Watch this video.

I found this video in a Natasa's wiki. She is a colleague from Serbia.
Watch the video and then go to the excercise below.

What Happened to Me on Friday... from duplo on Vimeo.

Now, try this quiz

The accident… » Free Online Quizzes

Stella :))

Gaturro and Digital Natives

Are you a Digital Native or a Digital Immigrant? This blog is for you! Try to use it as much as possible.
What have you done so far?
Have you opened the links on the right?
Have you posted your introduction?
Have you played with the different games?

Stella ;)
(If you can't read the cartoon properly, click on it to enlarge the picture a bit. Then you come back to our blog)

Your coursebook-Extra activities

If you have a look at the link on your right, you'll see many interesting stuff from your course book. Come on! Go ahead! You can choose from the list below:
Grammar: Practise your grammar with exercises for each File.
Vocabulary: Practise your vocabulary with exercises for each File.
Pronunciation: Practise the sounds of English, and play sounds and word stress games.
Practical English: Do 'spot the mistake' activities.
Learning Record: Download the Study Link Learning Record
Text Builder: Read and complete texts from the Student's Book.
Games: Have some fun with our games – and learn English at the same time!
Weblinks: Links to websites for learning more about the topics in New English File Pre-intermediate.
Mini Phrasebook: Download two pages of Practical English for travelling.
Vocabulary Calendar: Write down and learn new words every month.

Plenty of things to do, don't you think so?
stella :)

This is the mail I received from Prof. N Soleil. She liked our blog very much and is inviting me to see other presentations from other specialists.
As you can see, our blog is becoming popular!
Stella :-)

Naome Soleil has sent you a message on British Columbia Literacy.

Hello Stella,
That's a great blog you included on your profile for the BC Literacy Forum. If you haven't already listened to the Webcasts, there are 3 I think would be of interest to you. The presentation by Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis is a joint classroom project that also incorporates international understanding. elderbob and Mark Hawkes also gave interesting presentations on uses of the new technology.
Keep in touch with the Forum and good luck in your work with students in South America.
Naome

HELLO LEVEL 4!!!

Hello LEVEL 4. Welcome to our blog.As you know, we continue with the same blog.
Let's introduce ourselves first.
(Always remember that your surname is optional).
What's your name?
What do you do?
Why do you want to learn English?
What do you think of our first class?
Stella :)

Excuse me. How do I get to this street?

Questions and more questions.

Practise questions with this easy excercise taken from
Natural English.
Stella

START REVISING FOR THE FINAL EXAMS!

Let's revise vocabulary

Sometimes you go shopping because you need: Men's clothes or Women's clothes
Click on the links and revise vocabulary. Listen to the pronunciation carefully.
Leave a comment in the comments section. Did you learn new words?
Stella

Extra listening: GOING SHOPPING

Go to this link and listen to the dialogue between a girl and a shop keeper.
There are PRE-LISTENING, LISTENING AND POST-LISTENING activities.
Be careful because there are several advertisments (propagandas) on the page.
If you read carefully, you'll find out you can read while you listen to the dialogue.
REMEMBER NOT TO SEND ME THE RESULTS!
stella :))

PLANS for a PARTY

1- Read this dialogue carefully:

Planning a Party

(two neighbors talking)
Martha:...What horrible weather today. I'd love to go out, but I think it will just continue raining.
Jane:Oh, I don't know. Perhaps the sun will come out later this afternoon.
Martha:I hope you're right. Listen, I'm going to have a party this Saturday. Would you like to come?
Jane:Oh, I'd love to come. Thank you for inviting me. Who's going to come to the party?
Martha:Well, a number of people haven't told me yet. But, Peter and Mark are going to help out with the cooking!
Jane:Hey, I'll help, too!
Martha:Would you? That would be great!
Jane:I'll make lasagna!
Martha:That sounds delicious! I know my Italian cousins are going to be there.
Martha:No, I don't think so. Just a chance to get together and have fun.
Jane:I'm sure it'll be lots of fun.
Martha:But I'm going to hire a clown!
Jane:A clown! You're kidding me.
Martha:No, no. As a child, I always wanted a clown. Now, I'm going to have my clown at my own party.
Jane:I'm sure everyone will have a good laugh.
Martha:That's the plan!

This dialogue was taken from esl.about.com

2- Now go to the QUIZ to check understanding. It is a multiple choice excercise , and you have to choose an option BEFORE you go to the following sentence.
3- Please, remember you shouldn't send me the results. YOU CAN CHECK COMPREHENSION ON THE SAME SITE!

YUMMI!! Who doesn't like chocolate?

More revision

It's a bit heavy, so wait until it loads.
I took this video from

More practice...

Why don't you work with these excercises?
EXCERCISE 1
EXCERCISE 2
You can check your answers at the bottom of the page.

Let's practise Present Continuous- Unit 11

Under the Tuscan Sun is a beautiful film. Here you have a trailer.
Describe what is happening in the different scenes. You can chose from these verbs: eat, ride, drink, talk, laugh, cook, entertain, walk, sleep, clean, wash, kill, kiss, etc.
You can read more about the film at: http://www.labutaca.net/films/20/bajoelsoldelatoscana.htm

Libertango to revise vocabulary!

I found this great video. Let's revise some vocabulary from our last lesson. Can you find
* any parts of the body?
* any special clothes to dance tango?
* any verbs?
* other expressions from our last lesson?
Remember to read previous posts not to repeat information!
stella

Everybody Is Doing It by Benjamin Zephaniah
(from 'Wicked World')
In Hawaii they Hula
They Tango in Argentina
They Reggae in Jamaica
And they Rumba down in Cuba,
In Trinidad and Tobago
They do the Calypso
And in Spain the Spanish
They really do Flamenco.

In the Punjab they Bhangra
How they dance Kathak in India
Over in Guatemala
They dance the sweet Marimba,
Even foxes dance a lot
They invented the Fox Trot,
In Australia it's true
They dance to the Didgeridoo.

In Kenya they Benga
They Highlife in Ghana
They dance Ballet all over
And Rai dance in Algeria,
They Jali in Mali
In Brazil they Samba
And the girls do Belly Dancing
In the northern parts of Africa.

Everybody does the Disco
From Baghdad to San Francisco
Many folk with razzamataz
Cannot help dancing to Jazz,
They do the Jig in Ireland
And it is really true
They still Morris dance in England
When they can find time to."

This poem was taken from: http://www.benjaminzephaniah.com/rhymin/everybody.html

How many different styles of dances can you find in the poem? Can you dance them all in Argentina? Have you ever taken dancing lessons? Can you dance any?
I'm eager to read your posts!
Stella

Our origins

Argentina is a country of immigrants. Write a brief description of your ancestors: when they arrived in this country, their nationalities, why they chose Argentina, etc.
Let's see what our roots are like!
Stella
PS: As you know some of you are immigrants, too. You can write your own story.

Argentina is a beautiful country, isn't it?

We have to write the script for this fantastic video. Watch it and choose two places (cities, areas, provinces) and write a short description of each one.
Remember to read your mates' descriptions not to repeat information!
The more we write, the better the result!

Time to introduce ourselves!

This first entry is to introduce ourselves. Write your name (your surname is optional), your occupation, why you are learning English...and whatever you consider interesting!