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Thursday 21 March 2013

WRITING

Hi, some of you told me to post the Model for the writing I gave you in class so you can take a look at it below....HAPPY EASTER !!! David is 26 years old and he comes from Ireland. He is Irish He lives with his family in Dublin. His father is a doctor and his mum works at an important hotel. His youngest brother studies French in the evenings. He studies engineering at Dublin University. He has long black hair and dark eyes. In his free time he likes listening to music and also going to the cinema with his close friends.He usually smokes but he doesn ́t drink any alcohol. He doesn ́t like getting up early at the weekend because he is very lazy. A normal weekened for David is like this : He gets up really late, and has toast and tea for breakfast. After that he goes out and meets his friends. He spends all the day shopping and meeting friends. He goes back home very late. He loves walking and talking. His favourite time of the day is the evenings because he likes going out. He can play the guitar but he can ́t sing. He likes wearing colourful clothes but he doesn ́t like trying them on. He always buys them online Hi Mum and Dad ! At the moment I am not in Toledo , I am in Salamanca. I always travel by bus around Spain because it is cheaper than travelling by plane or train. Salamanca is a beautiful place and the people here are really friendly. I also like the weather, it is cloudy but it never rains. I am meeting a lot of people from different countries and visities a lot of interesting villages near Salamanca. Every weekend I visit a different place with my friends who are studying at University here in Salamanca. Richard is from New Zealand and Sammy is from New York. They are having a lot of fun here.Richard has long black hair and Sammy has fair hair. They are very friendly and a bit noisy. The food is delicious but I am eating too much !! and yes you are right , I don ́t like cooking so I spend all the money on food and buses. I hope to see you soon. Give my regards to my brother, is he ok ? I am also thinking about you . Take a look at the pictures I have taken. They are great. Hugs and kisses

Wednesday 20 March 2013

AN EASY INTERVIEW WITH PHILIP FROM ENGLAND

THIS IS WHAT HE ACTUALLY SAYS ( transcript ) But don´t cheat, first try to understand as much as you can... W: What’s your name? P: My name is Philip. I’m from England. W: Phillip. What’s your last name Philip? P: My last name is Cluer. It’s an unusual name. Although I’m from England, and my family is English; my surname is actually French. W: How would you spell that? P: It’s C-L-U-E-R. So it’s the word clue, with an R on the end. W: Interesting. Does it have a different meaning in French? Could you translate it? Is it a word or does it have a meaning? P: It doesn’t I’m afraid. All I can tell you is that it’s a French surname that has come into my family somewhere down the line. I cannot tell you when or where, but it’s very much just a French surname, as Smith would be in England or Jones would be in Wales. W: Whereabouts in England are you from? What city? P: I was born in a city called Nottingham, which is in the midlands… in the east midlands of England. I lived there until I was eighteen years old, before I went to university. I then studied for four years in Sheffield, which is in the north of England. And after university I moved to a city called Manchester, where I lived for five years working in the real estate industry in planning and development. Source: Englishgroove

PAGE 165 ( pronunciation of the irregular verbs you can find on that page)

This is the recording you needed and you couldn´t find in your cdrom, You can listen to it online or you may download it if you want to.... Click on

MEXICAN DOODLES

WARCH THE VIDEO AND GUESS WHAT EACH DOODLE IS before they actually tell you ....( Doodle = garabato )
SIMPLE PAST ...A WEEKEND AWAY....SHE WENT TO BARCELONA AND SHE STAYED THERE FOR A WEEK..... WHAT ABOUT YOU ?

Thursday 14 March 2013

CATCH CAUGHT CAUGHT

RUN RAN RUN

BREAK BROKE BROKEN

YOGI BEAR .... DELICIOUS ...WHEN SOMETHING IS DELICIOUS MY NOSE KNOWS...

SHOPPING EXPRESSIONS

LISTEN TO THE RECORDING....THIS IS WHAT THEY ACTUALLY SAY CLICK ON Can I help you? What can I do for you? Have you been helped? Are you being helped? Is anybody waiting on / helping you? I’m just looking, thanks. I’m looking for… I’m trying to find… I’d like a/an… Can you show me…? Can I try on a larger/smaller size? What size do you wear? I’m usually a small/medium/large. Would you like to try it on? We have your size, but not in that colour. I think we’re out of your size. I’m afraid we don’t have any left. We’re out of… We sold out of… We don’t carry… We have a sale on… Do you think you’ll be getting any more in? Can you order one for me? Can you get me one? Will you be getting more in? Just a moment, I’ll get it/them for you. Where’s the fitting room? The fitting room is over there. Does it fit you? Do you need anything else? Would you like it gift-wrapped? Cash or charge?

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Monday 4 March 2013

WATCH A VIDEO....HOW TO COOK AN ONION OMELETTE VOCABULARY : to cook = to prepare and heat food 2. an omelette = a dish made from beaten eggs 3. first of all = to begin with / to start 4. ingredients = the individual items of food needed for the recipe 5. kitchen implements = tools that are used in the kitchen to cook and prepare food 6. a knife = an implement for cutting (a good knife is very sharp so it cuts very easily, a bad one is blunt and is not good for cutting) 7. a fork = a piece of cutlery with 3 or 4 prongs 8. beat the egg = mix the egg vigorously 9. a cheese grater = a kitchen implement used to cut food into small pieces 10. a bowl = a round, deep dish 11. to peel = to remove the skin 12. I’ll cut the end off (phrasal verb: to cut off) = I will remove the end using a knife 13. stab = puncture with the point of a sharp object, often a knife (this is usually a violent act) 14. cut it into slices = slice it (note: to slice means ‘to cut into thin pieces’, the way we cut bread.) 15. to chop = to cut into small pieces 16. to break the egg = to crack the shell of the egg 17. to fry = to cook in a pan using hot oil 18. a frying pan = a pan for cooking with hot oil 19. to pour = to move liquid from one container to another 20. healthy = good for the body 21. to burn = to overcook so that it becomes black or brown 22. to grate = to rub against the sharp edges of a grater (in order to break something into smaller pieces) 23. the wrapper = the packaging / the paper or plastic around a product 24. It’ll be alright (informal) = It will not be a problem 25. put the cheese in (phrasal verb: to put something in) = add the cheese 26. to fold the omelette over (phrasal verb: to fold something over) = to bend and double the omelette 27. fold the omelette in half = bend and double the omelette into two equal parts 28. Take it out of the pan (phrasal verb: to take something out) = remove it from the pan (more formal) 29. put it on (phrasal verb: to put something on) = place it on top off SOURCE : DAILYSTEP ENGLISH BLOG

Saturday 2 March 2013

SIMPLE PAST ( REGULAR VERBS ) PART 3...Now why don´t you try to write some questions using the structure Did ....subject.....verb................? here you can find an exercise . CLICK ON ..
SIMPLE PAST ( REGULAR VERBS ) PART 2...You can take a good look at this powerpoint presentation to revise / ed /
hi there !! here is the first post for you NB1 students at EOI Embajadores...you know we are studying the pronunciation of Regular verbs in the simple past ( ED ) with their three possibilities / T /, / D / or / ID / so here you can watch a video that explains everything