BIOGRAPHIES

A biography tells about a real person's life.  

This is our next challenge: Write your autobiography or choose a member of your family and write about his/her life.

Leave your text as a comment.

Life is a story, make yours a bestseller! =)

OUR HAPPY MEMORIES

Life is a collection of  moments...
Let's share our good  memories to continue getting to know each other! 
What was the best (or one of the best)  moment of your life? 
(Leave a comment with your answer. Start like this: "One of the best moments of my life was when...")

We listened to the following song in class today. It is about the best time of a person's life.
It was written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance. Listen!!!

Every passing moment is another chance to create memories, and life is full of moments, make them beautiful and memorable!

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

Today, September 19th, we went to the British Arts Centre (BAC) to see the play:  "The Merchant of Venice" (a  Shakespeare's play). We had a really good time!!!

SEMANA DEL ADULTO 2014 / ADULT LEARNERS' WEEK

Hoy lunes 8 de septiembre, comienza a la semana del adulto 2014. Además, hoy es el día internacional de la alfabetización. En el marco de tantos festejos, hemos hecho una clase abierta, junto con el curso de cocina y computación. Alumnos y docenentes de otros cursos se animaron a decir algunas palabras en inglés. ¡La mayoría NO estudia inglés! 

Agradecemos y felicitamos a todos los participantes! 
A seguir animándose, riéndo y aprendiendo... toda la vida!!!!

Disfruten el video:

WHAT CAN YOU DO WELL?

Watch the following video:

What about you?

Leave a comment with the following information:

1. Can you play any musical instruments? Which one/s?

2. Can you cook? What is your best dish?

3. What else can you do? 
(Choose a classmate's comment and reply)

GUESS MY JOB!

Listen to the radio programme called "Guess my job"!
Phil answers 10 questions about his job. What does Phil do? 

(Taken from New English File Elementary SB)

What does Phil say about his job? Leave a comment with the description of  Phil's job according to his answers to the 10 questions.
 Also, try to answer the question: What does Phil do? Guess!

listen to ‘Guess my job!’ on Audioboo

LIVING-ROOM DESCRIPTION

Listen to the description of the living-room and watch the picture. There are some mistakes in the description. What are the mistakes?  Leave a comment with your answer! Add two more sentences to complete the description!

INTERNET DATING!

Watch the following video (We watched it in class today, June 4th)

How does the story continue? What do you think?

DATING!

What is your dating profile? 
Try the following "Dating Profile Quiz" and discover your dating profile!

Click HERE!

Leave a comment with the answers to these questions:

1. What is your dating profile according to the quiz result? Do you agree with the result?

2. What do you think about dating websites? Is the Internet a good way to meet people?

3. Agree or disagree with, at least, one of your classmates' comments.

WEEKEND ACTIVITIES!

 What do you do on the weekends? 

1. First, try the following quiz, click HERE, what score did you get?

2. Second, read the answers to the following Yahoo question  HERE

Then, answer: Who seems not to enjoy his/her weekend? why?

3. How do you usually spend your Saturdays and Sundays?

LEAVE A COMMENT WITH YOUR ANSWERS

FAMILY MEMBERS!

Try our FAMILY crossword! 

(Click on the image below)

For further practice go to "practice", titles: "POSSESSIVE/GENITIVE CASE" and "FAMILY MEMBERS"

OUR FAVORITE DISHES!

Let's fill the following wall with all our favorite dishes!!! 

What is your favorite dish?  

Double click on the wall and write the description of your favorite dish like in the example. Add a picture!
 Find the wall also here: http://es.padlet.com/sabrinasastre/84u42h6j79k0

Created with Padlet

ACCEPTING AND REFUSING INVITATIONS!

This week we are reviewing how to make invitations in English and how to respond to them. Watch the following video. Then, do the activity below! 

Activity: 

1. Invite your classmates to do something together (Greeting+invitation).
  Write the invitation as a comment. 

2. Read your classmates' invitations. Accept them or turn them down.  

Try not to repeat the expressions your classmates used.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

This week we are studying/reviewing "Present Continuous Tense". Now, why don't you try the following crossword?

