Days of the week

Here is a cool song about the days of the week by 'The Cure'.
NOTE: Group NB1 20-22 has listened to it in class.

Now watch this other funny video:

Here are the words so you can sing along.

Oh no, no, I never go to work
Oh no, no, I never go to work
Oh no, no, I never go to work
Oh no, no, I never go to work 

 

On Mondays, I never go to work
On Tuesdays, I stay at home
On Wednesdays, I’m never feeling fine
Work is the last thing on my mind
On Thursdays, it’s a holiday!
And Fridays I detest
Oh, it’s much too late on a Saturday
And Sunday is the day of rest 

 

Oh yes, yes, practise trumpet everyday
Oh yes, yes, practise trumpet everyday
Oh yes, yes, practise trumpet everyday
Oh yes, yes, practise trumpet everyday 

Practise Monday
Practise Tuesday
Practise Wednesday

Practise Thursday
And Friday
And I practise all night on Saturday
So on Sundays I play best 

Oh no, no, I never go to work
Oh no, no, I never go to work
Oh no, no, I never go to work
Oh no, no, I never go to work 

On Mondays, I never go to work
On Tuesdays, I stay at home
On Wednesdays, I’m never feeling fine
Work is the last thing on my mind
On Thursdays, it’s a holiday!
And Fridays I detest
Oh, it’s much too late on a Saturday
And Sunday is the day of rest
It’s the day of rest

Vowel sounds 5

 

This is a short vowel sound. Watch the video and practice the pronunciation of this sound. You can also download a poster with examples. Click here.

Usual spelling: e. Examples: yes, help, ten, pet, very, red. But also: friend, bread, breakfast, any, said.

Classroom objects

We are surrounded by multiple objects in our everyday classes. Let’s learn how you say them in English.

Estamos rodeados de objetos que usamos todos los días en clase. Vamos a aprender cómo se dicen en inglés.

When you don’t know a word, we ask..WHAT’S____IN ENGLISH?

Cuando no sepas una palabra, utiliza la pregunta What’s___ in English?

 

 
1 a board
2 a board pen
3 a noticeboard
4 a bag
5 a desk
6 a CD player and CD
7 a pen
8 a pencil sharpener
9 a ruler
10 a pencil
11 a folder
12 a piece of paper
13 a rubber
14 a notebook
15 a dictionary
16 a table
17 a chair
18 a radio

Source: EOI Elx

Classroom language

Time to stop speaking Spanish in class. Pay attention to the following actions and try to speak English in class from now on.
Ya es hora de dejar de hablar español en la clase. Fíjate cómo se dicen las siguientes acciones e intenta hablar en inglés a partir de ahora.
 

Classroom actions from Sara

Source: EOI Elx 

ABC Phonics Song

The ABC song

All Over the World, song

All Over the World was a hit song in many countries for the British band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) in 1980. The song was on the soundtracks of the film Xanadu in 1980 and the science-fiction comedy Paul in 2011.
 
Watch the video.

And now listen to the song with the lyrics:

Enjoy it!

Consonant sounds 3

 




This is a voiced consonant. You can hear it at the beginning of the word joke, in the middle of the word lodger, at the end of the word bridge and at the beginning and at the end of the word judge. Watch the video and practice the pronunciation of this sound. You can also download a poster with examples. Click here.

The usual spellings are j as in January, juice, July, enjoy; dge as in bridge, fridge. But also German, manager.

Source: BBC Learning English 

Consonant sounds 2

 




This is a voiceless consonant. Watch the video and practice the pronunciation of this sound. You can also download a poster with examples. Click here.

The usual spellings are sh as in shopping, shoes, Spanish, fish; ti (+ vowel) as in station, information. But also sugar, sure.

Source: BBC Learning English

Consonant sounds 1

 

This is a voiceless consonant. You can hear it at the beginning of the word choke, in the middle of the word teacher, at the end of the word match and at the beginning and the end of the word church. Watch the video and practice the pronunciation of this sound. You can also download a poster with examples. Click here.

The usual spellings are ch as in cheap, children, church; tch as in watch, match; t(+ure) as in picture, adventure.

Source: BBC Learning English

1, 2, 3 ...

Learning the numbers can be fun . Practise them while playing just by clicking in the following links.                                                                                                                                     Aprender los números puede ser divertido. Practícalos jugando al hacer clic en los siguientes enlaces. 

1 2 3 4

Here  we leave you some of the emergency numbers around the world.                                    Aquí os dejo algunos de los números de teléfono de emergencias del mundo

What's the UK?

Acuerdate que no es lo mismo decir Soy británico que decir soy inglés, galés, escocés o de Irlanda del Norte.
 Remember it’s not the same to say I am British than to say I am English, Welsh, Scottish or from Northern Ireland.

 This video illustrates the concept of United Kingdom.
 Este video ilustra el concepto de Reino Unido.
 
The official name of the UK is the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland“.
El nombre oficial del Reino Unido es reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte.

The United Kingdom is made up of:
El Reino Unido está formado por:

England – The capital is London.
Scotland – The capital is Edinburgh .
Wales – The capital is Cardiff.
Northern Ireland – The capital is Belfast.

England, Scotland and Wales together form Great Britain.
Inglaterra, Escocia y Gales juntos forman Gran Bretaña. Great Britain and Northern Ireland together form the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” (UK)



Source: EOI Elx

Countries and Nationalities: Verb to be

Enjoy it!

What nationality are you?

Watch this video about people answering the question: What nationality are you?
Enjoy it!

Countries and nationalities

AudioEnglish.net is a website to improve your pronunciation. Click here.

To be or not to be?

 Here are some exercises to practise. Good Luck!

  exercise,  exercise 2 , exercise 2 b, exercise 3, exercise 4, exercise 5, exercise 6

Source: EOI Elx

What's your name? 2

One of the most famous introductions………
QUESTIONS

 - What’s your name?
 - Who are you?
 - Hello, Mr… ?
 - And you are… ?

ANSWERS

When we say our name we can say different things, as you can see on the video. For example:

- I’m James Bond
- I’m James (informal)
- I’m Bond (formal)
- I’m Mr Bond (more formal)
- I’m Bond, James Bond (formal, very common in England)
- My name’s James Bond
- I’m called James Bond
- My friends call me James

 Source: EOI Elx

Why are Phonetics Important?

Hello Goodbye, The Beatles

Where are you from?

Where are you from?

I’m from…

Watch this video and write where they are from in the comments section below.                Mira este video y escribe de dónde son en la sección comentarios.

Now, learn the English names of countries and capitals by clicking on this interactive map.
Ahora, aprende los nombres de los países y las capitales pinchando en este mapa interactivo