Real English

Remember I told you about long and short vowels? Well, let's have a look at the difference between /i:/ and /I/ If I had to name the verb "to get", I would call it the...This word has loads of meaning, it's impossible to know them all! What about phrasal verbs with ·get"? Forget it!!! Let's see the next clip which will help you with the different meanings of this "selfish" get. Phrasal verbs...nice...

Ordinary Love

I just wanted to show you this amazing clip from the Irish group U2.

 I love the different settings, landscapes, handwriting, originality, Bono's voice and ,of course,the lyrics.

 This song has been written to honour Nelson Mandela and will appear in the upcoming biopic called "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom".

 I wish we could watch the film in class...obviously, in English Enjoy!!

 

Past simple songs

Let's practice some verbs in the past, shall we??

 Oh, I will survive...classic!! I hope I can have the lyrics printed for Thursday. The message is crystal clear and beautiful, so why don't we translate the song in pairs?

 
 
Meaning: pray, crowd, flush, keep on,

   

to lie, awful,

 Well, you said you liked The Beatles, so...
  believe in, long for, troubles, suddenly, as though,

 Fall in love with, hold tight,


 

lonely, wedding, no one, darn, buried, grave, nobody,

 

change my mind, every now and then, feel down, if,

The Power of Music

Let's talk about something...

Dreams: What do you dream about??



 Move into : mudarse
 quite: bastante
 redundancy: despido
 chance: opportunity
 date someone: tener una cita con alguien
 sort of: en cierto modo
 madly: locamente
Jealousy : Have you ever been jealous?


realise/notice: darse cuenta
 Naked: desnudo weird/ bizarre/ rare/ strange/ unusual/ odd: raro
 be scared of something : tener miedo a algo

  Freedom: when do you feel most free?



 make decisions: tomar decisiones
 own: poseer, aquí significa "propio".
 point of view: punto de vista
 be allowed to : poder ( tener permitido)
 freedom of speech: libertad de expresión
 whatever: lo que sea
 nag: atosigar, dar la lata
 'cause/ cos/ because
 else: más...(example: nothing else: nada más)
  If you had three wishes, what would they be?



 world peace: paz en el mundo
 That's it: eso es todo
 so hard: tan duro
 Health: salud