SLANG

"Slang is very informal language which is often used by young people. It's hard to keep up to date with slang, but this article will help you learn a few words that your teacher may not know!"...

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/english-skills-practice/life-uk/slang

Bueno, yo ya lo he leído, así que ¡me las se!

NUMBERS AND FRUITS. A CHANT

HOW MANY ?


Ya sabéis que con estas dos palabras preguntamos: ¿cuantos?  o ¿cuantas ?
Vamos a ver cuantas frutas conocéis en este chant.


http://www.angles365.com/classroom/fitxers/chantsandsongs/12.swf

En el enlace que os dejo hoy, además de gramática, en el apartado de 2º BAT, encontraréis muchos textos sobre temas variados y ejercicios basados en ellos. Interesante para vosotros, mucho vocabulario.

http://www.clicknlearn.net/

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT ?

Pues si, hay que tomar una decisión.


http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/diddone.htm

http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/comictef.htm

PRESENT PERFECT.TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL.

 De nuevo un ejercicio interesante de la página del British Council.Bueno, en realidad,dos.
En primer lugar un video con unos ejercicios de comprensión y después otro con un análisis de expresiones utilizadas en el primero y explicaciones del present perfect y su uso.Para terminar, más ejercicios.

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/word-street/transport-and-travel-scene-1

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/word-street/transport-and-travel-scene-2-language-focus

INTERESTed or INTERESTing ?

Ejercicio para practicar los adjetivos terminados en -ed o -ing.
¡Eso que tanto os cuesta!

http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/tireding.htm

YUM YUM!

Sí, son las famosas cupcakes.¿quién se atreve a hacerlas?

EASY AND QUICK CUPCAKE RECIPE

Ingredients
150g (5oz) Caster Sugar
150g (5oz) Butter or Margarine
175g (6oz) Self Raising Flour
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Method
Preheat oven to 350F, 180C or Gas Mark 4
Place 12 paper liners in cupcake pan
Crack eggs into a cup and beat lightly with a fork.
Place ALL the ingredients into a large bowl and heat with electric mixer for 2 mins, until light and creamy.
Fill cases up to about half way with filling.
Bake for 18 – 20 mins then allow to cool for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.
Topping
Ingredients
150g (5oz) Butter or Margarine
300g (10oz) Icing Sugar
Milk 1.5 tablespoons
Colouring – optional
Method
Butter MUST be room temperature before making this
Put all ingredients into food mixer bowl and blend for 30 seconds or blend by hand with a wooden spoon.
Spoon or pipe on top of cupcakes


From: http://tea4two.blog.co.uk/2010/09/10/easy-and-quick-cupcake-recipe-ingredients-150g-5oz-caster-sugar-9353909/

THE WEATHER

British people talk about the weather all the time. Is it a national obsession?

Let´s watch a video and discover!

 

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/word-street/british-weather?utm_source=facebook-teachingenglish&utm_mediu%C2%ADm=wallpost&utm_campaign=bc-facebook

FCO

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.


Estos son los consejos que ofrece el FCO-nuestro ministerio de asuntos exteriores-a los británicos que vayan a visitar nuestro país.

Los despistados podéis pinchar  commonwealth  para ver la definición en el Oxford English Dictionary
COMMONWEALTH

Para los que querais ampliar, la dirección de la página:

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/europe/spain

Spain
Still current at: 04 August 2012 Updated: 03 August 2012

No restrictions in this travel advice

Avoid all but essential travel to part(s) of country

Avoid all but essential travel to whole country

Avoid all travel to part(s) of country

Avoid all travel to whole country

This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Travel Summary and the Safety and Security - Terrorism section (removal of advice relating to rail workers’ strike on 3 August; Al Qaeda arrests). The overall level of the advice has not changed; there are no travel restrictions in place in this travel advice for Spain.
See FCO Travel Advice legal disclaimer.

