Turducken

Hi, everyone!

While looking for Thanksgiving resources I came across this funny video. Enjoy!

[youtube="http://youtu.be/-tGcsPQf4rA"]

video- can stress actually kill you?

Hi, everyone!

Please check this interesting video on stress and its effects on our health. Hope you like it!

Also note that you can activate the subtitles.


[youtube"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzrjEP5MOT4"]

B2 Indirect questions

Hi, everyone!
Please watch this video in which indirect questions are explained.

[youtube="http://youtu.be/5zJmR5AYEto"]

Stonehenge

Hi, again!
Here's yet another video by the same guys who did "The fox". This time it's about Stonehenge. Hope you like it (mind the language, anyway).
[youtube="http://youtu.be/mbyzgeee2mg"]

The Fox

Hi, everyone!
I just came across this music video and thought you might like it as much as I do.
[youtube="http://youtu.be/jofNR_WkoCE"]

Pepe's Pot - video

Hi, everyone!

This is a video with a different approach to English, in this case, English and Spanish spoken in Gibraltar. That's real bilingualism, as I see it. Hope you like it!

[youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pffC9la_pOc"]

Google Nose

Hi, everyone!

I just found this while surfing the net and thought you might like it.

Notice that nose and knows are pronounced the exact same way.

[youtube="http://youtu.be/9-P6jEMtixY"]

Les Miserables

Hi, everyone!

This post is about the last movie I've seen at the cinema: Les Miserables, based on the musical (based on Victor Hugo's famous novel). I do recommend the film because most of it is in English - it's a musical, remember!.

So if you're thinking of going to the cinema this Christmas, why not seeing Les Mis? Take a look at the videos below and listen to one of the most famous songs from the musical, I dreamed a dream, performed by Anne Hathaway.

[youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeLkEUgP8e4"]

 

[youtube="http://youtu.be/VvzLZIiD5TU"]

I dreamed a dream

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/i-dreamed-a-dream_md_1677632_1.mp3"]

All I want for Christmas

Hi, everyone!

I've come across this video on Youtube and I've just thought it'd be great to share it with you all.

As it appears on the video description, this is the instrument list and the people who played & performed:

Jimmy Fallon - wood block, tambourine, bass drum, kazoo
Mariah Carey - vocals

The Roots:

Questlove - wooden clacker w/ afro pick
Mark Kelley - Fisher Price xylophone
Kamal Gray - recorder
James Poyser - melodica
Captain Kirk - ukulele
Tuba Gooding Jr. - kazoo
Frank Knuckles - bongos
Black Thought - sleigh bells

Hope you like it as much as I do. 

[youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWEfszb9h8Q"]

Firework

Hi, everyone!

I've just come across this video on Youtube and thought it might be interesting to you. See if you can understand what they say and ask me in class for clarifications. The text below is an excerpt from the video's info box.

"Katy Perry and Jodi DiPiazza sing "Firework" at the Beacon Theater in New York. "Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs" is hosted by comedian and presenter Jon Stewart and raises money for autism programs, schools, and services all over the USA".

A2 - The four friends

http://youtu.be/8C-ebZOZaxw

Another nice story for you to listen and read along.

A2 - Turtle's flute

http://youtu.be/HfygGVlGI8o

Here's another videoclip for all of you to enjoy and work with. Read along as you listen to the story.

A2 - Zippy the Zebra

http://youtu.be/4LDOiLVh0Ro

Hi, everyone!

Here's another video clip for you to work with. As usual, write down all the new vocabulary and look it up in a dictionary. Watch the video a few times, but keep in mind to leave some minutes in between to help the new ideas settle in your mind.

A2 - The first well

http://youtu.be/a4uLfei-0kU

Hi, everyone.
Try to watch this video using your earphones. Write down all the new vocabulary and look up the words you don't know in a dictionary. After watching the video, let the ideas rest in your head for a while, and watch the video again after a few minutes. Then, try to watch it again after a few hours and concentrate on the pronunciation.

La fiesta de Navidad en la EOI de Montoro

This is a short clip from last Xmas party at our school:

[youtube=http://youtu.be/WOf4h3OyQdw]

The baby who says 'no'

So cute! She's adorable, isn't she?... no no no!!

[youtube=http://youtu.be/7cSudpyEU9w]

A2 practical English #2 - at the conference hotel

These are the video clips from Unit 2 PRACTICAL ENGLISH.

Do the exercises on p.24; the recording scripts are on p. 119.

checking in

calling reception

listen & repeat

SOCIAL ENGLISH - coffee before the conference

listen & repeat

New section - Spaniards in the works

Hi, everyone!

We have a new section: Spaniards in the works. I'll try to find examples of Spanish celebrities speaking (and being understood) in English. Hope you like it!

Let's start with José Andrés, one of the most important chefs in the USA.

[youtube=http://youtu.be/IdeszbyfAdE]

QBO robot learning what he looks like

I just found this very interesting video. See what happens when the robot gets conscience of what he looks like.

[youtube=http://youtu.be/TphFUYRAx_c]

A2 practical English #1 - at the airport

These are the video clips from Unit 1 PRACTICAL ENGLISH.

Do the exercises on p.12; the recording scripts are on p. 118 & 119

At the airport

listen & repeat

Allie arrives

listen & repeat