Showing posts with label last summer holidays; travelling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label last summer holidays; travelling. Show all posts
Saturday, 4 September 2010
Lets begin with a song
English Worksheet – Listening/writing activities
A) Listen to the following song for the first time and answer the questions below:
1- What’s the title of the song? ______________________________________________
2- Who is the singer? ______________________________________________________
3- What’s the song about? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B) Listen to the song again and complete the lyrics with the missing words. Note: they are all verbs in the Simple Past. Some are repeated.
C) Listen to the song for a third time and check your answers. Correct them, if it is necessary.
D) Some expressions may cause difficulties in understanding the lyrics. Match the expressions with their definition.
Definition Expression taken from the song
- electric guitar
- coin (USA/Canada) worth 10 cents
- never have success
- it is not worth
- place, esp. a cinema or restaurant, where one is entertained or served without leaving one’s car
- doing nothing
- unable to be quiet
- relax after a period of work or tension
- covered entrance to a building
E) Tick the right answer, according to the text.
1) The singer is remembering:
a - last summer.
b - his best summer ever.
c – the summer he spent with his girlfriend.
2) He:
a - loved this summer.
b - hated this summer.
c – wished the summer was over soon.
3) In the summer, he:
a – had fun and did nothing.
b – worked and was alone all the time.
c – played the guitar, worked, had a girlfriend and had fun with his friends.
4) Now he is:
a –recalling those days.
b – playing in a professional band.
c – working in a restaurant.
F) Circle the feelings the singer puts into evidence in this song.
sadness nostalgia euphoria anger tiredness happiness boredom
G) Summer and holidays – vocabulary extension. Complete the table below.
PLACES ACTIVITIES ACCOMMODATION TRANSPORTATION SUMMER SPORTS
seaside going to the beach family home car beach volleyball
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H) Describe your last summer holidays. Use the Simple Past and refer to:
length of the holidays
places
activities
summer sports
companionship
accommodation
transportation
the best and the worst
Welcome back to school!
Your English teacher: Ana Paula Amaro
A) Listen to the following song for the first time and answer the questions below:
1- What’s the title of the song? ______________________________________________
2- Who is the singer? ______________________________________________________
3- What’s the song about? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B) Listen to the song again and complete the lyrics with the missing words. Note: they are all verbs in the Simple Past. Some are repeated.
C) Listen to the song for a third time and check your answers. Correct them, if it is necessary.
D) Some expressions may cause difficulties in understanding the lyrics. Match the expressions with their definition.
Definition Expression taken from the song
- electric guitar
- coin (USA/Canada) worth 10 cents
- never have success
- it is not worth
- place, esp. a cinema or restaurant, where one is entertained or served without leaving one’s car
- doing nothing
- unable to be quiet
- relax after a period of work or tension
- covered entrance to a building
E) Tick the right answer, according to the text.
1) The singer is remembering:
a - last summer.
b - his best summer ever.
c – the summer he spent with his girlfriend.
2) He:
a - loved this summer.
b - hated this summer.
c – wished the summer was over soon.
3) In the summer, he:
a – had fun and did nothing.
b – worked and was alone all the time.
c – played the guitar, worked, had a girlfriend and had fun with his friends.
4) Now he is:
a –recalling those days.
b – playing in a professional band.
c – working in a restaurant.
F) Circle the feelings the singer puts into evidence in this song.
sadness nostalgia euphoria anger tiredness happiness boredom
G) Summer and holidays – vocabulary extension. Complete the table below.
PLACES ACTIVITIES ACCOMMODATION TRANSPORTATION SUMMER SPORTS
seaside going to the beach family home car beach volleyball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
H) Describe your last summer holidays. Use the Simple Past and refer to:
length of the holidays
places
activities
summer sports
companionship
accommodation
transportation
the best and the worst
Welcome back to school!
Your English teacher: Ana Paula Amaro
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Guys:I'm back!!!
Hi everybody!
A new schoolyear is just around the corner and everyone is anxious to tell others all the news. Everything we did, everyone we met, everywhere we went...
Generally, the people who wrote the school programmes and the school syllabus are also aware of this and the first topic you see, when you take a look at your syllabus is " Last summer holidays".
Well, I've decided to come forward and start telling you about mine rather than asking you about yours. So, here it is.
Dear pupils,
I also had the time to visit the neighbouring country Montenegro. It is considered as one of the most beautiful countries in the world and with good reason. The mountains are amazing, the bays and shores are like postcards, the water is transparent blue and the small towns seemed to be painted by true artists.
The worst thing about my holidays was that it was ONLY A WEEK! I only wish I had more time there to visit other interesting places.
Anyway, I intend to go back again… and again. I fell in love with this country and made some friends there.
So, this was the most interesting week of my last summer holidays. The rest I save to tell you later, personally. I hope you had so much fun in reading about them as I had in describing them to you.
All the best
Your English teacher
Ana Paula Amaro
P.S.: If you are curious, you can take a look at my picture albuns.
A new schoolyear is just around the corner and everyone is anxious to tell others all the news. Everything we did, everyone we met, everywhere we went...
Generally, the people who wrote the school programmes and the school syllabus are also aware of this and the first topic you see, when you take a look at your syllabus is " Last summer holidays".
Well, I've decided to come forward and start telling you about mine rather than asking you about yours. So, here it is.
1st September 2010
I’m writing to tell you about my last summer holidays. They were awesome!
I spent one week in Croatia and I loved it!
Croatia is a European country which borders with Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia Herzegovina. It is bathed by the Adriatic Sea and it is not very far away from Italy.
It is a country of great contrasts with many islands (1182!), warm beaches, beautiful mountains, dazzling castles and breathtaking fields of lavender.
I went there by plane in the company of my son and we stayed at a hotel in Dubrovnik. This old historical city is classified as World Heritage by UNESCO.
We swam in the ocean, made trips by boat, visited interesting islands, took hundreds of photos and bought some souvenirs. What I liked best was a visit to a wine cellar: Croatia is famous by its wines. This visit took place on the return from the Island of Korkula, the birthplace of the famous seafarer Marco Polo.
I also had the time to visit the neighbouring country Montenegro. It is considered as one of the most beautiful countries in the world and with good reason. The mountains are amazing, the bays and shores are like postcards, the water is transparent blue and the small towns seemed to be painted by true artists.
The worst thing about my holidays was that it was ONLY A WEEK! I only wish I had more time there to visit other interesting places.
Anyway, I intend to go back again… and again. I fell in love with this country and made some friends there.
So, this was the most interesting week of my last summer holidays. The rest I save to tell you later, personally. I hope you had so much fun in reading about them as I had in describing them to you.
All the best
Your English teacher
Ana Paula Amaro
P.S.: If you are curious, you can take a look at my picture albuns.
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