Verbs of Action

Some verbs of everyday actions:

"From Lestonnac". Lyrics Revealed

The Lestonnackets: From Lestonnac

We were waiting for our teacher in our class

Hoping that he had prepared a funny stuff

And when he came in the room he right asked us

“There’s an English song contest, how about that?”

The Lestonnac

My school’s the Lestonnac

From Lestonnac

We are from Lestonnac

From Lestonnac

We are from Lestonnac

The Lestonnac

The best school I’ve ever heard

We were absolutely pleased with that idea

And we started working hard, but oh my dear!

Well, we had a lot of problems, don't you know?

‘Cause it wasn’t very easy choosing the song

The Lestonnac

My school’s the Lestonnac

From Lestonnac

We are from Lestonnac

From Lestonnac

We are from Lestonnac

The Lestonnac

The best school I’ve ever heard

But now we have just begun

And we all are having fun

Included all of our teachers

We’ve started the rehearsals

Who could write the lyrics? Who’s the volunteer?

Who is gonna sing the words so loud and clear?

Now the song is almost finished. We’re so pleased

And our teachers look so happy. What a bliss!

The Lestonnac

My school’s the Lestonnac

From Lestonnac

We are from Lestonnac

From Lestonnac

We are from Lestonnac

The Lestonnac

The best school I’ve ever heard

We have started thinking of the video clip

The locations and the equipment and the grips

We’ve got time although we want it at first glance

But we’re looking for someone to create the dance

The Lestonnac

My school’s the Lestonnac

From Lestonnac

We are from Lestonnac

From Lestonnac

We are from Lestonnac

The Lestonnac

The best school I’ve ever heard

The time has passed quickly, work already done,

And the video clip’s been shooted, it’s time for fun

We are waiting for the contest, oh my God!

Yeah, we are a bag of nerves. Just a few months!

The Lestonnac

My school’s the Lestonnac

From Lestonnac

We are from Lestonnac

From Lestonnac

We are from Lestonnac

The Lestonnac

The best school I’ve ever heard (Repeating to fade)

Friday I'm in Love

To review the days of the week, let's have an eye to a song by The Cure: Friday, I'm in Love.

First of all, let's watch the video:

Secondly, the lyrics:

I don't care if Monday's blue
Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too
Thursday I don't care about you
It's Friday I'm in love

Monday you can fall apart
Tuesday Wednesday break my heart
Thursday doesn't even start
It's Friday I'm in love
Saturday wait
And Sunday always comes too late
But Friday never hesitate...

I don't care if Mondays black
Tuesday Wednesday heart attack
Thursday never looking back
It's Friday I'm in love

Monday you can hold your head
Tuesday Wednesday stay in bed
Or Thursday watch the walls instead
It's Friday I'm in love
Saturday wait
And Sunday always comes too late
But Friday never hesitate...

Dressed up to the eyes
It's a wonderful surprise
To see your shoes and your spirits rise
Throwing out your frown
And just smiling at the sound
And as sleek as a shriek
Spinning round and round
Always take a big bite
It's such a gorgeous sight
To see you eat in the middle of the night
You can never get enough
Enough of this stuff
It's FridayI'm in love.

And finally, a visual way to understand the words:

Days of the Week: Activities

A bunch of sorted activities to review the vocabulary of the days of the week.

• From English Exercises, crosswords, words search, unscrambling... 
• Try a hangman from English-Hilfen.
• What about a crossword from English-Hilfen too?
• A listening game from ESL Games.

Phil Collins

Phil Collins is one of the most important pop musicians ever. Apart from his solo career, he has been front man, drummer and keyboard player of the band Genesis during its most successful years. He has also participated in several films as an actor and as the music composer.

Here you have a sample of his music:

The first one, with Genesis, is called "Mama".

His very first hit, "In the Air Tonight".

And, finally, Phil doing what he does the best: a drums solo.

For more information about the biography of Phil Collins, check these links:

• Wikipedia
• Biography.com
• Phil Collins Official Web Page
• World of Genesis
• Bio.
• Sing 365

The Fonix 2.013: Contestants

The contestants for the Fonix of this year are...

• 1r. ESO: Shahzeb Ali
• 2n. ESO: Ayesha Bibi
• 3r. ESO: Muhammad Daud
• 4t. ESO: Mehmoona Arbab

Meet all four next Saturday 2nd March at 12:00 midday.

Good Luck!

British vs American English

British and American English differ in some words. Here you have some of them:

The Fonix 2.013: Advertising Vocabulary

As this year’s theme for the Regional Stage will be advertisements, you will find some definitions and words related to this issue below.

A public notice promoting the sale of a certain item is called an advertisement. The word is often shortened to ad. They're on TV, on the radio, online, in the newspapers, and even at the movies. Although advertisements are usually meant to persuade, they aren't always just for selling goods. They're a great way to get the word out about just about anything. 


Definitions:

• Product Placement : noun paying a movie or tv show to prominently display a company's product during the film or show.
• Circulation: noun the number of readers or subscribers to a magazine or newpaper.
• Jingle: noun. catchy tune usually rhyming, simple, and repetitious used to promote a product.
• Slogan: noun a phrase identified with a firm. A motto used in selling an enterprise or company.
• Motto: noun a guide to ones conduct. a sentence that servers as a principle or ideal.
• Roadside Signs: noun also called outdoor advertising. any of the large panels usually found alongside roads and highways used as gigantic advertising posters.
• Hype: noun overwhelming publicity or exaggerated claims v. to promote or accent excessively.
• To write copy: verb to create the words to be printed or spoken in an commercial or ad.
• Drum up: verb. to summon or procure (as if by beating a drum) obtain by repetitious and persistent effort.
• Gloss: noun shiny, not substantial.
• Gloss over: verb to cover up a mistake by speaking rapidly so as not to deal with the issue correctly.
• Plug: verb to promote advocate or popularize.
• Radio or TV spot: noun the position of a commercial in a radio program or TV line up.
• Account: noun. in advertising account is synonymous with client or contract.
• Announce: noun an ad that make public via the purchase of some lines in a newspaper or magazine an offer or information.
• Want ad: noun. job offer also the classifieds.
• Commercial: noun an advertisement on TV or radio.
• Buzz: noun excited talk or rumours. speaking rapidly in a low voice.

