Wednesday 18 December 2013

Christmas SONG!

All I want for Christmas is you
Soundtrack by Mariah Carey

I don't want a lot for Christmas
There's just one thing I need
I don't care about presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true...
All I want for Christmas
Is you...

I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I don't need to hang my stocking
There upon the fireplace
Santa Claus won't make me happy
With a toy on Christmas day
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you...
You

I won't ask for much this Christmas
I won't even wish for snow
I'm just gonna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe
I won't make a list and send it
To the North Pole for Saint Nick
I won't even stay awake to
Hear those magic reindeer click
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you...
You

All the lights are shining
So brightly everywhere
And the sound of children's
Laughter fills the air
And everyone is singing
I hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa won't you bring me the one I really need
Won't you please bring my baby to me

I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking for
I just want to see baby
Standing right outside my door
I just want him for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
Baby all I want for Christmas is
You
and you and you and you and you

All I want for Christmas is you

Monday 9 December 2013

Real English: Comparatives and superlatives

Comparatives and superlatives

After reading the explanation, try the following exercises

Wednesday 20 November 2013

Uncountable nouns

Uncountable nouns

Nouns are usually countable or uncountable. Numbers, plurals and the articles 'a' and 'an' are NOT normally used with uncountable nouns. To make uncountable nouns countable, use a second noun like 'pieces'. Some of the most important uncountable nouns to remember are:

accommodation
information
equipment
furniture
pollution
patience
luggage
weather
rubbish
advice

Example sentences:

My teacher gave me three pieces of homework today.
My teacher gave me a lot of homework today.

My teacher gave me three homework tasks today.

Find out more by clicking on the following link

Friday 8 November 2013

Past Continuous/Past Simple

Past Continuous

FORM

[was/were + present participle]

Examples:

You were studying when she called.
Were you studying when she called?
You were not studying when she called.

USE 1 Interrupted Action in the Past

Use the Past Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. The interruption is usually a shorter action in the Simple Past. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time.

Examples:

I was watching TV when she called.
When the phone rang, she was writing a letter.
While we were having the picnic, it started to rain.
What were you doing when the earthquake started?
I was listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear the fire alarm.

USE 2 Specific Time as an Interruption

In USE 1, described above, the Past Continuous is interrupted by a shorter action in the Simple Past. However, you can also use a specific time as an interruption.

Examples:

Last night at 6 PM, I was eating dinner.
At midnight, we were still driving through the desert.
Yesterday at this time, I was sitting at my desk at work.

While vs. When

Clauses are groups of words which have meaning, but are often not complete sentences. Some clauses begin with the word "when" such as "when she called" or "when it bit me." Other clauses begin with "while" such as "while she was sleeping" and "while he was surfing." When you talk about things in the past, "when" is most often followed by the verb tense Simple Past, whereas "while" is usually followed by Past Continuous. "While" expresses the idea of "during that time." Study the examples below. They have similar meanings, but they emphasize different parts of the sentence.

Examples:

I was studying when she called.
While I was studying, she called.

ADVERB PLACEMENT

The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.

Examples:

You were just studying when she called.
Were you just studying when she called?

After having read the theory try and do the following exercises:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Thursday 7 November 2013

Learning from mistakes and failures

The unexpected benefits of being wrong!!

Thursday 24 October 2013

Writing task Unit 1: Informal letter to a penfriend

Upload your letters here (comments).

Wednesday 16 October 2013

Halloween Treasure Hunt

Find out a bit more about Halloween by clicking on the following link:

Tuesday 8 October 2013

The logical song (Supertramp)- Review of adjectives

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=351

II - What's the meaning of ...

(1) acceptable	(6) simple	(11) intellectual	(16) dependable	(20) responsible
(2) criminal	(7) absurd	(12) magical	(17) clinical	(21) young
(3) cynical	(8) radical	(13) sensible	(18) presentable	(22) beautiful
(4) asleep	(9) liberal	(14) logical	(19) respectable	(23) wonderful
(5) deep	(10) fanatical	(15) practical

Thursday 26 September 2013

Useful expressions in English

Have a look at the following list

FCE Multiple Choice Cloze

Test yourself!!

A Night Out In Bristol

The comic strip of the week ; )

Vocabulary: Body parts and clothes

Try the following exercises !!

Wednesday 25 September 2013

Family relationships

1. http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/interlex/hotpot/multiple/family_2.htm

2. http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/interlex/hotpot/cloze/daily_life.htm

Present Simple & Continuous

A funny video illustrating the difference between present simple & continuous.

You can watch it first and then give the following exercises a try!

EX. 1

EX. 2