A SIGHTSEEING TOUR IN LONDON



LETTER GENERATOR

Here you can learn the parts of a letter and how to write your own letter.
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FCE - Speaking - Paper part 1

It is always useful to be able to ask and answer questions about yourself, your interests and preferences. If you take the FCE examination, you and a partner will be asked questions about your interests in the Speaking paper. In this part you practise asking and answering questions, work on relevant vocabulary and study some examples of word stress. Link on the picture to practise the speaking exam.

FCE - Speaking Exam part 1 and 2

The Cambridge First Certificate in English speaking exam parts one and two

FCE - Speaking Exam part 3 and 4

The Cambridge First Certificate in English speaking exam parts three and four

MY, MY, HEY, HEY - Neil Young

NEIL YOUNG BIOGRAPHY

SONGS USING CONDITIONALS (If clauses)

Here you have several songs where IF CLAUSES are used.  There are a few comments  for each conditional sentence.
I hope you enjoy singing the songs and revising  the if clauses.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY - 8th MARCH

March 8th Commemorates Womens Rights and Peace

International Womens Day is an occasion and celebrated on 8 March all over the world. Women’s Day date (8 March) is also venerated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. Women from all continents often segregated by linguistic, cultural, ethnic, financial and political distinctions. Women have been started at least ten decades of struggle for social equality, social justice, peace and development.

HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY

The history of International Womens Day is the event originated in 1908. In New York, women garment makers proved to demand better working conditions in the company. The Women has worked in very bad conditions and also earned half of men's wages. They died too early from deprived health. They did not have the right to vote.

In 1910, an international conference of women determined that each year a day should be set aside to press for women's demands. International Womens Day stands for equality between women and men.

At this time in England, women were demanded the right to vote. They stands for their slogan "Give Women the Vote" to struggle for women to obtain social equalities.

So International Women’s Day is remembered the battles for a long fought to build a society that is fair to all its members in a society in which diversity, tolerance, safety, social justice and social equality between women and men. And Women celebrated what they have done and are can do.

International Women's Day 2011 Theme

Each year around the world, International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. Hundreds of events occur not just on this day but throughout March to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women.

Organisations, governments and women's groups around the world choose different themes each year that reflect global and local gender issues.

THEME: So while many people may think there is one global theme each year, this is not always correct. It is completely up to each country and group as to what appropriate theme they select.

Below are some of the global United Nation themes used for International Women's Day to date:

- 2011: Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women

- 2010: Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all

- 2009: Women and men united to end violence against women and girls

- 2008: Investing in Women and Girls

- 2007: Ending Impunity for Violence against Women and Girls

- 2006: Women in decision-making

- 2005: Gender Equality Beyond 2005: Building a More Secure Future

- 2004: Women and HIV/AIDS

- 2003: Gender Equality and the Millennium Development Goals

- 2002: Afghan Women Today: Realities and Opportunities

- 2001: Women and Peace: Women Managing Conflicts

- 2000: Women Uniting for Peace

- 1999: World Free of Violence against Women

- 1998: Women and Human Rights

- 1997: Women at the Peace Table

- 1996: Celebrating the Past, Planning for the Future

- 1975: First IWD celebrated by the United Nations



INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

International women's day

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY FACTS

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2011

Lyrics | Kenny Rogers lyrics - Lady lyrics

THE KING'S SPEECH- Winner for the 83rd Academy Awards

The King's Speech is a 2010 British historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. It was nominated for 14 BAFTAs, of which it won seven; 12 Academy Awards nominations, of which it won four including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor; and seven Golden Globes, with Colin Firth winning for Best Actor.

Firth plays King George VI, who, to overcome his stutter, is introduced to Lionel Logue, an unorthodox speech therapist played by Geoffrey Rush. The two men become friends as they work together, and after his brother abdicates, the new king relies on Logue to help him make a radio broadcast at the beginning of World War II.

Lyrics Training

Lyrics Training is an easy and fun method to learn and improve your foreign languages skills like English, through the music videos and typing the lyrics of the songs.
It's a fantastic page where you can listen to songs and then try and fill in the missing words of the lyrics.Click here to go to LYRICS TRAINING

It is really very good, hopefully also fun, and definitely a brilliant way to improve your listening skills and your English!!

There are three levels to choose from, BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE and EXPERT. In the search bar you can also search for the songs YOU are most interested in. First listen to the song, then fill in the blanks according to the level you have chosen.

You can't advance if you don't complete the lyrics properly, but  you can listen to the song as many times as needed  just by clicking  intro.
More than 470 songs from Cat Stevens  to Lady Gaga, or from Metallica to Alicia Keys, all kind of music to choose.

