A SONG FOR CHRISTMAS (IV)

The Cure prevents us from being eaten by the spiderman:

Who can find the lyrics for this song?. If you can, send them to the blog as a comment to this entry.

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LEARN ENGLISH WITH SONGS (III)

How about WALKING ON THE MOON by The Police?

The Police - Walking On The Moon
por ThePolice

And here are the lyrics (some words missing):

Giant steps are what you (1-.......)
Walking on the moon
I hope my (2-.......) don't break
Walking on the moon
We could (3-........) for ever
Walking on the moon
We could live together
Walking on, walking on the moon
Walking back from your house
Walking on the moon
Walking back from your house
Walking on the moon
Feet they hardly (4-.........) the ground
Walking on the moon
My feet don't hardly make no (5-........)
Walking on, walking on the moon
Some may say
I'm wishing my days away, no way
And if it's all (6-........) I pay, some say
Tomorrow's another day, you'll stay
I may as well (7-.......)
Giant steps are what you ........
Walking on the moon
I hope my ....... don't break
Walking on the moon
We could ........ for ever
Walking on the moon
We could be together
Walking on, walking on the moon
Some may say
I'm wishing my days away no way
And if it's all ......... I pay, some say
Tomorrow's another day, you'll stay
I may as well .......
And now a link to find out the reason why The Police wrote the song:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_on_the_Moon

THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Do you need some help to revise grammar? Here is a new post with four videos to study the simple past tense.




Hard work, no doubt! But they may be quite helpful.

COMMANDS IN ENGLISH

From "learnamericanenglish.com" here is a video to revise how we give orders in English:


"water the flowers": RIEGA LAS FLORES.
"feed the dog": DA DE COMER AL PERRO.
"turn on the oven": ENCIENDE EL HORNO.
"always wear your helmet": PONTE SIEMPRE EL CASCO.
"hold still for a picture": NO OS MOVÁIS PARA HACER LA FOTO.

IN THE CLASSROOM

Let,s revise some of the instructions we use in the classroom:


So...to give an instruction we use the verb alone: "PLEASE STAND UP", "PLEASE BE QUIET", "TAKE OUT YOUR BOOKS", "OPEN YOUR BOOK GEORGE"...
or the verb after DON´T : "DON´T DO THAT" (no hagas esto); "DON´T LAUGH" (no te rías)

HAVE GOT/ HAS GOT

Here is a video from "The Yellow Pencil" for you to revise the verb HAVE/HAS GOT.

CAN YOU BEAT RAFAEL NADAL?

How many tennis balls can he pick up in 30 secs?
Watch the following video and find out
CAN YOU BEAT HIM?

VIDEOINGLES.BLOGSPOT.COM

Here is another useful tool:
http://www.videoingles.blogspot.com/
Quite interesting videos to learn a few English basics.

ENGLISH FOR KIDS

Your classmate Pedro Martín, ever the www searcher, has found another web for you to study English. It is a web for kids...and for those who are a bit older.
The link is as follows:
http://www.theyellowpencil.com/
Now it is your turn: start playing and working!!

ADS TO LEARN ENGLISH

Some ads are very funny (or not). Watch this video by Mercedes:

The conversation is:
G-Hello! I'd like to order French fries, a burger and a milk shake.
L.A- This is a library!
G- (in a low voice) I'd like to order.....

Do you think it is funny? Well, in the end it was banned (prohibido). What do you think about it?

Now, here is another commercial by Coca-Cola

Funny way to pick up a girl!

EASY VOCABULARY FOR BEGINNERS

Pedro Martín, from level 2.2, sends us a new page to learn english vocabulary. A good link for beginners:
http://www.vedoque.com/juegos/juego.php?j=arbol-letras

COLOURS

Probably you know the English words for "blanco" and "negro"... But there are many more colours. Here is a list:

See that "colours" is spelled "colors" in American English.

