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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Unit 6: Asking for directions


Thanks to GPS devices, people don't need to ask for directions. It's a machine that gives directions to the driver! To understand directions in English coming from people or machines, watch the first video and then do the activities in the second one.







Directions I
Directions II

Unit 6: What are you doing now?


Naomi Campbell is the best top model on the catwalk.

In the photo she's modelling casual clothes by Calvin Klein. Naomi's wearing a brown jacket and matching grey top. She's wearing jeans too. For a perfect look, she's wearing a golden belt and some bracelets.

But Naomi is sophisticated. She never wears casual clothes when she isn't working. She prefers dresses and high-heeled sandals.

In the text there are verbs in red and verbs in purple. Which verb forms are these? When the do we use the verb in the red form? When do we use them in the purple form?

Try these activities about present continuous.

Present continuous I
Present continuous II
Present continuous III
Present continuous IV

Now try this webquest and the listening activities below. The listening activities are difficult for you. Have a go, and read the script later.


Buying clothes (webquest)

Listening What are you wearing today?

So, what are you wearing today? What's your style? You can write your answers on the chat below.

Unit 6: My city

This is my town. I live in Cartagena near the coast, in the south of Spain. In Cartagena there are a lot of things to do. For example, do you like archaeology? Then, you can visit its beautiful Roman theatre. Do you like shopping? There are lots of shops in the city centre. Do you like tapas? There are some tapas bars near the port. There is only one problem. There is a lot of traffic. Well, and Cartagena can be a noisy and polluted town.

What about your town? Do you live in a town or in a village? Are there a lot of activities to do there?

Now read this tale and answer the question at the end of the story.

Around my neighbourhood


Try now these activities about use of English.

In town II
In town III
There is/ are I
There is/ are II
There is/ are III


Finally, enjoy this video and practise your pronunciation. After that, you can talk about your place and write your answers on the chat below.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Unit 6: A Haunted House


I live in a big dark house near the main road. The house has ten windows and two of them overlook the garden. In the garden there is a green fountain with fish and a small swimming-pool.

On the ground floor there is a hall, a kitchen, a living room with lots of photos on the walls, a dining-room, a bathroom and a study room with hundreds of books in a giant bookcase. Upstairs, on the first floor, there are three bedrooms, a bathroom and a small toilet.

This house is very cold because it hasn't got central heating. And it's dirty because there are lots of spiders and dust.

Strange things happen at night ...


Be careful with monsters and try to do these activities.

Vocabulary:
- Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3

Grammar:
There is/are 1
There is/are 2


Listening:

A big house