FUNCIONAL
Frank Sinatra, My Way (1969)
My Way is a song popularized by Frank Sinatra. Its lyrics were written by Paul Anka and set to music based on the French song Comme d’habitude (As Usual) composed in 1967 by Claude François and Jacques Revaux, with lyrics by Claude François and Gilles Thibault.
Claude François:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k97QacTDM5A[/youtube]
Frank Sinatra:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M90BHwNXn-0[/youtube]
My Way with Spanish subtitles:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEMgt-B8iDE[/youtube]
Activity: Frank Sinatra: “MyWay” sheet
What Would You Reclaim?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fck_hEwtp4s[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pir8pvZFEA [/youtube] (For the audioscript click here.)
And more! Related good news: Squatters reopen Friern Barnet library after council closes service (video), see also this: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-kDo7tVgAA[/youtube].
This Is Halloween (Song)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHLgob-PpIk[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpTpxPeAzjE[/youtube]
And now… Do you dare to do the activity hidden in the haunted house? Ha ha ha!
What Is “The Governement”? Explanations For An Alien
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IyteLMtWU[/youtube]
My Blackberry Is Not Working…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObD_8OfkSbs[/youtube]
To activate English/Spanish subtitles, play the video and then click on the right-down second button (the triangle) and select each in the “CC” button.
Para activar los subtítulos en Inglés/Español, reproducid el vídeo y seguidamente clicad en el segundo botón de la parte inferior derecha (el triángulo) y seleccionadlo en el botón “CC”
EOI de Catalunya: obtenció dels certificats dels nivells intermedi i avançat de diversos idiomes. Convocatòria ordinària
El Departament d’Ensenyament organitza les proves ordinàries del curs 2011-2012 per a l’obtenció del certificat de nivell intermedi i el certificat de nivell avançat de diversos idiomes. El primer correspon a 390 hores lectives i al nivell B1 del Consell d’Europa i el segon, a 650 hores lectives i al nivell B2 del Consell d’Europa.
La inscripció dóna dret a fer un únic examen que consta d’una prova escrita i una prova oral.
Per presentar-se a les proves cal acreditar que s’ha superat el segon curs d’ESO (o nivell equivalent) i que es tenen 14 anys o més. Només han de fer la inscripció les persones candidates de règim lliure.
La quantitat de places màximes ofertes es fixa d’acord amb les disponibilitats d’espai i de professorat de cada EOI. La inscripció es cobreix d’acord amb l’ordre de demanda i es tanca en el moment que es cobreixen les disponibilitats màximes de cada centre. Per a més informació cliqueu a la imatge dessota:
MULTIPLE INTELLENCES TEST, VOCABULARY
puns: plays on words
limericks: doing rhymes in a funny way
pepper: “aliñar”
brain teasers: “rompecabezas”
flaws: defects
appreciation: recognition of the quality
doodling: drawing without sense
jigsaw puzzles: “puzzles en zig-zag”
mazes: “laberintos”
sing on key: “cantar afinado”
a tune: “una melodía”
tapping: “picando con los dedos al ritmo de la música”
commercial jingles: “sintonías publicitarias”
whistle: “silbar”
hum: “tararear”
do-it-yourself: DIY, “háztelo tú mismo”
pursuit: activity
thrilling: exciting
rides: “atracción” (en un parque de atracciones)
fun fair: amusement park, “feria de atracciones”
rough: strong, violent
tumble: “acrobático”
tackle: face, “encarar”
hike: walk, “caminata”
isolated hilltop cabin: “cabaña solitario en lo alto de una colina”
abreast: updated, “actualizado”
keen: enthusiastic
Useful websites for English Learners
This time I am giving you some websites of general interest for English learners:
- Maybe the best one: the BBC Learning English website.
- Some interesting and useful British Council sites:
- Practise your grammar with the British Council Short Movies
. - LearnEnglish Central provides English language practice for everyone, but especially for teenagers and adult learners.
- LearnEnglish Podcasts are a way for you to practise your English language listening skills.
- Practise your grammar with the British Council Short Movies
- You can also visit Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab, it has a big amount of listening quizzes and other very useful staff.
- In Yappr you can learn and practice English while watching videos, practicing your pronunciation, it used to be all free, but now only some contents are, look for them!
- Finally, some games
, also from BBC. They are intended to be played by British kids to demonstrate their knowledge about Maths, Science and English, but I think you will enjoy them, too!
Pronunciating