Go, play or do sports
Do you go, play or do sports?
Watch the following video to check it!
Read this summary and start doing an exercise about it.
Now, do these activities to practice.
Funny Hugh Laurie & Stephen Fry comedy sketch! 'Your name, sir?' - BBC comedy
Rowan Atkinson in Hell (without subtitles)
Rowan Atkinson in Hell (with subtitles)
Richard Branson
You have been given the listening activities related to this interview. You will be able to watch this video in order to pick up more information about the details of what Richard Branson says.
Jack Canfield How to Get Rich
Watch the video and pay attention to the four principles he mentions on how to get rich.
Ellen's New Year's Resolutions
ELLEN’S NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
Task 1: We usually make the same resolutions every year. Watch this video about Ellen’s New Year’s Resolutions and put in order, from 1 to 6, the ideas she mentions:
Soap up your arms |
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Wake up early |
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Chew food |
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Stretch to turn the water on |
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When cleaning your gluts, reach to the other glut |
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Work out every single day (deep knee bends, jumping jacks) |
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Task 2: At the end, she tells us her conclusions. Fill the gaps with the information you hear about the New Year’s Day:
You’re off ____________ (1)
People are _____________ (2)
Nothing is on TV (a parade that lasts_______________ (3))
__________ (4), smoke, ___________ (5)
Tell people you know about your resolutions (lose _____________ (6))
Do ______________ (7) you want
keys:
Task 1: The correct order is: 5 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 6 - 3
Task 2: (1) work; (2) at home; (3) three hours; (4) drink; (5) eat; (6) weight; (7) whatever
Non- traditional Christmas shoppings
Watch this video.
Notes:
Procrastinators: people that leave things they have to do for later
Go shopping down to the wire: Wait for going shopping until the last minute
Mark the following sentences as True or False:
a) Diane doesn’t like shopping on Christmas Day because of the crowds
b) Only five per cent will finish their shopping by Christmas day
c) Some people use their holidays for shopping
d) One woman gets what she wants fifteen minutes before her kids wake up
e) Some people prefer going to the malls to see some stores just for fun
f) They prefer two-stop shopping
g) K-mart has any gift book you can imagine
h) If you want you can shop on Christmas day at 3 in the morning
j) There you can find inflatable fountains and crumb pots
k) Things the day before Christmas are cheaper
l) Drugstores close late that day
Key (only the false ones):
a) because there are less crowds d) five minutes e) some stores they had never considered j) inflatable beds, fondue fountains and crumb pots k) more expensive l) early
Christmas is coming (1951)
What a misunderstanding! Why is Father Christmas disappointed?
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Coldplay)
Maybe you’ll prefer this song.
If you want, put the lines of its lyrics in order:
A- Here we are as in olden days,
B- Through the years
C- Make the Yule-tide gay,
D- From now on,
E- Faithful friends who are dear to us
F- If the Fates allow
G- Our troubles will be far away
H- Our troubles will be out of sight
I- Gather near to us once more
J- From now on
K- Hang a shinning star upon the highest bough
L- And have yourself a merry little Christmas now
M- Have yourself a merry little Christmas
N- Have yourself a merry little Christmas
O- Let your heart be light
P- Happy golden days of yore
Q- We all will be together
Key:
1- M/N; 2- O; 3- D/J; 4- H; 5- M/N; 6- C; 7- D/J; 8- G; 9- A; 10- P; 11- E; 12- I; 13- B; 14- Q; 15- F; 16- K; 17- L
That is...
Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light
From now on,
our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Make the Yule-tide gay,
From now on,
our troubles will be far away.
Here we are as in olden days,
Happy golden days of yore.
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more.
Through the years
We all will be together,
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.
And have yourself A merry little Christmas now.
All I want for Christmas is you (Mariah Carey)
Coldplay and Viva la Vida
Pollution in a Chinese village
Watch the video and answer the following questions:
1- What can happen to you if you breathe the air of the village?
2- What do people think about plants in the area?
3- What have the village leaders done on this respect?
4- Why do villagers stay there?
5- What's the typical colour of a good day there?
6- What cares does the ill man require and which are his symptoms?
7- What about children at school?
Grammar explanation (ppt)
... and here you have a very simple explanation of this type of structures
Active or passive voice
Choose the correct answer. Click on the arrow to check.
Giving opinions
Giving your opinion neutrally
"I think…"
"I feel that…"
"In my opinion…"
"As far as I'm concerned…"
"As I see it…"
"In my view…"
"I tend to think that…"
Giving a strong opinion
"I'm absolutely convinced that…"
"I'm sure that…"
"I strongly believe that…"
"I have no doubt that…"
English expressions for asking someone's opinion
"What do you think?"
"What's your view?"
"How do you see the situation?"
Speaking Tip
Try to practise using these expressions, so that your speech sounds more varied!
Passive (explanation)
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Passive (fill the gaps)
Have a look at this activity. Just click here.