CLASSROOM LANGUAGE

Hi, Teachers!,

I'm sure you, teachers, already use most of these sentences in your English class, but I just want to refresh our memory and post these common expressions. If you use others, I'll be pleased to add them to this list! They are really functional for our students, they feel more comfortable when they see these sentences on a poster in class, they look at them and speak up!

Your students and you, as a teacher, can also create your own list to encourage them to speak up, learn new words, refresh their memory, and so on. Now, are you ready? 1,2,3, GOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

I've chosen 30 sentences, I know there are more, but there could be enough for our students, then, we can add new others.

C l a s s r o o m    L a n g u a g e

For STUDENTS

1. May I come in, please?
2. I’m sorry for being late.
3. How do you say that in English?
4. What’s the meaning of …?
5. Can you repeat, please?
6. Can you speak louder?
7. I don’t / can’t understand.
8. How do you pronounce this?
9. Is this OK?
10. Did you correct our exams?
11. Can I correct, please?
12. Can we play an English game today?
13. Can I borrow a pencil / pen, please?
14. Can I open the window?
15. Good morning!

For TEACHERS

1. Good morning everyone! / Hi, there! / How are you today?
2. Stop talking, please! / Be quiet!
3. Who is missing today?
4. Open your Student’s Book / Workbook at page …
5. You have 3 min. to do this! Quickly! Hurry up!
6. Any questions? Everything is clear enough?
7. Can anyone tell me …?
8. Put your hands up if you know the answer.
9. Sit down properly.
10. Please, do these exercises while I’m away.
11. Who wants to start reading?
12. Let’s listen and answer the questions.
13. Let me think / explain this again.
14. Good luck! / Well done! / Great Job!
15. Have a nice day / weekend!

I hope you'll find them useful!!! ;)

Kate Morton, a great contemporary writer

Hi, There!,

Do you know KATE MORTON? Have you ever read one of her famous novels? 

Well, in my humble opinion, undoubtedly she is one of the best contemporary writers. K. Morton, born in 1976 in Australia, has written: The House at Riverton (2006), The Forgotten Garden (2008) and The Distant Hours (2010). All her novels have become best-sellers all over the world! 

From her early childhood, she loved reading books, especially those written by Enid Blyton. She grew up in Queensland (Australia) and after attending school, she studied a Licentiate in Speech and Drama from Trinity college in London. At the same time, Kate enrolled in a degree in English Literature at the University of Queensland, graduating with First Class Honors. On that basis, she won a scholarship and could complete a Masters degree focusing on tragedy in Victorian literature. 

Because of that, we could find many Gothic elements in her novels, since she is very enthusiastic of Bronte sisters, Dickens, Daphne du Marier, Poe or Lucy Clifford.

Therefore, I recommend reading her fantastic novels, all the characters are connected mixing current and past events, all her books are really entertaining and well-written. So, when you read an English novel, you can enjoy it and learn new vocabulary, don't you think so? 

I hope we'll never stop reading :)

SPEAK OUT BBC & Longman (post 2)

Hi, Guys!, 

Some months ago, I told you about some interesting videos taken from SPEAK OUT (Longman) on YouTube. I think they are really helpful and a great tool to improve your listening and comprehension. so, are you ready?  

Then, you can answer the following questions, ok? Pay attention to people's answers as well as their different accents.

1. What item do you enjoy buying most?

2. What source of things do you like shopping in Malls?

3. What source of things do you plan to buy?

4. What recent product do you think it is indispensable?

SPEAK OUT BBC- Longman (post 1)

Primary Students (Digital Resources)

Hi, Children and Teenagers!,

If you've got some free time, take advantage of your time and learn English! I recommend you to have a look at the following link: 

educa.jcyl.

You can find many entertaining activities such as "WHICH ONE IS ...?", MULTIMEDIA DICTIONARY or LEARN ENGLISH WITH BOB!

I hope you'll enjoy as well as learn English!!! 

Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris - We Found Love

Hi, there!, 

Do you think that "we found love in a hopeless place" as Rihanna sings? Well, enjoy and dance this trendy song!!!

If you feel like singing this song, watch this video:

EUROPSCHOOL.NET

Hi, there!, 

I love all the European language projects, they are so enriching for everybody, students, parents and teachers! So, I'd like to share with all of you this fantastic web: EUROPSCHOOL, here you can find a visual dictionary plus the pronunciation of every word, and also, in different languages!!! It's really worthwhile, isn't it? 

 

Besides, if you click on 300 PHRASES EUROPSCHOOL, you can learn and practise many different useful phrases, and also, you can listen and repeat their pronunciation.

If you have a little brother or sister and you want him / her to learn English, you can play together these games: GAMES - EUROPSCHOOL

Come on!!! Don't waste time and 

let's learn English while you have fun!!!! ;)

LONDON 2012 MASCOT Films

HI, Guys!, 

Next coming summer, one of the greatest international events in the world is going to take place in LONDON, obviously I'm referring to the Olympic Games! Do you ever see the British Mascots? Well, I'd like to show these splendid promo videos, I hope you'll enjoy them! :)