How many verbs can you remember? 

Click HERE  to access the crossword.

Good luck!!! =)


Some of the verbs we studied in class: talk on the phone, e-mail a friend, text your girlfriend,  surf the net, use the computer, drink coffee, read a book, write a description,  work, work out at the gym, exercise, walk, cry, shine, ride a bike, cycle, drive a car, have a good time, smoke, wash my hair, wear shoes, wear glasses, have a shower, rain, run, sleep, sing a song, play the guitar, listen to music, eating  pizza, cook pasta, grate cheese, argue with your wife/neighbours, fight, hug, kiss,  get ready for school/work,  get dressed,  studying for a test, watch TV, do yoga, shake hands, sit on the dock, stand, hang on the wall, waste time, daydream, live, laugh, smile, dance tango, draw, look at the girl, clap, think, rest, take it easy... 
Do you remember them?  

DESCRIBING PLACES

Last week we worked on descriptions of places. Listen to the following brief description:

Describing places by sabrinasastre on GoAnimate

Now, it's your turn! What about you? 
Write about the place where you were born. 
What is it like?
(Read instructions for the 2nd obligatory activity HERE)
Leave a comment with your description. 
Read your classmates' descriptions, comment at least one of them.

THE BRITISH ISLES

The English language was born in The British Isles, but...

What do you know about them?

Take the following quiz to check your knowledge:

Click HERE

Then, watch the following videos about 4 capital cities of The British Isles

Which city do you like most? Why? What is the city like?
 Mention some of the tourist attractions of this city.
(Leave a comment with your answers)

MORE GREETINGS 2

Consolidate and expand!

1. Watch the videos below and take notes.   
2. What greetings were not mentioned in class???   
     Leave a comment with your answer!

Click on the links below to access the videos:

EXAMPLE OF BRITISH GREETING!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrjqbCK-Bh0

AMERICAN GREETINGS!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayodJ2TlAq4

SAYING HELLO AND GOODBYE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bixg6QUNHDg 

2. Do you know greetings from other English speaking countries like Jamaica, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, etc.? 

If you surf the net and find other greetings, share them in a comment!

MORE GREETINGS

We learned some informal/casual greetings in class.  

Now, Let's review and expand!

1. Read the following real Yahoo Question  HERE and all the answers it obtained. Then, leave a comment with your answers to these questions: 

a. What is the best answer? What do you think? What answer did you like most?
b. What is the worst answer? What do you think?

c. Write a possible answer to the Yahoo Question taking into account what we learned in class.  What would your answer be?

GREETINGS

Let's review some of the greetings we learned in class!  

 You're going to watch the beginning of the American movie "ParaNorman" (2012), then you have to complete a brief activity!

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Click HERE to start!

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS 2014

Hi, my dear students! This is the first post of the year!
I am completely sure this new start will bring plenty of significant learning experiences  to all of us. 

 Take advantage of this blog, it was specially created to enrich your learning processes. Hope you make the most of it!

INTRODUCE YOURSELF
I'm really looking forward to getting to know you!  How about starting right now?   
Leave a comment with your personal introduction,
Who are you? Why do you want to study English?

¿Querés estudiar inglés?

¡Aprovechá nuestros cursos gratuitos! 

Informes e Inscripción

sabrinasastre@yahoo.com.ar
4362-6603 

WE WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014!!!

We share some of the photos of our last day together...

What a great group!

OSCAR WILDE AND HIS WORK

Who was Oscar Wilde?

Read about the author HERE

Now watch and listen:

Oscar Wilde's work

THE HAPPY PRINCE (SHORT STORY)

WATCH

READ

THE SELFISH GIANT (SHORT STORY)

WATCH

READ

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (NOVEL)

READ

VER PELÍCULA EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ

THE CANTERVILLE GHOST (NOVEL)

READ 

VER PELÍCULA EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ

THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE

This is the last story we read this year! =) Enjoy listening to it!!!

Full Text HERE

AIRPLANE TRAVEL

Try our airplane travel crossword!!! (click on the image below)