LEARNING WITH SONGS

Today, let's improve our listening skill, but also our knowledge of grammar, by listening to the song "It's Raining Men!". This is the version by Gery Halliwell. Follow the steps.

- Exercises

1. COMPLETE THE GAPS WITH THESE WORDS:

according, every, low, head, half, start, time, where, mother, about, too, place.

humidity's risin'
barometer's getting _______
according to our sources
the street's the place to go

cos tonight for the first _______
just about _______ past ten
for the first time in history
it's gonna _______ raining men

it's raining men hallejulah
it's raining men amen
it's raining men hallejulah
it's raining men amen

ow

humidity's risin'
barometer's getting _______
_______ to our sources
the street's the _______ to go

cos tonight for the first time
just about _______ past ten
for the first time in history
it's gonna _______ raining men

it's raining men hallejulah
it's raining men amen
I'm gonna go out I'm gonna get myself get
absolutley soaking wet

it's rainin men hallejulah
it's rainin men every specimen
tall blonde dark and lean
rough and tough and strong and mean

god bless _______ nature
she's a single woman _______
she took over heaven
and she did what she had to do

she fought _______ angel
to rearrange the sky
so that each and every woman
could find the perfect guy

it's raining men
go get yourself wet girl I know you want to

I feel stormy where the roof is in
I've got to begin
heaven on earth don't you loose your _______
rip off the roof and stay in bed
rip off the roof and stay

it's raining men hallejulah
it's raining men amen
it's raining men hallejulah ....

2. WHAT´S THE MEANING OF...?

Cos
gonna
risin´
I've

3.- UNDERLINE:

a. Three adjectives
b. Three prepositions
c. A sentence in the simple present
d. A sentence in the present continuous
e. A sentence in the simple past

4.- TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING:

a. She fought every angel
b. to rearrange the sky
c. so that each and every woman
d. could find the perfect guy

PRESENT PERFECT REVIEW

www.authorstream.com/Presentation/demet-33492-present-perfect-tense-education-ppt-powerpoint

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_perfect_1.htm

REPORTED SPEECH

Go to this link to have a review at Reported Speech in English:
http://eduardosoddsockdrawer.blogspot.com/search/label/Reported%20speech

PRESENT CONTINUOUS REVISION

Let's have a review at the Present Continuous tense. For this, do the following activites. Follow the steps:

1. http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/present_cont.htm

2. Now, a bit of vocabulary: http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/interlex/hotpot/matching/athome.htm

- http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/interlex/hotpot/memory/memhouseparts.htm 

- http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/interlex/hotpot/matching/whatdusethemfor.htm 

Our Solar System!

Have you ever wondered if we are alone in this huge universe? If so, maybe today we may find part of the answer to that question. Now, please click on the following link: http://www.isabelperez.com/wizard/Solar_system_bonares.htm?ID=77967
Here, you'll find a lot of information and activities, but let's follow the steps. Good luck!
Second, what are the names of the different planets in our Solar System?. Use the different resources in my web to find them out. Then, name them.
Third, let's learn a bit more about these planets. Find out:
- Which one is the biggest one?.
- Which one is the smallest?.
- What's the planet with a hottest weather?
- Which one has a coldest weather?.
- What's the name of the furthest planet to the Earth? and the nearest?
Fourth, there are other elements in our universe which are not planets. Give information about the following:
- Satellites. Brief definition?. Say what's the most important in our solar system.
- Meteors. Brief definition?.

PARTS OF THE HOUSE

- Click on the link (http://poster.4teachers.org/worksheet/view.php?ID=77942) and do the reinforcement activities about the vocabulary of the parts of the house seen in class.

British English vs. American English

Nowadays, there's a lot of confusion about what are the exact words and expressions belonging to British English and the ones typically American. That's the main reason for this activity, that is, to throw a light to this difficult point when learning English. Now, do the proposed activities following the order and do not forget to post all your answers.

1. Click on this link: http://www.isabelperez.com/hotpot/br_am_2.htm
2. Spelling (= ortografía). Say which words are American and which are British. pay attention to the spelling of the word and try to infer (= deducir) the rule:
- Centre.
- Harbor.
- Neighbour.
- Emphasise
- Center
- Harbour
- Centre
- Emphasize
3. Have a look at the following link and take notes on your notebooks of all the information included:
http://www.slideshare.net/aidnurenglish/british-versus-american-english
 4. Finally, click on this link to Wikipedia and find out there all the countries where English is spoken:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Include in your posts the names of all the countries in the five continets.