MERRY CHRISTMAS!

1. Have a look at this powerpoint presentation to learn some Christmas Vocabulary.

2. Look at this copy. Then listen, connect the pictures with the words and write the answers (key in "comentarios").

3. Listen and sing this version of Jingle Bells:

Jingle Bells-Dream English Version Lyrics

Merry Christmas!

Let's practise: Santa Claus, a Christmas tree, toysa stocking, an airplane, no, I'm kidding!presents, a candy cane, here we go

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way

Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh, hey!

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way

Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh, hey!

1,2,3,4!I can jump, I can dance, I can sing, I can laugh

I can jump, I can dance, I can sing, I can laugh

Let's practise; a reindeer, a sleigh, a snowman, an angel, an elf, mistletoe, here we go

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way

Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh, hey!

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way

Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh, hey!

1,2,3,4!I can jump, I can dance, I can sing, I can laugh

I can jump, I can dance, I can sing, I can laugh

Merry Christmas!

4. Watch this video and complete the Christmas carol with these words:

Write / Snow / Christmas / Know / White

(answers in "comentarios")

White Christmas

I'm dreaming of a white _____________

Just like the ones I used to _____________

Where the treetops glisten, and children _____________

To hear sleigh bells in the _____________

I'm dreaming of a white _____________

With every Christmas card I _____________

May your days be merry and bright

And may all your Christmases be _____________

I'm dreaming of a white _____________

With every Christmas card I _____________

May your days be merry and bright

And may all your Christmases be _____________

Don't forget to look at older Christmas posts! / No se te olvide mirar las entradas sobre Navidad de otros años!

The family and the saxon genitive

1. Read the text and do the exercise.

2. Read this text and answer the questions. Use the saxon genitive when possible (answers in "comentarios")

The Family Tree
My name is Dennis and this is my family tree. My father's name is Steve. He'san architect and he lives in New York with my mother Mary. My mom is a verytalented artist. She paints beautiful pictures. I have one brother named Albert.He is a computer engineer. Debra is my wife. She is a nurse at the samehospital where I work. I work in the lab. My daughter Donna is a doctor in SanFrancisco. Donna's husband's name is Keith. He is a restaurant manager.They have a little girl named Becky who is three years old.

Questions.
1. Who is an artist?________________________
2. Who works in a lab in a hospital?______________________________
3. Who is an architect?________________________________
4. Who is a restaurant manager?__________________________
5. Who is three years old?_________________________
6. Who is a doctor?________________________
7. Who is a nurse?________________________

Saxon Genitive

1. Read the explanation about the use of the saxon genitive and do the activity.
2. Do the following activities. When you finish them click on "Done" and check your answers. / Cuando termines las actividades haz click en "done" para comprobar tus respuestas.
- Activity one.
- Activity two.

My family

Watch this video and learn how to talk about your family.

Watch another video (a bit more difficult) and learn more things about family.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Vocabulary:
1. Learn some words about the holiday.
2. Look at some pictures of typical Thanksgiving food.

The story of Thanksgiving:
Read the text and fill in the gaps with the words they give you.

Don't forget to look at Thanksgiving older posts! There's much more!/¡No olvides echar un vistazo a las entradas antiguas de Thanksgiving! ¡Hay mucho más!(mira en festivities)

A survey on TV watching habits (personal information)

Look at the questions (number 7 and number 9 refer to the place and date when she was born/las preguntas 7 y 9 son dónde y cuándo nació). Listen to the conversation and write the answers - they repeat it. Then click on the arrow to check your answers. / Escucha la conversación y escribe tus respuestas- la repiten. Luego haz click en la flecha para comprobar tus respuestas.

My week (days and present simple)

Listen and read what the boy does during the week.

Review: meeting people, ages, nationalities

A. Watch the video and answer the questions. Answers in "comments".

1. How old is Mia?
2. How old is Toby?
3. Where's Toby from?
4. How old is Amy?
5. Where's Amy from?




B. Watch the video and review (repasa) greetings and introductions:

Personal Information

Watch the video and complete the form. (Answers in "comments")

Conference Registration form:
First name
Surname
Nationality
Address ______, Green ____________, London
Phone number

Bonfire Night

1.

Match the words and the pictures. Click here to see the answers.

