Watch, listen and compare the two perfomances of the same song by two radically different artists, Elvis Presley and el Príncipe Gitano. Can you spot any differences? ;-)
a) How important is an accurate English pronunciation? Why?
b) Is your pronuciation more similar to Elvis's or El Prícipe Gitano's?
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Monday 16 December 2013
Thursday 12 December 2013
Halloween Short Film: Friends 4 Ever
Friends 4 Ever is a 2011 horror-comedy short film written and directed by Shane Dawson. The movie was released on October 29th, 2011. The main story is about a teenage girl named Amy Johnson, (played by Shane), having a sleep-over. During it, an unexpected guest arrives.
PRE-WATCHING
PRE-WATCHING
The film you are going to watch is
about some teenagers at Halloween. Get into groups and brainstorm all the ideas
dealing with such films. For example: a killer.
WHILE-WATCHING
1. What do the friends eventually do to have fun on Halloween’s Eve?
a) pee on homeless people.
b) prank somebody (is
a mischievous trick or joke played on someone, generally causing the victim to
experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion, or discomfort)
c) go skinny dipping (swimming nude)
AFTER-WATCHING
3. What happens in the end?
On October thirty-first, a teenage girl named Amy Johnson has a sleep-over with her
best friends Brenda, Kiki, Lori Beth, Lisa, and Brit. When they get bored, they
decide to get on Twitter. Amy then decides to prank a boy who she calls
"Danny Dandruff". She posts his address online. A few seconds later,
a Twit-Pic appears on his Twitter, showing his severed head. The girls scream,
and fear that a serial killer went to his house after Amy posted his address.
The girls then hear someone at the door. Lori Beth is picked by Amy to go to
it. She opens it, and it turns out that it is just a pizza delivery boy. As the
pizza boy is taking, he is impaled in the stomach by a huge knife. He falls
down, and it is revealed that someone dressed in a black clothing wearing a mask
was behind him, and committed the murder. Lori Beth shuts the door, and the
power goes out. Amy tries to use her back-up lights, but they fail. They run
into the living room, and Amy gets into an argument with Brenda. Brenda calls
Amy a cold-hearted evil bitch, and Amy gets pissed off. She tries to tackle
Brenda but Brenda dodges. Amy falls into a table. Brenda talks to everyone, and
finally gets everyone to team up and try to defeat the killer. After her speech
although, the killer appears from behind her and tries to stab her. The other
girls run away. Brenda and the killer struggle, and she finally gets the killer
off of her and runs to the door. She opens it, and the killer is standing
there... the killer stabs Brenda in the stomach. She falls to the ground, and
the killer stabs her in the back two times. Brenda is dead. The killer gets to
Kiki and Lisa, and they run into Amy's bedroom, locking the door behind them.
The killer breaks down the door. Lisa hides behind the curtains, and she finds
Lori Beth hiding there too. The killer opens the curtains and grabs Lori Beth.
Lisa and Kiki, however, escape. The killer flicks a condom at Lori Beth, and
the impact of it makes her fall off the balcony. She is dead. Kiki and Lisa get
downstairs, and Lisa runs out into the backyard, Kiki gets to the door, but
before she has a chance to get out, the killer grabs her, and kills her. Lisa
tries to get away and runs toward the pool. She stands by it, and the killer
pops out of the water and kills Lisa. Meanwhile, Amy and Brit look for a gun in
her bathroom, claiming that her dad keeps one behind the toilet. Amy can't seem
to find it, and Brit is shot in the head. The killer had taken it, and was
hiding in the shower. Amy runs from the killer and gets to the kitchen. The
killer takes off his mask, and it is revealed that the murderer is Danny
Dandruff, the guy she pranked. Brenda appears from behind Amy, and it is
revealed that no one was actually murdered, and the whole night was a prank to
get Amy to be nice to people. Amy, however, reveals that she is going to never
stop being mean to people, and insults everyone there. Danny, Brenda, Kiki,
Lisa, Lori Beth, and Brit get pissed off, and they all stab Amy with real
knives, killing her.
