A New Year's resolution is a commitment that a person makes to one or more lasting personal goals, projects, or the reforming of a habit.
A New Year's Resolution is generally a goal someone sets out to accomplish in the coming year. Some examples include resolutions to donate to the poor more often, to become more assertive, or to become more environmentally responsible. A key element to a New Year's Resolution that sets it apart from other resolutions is that it is made in anticipation of the New Year, and new beginnings. People committing themselves to a new year's resolution plan to do so for the whole following year.
Popular goals include resolutions to:
Improve well-being: lose weight, exercise more, eat better, drink less alcohol, quit smoking, stop biting nails
Improve finances: get out of debt, save money
Improve career: get a better job
Improve education: improve grades, get a better education, learn something new (such as a foreign language or music), study often,
Improve self: become more organized, reduce stress, be less grumpy, manage time, be more independent, perhaps watch less television, play less sitting-down video games
Take a trip
Volunteer to help others, practice life skills, use civic virtue, give to charity
For the year 2012, the top 5 resolutions, as identified by a SlideShare survey are:
Be financially-savvy
Read at least one book per month
Eat properly
Get enough sleep
Keep a journal of awesome moments
QUOTED FROM WIKIPEDIA
WHAT ARE YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS?
Saturday, 31 December 2011
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
Saturday, 24 December 2011
Friday, 23 December 2011
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Sunday, 18 December 2011
Friday, 16 December 2011
Thursday, 15 December 2011
VOCABULARY
Facebook is a global social networking website. This kind of websites are quite common nowadays, not only among teenagers but among adults too. But the odd thing is that people tend to use nouns as verbs, especially, with all this new vocabulary that internet has developed. Facebook is an example, but there are some more: google, email, text,….
Today it is pretty usual to hear people saying:
“I’ve just facebooked the photos from my holiday” [meaning "uploaded them to my facebook page"].
“I facebooked that girl we met at Tom’s party” [meaning "looked her up in Facebook"] or “I googled her” ["looked her up in Google"]
“Did you facebook Maria about the party? [meaning "contact Maria through her Facebook page"].
Today it is pretty usual to hear people saying:
“I’ve just facebooked the photos from my holiday” [meaning "uploaded them to my facebook page"].
“I facebooked that girl we met at Tom’s party” [meaning "looked her up in Facebook"] or “I googled her” ["looked her up in Google"]
“Did you facebook Maria about the party? [meaning "contact Maria through her Facebook page"].
Friday, 2 December 2011
Sunday, 27 November 2011
MODAL VERBS
Here you have some links to pages where you can practise modal verbs.
http://www.englishpage.com/modals/modalintro.html
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/modal-verbs
http://www.englishpage.com/modals/modalintro.html
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/modal-verbs
Friday, 25 November 2011
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Saturday, 12 November 2011
Friday, 11 November 2011
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Friday, 28 October 2011
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
JUST FOR FUN
Here you have the video we watched in class, any comments about how easy it is to become famous nowadays? Thanks
Monday, 24 October 2011
Friday, 21 October 2011
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Monday, 17 October 2011
Saturday, 15 October 2011
Friday, 14 October 2011
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Monday, 10 October 2011
Friday, 7 October 2011
MUSIC
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do
Nice weekend to everybody
Lyrics | Adele lyrics - Rolling In The Deep lyrics
Nice weekend to everybody
Lyrics | Adele lyrics - Rolling In The Deep lyrics
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Monday, 3 October 2011
Sunday, 2 October 2011
Saturday, 1 October 2011
STOP MOTION
Stop motion (also known as stop action) is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence. Clay figures are often used in stop motion for their ease of repositioning. Motion animation using clay is called clay animation or clay-mation.
Here you have an example. Watch it and let me know what you think of it!
Here you have an example. Watch it and let me know what you think of it!
Friday, 30 September 2011
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Monday, 26 September 2011
TIME LAPSE
Do you know what time lapse is? Here you have an example. If you want to write something about it, please feel free.
Saturday, 24 September 2011
Friday, 23 September 2011
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
HOMEWORK
Here you have page 6 from the SB, I can't upload the page from the WB because I left it at school. Sorry about that
Monday, 19 September 2011
VERBAL TENSES
Our review unit is on verbal tenses, here you have a presentation on them just in case you have any problems
Verbal Tenses
View more presentations from Antonia.
Friday, 16 September 2011
Thursday, 15 September 2011
Friday, 15 April 2011
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Friday, 1 April 2011
APRIL FOOL'S DAY
April Fools' Day is celebrated in the Western world on the 1st of April of every year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools' Day, April 1 is widely recognized and celebrated as a day which tolerates practical jokes and general foolishness. The day is marked by the commission of good humoured or funny jokes, hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, family members, teachers, neighbors, work associates, etc.
