Thursday, April 16, 2009

URBAN LANDSCAPE

Estudia el vocabulario sobre edificios fijándote bien en cómo se escribe y cómo se pronuncia. Pincha aquí.

Para completar tu vocabulario sobre la ciudad entra en el siguiente enlace, estudia el vocabulario y haz los ejercicios. Pincha aquí.

VERB + NOUN

EXERCISES

1. Write the verb that goes with the noun. Then add another noun to each list.
1 ………………… a party / …………
2 ………………… your homework / …………
3 ………………… a text message / …………
4 ………………… a photo / …………

2. Underline the words that can go with verbs a–d. Then complete sentences 1–4 with four of the expressions.
a) have a party / a text message / fun / the washing
b) do a photo / the washing / a party / your homework
c) send a train / a text message / an email / a party
d) take a photo / your homework / fun / a train

1 Did you fly to Paris or did you _________ ?
2 Don’t forget to _________ tonight. There’s a test soon!
3 ‘Did John _________ for his birthday?’
‘Yes – it was great fun!’
4 I want to _________ to Claire but my laptop isn’t working.

3. Complete the sentences using expressions from the previous exercise
a) It´s my birthday on Sunday. I´m going to ________________ for all my friends
b) Mary isn´t answering her mobile. Why don´t you ______her ______________? She can read it later
c) How did you get to Madrid? Did you fly or did you _____________________?
d) Ed´s in the kitchen, helping mum to _______________
e) Did you _____________ at the party? Yes, it was brilliant -great music and food

ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE FEELINGS

1 Complete the sentences. Use the adjective form of the verbs in the box.
disappointed excited frightened jealous nervous surprised upset
A I’m really (1) ………… . We’ve got an exam today.
B Don’t worry – you’re really clever!
A But I’ll be so (2) ………… if I don’t do well.
B I never worry about exams, and I didn’t revise last night, so I’ll be (3) ………… if I pass!
A What did you do last night then?
B I watched a horror film with my sister Beth. We were (4) ………… !
A How is Beth?
B She’s ok. Our cat died, so she was a bit (5) ………… . But we’re going on holiday soon, so she’s (6) ………… about that!
A Are you? Where are you going?
B To Barbados!
A Wow! I’m really (7) ………… ! I’d love to go there.
2 Complete the sentences with the following adjectives
annoyed disappointed excited frightened jealous nervous upset
1 Are you _________ before exams?
2 I’m going on holiday tomorrow. I’m really _________ !
3 Jo’s boyfriend is really _________ – he always phones her when she meets other friends.
4 I studied a lot but I didn’t pass my English test. I was really _________ .
5 Last night we watched a horror film. I was _________ !
6 When me and my friends were late for class, our teacher was _________ .
7 Jenny’s cat died yesterday. She’s really _________ .
3. Complete the sentences about Sally´s day. Use adjectives which decribe feelings
a) Sally was a_____________ because she missed her bus
b) She got 20 out of 20 for her homework. She was very s___________
c) She was n__________ before her maths exam
d) The exam wasn´t easy. Sally was c___________
e) She was really e________________ when she had an accident in the school canteen
f) She didn´t do well in her maths exam. She was a bit d_______________
g) She was very e___________ when her boyfriend scored a goal
h) She was j__________ when her boyfriend danced with another girl at the disco
i) She watched a horror film in the evening. She was very f_____________

Monday, April 13, 2009

MUSICIANS & INSTRUMENTS

¿Puedes unir cada instrumento y músico con su nombre en inglés? Apunta las soluciones en tu cuaderno para llevarlas luego a clase. Apunta también los dibujos de los instumentos/músicos que falten y otros que tú conozcas.

Drum, guitarist, piano, cello, trumpet,
guitar, keyboard, violin, singer, drummer, bass guitar, keyboard player, trumpeter,

CLOTHES

En esta ocasión te mostramos un pequeño diccionario visual sobre ropa, pincha en los distintos enlaces para ver todas las palabras. Cuando estés en la página web a la que te dirigimos podrás pinchar encima de cada palabra en inglés y escuchar la pronunciación.

Primer enlace (belt-pants)
Segundo enlace (sandals-skirts)
Tercer enlace (sneakers-tie)

¿Te atreves con unos juegos?
Memory game.
Word search.
Hangman.

DAYS & MONTHS

Estos son los días de la semana (The weekdays)

A week consists of seven days:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
The preposition used with days is ‘on’.

Examples: On Saturday, I will go to the cinema. He is going to play football on Friday. Ok?

Estos son los meses del año (The months)

A year consists of twelve months:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
The preposition used with months is 'in’.

Examples: My birthday is in May. We will travel to Australia in December.

Quieres divertirte y aprender los días y los meses, pincha aquí y trata de completar este crucigrama.

DAILY ACTIVITIES

Aquí tienes un video en el que podrás ver las actividades diarias: