Watch the video. What's the difference between Lennon's Christmas Carol and any of the traditional ones around the world?

Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol

Merrie Melodies Special - Bugs Bunny's... per tetleymoon

Watch the video. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)?

1.      Scrooge’s business is an accounting office.

2.      He gives some coal to his clerk, Bob Cratchit, because he’s freezing.

3.      Scrooge loves Xmas.

4.      He hasn’t got any Xmas spirit.

5.      Bugs Bunny wants to teach Scrooge some Xmas spirit.

6.      Bob Cratchit has stolen some coal.

7.      Bob Cratchit is fired on Xmas day.

8.      Bugs Bunny invites Cratchit to dinner.

9.      The Cratchits must leave their house by midnight.

10.  Scrooge has a hot bath.

11.  Bugs Bunny helps Scrooge to sleep.

12.  Bugs Bunny pretends he’s the ghost of Xmas.

13.  The ghost wants to take Scrooge to see Santa Claus.

14.  Scrooge will give money to the poor.

15.  Bob Cratchit thanks Scrooge for making him a partner in the firm.

16.  Scrooge becomes a better fellow, but deep down he doesn’t like Xmas very much.

Readers available for year 1 of ESO

      Now you can go to the school library and borrow one of the titles below.


             TITLE                                         BOOKS AVAILABLE

• All about Britain   ..............................................   11
• Tales from Greek Mithology  .............................   29
• The Ghost Teacher ..........................................  14       
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ...........................   18
• The Three Musketeers (no website activities available) ..... 14
• Uluru (no website activities available) ............................... 10     

Click on the title and you'll get to the audio material and some website activities!!!

Remember that on Friday 19th December you'll have to do an exam of the tittle that you've chosen.

The Look

- Get the lyrics of the song by clicking here.

- After listening, complete the sentences below. They can be affirmative, negative or interrogative. Guess which verb you should use:

1- She ...................................................... the look.
2- Aroa and Nico..................................... the look.
3- Toñi  ..................................................... the look.
4- I ............................................................ the look.
5- Mariano  ............................................. the look.
6- Of course, you .................................... the look.
7- We  ...................................................... the look.
8- (You / the look?)
.............................................................................. ?
9- (anybody else / the look?)
.............................................................................. ?
10- Adrián and I  ......................................... the look.

- Practise the grammar of HAVE GOT online: 

http://www.isabelperez.com/hotpot/prs_have.htm

http://www.isabelperez.com/hotpot/prn_have.htm

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Song presentation

SONG PRESENTATION GUIDELINES:

On a pendrive, you must bring the following:

1) The lyrics and the translation.

Translate every line using different colours for each language, like this:

            Example:        My love is true

                                    El meu amor és de veritat

                                    I’ll never forget you

                                    Mai t’oblidaré

2) A video which includes the lyrics.

3) An activity about the song (Put the lines into the correct order; fill in the gaps; choose the right word, etc.).

4) The presentation itself:

TITLE OF THE SONG: 

The title of the song I’d like you to know about is ...

YEAR OF PUBLICATION

It was published in ...

ALBUM

It belongs to the album called ...

TOPIC

The song is about ...

YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE SONG

In my opinion, the song is...

EXTRA INFORMATION

(The song was a top ten hit in UK in 2011).

Anger Management - On the plane

I. Now try to match the sentences on the left column with the ones on the right.

1) I'm sorry. I think you're in my seat. 2) You're supposed to sit in the seat they assigned you. 3) Excuse me. This seat's available.	A) Nobody cares. Just sit in the seat I'm supposed to sit in. B) Okay. Thank you. C) Come on, pal. I'm already settled in here. Can't you sit somewhere else?
4) You're on my side of the armrest. We're not gonna have problems, are we? 5) Excuse me. Could I get a headset? 6) Miss?	D) I'll be right there, sir. E) Certainly. F) No.
7) Ma'am? 8) Excuse me. Could I maybe get that headset, please? 9) Is there a problem here, sir? 10) Can you come to the back with me so we can have a talk?	G) I don't think so. H) A talk about what? I) Could you give me a second, sir? J) Do not raise your voice to me, sir.

II. Practise the sentences in pairs.

III. Make short dialogues by rephrasing the sentences in activity I. Then roleplay your new dialogues.

Meeting your girlfriend's father

New Year's Resolutions

1) Watch.


