It’s time to enjoy and relax, but also to practise English in a more informal way. Enjoy the holidays as much as you can and remember to come back on the 10th of January.
I hope you find the activities below entertaining. There’s one for each day. Don’t do them all on the same day. Remember: learning a language is not a sprint, but a marathon.
I’m sure you can find some time in between meals to practise your English. Time cannot be an excuse because, unfortunately, we’d better not travel or meet friends and family, so you’ll certainly find a moment to sit down and turn on your computer. Activities are not an excuse, either, you can find them below: one for each day. Warning: don’t do them all on the same day, learning a language is not a sprint but a marathon.
I am afraid you still have problems with the present perfect and all the words that accompany it. I leave some links to exercises here to help you revise.
- Present perfect simple and continuous.
- Present perfect with just and already.
- Present perfect with for, since and ago.
- Have been and have gone.
Every now and then we hear about this or that new food and I what I bring here is one nobody in my class has ever heard about (neither have I): durian fruit.
Watch the video by clicking on the picture and find out about it.
For those who couldn’t come this week, I leave here the spoken mediation exercise we did in class.
Enjoy!
Click on the links to get more information about the urban myths in your textbook.
- Did you see that thing about Google Street View capturing a murder in Edinburgh?
- In any big city, you’re never more than two hundred metres from a rat.
- I read somewhere that we only use 10% of our brain capacity.
- Did you know that Walt Disney had his body frozen after he died?
- I heard somewhere that they think lemon peel can cure cancer.
- I heard they’ve spotted these huge alligators in the sewers under New York.
Follow the links below for some extra practice.
When having a conversation, either in English or in any other language, we use words or make sounds to make the other person know we are ‘in’ the conversation. Those words and sounds are known as conversation fillers in English. They are also useful when you hesitate and need some time to think about what to say.
If you want to learn some conversation fillers and how to use them, watch the video below.
Welcome back!
Let’s start with some music, just for the fun of it. Well, there’s a challenge, and this is to try and read HIS words as he sings them.
Good luck!
2 Unlimited – Jump for joy
I wanna scream
I wanna jump for joy, and I want everyone to know!
I wanna scream
I wanna jump for joy, and I gotta let the whole world know!
Jump for joy
Jump for joy
Jump for joy
Jump for joy
Everybody jump jump
Jump for joy
Everybody jump jump
Everybody jump jump
Jump for joy!
I wanna scream
I wanna jump for joy, and I want everyone to know!
I wanna scream
I wanna jump for joy, and I gotta let the whole world know!
I wanna jump for joy, J-O-Y
‘Cause Cupid shot your arrow in the sky
You know the feeling, jumping and screaming
Here come the angels marked by demons
You must be dreaming, your heart is steaming
Forget the pain and start believing
Peace and love surrounding Earth
Respect to my mum who gave me birth
Butterflies are moving fast
Is this the last love look of last
Heavier as ever, rhymes quite clever
Respect to the world, it’s time for whatever
Stimilate the feeling you got inside
Hold me down so we can take a ride
Hoaw my month for you to enjoy
Wave your hands in the air and jump for joy
I wanna scream
I wanna jump for joy, and I want everyone to know!
I wanna scream
I wanna jump for joy, and I gotta let the whole world know!
Jump for joy, Jump for joy
Jump for joy, Jump for joy
Jump For Joy!
I wanna jump for joy, jump for joy
Everybody jump jump
Everybody jump jump
Jump for joy
Everybody jump jump
Jump for joy
I wanna scream
I wanna jump for joy, and I want everyone to know!
I wanna scream
I wanna jump for joy, and I gotta let the whole world know!
I wanna scream
I wanna jump for joy, and I want everyone to know!
I wanna scream
I wanna jump for joy, and I gotta let the whole world know!
Jump for joy
Jump for joy
Jump for joy
Jump for joy
Here is the audio for the listening exercise ‘in fact’.