up the fight
Oh no

'Cause you and me we're meant to be
Walking free in harmony
One fine day we'll run away
Don't you know that Rome wasn't built in a day?

You and me we're meant to be
Walking free in harmony
One fine day we'll fly away
Don't you know that Rome wasn't built in a day?

You and me (you and me) we're meant to be (meant to be)
Walking free (walking free) in harmony (in harmony)
One fine day (one fine day) we' ll run away (we gonna run away, we gonna run away)
Don't you know that Rome wasn't built in a day?

Thursday 22 April 2010

Talking about Mobiles

Hi everyone!
Why don't you try this great quiz about mobiles? You will learn very useful vocabulary connected to cell phones. 
I loved it! =]
Enjoy!

Wednesday 21 April 2010

Next Writing Assignment due on Wednesday 28 April

Hi there!
Remember your next written assignment is due next week. You can submit it on Monday,  26th April, or Wednesday 28th. You have to write a covering letter to apply for a job at the next Olympic Games. You'll find the instructions on page 81 in your book.
You can download the document below to help you organise your ideas:

Do you think you'd get a job at Ikea?  
 I never would. :(

Sunday 18 April 2010

Confusing Words

Hi again!
I've found a useful website where you can do activities dealing with commonly confused pairs or groups of words, such as work and job; home, house and household and so on.
Once you're on the site, look for the topics we have dealt with in class, like the ones I've just mentioned, or hurt, ache and pain. Then, you have two options:
- If you click on the mouse icon, you will get an online exercise.
- If you click on the pdf icon, you will get an exercise ready to be printed out.

A few of the activities, like the one about homophones, also offer links to video tutorials where you can learn about the words at the same time that you practise your listening skills. Great, isn't it?

I hope it helps!

Speaking Prompts

Hi there!

Some days ago one of your classmates asked me for help to get handouts to practise your oral English. 
Click on the links below to visit some websites where you can find useful prompts to practise your spoken skills.

Be careful, though, since some of the sites contain grammatical or spelling mistakes. If you have a doubt, please ask me.


* EFL: English as a Foreign Language
ESL: English as a Second Language

Sunday 11 April 2010

Avatar II

Hi there!
This goes out to all those who liked Avatar... you'll love its sequel. 
Enjoy! =]

Friday 9 April 2010

Latest News!!

Hi there everyone!
I can now inform you that your final exam will take place on
31st May (Monday) at 16.30.


You will have to be at the school at 16.15 that day so we can organise your seating arrangements with plenty of time.
This is the test schedule (approximately):
16.30-17.45: Reading Comprehension
17.55-18.25: Listening Comprehension
18.40-19.55: Written Expression & Interaction

The speaking tests will take place on a different day, but I can't tell you yet when that will be. We'll figure it out in time, don't worry.

That's all for now! Enjoy your weekend! =]

Tuesday 6 April 2010

A Healthy Lifestyle Listening

Hi there folks!
How did your Easter go? I hope you had time to do a bit of everything, including working on your English. =] 
As you know, we're going back to school tomorrow and we'll continue talking about our latest topic: health. Interesting, isn't it?
Well, I've found a practical (and cute) listening activity on Randall's ESL Lab. Click here to visit the site and do the exercise.
I'll see you tomorrow!