2. Read this short text:

Bonfire Night
Bonfire night is on November 5th.
Bonfire Night is also known as Guy Fawkes Night. Many people in the UK celebrate Bonfire Night.
They build bonfires in the garden, and light fireworks.
Some people go to fireworks displays in parks.
Fireworks can be dangerous!
Always use fireworks safely.
Never touch a lit firework!

3. Do this vocabulary activity

The alphabet

Countries and nationalities

1. Do the exercises (lesson 16)./Haz los ejercicios
2. Choose the form of the verb "be"and the country./Elige la forma del verbo "be" y el país.

Where are you from?

Listen to ten people and write the countries they are from. The answers are in "comentarios" / Escucha a diez personas y escribe sus paises de origen. Las respuestas están en "comentarios".
Thanks to http://www.123listening.com/

Introductions and greetings

Watch the video up to 5'40" and meet the characters. "How do you do?" is a formal greeting, the answer is "how do you do?" / Ve el vídeo hasta el minuto 5'40" y conoce a los personajes. "How do you do?" es un saludo formal y se contesta con lo mismo "how do you do?"
Review greetings and learn some adjectives (strong, fat, beautiful, clever, brave, big and small)./ Repasa los saludos y aprende algunos adjetivos (fuerte, gordo, hermosa, inteligente, valiente, grande y pequeño).

Last weekend

This is a basic conversation about the weekend. First, you'll hear it at a normal speed, then at a slower speed. Next, you'll hear some practice drills. Finally, you'll hear the conversation again at a normal speed. / Primero la oirás a una velocidad normal y luego más despacio. Después escucharás unas frases para repetir y finalmente oirás la conversación de nuevo a una velocidad normal.

Next weekend

Listen and complete the gaps.

Extra listening- houses

Listen to some information about a house. Then choose the house that matches the information.

Ordering fast food

Look at the questions. Then listen to the conversation and choose the right answer (check your answers in "comments").

Listening extra- present continuous

Listen to the description and click on the corresponding picture. Then you can click on script and read the extracts.

Present continuous- activities

1. Listen to the sentences about the pictures.
2. Listen to a sentence and click on the corresponding picture.

Present continuous- grammar and exercises

1. Listen to a programme explaining the use and form of the present continuous and giving some examples. You can download Nuala's grammar explanations and tables.
2. Match the beginnings of the sentences to the correct endings.
3. Is the sentence right or wrong?

Renting a house

Listen to the conversation and write the answers to the questions. Then click on the arrow to check them.

World Book Day

23 April: a symbolic date for world literature for on this date and in the same year of 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors such as Maurice Druon, K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo.

The idea for this celebration originated in Catalonia where on 23 April, Saint George's Day, a rose is traditionally given as a gift for each book sold.

Listen and read a short story to celebrate it.

St. George's Day

Read about St. George's Day history.

Rooms and furniture

1. Listen to the names of the different rooms.
2. Match the words and the pictures.
3. Select the right room.
4. Choose and write the name of the room.
5. Write the name of the room.
6. Listen to the words.
7. Listen and choose the right word.
8. Match the furniture and the room.
9. Things in the bathroom.
10. Help Roger decorate his new apartment.

A day trip to Paris

Listen and read the story of Barnaby's day trip to Paris.

VACATIONS

Listen to Simon talking about a family vacation (click on "hide text" not to see the text) and choose the right answer for the questions on the right hand side of the page. Then you can click on "show text" and you can listen and read it.

A trip to London

Listen to a man talking about a trip to London and write the answers to the questions. Then click on the arrow (flecha) to check your answers.

HOLIDAYS

Listen and read the story of the bear who went on holiday to Australia.
Use the arrows (las flechas) to move through the story and click on the mouse picture to see something happen.

My best memory

Listen to an American girl talking about her best memory and answer the questions. (Answers in "comentarios").
1. What's her best memory?
2. When did it happen?
3. How long did they stay?
4. It was good and interesting because...
a) they worked with her.
b) they went shopping with her.
c) they got to know about her life in France.
5. Where did she work last year?
6. What did they do in Paris?
7. Did they have a good time?
8. Do they understand now why she likes living in France?

Talking about your day

Listen to a conversation between a father and his daughter and choose the right answer. You can read the conversation if you click on "quiz script".