4. Retell the film. Select some sentences of the plot below and use them as captions of some screen captures. Have a look at the example provided
On October thirty-first, a teenage girl named Amy Johnson has a sleep-over with her best friends Brenda, Kiki, Lori Beth, Lisa, and Brit.
Wednesday 11 December 2013
Third Conditional
With the third conditional we talk about the past. We talk about a condition in the past that did not happen. That is why there is no possibility for this condition. The third conditional is also like a dream, but with no possibility of the dream coming true.
Last week you bought a lottery ticket. But you did not win. :-(
| condition | result | |
| Past Perfect | WOULD HAVE + Past Participle | |
| If | I had won the lottery | I would have bought a car. |
Notice that we are thinking about an impossible past condition. You did not win the lottery. So the condition was not true, and that particular condition can never be true because it is finished. We use the past perfect tense to talk about the impossible past condition. We use WOULD HAVE + past participle to talk about the impossible past result. The important thing about the third conditional is that both the condition and result are impossible now.
Sometimes, we use should have, could have,
might have instead of would have, for example:
If you had bought a lottery ticket,
you might have won.
might have instead of would have, for example:
If you had bought a lottery ticket,
you might have won.
Look at some more examples in the tables below:
| IF | condition | result |
| past perfect | WOULD HAVE + past participle | |
| If | I had seen Mary | I would have told her. |
| If | Tara had been free yesterday | I would have invited her. |
| If | they had not passed their exam | their teacher would have been sad. |
| If | it had rained yesterday | would you have stayed at home? |
| If | it had rained yesterday | what would you have done? |
| result | IF | condition |
| WOULD HAVE + past participle | past perfect | |
| I would have told Mary | if | I had seen her. |
| I would have invited Tara | if | she had been free yesterday. |
| Their teacher would have been sad | if | they had not passed their exam. |
| Would you have stayed at home | if | it had rained yesterday? |
| What would you have done | if | it had rained yesterday? |
Online practice:
Tuesday 10 December 2013
Present Perfect Simple versus Present Perfect Continuous
Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous
We use the present perfect tense to talk about things where there is a connection between the past and the present.
- He’s written 16 books.
He started writing books at some time in the past. So far, he has written 16 books. He may write more books.
As well as the present perfect simple, we can use the present perfect continuous tense to talk about events with a connection to the present.
1 Look at these 2 sentences:
As well as the present perfect simple, we can use the present perfect continuous tense to talk about events with a connection to the present.
1 Look at these 2 sentences:
- I’ve been decorating the house this summer. The focus is on the action – decorating – and the action is unfinished.
- I’ve painted the living room blue. The focus is on the finished result. The activity is finished but we can see the result now.
We use the present perfect continuous when the focus is on an activity that is unfinished.
2 Look at these two sentences.
2 Look at these two sentences.
- I’ve read that book you lent me. I finished it yesterday.
- I’ve been reading that book you lent me. I’ve got another 50 pages to read.
The present perfect simple (I’ve read) gives the idea of completion while the present perfect continuous (I’ve been reading) suggests that something is unfinished.
3 Look at these two sentences.
3 Look at these two sentences.
- She’s been writing emails for 3 hours.
- She’s written 10 messages.
The present perfect continuous (has been writing) talks about how long something has been happening. The present perfect simple (has written) talks about how much/how many have been completed.
4 Look at these two sentences.
4 Look at these two sentences.
- I’ve worked here for thirty years.
- I usually work in London but I’ve been working in Birmingham for the last 3 weeks.
We can use the present perfect simple to talk about how long when we view something as permanent. But thepresent perfect continuous is often used to show that something is temporary.
