Gonna Miss You All!

Dear All,

I will miss you so much! I have enjoyed every Friday with you... I´m very proud of you. You have learnt a lot... and I know it was difficult and hard... but you are excellent students and you always made me smile...

Esta semana no va a haber tarea... pero si... una consigna... se animan a dejar un comentario? Una anécdota, una o dos palabras, o lo que se llevan de este curso... (o las 3!).


I love U... I wish you all the best,

Yanina :)

Computers! How much do you know?

Hello there! How are you?? Ya nos quedan muy pocas clases. Así que acá vamos con más links de practice.

Link 1: Computers quiz. Beginners.

http://manassas.k12.va.us/round/Technology/beginner2.htm

Link 2: Computer Quiz. Intermediate.

http://manassas.k12.va.us/round/Technology/intermed1.htm

Well, that´s all to practice!

Love,

Yanina

The Internet (Reading comprehension)

The Internet!

Hello there! Did you miss me last lesson? I did! Hope you have a wonderful weekend. Let's work on a reading comprehension activity.

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-1672.php

There should be a text + audio. (Depending on the PC, it can be heard. If not, do not worry). Just read the text and choose the correct option.

See U next Friday!

Love,

Yanina

Fortune Teller! You´ll have a nice weekend!

Fortune Teller for this week! ;)

You won´t have homework from the booklet.
You will have links in the blog.
You will have a free Friday.
You will take a present to your teacher! (jajaja... just joking).

First, let´s have fun. Here you have a joke. Enjoy it!

http://www.jasonlove.com/cartoons/00314-daily-cartoons-self-help.gif

Link 1. Future Simple. (Affirmative, negative & interrogative).

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/future-1-will-1

Link 2. Re-write. Future Simple.

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson18/06.html

Link 3. Game: Fortune Teller! Practise your English and get an answer from a Fortune Teller.
(La pregunta debe estar en Futuro simple, y luego obtendrán una respuesta). For example,

"Will I buy a bag in Falabella?" ; ) The answer was: It´s possible!

http://www.world-english.org/fortune.htm

I´ll miss you on Friday!

Love & Kisses,

Yanina

Computer Vocabulary!

Dear All,

How are you? Hope you are fine! For this weekend, let´s work with vocabulary about computers because we are going to start with more technical texts.

Link 1: Vocabulary: Parts of computers. You have a definition and you have to find the correct name.

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-50379.php


Link 2: Vocabulary: Computers.

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-38505.php

If necessary, you can consult an on-line dictionary or a translator.

Love & Kisses,

Yanina

Past Simple & Past Continuous

Dear All,

How are you? Hope you are fine. We are going to practise a little bit ;)

Link 1: Past simple or Past continuous?

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro/exercises

Link 2: Past simple or Past Continuous?

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro/exercises?ex02


Link 3: Because you loved me by Celine Dion.

Listening comprehension. Complete the lyrics in the PAST Simple form. And then, click on the link and correct yourselves. ;) Use the list of verbs.


For all those times you ________ (stand) by me
For all the truth that you________ (make) me see
For all the joy you _________ (bring) to my life
For all the wrong that you ________ (make) right
For every dream you _______ (make) come true
For all the love I ______ (find) in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who ______(see)
me through through it all


You______(be) my strength when I _____(be) weak
You ______(be) my voice when I couldn't speak
You _______(be) my eyes when I couldn't see
You _______(see) the best there was in me
________(lift) me up when I couldn't reach
You _______(give) me faith 'coz you ________(believe)
I'm everything I am
Because you ________(love)me


You _____ (give) me wings
and ______ (make) me fly
You ______ (touch) my hand
I could touch the sky
I _______(lose) my faith, you_____(give) it back to me
You ____(say) no star _______(be) out of reach
You______(stand) by me and I _____(stand) tall
I _______(have) your love I ______(have) it all
I'm grateful for each day you _______(give) me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you


You______(be) my strength when I _____(be) weak
You ______(be) my voice when I couldn't speak
You _______(be) my eyes when I couldn't see
You _______(see) the best there was in me
________(lift) me up when I couldn't reach
You _______(give) me faith 'coz you ________(believe)
I'm everything I am
Because you ________(love)me


