Listen & Repeat: Irregular Verbs #1

Let´s talk about the past! Listen and repeat the most often used irregular verbs. There are more videos like this on this page. Good luck!

UNIT 4 POSSESSIVES . THE FAMILY. SONG Í´m my own grandpa

This is a beautiful Irish song to help you learn about The Family and the Pssessive Case. Good luck.

The Stupids (1996) - I'm My Own Grandpa

london (lista de reproducción)

London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom, was founded 2000 years ago by the Romans as Londinium. The city has been Western Europe's largest city for centuries: as early as in 1700 more than 575,000 people lived in London.
Today London is not only the largest city but also one of the most visited thanks to its numerous famous attractions such as the Tower Bridge and the Big Ben.

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An English Christmas

Dinner for One. The same procedure as every year, James.

'Dinner for one' es una producción de televisión de la cadena NDR (Norddeutscher Rundfunk) del año 1963, escrita por el autor británico Lauri Wylie inicialmente para el teatro en los años 1920s.

Dos cómicos ingleses Freddie Frinton (criado) con su compañera May Warden (Miss Sophie) ponen en escena un servicio de cena con motivo de la celebración del 90 cumpleaños de la señora.
El corto es un clásico de la televisión en la noche de Nochevieja en Alemania, Dinamarca, Suecia, Finlandia y Austria, en algunos países se llega a repetir más de una docena de veces en diferentes canales de televisión. En Noruega forma parte de la tradición navideña, y se emite por la noche del día 23 de diciembre. En todos estos países se suele poner la versión íntegra en idioma inglés.
Sketch
La cena transcurre en un ambiente inglés en el que la señora, Miss Sophie, suele invitar cada año con motivo de este aniversario a sus amigos más cercanos: Mr Pommeroy, Mr Winterbottom, Sir Toby y al almirante von Schneider. Es de notar que la celebración no tiene nada que ver con la nochevieja, tal y como se ha mencionado a veces erróneamente. El problema es que Miss Sophie tiene una considerable edad y ha sobrevivido a todos sus amigos, quedando sola en la celebración. Su criado James (igualmente mayor) sirve esta noche de primero una sopa Mulligatawny (Miss Sophie ordena en este caso un sherry), un Haddock del Mar del Norte (con vino blanco), pollo (con champagne), y finalmente frutas como postre (con Oporto). Durante el servicio de mesa James va bebiendo (a veces vaciando) alguna de las botellas y esta actitud hace que se vaya embriagando poco a poco, lo que da lugar a diferentes sketches, con una piel de tigre que hace las veces de alfombra, con jarrones de flores, etc.
Durante el servicio de cada plato, se pronuncia la frase (hoy en día muy popular en algunos países del norte de Europa):
James: The same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: The same procedure as every year, James!
Tras la cena, Miss Sophie indica al muy ebrio James que desea retirarse a la cama, a lo que James responde:
James: By the way, the same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie, delightedly: The same procedure as every year, James!
James: Well, I'll do my very best!
Curiosidades
Este corto figura en el libro Guinness de los Récords (1988-1995 eds.) como una de las series de televisión más
repetidas, en ediciones posteriores no apareció en esta categoría.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

We normally use it to describe what people are wearing, so if you want to practise both the vocabulary on clothes and the present continuous, please visit this interactive book; it contains exercises and many more things.

You can also test your vocabulary on clothes here , or you can play this game.
In this activity by Isabel Pérez, you have to write the verb in the Present Simple or in the Present Continuous form. Just click on "?" to see the verb. This other exercise is excellent for revising the same grammar point and putting sentences in the right order.

Finally, you can also watch these people speaking about what they are wearing.
To practise directions visit the Real English page here.

A song for you to practise questions in the past. Hope you enjoy it!!

Look for all the past tenses of the verbs and write the present form of each.

information about the past

As most of you have problems with the pronunciation of the past tense and the difference between voiced and voiceless sounds, I thought you might find this video interesting.

If you want to practise a little bit more...here are some exercises.

Click here.

We hope you enjoy listening to this video.

Pronouns: Click here.

Further practice on SPELLING

Some of you seem to have problems with spelling. In spellingcity you can write your own words (you can add more at the bottom of the page), then click on "Teach me" and then "click to start" and you will hear the word and its spelling. DO NOT LOOK at the screen (you can read the words)

WHAT DO YOU DO EVERY DAY? Watch this video for some vocabulary!

How to make perfect Irish scones

An Irish cook shows you how to make perfect Irish scones in less than three minutes.

Today´s Special. Delicious!

CLICK HERE and enjoy the most delicious desserts by watching and listening to people preparing their cakes, tarts, etc... Mmm... You can also have a look at the other pages at Videojug to see thousands of videos and articles about beauty, culture, home, cars, etc..

FILE 6

If you want to revise all the grammar points, go here. For more explanations and exercises on the Present Continuous, visit the Present Continuous Guy here. Then you can do these exercises: affirmatives, negatives,  questions. You can also listen to the Present Continuous in this song:


Then watch some examples that the Simpsons give you and play this listening game and identify the families they describe.

Present simple vs. present continuous. Remember the different uses:

PRESENT SIMPLE:

• habits : Santos always talks about his family
• routines (watch this video to remember) Mick goes to class every day
• states: Paul has red hair

PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

• (temporary) activities happening now The kids are watching TV. 
• activities happening around now, and not necessarily this very moment: Sally is studying really hard for her exams this week.

Let's see if you can tell the difference between both tenses! Do these exercises, or these ones. Can you complete this text using the appropriate form?

Let's now revise the VOCABULARY on flats and houses. You can practise the pronunciation here and also some common verb phrases.

Last but not least, you can practise asking for directions. Look at the map here and listen; choose True/False. If you want to learn some "travel survival sentences", click here.

FILE 4

Hello again!
We're finishing this unit, but you may need some extra practice or some revision.

For all the new grammar points (can, like+ing and pronouns) go here. And to revise (again!) the present simple, watch the video and do the exercises here.
If  you have problems with PRONUNCIATION, this page shows you the correct pronunciation of many words and phrases. Say it first, then click and listen. Repeat the word until you say it correctly.
Do you want more READING practice? Select unit 4C and the "Revise and check" on this page.
Would you like to learn and know the words for many famous songs? Here you'll find many songs, just search for one you like and sing along!
Finally, to check the "practical English" section (buying clothes) go here and then visit this page and see different clothes.

IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME!

Learn some basic vocabulary about "An English Christmas" with this video from Mansion del inglés.

Enjoy this classic by Wham!

If you have ONO Digital, this post explains how to use it to improve your English.
Sorry about the delay... HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY!