Saturday 18 June 2011

Enjoy your Sunshine Summer :-)


Hey, the course is gone and done.

Congrats to all of you whether you did it or not, everyone has surely done their best... and that's what realy matters. :-)

You'll be missed.

Hoping you keep your English alive, I'll also keep this blog alive, but close for the so needed summer holiday!

Enjoy ALWAYS! and remember to
Let the good vibes get a lot stronger

To all of you, this forever great hit song.

Dulce

Saturday 4 June 2011

G..... is the word

Frankie Valli


Grease Lyrics




LISTEN and choose the correct word:


I solve my problems and I see the (LIGHT or LIES?)


We gotta plug and think, we gotta (FEEL or FEED?) it right

There ain't no ( DAMAGE or DANGER?) we can go to far

We start believing now that we can be who we are

Grease is the word

They think our love is just a (GROWING or ROARING?) pain

Why don't they understand, It's just a crying (SCENE or SHAME?)

Their lips are( LYING or LINING?) only real is real

We start to find right now we got to be what we (FEEL or FEED?)


Grease is the word

Grease is the word, is the word that you heard

It's got groove it's got meaning

'Cause Grease is the time, is the place is the (MOTION or EMOTION?)

Grease is the way we are feeling


We take the (PROCEDURE or PRESSURE?) and we throw away

Conventionality belongs to yesterday

There is a chance that we can make it so far

We start believing now that we can be who we are


Grease is the word

Grease is the word, is the word that you heard

It's got groove it's got meaning

Grease is the time, is the place is the (MOTION or EMOTION?)

And Grease is the way we are feeling

This is the life of (ILUSION or DELUSION?)

Wrapped up in trouble laced with (ALUSION or CONFUSION?)

What are we doing here?

We take the( PROCEDURE or PRESSURE?) and we throw away

Conventionality belongs to yesterday

There is a chance that we can make it so far

We start believing now that we can be who we are


Grease is the word

Grease is the word, is the word that you heard

It's got groove it's got meaning

etc

Grease is the word
Is the word
Is the word
Is the word
Is the word
Is the word
Is the word
Is the word



Wednesday 18 May 2011

Listening Test Practice

Bribes 
    bribe/brʌɪb/
verb dishonestly persuade (someone) to act in one's favour by a payment or other inducement. noun an inducement offered in an attempt to bribe.
 

Click HERE to listen

ACTIVITIES


A.  Choose the correct answer:

1) Aiman has worked in _______ .


2) He says people might pay a bribe for ____.


3) What does he give as an example? .


4) How much would a bribe be?


5) He says ______ ask for bribes.



      
    B.    Complete with

  1. We need to a good idea for the party.
  2. I never politics when I first meet someone new.
  3. The secret is now for everyone to know about.
  4. She tries to her diet by taking vitamin pills.
  5. The work at that company are very high.
Check answers in comment #1

Source: elllo

Wednesday 4 May 2011

Ends...

Hey!
It's time to relax and have some fun!
:-)

Hoping you are all doing well at your final tests...

--

Friday 8 April 2011

Synonyms

Lots of words we tend to confuse... 

Learning synonyms can help us improve our advanced vocabulary.
HERE is an interesting link to practice on different topics. Starting with Business & Employment.



Saturday 19 March 2011

As blind as a bat...


Loca como una cabra...

If you tell someone 'he is as crazy as a goat', they won't understand what you are talking about... because

This Spanish idiom expression does not exist in English as such. It so happens with most idiomatic expressions of the like: they have not an equivalent in our language or viceversa



I've found this link which will help you study some of these so called 'similes' > as ..... as/ like...

Eg. He is as cool as a cucumber...

      I've got a head like a sieve...


 

 

(C) Dulce               :-)

Sunday 13 March 2011

Saint Patrick is coming...



On March 17th they celebrate
Saint Patrick
The patron saint of IRELAND*
Here you have a few activities to know about it...

1. A reading activity. See here.

2. Listen and watch the funny video below and
do activity:
Click to see/print it.



*Find more about Saint Patrick holiday and traditions HERE!
KEY to activities.

I hope you enjoy it and improve your English and knowledge of Irish Culture!
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Sunday 30 January 2011

I Speak English... Do You?




How to become a more confident English speaker:
DUDE: Amer. For ‘mate’ or friend (tío)
DUH: interj. Used to express what is being said is too obvious

Practise where and when you can. Any practice is good – whether you speak to someone who is a native English speaker or not!

• It's important to build your confidence. If possible, use simple English sentence structure that you know is correct, so that you can concentrate on getting your message across.

Try to experiment with the English you know. Use words and phrases you know in new situations. 

• Read, read, read. It’s good to read aloud long texts, and listen to the CD if you feel you have to correct your pronunciation.

• Listen to English songs and SING! That also helps a lot to improve your pronunciation. There are millions of songs in English, for sure some you’ll find you like!

• Try to respond to what people say to you. You can often get clues to what people think by looking at their body language. Respond to them in a natural way.

Try NOT to translate into and from your own language. This takes too much time and will make you more hesitant.

If you forget a word, try to use a similar one or explain using other words you know well. Also you can say ‘ummm…’, or ‘er…’, until the right words come. This is better than keeping completely silent.

Don't speak too fast! It's important to use a natural rhythm when speaking English, but if you speak too fast it will be difficult for people to understand you.

Try to relax when you speak – you'll find your mouth does most of the pronunciation work for you. When you speak English at normal speed, you'll discover that many of the pronunciation skills, such as linking between words, will happen automatically.

Speak on and on... Your accent may be British or American, both are understood ( at least most of the time!)   :-)




Monday 24 January 2011

Friday 14 January 2011

Are you getting Bald?



Here is an interesting piece of BBC News
on why we men go bald!

Enjoy it!
:-)

D.

Saturday 1 January 2011

If You Drive > don't drink, or viceversa...:-)

An old song so appropriate these days.
Enjoy my dear Stevie Wonder



HAPPY 2011