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Saturday, May 19, 2012
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Renata's favourite city
Listen and answer:
- Where is Renata from?
- What is her favourite city in the United States?
- Who lives there?
- Where is it?
- What is the climate like?
- What kind of clothes can you wear there?
- What are people in this city like?
- What does she like about the city too?
- What are the different things we can see in that city?
- What is Leslie’s piece of advice?
San Francisco Top 10 Travel Attractions
- What is your favourite city? Why?
- What is the most important thing in a city for you?
- In 20 years, where would you like to live?
1. Watch the video and complete a chart with San Francisco’s top 10 travel attractions. Try to give some details about every tourist attraction.
2. After watching the video, which attraction would you like to visit first? Why?
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Describing pictures
Describing pictures is one of the most usual activities in English class and exams. Watch the video and pay attention to any useful vocabulary:
Some more vocabulary to help you describe pictures:
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Webquest: The United Kingdom
What do you know about the United Kingdom?
Check the websites given in order to find the information about the UK and complete your worksheet.
- It is made up of 3 crosses: - St Andrew's for ____________________________________
- St George's for ____________________________________
- St Patrick's for____________________________________
- St George's for ____________________________________
- St Patrick's for____________________________________
FAMOUS BRITISH POLITICIANS
Give the dates: from ________________ to ________________
- Who is David Cameron? ________________ Since when? ________________________
THE MONARCHY
- Who conducts the service? ________________________________________________
- In what year did Queen Elizabeth's coronation take place? __________________________
- What does it celebrate? __________________________________________________
- Windsor Castle , another official residence, is ___ ______ and ___ _______ occupied castle in the world!
THE CROWN JEWELS
earrings - a sceptre - a necklace - a sword - a crown - bracelets – an orb –
- Is she Elizabeth I, II or III? _______________________________________________
- When was she born? ____________________________________________________
- How old is she today? ___________________________________________________
- How many children have they got? __________________________________________
- Write their names and their age : ___________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
- Who was she? ________________________________________________________
- How old was she when she died on 30th March 2002? _____________________________
- What is his first name? __________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
- When, where and how did she die? __________________________________________
- How many children did they have? __________________________________________
- Write their names and their ages: __________________________________________
- What about PRINCE WILLIAM? - Is he first in line to the British Throne? ___________________________________________________________________
- What are his hobbies? ______________________________________________
1/ ___________________ 2/ ___________________ 3/ ____________________
4/ ___________________ 5/___________________ 6/ ___________________
7/ ___________________ 8/___________________ 9/ ___________________
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Murphy's law II
- If you're running late, the bus will be late too.
- If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Murphy's law
Murphy’s
Law is one of the governing principle of the universe. It states that ‘’If
anything can go wrong, it will go wrong.” And "If anything simply cannot go wrong, it will anyway."
Although it is a little bit pessimistic, we are going to try to write our own Murphy's laws. Complete the following sentences:
- If you forget your book at school, ...................................................
- If there is a party this weekend, ....................................................
- If it is sunny this weekend, ...........................................................
- It it rains a lot..................................................
Friday, March 23, 2012
Schools in the future
Schools have changed in the last decades. Technology has changed many things! But how do you imagine schools in 2050?
In pairs, answer the following questions:
In pairs, answer the following questions:
- What will schools look like?
- What will students do?
- What will teachers do?
- Which subjects will they learn and teach?
- What will students bring in their schoolbags?
Some of your answers:
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Whatever will be...
Everybody is interested in knowing about the future. We all have a lot of questions, but what are your answers?
- Are you optimistic or pessimistic about your future? How about the world's future?
- If your life goes as planned, where will you be in 5 years? 10 years? 30 years?
- What are your hopes and dreams for the future? Please explain.
- Will humans live all over the universe in the future? Why/not?
- What major advancements will the human race achieve this century?
Monday, March 19, 2012
Irish history - Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday
was a day of violence in Dublin on 21 November 1920, during the Irish War of
Independence. In total, 31 people were
killed – fourteen British, fourteen Irish civilians and three republican
prisoners.
Ireland
became an independent country in 1922, after the Irish War of Independence, and
Northern Ireland decided to remain part of the United Kingdom.
Listen to this song written by U2 to remember the events. Fill in the blanks on your
worksheet:
Yes
I can't believe
the …....................... today
Oh, I can't close
my …................................ and make it go away
How long, how
long must we …………. this song?
How long? How
long?
'Cause
…......................we can be as one, …...........................
Broken bottles
under children's ….............................
Bodies strewn
across the dead end …................................
But I won't heed
the battle call
It puts my back
up, puts my back up against the …...............................
Sunday, Bloody
Sunday
Sunday, Bloody
Sunday
Sunday, Bloody
Sunday
And the battle's
just begun
There's many lost
but tell me …........................has won
The trench is dug
within our …......................................
And
….................................., children, brothers,
…............................torn apart
Sunday, Bloody
Sunday
Sunday, Bloody
Sunday
How long, how
long must we ……….. this song?
How long? How
long?
'Cause
…................................we can be as one
….............................,
….............................................
Sunday, Bloody
Sunday
Sunday, Bloody
Sunday
Wipe the tears
from your …....................................
Wipe your tears
away
Oh, wipe your
tears away
Oh, wipe your
tears away
Oh, wipe your
blood shot …...........................................
Sunday, Bloody
Sunday
Sunday, Bloody
Sunday
And it's …………. we
are immune when fact is fiction and TV …...................................
And today the
millions cry
We
…...........................and …...........................while tomorrow they
die
The real battle
just begun to claim the victory Jesus won
Sunday Bloody
Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Saturday, March 17, 2012
St Patrick's Day - Subtitled video
Happy Saint Patrick's day to everybody!
If you want to see the video with subtitles, click below:
St Patrick's Day - Transcribed | dotSUB
Then, complete the text below:
St
Patrick’s Day
St
Patrick’s day is also called _____________________(1).
St
Patrick lived from _______(2) to ___________ (3)AD.
St
Patrick’s day is associated with anything ________(4) and
___________(5), ____________ (6)and _______________(7).
St
Patrick died on ______________(8) and was buried in
________________________ (9).
He
converted Irish people from paganism to ______________(10) and he
banished ___________(11), which are a metaphor for _____________(12),
from the island.
The
parades date back from the ____(13) century and are a reflection of
the growing sense of _______________(14). The largest parade takes
place in _____________(15).
St
Patrick’s Day may be popular because it takes place just a few days
before _________(16)-so say goodbye to the ______________(17) and
wear the __________ (18).
And remember: wear some green clothes today and you will not be pinched!
Friday, March 16, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
11 Commandments from Bill Gates
Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things
Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
Rule 2 : The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.
Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Valentine's Day
Listening: Anita talks about Valentine's Day celebrations in the UK
Are there any similar traditions in your country?
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