lunes, 1 de diciembre de 2014
Modals
Must:
'must + infinitive' (for something that's likely about the present) or
'must + have + past participle' (for something that's likely about the past):
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-of-probability-exercise-1.html
Must/Have to:
http://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal2.htm
All modals:
http://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal1.htm
Publicity vocabulary
Esencial Hand Cream from Student Book Page 60
Publicity vocabulary
jueves, 6 de noviembre de 2014
X-factor Cher Lloyd
Cher: My legs are _____________________ like mad.
Dermot: Who have you got with you?
Cher: This is my ________________, my granddad, my mum and my ____________ brother.
Dermot: How’s ________________, are you alright?
Where’s she from?
What do your family think about all this?
They’re really ________________________.
After the song
Cheryl: Cher, you are ____________________________ street!
Natalie: I think you’re ____________________.
Louis: You were absolutely _______________________.
Simon: That was a great, great ______________________.
Dermot: How are you feeling?
Cher: Oh my ________________.
Louis: She’s a bit like you, yeah.
Cheryl: She even had a ______________________________ hand.
What do you think the song's about?
(Lyrics)
Dime Divas, give it to me.
Hopped up out the bed, turned my swag on,
Took a look in the mirror, said what's up what’s up what’s up? Yeah,
I'm gettin' money, oh.
I hopped up out the bed, turned my swag on,
Took a look in the mirror, said what's up what’s up what’s up? Yeah,
I'm gettin' money, oh.
They told me round my hood,
What they say?
Every time they see me I look good, yeah,
I'm gettin' money, oh.
If you be hatin', just be mad at yourself,
I bet you think this song is about you,
Don't you? Yeah.
But this ain’t about you.
Said this is for my people who be handlin' business,
Got M ups to my haters 'cause we too busy winnin',
You can't tell me nothin',
You can't tell me nothin',
If you ain't gettin' money
Then you ain't got nothin' for me.
'Cause I be makin' paper like you wouldn't believe,
And I’m always gettin' haters like you wouldn't believe.
So what's up? Yeah,
Boy stop, oh.
I hopped up out the bed, turned my swag on,
Took a look in the mirror, said what's up what’s up what’s up? Yeah,
I'm gettin' money, oh.
martes, 4 de noviembre de 2014
jueves, 23 de octubre de 2014
miércoles, 22 de octubre de 2014
martes, 14 de octubre de 2014
The X Factor - Tamera Foster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XUbZdMbfNmU
Before the performance…
Tamera’s mum: Just ______ they’re not out there. Sing like you’re at home.
Tamera: Most of my family’s here to ______________ me. My grandma’s my number one fan.
Tamera: The only _____ I’ve ever done are, like, in school ____________. That’s all I’ve done!
Elliot Canavan Doyle is a busker. What does this mean?
Sharon to Elliot: I really think that you need to go and _______ more time on your craft
Tamera: I’m feeling really scared about ________ judged… ____ my own!
ON STAGE
Tamera: This is so _______
It’s been _________ ______, and it’s just so much to take ___, there’s so many of you.
Sharon: So what’s the song you’ve _______________ for us?
How do the producers of the show add drama to the moment when Tamera stops singing? Make at least three points.
Louis: She’s gone _______ on her words.
Sharon: She’s gone ________.
The judges' verdicts
Gary: Umm, Tamira, it was ___ _____ _____ perfect ok. But what we see here right now is ______ ________ belief. That was ______ and _____________.
Sharon: Tamira, can you just _____ me…. How old are you? … You take ____ ________ away. So many people wanna be Whitney, but her songs are so _________ and I thought, you’re gonna ________ it. You were _______________.
Nicole: You’re still young, you have a lot to ________ _____ because some of it Is a little _____ ____ ________ ….. but you have a ______ and ______; you’re a star.
Louis: …If you get your ____ _______, you are the best – you are _____________.
Gary: Alright, ______ we vote? ________ start with Nicole.
Nicole: It’s an _____ ______ ______ me.
Sharon: Tamera, if you forget your lyrics in bootcamp, I will ______ you. With a big ______.
Louis: This could be the first day of an amazing _____________ for you. Don’t _______ _____ _____. You’ve got four _________ yeses.
After the performance:
Louis: I am ___________.
Tamera: I’m just ________________, I’m so thankful.
Share my life, take me for what I am
‘Cause I'll never change all my colours for you
Take my love, I'll never ask for too much
Just all that you are and everything that you do
I don't really need to look very much further
I don't want to have to go where you don't follow
I won't hold it back again, this passion inside
Can't run from myself
There's nowhere to hide
Don't make me close one more door
I don't wanna hurt anymore
Stay in my arms if you dare
Or must I imagine you there
Don't walk away from me...
I have nothing, nothing, nothing
If I don't have you.
What do you think the song’s about?
The X Factor - James Arthur
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tFoFtIqvkGE
In the right hand column, either answer the question or explain the quotation in your own words, as the vocabulary is a little tricky.
