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"The secret to speak English is: Practice, practice, practice".

Teacher César Girón

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Which is your favorite?

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Look at the pictures and write your comments using as...as or not as ... as:



  • (ex.) The elephant is not as tall as the giraffe.
Now, you try your own statements. don't forget to send your comments.


An excellent way to describe art is by using descriptive adjectives. Use some of the words from this list to express your feelings when you look at the pictures.

          • vibrant, dramatic
          • mystical, decadent
          • abstract, irrational
          • sublime, raw
          • sophisticated, indulgent
          • enchanting, pale

Vincent van Gogh's self portrait with Straw Hat (1887)
  •  (ex.) In my opinion, van Gogh's paintings are vibrant and original.




Thursday, September 19, 2013

I love English!

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Hey, how's it going?

Today I want to bring back some old memories. The movie Titanic and the great theme by Celine Dion "My Heart will Go on".

Here she is:


And here you can practice another beautiful song: "I'm alive"


This is a great exercise for the song.

Complete with:
hear                      alive
call                         feel       
fly                          fly
hear                      get
alive                      wait
am                         drift
alive                      reach
heart                    know
call                         times
heart                   
bless
die
touch




 
I'm Alive 
by Celine Dion
Mmmmm ... mmmmm …
Mmmmmmmmmmmm
I get wings to ________
Oh, oh ... I’m alive ... Yeah
When you ________ on me
When I hear you breathe
I get wings to fly
I feel that I’m ________
When you look at me
I can ________ the sky
I know that I’m alive
Mmmmm ohhhhh ahhhhhh
When you ________ the day
I just drift away
All my worries ________
I’m glad that I’m alive
You’ve set my ________ on fire
Filled me with love
Made me a woman on clouds above
I couldn’t get much higher
My spirit takes flight
Cause I ________ ________. Ohhhhh
When you ________ on me
When you ________ on me
When I ________ you breathe
When I ________ you breathe
I get wings to fly
(fly)
I ________ that I’m alive
(I’m alive)
When you ________ for me
Raising spirits high
God knows that
That I’ll be the one
Standing by
Through good and
Through trying ________
And it’s only begun
I can’t ________ for the
Rest of my life
When you call on me
When you call on me
When you reach for me
When you reach for me
I ________ wings to fly
I feel thatI’m alive
Yeah
When you bless the day
I just ________ away
All my worries die
I ________ that I’m alive

I get wings to ________
God knows that I’m ________

Sunday, September 1, 2013

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The Simple Past.

Hi, everybody. Now it's that time to practice the simple past tense. One way to practice it is by writing paragraphs about deceased famous people. Follow the example I have for you today and write one on your own. You can use the famous people from the list.

Michael Jackson
 Michael Jackson was born on August 29th, 1958. He was born in the city of Gary, Indiana. He was the King of Pop. He was a singer and extraordinary dancer. He created the Moonwalk. He broke more than 80 Guiness World Records including winning 15 Grammy Awards. He started and finished one year with a great hit "Thriller". He died on June 25th, 2009 of a cardiac arrest in his Dreamland residence.

Marilyn Monroe
Anthony Quinn
Elvis Presley
You can look for the information about this late celebrities on any search engine of your preference. Just write the most important facts.

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