How do lottery winners spend their money?

Well, I assume that almost everybody has bought a Christmas lottery ticket and is looking forward to seeing what happens next Saturday. My dear friend Mª Jesús has sent me this link to a BBC video where they talk about this. Maybe you can get some hints, JUST IN CASE!

• How do lottery winners spend their money?

NA1: Levis 501 and Nick Kamen

As I told you yesterday here yo have the Jeans advert we were watching yesterday and Nick Kamen's song.

• Advert
• Song

And if you like to sing along here are the lyrics.

NA1 My favourite advert

Well I showed you this advert as my favourite. There is a previous one which is even better. Here you can watch both.

• Like a star
• It's not my time.

I also suggested that you could send me the link to your favourite adverts and we can post them here. César sent this one with a very PRETTY WOMAN.

LOCAL HERO (great film).

This Thursday we are showing this beautiful film at the school (Salón de actos). I look forward to seeing you at 7.00 p.m. You can't miss it. You'd regret it otherwise.
Here you can watch a good review I found on Youtube. Enjoy it!

NA1: Madrid party crush kills 4 women

Here is a link to the news we watched yesterday. We'll start with this again tomorrow. I should have started with this actually. We got a bit stuck with the adjectives. My mistake. I'M SORRY!

ni2: Friends to die for listening

This is the exercise we did in class this week. Here you can find the link to the video and the worksheet with the solutions. Remember that the task is based on the first five interviews of the video.

• Worksheet
• Video

NA1: INFORMAL EMAIL/LETTER (Writing task)

Well. I bet you are more than ready to send me an email. All you have to do is the following: 

• You are going to write an e-mail answering Chris’s e-mail on p.17.
•  Do the same as you are told on p.17. 
• You must include a paragraph where you mention that you attended a speed dating event and that you met someone there (talk about him or her).
• Deadline: Thursday 8^th of November.

THANK YOU!

NI2 & NA1: LEMON TREE (Fools Garden)

Here are the links on this lovely song we did in class.

• Original video
• Video with lyrics.
• Dance remix version

NA1: What are your best qualities?

Here, as promised are the links to the listening exercise we did in class and also to the audio track.

• Audio (Elllo Mixer 66)
• Exercise

NI2 & NA1: IRREGULAR VERBS

here you can find some interesting links to practise irregular verbs. Give it a try.

• Listen and repeat (with audio)
• List of irregular verbs with audio and examples
• List of irregular verbs with pronunciation symbols
• Exercises on irregular verbs.

Somebody that I used to know

This is one of the songs we are going to use in class next week. I hope you enjoy it.

• Original video
• Video with lyrics

NI2: Listening on Ideal Homes

We did this listening in class: Here you have the link to the dialogue and the audio track.

• Exercise.
• Audio (look for number 13)

NI2: Our House (Madness)

Here is the link to the song we did in class.

• Original Video
• Video with lyrics

NI2: FURNITURE

Here you have the links to the worksheets we were dealing with in class last week and also to the Ikea Catalogue in English just in case you want to learn more vocabulary.

• Vocabulary on furniture
• Transcript from Listening
• Ikea catalogue in English

NA1: Norah Jones and Lionel Richie (The Guardian Q & A)

You thought that I had forgotten about you, didn't you? Well the answer is no. We are going to read two interviews which were taken from a section in The Guardian Newspaper called Q & A. Here you have the links to the real interviews. You can read them and newxt Tuesday we'll discuss in class if they were very different from the ones in the textbook. What extra information did you get by reading the original interviews.

• Norah Jones
• Lionel Richie

And you could have a little bit more extra reading practice by choosing someone you like in this section and reading his or her interview. OK? I've already chosen Tom Jones. Do you know why?

NI2. Songs on the 2nd conditional (If you were a sailboat)

I've been searching for songs which use the 2nd conditional and there are loads of them. I've chosen one by Katie Melua to work in class. Here is the song and the link to the exercise we'll be doing in class. I've also decided to give you the links to some other 2nd conditional songs. Make the most of them.

• If you were a sailboat (video)
• Video with lyrics
• Task document.

Other songs

• If I were a boy (Beyonce)
• If you had my love (Jennifer Lopez)
• What if (Coldplay)

Drive by (Taxi)

This is the song we listened to in class. Here you have access to the original video and to a video with lyrics.

• Drive by video
• Video with lyrics.

Remember that you can always suggest songs or orther material you would like to use in class.

Listenings on transport and Ideal Homes

Here are the links to two of the listening exercises we did in class.
Cars and Traffic
Ideal Homes

Vogue (Madonna)

Here you can see the video we saw in class last week.

Vogue, original video
Vogue with lyrics

It's raining men

We'll listen to this song in class.

• Video (original song by the Weather Girls)
• Video (Geri Halliwell's version)
• Video (with lyrics)

A greener world

This week we'll be doing this listening exercise in class. Here you have access to the link.

• A greener world

Long range weather forecast

Here you will be able to watch the weather forecast and have a look at the exercises we saw in class.

• Exercise

Charles Dickens

As you already know, when Fernando gave his talk on Dickens, I told you I was going to post this video on Dickens' Life. I think it's interesting and easy to follow.

• The life of Charles Dickens

Always look on the bright side of life

Happy Easter everyone! I hope you had a good holiday. I include here some links to the song we did in class. It's a very lively song. And just remember that THE LAST LAUGH IS ON YOU!

• Video
• Video with lyrics
• Video (sing along)

Like a virgin

Here are the two versions we listened to in class. You can watch the videos in the following links.

• Madonna
  
• Mouline Rouge
  

Listening practice on shopping

Here you'll find links to different listening exercises on the topic of shopping. They are all from the same site (Elllo).

507 Shopping
602 Bargain shopping
787 Dislikes shopping
851 Grand opening
852 Shopping
853 Shopping peeves
1075 Retail Therapy

Happy New Year (New Year's Resolutions)

Well, we're back again. I hope you had a wonderful holiday and wish you all the best for 2012. As a way to brush up our English we are going to do some activities related to the New Year. Here you have the links to them. In the second part of the lesson we will continue with the topic of Shopping (File 6A).

• First day presentation (ppt)

• Video on resolutions in the UK
• Exercise on video
• U2 song (New Year's Day)
• Worksheet on song
• Revision board game

HAPPY 2012!