1. Where’s he from?
| |
2. It isn’t the Ritz, more like a bedsit than a flat. (Explain)
| |
3. What happened when he was really young?
| |
4. I went off the rails (Explain)
| |
5. What happened at school?
| |
6. I ended up, like, sleeping rough sometimes so I volunteered myself into foster care. (Explain)
| |
7. Music was a coping mechanism. (Explain)
| |
8. Why was it a special day for James’ family?
| |
9. If anyone dares touch what you do… you should be very proud today. (Explain)
| |
10. What does Louis (the grey haired judge) tell him?
| |
11. I’m unbelievably overwhelmed right now (Explain)
| |
12. What surprised Tulisa about James’ version of her song
|
I said _(1)___________us
for
what we have done,
We're young, we're young, we're young.
I said, _(2)__________ us for what we have done,
Oh we're young.
We're young, we're young, we're young.
I said, _(2)__________ us for what we have done,
Oh we're young.
Ah ah,
yeah.
I made a lot of _(3)__________in
my
(4)______,
But I (5)__________ to live there, nah.
I saw a lot of (6)_____________ in the past,
But I (7)_________to go there, ahh.
But I (5)__________ to live there, nah.
I saw a lot of (6)_____________ in the past,
But I (7)_________to go there, ahh.
It hurts too much,
I’m looking for a _(8)__________,
I’m looking for just any girl just for a touch.
I let my (9)_________ out,
I let myself go,
And when I let myself down, I (10)_________ it out.
I’m looking for a _(8)__________,
I’m looking for just any girl just for a touch.
I let my (9)_________ out,
I let myself go,
And when I let myself down, I (10)_________ it out.
Baby girl I’d like to dance,
ah,
But I’m just looking for a (11)________ _(12)_____________.
What’s wrong with that? I’m young, forgive me,
I live (13)______ die a legend, ohh Whitney…Forgive us for what we have (14)______,
But I’m just looking for a (11)________ _(12)_____________.
What’s wrong with that? I’m young, forgive me,
I live (13)______ die a legend, ohh Whitney…Forgive us for what we have (14)______,
We're young, we're young, we're
young.
Forgive us for what we have done,
We're young, we're (15)_________, we're young.
Forgive us for what we have done,
We're young, we're (15)_________, we're young.
jueves, 9 de octubre de 2014
Reporting verbs
We use reporting verbs to report what someone said more accurately than using say and tell.
Verb + infinitive
agree, decide, offer, promise, refuse, threaten
- They agreed to meet on Friday.
- He refused to take his coat off.
Verb + noun + infinitive
advise, encourage, invite, remind, warn
- Tom advised me to go home early.
- She reminded me to telephone my mother.
Verb + gerund
deny, recommend, suggest
- They recommended taking the bus.
- She suggested meeting a little earlier.
Verb + noun + preposition (+ gerund)
accuse, blame, congratulate
- He accused me of taking the money.
- They congratulated me on passing all my exams.
Verb + preposition + gerund
apologise, insist
- They apologised for not coming.
- He insisted on having dinner.
Verb + (that) + subject + verb
admit, agree, decide, deny, explain, insist, promise, recommend, suggest
- Sarah decided (that) the house needed cleaning.
- They recommended (that) we take the bus.
Exercises:
jueves, 2 de octubre de 2014
Educating the East End
Educating the East End
This is a follow up series based on a school in London. Watch episode 3 and complete the exercises below. You must copy these into a Word document. Remember to save your work and to include today´s date:
· What do you think makes a great Head Boy or Head Girl?
· Malaika is described as a ´rough diamond´. Explain what this means, use examples from the episode.
· This espisode concentrates on several different pupils. What do you learn about these pupils? You must use quotes from the episode to prove your point. These quotes can be what they say, what the teachers say, what the narrator says…
What do you learn from the teachers?
|
What do you learn from the other students?
|
What do you think about their Head Boy/Girl potential? Explain your answers in detail.
| |
Malaika
| |||
Dike
| |||
Sheneil
| |||
Rashidah
| |||
Joshua
|
· Why were the teachers dressed in Fancy Dress?
· Why do you think Malaika´s behavior deteriorated at school?
· Who would you have voted for and why?
· Would you like to be Head Boy/ Head Girl in this school? Explain your answer.
miércoles, 24 de septiembre de 2014
Educating Essex - Episode 1
1.‘Without
wishing
to sound
kind
of _________ about it a teacher
has to entertain.´
2.Why does Mr Drew believe that a teacher has to entertain? What example does he give?
3.‘When
you
look at it
like
that,
_________!’
4.Do you think it is acceptable for a class to
be interrupted to celebrate a teacher’s birthday? What do you think viewers might think of this scene?
5.‘The
hardcore
kids
we’ve
got
are
really
fairly
hardcore.
They
are massively
____________.’
6.‘Her
mobile
phone
is
becoming
a ________________ with the staff.’
7.According to Mr Drew what is the way of stopping pupils ‘make
a disaster
of their
lives’?
8.Is expelling a student the solution according to Mr Drew? Why or why not? Develop your answer.
9.‘She
is
one
of the
most
__________ young
people
that
we’ve
ever
had.’ (talking about Carmelita)
10.‘Once
a
young
person
decides
they
don’t
care,
and they
don’t
care
what
you
do, you’re
______________ .’
11.Why does Mr Drew want to suspend Carmelita?
12.Why does the other teacher end the phone call with Carmelita’s mother?
13.How does Carmolita’s description of the event vary as the story progresses?
14.Consider the presence of
cameras in school based on how they were used to prove Mr Drew’s innocence. Develop you anwers. Consider both the pros
and cons of
cameras in school.
Suscribirse a:
Entradas (Atom)