Travel advice for this country

• Travel Summary
• Safety and security
• Local laws and customs
• Entry requirements

• Health
• Natural disasters
• General
 

Travel Summary

 (back to top)

• Spain’s two largest trades unions are calling for large scale public demonstrations and industrial actions across Spain throughout July and August. Public demonstrations in Madrid and other city centres may affect local services and travellers are advised to check for transport delays before arriving in Spain and allow extra time for transfers to and from airports. We recommend British nationals stay clear of demonstrations and avoid confrontation at all times.
• The National Travel health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) has posted an update in relation to cases of Legionnaires disease associated with travel to the Diamante Beach Hotel in Calpe.
• There has been an increase in seismic activity on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. The risk level for the towns of El Julan and La Dehesa has been raised to amber as a precautionary measure, the rest of the island remains at green. Check the Canary Government website for updates on the situation. See Natural Disasters - volcanoes.
• There have been a number of deaths recently as a result of falls from balconies. Do not take any unnecessary risks, especially when under the influence of drink or drugs. It is unlikely that your travel insurance will cover you for such incidents. See Safety and Security – Balcony Falls.
• Over 12 million British nationals visit Spain every year (source: Instituto de Estudios Turísticos), making it one of the most-visited countries by Britons in the world. Most visits are trouble-free, but there are instances where support from our Consulates is needed.  See General - Consular Assistance - Statistics.
• 112 is the number for emergency services. Click here for a list of emergency expressions in Spanish.
• There is a general threat from terrorism. British nationals are not considered a specific target, but attacks could happen in places visited by expatriates and tourists.
• You should apply for a free European Health Insurance Card to be eligible for state provided medical treatment that may become necessary during your trip. You should also take out comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling to help cover any unexpected costs such as medical bills or stolen belongings. Take enough medication and money to cover any unforeseen extended stays or emergencies. See the Health section for more information.
• Be alert to the existence of street crime. Thieves tend to target money and passports so don’t keep them all in one place and keep a photocopy (or scanned copy) of your passport somewhere safe. See Safety and Security - Crime for more information.
• Print our pocket sized advice leaflet and wallet card before your visit to Spain. The documents contain travel tips, numbers and expressions you may need in an emergency and information on what our Consulates can and can’t do to help.

Are you happy or sad?

Alegre, triste, preocupado,cansado, asustado...
¡Vamos a ver cuantos recordamos!

READY, STEADY.. GO!


 CLICK ON :EMOTIONS, by mandala

Find this and other feelings exercises in English Exercises .org

GRAMMAR SITES.

En esta entrada os iré dejando direcciones interesantes para practicar TODA la gramática del inglés. Va dirigida a los que ya sois mayorcitos y sabéis buscar lo que necesitáis en cada momento.

http://www.english-4u.de/grammar_exercises.htm

http://www.agendaweb.org/

http://www.clicknlearn.net/

http://mbonillo.xavierre.com/index.html

Will we ever....?

Os dejo el enlace con la página www.bbc.com en la que hay muchísimas cosas interesantes y podéis encontrar una sección llamada Will we ever...?.
En éste caso, Will we ever find life elsewhere in the universe ?

Navegad  por la página y no dejar que lo haga Sergio solo. ¡Luego cuando jugamos al Trivial os quejáis de que se lo sabe todo!

The idea of aliens may seem absurd. But times change, as does science, says Phil Plait, and this makes the idea far more plausible than it once appeared.

read more:
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120808-will-we-ever-find-life-in-space

VIDEO. PRONOUNS

¡Repasemos con éste video todos los tipos de pronombres!

VIDEO. THE ALPHABET

La canción del abecedario.

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/z5Z_666ogLs?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

IRREGULAR VERBS.VIDEO.

Ya sabéis lo importante que es conocer los irregular verbs. Aqui los tenemos en un video, con música y con imágenes que hacen referencia a su significado.

¡Esto le gusta a Silvia!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXGLSCxztDE&feature=related


¡Y ahora unos cuantos ejercicios!

http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/jigword/jigpast1.html

'Troll', 'cracker', 'nerd' y otros tipos de la red.

La colonización de las nuevas tecnologías ha provocado la aparición de nuevos términos para definir comportamientos, actividades y perfiles hasta hace poco inexistentes.

http://www.fundeu.es/noticias-articulos-troll-cracker-nerd-y-otros-tipos-de-la-red-7106.html

Old MacDonald had a farm...

¡Todos los papis conocen ésta canción!



http://www.yhxx.com/blog/user1/22/upload/2006295645.swf

CLAP YOUR HANDS !

¡Vamos, peques! ¡A ver quien aprende esta canción!





http://www.yhxx.com/blog/user1/22/upload/2006297046.swf

HAWAII: reading and listening

What do you know about Hawaii?

Después de hacer los ejercicios que os proponen en el siguiente enlace seguro que sabréis muchas mas cosas.Incluye un vídeo.

Go for it!

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=353

THE STORY OF COCA COLA

 Un reading sobre la historia de esta compañía.                                                                                             

The Story of Coca-Cola, by Simone
Find this and other readings exercises in English Exercises .org