There are always false friends around you, so don't trust them. For example, what does "We will resume our classes after the fire drill" mean?
Check the meaning of these two false friends at the bottom of this post.
School fire drills...
Here are some articles for you to read about the issue:
Two-thirds of English schools found to have 'poor' fire protections (The Guardian)
Fire-hit Harrington Junior School to be rebuilt on site (BBC News)
Here are some activities for you to do:
- Learn 10 easy English words about BABY EQUIPMENT
(BBC Learning English)
Listening exercise for you to do: What can you find in Little Italy? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
English in a Minute: Different meanings of PLACE (BBC Learning English)
The English We Speak: Hard at it (BBC Learning English)
Here's my musical hint for today: the version of a traditional American folk song Shenandoah by Bruce Springsteen. It is based on an old story (the story behind , 1 ) you can read about in this article (Other beautiful versions: this one with lyrics , another beautiful one by Peter Hollens , another one by Tom Waits ).
“Shenandoah” History and Performed by The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Activities for my students in Bachillerato.....
Getting ready for Bachillerato.....
193. VOCABULARY. Define the following words (or give a synonym) :
1.
Creature 2.
Hell 3.
Hound 4.
Marsh 5.
Moor (geographical feature)
Fill in the gaps using CREEP, FAINT, HUNT, MARK, SINK (be careful because sometimes you need to change the form of a word) :
1. 'If animals or men go into the marsh, they will __________ into it and die.'
2. 'The people say it's the Hound of the Baskervilles, which is calling for something to _________ and kill.'
3. 'Why had she nearly _________ when I told her about the letter?'
4. 'The fog was ___________ up from the marsh towards the house.'
5. 'She showed us the sticks which she and her husband had put in to _____________ the way.'
194. TENSES. Imagine we are in January and Christmas has just finished, then put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:
1. My parents (not allow)_________________ me to go out with my firends much because I (fail) _____________ English.
2. One day the tape recorder (break down) ________________ when I (listen) _______________ to the tape of the Hound of the Baskervilles.
3. My father (get) __________ really furious and (not believe) ______________ me, so he asked
me: 'What (do)________ you ____________________ with my tape recorder?'
4. I answered I (listen) ____________________ first to the tape of my English book and then to the tape of the Hound of the Baskervilles.
5. He was quite happy to hear that. Can you imagine what the Three Kings (bring) ____________________ me? A new tape recorder!!!
195. Insert the second sentences into the first ones by means of RELATIVE CLAUSES:
1. The student is from China. He sits next to me._______________________________________
2. Last Christmas we saw The Flintstones. It was on TVE1.
______________________________________________________________________________
3. The music was good. We listened to it last night._____________________________________
4. TVE2 is not a very popular television channel. I love its documentary films.
______________________________________________________________________________
5. That is the restaurant. I will meet you there on Friday at 9 p.m.
______________________________________________________________________________
196. Write appropriate questions for the following answers:
1. __________________________________________________? John must get up early.
2. __________________________________________________ ? Alice loves Eric.
3. _________________________________________ ? My brother goes shopping twice a week.
4. ___________________________________________ ? Bruce smoked 40 cigarettes yesterday.
5. ____________________________________________ ? We spent the day on the river.
6. ________________________________________ ? Arthur's father examined Bruce.
7. ________________________________________ ? The Spice Girls are from Great Britain.
8. ________________________________________ ? I have lunch at three o'clock.
197. Change the following sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE
1. She has been writing a letter. __________________________________________
2. Santa Claus brought many presents for Albert jr. and he only gave coal to his father.
______________________________________________________________________________
3. Who wrote Hamlet? _______________________________________________
4. Nobody saw the murderer, so the authorities are offering a reward for any clues.
______________________________________________________________________________
5. We grow a lot of oranges in Spain. ______________________________________________
198. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Debo arreglar mi coche, ¿conoces un buen taller para llevarlo?_________________
2. ¿Quieres que llame a mi hermano, que trabaja en el taller que está en frente de la iglesia?___
3. ¿Cómo crees que es la vida de una monja? Quizás un poco aburrida, pero interesante también.
4. Ellos finalmente entendieron lo que su padre había querido decir.________
5. "Creo que al bebé le gusta mucho aprender inglés porque está muy interesado en buscar palabras en tu nuevo diccionario", le dijo la madre al padre.
English with Lucy telling how REPORTED SPEECH works.
"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"
Resume: To begin or take up again after interruption: resumed our dinner.
Drill: performance of a training exercise