You _____(be)always there for me
The tender wind that ______(carry) me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you ______(be) the truth
My world is a better place because of you


You______(be) my strength when I _____(be) weak
You ______(be) my voice when I couldn't speak
You _______(be) my eyes when I couldn't see
You _______(see) the best there was in me
________(lift) me up when I couldn't reach
You _______(give) me faith 'coz you ________(believe)
I'm everything I am
Because you ________(love)me


I'm everything I am
Because you ______(love)me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z5WpCvDHZk

Cómo habrán notado, hay una encuesta para responder y el video también está subido al blog para que no tengan que buscarlo. De todos modos, el link también está en esta entry.

Here you have the link to translate the song... ;) She dedicated the song to her husband after she got well when she got cancer. She defeated cancer... because her husband LOVED her... Es una canción que isnpiraa fuerza y demuestra como el amor puede curar... y sanar...!


http://www.musica.com/letras.asp?letra=1072054


Love U!

Yanina

Past Continuous! (2nd Entry of the week)

Hello there!
Let´s work with grammar. You will find two links to work with Tests on Past Continuous (also called Past Progressive since actions were in progress).


Link 1: Test (Level 1)
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/past-progressive-1


Link 2: Test (Level 2)
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/past-progressive-2

See you on Friday!

Love,

Yanina

Let´s get romantic! ;)

Dear All,

How are you? I love working with songs in my lessons. But as the objective of our course is reading comp, I cannot work with them. But... let´s work with one anyway! ;)

Here you have the lyrics of the song: Wonderful Tonight (by Eric Clapton). Copy and paste it in a word document. Complete the lyrics with the verbs in brackets. Then, go to the link and listen to the song on-line and check your progress!

Enjoy it!

It_______(be) late in the evening; (Present Simple)
she ________ (wonder) what clothes to wear. (Present Cont.)
She ________ (put on) her make-up, (Present Simple)
and________ (brush) her long blonde hair. (Present Simple)
And then she __________(ask) me, "Do I look all right?" (Present Simple)
And I say, "Yes, you look wonderful tonight."

We _______ (go)to a party (Present Simple)
and everyone ________(turn) to see (Present Simple)
This beautiful lady that_________(Walk) around with me.(Present Cont).
And then she ________(ask) me, (Present Simple)
"_____ you _______(feel) all right?" (Present Simple)
And I say, "Yes, I feel wonderful tonight."

I feel wonderful because I see
The love light in your eyes.
And the wonder of it all
Is that you just __________(not realize) (Present Simple)
how much I love you.

It_______(be)time to go home now (Present Simple)
and I've got an aching head,
So I _______(give) her the car keys (Present Simple)
and she __________(help)me to bed. (Present Simple)
And then I _______(tell) her, (Present Simple)
as I turn out the light,
I say, "My darling, you ______(be) wonderful tonight. (Past Simple)
Oh my darling, you _________(be) wonderful tonight." (Past Simple)

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUSzL2leaFM&ob=av2n

Love & Kisses,

Yanina

Past Simple II

Dear All,

Some activities to practise Past Simple!

Link 1: Complete with WAS-WERE (affirmative form).

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/was_were.htm


Link 2: Complete with WAS NOT-WERE NOT (negative forms).

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/was_not_were_not.htm

Link 3: WAS or WERE.

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/77.html

Link 4: Past simple: Regular & Irregular verbs.


http://www.saberingles.com.ar/exercises/203.html


Love & Kisses,

Yanina

My line time!

Hello! How are you? El que se anime a subir su "line time" puede hacerlo!

My line-time.

I was born in 1983.
I went to kindergarten when I was 3 years old.
In 1989 I went to primary school.
In 1996 I started secondary school. I liked English very much. :)
Then, I finished college. I graduated in 2005.
Last year, I graduated as a Licenciada.

What about you?

Love,

Yanina

Past simple!

A joke on IT! (another one)





Dear All,

How are you? Hope you are fine! Let´s practise a little!

