Waiter, there is a fly in my soup!!!

There is / There are

singular: There is

plural: There are

- There is a dog in the house. There isn't an elephant in the house.

- There are two cats in the street. There aren't two camels in the street.

- Is there a dog in the house? - Yes, there is

- Are there two camels in the street? - No, there aren't

What date is it today? Remember the prepositions.

Lisa goes to London, and you?

Watch the video. Can you recognize any place Lisa describes in her book?

Do you like cloze tests?

CLOZE

Can you spell well? Let´s learn the NATO alphabet

Spelling is a very important part of learning a language.

Fonejacker is a British comedy programme broadcast on Chanel 4 in which actor Kayvan Novak makes a series of prank telephone calls to members of the British public.


Watch the following clip. Can you spell the name of the man on he phone? Do you like watching videos in English? Can you understand this video?



Now, it´s your turn. Play roles (more info in class)

Good afternoon, “Tudela Central”
Caller: Hello
Employee: Hello
Caller: Hi there. Erm, I bought (past of buy) a beautiful carpet a week ago
Employee: Uh-huh
Caller: And, erm, well, I have a problem: I can´t understand the signature at the bottom.
Employee: What’s your name?
Caller: Adriana ♀
Employee: Your surname?
Caller: Dominguez
Employee: Can you spell that please?
Caller: Yes it’s …
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Let´s use the NATO Alphabet

A - Alpha

B - Bravo

C - Charlie

D - Delta

E - Echo

F - Foxtrot

G - Golf

H - Hotel

I - India

J - Juliet

K - Kilo

L - Lima

M - Mike

N - November

O - Oscar

P - Papa

Q - Quebec

R - Romeo

S - Sierra

T - Tango

U - Uniform

V - Victor

W - Whisky

X - X-ray

Y - Yankee

Z - Zulu


Do you know Wikipedia is 15 years old? English_alphabet. play and listen (from Wikipedia).

ACTIVITY 62 – MODAL CAN - ABILITY
BOLT

A. WATCH THE MOVIE SEGMENT AND WRITE IN THE BOXES THE INITIALS OF THE CHARACTERS WHO CAN PERFORM THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:










1. GRAB A CAR WITH THE TEETH

2. RUN FASTER THAN CARS

3. RIDE A SCOOTER

4. MOVE FASTER THAN CARS IN THE TRAFFIC

5. BREAK THROUGH WALLS

6. JUMP VERY FAR

7. DESTROY MACHINES WITH THE EYES

8. DESTROY ANYTHING WITH A SUPER BARK

9. SPEAK ENGLISH


B. NOW WRITE SENTENCES WITH CAN, ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION IN THE MOVIE SEGMENT:

1. ………………………………………………………………………………

2. ……………………………………………………………………………….

3. ……………………………………………………………………………….

4. ……………………………………………………………………………….

5. ………………………………………………………………………………..

6. …………………………………………………………………………………

7. ………………………………………………………………………………….

8. ………………………………………………………………………………….

9. ………………………………………………………………………………….

MOVIE SEGMENTS TO ASSESS GRAMMAR GOALS
ANSWER KEY
ACTIVITY 62 – MODAL VERB CAN – ABILITY
BOLT


A.

1. B
2. B
3. P
4. P
5. B
6. B
7. B
8. B
9. P AND B
Read the answers below. Write the questions using the cues in parentheses.

1) Beth - ________________________________ ? (Can/ help/ I /you)

Andy - I don't know. Can you?


2) Beth - _________________________________? (looking for/ are/ something/ you)

Andy -Is there something I should be looking for?

3) Andy - _________________________________ ? ( do-it-yourself/ like/ you/ do/ to)

Beth - Sometimes...


4) Andy - _________________________________? (name/your/ what/ is)

Beth - Beth.

Can you use can? Yes, we can!

HOMEWORK FOR MONKEYS AND SCHWAS- DUE DATE: FEBRUARY, 20.

PART 1. Listen to the text  and complete the gaps with the word you hear. /10 Interviewer: Lord Duncan, nice to __________________(1) you. You are the new president of   Duncan enterprises. Tell us about your new _______________(2). Lord Duncan: It´s an interesting job but it isn´t easy. Interviewer: _____________?(3) Lord Duncan: Well, I have ________ _____________(4) job. I work a lot. Interviewer: Do you work everyday? Lord Duncan: No, I don´t. Not every day. I work from Monday ______________(5) Wednesday. Interviewer: Do you work in your father´s old office? Lord Duncan: No, I don´t. I have my own offices now. Interviewer: Offices?  Do  you have ____________ (6)than one office? Lord Duncan: Yes, I do. I have two offices. One for me and one for the ___________(7) secretaries. Interviewer: I see. two secretaries. Do they work Monday  to Wednesday? Lord Duncan: No, they__________(8). They work Monday to Saturday. Interviewer: Ah. Lord Duncan: I have a game of golf today. Do you have _______________(9) other questions? Interviewer: No, I don´t. Thank you, Lord Duncan. Lord Duncan: You´re __________(10). PART 2 Listen to the text and choose the correct answer.. /4 ·      Lord Duncan is the  _____________ of Duncan enterprises. a)      Secretary. b)      Student. c)      President. ·      He works _______________a week. a)      Five days b)      Two days c)      Three days. ·      Lord Duncan´s father ____________in the company. a)      Lives b)      Doesn´t work c)      Works. ·      Lord Duncan has ______________ a)      Two offices and two secretaries. b)      Two offices and a secretary. c)      An office and two secretaries.