Wednesday 4 December 2013
Have gone to vs. Have been to
The present perfect forms 'have gone to' and 'have been to' are commonly used to refer to movement. There are slight differences in these two forms when speaking in relation to the present moment. Notice the differences in the examples below.
Have gone to vs. Have been to
... has/have gone to ... refers to someone who has gone to a place but has not yet returned.
Examples:
He's gone to the bank. He should be back soon.
Where has Tom gone?
Where has Tom gone?
... has/have been to ... refers to a place which someone has visited sometime in his life. In other words, "has been to" refers to an experience.
Examples:
Do you understand the rules? Test your knowledge with this has gone vs. has been quiz.
Wednesday 20 November 2013
Sunday 10 November 2013
COINT2: Application letter for an internship or graduate school
This sample may help you. It contains some useful comments for each paragraph. Have a look at it if you need some inspiration ;-)
Friday 1 November 2013
This is the work in class that must be included in your notebooks
My dearest students at Montse Roig Secondary School,
Here below you've got the exercices you have to gather in your notebooks:
COINT 2
Commerce 2 (Oxford):
- Video worksheets: The Good Consumer; The Miracle of Birth (Part 2).
- Grammar worksheets: past perfect.
- Student's book:
Unit 9, p.67, ex. 1, 3, 4.
p.68, ex. 1-2 & Language spot (past perfect exercises)
p.69, listening, ex. 2, 4
p.70, Meeting room, ex. 3 (write down th expressions provided); Reading ex.
p.71, Writing: personal statement; Key words ex.
Unit 10, p.72, ex. 1-2
p.73, ex. 2
p. 74, Language spot (must have, can't have, might/could have)
p.75, Reading, ex. 1-2
p. 76, Small talk - surprising news, ex. 1-3; It's my job, ex. 2.
p. 77, Writing: Application letter; Key words.
COMERÇ
Business Venture (Oxford):
- Student's book:
Unit 1, p.5, ex. 2.
p.6, SPEAKING, ex. 2.
p. 7, SPEAKING exercise: example provided.
Unit 2, p.10, 2nd SPEAKING ex: Write down the 4 questions and their 4 answers.
p.11, SPEAKING, ex. 3.
p.12, WRITING, ex. 1-2.
- Workbook:
Unit 1, pp. 4-8.
Unit 2, pp. 9-13.
APD
English for Nursing 1 (Pearson)
Notes:
- The verb to be: +, - , ? sentences
- The present simple: +, - , ? sentences
- What time is it?
- The family
- Ordinal and cardinal numbers.
Worksheets:
- The Simpson's Family
- Video worksheet: "Health Science Careers: A Certified Nursing Assistant."I.
Student's book:
Unit 1, p.5, ex. 3.
p.8, ex. 5.
p. 9, ex. 9.
p. 11, ex 7, 12.
Here below you've got the exercices you have to gather in your notebooks:
COINT 2
Commerce 2 (Oxford):
- Video worksheets: The Good Consumer; The Miracle of Birth (Part 2).
- Grammar worksheets: past perfect.
- Student's book:
Unit 9, p.67, ex. 1, 3, 4.
p.68, ex. 1-2 & Language spot (past perfect exercises)
p.69, listening, ex. 2, 4
p.70, Meeting room, ex. 3 (write down th expressions provided); Reading ex.
p.71, Writing: personal statement; Key words ex.
Unit 10, p.72, ex. 1-2
p.73, ex. 2
p. 74, Language spot (must have, can't have, might/could have)
p.75, Reading, ex. 1-2
p. 76, Small talk - surprising news, ex. 1-3; It's my job, ex. 2.
p. 77, Writing: Application letter; Key words.
COMERÇ
Business Venture (Oxford):
- Student's book:
Unit 1, p.5, ex. 2.
p.6, SPEAKING, ex. 2.
p. 7, SPEAKING exercise: example provided.
Unit 2, p.10, 2nd SPEAKING ex: Write down the 4 questions and their 4 answers.
p.11, SPEAKING, ex. 3.
p.12, WRITING, ex. 1-2.
