29 sept 2010

Controversial Commercial

- Smoking & Separation




news interview about the commercial



- PEPSI - COKE

It's a small world John saying hello and good-bye



who do you think John is talking to:

a host
a couple
an old friend
unknown person
someone he likes
you
a surprise




Watch the video again, and complete the blanks in sentences 1-9 with the speaker's words.

1 I really should be ...
2 Let’s keep in ...
3 You’ve got my ...
4 Call me. Text me. Email me...
5 I’m late for an ...
6 We must meet ...
7 OK. I’m out of ...
8 I’ve really enjoyed ...
9 I’ve had a fantastic ...

What phrases would you use to say good-bye in the following situations?

1 You’re talking to someone on the phone. The doorbell rings.
2 You’re at a party and need to catch the last train home.
3 It’s the end of a job interview.

Get together with a friend or classmate and tell each other about some occasions in your life when you have had to say good-bye

Love of learning (teaching)

Watch this beautiful video which pays a tribute to those who really want to learn and their teachers. Then complete the gaps in the text below with only one word. All the missing words are verbs, and all of them except one are regular verbs



They (1) … us when we were right, (2) … us when we were wrong, and (3) … us when we didn’t know the difference.

They were tough when they had to be, fun when they (4) … to be, fair when they ought to be, and compassionate when they (5) … to be.

Sure, they (6) … us I before E except after C, A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y, and who, what, where, when, why and how.

But they also (7) … us that we could do anything, and they (8) … it.

Every good thing in the world, every song, every invention, every accord, every cure, every word exists because at some point, someone (9) … to teach and someone else (10) … to learn.

Here’s to the love of learning and all those who choose to embrace it

Present Simple

FADI



Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1. IS FADI A TYPICAL ENGLISH NAME?

YES / NO

2. WHERE’S FADI’S FAMILY FROM?

a) ENGLAND b) MOROCCO c) LEBANON

3. WHEN HE WAS A CHILD HE LIVED IN …

a) SCOTLAND b) SPAIN c) LONDON

4. LONDON IS FULL OF PEOPLE FROM…

a) LEBANON b) ALL OVER THE WORLD c) AMERICA

5. WHAT DOES HE DO?

a) WATCHES TV b)HANGS OUT WITH HIS FRIENDS c)WORKS IN A FAMILY BUSINESS

6. DOES HE LIKE TRAVELLING?

YES / IT’S OK / NO

7. HOW OLD IS HE?

8. WHAT DOES HE LIKE?

BEE MOVIE

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What do you do for fun?







Self-study activity:
Watch this famous clip by Mr Bean and number the different kinds of foods and drinks as they appear. Look up the words you don't know.

coffee bread meat black pepper tea cake fish
salt beer lettuce pasta garlic milk tomato rice
butter coke cucumber omelette mayonnaise



Now make instructions on How to make a sandwich according to Mr Bean. You may wish to include these verbs:

to cut; to cry; to pour; to shake; to wash; to put; to boil; to kill; to spread;to add; to open

Remember that English uses the imperative to give instructions. To show the order of the instructions, use the following adverbs: First, then, next, after that, finally.

Example:
First cut the bread with the scissors.
Then spread butter on the bread with a credit card.
Next wash the lettuce and shake it with a sock before putting it on the bread.

Now write similar instructions about how to make your favourite sandwich

25 sept 2010

stereotypes and nationalities

Have you ever seen Fawlty Towers?
Where is Manuel from?
What other nationalities are mentioned in the video? why?






13 sept 2010

TV commercial



What can you see in the commercial?

Write down all the shapes you see.

TV commercial



Questions

Click on the words you hear:
people at work
people in love
people all over

Click on the words you hear:
good friends
close friends
nice friends

Click on the words you hear:
travelling
work
families

What's the add about?
school
telephone service
e-mail

how much? TV add





Questions

How much is the cold medicine?
$11
$20
$4

How much are the tissues?
two dollars
nine dollars
one dollar

How much is the blanket?
only 4 dollars
thirty-four dollars
twenty-four dollars

1 sept 2010

DO RE MI Flashmob




Imagine you are at the station just waiting for the next train and all the movement starts. Then, someone very close to you phones you.

Hi!
__________________
Where are you?
__________________________
What on earth is happening?
__________________________
Now, what?
__________________________
Can you video it?

I've got a feeling. Chicago concert



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