Tuesday trip

A different Tuesday this time. Sightseeing trip to  the house of Juan Ramón Jiménez in Moguer and the Caravels dock in La Rábida.

Colour Idioms

What about adding some colour to the English language? 

Here you have some idioms that you can use in your everyday conversations.

Cartoon Physics

Christina Perri - Arms

Here you have a nice lyric video which will help you with English. A good way to say goodbye to a looooooooooooooong Tuesday.

Depeche Mode - Precious

                               
Sweet dreams...


                                  

Precious and fragile things

Need special handling

My God, what have we done to you?

We always tried to share

The tenderest of care

Now look what we have put you through

Souvenir - OMD

 Life sometimes gives you unforgettable moments.

                     

Unconditional friends

I couldn´t help posting this picture especially for you, R. After "talking" with you about dogs, and after ten years since we first "met", I must say you are....

Adele ~ Someone Like You

You were right. This song hadn´t been published on my blog yet. Thanks for your contribution and your visits, Juan C. (3rd A Secondary). 

True love is always generous.

Los 50 mejores sitios para aprender inglés

Aquí os dejo un enlace a una lista con los mejores recursos de Internet para aprender inglés de manera entretenida y variada. 

50 mejores sitios para aprender inglés


Sweet dreams...

Let Her Go - Passenger

Thanks so much, Laura A.B (4th A Secondary) for your contribution. A beautiful song, indeed.

Basic Phrasal Verbs (from Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate level)

Phrasal verbs are one of the most difficult aspects for learners of the English language. The phrasal verbs listed here are among the most useful for English learners to learn first (pre-íntermediate to intermediate level)

Go ahead!!

calm down	"Calm down, Mike. There's no need to yell."	Tranquilizarse
hold on	The secretary asked me to hold on while she checked her computer.	Esperar, aguardar (mientras alguien hace algo)
get along	I don't really get along with my boss.	Llevarse bien
give up	After an hour, Mike gave up. He couldn't fix the computer.	Desistir, abandonar
grow up	I want to be a fireman when I grow up.	Hacerse mayor
fill out	"Please fill out this form."	Rellenar
break down	The stupid printer has broken down again.	Averiarse
pass out	People were passing out flyers in front of the station.	Repartir, dar en mano
get together	Everyone from class is getting together tonight at 7pm.	Reunirse
work out	Bryan likes to work out at least five times a week.	Hacer ejercicio
make up	I didn't have an excuse, so I made one up.	Inventarse
pass away	My grandfather passed away at the age of 98.	Morir
break up	Mark and Kate are always fighting. They should break up.	Romper una relación
eat out	I'm trying to save money. I don't eat out anymore.	Comer fuera
hang up	Kate hung up on me. She didn't want to speak anymore.	Colgar el teléfono
check out	"Hey, check out that man over there. He's huge!."	Mirar
figure out	No one could figure out where the ninja went.	Imaginarse
cheer up	Brenda looked sad, so I told her a joke to cheer her up.	Alegrar
look after	I agreed to look after Renee's dog while she is away.	Cuidar
shut up	"Shut up, Lisa! I can't hear the TV!" (note: impolite expression)	Callar (tono brusco)
look out	"Look out — there's a deer on the road!"	Cuidado!
run out	The boys ran out of beer so they walked to the store to get some more.	Quedarse sin, agotar
check in	We checked in to our hotel at 2 pm.	Registrarse (aeropuerto/hotel)
deal with	We have a big problem today that we need to deal with before we go home.	Solucionar
pick up	I have to pick up my girlfriend at the airport at 8pm.	Recoger
drop off	I need to drop off a book at the library.	Llevar a un lugar (persona/cosa)
end up	After college, and then two years in the military, Mark ended up in Taiwan.	Acabar (casualmente)
go on	The mountain climber could no longer go on. It was too cold.	Continuar
set on doing sth	Jason is set on becoming an Olympic wrestler. That’s all he talks about.	Estar decidido a
tie up	I was tied up so I couldn't answer the phone.	Estar ocupado
beat up	A tourist was beaten up last night in Central Park.	Agredir físicamente
catch up	After her vacation, it took Janice all morning to catch up on her e-mails.	Ponerse al día, alcanzar
cut back on sth	The doctor told Alan to cut back on fatty foods.	Reducir
cut sth out	"Bobby, can you cut it out?? The sound your making is annoying."	Dejar de hacer algo molesto/absurdo
find out sth	Yesterday, Mark found out that his wife has been cheating on him.	Descubrir
do over	I had to do my report over because my computer crashed.	Repetir, volver a hacer algo
go ahead	"A: Can we start eating, mom?” B: “Sure, go ahead."	Empezar (antes que los demás)
go on	Mark heard shouting, so he went to the hallway to see what was going on.	Pasar, suceder
count on	I trust Mike. He’s responsible. We can count on him to do a good job.	Contar con alguien
hit it off	Margaret likes her new boss. They have really hit it off.	Congeniar (rápidamente)
set up	The journalist managed to set up a meeting with the company CEO.	Concertar, preparar,
keep sth up	Jenny hasn't smoked in 24 hrs but she's not sure how long she can keep it up.	Mantener (una situación)
mess up	I don’t like giving big speeches. Every time I do it, I mess up.	Equivocarse
call off	The football game was called off because of rain.	Cancelar
take after	Darryl takes after his father. They are both really funny.	Parecerse
think sth over	"Give me a few days to think it over, OK?"	Pensar algo con tranquilidad
point out	Janice pointed out a small error on the report's cover page.	Señalar
put sth off	The meeting was put off until tomorrow because the boss was sick.	Posponer
rip sb off	The cab driver tried to rip me off by charging 40 dollars for a ride to the airport.	Timar, estafar
show off	Greg enjoyed showing off his muscles at the beach.	Mostrar con presunción
bring up	No one at the meeting brought up the issue of overtime.	Mencionar
show up	Gladys didn't show up to the party until 10 p.m.	Llegar
sleep in	Mark usually sleeps in until noon on Saturdays.	Dormir (más de lo normal)
speak up	Alex had to speak up so his grandfather could hear him.	Hablar alto
base on	This movie is based on a true story.	Basarse
work on	I need to work on my pronunciation.	Ejercitar, trabajar más algo
stand out	At 195 cm with red hair, Alan really stood out in Japan.	Ser reconocido, destacar

