" The sounds of music"

  The sounds of music

Winter

Pedro I can´t  find your post. Where have you written it ?
If you want to comment something about this picture , you can do it. What is your  favourite season ?
Spring, Summer, Autunm or Winter ?  Cheerio Pilar

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A Galician´s blog
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Going shopping

If you had gone abroad and then have gone shopping, have you found difficult for you to manage with the different names of measures and weight ?  Have you bought any  shoes, or clothes in the U.S.A or Great Britain or Ireland. Share your experience with us. Thank you and cheerio

At the airport

 After watching the video, answer these questions :

1- Have you ever flown?
2- Have you ever had any problems at the airport?
3- Has your flight been delayed ?
4- Have they lost your baggage ?
5- Have you felt fear of flying ?

At the hotel

1-Have you ever  travelled to an english speaking country ?

 2-Have you stayed at a hotel or in a friend´s , or relative´s house ?

3- Have you visited any museums or been to any of its famous site ?

4-  If the answer tom any of the previous questions is positive , answer this last one : Had you already tasted its typical food before going to  the country ?

At the restaurant

  After watching this video , answer the following questions :


                           1- What  will you order for starters or appetizers ?
                           2- What will you order for main course / mains / entree ?
                           3- What will you order for dessert ?
                           4- What will you drinks or beverages ?
                           5- Will you order coffee,  tea or herbal tea?

link to watch" THE WEATHER FORECAST"

WEATHER FORECAST
 After opening this link, tell us what will be the weather for tomorrow in Madrid .

Video of Muzzy number 5

Intermediate level

 After watching video of Muzzy number 5 Answer the following questions:

1-What time does it get dark?

a-What time does it get dark in summer?

b-What time does it get dark in autumn ?

c-What time does it get dark in winter ?

e-What time does it get dark in spring ?

2-What day of the week?

a- What day of the week des he  play football ?

b- What day of the week does she play basketball ?

c- What day of the week des he go roller skating ?

d-What day of the week does she do her exercises ?

e-What day of the week does he go swimming ?

f- What day of the week does she  play golf ?

g- What day of the week do they play tennis ?

3- What months are in .....?

a- What months are in the winter ?

b- What months are in the fall/autumn ?

c- What months are in the summer ?

d- What months are in spring ?

4- How many Sylvias ? Say the number and the place. For that fill in the gaps

      a- How many Sylvias are there in the kitchen ?

    

      b- How many are there in the .......?

    

      c- How many are there ........................... ?

       

     d- How many are there on...................... ?

    

     e- How many are there in the ................... ?

    

    f- How many are there sliding on the ............?

  

     g- How many are there in the .................?

  

     h-How many are there in the.....................?

     

    i How many are there -----------------?

  

    j- How many are there appearing ---------------------?

Video of Muzzy .number 1

                        After watching this video you can answer the following questions
LEVEL: Beginners

 After watching the video of Muzzy, number 1 , please answer these questions:
 1- How many characters are there in the video?
 2- When do you say Good monring, good afternoon, good evening and good night?
 3- What are they like ? 
     a- What is the king like?
     b- What is the queen like?
     c- What is the princess like?
    d- What is Bob like ?
    e- What is Corvax like? 

4- When Norman is at the restaurant, What does he order?
       a - Can I have a hamburger ? 
       b- Can I have ................
       c-
       d-
       e-  
       f-

5-    What have they got ?
      a-What  has Sylvia got in her bag ?  

       b-What type of fruit  have the queen and the king got in their garden ?

       c- What has Bob got ? 

 6-   Write the numbers from one to ten .
        Write 20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 
      

Present Perfect

  After watching this video, complete the following sentences :

  1-  I   h-------    ------------ (travel) to China during my summer holidays.
  2- She  h----       ----------  (miss) the train.
  3- We   h-----        -------- (live)  in my parent´s house since april.
  4- They  h------      ---------- (write ) an e mail to all their friends.
  5- This  car   h-----    --------    -------- ( be + break) for ages.

Modal verbs

After watching this video write three statements, using the verbs CAN, MUST and SHOULD

   1-
   2-
   3-

Future tense

 As we saw in class we use FUTURE TENSE for actions we are going to do in the future
But there are two different ways :
    1- Something  already PLANNED----We use: Be+GOING to+ INFINITIVE/ PRESENT CONTINUOS.

    2- Something that is UNPLANNED -( That comes about in a conversation)--We use WILL+INFINITIVE

   Fill in the gaps using GOING TO  or WILL:

      Mary - My hair is dirty . I--------------------------- (wash) it.

      Brian- Oh, but you told me, you were going to help me with the dinner.

