COLDPLAY WISHES YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS

A new song by Coldplay...


And now the lyrics...

Christmas night, another fight
Tears we cried a flood
Got all kinds of poison in
Of poison in my blood

I took my feet to Oxford street
Trying to right a wrong
"Just walk away" those windows said
But I can’t believe she’s gone

When you´re still waiting for the snow to fall
It doesn’t really feel like Christmas at all

A group of candles on me flicker
Oh they flicker and they flow
And I am up here holding on to all those chandeliers of hope
And like some drunkard Elvis singing
I go singing out of tune
Singing how I always loved you darling
And I always will

But when you´re still waiting for the snow to fall
It doesn’t really feel like Christmas at all
Still waiting for the snow to fall
It doesn’t really feel like Christmas at all

Those Christmas Lights
Light up the street
Down where the sea and city meet
May all your troubles soon be gone
Oh Christmas Lights keep shining on

Those Christmas Lights
Light up the street
Maybe they´ll bring her back to me
Then all my troubles will be gone
Oh Christmas Lights keep shining on

Oh Christmas Lights
Light up the streets
Light up the fireworks in me
May all your troubles soon be gone
Those Christmas Lights keep shining on

THE FREE DICTIONARY

Hello to everybody. The internet never stops surprising me...
I´ve just found a new online dictionary which is a wonderful tool for you to consult at any time.
And it is FREE ... Here is the link:
www.thefreedictionary.com

WHAT "ESPA" MEANS

Of late, there has been some concern about the meaning of ESPA.
In Spain we have what we call ESCUELAS SECUNDARIAS PARA ADULTOS, that is to say: ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION SCHOOLS, where people older than 18 take a second opportunity to finish their studies and start anew.
With our help, many come out successfully, and are able to get new jobs and so on.
I hope this explanation will do the trick...
Come on, study with us!

LEARN ENGLISH WITH SONGS (VI)

"Because you loved me", a song by Celine Dion full of verbs in the past simple:


And here are the lyrics:
For all those times you (1 -----------) by me
For all the truth that you (2 ----------) me see
For all the joy you (3 -----------) to my life
For all the wrong that you (4 ---------) right
For every dream you (5 ------------) come true
For all the love I (6 ----------) in you
I'll be forever thankful baby.
You're the one who (7 --------) me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who (8 -----------) me through... through it all.

You (9 ----------) my strength when I (10 -------) weak
You (11 ----------) my voice when I couldn't speak
You (12 ----------) my eyes when I couldn't see
You (13 ---------) the best there (14 -------) in me
(15 ---------) me up when I couldn't reach
You (16 --------) me faith 'coz you (17 ---------)
I'm everything I am
Because you (18 ---------) me.

You (19 --------) me wings and (20 -------) me fly
You (21 --------) my hand I could touch the sky
I (22 ---------) my faith, you (23 -------) it back to me
You (24 --------) no star (25 ----------) out of reach
You (26 --------) by me and I (27 --------) tall
I (28 ----------) your love I (29 ---------) it all
I'm grateful for each day you (30 ---------) me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I (31 ---------) blessed because I was (32 --------) by you.

(You .......... me)

You ( 33 ----------) always there for me
The tender wind that (34 ----------) me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you (35 ---------) the truth
My world is a better place because of you.

(You ............... me)
(You ................. me)

WIKIPEDIA IN ENGLISH

Articles might be a bit difficult for you, but there is a lot to take advantage of in the English WIKI. Clic on the words in capital letters, and a whole world is at your disposal....:
WIKIPEDIA ORG

DATES IN ENGLISH. ANOTHER FORM.

Sometimes real English is different to what we study in class. Watch this video, and see how real people talk about dates.

.... Yes!!: they just say the month and the ordinal number. Anyway, the form:
THE (first/second/third/fourth /......th) of + MONTH is the usual way
example: THE TWENTY-FIRST OF MAY
or, sometimes, MONTH+ (the, optional) + first/second/third.....
example: MARCH (the) TWENTY-THIRD


By the way,
When is Amy´s birthday?
and Patti's?
and Joseph's?
and Debbie's?
Send me a comment with your answers.

ANOTHER VIDEO TO LEARN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

This video, from REALENGLISH.COM, will help you revise the present continuous tense or present progressive. The first half without subtitles, the second half with:

Watch the video again at home and send me the answers to the following questions:
WHO is drawing?
WHO is painting?
WHO is feeding the birds?
WHO is talking to the interviewer?
and
WHAT is Fiona doing?
WHAT is Andy doing?
WHAT is Jessie doing?
WHAT is the bartender doing?

LEARNING ENGLISH WITH SONGS (V)

Now is the time to learn English with the help of PINK FLOYD and their piece:
(I) WISH YOU WERE HERE...


Whose lyrics are:
So, so you think you can (1-....) Heaven from (2-....),
blue skies from pain.
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?
A (3-......) from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you to trade your (4-........) for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot (5-......) for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish (6-.....),

year after (7-.....),
Running over the same old (8-.....).
What have you found?

The same old (9-.......).
Wish you were here.

THE PUMKINSHOW and THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

Learn a few common verbs being used in the present continuous by the pumkinshow:

After watching the video, send me a comment with the answers to the following questions:
WHAT IS SAMMY DOING?
WHAT IS SUZY DOING?
WHAT IS DONNY DOING?
WHAT IS LISA DOING?
and finally, WHAT IS LONNEY DOING?

COMMON PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

All you need to learn the use of some common prepositions of place is watch the following video:

Easy to remember, isn´t it?

IS THERE / ARE THERE?

Watch the video to revise questions with IS THERE and ARE THERE?...

Now we have watched the video, do the following:
(maybe you will need some of these words: suburb, butcher's (carnicería) , greengrocer's (verdulería),
1-Make a list of the places the man asks her about
2- Answer the following questions:
where is the swimming pool?
where is the library?
where does she go shopping for her food?
and send them to the blog as a comment to this post....
YOU CAN WORK IN PAIRS...

COMING BACK ON MONDAY!!

Sorry to tell you that, my dear pupils, but Holidays are over:
NEXT MONDAY (22-02-10) CLASSES ARE COMING BACK.
Be prepared for hard work!!

YOUR TEACHER IS IN BAD SHAPE!!

Hi to everybody!
Bad news: your English teacher has a very bad backache and can't go to school.
I hope I'll be back as soon as possible!
While you wait, here is a good song:

A GOOD COMMERCIAL!!

You know:
IF YOU DRINK, DON´T DRIVE:

Thanks, Pedro, for your ad!