FREQUENCY ADVERBS

Ordered from more to less frequency - How often + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb?:

ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%)
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%)
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
NEVER (0%)

Word order:

After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television

How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4

These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week

Great. Ok. Now we're gonna do some dialogue based on the house.

- Ok.
- Brian, What do you 1_______________ in your bedroom?
- I sleep.
- Sleep, that's right.
- What time do you 2.__________________ go to bed?
- I USUALLY go to bed at 3__________________
- 9:00? Ok, that's great. And how about the dining-room, what do you USUALLY do in a dining-room?
- I eat dinner.
- Eat dinner, good.
- Do you eat dinner with your whole 5_______________?
- SOMETIMES.
- SOMETIMES, ok.
- SOMETIMES somebody's missing from dinner. Who's USUALLY missing?
- SOMETIMES my father is 6_______work.
- At work, Ok, your father works late?
- Yes.
- What time does he USUALLY come 7_____________?
- Uhm, he USUALLY comes home around 10 on Tuesdays.
- On Tuesdays. Wow, that's very late. Ok. And, how about in the bathroom? What do you USUALLY do in... what things do you do in the bathroom?
- I brush my 8 ___________________
- That's right, that's one.
- I take a shower.
- Take a shower.
- And I comb my hair.
- Comb your hair. That's right. Ok. HOW OFTEN do you take a 9_________________?
- ONCE or 10_____________ A WEEK.
- Err, ONCE or TWICE A WEEK.
- TWICE A WEEK, ok. You're a busy boy, are you?
- Yes.
- Ok. Or maybe real  11______________. I don't know. Ok. One more thing here. How about in the kitchen? What do you do in the kitchen?
- I watch my mother cook.
- Watch your mother cook. Good. Can you cook anything, Brian?
- Err, yes, I 12_____________ cook cereal.
- Cereal. Ok, that's... How do you cook cereal?
- It's a... instant oat meal.
- Oh, Ok, I see, I thought... Milk and cereal, ok. Do you eat that everyday 14___________breakfast?
- No, usually my mother15___________
- Mother cooks, ok, that's it. Ok, that's it!
Watch this video and complete the text.

Simple present.

For monkeys and schwas!

Create a free greeting card

Xmas vocabulary.

Go to page 108 of your textbook- What is Hogmanay? Listen to "Auld Lang Syne".

This song was written by Robert Burns, the Scottish national poet.

It is the song that nobody knows, because everybody remembers the melody but not the lyrics.

In English the title means: Old long since (times gone by)

A different Xmas story!

Do you know? Something about Christmas traditions in Britain.

Something about Christmas traditions in Britain.

In English speaking countries, children don’t get their presents on Christmas Eve (24 December). Santa comes at night when everyone is asleep. Santa’s reindeer can fly and take him from house to house. They land on the roofs of the houses and then Santa climbs down the chimney to leave the presents under the Christmas tree.


In the morning of Christmas Day (25 December), children usually get up very early to unwrap their presents. Then they have plenty of time to play with their new toys.

Christmas dinner is served in the early afternoon. Most people eat turkey and sprouts and a Christmas pudding.

26 December is called Boxing Day. It hasn’t always been a holiday. People used to go back to work on that day where their bosses gave them little Christmas presents in small boxes. That’s why the day is called Boxing Day.

And about New Year...

Here is everything that you need to know about the New Year's celebrations in English-speaking countries:
- December 31 is New Year's Eve.
- January 1 is New Year's Day.
- Americans call the whole festival New Year's: What are you doing between Christmas and New Year's?

-British speakers call it New Year or the New Year: What are you doing between Christmas and New Year?

-The new year festival is important in Scotland. It's called Hogmanay. They do strange traditional things with bagpipes, the stomachs of sheep (haggis), and pieces of coal. The Scots say that foreign visitors are welcome (but maybe they mean as victims).

- In other English-speaking countries, people just go to parties. It's the same procedure every year. At midnight they sing an old song in a Scottish dialect, called "Auld Lang Syne", which might mean: "Let's kill all the English this year." (No one really knows.)

Let´s practice our English at Christmas!

It´s Christmas time! Just click on the link!



Listen to this funny Christmas song:

What does this cute girl want for Xmas?  (Let´s sing along)

Habits!

What time is it?

What time is it? Very clear explanation. Click on this link if you want to learn how to say the time in English.

Banker´s Wife´s Blues. Listen and read. Then listen again and sing.