ONE MORE NIGHT, ONE MORE SONG TO LEARN ENGLISH (II)

I hope you like Phil Collins...at least one more song:

And here are the lyrics (some of the words missing):

One more night, one more night
I've been trying ooh so long to let you know
let you know how I (1-.....)
so if I stumble or if I (2-.....), would you help me back
so I can make you (3-.....)
Please give me one more night, give me one more night
oh one more night cos I can't wait forever
just give me one more night, give me one more night
oh one more night cos I can't live forever
Well...I've been (4-......) here so long
just wasting my (5-......), just staring at the (6-.......)
and I was wondering should I call you
then I thought maybe you're not (7-.......)
So please give me one more night, give me one more night
oh one more night, cos I can't wait forever
just give me one more night, give me one more night
oh one more night, cos I can't live forever
just give me one more night, just give me one more night
ooh give me one more night, cos I can't wait forever
Like a (8-.......) to the sea
I will always be with you
and if you sail (9-.......)
I will (10-........) you
Give me one more night, just give me one more night
oh one more night, cos I can't wait forever
I know there'll never be a time you'll ever feel the (11-........)
and I know it's only (12-........)
but if you change your mind you know that I'll be (13-........)
and maybe we both can (14-.....)
Oh give me just one more night, just give me one more night
just one more night, cos I can't wait forever
give me just one more night, just give me one more night
I'll give you one more night, cos I can't wait forever.

WHERE IS WALDO?

Your classmate Pedro invites you to find Waldo among all those people...

GOOD LUCK!

LEARN ENGLISH WITH SONGS (I)

Listen to the song by Phil Collins and do the exercise:

Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise
por jpdc11

PRESENT TENSE versus PRESENT CONTINUOUS

This video shows some of the differences between the present tense and the present continuous tense in English.

And for those who need more, here is another video to learn the use of the present continuous:

CHOCOLATE IS NOT ALWAYS SWEET!

Chocolate is something you eat for pleasure, until you discover the appalling things that happen on cocoa plantations. In the production of cocoa beans even children are being exploited. Slavery still exists.

Unbelievable!! and discouraging too!

Adrenaline Rush - On TubeWatcher.tv

Just for fun: watch this video and see how professional skydivers leap (saltan) from breath-taking (que te dejan sin respiración) heights.

Adrenaline Rush - On TubeWatcher.tv

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As the commentator says: "MOST PEOPLE COULDN´T BEAR THIS MUCH INTENSITY BUT SOME PEOPLE CAN´T LIVE WITHOUT IT" (la mayoría de la gente no podría soportar tanta tensión, pero algunos no pueden vivir sin ella)

A PROMISE IS A PROMISE

Here are some videos for you to learn the ABC in English. First we can start with the song...

Did tou like it?
Now we can watch some celebrities singing the song...


And finally REAL PEOPLE speaking REAL ENGLISH:

Easy, isn´t it?

WHAT TIME IS IT? (revision)

There are two ways to tell time in English: on a digital watch or on a standard watch or clock.
Watch the following video to revise how to tell the time:


Remember that you can say "it is twenty after two or it is twenty past two"

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

How do we form the present continuous tense? Watch this video to refresh grammar:

A TYPICAL DAY

Victoria Fontana is a teacher from madridteacher.com. The following video is about a typical day in her life. It has two parts: the first one without subtitles and the second with subtitles.
Watch the first part and try and answer the question: What does she study?
Did you get the correct answer?
If not, watch the second part and see if you can find it. When you know the answer, watch the video again and do the questionnaire.

FREQUENCY ADVERBS

Sometimes we don't know HOW OFTEN a person does something (for example: go to the cinema; wash his/her hair; do the shopping etc). Then we ask him/her

How often do you....?

Frequency adverbs: always, sometimes, rarely, seldom, never... are used to answer questions like the previous one. Watch this video and revise the rules studied today in class.

Was it useful? I hope so. By the way: "twice a week" means "dos veces por semana".

THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Watch this video (the teacher speaks with an American accent) about how to form the present tense for "learn" (aprender, estudiar):

And now, see how to form the present tense negative for the verb "eat" (comer):

Easy, isn't it?
Watch this videos every time you need some help.

DAILY ACTIVITIES

The following video is a selection of 26 common activities you probably do every day.

How many of them do you do every day?
Send me a comment with your daily routines.

THE SIMPSONS AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Present continuous or present progressive, it doesn't make any difference. The Simpsons will help you learn this tense:

NEEDN´T BUY A DICTIONARY

From now, you already have a dictionary at hand. Look at the "ONLINE DICTIONARIES" section and there you will find free access to some of the most useful dictionaries for English students. So, now you know:
DON´T BUY A DICTIONARY: USE THE BLOG!

DO YOU LIKE TENNIS?

Maybe you don´t, but watch this amazing shot from Federer and you might change your opinion about tennis.

YES, WE CAN.

If president Obama can, so can we. Obama's motto "Yes, we can" is going to be ours as well. I hope you'll enjoy English with us!