Mind Your English!

Hi, there!

Well, Easter holidays are round the corner and I guess you are packing your luggage for your trip to the beach or thinking about staying at home and relax. I thought it would be interesting for you to tell us what you are planning to do at Easter or whether there are any traditional activities you are going to take part in, or any special food you are going to eat, etc..... You can use the comments to do so or write a new post if you are one of the contributors to the blog. I am waiting for you to drop a line or two......don't be lazy! ;-)

And now, let's get down to business: yesterday we basically talked about your coffee drinking habits and learnt how to form superlatives. Here you can find more exercises to work on them:
Superlatives (1)
Superlatives (2)
Game

Now, watch this video and complete the sentences below:

(See transcript here)

Extra listening:
Do you prefer coffee or tea? (with video)
Coffee song

And that's all for now, folks! Enjoy your Easter holidays and mind your English!!!

Published by Mariluz en 7:55 PM Comments

Hi, guys!

Just in case you didn't know, today is Father's Day in Spain (in English-speaking countries they celebrate it in June), and to celebrate it I want to share two of my favourite songs with you: the first one is Father and Son, a beautiful song where the father gives advice to his son about what he's going to face in life, by British singer Cat Stevens, and the second one is Tears in Heaven, which Eric Clapton wrote for his 4-year-old son Conor, who died when he fell out of a 53rd floor window in the apartment where his mother was staying in New York City. I hope you like them!





BTW (=by the way): I just found this fantastic site where you can read and listen to real English. It's called LingQ. Registering is free, so once you register you can jump right in and start lessons. Lessons are short little dialogues, or sometimes short descriptions that link every word to a dictionary, so you can build vocabulary and pick up grammar on your own. You can also write things and have them corrected by a tutor, and also speak in English with a tutor, but this isn't a free service.

Published by Mariluz en 9:21 PM Comments

As you all know, next Sunday is Saint Valentine's Day, so here you have some links and activities related to the festivity of love. Enjoy!

Article: The language of Love
Listening: Valentine's Day around the World
Quiz activity
Valentine Cards

Now listen to one of the best love songs ever: ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE, by the Beatles. Sing along!

Published by Mariluz en 9:29 AM Comments

Hi, there!

Here you have the song we listened to in class yesterday. Watch this video to listen to the song again:



Now watch this video and learn the lyrics!



 If you want to sing this song with a microphone and see if you are good at this, check karaokeparty.com

To find the lyrics of any popular song, go to the YouLyrics site. Just write the song's title or the artist and click on "search". If you're lucky you will find the lyrics and lots of videos to sing along.

Have fun!

Published by Mariluz en 1:06 PM Comments

Hiya!

This is a song for you to practise the past tense. See if you can complete the lyrics of the song:


Remember that tomorrow, at 6.00 pm, the EOI of Aranjuez will hold a series of speeches about The World March for Peace and Nonviolence. Check the programme of activities.

The event will come to a final close when a group of students sing John Lennon's Imagine. Practise singing the song using your own computer's microphone or just listen to the song:

See you all tomorrow!

Published by Mariluz en 6:43 PM Comments

Yesterday we corrected homework and learnt how to combine what and how with other words to make questions. Practise question-making by clicking on these links:

How questions

WH- Questions (pdf)

The Space Game

Then, we had real fun doing the Trick or Treat quiz (Answer key). Watch the video to learn vocabulary about this traditional festivity:

Word game. Match words related to Halloween to their meanings.

Finally, a song to sing and dance in Halloween: Thriller, by Michael Jackson:


Karaoke version. Sing along!

Published by Mariluz en 11:22 AM Comments