Traditionally, in some countries such as New Zealand, the UK, Australia, and South Africa, the jokes only last until noon, and someone who plays a trick after noon is called an "April Fool". It is for this reason that newspapers in the U.K. that run a front page April fool only do so on the first (morning) edition. Elsewhere, such as in France, Ireland, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Russia, The Netherlands, Germany, Brazil, Canada, and the U.S., the jokes last all day.
(from Wikipedia)
In Spain, we celebrate it on 28th December.
An April fool in Denmark, regarding Copenhagen's new subway. Apparently, one of her cars accidently had surfaced on the square in front of the town hall. In reality, it was a retired subway car from the subway of Stockholm cut obliquely, with the front end placed onto the tiling and loose tiles scattered around it. Note the sign "Gevalia", the coffee is known for its advertising featuring vehicles popping up: be ready for unexpected guests.
Thursday, 31 March 2011
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
This week we are going to start studying the conditional sentences if you think you need further practice, here you have some extra activities:
Conditional sentences
Conditional sentences
Friday, 25 March 2011
Thursday, 24 March 2011
UNIT 5 - MORE PRACTICE
Here you have some review activities on Unit 5:
TM2 More Practice 5
Here you have the answer key:
TM2 More Practice AK
TM2 More Practice 5
Here you have the answer key:
TM2 More Practice AK
Monday, 21 March 2011
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
On this day in 1871, journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his famous search through Africa for the missing British explorer Dr. David Livingstone.
Watch this video and see waht you understand:
Watch this video and see waht you understand:
Friday, 18 March 2011
Thursday, 17 March 2011
SAINT PATRICK'S DAY
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years. On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.
SYMBOLS AND TRADITIONS
St. Patrick's Day is a holiday known for parades, shamrocks and all things Irish. From leprechauns to the colour green.
Friday, 11 March 2011
Monday, 7 March 2011
REPORTED SPEECH
Here you have some more activities on Reported Speech:
Reported Speech Verbs
And the answers:
Reported Speech Verbs A
Reported Speech Verbs
And the answers:
Reported Speech Verbs A
Friday, 4 March 2011
Friday, 25 February 2011
Thursday, 24 February 2011
PASSIVE VOICE
Here you have some extra activities on the passive voice. There are some activities you still can't do because we haven't explained the structures.
The activities you can do are: page 1 (all of them); page 3 ex.1 (except for sentences 1 and 4), ex.2 (except for sentence 6), ex.3 and ex.4 (except for sentences3, 4 and 6)
Passive Voice
The activities you can do are: page 1 (all of them); page 3 ex.1 (except for sentences 1 and 4), ex.2 (except for sentence 6), ex.3 and ex.4 (except for sentences3, 4 and 6)
Passive Voice
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
MODAL VERBS
You have a long weeekend ahead, so if you need or want to revise for your exams, here you have some extra activities:
Modal Verbs 08 09
modal verbs-1
Modal Verbs 2
Modal Verbs
Modal Verbs Answers
Modal Verbs 08 09
modal verbs-1
Modal Verbs 2
Modal Verbs
Modal Verbs Answers
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
PASSIVE VOICE
Here you have some extra activities on passive voice:
Grammar Worksheets - Active and Passive Voice (with answers)
Grammar Worksheets - Active and Passive Voice (with answers)
Sunday, 20 February 2011
Friday, 18 February 2011
MUSIC FOR THE WEEKEND
And the GRAMMY went to..... NEED YOU NOW (Lady Antebellum) for the best song
Enjoy it!
Enjoy it!
Thursday, 17 February 2011
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
UNIT 4 - MORE PRACTICE
Here you have more activities on unit 4 in case you need further practice:
TM2 More Practice 4
TM2 More Practice AK
TM2 More Practice 4
TM2 More Practice AK
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
REPORTED SPEECH
Here you have a link to a page where you can find more infomation on Reported Speech as well as some activities:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech
Monday, 14 February 2011
VALENTINE'S DAY
Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day,is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions.The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Valentine and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 500 AD. It was deleted from the Roman calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI, but its religious observance is still permitted. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.
Modern Valentine's Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.
From Wikipedia
If you want to send any Valentine's day card, click here.
If you want to surprise someone with a delicious cake made by you, click here.
There have been plenty of movies on this day. One of the most recent is:
Friday, 11 February 2011
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
COMMON MISTAKES
You make a lot of mistakes when forming irregular plurals. So, here you have a list of irregular plurals:
SINGULAR -- PLURAL
CHILD --- CHILDREN
MAN --- MEN
WOMAN --- WOMEN
PERSON --- PEOPLE
TOOTH --- TEETH
FOOT --- FEET
FISH --- FISH
GOOSE --- GEESE
MOUSE --- MICE
SHEEP --- SHEEP
Here you have some exercises:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/nouns/exercises?03
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/plural2.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/plural3.htm
If you need more information on the topic, click here.