SONG: WHATEVER (Hay razones para creer en un mundo mejor)

This song is from Coca-Cola advertisment on TV.

"Whatever" preaches the importance of being yourself and being able to do what you choose
"Whatever" is a song by the English rock band Oasis (formed in Manchester in 1991).


Listen to the song and ...



Fill in the blank using the given VERBS. (One of them is used three times).

LIKE / PLEASE / CHOOSE / SAY


I'm free to be whatever I

Whatever I _________

And I'll sing the blues if I want


I'm free to say whatever I

Whatever I _________

If it's wrong or right it's alright


Always seems to me

You only see what people want you to see


How long's it gonna be

Before we get on the bus

And cause no fuss

Get a grip on yourself

It don't cost much


Free to be whatever you

Whatever you _________

If it comes my way it's alright


You're free to be whatever you

Whatever you ________

If it comes my way it's alright


You're free to be wherever you

Wherever you _________

You can shoot the breeze if you want


Whatever you _________

If it comes my way it's alright

Now you can listen the original version by Oasis.

WHAT KIND OF MUSIC AND FILMS DO YOU LIKE?

WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE TODAY?

BUILDINGS

Click on the photo to start the game about buildings. Read the "Introduction" to revise and then enjoy the game.

THE UNITED KINGDOM

Play this game to learn about the United Kingdom

MIXED TENSES

Mixed Tenses

INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS GRAMMAR

 GERUNDS:

* The gerund can be used as subject of a sentence.
Living in Japan is expensive.
Smoking is bad for your health.


* Prepositions + gerund

He left without saying goodbye.
After having breakfast, she went to the office.

* After certain verbs such as admit, avoid, consider, deny, imagine, involve, miss, postpone, suggest, etc.

He admitted being jealous.
He is considering buying a country house.
Imagine yourself lying on the beach.
I miss riding my horse.


* After like, dislike, love, hate, enjoy (to talk about general preference)

I like painting.
I hate cooking.


INFINITIVES:

* Some adjectives are followed by TO + INFINITIVE

Able, afraid, angry, delighted, difficult, disappointed, easy, glad, happy, impossible, possible, sad, sorry, supposed, surprised.

They are delighted to see each other again.
You are supposed to come here at 8:00.
She was surprised to see her old friend.
It’s not possible to play football today.

* INFINITIVE OF PURPOSE.
To express purpose we can use to-infinitive.

She went to the supermarket to buy some meat.
He phoned Mary to tell her that she was ill.

Some verbs are followed by (OBJECT) + TO + INFINITIVE

Advise, allow, afford, agree, arrange, ask, decide, expect, forget, help, hope, invite, learn, manage, prefer, promise, refuse, regret, seem, teach, tell, want.

She decided to go to the party
I forgot to phone her.
They asked him to wait for a few minutes.
He seems to be a pleasant man.
I want to teach him to read.
He decided not to wait.

LEARNING CHOCOLATE WEB SITE

Learning Chocolate is the web site that  helps students to memorize vocabulary in an easy and efficient way, by using pictures, sounds and games. Try their games and enjoy learning, like eating chocolate.

Airplane vocabulary

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

ENGLISH SONG: JINGLE BELLS

Jingle Bells!

Believe it or not Jingle Bells, one of the most famous American Christmas songs, was originally written for Thanksgiving! The author and composer of Jingle Bells was a minister called James Pierpoint who composed the song in 1857 for children celebrating his Boston Sunday School Thanksgiving. The song was so popular that it was repeated at Christmas, and indeed Jingle Bells has been reprised ever since. The essence of a traditional Christmas is captured in the lyrics of Jingle Bells and the sound effects using the bells have become synonymous with the arrival of Father Christmas or Santa Claus to the delight of children of all ages!

JINGLE BELLS
Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh

A day or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
We got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh yeah

Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh

INTERACTIVE BOOK ABOUT CHRISTMAS

Open this interactive book and enjoy learning about Christmas

This is the link: INTERACTIVE BOOK

TRAFALGAR SQUARE CHRISTMAS TREE 2010

Christmas tree lighting ceremony

Each year since 1947, a Christmas tree has been given to the people of London from the people of Norway in gratitude for Britain's support for Norway during World War II. For many Londoners the Christmas tree and carol singing in Trafalgar Square signal the countdown to Christmas.

The 2010 Christmas tree lighting ceremony will take place on Thursday 2nd December from 6pm and the tree is lit prior to 6.30pm. As the event is quite popular it is best to arrive early for a viewing position.