You're not alone

Listen to the song and write the missing verbs.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Complete the story with the verbs in the past (it has three parts)

Dancing Queen- Karaoke version

Listen and sing!

Past Simple

I. Exercises:

1. Write the sentences in the past.
2. Complete Columbus's biography using the verbs in the past.
3. Complete Linbergh's biography using the verbs in the past.
4. Order the words to make sentences.
5. Choose the right verb.
6. Choose the right sentence.
7. Match.
8. Match.
9. Match the days and the sentences.
10. Choose the correct answer.

II. Reading activities:

1. Watch the video, read the book and do the exercise (play the game) about Elvis Presley.
2. Watch the video, read the book and do the exercise about Marylin Monroe.

III. Listening activities:

1. Yesterday: listen and complete the text with the right verb.
2. Dictation: listen and write the sentences.

PAST SIMPLE REGULAR VERBS- PRONUNCIATION

1. Watch this video. It explains the difference between voiced and unvoiced sounds and the rules to pronounce -ed in regular past simple verbs.



2. Listen to the verbs and choose the correct pronunciation.

3. Dictation: listen and write the sentences.

4. Listen to a BBC programme in which they speak about the pronunciation of -ed and give examples. You can also download the grammar explanation.

5. Quiz: listen to the text and choose the correct pronunciation of the verbs.

PAST SIMPLE- FORM

1. Watch this video and learn to form affirmative sentences in the past.



2. Watch the video and learn how to make negative sentences in the past.

3. Click here and see a presentation on how to make yes/no questions in the past.

Daily Routine

A day at school
Listen to a conversation between a man and a boy. Choose the best answer for each question. You can read the script and do some exercises.

Likes and dislikes 4

DVD Movie Rentals

Listen to the conversation and choose the right answer. You can also read the transcript (click on "quiz script") and do some exercises.

St. Patrick's Day

A. Vocabulary: do some of the activities to learn and practise the vocabulary.

B. Quiz (noodle: brain-cerebro). Do you remember the right answers?

LIKES AND DISLIKES 3

1. Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answers.
2. Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answers. Now read the conversation and answer the questions.
3. Listen to the conversation and choose the answers. Then read the conversation.

You're Beautiful by James Blunt

James Blunt (born James Hillier Blount; 22 February 1974), is an English singer-songwriter whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and new single releases, especially You're Beautiful brought him to fame in 2005. His repertoire is a mix of acoustic-tinged pop rock. Blunt won two BRIT Awards and two Ivor Novello Awards, and was nominated for five Grammy Awards in 2006. He released his second album All The Lost Souls, in 2007.
Blunt was an officer in the Life Guards, a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and served under NATO in Kosovo during the conflict in 1999. While posted to Kosovo, Blunt was introduced to the work of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders). Since then, Blunt has supported MSF by holding meet-and-greet auctions at many of his concerts.
Blunt's primary residence is now on the Spanish island of Ibiza.

Watch a video of his famous song "You're Beautiful".

BEARS- Present simple and frequency adverbs

Listen to this text about bears and answer the questions. Then read the text and check your answers:

1. Where do the three kinds of bears live?
2. Where do white bears usually live?
3. What do they nearly always eat?
4. Where do black bears usually live?
5. What do they eat?
6. Can you name a popular black bear?
7. Where do brown bears live?
8. How often do they go to the rivers to catch salmon?
9. Do they like blackberries, blueberries, etc?
10. Do bears usually attack people?
11. Complete:
White bears are very, very _____________
Never go near a _____________ _____________
If you meet a _____________ _____________ , shout at him until he goes away.
If you meet a _____________ _____________ , lie down and play dead.
Always put your _____________ and rubbish in special containers.

EXTRA LISTENING (DAILY ROUTINES)

1. Listen to Rick 's daily routine and answer the questions.

2. Now you can read the text.

3. Listen to James's daily routine and answer the questions.

4. Then read the text.

LIKES AND DISLIKES 2

1. Listen to Brian and Ken talking about their likes and dislikes and answer the questions.
2. Now you can read the conversation.
3. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
4. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.

