Halloween History

Halloween is approaching and and I wish to make sure that know the history of this special celebration.
Watch this video and try to answer these questions.

Where does the word "Halloween" come from?
Is it originally an American tradition?
Why did people wear costumes of ghosts or witches?
Is Halloween a religious holiday nowadays?

Listening

Click on the link below and you'll find a listening. You should listen to it twice before you do the comprehension task.

http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omlisten2/intermediate/unit01.htm

Just the Way You Are

Oh, her eyes, her eyes, make the ............................. look like they're not shining
Her hair, her hair, falls perfectly without her trying 
She's so ............................l, and I tell her every day

Yeah, I know, I know, when I compliment her she won't .............................. me
And it's so, it's so, .................................. to think that she don't see what I see
But every time she asks me do I look ok, I say

When I see your ....................., there's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're ............................................, just the way you are
And when you smile, the whole .............................. stops and stares for a while
Because girl you're amazing, just the way you are(yeah)

Her lips, her lips, I could kiss them all day if she let me
Her laugh, her laugh, she .................................... but I think it's so sexy
She's so beautiful, and I tell her every day

Oh, you know, you know, you know, I'd never ask you to change
If perfect's what you're searching for then just stay the same
So, don't even bother asking if you look ok
You know I'll say

QUESTION TAGS

Click on this link to learn more about question tags. There are exercices to be done as well.
http://www.curso-ingles.com/gramatica-inglesa/questiontag.php

Payphone

Don't miss this video.
Do you like it?

Learning English

A funny way to see how learning English is easier than you think.

Hello, bonjour, hola......

Here you've got a link to listen how people say hello in many different languages.http://edl.ecml.at/Portals/33/sound/hello.mp3

European Day of Languages

At the initiative of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, the European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26 September.

Throughout Europe, 800 million Europeans represented in the Council of Europe's 47 member states are encouraged to learn more languages, at any age, in and out of school. Being convinced that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent, the Council of Europe promotes plurilingualism in the whole of Europe. http://edl.ecml.at/Home/tabid/1455/language/en-GB/Default.aspxhttp://edl.ecml.at/Portals/33/game/talktome.html

Back to School

Are you ready to begin school?
I hope so. Because we're back. Welcome.

Impersonal Passives

Impersonal passives are a bit different from the normal ones but they are very interresting and they are very used in English.
http://www.aprenderinglesfacil.es/2010/05/exercises-voz-pasiva-impersonal-v.html

The Passive Voice

Here you've got a few links to study more passives.

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/passiv.htm

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?present-progressive

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson24/06.html

Vocabulary: Easy

Have a look at the vocabulary in this video and write three sentences using those espressions.

Oxford Online Learning Zone

This is the link of Oxford Online Learning Zone.
You can use it to do useful exercises which will help you to improve your reading and listening skills.

http://oolz.oupe.es/eso/

Christmas Traditions

http://promo.oupe.es/documents/writing_st_level.pdf

If you follow this link you'll see a writing exercise which you can do here in the blog.

Last Christmas by Wham

LISTEN TO THIS SONG AND COMPLETE THE GAPS.

Once bitten and twice shy
I (1) ____________ my distance but tears still catch my eye
Tell me, baby, do you recognize me?
It’s been a year; it doesn’t (2) _____________ me
Happy Christmas--I wrapped it up and (3) ______________ it
With a note saying, “I love you”; I (4) _______________ it
Now I know what a fool I’ve been
But if you (5) ______________ me now, I know you’d fool me again
Repeat chorus
A crowded room, friends with tired eyes
I’m (6) ______________ from you and your soul of ice
My God, I thought you were someone to (7) ______________ on
Me, I guess I was a shoulder to (8) ______________ on
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man under cover, but you tore me apart
Ooh, now I’ve found a real love
You’ll never fool me again
Repeat chorus
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man under cover, but you tore him apart
Maybe next year I’ll give it to someone
I’ll give it to someone special, special
Someone...someone
I’ll give it to someone
I’ll give it to someone special, special

A Christmas Tale

Here you've got a Christmas tale.
Can you make a summary of it in four lines?
Don't forget to check the new words!

See you.

Modal verbs

http://a4esl.org/q/h/0101/ig-modals.html

http://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal1.htm


These are some links for you to study modal verbs.

Some useful expressions in English

Have a look at these expressions in common English and make at least five sentences using them. It's a good idea to use them in your essays.

 

The Reading Club

You can already get a book from the Reading Club. November can be a good month because you may have time before you have many exams.
You can leave your comments on the the blog.

New School Year

Welcome to the new school year.
From this blog I will give you some tips to learn as much English as you can.
Also, I invite you to borrow some books from our Reading Club and share a comment with all of us.

I leave this video so that you can see that to speak English is not that hard.