- Workbook:
Unit 1, pp. 4-8.
Unit 2, pp. 9-13.
APD
English for Nursing 1 (Pearson)
Notes:
- The verb to be: +, - , ? sentences
- The present simple: +, - , ? sentences
- What time is it?
- The family
- Ordinal and cardinal numbers.
Worksheets:
- The Simpson's Family
- Video worksheet: "Health Science Careers: A Certified Nursing Assistant."I.
Student's book:
Unit 1, p.5, ex. 3.
p.8, ex. 5.
p. 9, ex. 9.
p. 11, ex 7, 12.
Thursday 31 October 2013
Wednesday 30 October 2013
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Introducing somebody
VIDEO SCRIPT
Joey- Hey everybody! I’d like you to meet
Janine. She’s gonna be my new roommate!
Ross- Hi!
Janine- Hi!
Joey- She’s
gonna live with me!
Monica- It’s
nice to meet you, Janine-
Janine- Le
Croix, Janine LeCroix.
Joey- I didn’t know that. What a pretty last name!
Chandler- So,
where are you from?
Janine- Australia.
I just moved here a couple of weeks ago.
Joey- From the land down under?
Janine- Yes.
Joey- I didn’t know that either!
Ross- So, what do you do?
Janine- I’m
a dancer.
Joey- You’re a dancer? She’s a dancer!
Janine- Oh,
I think I’ll go unpack.
Joey- (Janine leaves) Uuuuh!
Monica- Joey,
did you even interview this woman before you asked her to move in?
Joey- Of course I did!
Monica- What
exactly did you ask her?
Joey- When can you move in?
Ross- Thank you for bringing her into our
lives.
Chandler- Unbelievable.
Monica- Down,
boy!
Chandler-
Oh, no, no, no, no. She’s not my type. Not for me. She’s not my type. She’s too-
Monica- Beautiful,
tall, sexy, showing her stomach-
Chandler- Oh,
look at all the boxes!
Business Negotiations
http://twominenglish.com/video/296-Business-Negotiations-Business-English-For-Negotiations.html
Tuesday 22 October 2013
I am a Nursing Assistant
Nursing Assistant Students telling you how to know if you've made the right choice:
Some experienced Nursing Assistants speaking:
Here you are 12 guidelines or pieces of advices of a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). Although all of them are relevant, which ones would you highlight?
Here you are 12 guidelines or pieces of advices of a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). Although all of them are relevant, which ones would you highlight?
Dates of birth - American English
Take it as a dictation of dates of birth.
1. Just listen - don't watch the video yet- and write down the dates with numbers only.
2. Finished? OK, now watch and correct your notes.
With this second video, you can use either the dates of birth or death, or both. Say them aloud as follows:
1. Just listen - don't watch the video yet- and write down the dates with numbers only.
2. Finished? OK, now watch and correct your notes.
With this second video, you can use either the dates of birth or death, or both. Say them aloud as follows:
Elvis Presley was born on ...
He died on ...
He died on ...
Greetings and introductions
1. Watch the video.
2. What do you know about the people 1-6? Write it down in your notebooks.
3. Watch it again and write down the dialogue involving people 2 and 3.
2. What do you know about the people 1-6? Write it down in your notebooks.
Thursday 17 October 2013
Films in English with English subtitles!
Trainspotting
Love Actually
The Green Mile
Igor
Scarface
Schindler's List
Tuesday 15 October 2013
Monday 14 October 2013
Catholics and Protestants from the point of view of Monty Python
Just hilarious!
PRE-WATCHING
1. Answer these questions in pairs or small groups.
a) Have you got a big family? How many brothers and sisters have you got?
b) Is the size of your current family smaller or bigger than the one of previous generations?
c) How big would you like your family to be?
d) Is your idea of your will-be family influenced by religion or culture?