About the tree
The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is usually a Norwegian spruce (Picea abies) over 20 metres high and 50-60 years old. It is selected from the forests surrounding Oslo with great care several months, even years, in advance. The Norwegian foresters who look after it describe it fondly as 'the queen of the forest'.

The tree is felled in November during a ceremony in which the Lord Mayor of Westminster, the British ambassador to Norway and the Mayor of Oslo participate. It is brought to the UK by sea, then completes its journey by lorry. A specialist rigging team erects it in the square using a hydraulic crane. It is decorated in traditional Norwegian fashion, with vertical strings of lights - energy-efficient light bulbs are used

SONG: STAY THE NIGHT - James Blunt

Ooooooh, Oooooooh, Ooooooh, hey!
It’s 72 degrees, zero chance of rain
It’s been a perfect day

We’re all spinning on our heels, so far away from real
In California

We watched the sunset from our car,
we all took it in
And by the time that it was dark, you and me had something, yeah!


And if this is what we’ve got,
then what we’ve got is gold
We’re shining bright and I want you,
I want you to know

The morning’s on it’s way,
our friends all say goodbye
There’s nowhere else to go,
I hope that you’ll stay the night

We’ve been singing Billie Jean
Mixin’ vodka with caffeine
We’ve got strangers stopping by

And though you’re out of tune
Girl you blow my mind, you do
And I’ll say I don’t wanna say good night

There’s no quiet
corner to get to know each other
And there’s no hurry I’m a patient man
Is your discover

Cause if this is what we’ve got,
then what we’ve got is gold
We’re shining bright and I want you,
I want you to know

The morning’s on it’s way,
our friends all say goodbye
There’s nowhere else to go,
I hope that you’ll stay the night


Just like the song on our radio set
We’ll share the shelter of my single bed
But it’s a different tune that’s stuck in my head
And it goes…

If this is what we’ve got,
then what we’ve got is gold
We’re shining bright and I want you, I want you to know

The morning’s on it’s way,
our friends all say goodbye
There’s nowhere else to go,
I hope that you’ll stay the night

THANKSGIVING DAY

The First Thanksgiving

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AMERICAN ENGLISH - BRITISH ENGLISH

Write down the American English expressions.

AMERICAN ENGLISH-BRITISH ENGLISH

SYMBOLS OF BRITAIN 2

All British icons in simple exercises

SYMBOLS OF BRITAIN 2

SYMBOLS OF BRITAIN

Learn the national symbols of the different parts of Great Bitain through an easy exercise.

SYMBOLS OF BRITAIN

A LOOK AT GREAT BRITAIN

A look at Great Britain: London, Monarchy and Geography

ABOUT GREAT BRITAIN

HISPANIC DAY OR NATIONAL DAY - 12TH OCTOBER

Hispanic Day (Día de la Hispanidad) or National Day (Fiesta Nacional de España) is an annual national public holiday in Spain on October 12. It marks the anniversary of when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas in 1492.

The king of Spain supervises the raising of the Spanish national flag in the center of Madrid on Hispanic Day. He and the prime minister lead a military parade after that. The parade includes representatives from most of Spain's military units and various military vehicles. Armed forces' planes perform aerobatics above the parade route and display yellow and red smoke to represent the Spanish flag. Radio, television and Internet news services broadcast live on these events.

Hispanic Day is a day off work and an opportunity to spend time quietly at home or in the company of family members and close friends. People in the Aragon region in the north-east of Spain also commemorate Our Lady of the Pillar, their patron saint, on October 12.

BACKGROUND

According to the Julian calendar, Christopher Columbus set sail from the port of Palos de la Frontera in South-West Spain on August 3, 1492. He landed on a island that is now part of the Bahamas in the Caribbean on October 12, 1492.The anniversary of this date is marked as Hispanic Day in Spain.

Events similar to Hispanic Day to mark the anniversary of the date Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas are also held in other countries. October 12 is known as Discovery Day in the Bahamas, Day of the Cultures in Costa Rica, Day of the Race in Argentina, Chile and Mexico and the Day of Indigenous Resistance in Venezuela. The second Monday of October is Columbus Day in the United States.

PHRASAL VERBS - SONG

Learning English through song is an effective way to make you feel fun and faster to learn L2 as suggested in suggestopedia teaching method. Anyway, “Tonight I wanna Cry” by Keith Urban is a beautiful song I like to share with you.

SONG EXERCISE
 

LIVERPOOL AND THE BEATLES

Enjoy watching the video and discovering the birthplace of the famous Beatles. You can learn about some of the city´s attractions.
The exercise is a listening activity and a  wordsearch

LIVERPOOL AND THE BEATLES