jueves, 3 de marzo de 2016

AVATAR - Fill in the gaps exercise

Now it is time to fill in the gaps! Hi my name is Geraint and I'm going to _____ you about my favourite _____. My favourite film is Avatar. It's a _______ fiction film that came out in _____. The director is James Cameron and he ______ the _____ too. The plot is set in the future in 2154 on another planet, Pandora. The local people, the Na'vi, are in ______ when humans want to ______ on their land. There is a _____ between humans and the Na'vi._____, for me, it's a ____ _____. The actors were very good. I _____ the soundtrack was also amazing. I think the best thing about the film is the computer-generated ______ - they are really fantastic. It's a 3D film and you really _____ like you are part of the action. In my opinion, Avatar is a ______ film. The ______ effects are fantastic and t also makes you think. I would ______ it to everyone.

Adverbs of Frequency

This is a brief explanation about the adverbs of frequency. After watching the presentation, would you be able to form five sentences using the following ones? Hardly ever, usually, often, seldom and sometimes.

Countries and nationalities map!

This time you will have to find the countries/nationalities given to you on the map. You will have three attempts to find out what the correct country is. Nationalities

For and Since






This is John!!! He is going to explain you the difference between FOR and SINCE. You can listen to his brief explanations as many times as possible! After hearing the audio, post a comment saying what you would use with the following expressions and why. Remember, for is for a period of time, and since is for a point in time. Try to form some sentences with FOR and SINCE afterwards.

 1) Two hours

 2) Three weeks

 3) A long time

 4) 2010

 5) A month

 6) 2pm

 7) April

 8) This morning

 9) I was born

 10) Saturday

 11) Last night

Sports Crossword puzzle

This exercise below is a sports crossword puzzle, you will have to find out what sports are hidden in the ten rows by using the clues given. You can check out the internet in case you feel you do not know some of them! Let's start! By the way, no time limit! Enjoy!

Sports Crossword puzzle

Rooms in House: Wordsearch!!!

Let's see if you can find the names of the some common rooms in a house, the more you find the better! And remember, you just have 5 minutes to accomplish this mission! Keep in mind that some words are written from right to left! Rooms in a House

miércoles, 2 de marzo de 2016

Fill in the gaps


This is Hello by Adele.
Hello, it's ___, I was wondering
If after all these years you'd like to meet to go over _______
They say that time's ________ to heal, yeah
But I ain't ______ much healing

Hello, can you____ me?
I'm in California ________ about who we used to be
When we were younger and free
I've forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet

There's such a difference _______ us
And a million miles

Hello from the other ____
I must've called a _________ times 
To tell you I'm sorry, for everything that I've done
But when I call you never seem to be home

Hello from the outside
At least I can say that I've ______
To tell you I'm ______, for breaking your heart
But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore

Hello, how are you?
It's so typical of me to talk about ______, I'm sorry
I hope that you're well
Did you_____ make it out of that town where nothing ever happened?

It's no secret
That the both of us are ________ out of time

So hello from the other side
I must've ______ a thousand times 
To tell you I'm sorry, for everything that I've done
But when I call you never seem to be home

Hello from the outside
At ________ I can say that I've tried 
To tell you I'm sorry, for breaking your heart
But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart ________

Ooh, anymore
Ooh, anymore
Ooh, anymore
Anymore...

Hello from the other side
I must've called a thousand times 
To tell you I'm sorry, for everything that I've done
But when I call you never seem to be _____

Hello from the outside
At least I can say that I've tried 
To tell you I'm sorry, for breaking your ______
But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore

viernes, 19 de febrero de 2016

Ali G talks about EMINEM exercise



By listening to the animation above choose the correct words:

"Marshall Bruce Mathers III usually knows / is usually known by his artistic name Eminem. He is / was a rapper, record producer and actor. He first became / was becoming popular in 1999 when his album The Slim Shady LP released / was released. The album became / was become the fast-selling solo album in history and it won / was winning a Grammy for Best Rap Album. Since then, Eminem won / has won many other awards. His songs downloadedare downloaded all the time and he's still very popular. He was also starringstarred in a hit film. What else does he do / will he do in the future? Who knows!

jueves, 11 de febrero de 2016

Modal verbs and abilities - comic sample


Try to answer the following questions:

*How many modal verbs can you find in the strip above?

*What do they express? (e.g. ability, lack of ability, possibility, impossibility, permission, suggestion..etc)

*What tense do they express each one of them?

*Can the modal verb "can" be used in the future form? What do we use instead?



WELCOME TO MY EDUBLOG!!!



Welcome to my edublog, a blog devoted to teaching and learning English in Secondary School. In my blog you will find all kind of activities to use in your lessons or just to brush up on your English. I hope my blog can be helpful!

The first activity is a listening exercise, you must watch the video at least a couple of times and then answer the questions below.


In this listening activity you must watch the video as many times as necessary and then answer these following questions:
1) Who are they trying to fight?
      a) Majin Buu
      b) Bulma
      c) Their teammates?

2) When Goku talks he says to Vegeta that it's time to start a new race... What two adjectives does he use to describe it?

3) Choose the correct word for the sentence Goku says after "I don't know..."
 a) For chore
 b) For shore
 c) For sure

4) Does Vegeta feel doubtful about using fusion? Explain why. What makes him change his mind?

5) How long will the fusion last?