Link 1: Do or Make? Theory.

http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/doormake.htm

Link 2: Do or Make. Practise.

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/make_do.htm

Link 3: Past simple. Regular & irregular verbs. Complete the paragraph. Use the list!

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/irpast2.htm

That´s all!

Love & Kisses!

Yanina

On the beach (Present Continuous)

Dear All,

How are you doing? Hope you are fine! After so much rain, the sun is here! And Spring is so close!

Time to work!

Link 1: Listening. Practise vocabulary. Listen & repeat. (Los dibujos están más abajo en la hoja).

http://madridteacher.com/Grammar/present-continous-activities.htm


Link 2: Actions. Write the correct words under the pictures.

http://madridteacher.com/Grammar/Files/present-continuous-activities-cloze.htm

Link 3: Listening: Dictation. Listen to the audio and write the sentences. (Espero se escuche el audio!)

http://madridteacher.com/Grammar/Files/present-continuous-activities-listening-cloze.htm


Espero los disfruten!

Ps: Si se animan, pueden escribir oraciones sobre la imagen del principio!

Bunch of kisses!

Yanina

In the garden! (Entry 2 of this week, visit the other one too!) ;)

Dear All,

Look at the picture. Use these verbs and write sentences in the present continuous! You can use a dictionary if necessary!

Water flowers/ read the newspaper/ play with dolls/ climb/ knit/ listen to the radio/ swim/ sleep/ clean the windows.

Now... that is all!

Hugs!

Yanina

What are you doing? I'm studying English!

Dear All,





How are you doing? Fine? I hope so! Let's put hands at work!





Link 1: Write sentences in present continuous. Put the sentences in the correct order.





http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentContinuous1F.html





Link 2: The -ing form.





http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentContinuous1G.html



That's all... for this entry...!

Love,

Yanina

Getting up so early!

Hello there!!

How are you? Hope you are fine... Ready to work? I'm sorry if I give you too many activities... but I love making my stds work! jeje.

Link 1: Matching (short activity).

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_1.htm

Link 2: Write correct sentences in the present simple (affirmative).

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_2.htm

Link 3: Write correct sentences in the present simple (negative).

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_3.htm

Link 4: Put the words in order to make a question (present simple).

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/pres_simple_quest1.htm

Link 5: Habits & routines.

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/habits.htm

That's all falks!

See U on Friday!

Love,

Yanina

Daily Routine!

Hello there! How are you??? Hace taaanto frío que no dan ganas de salir de casa no? Bueno, por eso aprovechemos y hagamos on line activities! :)

Link 1: A series of activities in the present simple (audio & activities).

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=513

Link 2: More activities!

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=80

See you on Friday! Enjoy your long weekend!

Love,

Yanina

Daily routines! (Links)

Dear All,

here you will have some links to work with Present Simple activities. Enjoy them!

LINK 1: Choose the correct option.

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson02/06.html

LINK 2: Write the negative forms.

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson02/07.html

LINK 3: Choose the correct option.

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson02/08.html

Well, hand at work!

Love & Kisses!

Yanina

Routines!

My routine!

Hello there! I´m going to write about my routine.

I wake up at 6 15 on week days... but I get up at 6 30 am.
I don´t have breakfast inmmediately.
I go to work by car. My partners pick me up at 7 15.
I usually work from 7 30 to 5 pm.
I often have lunch at 1 pm.
I get home and I drink mate with my parents, brothers or friends.
I prepare my lessons, I check mails and I surf the net.
I have a shower and then I have dinner.
I eat a fruit and then, I go to bed!

What about your routine? Si te animás, share your routine with me and the rest of the class!

Love,

Yanina

Welcome back!

Dear All,

Welcome Back! Hoy comenzamos con el nivel 2: English for Specific Purposes. Quiero volver a darles la bienvenida otra vez.

Hope we have a great time together again.

Aclaración de la duda en clase hoy:

To Doze is "Dormitar" . Se escribe con "e" al final como les dije por lo tal, se agrega sólo una "s".
Lo que si cambia es la pronunciación que será [douzis].

Thanks for your patience.

Love & Kisses!

Yanina

Countries & Nationalities! (Video)

Dear All,

Hope you are fine. This is another video to work with countries & nationalities. Do you remember the difference?

Link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtpKmC1y8WE&feature=related

No specific homework. Just to watch & listen.

Love,

Yanina

Happy Friends' Day!!!

Dear All,

Happy Friends Day! We are going to work with the Alphabet!

Link 1: The alphabet. Could you spell that? (Podrías deletrearlo?).

First, La idea es que puedan aprender primero como se pronuncian las letras.
Second, sin llegar a la segunda parte, traten de anotar los nombres de las personas.
Finally, se autocorrigen con la segunda parte!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiuy8P7Ps70&feature=channel

See you soon!

Love & kisses!

Yanina

Jobs! (Trabajos)

What's your job? (Cuál es tu trabajo?).

Hello! How are you? I hope fine. Esta semana vamos a adelantar algo de vocabulario y vamos a ver los trabajos.

La idea es que puedan anotar los diferentes trabajos que se mencionan y anotarlos en comentarios. Use a dictionary or translator if you need.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgRd7BnBnBA&feature=related

Los nombres son los siguientes. (Note: en inglés usamos a/an (un/una) para referirnos a las profesiones).

Alan is an...
Charlie is a....
Dave is a ...
Kevin is a ... in the city of ......
Helen is a ..... and Mark is a .....
Maureen is a ....
Nicola is a ...
Harry is a .... in .....
Eileen is a ..... (she is a ....).
Myra is a ...
Paul is a ...
Stu is a ...
Mary is... (Poor Mary! She hasn't got a job!).
Jeffrey is a...

Espero que les guste la activity!

Lots of kisses!

Yanina

Hello! Just to practise...

Dear All,

Hay novedadess que supongo pronto los informarán!!!

Antes que nada quiero felicitarlos por los resultados de los exámenes! Very good! I'm very proud of you all! =)

Some links to practise.

Link 1: Game. Juego: Hacer click en las letras para escribir la palabra dada en el mayor tiempo posible.

http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/games/a/words.php?f=days_of_the_week

Link 2: CAN.

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson13/05.html

Eso es todo por esta semana.

AH! Challenge! (Desafío). El que se anime a escribir lo que gaturro dice en el chiste en correct spelling puede mandarmelo al mail. Si necesitan consultar diccionarios, hay muchos on line!

Kisses!

I'll miss you!

Yanina

Can you play any musical instrument?

Dear All,

How are you? Hope you are fine! Happy Father's Day for all the daddies!!
As promised, here you have the link for the youtube activity. (No estuvo andando bien youtube, espero puedan ver el link). No lo vamos a hacer en clase por razones de tiempo. Espero les guste. Y cualquier cosa, espero sus comments!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfEL_5ZNU3s

Love & Kisses,
Yanina

Have Got!

Dear All,

How are you? Hope fine! Here you'll find more links to keep practising! Use a dictionary if necessary.

Link 1: Have got. Match (uní).

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/inenglish/elementary/a_grammar/ine_elementary_grammar02/

Link 2: Have got. Fill in the gaps.

http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.havgot.i.htm

Link 3: Have or has.

http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/have_got_q/havegotq.html

Link 4: Family members. Opposites.

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/family/exercises

Link 5: Months. Crossword (Crucigrama).

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/various/months_crossword.htm

Ok. That's all for this week! Parece mucho pero son actividades cortitas!

Love & Kisses,

Yanina

More interacting activities! (from the booklet).

Dear All,

How are you? Fine? Hope so. Better late than never.... here we have the links from the booklet.

Espero que las disfruten y si hay alguna duda, si les gustan las actividades, no dejen de hacer sus comments!

• Link 1 (Page 19) : Vocabulary. Family Members.

