Holiday

Everybody needs a rest on labor day. 

Enjoy your day off :)

Actividad de Español

Repaso de los verbos

Vamos a repasar algunos verbos irregulares?

http://www.xtec.cat/~jvaldelv/castestr/castellaest.htm

Hasta luego,

Kátia.

Advanced activity

In the News: Students design graphic novel for social change

English Level: Advanced

Students of Stanford University in the USA have produced a graphic novel that tells the story of a man who survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings in 1945. The novel was published in October 2010.

http://www.eslradioandtv.com/tv/14/program.html

Let´s do it and comment later, ok?

Hugs,

Kátia.

Intermediate activity

Listening: Back to school supplies.

What kinds of schools supplies do you usually need to buy before the start of a new academic year (e.g., pen, pencils, laptop or desktop computers, PDA, calculators)?

Let´s listen and do the activities?

http://www.esl-lab.com/supplies/suppliesrd1.htm

Hugs, Kátia.

Elementary activity

Listening: a day at school.

http://www.esl-lab.com/elem/elemrd1.htm

Do the activities and let´s discuss them next class!
See you.

Starting a new week...

“I never did a day´s work in my life. It was all fun.”

Thomas Edison.

English Language Day

English Language Day at the UN is celebrated on 23 April, the date traditionally observed as the birthday of William Shakespeare. The Day is the result of a 2010 initiative by the Department of Public Information, establishing language days for each of the organization's six oficial languages.

It is entirely our day, our holiday. Express your love to English!

I wish YOU success in the learning English!

How to learn English via Kaplan Blog

The Flatmates

Let´s watch this interesting video about a date...

The Flatmates episode 193, from BBC Learning English

You can listen to the audio of this episode and download it´s audio script in this link below:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/2009/04/090421_fm_193_episode.shtml

Now, do the quiz and send me the answers by e-mail!

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode193/fm_quiz_090421.pdf

See you!

Surfing

Hi dear students,

Do you like surfing? Here´s a nice interview about this sport:

                               

 http://www.eslradioandtv.com/radio/27/program.html

Level: Intermediate. English teacher, Tim Murphy, is interviewed by students, Moto, Suradaj and Jun, about his hobby, surfing.

Send me the answers by e-mail, ok?

See you!

What is the CEFR?

¡Vamos a celebrar el día del libro!

"El libro es como un jardín que se lleva en el bolsillo". Proverbio árabe.

El día 23 de Abril es el día Internacional del Libro. Para celebrar esta fecha tan importante, les propongo hacer una CAZA AL TESORO! Es una actividad muy interesante, ustedes deben ir en la página web abajo y hacer las actividades. Envíenme las respuestas por e-mail.

Hasta luego, 

Kátia.

http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/sanwalabonso/wqyct/ct_diadellibro/23deabril.htm

Dia do Livro

Todos convidados para 16a. edição da Festa de São Jorge, Livros Entre Rosas. Dia 23/04, na Praça de Santa Tereza. Vamos compartilhar?

Learning new vocabulary

What are the best ways to memorise new vocabulary?

Cambridge University Press  author Michael McCarthy  answers your questions about 

English.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evTXudMf2M4&list=UUKKTzzdnA1VBvlpixxaI0Ow&index=1

And now, just for fun, try this crossword:

http://www.englishmaven.org/HP6/Crossword%20Puzzle%20-%20Modes%20of%20Transportation.htm

See you!

Starting a new week...

Hangouts do Google

Olá pessoal,

Agora que o msn acabou, só temos o skype para as aulas virtuais... ou não?
Na verdade estou querendo testar o google hang out, vocês conhecem?

http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/

Parece ser até melhor que o skype. Vou testar em breve!
Hugs,
Kátia.

New app for Phrasal Verbs

Do you have issues with Phrasal verbs? Cambridge has developed a free Android and iOS FREE app just for that: 

Android: http://ow.ly/jTLJy

IOS: http://ow.ly/jTLO1

It´s amazing, isn´t it? 

See you!

Song activity

Hello students,

This week we are going to listen to a very beautiful song from Jason Mraz. First, let´s learn a little about him: 

Jason Mraz (pronounced ; born June 23, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter, born and raised in Mechanicsville, Virginia. Mraz's stylistic influences include reggae, pop, rock, folk, jazz, and hip hop.

Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come in 2002 but it was not until the release of his second album, Mr. A-Z that Mraz achieved commercial success. The album peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 200 and sold over one hundred thousand copies in the US. Mraz's international breakthrough came with the release of lead single from We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. titled "I'm Yours". The single peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Mraz his first top ten single. 

Biography

Mraz is of Czech descent through his grandfather who moved to the United States from what is now the Czech Republic in 1915. His surname is Czech for "frost." .Mraz lives a health-conscious lifestyle and enjoys eating mostly raw vegan foods.^[39] He owns an avocado farm in Bonsall in Northern San Diego County. Mraz is an active supporter of several charities includingVH1's Save The Music Foundation, MusiCares, Free the Children, Life Rolls On, the School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community^[40] (SPARC) and the Human Rights Campaign.^[41] 

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/j/jason+mraz/biography.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Mraz

1)  let´s listen to his song 93 Million Miles. This song is in the soap Salve Jorge. You can listen to it with Portuguese subtitles in the first time, and then with English subtitles.

                       
                     http://letras.mus.br/jason-mraz/1998108/

2) Create a special "word cloud" with your favorite part of this song! Go to the site http://www.wordle.net/ and create yours! It´s free and very simple!! Then send to my e-mail your link. Check my wordle:

3) In class I´m going to give you an activity about this song. Prepare yourself listening to it and paying attention to its meaning. Have fun!!

See you!

Kátia.

Simple Past

When do we use the Past Simple? 

This video explains when to use it and shares a few examples: 

Now, complete the text with the verbs in brackets in the past simple:

Yesterday was (be) my birthday. My boyfriend Paul _______ (buy) me some flowers. In the evening we _________ (go) to the movies. We __________ (watch) a very nice thriller. After that we ________ (go) to a restaurant. The restaurant ________ (look) very busy but the waiter ____________ (find) us a good table. The food __________(be) delicious. After dinner we ________ (go) home. We _______ (have) a good time.

Free time activities

Hi my dear students,

Did you enjoy your holiday? 

I enjoyed it very much.

Let´s talk about it. 

Complete the chart with two activities that go with each verb.

Fun A movie New people Old friends A good time Some Pictures A play

Swimming Soccer Volleyball Hiking The radio Some music a dancing class

VERB	ACTIVITY 1	ACTIVITY 2
HAVE	Fun
PLAY
MEET
SEE		A movie
TAKE
GO
LISTEN TO	The radio

Now write a paragraph telling me what you did on your holiday. Send it to me by e-mail!

I had fun on my holiday. I saw a movie on tv and listened to some music. On Saturday I went to the club and I went swimming…

Vamos digitar?

Olá queridos alunos,

Como está a velocidade de digitação de vocês na língua estrangeira que estudam? Vamos descobrir???

Entrem neste site:

10fastfingers.com

Primeiro façam o teste em português e anotem os resultados.

Depois troquem a língua na parte superior para espanhol ou inglês.

Me mandem os resultados de ambos os testes e vamos compará-los!

See  you!

Hasta luego!