Monday, October 26

LYRICS: COLDPLAY, FIX YOU

When you try your best,

but you don't succeed
When you get what you want,

but not what you need
When you feel so tired,

but you can't sleep
(you´re) stuck in reverse

And the tears

come streaming down your face
When you lose something

you can't replace
When you love someone,

but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

And high up above or down below
When you're too in love

to let it go
But if you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down your face
When you lose something

you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
And I...

Tears stream down on your face
I promise you I will learn

from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face
And I...

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

re

Cuando lo intentas todo

pero no tienes éxito,


Cuando consigues lo que quieres

pero no lo que necesitas,

Cuando te sientes tan cansado

pero no puedes dormir,

(estás) estancado [atascado en marcha atrás]

Y las lágrimas

caen por tu rostro,

cuando pierdes algo

que no puedes reemplazar,

Cuando amas a alguien

pero se desperdicia,

¿Podría ser peor?

Las luces te guiarán a casa

Y encenderán tus huesos.

Y yo intentaré arreglarte.

Bien arriba o bien abajo

Cuando estas demasiado enamorado como para dejarlo pasar.

Si nunca lo intentas nunca sabrás

Lo que realmente vales.

Las luces te guiarán a casa

Y encenderán tus huesos.

Y yo intentaré arreglarte.

Las lágrimas caen por tu rostro

Cuando pierdes algo

que no puedes reemplazar.

Las lágrimas caen por tu rostro

Y yo...

Las lágrimas caen por tu rostro.

Te prometo que aprenderé

de mis errores.

Las lágrimas caen por tu rostro

Y yo...

Las luces te guiarán a casa

Y encenderán tus huesos.


Monday, October 19

EXERCISES ON TEXT 1

1 Put the sentences in the right order.

Cristiano plays with his team.

He exercises in the gym.

He telephones his mum.

He has dinner with his girlfriend.

He has a shower.

He goes to the pub.

2 Find words in the text.

2.1 meal you have in the morning - _______________________________________

2.2 meal you have in the middle of the day - _______________________________

2.3 meal you have in the evening - _______________________________________


3 Answer the questions on your notebook.

a) What time does Cristiano get up?

b) How long does he do exercise?

c) Does he like English breakfast?

d) What does he have for lunch?

e) When does he phone his mum?

f) Where does he take his girlfriend?

g) Why does he go to bed early?

TEXT 1- CRISTIANO RONALDO


Read the text attentively.

Cristiano Ronaldo wakes up at 7 am. He goes to the gym and exercises for about an hour. Then, he has a shower and he has breakfast. He knows that this is a very important meal, so he has a bowl of cereals, toast with jam and butter and fruit juice. He doesn’t like English breakfast, but sometimes he eats eggs and sausages. The rest of the morning is spent in the stadium, practicing his moves.
Lunch is fish or meat and a lot of vegetables. After lunch, he usually calls his mother. He tells her about his day and she gives him some advice. In the afternoon he follows a training programme with his team.
Finally, in the evening, he has some time to go out with his girlfriend. They usually have dinner and go to a pub together. Cristiano never goes to bed very late, because he wants to be in shape. He wants to be the best football player in the world.

Sunday, October 18

EXERCISES ON TEXT 8

I- Match the following dates with the corresponding events

1964 Michael’s birth

1958 His first wedding

2009 First production on his own

1982 A new band was born

1994 Michael’s death


II- Find the translation to the following words or expressions in the text :

♪ nació: ………………………..

♪ciudad: ………………………..

♪ cantante principal: …………………….

♪ rápidamente: ……………………………………

♪ Unos años más tarde ……………………

♪ éxito: ………………………………………..

♪ hija: ………………………………………..

III- RIGHT or WRONG ? Justify your answers by quoting from the text

1. The Jackson family lived in very good conditions

R W

2. People immediately liked the Jackson Five

R W

3. His first solo songs became famous very quickly

R W

4. He had 3 wives

R W

5. His death caused a lot of sadness everywhere

R W


IV- Translate the verbs according to their use in the text

  1. perform
  2. get married
  3. release
  4. die
  5. cry
  6. try
  7. look

V- Write the appropriate noun for these verbs. Translate both the noun and the verb.

die
appear
meet
change
imitate
perform


VI- Answer the questions

1. What was the name of the band Michael Jackson formed with his brothers?

2.How many solo albums did he record?

