A classic!!

Who hasn't seen The Pink Panther?
Learn verbs in English and have fun!

Holidays!

It's been a veeery hot week here in Buenos Aires. A lot of people are on holiday and some are about to leave.Listen to this dialogue about holidays and answer these questions:

1- Why was she nervous?
2- Where did she go?
3- What did she do there?

The speaker uses the word "vacation" instead of "holiday". What's the difference? Well,"vacation" is used in American English, whereas, "holiday" is used in British English. Do you know other words that are different in British and in American English? You may check the following links:

http://www.mansioningles.com/vocabulario71.htm
http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blbritam.htm

Feeling blue!

It's been a grey day in Buenos Aires. Rainy days make me feel blue. No, don't worry! I haven't turned into a Smurf (or Smurfette). To "feel blue" is "to be sad" and is an instance of an idiom. What is an "idiom"? It's a combination of words that has a meaning which is different from the meaning of the individual words themselves. There are many colour idioms in English. Some are easy to translate because we have similar expressions in Spanish whereas some are more difficult to work out.

If you want to learn more idioms like this, you can watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A67e-isDR0

Or read some definitions before practising:
http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idiom-categories/colour-idioms.htm
http://www.idiomconnection.com/color.html

For practice:
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-64903.php
http://www.ihbristol.com/learn-online/exercise-general/advanced/vocabulary/colour-idioms/70/

By the way, you'll find 2 spellings for the word "colour/color". The spelling -our is used in British English and the spelling -or is used in American English. This rule applies to all the words with that ending (e.g behaviour, favour, neighbour, etc)

Learning English

After Joey speaks French, have fun with another video on learning languages. Inspector Clouseau has to learn the expression: "I would like to buy a hamburger". How difficult do you think this is? Here you'll see how hard it can be:

http://youtu.be/uvpikUEIaLI

Practice: listen to a conversation at a restaurant:

http://esl.about.com/library/listening/blrestorder.htm

Practice your vocabulary with this online game: http://www.learn-english-today.com/wordgames/hotpot-xwords/food.html

Breakfast!!

Doctors say it is very important to have a good breakfast. What do you usually have? Here are some options



Design your perfect breakfast!! You can learn more vocabulary and do the exercises:

http://www.learnenglish.be/voc1_breakfast_study.htm
http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/food/breakfast/breakmatch.html

More on Friends

"A friend in need is a friend indeed" What does this expression mean? Click on it and find out.

For more expressions with the word "Friend":

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/friend

Friday I'm in love

A classic to practise the days of the week. Listen to the song and do the quiz

Friday I m in love » create e-learning

Days of the week

Are you ready to practise the days of the week? Listo para practicar los días de semana?

Getting ready for Christmas

How much vocabulary connected with this season do you know?

Click onto: http://www.learningchocolate.com/node/328?st_lang=en and find out.

1) Read the words and click on the sound button to learn how to pronounce them
2) Do the exercises at the top

What's your job?

What's your job? What do you do for a living? Listen to the video and take down as many jobs as you can.

Football!!

In just a few days we'll be immersed in the world of football. Many of the words we use in Spanish to talk about football come from English. How many others can you add?

Read and then do the quiz http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/vocabulary/football.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quizzes/football/shootout.shtml

Travelling

Tourists, luggage, driving... How many other items does the picture make you think of? Learn some more vocabulary connected with this area.

http://www.metrocollege.edu.au/old%20website/ENG_Intermediate%20(Site)/travel/TravelVocabulary/1travV.htm
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/vocabulary/2v18-travel-vocabulary.php