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=11

• Link 2 (Page 21). Vocabulary: school objects. Click on the Exc/ Esp? and you will find lots of exercises.

http://www.agendaweb.org/vocabulary/school_objects.html

• Link 3 (Page 25). Verb HAVE GOT. Affirmative form.

http://www.isabelperez.com/hotpot/prs_have.htm

• Link 4 (Page 25). Negative form.

http://www.isabelperez.com/hotpot/prn_have.htm

Well, hope you find these activities useful.

Love & kisses,

Yanina

In the jungle (with Lyrics) Para que no me extrañen! ;)

This video is especially dedicated to Juan Carlos & Silvia, and of course, to the rest of the class!

I'll miss you tomorrow.

If you have doubts about the vocabulary, you can consult

Link 1: Google Traductor (+ Pronunciation).

http://translate.google.com.ar/#

Link 2: One Look (English-English dictionary).

http://www.onelook.com/

Link 3: Word Reference (Discussion forums).

http://www.wordreference.com/

Kisses!

Yanina

Extra material (vocabulary)

Dear All,

acá van unos links para aquellos que pidieron trabajar con vocabulario!

Link 1: Animals.

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-3517.php

Link 2: Animals. + funny video: In the jungle. (Perfomed by a Hippo & a Dog).

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-8271.php

Link 3: Greetings + pronunciation.

http://languageguide.org/txt/common/eng/

Link 4: Nationalities.

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-9008.php

Well, that´s all falks!

Espero sus comments para saber cómo les fue con las actividades.

Love,

Yanina

Links to practice!

Dear All,

Today´s class was really entertaining! I really liked it.

Acá van más links para seguir practicando.

Hands at work!

Link 1: Possessive adjectives.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/possessive_adjectives/possessiveadjectives.html


Link 2: Possessive adjectives.

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/inenglish/starter/a_grammar/ine_starter_grammar06/

Link 3: Dialogues. You can read and LISTEN to the dialogues. And then, do the final activity. Tiene traductor ;)

http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omaudio2/elementary/unit002.htm

Link 4: Dialogues! You can read and Listen to the dialogues. Then, do the final activity. Tiene traductor! ;)

http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omaudio2/elementary/unit001.htm


Note: Los links 3 & 4 son especialmente dedicados a aquellos students que están interesados en la pronunciación. Espero sus comentarios.

Enjoy the activities.

Love & kisses,

Yanina

Hands at work! (Manos a la obra)

Dear All,

How are you? Fine? I´m fine. =)


Les paso unos links para que practiquen lo que vamos viendo en clase.

Link 1: Ejercicio 2. Completar con AM-IS-ARE. (Affirmative).

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson01/06.html


Link 2: Verb To BE (Affirmative).

www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/be2.htm

Link 3: Verb To BE: (Negative & Contractions).

http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentSimpleToBe1B.html

Link 4: Verb TO BE: Interrogative.

www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentSimpleToBe1C.html


Well, espero que puedan practicar y encuentren estas actividades útiles. Espero sus comments.

Love & Kisses,

Yani

Class Roster

Dear All,

How are you? Fine. Bueno, este es el espacio que vamos a usar para armar nuestro class roster (Homework).


Para poder responder, clickeá en Comentarios. Watch out! Primero hay que ser miembro, y seguidor del blog!

See you on Friday!

Love,

Yanina

Welcome! (Bienvenidos)

Hello! Good morning! How are you? I welcome this opportunity to work with you...

Considero que este espacio es una excelente oportunidad para aprender Inglés, y a la vez compartir dudas, ideas, experiencias, etc etc.

My name is Yanina and I'm a teacher of English. I'm a Licenciada en la Enseñanza del Idioma Inglés as well. I am from José C. Paz and I live with my family. I am 27 years old. I have got a boyfriend.I'm a fan of River Plate. My favourite colours are pink and black.

Sino entendés todo lo expuesto... do not worry! Ya lo vamos a aprender! Y si te animás, presentate usando las siguientes "clues" (ayudas).

My name is.... (nombre).
I'm from... (de dónde sos).
I'm ... years old (edad).
I'm a fan of... (equipo de fútbol).
My favourite colour is.... (un color)./My favourite colours are... (si son más de uno).

See you on Fridays from 10 to 12!

Love,

Yanina