Wednesday, 28 October 2009

Friends



My best friend
David is one of my oldest friends. We were at college together. We didn’t get on well at first, but later we became good friends. We come from similar backgrounds and we have a lot in common. He lives in Spain now, so we don’t see each other very often, but we keep in touch by phone and email.

Complete the questions with the missing word.
What sort of people do you ____ on well with?
How often do you and your best friend ___ each other?
Do you ___ a lot in common with your best friend?
How do you ____ in touch with friends in other towns or countries?
Steve's best friend
Listen to Steve talking about his best friend.
http://eoiutebo.educa.aragon.es/maripaz/bestfriend.mp3

Answer the following questions:
1. Where did they meet?
2. Do they ever argue?
3. Do they have anything in common?
4. How often do they see each other?
5. Do they keep in touch/ are they in touch?


Check your answers.
My best friend is Bill. I first met Bill when I was five years old. We met at school. We always used to play together at school, and we got on very well because we both loved football! . We used to argue sometimes when we were younger. Now we're older and we don't argue at all. We've known each other so long, I suppose Bill is like a brother to me. We still see each other, but no very often because he lives abroad now. We see each other about once a year, if that- but we keep in touch by email.



Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Halloween


Halloween traditions
It's celebrated on October 31st. When the Celts lived in Ireland, Britain and France over 2,000 years ago, they had a pagan agricultural festival on this day. They believed that the dead came back, so they used to light large bonfires to ward off evil spirits. Irish, Scots and other immigrants brought this tradition to North America in the 19th century.

The word "Halloween" is a shortened form of "All Hallows' Eve", meaning the evening before "All Hallows' Day" or "All Saints' Day", which is November 1st.

In the past, poor people went around asking for food in exchange of a prayer for the dead. Nowadays, this tradition was changed. In Ireland and the United States, children dress up and go door-to-door collecting candy. This is called "trick or treat", meaning that if they don't receive candy they will make a trick.

The carved pumpkin has become the symbol of Halloween. It's called "Jack-o-lantern", from an Irish legend about a man called Jack. He was a lazy farmer, who tricked the devil and refused to free him unless he agreed to never let Jack go into hell. So, Jack started to wander the Earth looking for a resting place, carrying a carved turnip with a candle inside.
Listen to ESLPodcast 73 - Halloween
 

Friday, 23 October 2009

Talk about your family


Listen to some people talking about whether
it is better to have a big or a small family.

http://www.elllo.org/PagesMixer/33-MX-BigFamily.htm

Talk about your family include the following topics:
What are your parents' names , their jobs and their interests?
How many children are there? What are their hobbies?
Is there a family pet?
When does the family eat together? What is your favourite food?
What does your family do at weekends and in the holidays?

Wednesday, 7 October 2009

Going to


From: Grammarway 2 ed. Express publishing

Sunday, 4 October 2009

My Girl



I've got sunshine on a cloudy day.
When it's cold outside
I've got the month of May.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?

My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl).

I've got so much honey
the bees envy me.
I've got a sweeter song
than the birds in the trees.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?

My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl).
Hey hey hey Hey hey hey Ooooh.

I don't need no money, fortune, or fame.
I've got all the riches baby one man can claim.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?

My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl).

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day with my girl.
I've even got the month of May with my girl.