     Mary- O.K. I------- (help) you, and afterwards I---------------- my hair. 

 Something that is UNPLANNED - ( something that comes about in a conversation) --- We use

Past simple/ past continous

 AFTER WATCHING THIS VIDEO PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

   Use past simple or past continuos.
  1- Tom -----------(burn) his hand when he---------------(cook) the dinner.
  2- I --------------(see) Tom in the park. He-------------(read) the newspaper.
  3- When I ---------  (get up).It -----------------(rain)
  4- When Joe -------------(arrive) We ------------------ (have)
  5- She --------------------(listen )to music, when I ---------------(open ) the door.

learning about past simple

After watching this video complete the following sentences putting the verbs in brackets in the past:

 1- Yesterday morning I-------------(go) to visit my grandmother.
 2- On Sunday We -------(eat) Indian food.
 3- Last year I --------- (spend) my holidays in Berlin.
 4-  What ------ You -------- (study) at the university ?
 5- The day before yesterday my friend Gina ----------(bring) me a present.
 6- On Monday I ---------------- (not get up ) as usually because I --------(feel) tired.
 7- What time ------ You ---------- (arrive) at the airpot?
 8- I--------------(meet) my friends at the pub
 9- Last course Peter ----------(teach) English in this school.
10-A noise-----me -----(wake up) around 3 a.m.

Present simple versus present continous

After watching this video , complete the following sentences using present simple or present continous.
 Fill in the gaps using present simple or present continous as suits
 1-   Excuse me  ----------------  ( you speak) Spanish ?
 2- Rose ------------------- ( have) a bath right  now.
 3- Listen! Somebody ------------------- ( scream) Let´s see what is happening.
 4- I am sorry .I-------------------------- ( not/ understand) .Please speak more slowly.
 5-What time ----------------------- She / start) work every day?

 

Present simple part 2

Answer  these questions using the short form :
   
   1- Do you play any sports ?
   2- Does your mother speak any other languages than spanish ?
   3- Do you like english ?  Je je
   4- Does your father use the computer ?
  
  

Learning the present simple

After watching this video complete these sentences :
     1-  What time ------ you ---------- ( get up ) ?
     2-  She  usually -------- (eat) vegetables .
     3- We always--------------( drink  )coffee.
     4 - She never-------------(wear )a  skirt.
     5-  He----------------- (not like ) beer
     6-  I------- ----------- (not speak) German

telling the time

Parts of the body

     Say all the parts of your body in the head
                                                   in the face
                                                   in the arms
                                                   in the legs
                                                  

kitten

Answer the following  questions
What is your favourite pet ? 
Have you any pets at home ? 
Would you like to have one ?

Train to Superga (Torino: My greatgrandfather´s land) )

Train to Superga. Torino. Italy

Answer  the  following questions

1-This small train gets you to Superga. A basilica from where you can see all Torino, because it is on the top of a hill

2-

2-What is the means of transport you use to travel ?

3- Do you travel by train, by bus, by car, by plain ?
 

Cinema museum Torino

In this tower, nowadays there is a museum.

Is there any museums in the city where you were born?
Tell us which one/s ?

Mole Antoneliana
 Answer the  questions above

Torino The city with the most metres of archade

Picture of Torino
This is a picture of Torino. It is a beautiful city. It has got a lot of rennacentist churches.
Two train stations, and a lot of small squares.
It has got a big river. The river "PO".
Answer the following questions
1- Are there any rivers at your home town ?
2-Tell us something about your home town.

Torino outskirts. (My great-grandfather´s land )

Picture of the Cervino Mount

Answer the questions

This mountain is in the valley of Aosta, near the Swiss border.

 1-Do you know any famous mountains near the place you live?
2-Have you ever been to any of them ?

Movie : J.EDGAR

Advanced level

Look for this link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Edgar_Hoover

in the Web site and take out information about J.Edgar Hoover to answer the questions, You will find the answers in the paragraph quoted in the brackets :

1- When did Hoover became a director ? ( career)

2-Why did Hoover fire FBI agents ? ( career)

3-Who killed John Dillinger ( Gansters wars )

4- According to whom did Hoover exaggerate about the dangers of thosealleged  subversives ( Investigation of subversion and radicals )

5-What was the Verona project for ? Invest of subversion and  radicals )

6-What was the purpose of COINTELPRO program ?

 ( Cointelpro )

5-  What did a report issued in 1979 by THE HOUSE SELECT COMITEE ON ASSASSINATIONS critizise ?  ( Response to Mafia and civil rights groups)

6- What did Hoover do about the theatrical film Of the FBI story ?

 ( Legacy)

7- Who was J.Edgar´s lover ?  ( Sexuality )