It's not just a cold... it's a MAN COLD!!!

Do you know what a man cold is? Watch this video to find out:

 

Now click on the following link to read an article about man colds: THE TRUTH ABOUT MAN COLDS

 

HALLOWEEN RECIPES

Halloween is coming soon. Why don't you surprise your family or friends with a 'spooky' dinner? Have a look at this webpage to find some ideas for your menu!

 http://spoonful.com/halloween/halloween-recipes

Enjoy your meal!!

ALL TOGETHER NOW

Revise the numbers, the alphabet and the colours with this song by The Beatles.

This is a new children's version! Sing ALL TOGETHER NOW!! 

Have a nice weekend!

SPORT IDIOMS

Hello, I'm a very interesting and intelligent woman. And today this blog and I are getting together to teach you some idioms in English. I bet you've never been taught by a blog before XD.

Well, in fact the Teacher from BBC Learning English will do it. Click on the following links and he'll teach you some idioms related to sport.

BALLS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theteacher/2009/08/091008_teacher_sport_balls.shtml

FOOTBALL
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theteacher/2009/08/090910_teacher_sport_football.shtml

ICE-SKATING
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theteacher/2009/08/091022_teacher_sport_skating.shtml

These are some of the idioms we saw in class last week; but feel free to watch the rest of the videos in this section and learn by yourself!

I hope you had a ball learning all those idioms. I'd rather get my skates on and get going! See you in class!

ONE DIRECTION

 

One Direction are an English boy band formed in London in 2010 after being third in the seventh series of the TV programme The X-Factor.

'What Makes You Beautiful' was their first single. The beginning of the song is very similar to that of 'Summer Nights' from Grease. It's about a girl who doesn't think she's beautiful.



The video shows the band on a California beach. Google the lyrics if you don't know them and sing along!

 It's very catchy, isn't it?

PRONUNCIATION OF REGULAR PAST ENDINGS

To form the Simple Past of regular verbs we add -ed to the infinitive. This ending can be pronounced in three different ways:

1) /t/ after a voiceless consonant sound : /p, k, f, ʃ, ʧ, s/  The -e- is not pronounced!! 
stopped /stɒpt/
worked /wɜːkt/
laughed /lɑːft/
washed /wɒʃt/
watched /wɒtʃt/
danced /dɑːnst/

2) /d/ after a voiced sound: /b, g, v, ʒ, ʤ, z, ð, l, m, n/ or a vowel sound
The -e- is not pronounced!! It remains silent! 
 robbed /rɒbd/
hugged /hʌgd/
lived /lɪvd/
massaged /ˈmæsɑːʒd/
managed /ˈmænɪdʒd/
pleased /pliːzd/
breathed /briːðd/
sailed /seɪld/
seemed /siːmd/
rained /reɪnd/
enjoyed /ɪnˈdʒɔɪd/

3) /Id/ after /t/ or /d/
wanted /ˈwɒntɪd/
needed /ˈniːdɪd/

• If you click on the following link you will find out  more information about this and you can also practice what you have learned by doing some quizzes.

 BBC Learning English - Pronunciation of regular past endings