Monday, February 15, 2010

SLANG WORDS, commonly used by teenagers



Hi, Guys!,

Are you interested in learning Slang Words? You may not use them so much, but you should be familiar with them. Let's see some examples! These slang words are rather common in TV series, real conversations, etc.
Because of that, I think it's gonna be useful for you!


MONEY= cash, dosh, dough, readies, notes.

POUND= quid, nicker.

DOLLAR= buck, green-back.

GREAT = that's awesome!, cool, wicked.

FAR-OUT= unbelievable

BABE= young attractive woman

BERK= stupid, foolish

CHEERIO= good-bye

CHILL-OUT = relax

DISH= good-looking attractive man

FAG= cigarette
TIME OUT = take a break

TAKE IT EASY= be careful








Teaching QUESTIONS and ANSWERS (part 1) ESL





Hi, Guys!,


These days, we are learning how to make questions when we are given the answers. Firstly, we have to pay attention to the verbal form / tense of the answer, and then, we must think off the WH- question. Let me explain, if the answer is: He loves chocolate, the missing word in the question has to be "chocolate", because of that, we use: WHAT to start the English question.

Therefore, we have to bear in mind the WH-Questions in English:

WHAT: What are you doing? I'm studying English.

WHICH: Which is your favourite car? Which one do you prefer?

WHERE: Where does your father work? My father works in a big department store.

WHEN: When did you arrive? Well, we arrived at five.

WHO:

a) Subject Question: Who broke the ancient vase?

John broke the ancient vase.

It is very easy to make a Sbj.Q., just copy everything from the answer except the Subj., ok?

b) Object Question: Who were you playing tennis with? I was playing tennis with Susan.

WHY: Why do you get up early on Sundays? I get up early on Sundays because I train football.

HOW: How are you? Fine, thank you! / How do you come to school? I come to school by bus.

How old: How old are you? I'm 18 (years old).

How long: How long have you been learning English?

I've been learning English since I was 6.

How long ago:How long ago did you arrive? We arrived three hours ago.

How far: How far is Seville from Madrid? It's 500km far.

How often: How often does Karen tidy her bedroom?
She tidies her bedroom twice a week.

How much: How much does this dress cost? It costs 50$.
How many: How many students are there? There are 150 students in the gym now.


Now let's practise Questions and Answers watching and listening to Real English conversations. Thanks a lot to "Real English". Please, pay attention to the verbal tenses, pronunciation, and so on. ( THERE ARE MORE BLOG ENTRIES OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, EXERCISES AND KEY ANSWERS, TAKE A LOOK!)








Friday, February 12, 2010

Saint Valentine's Day ... movie


Hi, Guys!,
Did you send any flower or letter to your sweeheart this morning at school? I wish you had been given away some flowers and letters. Thanks a lot for helping me to deliver all the flowers, letters and lollipos! I think all of us had a good time! I just want to say: Happy Valentine's Day! and also I hope you'll enjoy these moments taken from the so-called movie.




All Tenses (3)



Hi, Guys!,

If you need to review and go on practising all English tenses, you can do the following exercises. At the bottom, you can find the key answers,
right?

A. Fill in the gaps with these tenses: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Will, Fut. Be Going to, Fut. Cont., Fut Perf.

1. What _______ you _______ (do) now? Well, I ___________ (write) a report.
2. __________ you __________ (be/ ever) to Rome? No, we ___________ . But last year, we ________________ (travel) to Venice.
3. John’s English is good, but he _____________ (not understand) every word.
4. Hurry! The bus _______________ (come). I ______________ (not/want) to miss it.
5. He can’t give you the books, because he ________________ (forget) them at home.
6. Jimmy _________________ (fall) off the ladder while he _______________ (paint) the ceiling.
7. By this time next year, we ________________________________ (attend) University.
8. While they ___________________ (practise) the piano, Jim ____________________ (play) basketball in the garden.
9. Next month, my family and I ____________________________ (travel) to New York!
10. Tomorrow, we ________________________ (train) volleyball from 7.30 to 9.

Key anwer:

1. are you doing / I'm wirting

2. have you ever been ...? / haven't / traveled, travelled

3. he doesn't understand

4. is coming / I don't want

5. he has forgotten

6. fell / was painting

7. 'll be attending

8. was practising / was playing

9. are going to travel

10. 'll be training



Write endings for the following sentences. Bear in mind all verbal forms!
1. I completely agree with you ...

2. She wanted to know ...

3. In 2018, we ...

4. Did you finish your project while ...?

5. After she had called the police ...

6. Ann often ...

7. Look at the bus! ...

8. David was so tired that ...

9. How long ...?

10. Last night, my friends and I ...

Possible Key answers:

  1. because you're good at painting.
  2. if you were a football player.
  3. we'll have got our own car.
  4. while we were writing the report?
  5. the lights turned off.
  6. plays tennis on Mondays and Fridays.
  7. Hurry! We are going to miss it!
  8. he couldn't speak.
  9. How long have you been learning English?
  10. met and ate 3 pizzas.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

FRIENDS ... Love Scenes

Hi, Guys!,

Once again, I'd like to share with you some romantic scenes taken from my favourite TV serie, FRIENDS!!! We can't forget how Ross and Rachel fall in love!!!!, these moments are unforgottable, wonderful.... great!, don't you think so? Let's see ...







Monday, February 8, 2010

Synonyms for love

Hi, Guys!,


Today I'd like to talk about the vocabulary related to LOVE. There are many words to express such feelings. Let's see them in a chart, and then, we can listen to this video recorded by Jennifer. She is going to tell us a lot of vocabulary, and also, how she usually celebrates Saint Valentine's Day.


1. I love you
2. She is in love with him
3. I like as you are
4. I really love the way you speak
5. It was love at first sight
6. I fall in love with you
7. He falls in love easily
8. He worships that woman
9. She absolutely adores him
10. I’m going to have a crush on you

11. She fancies you
12. He had a love affair


13. Boyfriend / Girlfriend
14. Lover
15. Beloved man / woman
16. Lots of love
17. Dear
18. My Darling
19. Honey
20. Sweetheart

Can you add more words related to Love to this list?

English with Jennifer

LOVE IS ALL AROUND ...

Hi, there!,
In these days, somehow we are celebrating Saint Valentine's Day, although as my mother said "everyday is a perfect day to show how deeply in love you are". I think she is certain since if you love your boyfriend / girlfriend, parents, friends, why don't we always demonstrate them we really love them? Well, we are never late!!!
And now, I'd like to share with you all some passages taken from some of my favourite films. I hope you'll like them, these scenes are higly romantic as well as lovely!








I HOPE YOU'LL FIND YOUR TRUE LOVE