miércoles, 20 de noviembre de 2013

martes, 12 de noviembre de 2013

BUENOS AIRES HERALD

CLICK HERE
to read a newspaper article to discuss in class.



FAME - Adverbs of frequency

Click
HERE
to watch the movie segment and say how often YOU do those activities. Then compare with your partners.
LINK TO THE WORKSHEET




NUMERALS

HERE
are some very easy activities to practise saying and writing numbers.
Watch the first movie segment "THE GREATEST" and complete the text.
Watch the second movie segment "DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS?"and complete the Bingo numbers.
LINK TO WORKSHEET
Let´s play Bingo in class!!





lunes, 26 de agosto de 2013

FOOD IN BRITAIN - Video

Carmen looks at the different food that people in Britain enjoy eating and talks about how food in Britain comes from all over the world.


WATCH and do the tasks.
Be ready to discuss in class. ENJOY!!

NIGHT OUT-Episode 2- LANGUAGE FOCUS

Rob talks to Stephen about some phrasal verbs from the clip and then about ways of saying how much you like something.

Click HERE to discuss new language issues.

NIGHT OUT - Episode 2

Ashlie and Stephen go to a night club in search of a great night out. Will they find the perfect place to enjoy themselves?
EPISODE 2

NIGHT OUT - Episode 1 - LANGUAGE FOCUS

Click HERE  to discuss important Language Issues about Episode 1

NIGHT OUT - Episode 1


Stephen and Ashlie meet up with some friends for a night out in London. Will they manage to find a venue that everyone will enjoy?

EPISODE 1

Important vocabulary: "manage to find a venue" (encontrar un lugar)

NIGHT OUT - Videos

NIGHT OUT is a series of short videos with activities showing how English works in every day life. It presents lively aspects of young British culture. These episodes feature drama, interviews and reports to help you improve your English language skills.


Hope you like them! ENJOY!!

Let´s discuss them in class.

miércoles, 31 de julio de 2013

martes, 9 de julio de 2013

ELIZABETHTOWN

Before you watch the segment think about the following:


Make a list of the things you usually do while you are talking over the cell phone:
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________




Watch the movie segment. Pay attention to the activities the main characters performed while they were talking to each other over the phone. Write ( D ) if Drew was the one who performed the following tasks and ( C ) if it was Claire. Write ( B ) if both of them did it.

1 .( ) Open the gate

2. ( ) Make dinner

3. ( ) Change clothes

4. ( ) Go to the bathroom

5. ( ) Polish one's nails

6. ( ) Do the laundry

7. ( ) Look at pictures

8. ( ) Listen to music

9. ( ) Dance

10.( ) Drink beer

11.( ) Turn off the lights

12.( ) Drive a car

13.( ) Put on some lipstick

14.( ) See the sunrise


Now write sentences about Claire and Drew, using the simple past tense.

Ex:
While they were talking on the phone,
1. Claire opened the gate________________________________

2. ________________________________________________


Now write a list of the things they didn't do while they were talking to each other on the phone:

Ex: Drew didn't watch TV.

Claires didn't play tennis.

lunes, 24 de junio de 2013

Seaside Entertainment: VIDEO

Watch this video :Seaside Entertainment
Then do  THIS EXERCISE

Be ready to talk about this in class!!

HOLIDAYS IN THE UK

CLICK HERE to read about holidays in the UK. Try the exercises and be ready to talk in class about what you read.
Compare holidays in the UK and holidays in Argentina. What are the main similarities and differences?


More on Adverbs of Frequency

CLICK HERE to revise how to use Adverbs of Frequency and then do the exercises at the bottom.
How well can you do them?

domingo, 19 de mayo de 2013

sábado, 11 de mayo de 2013

Mr Bean´s holiday

Have some fun watching this video


I. Watch the movie segment and choose the answer that will best complete the sentences.


1. He placed a handkerchief on the sidewalk / on a car / under a tree.


2. A DJ / Mr Bean / A boy played the song Boombastic.

3. Mr. Bean put a hat / a lady's cardigan/ a woman's dress on his head.

4. A passer-by / a police officer / a taxi driver/ started filming Mr. Bean with the boy.

5. Mr. Bean carried the boy and placed him on his shoulder / on the ground / in the street.


6. Mr. Bean dubbed "O Mio Bambino Caro" well/ desperately /tragically.


7. The scene took place during the night / in the afternoon / at 5:50 am.




viernes, 10 de mayo de 2013

PAST EVENTS

Here are some exercises you can do to practise talking about Past Events, using the past form of the verb TO BE

WAS-WERE
WAS-WERE (2)

miércoles, 24 de abril de 2013

sábado, 20 de abril de 2013

SIMPLE PRESENT - VIDEOS

Here´s a video you can watch to revise the use of this tense. There is a task you have to do after watching
CLICK HERE

And here there is another video to revise daily activities. What about you? What do YOU do every day?
CLICK HERE

SIMPLE PRESENT

Here are some exercises you can do to practise this tense:
EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2

domingo, 14 de abril de 2013