SINGULAR -- PLURAL
CHILD --- CHILDREN
MAN --- MEN
WOMAN --- WOMEN
PERSON --- PEOPLE
TOOTH --- TEETH
FOOT --- FEET
FISH --- FISH
GOOSE --- GEESE
MOUSE --- MICE
SHEEP --- SHEEP
Here you have some exercises:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/nouns/exercises?03
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/plural2.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/plural3.htm
If you need more information on the topic, click here.
Monday, 7 February 2011
JUST FOR FUN
I came across this document on the net and I found it quite interesting. You can read some examples of imperfect English. I hope you enjoy reading it.
Imperfect English
Imperfect English
Friday, 4 February 2011
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Monday, 31 January 2011
Saturday, 29 January 2011
Friday, 28 January 2011
REPORTED SPEECH
These days we have been studying the reported speech. Here you have a document with some useful information on it. If you have any questions, please let me know
reported speech
reported speech
MUSIC FOR THE WEEKEND
I've just discovered this singer so I'd like to share it with you. I think the song sounds so beautiful!!!
Have a nice weekend!!
Have a nice weekend!!
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
COMMON MISTAKES
ADJECTIVES
A very common mistake that most of you usually make is adding an -s to the adjectives when they go with a plural noun. So, it is advisable that you remember and follow these rules:
1. Adjectives describe nouns. The adjective is always invariable.
Example: beautiful trees, they are happy
Be careful!
2. Adjectives are placed before the noun.
Example: a wonderful book very interesting people
Be careful!
A very common mistake that most of you usually make is adding an -s to the adjectives when they go with a plural noun. So, it is advisable that you remember and follow these rules:
1. Adjectives describe nouns. The adjective is always invariable.
Example: beautiful trees, they are happy
Be careful!
- Adjectives don't have a singular and plural form OR a masculine, femine and neuter form.
- Adjectives are always the same! Never add a final -s to an adjective.
- Adjectives can also be placed at the end of a sentence if they describe the subject of a sentence. Example: My doctor is excellent.
2. Adjectives are placed before the noun.
Example: a wonderful book very interesting people
Be careful!
- Don't place an adjective after the noun
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
JUST FOR FUN
Two weeks ago we learnt what flash mob was. This week it's time for LIP DUB. Here you have an example.
Could you tell me what it is?
Could you tell me what it is?
Monday, 24 January 2011
LEARNING VOCABULARY
Food for thought means anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking. So, if you are given "food for thought", you are given something to think about.
Friday, 21 January 2011
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS
Do you remember Unit 2? Grammar was about infinitives and gerunds. Here you have the document we worked with in class.
Infinitives Gerunds
Infinitives Gerunds
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
LEARNING VOCABULARY
Facebook is a global social networking website. This kind of websites are quite common nowadays, not only among teenagers but among adults too. But the odd thing is that people tend to use nouns as verbs, especially, with all this new vocabulary that internet has developed. Facebook is an example, but there are some more: google, email, text,….
Today it is pretty usual to hear people saying:
“I’ve just facebooked the photos from my holiday” [meaning "uploaded them to my facebook page"].
“I facebooked that girl we met at Tom’s party” [meaning "looked her up in Facebook"] or “I googled her” ["looked her up in Google"]
“Did you facebook Maria about the party? [meaning "contact Maria through her Facebook page"].
Today it is pretty usual to hear people saying:
“I’ve just facebooked the photos from my holiday” [meaning "uploaded them to my facebook page"].
“I facebooked that girl we met at Tom’s party” [meaning "looked her up in Facebook"] or “I googled her” ["looked her up in Google"]
“Did you facebook Maria about the party? [meaning "contact Maria through her Facebook page"].
Monday, 17 January 2011
COMMON MISTAKES
You know that this year writing skills are very important, that's why, you have to try and improve your own writing skills. Therefore, today I'm starting a new section in this blog, that is, a section about common mistakes. Here you can check what common mistakes you make more frequently and you should try to avoid them...So, let's start:
PEOPLE /'pi:.pl/ is a plural noun, not a singular noun. So, avoid sentences like:
2. used to refer to persons in general or everyone, or informally to the group of people that you are speaking to
PEOPLE /'pi:.pl/ is a plural noun, not a singular noun. So, avoid sentences like:
*People is... You should write: People are
*This people..... You should write:These people
*This people..... You should write:These people
1. men, women and children
Many people never take any exercise.
We've invited thirty people to our party.
2. used to refer to persons in general or everyone, or informally to the group of people that you are speaking to
People will think you've gone mad.
People like to be made to feel important.
Now that we've discussed our problems, are people happy with the decisions taken?
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