BASICO 2 & INTERMEDIO 2. LISTENING PRACTICE. SONGS

BÁSICO 2

DON¨T STOP ME NOW  (video) by Queen (Lyrics)

Song with activities from 

New English File Preintermediate (Oxford)

INTERMEDIO 2

TEARS IN HEAVEN (VIDEO)   by Eric Clapton  (lyrics)

____________ you know my __________
If I ____________ in heaven?
___________it be the same,
If I ___________ in heaven?
I must ________________ and __________.
‘Cause I know
I don’t belong here in heaven.

_________you hold my __________
If I _________ in heaven?
_________ you ________ me stand,
If I ___________ in heaven?
____________ my way through _____________
’Cause I know
I just can’t stay here in heaven.

Time can bring you down.
Time can bend your knees.
Time can break your _____________
Have you begging please, begging please.

Beyond the _________
There’s peace, I’m sure.
And I know ____________ no more
Tears in heaven.

_____________ you know my ____________
If I ___________ in heaven?
____________ the same,
If I saw you in heaven?
I must ________________ and carry on.
‘Cause I know
I don’t belong here in heaven.

BASICO 2 & INTERMEDIO 2. CLOZE TESTS

Open cloze tests on line.                                                      
They are labeled according to level 

(elementary, intermediate, advanced)

Extra practice.

Cloze tests with clues, this time.         

INTERMEDIO 2. VIDEO UNIT 7D

Please, do the activities from the book. 

INTERMEDIO 2. VIDEO UNIT 6D

 DO the activities from the book.

INTERMEDIO 2. Working on MISTAKES

"There is a lesson to be learned in every mistake"      

"Mistakes are proof that you are trying"

Cristina Cabal´s blog is a real treasure; her intense and accurate work on language teaching and learning is worth a fortune. British Council´s site (LearnEnglish) shared her 

Quiz: Fixing Most Common Mistakes Seen in Intermediate Written Exams

You can´t miss it. Thank you for sharing, Cristina Cabal.

INTONATION. EMPHASIS. FOR FUN

Hamlet

ST. PATRICK´S DAY

On the 17th March we celebrate St Patrick’s Day in honour of Ireland’s patron saint. That day the world becomes green. But who was St Patrick? And how do we celebrate his day?

Who was St. Patrick´s?

INTERMEDIO 2. AS vs. LIKE

This is a reliable site when in search of trustworthy info. And activities. Cases when to use which and exercises. 

MOTHER´S DAY

In the United States, Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. So Mother's Day in 2018 is on Sunday, the 13th of May (13/5/2018).

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Mother's Day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday in Lent (Mothering Sunday).

How Mother´s Day became a tradition.

PUNCTUATION

We somtimes need some extra practice for punctuation.

In case you need rules and more rules together with clear examples of the usage of punctuation,...

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN´S DAY

Really? Do we need an International Women´s Day? In 2018?. 

Well, as Rosa Parks did years later, these women fought sternly in search for rights we nowadays take unreservedly for granted. Read/watch about the first women to achieve certain positions, to reach unthinkable targets in their time.They could, we can. Let´s thank them for it!  Let´s look up to them!

How would they react to "imaginative" products, as these "pens for women". Would they laugh at it? Yes, I agree, humour helps... Ellen Degeneres knows about it.

Still, what about looking ahead, to the women of the future to come.  How do you see them?

INTERMEDIO 2. Writing a story. TIPs

Some tips to write stories, easy B1 stories. 
See the examples provided too.

Topic for the wiriting:
 "When she opened the window at dawn, 
snow covered peacefully everything"

BÁSICO 2. Reading practice.

Love is blind

Life as a youtuber

The teacher

Giving advice to a friend.                                       

INTERMEDIO 2. Reading about LUCK

Are you supersticious? 

Read about Luck and Superstitions. 

Do the activity proposed at the end. 

INTERMEDIO 2. Linking words 1

Differente sites to know about linking words (THEREFORE, SO, DUE TO, BECAUSE OF, ALTHOUGH, etc. and expressions and to practice them. 

1. Cause, effect  Explanation and quick online activity. 

2. Cause and effect. Explanation and exercises.

Videos explaining and offering examples and activities to practice.

CAUSE & EFFECT                                            PURSPOSE

CONTRAST                                                       CONDITION

INTERMEDIO 2. Video 05. Unit 5

Video Things I need, describing things you need without knowing the word in English. Student's book, page 44.

BASICO 2. extra reading practice

 

Reading practice on  A2 topics. 

Accommodation 

Daily Routine 

Free Time 

Shopping 

Education 

Weather 

BASICO 2. More listening practice.

More extra listening practice. Based on topics for A2 level.    

At the doctor's 

Describing people 

Accommodation 

Free time 

Daily routine 

Shopping 

INTERMEDIO 2. More reading practice. And grammar. and vocab.

 

More reading practice for B1 exams.

Job application 

Education 1 

Education 2 

Hotel reviews 

Free time 

Holidays 

Travel 

Health 

INTERMEDIO 2. More listening practice

More listening practice, related to 9 of the B1 topics.

Describing people 

Education 

Accommodation 

Free time 

Holidays 

Transport 

Health 

Environment 

Sports 

BASICO 2. -ING / -ED ADJECTIVES (tiring / tired)

Adjectives that end ‘-ed’ (e.g. ‘tired’, ‘interested’)  vs.  adjectives that end ‘-ing’ (e.g. ‘tiring’, ‘interesting’)

Adjectives that end ‘-ed’ tell us how people feel about something. FEELING

Adjectives that end ‘-ing’ tell us about what causes the emotion. CAUSE

More practice.

And more

INTERMEDIO 2. Listening, listening, listening

Follow the tips offered in class to face a
listening comprehension activity. 

Choose a topic and... off you go.

BASICO 2. ENTRY CHECKER. KEY

KEY

BASICO 2. Listening, listening, listening

Practice listening to the proposals on the EASY column.



Choose a topic and practice listening to A2 level activities.

Martin Luther King's Monday (USA)

Freedom is celebrated yearly in USA. Martin Luther King's a national celebration. 

Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January. 

It celebrates the life and achievements of 

Martin Luther King Jr.,an influential American 

civil rights leader. He is most well-known for his

campaigns to end racial segregation on public transport 

and for racial equality in the United States.

This day on the media. 

Luther King's Day vs. President's /Columbus Day.

BASICO 2. More listening practice

             Listening activities. Extra practice.   
                                            
1. Personal information. At the doctor´s

2. Describing people 

3. Routines at a summer camp.

4. Free time. Plans for the weekend.

5. Accommodation. Going to a conference next month.

6. Shopping Buying parts of a car..

INTERMEDIO 2. Reading

Reading comprehension. Free TIme.

INTERMEDIO 2. MUSIC (listening activities)

 LIVE MUSIC FESTIVALS. Are we too old for this?                                                                         

       Listen and do the proposed comprehension activity

MUSIC STARS. 

Beyoncé. Listen to her biography and answer accordingly.
  
Lady Gaga. Listen about her and do the activity proposed

ABBA wishes Happy New Year

NEW BEGINNINGS

2018. Yes, a new beginning. 

Hard? Not necessarily so, although sometimes it is harder than it looks.