2) Match the characters to the resolutions:

Characters: Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), Joey (Matt LeBlanc), Chandler (Matthew Perry), Ross (David Schwimmer) and Monica (Courteney Cox)

Resolutions:
a) be happy
b) learn to play the guitar
c) gossip less
d) fly a plane
e) teach someone how to play the guitar

 3) Write down their full resolutions, their plans, their intentions for the New Year.

Thanksgiving

You've got a friend in me

 LISTEN AND:
1) Find the sentence that expresses friendship.
2) Find a synonym for 'friend'.
3) Complete the sentence:

If he..................... got troubles, I .............................. them too.

Our friendship ..............   .......................   ......................

4) Make a one-question survey among your classmates. Get the question for the survey by simply changing the title of the song into an interrogative sentence. You only have got 3 minutes.

    ................................................................................ ?

Now start the survey. How many of your classmates are friends with you?

Karaoke: 'We Are The World' by USA artists for Africa

http://lyricstraining.com/play/usa_for_africa/we_are_the_world/UzhbW8nMVz#k6

With this song you'll see a lot of present tenses, future ones, comparative and superlative forms... Sing along and enjoy it!

KARAOKE: Human by The Killers

http://lyricstraining.com/play/the_killers/human/UlzhbW8ngl#k6

Just click on the link and sing along.

"Human" by the Killers is a one of the best choices for beginner students to practise the verb to be in context.

Warm Bodies - English subtitled

• English, no subtitles: http://www.solarmovie.ws/watch-warm-bodies-2013-full-movie-online.html
• English subtitles: 
• Spanish subtitles:

Moving and handling patients

• monkey pole (n): a horizontal bar to assist patients with independent movement between sitting and standing positions (Sp. bastidor manual de ayuda).
  
• slide sheet (n): a sheet used to reduce the effort required to move a patient (Sp. camilla deslizable).
  
• rope ladder (n): a ladder made of two long ropes connected by wooden pieces used by the patient to pull themselves into a sitting position (Sp. escalera de cuerda).
  
• hoist (n): a piece of equipment used for lifting heavy objects with ropes (Sp. grúa).
  
• banana board (n): a flat board used to transfer patients with a 45° angle at its midpoint (Sp. plancha de transferencia a 45º).
  
• hand blocks (n pl) these are like handles; they add length to the arms so patients can move themselves in bed (Sp. soportes para manos (n).
  
  
  
  

Enquiry letter samples

Application letter sample

CV sample

Past Simple Chant: questions and answers.

THE BODY

Click on the picture and practise the vocabulary about the parts of the body while you hear their pronunciation.

VERB + INFINITIVE vs VERB + GERUND

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-gerund-infinitive.php

One of the difficulties of the English language is that some verbs are followed by the gerund  (ex : doing) and others are followed by theinfinitive (ex : to do). Other verbs, however, can be followed by both.

Generally speaking we can use the following rules:

Examples		Rules	Explanations
Verb + gerund	1. I enjoy playing 2. I denied stealing	Often we use the gerund for an action that happens before or at the same time as the action of the main verb.	1. I enjoy myself at the time of playing. 2. I deny having stolen anything before.
Verb + infinitive	1. I decided to visit my uncle 2. I want to go out	Often we use the infinitive for actions that follow the action of the main verb.	1. Visiting my uncle was an action of my decision. It comes after. 2. What I want (now) is to go out (after/later)

These rules are helpful but DO NOT always explain all uses of gerunds and infinitives.

Verbs that can be followed by a gerund (ex: doing)
 

1- After verbs that express likes/dislikes :

• like
• love
• enjoy
• dislike
• hate
• don't mind
• can't stand
• can't bear

Example:

" I like playing soccer but I hate boxing."

2- After certain other verbs,  such as : 

• admit
• appreciate
• allow
• avoid
• advise
• consider
• deny
• delay
• understand
• finish
• fancy
• go (in go swimming)
• involve
• keep
• mention
• mind
• stop
• waste time/money
• imagine
• involve
• keep (on)
• mention
• miss
• postpone
• permit
• practice
• suggest
• resist
• reject
• risk
• can't help
• can't stand

Example:

" I suggest going to the theater."

3- After prepositions :  

interested in ...
instead of ...
good at ...
before ...
after ...

Example:

"I am interested in collecting stamps."
"After playing football I drank an orange juice".