Banker's Wife's Blues

Where does John live?

He lives near the bank.

Where does he work?

He works at the bank.

When does he work?

He works all day and he works all night

at the bank, at the bank at the great, big bank.

Where does he study?

He studies at the bank.

Where does he sleep?

He sleeps at the bank

Why does he spend all day, all night, all day, all night, at the bank, at the bank?

Because he loves his bank more than his wife

And he loves his money more than his life.

The Berruete family.

Meet the Berruete family.

 My father's name is Pablo. He's almost seventy years old. He has got dark hair, and he's got glasses. He's retired now. His wife's name is Susan. She's my mother. She has got short blonde hair. She's got blue eyes and she's got glasses too. She's very pretty and very clever. She likes reading  books. My brother, David, es ten years old. He's very cute for his age. He's muscular and he likes playing football. He's handsome, and he's quite naughty. My sister's name is Pilar. She's a teacher in Granada. She's got curly hair and she's got freckles. She's got brown eyes and she's a thirty-year-old woman. She's happy and clever. Her husband's name is Peter. They have got a daughter. Her name's Margarita. She's in her early teens and she's got curly hair too.


Written by: Julián Berruete. (schwa group).

What do you do on Tuesdays?

I do karaoke on Wednesdays

Mondays, Mondays.

What do you do on Mondays?

On Mondays I usually listen to jazz music.

Tuesdays, Tuesdays.

What do you do on Tuesdays?

On Tuesdays I sometimes go for a drive.

Wednesdays, Wednesdays.

What do you do on Wednesdays?

On Wednesdays I always play the guitar.

Thursdays, Thursdays.

What do you do on Thursdays?

On Thursdays I often go to a rock concert.

Fridays, Fridays.

What do you do on Fridays?

On Fridays I always do karaoke.

Weekends, weekends.

What do you do on weekends?

On weekends I usually stay in bed!

What do you do in the morning?

Teacher/Leader: In, at
Class/Group: In, at


Teacher/Leader: in - with months and years
Class/Group: in - with months and years


Teacher/Leader: at - with time
Class/Group: at - with time


Teacher/Leader: He was born in March.
Class/Group: He was born in March.


Teacher/Leader: They lived here in 2001.
Class/Group: They lived here in 2001.


Teacher/Leader: When shall we meet?
Class/Group: When shall we meet?


Teacher/Leader: Let's meet at two.
Class/Group: Let's meet at two.


Teacher/Leader: When do they leave?
Class/Group: When do they leave?


Teacher/Leader: They leave at six.
Class/Group: They leave at six.


Teacher/Leader: In, at
Class/Group: In, at


Teacher/Leader: in - with months and years
Class/Group: in - with months and years

This is me! Parts of the body!

November 25: Thanksgiving Day!

We are family!

WATCH AND SING (KARAOKE VERSION)

Remember: Read the book Lisa goes to London and discover the landmarks!

Lisa Goes to London

Author: H. Q. Mitchell Publisher: Stanford House

/´ʤʌʤiz/ /ˈrəʊzɪz/ /´ʧɜ:ʧiz/

Read these words. Pay attention to their  /iz/ endings.

/´ʤʌʤiz/ judges

 /´eiʤiz/ ages

/ˈrəʊzɪz/ roses
 

/´ʧɜ:ʧiz/ -churches.
 /´mæʧiz/- matches 

Family song.

We're ...............of a feather

Living in a .....................

And all together

We're a .....................family

Father, mother

Sister, brother

and little old ..............

We're living all ....................

As a happy family

Life ain't that rosy

When you're living in a one-room ..............

It's far too cosy

But we do our very best

We're birds of a feather

Living in a tree

And all ...............

We're a happy family

Father, mother

............, brother

and little old me

We're living all together

As a happy family

Life ain't that rosy

When you're living in a one-room nest

It's far too cosy

But we do our very best

Father, mother

Sister, brother

and little old me

We're living all together

As a happy .................

What date is it today?

Are you a journalist?

Some jobs. Listen.

What do you do?

Check this slide show on jobs and some common noun suffixes.

Plural forms.

Lesson 15 - Plural Noun Endings (-s/-es) - English Pronunciation from JenniferESL on Vimeo.

Remember the 5th of November

This fragment of the movie "V for Vendetta" shows is the beginning of a very old traditional rhyme which says (one of the versions):

Remember, remember the fifth of November
The gunpowder treason and plot.
I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.

Remember, remember, the fifth of November,
The gunpowder treason and plot.
A stick or a stake for King James' sake
Will you please to give us a fagot
If you can't give us one, we'll take two;
The better for us and the worse for you!

You can see the movie trailer here: V for Vendetta.

When is your birthday?

What date is it today? November, 4th
What day is it today? Thursday
When is your birthday?

o What day is it please?
 It's Tuesday.
o What date is it please?
 It's the 1st of April.
o What's the date today please?
 It's the 1st of April.

dates

http://www.learnenglish.de/basics/dates.htm#Dialogue