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Showing posts with label Videos. Show all posts

Tuesday, 27 April 2010

File 7: Practical English (At a restaurant)

Hiya!

Here's a video for you to practise the pronunciation of some common words used at a restaurant. Listen to the words and repeat them. If you are not sure about the meaning, use a dictionary:



Now watch this funny video and answer the questions below:



QUESTIONS
1. What does Mr Bean order?
2. What is Mr Bean celebrating? How do you know?
3. Does Mr Bean tip the waiter?
4. Does Mr Bean like his meal?


1. Mr Bean orders a steak.
2. Mr Bean is celebrating his birthday, because he plays the 'Happy Birthday' song with the glasses, and the violinist plays the 'Happy Birthday' song for him.
3. Mr Bean tips the waiter.
4. Mr Bean doesn't like his meal.

Sunday, 25 April 2010

Listening: Yes Man!

Watch the movie trailer and answer the questions



1. According to the trailer, which is the first word we learn?
a. YES
b. NO

2. In Carl's life, the word YES was more common than the word NO.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE

3. What happened to Carl when he started to say 'YES' to everything?
a. His life stayed the same.
b. His life changed completely.

4. Do you normally say 'YES' or 'NO' in your daily life?

Wednesday, 13 January 2010

Recursos: yappr.com



Practica y aprende inglés de la manera divertida con entretenidos videos en www.yappr.com.

No hace falta registrarse, aunque es gratis e interesante. Con darle al botón 'videos', elegís el nivel (fácil), y véis los videos con subtítulos en inglés y en español.

¡Recomendado!

Tuesday, 1 December 2009

File 3B. Grammar: The Time



Hi!

Here are some clocks from an international airport. Can you tell the time in English? Click on the Comments section to check your answers.

Now read the information, do the exercises and play the games. Enjoy them!

Telling the time
The time I
The time II
Game I
Game II

Finally, here's a video about the time in English:




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Courtesy of Isabel M. Bastida

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

File 2B. Extra video: Meeting people

Watch the video and notice how the interviewer asks about marital status and other extra information in English:




Use a dictionary or ask your teacher to guess the meaning of these difficult words and expressions from the video:

Engaged: ___________
By the way: __________
How dare you ask me?: _____________
Not any more: ______________
Heck, no!: _______________




Engaged: comprometido
By the way: por cierto
How dare you ask me?: ¿Cómo te atreves a preguntarme?
Not any more: Ya no.
Heck, no!: ¡Demonios!¡No!