Con B2 Tu -Th

This is a questionnaire we will do on Thursday after we do the recipes.   Click here

And this is the exercise to go with the song "Why Can't the English" from My Fair Lady.

They are funny and true about English.

Click here

And this is the link to the video clip from the film on YouTube. Rex Harrison is so pompous but so charming!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAYUuspQ6BY

Also CAN SOMEONE WHO HASN'T DONE IT PLEASE MAKE A SUMMARY (Important cause several were absent))  Thanks!  :)

Con B1

For Monday, we will discuss the questions for the Simpson Video

and talk about Love.

For Vocabulary sheet

Click here

This is a song that goes with the listening and which I hope we'll have time to do:

Click here

Finally here is a really complete summary from Inés:

Hi there! This is the summary of the 3 of April.
We started the class talking about our holidays
Then, in pairs we had to do an exercise about travel and turism:
1. Accommodation - place to sleep, hotel
2. Resort - special sport or beach vacation place
3. bed and breakfast - big house that rent rooms
4. cruise - trip that combine ship and land
5. Jet lag- tiredness from changing time zones
6. Round trip- two way ticket. 
7. Sightseeing - visiting tourist attractions
8. Spa- vacation place to go for health
9. tip - extra money
10. Customs - inspection on entering a country. 
11. Hitch- hiking - getting a ride with a stranger
12. knapsack - backpack
13. tour guide - person who shows tourist around.
14. concerge - s/he deals with the guests at the hotel
15. life vest- infatable jacket for floating
16. flight attendant- person who serves passengers
17. a visa- special stamp
18. check in/check out - registering for a hotel or a flight
19. affordable- cheap enought to by or book
20. fare - price of the ticket
21. hiking trail- narrow road for walking in nature
22. conveniently located - well- situated
23. overbooking- selling too many seats or rooms. 

I have written some new vocabulary words:
- a prude
- to sunbathe
- Sin city

After that we do did a listening. It consist in a interview about the vacation that the people prefer. 

Next, we do did another exercise in pairs. Kate gave us two types of leaves, one of type a and another type B. Each person in the couple had a kind of questions. The questions were about what we prefer to do on holiday or for example where we have traveled. The goal was that we speak with more than one person and entertained the holiday theme.

Finally we did the practice of roleplay airplane which consisted put in the role of a person as is his personality in pairs .Your partner had to guess what kind of paper ROLE you were doing on your tone of voice, gestures .

Con B2 Tues. Thurs.

First a great summary of the last class by Lucia de Lucas:

Lucía de Lucas4 de abril de 2013 11:23

Hi everyone!

The class on 4th April was focused on these topics: tourism, holidays and travelling.

After revising some vocabulary about it (that you'll find on the post of 1st April), we did a listening in which several people were interviewed about these matters. We had to answer to some questions proposed by Kate. We shared our answers in groups of three, and then, to everybody.

We continued by interviewing each other in pairs, about our preferences in travelling or the places we have visited.

We completed these notions with a debate, in groups of three, concerning tourism in general and some polemic topics about tourism in Spain: Eurovegas, the drinking and partying tourism or the culture market (you can find the topics we talked about on the post of 1st April).

Then, we shared the opinions of each group with the whole class.

Finally, Kate gave us several notions about vowels and the several sounds they have (sixteen!! about fourteen in American English).

That was all.

See you!

Lucía

For Tuesday, we are going to discuss the 4 discussion questions of the Simpson episode ( we can correct the rest quickly or you can email it to me at kate@kseley.jazztel.es .

Then, we'll connect this with the topic of love and love stories: talking and a listening. Here's a vocabulary sheet:
Click here

And if we have time, a song:

Click here

Con b 1 song

domingo, 10 de marzo de 2013

Con B1: Song

I forgot to do this until now.

Here is the youtube link to the song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woegd15rmnA

Or just go to YouTube and put in "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm Rod Stewart since this link doesn't work automatically. Start listening at 2 minutes cause the 1st 2 minutes are an interview!

And here is the exercise for the words ( lyrics)

Click here and enjoy

Con B1: Song

I forgot to do this until now.

Here is the youtube link to the song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woegd15rmnA

Or just go to YouTube and put in "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm Rod Stewart since this link doesn't work automatically. Start listening at 2 minutes cause the 1st 2 minutes are an interview!

And here is the exercise for the words ( lyrics)

Click here and enjoy

B1.3 (and all groups)

Bea just sent me this mssg wiht links to great love songs in English:
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Hi!
Kate asked me if I didn't Know any romantic song in english cause I put one song in spanish. Well, I have to say that I Know some great and romantic songs in english:
1.- I don't wanna miss a thing (aerosmith): really passionate...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss0kFNUP4P4

2.- I will always love you (Whitney Houston): really sad...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9nPf7w7pDI

3.- Set Fire to the Rain (Adele): complicated love (I think...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=FlsBObg-1BQ

4.-Every thing I do, (I do) it for you (Bryan Adams): the title says it all, if I get married, I'll put this song in my wedding :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFD2gu007dc

5.- Your song (Elton John): guys, these are the things that a gril wants to hear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13GD78Bmo8s

6. - Etc...There are so many fantastic love songs in english...

2 more songs for Tues. music session /Scroll down for Layla and Ironic

Say A Little Prayer

Every Step You Take

Lyrics to "Ironic" for Tues. Thurs. Con 1

Click here and print 4 Thurs. class

2 songs

Layla: click here

Sitting on a Dock of a Bay : Click here

Material for Pas B2.2

Born to lose


I told you it was a song. This link has 2 versions, one of Ray Charles and one of Johnny Cash. Listen to at least one and see how much of the lyrics you can write and understand.

At Last Etta James (Valentine's Day)

Etta James, a a famous American R+B singer just died. Listen and write as much of the song as you can understand WITHOUT looking at lyrics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADDigK8LwyE 

May be temporarily unavailable  so listen to the version by Beyoncé as she sang it playing Etta James in Cadillac Girls

 At last : click here
Write down as much as you understand without listening to the lyrics (if you couldn't listen to the original Etta James version AND THEN LOOK AT THE LYRICS.

 NOW FIND the connection between Beyoncé's version and Barack Obama.  What is it?

Look at this photo.    CLICK HERE
What is the connection between it and  Etta James' song, "At Last"? When and where was it taken? ( If you don't know the answer, search for it.)

   What adjectives or other words would you use to describe this photo?   How does it make you feel? What thoughts do you have about it? Write OR  plan to say 100 words.

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Now post your favorite song and write about why you like it. To end, I'll link a song that I like so much. I'ts not a classic soul song! but is something called neo-soul (like hip-hop, but in a indigo mood) with one of the best talented woman currently living in that kind of music: Erikah Badu, she is fromm Dallas, and a very special singer.