LISTENINGS - CRIME AND ENVIRONMENT

As I promised, here you have some listenings about the two topics we have been working recently ( environment and crime), but as it may be a "big, big pal/palo" for some of you,;better if we start with a song ( songs are a good way to improve your listening skills too. Whenever you feel like practising through them or whenever you feel that love is all around and cannot help humming all day long, try these two sites:


http://www.agendaweb.org/listening/learn_english_through_songs.html

http://www.eslvideo.com/quiz_int1.php?id=1289&pagenum=1, )

GREEN ISSUES


http://www.uefap.com/listen/exercise/ex_spec/ex_specfram.htm


http://www.uefap.com/listen/exercise/gm/gmfram.htm


http://www.uefap.com/listen/exercise/cloning/clonfram.htm




CRIME


[ for the listenings marked with ***** READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE FIRST( they are in red)]



***** http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2/stories/story045.htm

*****http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2/stories/story049.htm

*****http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2/stories/story041.htm

*****http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2/stories/story046.htm

Irregular verbs

To learn irregular verbs is not hard work but funny.



http://www.englishpage.com/irregularverbs/interactiveirregularverbs1.htm


http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner/grammar/grammar.html#simpasint

Don't worry about irregular verbs: practise!

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-1/exercise-english-11.php

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LET'S GET READY FOR 2ND TERM EXAM

To insist on Irregular Verbs

http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/irregular_past_verbs_matching_1.shtml

http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/irregular_past_verbs_quiz_4.shtml

• To practise Simple Present and Present Continuous

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive.htm

• To practise Simple Past and Past Continuous

http://usuarios.lycos.es/englishweb/gramatica/Pastsimpastcontin.htm

• Present Perfect and Simple Past

http://www.english-4u.de/pres_perf_ex1.htm

http://www.english-4u.de/pres_perf_ex4.htm

• To work a little bit of First Conditional

http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.con1.1.i.htm

http://usuarios.lycos.es/englishweb/gramatica/Condition1.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/type_1_statements.htm

• It's the Comparative turn now.

First a revision on adjectives

• Finally, let's do some extra work on the Future Tenses ( will vs going to).

http://users.fulladsl.be/spb9193/fut1.html

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/goingtoorwill/exercise3.swf

http://english.baladre.org/sedaviwebfront/futureIng2.htm

Some listenings for the exam

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-face-match.htm

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-games-text-terminator-index.htm

CHRISTMAS IS ALL AROUND

• Load this site http://northpole.net/world.htm and answer these questions:
  
  
  IN WHICH COUNTRY : 1. Is Santa treated some beer? 2. Do children get presents on two different days ? 3. May children write their letters twice? 4. Isn't Santa's sleigh pulled by reindeer? 5.Has Santa got a female friend who helps him?
  
  
• In pairs, talk about how you and your family celebrate Christmas; explain to your partner what you would like Santa to give you ( 10 minutes) and then write a comment to this post telling the rest of the class about it.
  


• You have read about a kind man called Santa, but do you really know who that jolly Grandfather really was; try this quiz to find out: http://www.manythings.org/voa/001224sp.htm

• Have a look at the title of this post , did you know it was, in fact ,a Christmas song by Billy Mack which you may have heard of in the movie Love Actually? Complete its lyrics

I feel it in my __________,I feel it in my __________,Christmas is all around me,and so the __________ grows.
It's written in the __________,It's everywhere I go,So if you really love __________C'mon and let it __________
You know I love ChristmasI always willMy mind's __________ _____The way that I feelThere's _____ __________There'll be _____ __________Cuz on Christmas,You can __________
You gave your __________ to meAnd I gave mine to youI need __________ beside meIn everything I _________
You know I love ChristmasI always willMy mind's __________ _____The way that I feelThere's _____ __________There'll be _____ __________Cuz on Christmas,You can __________ (x2)It's written on the __________It's everywhere I goSo if you really love __________C'mon and let it __________C'mon and let it __________ (repeat)

Christmas

We're on holidays. We've got enough time to play with our friends and to practise English. Enjoy these games!

http://www.northpole.com/