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Thursday 28 October 2010

Tuesday 26 October 2010

I am, you are, I´m, you´re!

Watch a video on the verb "to be" and read the transcript below.  (Notice the contracted forms).




Here you have the transcrip:
I am Robin and I am a boy
I am Annabel and I am a girl
I'm Harry and I'm a boy
I'm Emma and I'm a girl
You are Harry and you are a boy
You're Robin and you're a boy
You are Emma and you are a girl
You're Annabel and you're a girl
She is Annabel and she's my sister
He is Robin and he's my brother
This is my sister
This is my brother
He is Harry and he's a boy
She is Emma and she's a girl
We are Robin and Harry and we're boys
We are Annabel and Emma and we're girls
You are Annabel and Emma and you're girls
You are Robin and Harry and you're boys
They are Annabel and Emma and they're girls
They are Robin and Harry and they're boys
And we are all friends!!!
We are!

Can you spell your name please?

Watch the video. Can you spell the names?

Tuesday 19 October 2010

Countries and nationalities.

Can you name all the countries in the world in less than two minutes?


You can choose what countries and nationalities are important for you to learn, but I'll suggest a list of the basic ones most people learn at the beginning, and then, apart from these, you can learn any others you like.

Warning: some of the countries named on this video don't exist anymore or have changed names, but most of them are still around.

Go to this website and listen: http://www.saberingles.com.ar/lists/nationalities.html


COUNTRY - NATIONALITY
Europe - European
The European Union / The EU - Communitarian / European
The United Kingdom / The UK - British
England - English
Spain - Spanish
France - French
Italy - Italian
Germany - German
Russia - Russian

America - American
The United States / The USA / The US / The States - American
Canada - Canadian
Mexico - Mexican
Argentina - Argentinean
Brazil - Brazilian

Africa - African
Egypt - Egyptian
South-Africa - South-African
Congo - Congolese

Asia - Asian
China - Chinese
Japan - Japanese
India - Indian

Oceania - Oceanian
Australia - Australian