Listening

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Telling the Time



The White Rabbit is a character from  Alice in Wonderland.  He always tries to beat the clock, and his famous words are “I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date! No time to say, Hello, Good-bye, I’m late, I’m late, I’m late!”.
El conejo blanco es un personaje de Alicia en el país de las maravillas. Siempre intenta ganar tiempo, y dice: “llego, llego tarde, a una cita importante. No tengo tiempo de decir hola. Adiós, llego tarde, llego tarde.”
In English, we ask What’s the time ? or What time is it? and we answer following this drawing. It’s…
You can tell the time following this picture (complete this exercise) or simply using ordinal numbers as in this exercise
Practise telling the time with the exercises in this book.
Now listen and pick the right time: listening 0listening 1listening 2.

Do these exercises: exercise 1, exercise 2, exercise 3, exercise 4, exercise 5, exercise 6

And finally, try these interactive games: Telling the Time Games 

Saturday, 26 January 2013

Burns' Night


Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, author of many Scots poems. The suppers are normally held on or near the poet's birthday, 25 January, sometimes also known as Robert Burns Day (or Rabbie Burns Day) or Burns Night, although they may in principle be held at any time of the year.
Burns suppers are most common in Scotland and Northern Ireland but occur wherever there are Burns Clubs, Scottish Societies, expatriate Scots, or aficionados of Burns' poetry. There is a particularly strong tradition of them in southern New Zealand's main cityDunedin, of which Burns' nephew Thomas Burns was a founding father.
The first suppers were held in Ayrshire at the end of the 18th century by Robert Burns' friends on the anniversary of his death, 21 July, In Memoriam and they have been a regular occurrence ever since. The first Burns club, known as The Mother Club, was founded inGreenock in 1801 by merchants born in Ayrshire, some of whom had known Burns. They held the first Burns supper on what they thought was his birthday on 29 January 1802, but in 1803 discovered from the Ayr parish records that the correct date was 25 January 1759,[1] and since then suppers have been held on 25 January, Burns' birthday.
Burns suppers may be formal or informal. Both typically include haggis (a traditional Scottish dish celebrated by Burns in Address to a Haggis), Scotch whisky and the recitation of Burns' poetry. Formal dinners are hosted by organisations such as Burns clubs, the Freemasonsor St Andrews Societies and occasionally end with dancing when ladies are present. Formal suppers follow a standard format.


La Noche de Burns o Cena de Burns (en inglés Burns night o Burns supper) es una celebración escocesa en la que se recuerda la vida y la obra del poeta Robert Burns, autor de poemas en escocés y en inglés de Escocia como "Auld Lang Syne". Esta cena suele celebrarse con motivo del cumpleaños del poeta (el día 25 de enero), aunque en principio puede realizarse en cualquier momento del año. Las cenas de Burns son especialmente comunes en Escocia, pero también pueden encontrarse allá donde exista un Club de Burns, una Sociedad Escocesa, expatriados de Escocia o simplemente amantes de la poesía de Robert Burns.
Las primeras cenas de este tipo las organizaron los amigos del poeta en Ayrshire a finales del siglo XVIII, para conmemorar su muerte el día 21 de julio, y se han mantenido desde entonces. Estas cenas pueden tener un carácter formal o informal, pero siempre deben ser entretenidas. Los únicos rasgos comunes a todas las cenas son el haggis, el whisky escocés y quizás un poema o dos. Las cenas organizadas por ciertas congregaciones franmasonas o Sociedades de San Andrés no permiten el acceso de mujeres.

The story of Robert Burns:

HAPPY BURNS' NIGHT!   

Sunday, 20 January 2013

20 Things To Know About the Current State of Teaching


Did you know that 80% of teachers are female? What about the fact that there’s more than 7 million teachers in the U.S.? More importantly, did you know teachers work, on average, more than 50 hours a week? These stats are just glimpses into the staggeringly impressive accomplishments of teachers. While this infographic focuses on the U.S., it’s important to remember that the rest of the world is performing equally important work in and out of the classroom.
If you’ve been wondering about some of the general statistics about the current state of teaching (like how many teachers work on Sundays), then this visualization is just what you need. Enjoy!
teachers are heroes

Friday, 4 January 2013

Present Simple exercises

Here's a list of present simple exercises:
Present Simple Form (with the verb 'be'): Present Simple Form (with all verbs except 'be'):
Mixed exercises with all verbs (be and other verbs):
Here's an exercise about spelling changes in this tense:

What do you do? or What's your job?


Here is some vocabulary about jobs
In English we normally ask the following questions:
What do you do? or  What’s your job?
And we can answer like this:
I’m a student.     
I’m an office worker.         
I’m unemployed.
Now watch this video:

Present Simple


Pay attention to this slideshow to remember the rules
Now, try these exercises exercise 1 exercise 2 exercise 3
Remember the order when you ask questions!!!!!!!!!
ASI       Auxiliary      Subject         Infinitive
               Do                   you                 like football?
               Does              your sister     work?
or    QUASI
               Question word     Auxiliary   Subject    Infinitive
                  Where                      do                you              live?
                  What                       does            Peter           do?
Try these exercises exercise 1 exercise 2
Finally you can put it all in practice in this quiz or in this  exercise
USE
We use the present simple to talk about routines and everyday activities.
Source: EOI Elx

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