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Sunday, 6 November 2011

Phrasal verbs - What did you do last Saturday?


The following text contains 10 highlighted phrasal verbs. Your task is to match them to the correct definitions.
On Saturdays I always have to get up early for work but last Saturday I woke up late, around 9am and then got up 30 minutes later.
The first thing I did is switch on the coffee maker. No instant coffee for me today! I took the time to make some good coffee. While that's getting ready, I quickly threw on some clothes and picked up a newspaper from the local shop.
With my coffee and paper, I spent the rest of the morning on the sofa. I turned off my phone for a couple of hours so no one called me.
Later in the day, I liked to hang out with friends over lunch and catched up with their news and gossip. It's always nice to drive out to the countryside for a pub-lunch in a quiet English pub.
In the evening I stayed in and watched some TV or, depending what's on, I checked out a film in the cinema.
All in all, that's my idea of a good day!

  •   1 - to start the energy flow of something:
  • 2 - to spend time with friends relaxing:
  • 3 - to open your eyes after sleeping/to stop sleeping:
  • 4 - to to quickly put on (wear) something:
  • 5 - to find out the latest information:
  • 6 - to physically get out of bed so you are not lying down:
  • 7 - to stay inside your home and not go outside:
  • 8 - to go and buy something (cheap):
  • 9 - to look at/watch/investigate
  • 10 - to stop something's power supply:




Wednesday, 18 May 2011

HEALTHY FOOD

We divide food into four main groups:

1 Carbohydrates are our main source of energy. We get carbohydrates from bread, potatoes, pasta and rice.

2 Vitamins and minerals are very important for good health. Fruit and vegetables are full of vitamins. Iron and calcium are minerals which help to keep our blood and bones healthy. They are in meat, fruit and vegetables.

3 Proteins help us to grow, and they help to repair and heal our bodies if we are tired, ill or injured. There are proteins in meat, fish, eggs, milk, beans and lots of other foods too.

4 Sugars and fats give us energy. Some fats, such as milk, butter and cream, come from animals; other fats, like olive oil, come from plants. Fats are useful and necessary in small amounts, but don’t eat too much! Cakes, chips, chocolate and biscuits have a lot of fat and are not good for us. We call them junk food.

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

MUSICALS





Brainstorm Ideas:

What do you think when you see this picture?







Tell other musicals you know or you have seen.

Film

At the theatre

Do you like going to the theatre?
Do you prefer the cinema or the theatre?

READING:

The Wizard of Oz is a  1939  American musical fantasy film about Dorothy Gale, a young farm girl from Kansas, USA, and her adventures in the magical land of Oz.
It was made and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was based on the 1900 novel  The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Some writers wrote many new songs for the film, but the most famous is "Over the Rainbow". It won won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the film itself received several Academy Award nominations.
Telecasts of the film began in 1956, and because of them the film has found a larger audience—its television screenings were once an annual tradition and have re-introduced the film to the public, making The Wizard of Oz one of the most famous films ever made.


Class Project:
In groups, think about a musical and  do a presentation for the rest of students;
here you have some interesting webs: