Listening Activities with MOVIES

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/eslvideo/esl_trailer9.html

Hi there,
this is the site I showed you in class, when the sound was not too good. If you try it at home with your speakers/headphones, I'm sure you can make good use of it.

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100 Fantastic Blogs For Language Lovers + Blogs in Plain English

100 FANTASTIC BLOGS FOR LANGUAGE LOVERS

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You don’t have to speak several languages to love it. Whether you just want to brush up on your main language, learn another, or even choose which to learn, there is tons of help on the internet, especially in blog form. To make the most of it, check out these 100 fantastic blogs for language lovers who enjoy vocabulary, grammar, linguistics, and much more. They are written by professors, students, and language lovers alike.

David Cameron: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Cartoon: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

This cartoon by Andy Davey from The Sun is a visual representation of the difficult position UK prime minister David Cameron finds himself in following his refusal to agree to a new EU treaty. He's wading in the English Channel whilst being attacked by Britain on one side (his coalition partner Nick Clegg has lashed out at Cameron over the latter's use of the veto) and France and Germany on the other (it was the Franco-German refusal to accept Cameron's insistence on safeguards to protect the City from EU financial regulations that led him to use the veto).
COMMENTS
1. The words 'rock' and 'hard place' on the map refer to a common idiom. If you are stuck between a rock and a hard place, you are being faced with two difficult choices. A dilemma; either option you choose will lead to unsatisfactory results. In Cameron's case, he could either have agreed to sign up to the treaty, which would have infuriated the eurosceptic Tory MPs (not to mention the right-wing press), or use his veto and risk alientation from the other 26 EU members. In the end, he chose the latter course.
2. The arrows are inspired by the of the  opening titles of the popular seventies BBC TV sitcom ' Dad's Army.
ALSO SEE
• Britain Opts Out of EU Crisis Plan (Newsy video)
• After David Cameron's EU treaty veto: seven key questions Britain must face (The Guardian).

Source: The English Blog (www.englishblog.com) Check it out! Great site.

Teach in USA or Canada

 FYI in case you're interested...

The General Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Education, through the Visiting Professor Program in the United States and Canada, in collaboration with the Departments of Education and the States School Districts, facilitates the recruitment of Spanish teachers in compulsory education, to develop their teaching experience for a period of one to three school years.

The vacancies for the 2012-2013 year are in the Resolution of November 23, published in the Official Gazette (BOE) of 30 November 2011. The deadline for applications is December 20, 2001.

On the website  www.educacion.gob.es/usa

you can access the announcement.

For more information write to: visitantes.usa@educacion.es


Have a good week,
Inma.

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Longer video and listening comprehension questions, under " Homework" (up above).

Grammar Tip # 3: Present Perfect Simple vs. Continuous

Present Perfect Tense	Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Grammar rules for the present prefect tense:Subject + Auxiliary verb (has/have) + Auxiliary verb (been) + Main verb (past participle) The main verb uses the verb form past participle/V3. Negative sentences - "not" is added between the Auxiliary Verb and the main verb Questions - the auxiliary verb comes before the subject.	Grammar rules for the present prefect continuous tense:Subject + Auxiliary verb (has/have) + Auxiliary verb (been) + Main verb-ing The auxiliary verb "to be" always stays in the V3/past participle form (been). - ing to added to the base form the main verb. Negative statements - add "not" between the auxiliary verb "have" and the the auxiliary verb "been". Questions - the order is change the order the auxiliary verb "have" comes before the subject.
The result is more important than the activity itself e.g. I have walked the dog.	The activity is more important than the result. e.g. I have been walking the dog.
To state the amount of times an action took place e.g. She has won this competition every year since 1999.	To state the length of time or to state "how long" the action took place. e.g. I have been walking the dog all morning.
Used for actions that are naturally instant e.g. Oh no! I’ve broken a glass.	Used for actions that naturally have a duration e.g. I have been walking the dog all morning.
Used for past actions that happened recently and are still in the news e.g. She has won a medal.	Used for actions that continue into the present e.g. I have been walking the dog all morning.
Used to emphasize completion of an action e.g. I have walked the dog.	Used to emphasize the action, not the completion e.g. I have been walking the dog.
Used to express that an action is completed or to emphasize the result. e.g. I have walked the dog.	Used to emphasize the duration or continuous course of an action. e.g. I have been walking the dog all morning.

Exercises for further practice:
Englishpage exercises
Autoenglish exercises
Englishgrammarsecrets exercises

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