3.Why were his dancing capacities important?

4. What type of music did he play?

5.How many times did he get married?

6.What was the exact date when he died?

7. Did you read or hear anything about him on the news? What exactly did you hear?


TEXT 8: MICHAEL JACKSON: BIOGRAPHY




Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, on August 29, 1958. He had 8 brothers and sisters.
When he was a young boy, the family lived in a very small house in Gary, a small industrial town south east of Chicago. His father was a guitarist in a band called The Falcons and worked in a steel factory, while his wife brought up the children.
In 1964 he formed a band with his brothers, called The Jackson Five. Michael became the lead singer of the band and danced like James Brown. They became popular very quickly, and performed in more and more concerts. Then, they had an audition with the Motown, and soon recorded their first record. A few years later, they separated and Michael started a solo career.
On December 1, 1982, his first solo album Thriller was released and was an immediate success.
‘Billie Jean’, ‘Thriller’ and ‘Beat it’ became huge hits all over the world.
In all he recorded 12 solo albums, and tried different types of music: pop, funk, R&B, soul.
His great dancing capacities also made him very popular. He was the one who invented the moonwalk, which many people then tried to imitate.
He got married twice (the first time in 1994 to Elvis Presley’s daughter, Lisa-Marie), and had 3 children.
During his life, his physical appearance changed a lot, making him look progressively more like a white man.
On June 25, 2009 Michael Jackson was found dead in his house in Los Angeles, and millions of people over the world cried and shared their emotion in different kinds of meetings.

Friday, October 16

UNIT 1- CONTENTS-

UNIT 1
GRAMMAR
Present Simple
To be
Have got
Rest of verbs
Possessive case
Possessive adjectives
Possessive pronouns; Whose?
Can
VOCABULARY
1.Daily routine (everyday activities)
2.Adverbs of frequency.
3.Time expressions
4.Days of the week. Months. Seasons
5.The time
6.Ordinal and cardinal numbers
7.Computers

READING
1.People. A day in the life of Emma Watson

WRITING AND TRANSLATION
1.Writing about your friends. Giving personal information.
2.Writing about your daily routine.
3.Talking about your daily routine.
4.Asking and telling the time and date.
5.Asking and telling “how are you”
6.Useful language:
-I don't know. I don't understand, can you repeat?
-What does it mean? / How do you say......in....?
-Can you spell it? / How do you spell it?

SPEAKING
1.Talking about your daily routine.
2.Asking and telling the time and date.
3.Asking and telling “how are you”
4.Useful language:
-I don't know. I don't understand, can you repeat?
-What does it mean? / How do you say......in....?
-Can you spell it? / How do you spell it?


LISTENING & PRONUNCIATION

1. Present Simple, 3rd person singular.Recognising the sounds.
2. A conversation about personal information.

-DAILY ROUTINES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCqgXIcj7Z8&feature=related

PRESENT SIMPLE-EXERCISES

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/present_simple.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3icBxO6Wjz0&feature=related

THE TIME-EXERCISES

THE TIME
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/michel.barbot/hotpot/time/flash.htm
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/michel.barbot/hotpot/time/time1.htm
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/michel.barbot/hotpot/time/digit1.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qjIoL6pBvA&feature=related

ORDINAL NUMBERS

ORDINAL NUMBERS
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/michel.barbot/hotpot/fig_numbers/ord1.htm

THE WEEK- EXERCISES

DAYS OF THE WEEK

http://www.englishmedialab.com/beginnervideos/days/days.html

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/date/exercises2?02

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/date/exercises2?03

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/date/exercises?type=spoken

Thursday, October 15

FAIRYTALE -EUROVISION 2009-

-SONG WITH LYRICS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMgCAMcS6vg

MICHAEL JACKSON VIDEOS

-MICHAEL JACKSON "THRILLER" VIDEO CLIP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GFLBJb55SM
-MICHAEL JACKSON "THRILLER" WITH LYRICS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkMBVbEUd7o&feature=related
-MICHAEL JACKSON "HEAL THE WORLD" WITH LYRICS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJrtms8EoQ&feature=related