 

Words as weapons - Birdy

Sweet dreams...

MAKE and DO

Parts of the body (3rd Secondary)

Here you have an excellent link to review the parts of the body with different games and original exercises. Choose the INTERMEDIATE LEVEL!.

Parts of the body - Exercises

Coldplay - Gravity

Sweet dreams...

Present Continuous vs. Present Simple - Maps ( 3rd/4th Secondary)

World Teachers´ Day - 5th October

I absolutely love my job. Teaching encourages my own growth,  because to do it well requires my own continuous education. We, teachers, are psychologists, doctors, negociators, artisans, counselors, therapists, actors, friends,  parents and some times even children. That´s the magic inside it.

Physical appearence (3rd Secondary)

"Mirror, mirror on the wall...who´s the fairest of them all?" Snow White´s stepmother said.

Here you have some good sites to review your vocabulary related to physical appearence  Sure you know most of these words, but you usually forget some of them.

Use the links below to study and create your own vocabulary list. You can create a mind map with it. Choose the most useful and frequent words and add some more looking up in the dictionary.

http://www.lingolex.com/appearancesp.htm
http://vocabulariodeingles.blogspot.com.es/2011/04/vocabulario-de-ingles-aspecto-fisico.html
http://www.saberingles.com.ar/lists/describing.html

Run - Snow Patrol

Burning bridges

Comparative and Superlative - Exercises (3rd Secondary)

To make the comparative and the superlative form of adjectives, first we need to know how many syllables are in the adjective.

There are some spelling changes:

- If there is one vowel followed by one consonant at the end of the adjective, we often double the consonant.

• wet → wetter / wettest

- If the adjective ends in 'y', this often changes to 'i'.

• dry → drier / driest

 - If the adjective ends in 'e', we don't add another 'e', just 'r'.

• nice → nicer / nicest

EXERCISES

a) Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

1.My house is (big)______than yours.

2.This flower is (beautiful)_________than that one.

3.This is the (interesting)__________book I have ever read.

4.Non-smokers usually live (long)_______than smokers.

5.Which is the (dangerous)_________animal in the world?

6.A holiday by the sea is (good)___________than a holiday in the mountains.

7.It is strange but often a coke is (expensive)___________than a beer.

8.Who is the (rich)________woman on earth?

9.The weather this summer is even (bad)_________than last summer.

10.He was the (clever)___________thief of all.


b) Complete the sentences with a superlative:

a. This building is very old. It’s ______________ in the town.

b. It was a very happy day. It was ______________ of my life.

c. It’s a very good film. It’s________________ I’ve seen.

d. It was a very bad mistake. It was_____________ in my life.

e. It was a very cold day. It was_______________ of the year.

f. She’s a popular singer. She’s ______________ in the country.

g. He’s a very boring person. He’s______________ I know.

h. This house is very big. It is ______________ I’ve lived in.

i. My cousin is very tall. He is ______________ I have.

j. Laura is a very pretty girl. She is____________ I know.

Looking on the bright side

October