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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