Wednesday, 18 November 2015

I WILL NOT GIVE YOU THE GIFT OF HATING YOU




This man lost his wife in last Friday terrorist attacks in Paris. Although it's in French, it's got English subtitles and it's absolutely worthwile to see it, just to make a reflection: won't an eye for an eye make the world blind?

Click on this link to watch the video...

Sunday, 15 November 2015

PRAY FOR PARIS



We deeply condemn Paris horrific attacks as well as any other kind of violence. 
Let's listen to two peace songs to try to biuld up a better world. 


Monday, 9 November 2015

COMMON PREPOSITION COLLOCATIONS IN ENGLISH


Have a glance at this great chart about preposition collocations in English. They may help you imporove your writing skills! 

PAST SIMPLE: REGULAR VERBS PRONUNCIATION

 Do you know how to pronounce ED ending when forming regular past simple forms? Have a look at the green chart and practice reading these verbs aloud! Notice that we mustn't pronounce it /ed/. 
I'm sure that's clear now... 
Of all the regular verbs in the chart below (from www.realenglish.com) only 7 are pronounced /t/, the rest of them end in /d/ sound. Can you find these seven verbs? 


WE HAD A BAD DAY

Bad Day" is a song written and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Powter. It was released on 9 January 2005 as the first single from his second studio album, Daniel Powter (2005). It achieved the #1 spot in the U.S. and Ireland. In the U.S. it was the most successful single of 2006 as ranked by Billboard.  On December 31, 2006, it became the first song ever to sell 2 million digital copies in the US.
Do you know when it's usual to play this song?

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

TONGUE TWISTER: THE WEATHER



WHETHER THE WEATHER BE FINE
OR WHETHER THE WEATHER BE NOT 
WHETHER THE WEATHER BE COLD
OR WHETHER THE WEATHER BE HOT
WE'LL WEATHER THE WEATHER 
WHATEVER THE WEATHER 
WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT!

Do you remember the tongue twister William taught us last week? Can you learn it by heart?