Clothes Vocabulary

Ads for positive purposes : TED TALK

 

“In my lifetime, I have never lived one day of peace in my country,” says Jose Miguel Sokoloff. This ad executive from Colombia saw a chance to help guerrilla fighters choose to come home — with smart marketing. He shares how some creative, welcoming messages have helped thousands of guerrillas decide to put down their weapons — and the key insights behind these surprising tactics. 

This interesting TED Talk shows us an extraordinarily positive use of publicity and its techniques: demobilizing guerrilas in Colombia. Advertising as a tool of change.

Click on 'subtitles' and enjoy this really touching video.

 Jose Miguel Sokoloff: How Christmas lights helped guerrillas put down their guns

Listening Exercise

Click  below:


U.S. city will fine people who waste food  


Remember: Level 1, Slower 

At the Restaurant- Dialogue

Click on the link below to listen to this dialogue at a restaurant. Remember the use of the modals 'may',  'would' and 'could'. You can find the transcript below, too.


At the restaurant

WAITER - May I take your order?

CUSTOMER #1 - Yes.  I'd like the chicken and a side order of corn.
WAITER - And what would you like to drink?
CUSTOMER #1 - I'd like a cup of coffee, please.
WAITER - And what would you like to order?    
CUSTOMER #2 - I'll take the spaghetti and a salad.
WAITER - What would you like to drink?
CUSTOMER #2 - Just water, please.

(after the meal)

WAITER - Would you like something for dessert?
CUSTOMER #1 - Yes, I'll have the cake, please.  Would you like something?
CUSTOMER #2 - No thanks.  I'm full.

(after dessert)

CUSTOMER #1 - Could we have the check, please?
WAITER - Yes, here it is.
CUSTOMER #1 - Hmmm.  $23.55.  Here you are.
WAITER - Thank you.  Come again.
CUSTOMER #1 - Thank you. Goodbye.

A fantastic e-book collection/ Una colección fantástica de libros electrónicos

Register with you e-mail address and a password, and you can have a wonderful e-books collection, with audio, for free!!

¡¡Regístrate con tu dirección de correo electrónico y una contraseña y puedes tener un maravillosa colección de libros electrónicos, con audio, gratis!!

Oxford Owl

The Library Page



We have read 'The Ox and The Yak' today / Hoy hemos leído 'The Ox and The Yak'

Jamie Oliver's talk at TED

A wonderful talk about food and health problems in USA and the rest of the world. How we should change our food habits and teach our children how to eat better.

Remember to use the subtitles tool (on the screen's bottom) or just print the transcript and read it while you are listening.

Jamie Oliver: Teach every child about food.

Computers- Useful vocabulary

Links to improve our pronunciation and  vocabulary:

- Pictures Quiz

- Audio and translation into Spanish

Recommended audio-reader : Environmental Friendliness

Click on the link below. Outstanding vocabulary related to 'Environment' and two reading speeds to choose. Enjoy!!


Environmental Friendliness

Food Vocabulary

Click on the links below to learn words related to food and cooking, their pronunciation and meaning in Spanish/ Pulsa en los enlaces de debajo para aprender palabras relacionadas con la comida y la cocina, su pronunciación y significado en castellano.

- Words to describe food.

- Food

- Drinks

- Alcoholic Drinks

- At the restaurant

- The Restaurant's Menu

Picture Dictionary/Diccionario visual

Click on the link below to review all the vocabulary. Now we are on unit 6/ Pulsa en el link de debajo para repasar todo el vocabulario. Ahora estamos con la lección 6

Picture Dictionary

More on 'Jobs and Employment': Virtual Jobs Interview

Extremely useful videos to learn the right reponses in a job interview. Click on the link below:


 Virtual Job Interview

Jobs Vocabulary

Click on the link below to know more about jobs vocabulary:

Jobs and Professions

Don't forget to use the dictionaries, for pronunciation, meaning in Spanish, use of the words and further information:

• WordReference
• Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary
• Macmillan Dictionary
• Longman Dictionary

Listening Review for B1

- Small Talk.

- Introductions.

Read Texts/ Textos Leídos

Pulsa en el enlace para disfrutar de un montón de textos sencillos y largos, leídos muy, muy despacio. Los archivos de sonido son descargables, e incluso algunos tienen ejercicios/ Click on link to enjoy simple, nice texts galore, read very, very slowly. The sound files are downloadable and even some of them have worksheets

Listen to English- Learn English!

Young and jobless/Jóvenes y sin empleo

A look to the current situation of the young generations all over the world/ Una mirada a la situación de las generaciones de jóvenes en todo el mundo.


Young and jobless

BBC World News/Las noticias del mundo en la BBC

An interesting link;  spend just one minute on the BBC to improve your English/Un enlace interesante; pasa tan sólo un minuto en la BBC para mejorar tu inglés.

BBC One-minute World News

Regular verbs Past Simple Pronunciation

Some interesting videos that will help us to manage this question:

Pronunciation of the Past Simple verbs with 'ed' endings

Link to the BBC exercises:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1413_gramchallenge26/

Big numbers in English/Los grandes números en inglés

A good link to practise them online/ Un buen enlace para practicarlos en línea.

Click on the title below/ Pulsar en el título de debajo

Big Numbers in English

 

 

Will and Won't (Future Predictions, etc)

Interesting exercise to practise 'will' and 'won't'. Click on the link to do the exercises, or on the video to simply listen to the song.

'Will you still love me tomorrow?' by Carol King

The Seasons Song/ La canción de las estaciones

SEASONS SONG

There are four seasons that happen in a year
spring, summer, autumn, winter
spring, summer, autumn, winter
There are four seasons that happen in a year
spring, summer, autumn, winter
spring, summer, autumn, winter
Can you tell me what season it is?
Let's take a look
SPRING
Can you tell me what season it is?
Let's take a look
SUMMER
Can you tell me what season it is?
Let's take a look
AUTUMN
Can you tell me what season it is?
Let's take a look
WINTER
There are four seasons that happen in a year
spring, summer, autumn, winter
spring, summer, autumn, winter
There are four seasons that happen in a year
spring, summer, autumn, winter
spring, summer, autumn, winter