WHILE-WATCHING
2. Are the statements below true (T), false (F), or we just don't know (?):
1 Dad is going home. A seagull flies above it and drops a baby down the chimney.
2 Dad is happy about having another baby.
3 Mum asks about fifteen of her children to go to bed because it isn’t their turn for tea time.
4 Dad reports his children that he’s going to sell them all for scientific experiments because
that’s the only way to earn a great deal of money.
5 Dad asks his children to blame the Catholic church.
6 A child suggests castration to his Dad.
7 Mr Blackitt is Jewish.
8 He despises his Catholic neighbours.
9. Mrs Blackitt is aware of the differences between Catholics and Protestants.
10. Mr Blackitt usually buys contraceptives.
AFTER-WATCHING
3. Answer individually or in pairs.
a) What title would you give to the song in the film?
b) Why does Mrs Blackitt look so confused after the comparison between Catholics and Protestants.
c) Quote the funniest sentence.
GRAMMAR
4. Both Catholics and Protestants are mocked in the sketch.
a) Make some statements abouts the two communities. Most of them will have to be made in the present simple.
b) Can you make some more sentences with the verbs like, hate, enjoy... + V-ing?
READING
5. Read and choose the funniest quotation.
6. Read the full script of the scene and make some questions.
PRE-WATCHING
1. Answer these questions in pairs or small groups.
a) Have you got a big family? How many brothers and sisters have you got?
b) Is the size of your current family smaller or bigger than the one of previous generations?
c) How big would you like your family to be?
d) Is your idea of your will-be family influenced by religion or culture?
WHILE-WATCHING
2. Are the statements below true (T), false (F), or we just don't know (?):
1 Dad is going home. A seagull flies above it and drops a baby down the chimney.
2 Dad is happy about having another baby.
3 Mum asks about fifteen of her children to go to bed because it isn’t their turn for tea time.
4 Dad reports his children that he’s going to sell them all for scientific experiments because
that’s the only way to earn a great deal of money.
5 Dad asks his children to blame the Catholic church.
6 A child suggests castration to his Dad.
7 Mr Blackitt is Jewish.
8 He despises his Catholic neighbours.
9. Mrs Blackitt is aware of the differences between Catholics and Protestants.
10. Mr Blackitt usually buys contraceptives.
AFTER-WATCHING
3. Answer individually or in pairs.
a) What title would you give to the song in the film?
b) Why does Mrs Blackitt look so confused after the comparison between Catholics and Protestants.
c) Quote the funniest sentence.
GRAMMAR
4. Both Catholics and Protestants are mocked in the sketch.
a) Make some statements abouts the two communities. Most of them will have to be made in the present simple.
b) Can you make some more sentences with the verbs like, hate, enjoy... + V-ing?
READING
5. Read and choose the funniest quotation.
6. Read the full script of the scene and make some questions.
Wednesday 9 October 2013
Meeting and introducing people, interviews -
VIDEO 1
Greetings: Nice to Meet You
a) Do the "WATCH" and "LEARN" activity.
b) What do you know about Nat and Julia? Write it down in your notebook.
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 2
Greetings and Goodbyes
a) Do the "WATCH", "LEARN" and the "QUIZZ VOCABULARY"activities.
b) Write down in your notebook the two types of sentences that appear for:
1) expressing greetings
2) saying goodbye.
VIDEO 3
1) expressing greetings
2) saying goodbye.
VIDEO 3
Making Friends
http://www.englishcentral.com/video/21146/making-friends
a) Do the "WATCH", "LEARN" and the "QUIZZ VOCABULARY"activities.
b) Write down in your notebook a new dialogue. Follow the ideas provided by the video.
Tuesday 1 October 2013
Cardinal and ordinal numbers revision
Have a look at and practise the numbers:
Great online listening and reading practice: http://www.languageguide.org/english/numbers/
Numbers - Crossword puzzles
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