4- After certain expressions :

it's no use ...
it's no good ...
there's no point in ...
I can't help...
I don't mind...
I can't stand/bear...

Example:

" It's no use convincing him to revise his lessons. He's so stubborn."

Verbs that can be followed by an infinitive ( ex : to do)

1- After verbs that  refer to a future event:

• want
• hope
• aim
• intend
• arrange
• attempt
• promise
• be determined
• plan
• consent
• decide
• demand
• deserve
• determine
• endeavor
• expect
• offer
• proceed
• promise
• threaten
• swear
• volunteer
• want
• would like
• would hate
• would love

Example:

" I want to finish my work early.

2- After certain other verbs, such as:

• afford
• agree
• help
• choose
• fail
• happen
• refuse
• manage
• need
• seem
• learn
• choose
• pretend

Example:

"She refused to forgive him."

3- After adjectives :  

• glad
• pleased 
• disappointed 

Example:

"I'm glad to know that you passed the exam."
"I'm pleased to meet you."
"I'm disappointed to hear that you flunked maths."

4- After "too" & "enough":

too difficult
easy enough

Example:

"It's too difficult to convince him to be helpful."
" But it's easy enough to fool him to get what you want."

Verbs that can be followed by both an infinitive and a gerund:

Some verbs can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive. Here are some examples:

• start
• begin
• stop
• remember...

Example:

"I started smoking when I was young."
"I started to smoke when I left the office."

Exercises: 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

Exercise on gerund or infinitive.

Lesson on infinitives.

Gerund

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verblist.htm

Verbs Followed by an Infinitive She agreed to speak before the game.
agree aim appear arrange ask attempt be able beg begin care choose condescend	consent continue dare decide deserve detest dislike expect fail forget get happen	have hesitate hope hurry intend leap leave like long love mean neglect	offer ought plan prefer prepare proceed promise propose refuse remember say	shoot start stop strive swear threaten try use wait want wish

Verbs Followed by an Object and an Infinitive Everyone expected her to win.
advise allow ask beg bring build buy challenge	choose command dare direct encourage expect forbid force	have hire instruct invite lead leave let like	love motivate order pay permit persuade prepare promise	remind require send teach tell urge want warn
Note: Some of these verbs are included in the list above and may be used without an object.

Verbs Followed by a Gerund They enjoyed working on the boat.
admit advise appreciate avoid can't help complete consider	delay deny detest dislike enjoy escape excuse	finish forbid get through have imagine mind miss	permit postpone practice quit recall report resent	resist resume risk spend (time) suggest tolerate waste (time)

Verbs Followed by a Preposition and a Gerund We concentrated on doing well.
admit to approve of argue about believe in care about complain about concentrate on confess to	depend on disapprove of discourage from dream about feel like forget about insist on object to	plan on prevent (someone) from refrain from succeed in talk about think about worry about

EXERCISES

http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/

Basic Gerunds and Infinitives

Exercises 1 - 10 are based on Part 1 of the Gerunds and Infinitives Tutorial.

Gerunds and Infinitives 1 Gerunds and Infinitives 2 Gerunds and Infinitives 3 Gerunds and Infinitives 4 Gerunds and Infinitives 5

Gerunds and Infinitives 6 Gerunds and Infinitives 7 Gerunds and Infinitives 8 Gerunds and Infinitives 9 Gerunds and Infinitives 10

Intermediate Gerunds and Infinitives

Exercises 11 - 20 are based on Part 2 of the Gerunds and Infinitives Tutorial.

Gerunds and Infinitives 11 Gerunds and Infinitives 12 Gerunds and Infinitives 13 Gerunds and Infinitives 14 Gerunds and Infinitives 15

Gerunds and Infinitives 16 Gerunds and Infinitives 17 Gerunds and Infinitives 18 Gerunds and Infinitives 19 Gerunds and Infinitives 20

Advanced Gerunds and Infinitives

Exercises 21-30 are based on Part 3 of the Gerunds and Infinitives Tutorial.

Gerunds and Infinitives 21 Gerunds and Infinitives 22 Gerunds and Infinitives 23 Gerunds and Infinitives 24 Gerunds and Infinitives 25

Gerunds and Infinitives 26 Gerunds and Infinitives 27 Gerunds and Infinitives 28 Gerunds and Infinitives 29 Gerunds and Infinitives Final Test