LIKES AND DISLIKES

1. Listen and read the examples.

2. Read the text and complete the chart. Then check the answers and do the vocabulary activities.

3. Listen to this short radio programme about likes and dislikes.

4. Listen to this man talking about his hobbies and answer the questions. You can also read the text after that.

5. Listen to Lesie talking about what she likes to do when she has free time. She is American, so she uses: I like to go (like+infinitive with to, not like+verb-ing as in British English). You can answer the questions on the right and then listen and read the text.

6. Watch the video (on the screen on the right you can read it and see some notes in Spanish/en la pantalla que aparece a la derecha, si vas para abajo, puedes leer el guión y ver algunas notas en español).

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

1. Learn some vocabulary about St. Valentine's Day.

2. Now you can listen to the words. Click first on "review" to see the vocabulay and then in Games 1 to play.

(Look at the posts from last year (festivities) to learn about St. Valentine and to watch two videos with love songs)

CAN 2

- Pronunciation:
Watch this video and read the notes about the pronunciation of CAN and CAN'T.
(Este video estaba el año pasado pero lo han cambiado, así que puedes verlo aquí y luego hacer los otros ejercicios de pronunciación del año pasado).

1. I can, listen and read.
2. Watch this video with people talking about their abilities. (También estaba el año pasado y la han cambiado).

More daily routines and times

1. Read what she does every day.
2. Have a look at times and daily routines. There are listening and grammar exercises too.

Review frequency adverbs, habits, questions...

In this lesson you can review how to make questions, frequency adverbs and expressions, numbers, times, etc. Finish with the oral exercise and making questions homework.

INTRODUCING YOURSELF

A. Listen to Sam talking about himself and answer the questions (answers in "comentarios").

1. When was he born? (his birth date)
2. Where was he born?
3. How old is he?
4. His address is __________ James Street.
5. What's his phone number?
6. Where is he from?

B. Listen to Anne talking about herself and answer the questions (answers in "comentarios").

1. When was she born?
2. Where was she born?
3. How old is she?
4. Her address is _________ Chestnut Lane
5. What's her phone number?
6. Where is she from?

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF...

A. Listen to Sarah talking about her daily routine and answer these questions (answers in "comentarios").

1. What time does she get up?
2. What time does she leave home?
3. What time and where does she have lunch?
4. What time does she finish work?
5. She goes home...
a) by car
b) by bus
c) by tube
d) on foot
6. She lives...
a) in a house
b) in a flat
7. Does she watch TV?
8. What time does she go to bed?

B. Listen to Jack and answer the questions (answers in "comentarios").

1. What time does he wake up?
2. What time does he have breakfast?
3. What time does he leave home?
4. What time does he start work?
5. What time does he finish playing a clown in a circus?
6. How does he get back home?
7. What time does he have dinner?
8. What time does he go to bed?

DATES 2

1. Watch this video to review months, dates and ordinal numbers.

2. Watch the video and write down the dates people say, in the second part you have the subtitles and you can check them.

FREQUENCY

1. Listen to this review on how to use frequency adverbs and frequency expressions.

2. Listen to the examples in Spanish and English.

3. Watch the video and read the script. Then, look at the episode notes.

Learning to tell the time and daily routines.

1. Watch this video to learn times and daily routine.
2. Watch a second video with more information about different ways of telling the time.

COLOURS

- Watch this video about colours.
- Watch another one and review the spelling,

Daily Routine

Go down on the website and click on "daily routine" to listen. Answer these questions: / Baja en la página y haz click en "daily routine" para escuchar. Responde estas preguntas.
Then click on "script", read the text and check your answers. / Luego haz click on "script", lee el texto y comprueba tus respuestas.

1. What time does she get up?
2. Where does she have breakfast?
3. How does she get to work?
4. What time does she start work?
5. What time does she leave the office for lunch?
6. What does she do after work?
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7. What time does she go to bed on weekdays?

Telling the Time (American English)

Listen and choose the right times.

In American English they say "after" for "past" and "before" for "to".

Meerkats: present simple

MEERKATS

Listen but don’t read the text and answer these questions.

Then, listen and read the text and check your answers.

1. Where do meerkats live?
2. They live in groups of between ________________ and ________________ individuals.
3. How long are they?
4. What colour are their noses?
5. What do meerkats eat?
6. What are they like? (personality adjectives)
7. What do their parents teach them?
8. Where is the famous TV series “Meerkat Manison” very popular?

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!