Tuesday, 7 October 2014

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?

Monday, 29 September 2014

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.

Wednesday, 14 May 2014

Tuesday, 13 May 2014

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).



Monday, 12 May 2014

Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Application letter sample

CV sample