THIS IS HALLOWEEN.- Marilyn Manson & Tim Burton

Listen to this scary song and have a look at our Category called 

HALLOWEEN

BRITISH HALLOWEEN

TRICK OR TREAT

HAVE A LOOK AT THIS EASY VIDEO!

It's very easy and you can read the subtitles.

FRIENDS

Here you are some questions to speak a bit about friendship.

Can you describe one of your closest friends.

Do you have any childhood friendships that are still strong today? Tell us about them.

Do you have any long distance friends?

• How do you keep in touch with your long-distance friends?
• How often do you see your long-distance friends?

Do you think it is a good idea to borrow money from a friend? Why or why not?

Do you make friends easily?

Has a friend ever let you down?

Have you made any friends over the Internet?

• How often do you write to them?
• Have you ever met them in person?

How are your friendships different now than they were when you were a child?

How do you maintain a good friendship?

How do you make new friends?

How many people do you consider your "best friends?"

Is it common to have friendships across generations?

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of these types of friendships.
• Do you have any friends from a different generation than you?

There is a saying "To have a good friend, you need to be a good friend."

• How can you be a good friend?
• ... ... ... 

Source:  http://iteslj.org/questions/friends.html

PHONETICS

 

THE PHONETIC CHART:  This chart will help you to hear the sounds of English by clicking on the symbols.

And now, DOWNLOAD THIS VOWEL PHONETICS CHART 

AND THIS CONSONANT PHONETICS CHART (A)

AND (B)

PRONUNCIATION VIDEOS

How many English alphabet letters and sounds are in the English Language?  Watch this video to start getting familiar with them. 

CLICK HERE.

Have a look at this videos from the BBC learning English and watch all the pronunciation tips.  CLICK HERE to get access.

And now, it's time to do same practice and some exercises about it.   Go into the 5 Units and the 5 Quizzes.  OPEN HERE.  

Describing my family

The most important thing in my life is my family.  I love my family very much.

The first family member is my son. We live together in La Puebla.

Just few meters far from me, my sister lives with her boyfriend and their dog. They're my nearest family, too, because we meet together every day.

Also, I have a dad.  He doesn't live in La Puebla, but we meet him, one or two days every week.

I have a lot of uncles and one aunt, six cousins and one grandmother, I really really love her. She's so lovely and sweet.

All of them are part of my close family. All of us look after the other family members. Usually, we travel on holidays together. We have shared a lot of good and bad moments in our lives.

And now I'm going to describe my sister because I'm very proud of her.

She's in her twenties, but she is really mature.

She is pretty and tall and she has got blonde hair and a special smile.

She's very lovely and very friendly, too.  She is extremely generous and very very positive and strong in spite of life events. She always supports me and she always pulls me.

In my opinion, she is the best sister in the world.  She's... my sister.

EBOLA BASICS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Let's read this piece of information from the BBC News

OPEN HERE

Describing people

Hello classmates,

My name´s Victoria.

I live in Zaragoza but I´m not from Zaragoza, I'm from Teruel.

I work in a secondary school. The kids are jolly and cheerful, they are nice boys.

I have got brown hair and brown eyes. I am a common Spanish woman.

I am married  and I have got a son.

My parens are very old, and I have got two sisters.

I've got a big family. I have got brothers-in-laws and many nephews and nieces.

I like reading, walking and also watching TV. 
Now I want to learn some English.

Greetings, see you.

PRINCES OR TOADS (Conversation between two friends)

- Hello, Sarah!

- Hello, Jane!

- How was your meeting with the Faceboook boy?

- Fantastic! He’s a charming boy.

- Very well! And what does he look like?

- He’s a bit taller than me and he is as thin as me. He isn’t a handsome man but he’s very attractive. He has a penetrating gaze and wonderful black eyes. He has got black and curly hair, but less than me.

- What’s he like?

- He’s shy in the beginning, but when he feels confident, he doesn’t stop speaking. Also, he’s very polite.

- What does he do for a living?

- He’s an English, French and German teacher in the Zaragoza Official Language School and besides he’s a freelance translator.

- You like the teachers! I remember when you were in love with our Literature teacher at Secondary school. He was so ugly!

- But he explained the subject so well and had a nice voice.

- Luckily your new friend is more handsome.

- Every person has its appeal. No ugly persons.

- Well, for me it’s very important that my boyfriend is handsome, tall, thin, funny, rich, has got blond hair, blue eyes, …, in the end, that he tries to me as a princess.

- Blue princes don’t exist.

- I don’t lose hope to find one. 

- Ok, but just remember he could be a toad, little princess.

- Ha, ha, ha. I'll keep it in mind.

And you, do you believe in blue princes or in toads?

A KISS FROM CRISTINA, THE FROG          

                                                                                

                                                                

SOME EBOLA CONSIDERATIONS

Here you can read some considerations and reflections you write down the other day at class.  Just read it and we will comment it.

