Where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight.... Still playing this tune in your head?
Monday, January 30, 2017
This is the Life, by Amy MacDonald
Where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight.... Still playing this tune in your head?
Friday, January 13, 2017
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Mayday!
This is a very short video to cheer you up: A hilarious way to remind us of the importance of pronouncing English correctly when you work as an air traffic controller... or as a coastguard!
Sink (v): hundir, hundirse
German Coastguard Sinking
And remember: the only way to make progress is actually putting the foot in it, hopefully not under such dire circumstances as the poor German coastguard above!
Friday, December 23, 2016
No I didn't! Yes you did! The Fabulous Monty Pythons
As I promised, here you have the sketch by the Monty Pythons to practice question tags and short answers: The Argument Clinic.
This is just a sample of the fabulous, marvellous, and unique humor displayed by this British surreal comedy group, whose comedy sketches were first aired in the BBC in 1969.
The group's influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles' influence on music, and, personally, I couldn't agree more.
Please, don't miss the argument versus contradiction discussion, you're definitely going to have a laugh!
To help you understand the jokes, here follows the script of the sketch:
This is just a sample of the fabulous, marvellous, and unique humor displayed by this British surreal comedy group, whose comedy sketches were first aired in the BBC in 1969.
The group's influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles' influence on music, and, personally, I couldn't agree more.
Please, don't miss the argument versus contradiction discussion, you're definitely going to have a laugh!
To help you understand the jokes, here follows the script of the sketch:
By the way, don't you think this type of argument clinic could be a fantastic way to avoid arguing with our family, friends, and workmates in these stressful times? We should all get a voucher for Christmas!
Exam practice for Xmas: Writing
And last but not least, feel free to complete the writing assignment below, it's been reproduced from a real NI2 exam. To be handed in in class the first week of January.
Exam Practice for Xmas: Listening
And here goes your listening exam practice.
But before you rush into it, please listen to this first: it is very very important that you fully understand the instructions to complete the exercise, and all the words and phrases in each of the questions. Do not start the audio until you understand all the information in the exam sheet, will you? Thanks.
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