Wednesday 29 January 2014

AUDIOBOOKS: The Enormous Crocodile. Roald Dahl

Listen to Stephen Fry reading Roald Dahl's tale.

Here is part 1 of 2:



This is part 2:




Click below to read the story in PDF format.




Sunday 26 January 2014

FASHION (intermediate)

  • How important is fashion in your life?
  • Do you control it or does it keep you under control?

Answer the following questionnaire and find out!






Here are some more questions for you.







  • Are standards of beauty the same everywhere?
  • Do they remain constant century after century?

Watch these videos and say what you think:







Can you describe the changes in style on the video?


Enjoy this song!






Saturday 25 January 2014

PRESENT SIMPLE & ROUTINES (elementary)

Use the Present Simple tense to tell what you normally do (or don't do) and what happens around you.


Click below to see a list of some daily routines:




Take a look at this funny video about Dennis Cook's routines.




What about your habits?
Use this worksheet to tell us about them.



Click on the arrow if you want to download it.





Here's a song for you!








Saturday 11 January 2014

SUGGESTIONS (elementary)

How to tell others your ideas for an outing together or a party that you are planning? Here are some possibilities. Take a look at this worksheet:


Click on the arrow to download it (The answer key is included).



Watch the following video by the British Council for extra practice. Pay attention to the different replies!

Click on the image to enter LearnEnglish Kids (British Council).


Mention two possible YES answers, and two NO answers.


How about listening to a song now?
What about this one by Austin Mahone called What About Love?



Do you have any other suggestions?



Saturday 4 January 2014

DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY song (all levels)

I bet you loved the song in the previous entry!

It was released in 1988 and became a success in many countries. The composer and singer is Bobby McFerrin.

Here it is, in a lovely video created by SenorBarjo.

Just click on the image to enjoy it!


(Original site of the video: http://senorbarjo.deviantart.com/art/Don-t-Worry-Be-Happy-54158987)




Thursday 2 January 2014

DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY (elementary)

Watch this video and guess the emotion on each face.



Faces made by students of 2ยบ D ESO.



Wednesday 1 January 2014

TV & CINEMA (intermediate)

Move your cursor over the poster and visit the sites behind the pictures to see the videos and do the activities that it contains. You'll find memorable moments of TV and the cinema and lots more.