jueves, 30 de octubre de 2008

viernes, 24 de octubre de 2008

FLY ME TO THE MOON, by Frank Sinatra

I hope you enjoy this song by Frank Sinatra, one of the best voices ever! You've got the lyrics so it is even easier to understand.It goes quite well with a rainy day!

jueves, 23 de octubre de 2008

JOKE


How To Bathe The Cat

1. Thoroughly clean toilet.

2. Lift both lids and add shampoo.

3. Find and soothe cat as you carry him to bathroom.

4. In one swift move, place cat in toilet, close both lids and stand on top, so cat cannot escape.

5. The cat will self-agitate and produce ample suds. (Ignore ruckus from inside toilet; cat is enjoying this.)

6. Flush toilet three or four times. This provides power rinse, which is quite effective.

7. Have someone open outside door, get on top of the tank and quickly lift both lids.

8. Clean cat will rocket out of the toilet and outdoors, where he will air dry.

From The Dog

martes, 21 de octubre de 2008

GRAMMAR REVISION

Dear All,

This link might be useful in order to revise some of the grammatical contents studied last year, and of course, you can go ahead with the pre-intermediate ones too! Click on the elementary level (the red book) to brush up on your grammar. You can then move on to the pre-intermediate level, (the blue book). But don't be too ambitious, you shouldn't bite off more than you can chew!
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/
SUBJECT QUESTION: A subject question asks about the subject of the sentence. Do NOT change the word order of the question.
ANSWER:
Gina is fixing the computer.
QUESTION:
Who is fixing the computer?
ANSWER:

An accident happened last week.
QUESTION:

What happened last week?

Now it's your turn. Make questions for these answers:

1. _____________________________? The doctor is working with the nurse.
2. _____________________________? The repairman worked on the computer yesterday.
3. _____________________________? I bought a nice present for Stacey.
4. _____________________________? I got here at 2o'clock.
5. _____________________________? I seldom meet my friends in Madrid.

KEY

1. Who is working with the nurse?

2. Who worked on the computer yesterday?

3. What did you get? (Other answers are also possible)

4. When did you get here?

5. How often do you meet your friends in Madrid?


STILL MORE PRACTICE

Write the questions:
1. ____________________________________________
Yes, I speak French when I am in France.
2. ____________________________________________
Yes, the students like listening to trance music.
3. ____________________________________________
No, we don’t watch TV on Saturday mornings.
4. ____________________________________________
Yes, she goes to bed before 12 o’clock during the week.
5. ____________________________________________
No, he doesn’t call me all the time.


KEYS

1. Do you speak French when you are in France?
2. Do the students like listening to trance music?
3. Do you watch TV on Saturday mornings?
4. Does she go to bed before 12 o’clock during the week?
5. Does he call you all the time?

SIMPLE PRESENT

Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Present Simple.

study  watch  not play  go  juggle
drink  eat  do  not ride  not sell

1. Alex usually ____________ the performers from his shop.
2. Brian ____________ at university almost every day.
3. Most people ____________ unicycles.
4. ____________ Mrs Brown often ____________ her lunch at the market?
5. Alex ____________ clothes in his shop. He sells jewellery.
6. Every Friday, John and his friends ____________ coffee in the café.
7. The magician ____________ clever tricks.
8. He ____________ the guitar very well.
9. ____________ you often ____________ to the market?
10. The performer ____________ seven balls.

KEYS
1. watches 3. don’t ride 5. doesn’t sell 7. does 9. Do ... go
2. studies 4. Does ... eat 6. drink 8. doesn’t play 10. juggles

SIMPLE PRESENT

1 Write questions.
1. How often / Mrs James / teach / English /
______________________________________
2. you / like / / live / in / Australia /
______________________________________
3. Who / have / the keys to the car /
______________________________________
4. How much / it / cost /
______________________________________
5. What / you / do / at the weekend.
______________________________________

KEYS

1. How often does Mrs James teach English?
2. Do you like living in Australia?
3. Who has the keys to the car?
4. How much does it cost?
5. What do you do at the weekend?