Online Exercises:

• A crossword exercise on most of the most common words by dcielts.com.
• Some model paragraphs that should give you ideas for writing or speaking about advertising by dcielts.com.
• From The Business Emporium, a vocabulary quiz.
• A matching exercise from Busines English Site.
• Vocabuary practice from English Test.

The Fonix 2.013: Address for the Regional Stage

The Regional Stage of the Fonix will be held on Saturday 2nd March at 12:00 midday at the INEFC (Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya).

Address: Avinguda de l'Estadi, 12-22 (Anella Olímpica), 08038 Barcelona. 
Phone number: 93 425 54 45
Registration: from 11.15

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The organisers will publish the names of the winners from the regional stage of the competition and the centres they represent as of 8th April.

The Fonix 2.013: Theme for the Regional Stage Revealed

This year’s theme will be advertisements (television commercials) and television.

1st CYCLE OF SECONDARY / 1º Y 2º DE ESO)

• Vocabulary: Adjectives to describe a programme or advertisement and words related to theme. e. g. billboard, flyer, etc.
• Reading: Answering questions about a text, choosing the correct word.
• Language: Present Simple, Wh- questions.
• Tasks: Choosing the correct word, completing a dialogue, answering questions. 
• Writing: Giving opinion about favourite advertisement / how we are influenced by them (ESO 2) 100 words / 130 words.
• Time Limit: 40 / 45 minutes.

2nd CYCLE OF SECONDARY (3º Y 4º DE ESO)

• Vocabulary: Related to theme, e.g. billboard, brand, motto.        
• Reading: Answering questions about a text, choosing the correct word.
• Language: Present tenses and gerund or infinitive +other incidental tenses in text. 
• Tasks: Sentence completion, choosing the correct word, matching definitions, sentence ordering.
• Writing: Agreeing or disagreeing with a statement about theme / Influence of advertising on certain group of people. Min words 150 / 175 words.
• Time Limit: 40 / 45 minutes.

Welcome to The Lestonnackets World

A new video clip from The Lestonnackets. This time it's to introduce themselves and the song that they are going to perform in the next Schools Song Contest.

Prepositions: in / on / at

Uses of these common prepositions:

Adverbs of Frequency (II)

More adverbs of frequency:

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is celebrated in honour of a Roman priest named Valentine who lived in the 3^rd Century. The Emperor at that time, Claudius II, banned marriages because he believed that married men made worst soldiers. Valentine didn't accept this law and married couples in secret. When the Emperor found out, Valentine was sentenced to death. While he was in prison, he fell in love with the jailer’s daughter and just before he was put to death, on 14^th February, he wrote a final love message to her and signed it “From your Valentine”. Not long after his death, Valentine was made a saint.

The story of Valentine quickly spread and it soon became tradition to send a card to the person you secretly admired. The cards were always signed “From your Valentine”. The first commercial cards appeared in the mid 1800's. Today, we send over a billion Valentine cards each other, 70% of them sent by women.

Valentine's Traditions

• Hundreds of years ago in England, many children dressed up as adults on Valentine's Day. 
• In Wales wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on February 14th. Hearts, keys and keyholes were favourite decorations on the spoons. The decoration meant, "You unlock my heart!"

• In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.

• In some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a young man. If she keeps the gift, it means she will marry him.

• Some people used to believe that if a woman saw a robin flying overhead on Valentine's Day; it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a millionaire.

• A love seat is a wide chair. It was first made to seat one woman and her wide dress. Later, the love seat or courting seat had two sections, often in an S-shape. In this way, a couple could sit together -- but not too closely!

• Think of five or six names of boys or girls you might marry, As you twist the stem of an apple, recite the names until the stem comes off. You will marry the person whose name you were saying when the stem fell off.

• Pick a dandelion that has gone to seed. Take a deep breath and blow the seeds into the wind. Count the seeds that remain on the stem. That is the number of children you will have.

• If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have.

Valentine's Symbols

Valentine's Day has acquired over the years many different symbols or things that represent love and romance. See some of them in this video.

Valentine's Day Fun

Fun on Valentine's Day at the following links:

• Scrambler Puzzles from Apples 4 the Teacher
• Jigsaw Puzzles from Apples 4 the Teacher
• Online Games from Gamesgames
• Sorted Valentine's Day Games at Apples 4 the Teacher
• More Games from A Kid's Heart
• A word search from Abcjuegos.net

To Do vs To Make

How to know when to use to do or to make.

Vegetables

Vegetables are necessary to get a healthy life.

Fruits

Fruits are a necessity... Learn their names!

Food

With this presentation you will be able to learn a lot about food and healthy life!

Food Online Exercices

Hamburger Mary's is a typical American diner located in San Francisco. What do you know about American diners? Think of four examples of typical American food you might find on its menu and do the activitIes from ESL Partyland: 

• Reading a menu. 

• Name the food.  

For online fun, try some of the games related to food at Cooking Games 247: