27 Nov 2011

Unit 2: Music






We all have a soundtrack of our life. In other words, songs that remind us of our childhood or special moments, songs that describe stages of our life. Which songs would you include in the soundtrack of your life? Why? You can write your answers clicking on comments.

Let's see how good you are at music. Watch the video and guess the song. You only have 10 seconds.
How many songs did you guess? I was good at good because I got 8/10. Now try these listening activities where people talk about music. Remember you can read the script after doing the activities on www.elllo.org.
Favourite Music (a bit difficult)

Now play this music trivia. After that, watch the video again and write down the  eight questions without auxiliary. To check your answers click on comments.


Finally try these activities about questions with and without auxiliaries in English. Before doing the activities you can watch the powerpoint presentations we did in class.






21 Nov 2011

Unit 2: Photos


Her eyes captivated the world the moment they appeared on the 1985 National Geographic cover. Soon she became one of the world's most famous faces.  Some decades later, the mysterious Afghan girl met the photographer again. 

Read the text below to find out the identity of the mysterious Afghan girl and answer the questions below. Click on comments to check your answers.


- How long did it take the photographer to find the Afghan girl again?
- What's her name?
- What's her marital status?
- Does she have any children?

Try these listening activities about photo description.


Photo description I
Photo description II

Time for some grammar. Do these activities about past continuous and prepositions.

Past continuous I
Past continuous II
Past continuous III
Past continuous IV
Prepositions I
Prepositions II
Prepositions III

Now you're ready to watch these video about photo description. After watching it, find a photo  about your last holidays and try to describe it using past simple and past continuous. Thanks to Aracena EOI in Huelva.



 

12 Nov 2011

Unit 2: Going on Holiday


Travelleres usually look for different experiences when they go on a journey. Some of them want to lie on a beach, others are ready to enjoy their all-inclusive package holidays and some others are only interested in experiencing.

In this last group are included the three short films by the independent director Rick Mereki. Read the information about the short films and answer the questions below.

- How long was their journey?
- How many countries did they visit?
- How many flights did they take?
- How many miles did they travel?
- Did they experience any inconveniences during their journey?
- How many cameras did they take with them?
- How does the director describe the journey?

Now lounge on your chair and enjoy these short films.







What do you think about this project? Which countries could you see in the video? Which experience did you like the most? You can write your opinion clicking on comments.

Listen to these recording about holidays and do the activities.


Relaxation or adventure?
Tips for when to visit the USA
Tips for when to visit the USA script

Would you like to practise vocabulary about weather? Try this simple activity with audio.


Weather forecast

To finish this entry, I have selected some links for you to reinforce past simple in English and a video with the pronunciation of irregular past simple.

Past Simple I
Past Simple II
Past Simple III
Past Simple IV
Past Simple VI
Past Simple VII
Pronunciation