•  Firstly, we must heal Ebola in Africa because we are waiting too much.
• I hope WHO looks for a vacinne to eradicate Ebola soon, just before it was too late.
• Speaking about Teresa, I stand out politicians accusing her of being responsible of her infection.  I would like they were in her shoes.
• I hadn't killed Teresa Romero's dog because it is not verified that it had Ebola and even so if the dog had been sick, we would have tried to save it.
• Probably it isn't as easy to get infected with Ebola as everybody think.
• Symptoms are very similar to other diseases like swine fever:  vomiting, headache, fever, and also the way of infection: through fluids, secretions and contaminated blood.
• People in Spain should have been properly informed when it was decided to pick the missionaries up from Africa and so some of the risks had been avoided.
• I think Ebola has been introduced in Europe by pharmaceutical businessmen to get money and power.
• What is the truth about the Ebola?  Do we know everything?  Is the government behind?

We didn't anticipate this outbreak was going to be this big

Listen to this five-minute podcast located in an article from the BBC News.

READ IT AND LISTEN TO IT

EBOLA / ILLNESS / HEALTH

Good evening,

We are going to start a new topic which unfortunately is on everybody's mouth at present days.

Everyone takes for granted that new illnesses are coming up and others are already eradicated, but in fact everything is more complicated, mainly if we focus on the third-world countries.

So, think about illness versus health, think about medical ressources and habits, think about our comfortable world and about other country risky situations, think about...  know about...  and try to make an article about it.  It would be interesting to work in couples but you can do it individually if you prefer.

Let us know your impressions, worries, concerns, ... about illness versus health, about differences among countries, about politicians and politics, about...  

You can also look for information or figures in different webpages and add it to your articles, you can search videos, news, ... whatever you want, whatever you need, nowadays ebola is a controversial issue, a hot potato difficult to deal with. 

Your articles can be compositions, expositions, interviews, questionnaires, presentations, photographs, figures, questions, considerations, thoughts, ideas,.... or a mix of everything.   I will help you with whichever you need, you just tell me.  And just try to do your best!

Loli

(By Dana Summers - August 05, 2014)

A CONVERSATION IN A BAR

     HELLO EVERYBODY


  My task is a conversation between two persons in a bar.

- Hello, I'm Rosi, and you?
- I'm Charlie, nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you, too.
- Would you like a coffee?
- Yes, of course, with some milk, please.

- Here in this place, you are going to drink the best coffee all over this country, I come every weekend.

- I moved to live here and when I have seen the neon sign..., I don't know, I just like it, it is interesting: "THIS IS YOUR HOUSE".

- Yes, I like it, too.
- What do you do for a living ?
- I work in a factory as a programmer, my job is entertaining although sometimes it is exhausting.  Do you work?

- Yes, I work as a secretary in a lawyer's office, my job is very interesting, I work seven hours a day but some days, I work eight or nine hours, it depends on working.

- Do you like your job?

- Yes, of course, I am very happy because in the afternoon I have some free time, I can go  swimming, shopping, etc.  In fact, for this reason,  I moved here.  Do you like your job ?

- Yes, I am a computer programmer and I like very much my job, I feel well, although I don't have much free time, only at the weekend, and then I make the most of it and I travel to different places near here.

- I like travelling, too, if you like, we could go together sometime.
- That is a good idea, Rosi.
- What are you like?

- I'm a self-confident, happy and kind person. And you, apart from being a nice and likeable woman,  how do you consider yourself?

- Thanks, I'm a cautious, good-natured and persistent person.
- What do you like doing?
- I like travelling,  meeting people,  reading good books and drinking good coffee.  And you, what do you like doing?

- Also, I like meeting people,  travelling and  sharing a good  meal with a nice person, perhaps in a place with views near the seashore.

-  I agree , it is worthy.

- This is a coincidence, we have much things in common. I think we should travel together this weekend, shouldn't we?

- Yes, that's a good idea.
- See you, Rosi.
- See you soon, Charlie.



                        SEE YOU, ROSI.

Hello! I am Marisa

Hello,
My name's Marisa.  I am forty-six old year. I work as a secretary in a lift machine factory.

I have got blonde hair, I am not very tall, I am medium-height.
I am married, and I have got two teen daugthers, (they make me crazy).
I live in Santa Isabel borough.
I like to go to the montain and hiking.
I like the music, I like reading and I like playing with the computer, although I do not have much time.
I am a funny and friendly person and I like very much to speak (in Spanish).

Thank you.  Good bye.

LET'S REVIEW GRAMMAR!

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/inhalt_grammar.htm

HAPPY BRAVEHEARTS

Do you know something about the Bravehearts' meetings?  It's Bob Murray who is in charge of it.  You can join them easily going to the Alfinden Hotel every Tuesday at 7 o'clock in the evening and spending a whole hour speaking in English in a relaxing atmosphere.

At the same time, on our local Jucal Radio 107.9, they are broadcasting a good and entertaining radio programme every Thursday from 7 to 8 c'clock in the evening, this season called "Chitty-Chatty" where you will mainly enjoy listening to interesting subjects and of course, listening to good music.

So, would you like to join them?  Just go to the Hotel or switch on the radio and that's all!  You just dare and you won't regret it!  It doesn't matter your English level.

It's a good chance to improve your English and Bob, a Scottish guy,  is a really good-natured person, so if you live in La Puebla or nearby, you are really lucky people.

Here I leave you a link to listen to the previous radio programme podcasts.

OPEN HERE  and enjoy it!

And here you can read an interesting interview.

OPEN IT!

All the best,

Loli