In London

To arouse your interest...and encourage you to visit this amazing city...have a look at his video!

Natural Disasters

Here you have a teaching unit to teach and learn vocabulary related to 'Natural Disasters',as well as to revise 'present perfect' tenses and to practise a bit with phonetics. Enjoy it!

Teaching Unit 'Natural Disasters'

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Interesting places to visit in London

Thinking about going to the UK?And...what about London? If you want to have a really nice time in England and to observe amazing monuments,places... you should visit the capital of the United Kingdom, London. Here you have a selection of some of the most significant places you could visit during your stay in this lovely city.

This is the perfect opportunity to know the secrets of an amazing city and ....to practise and improve your English!

Interesting places to visit in London

The time of my life

Today, we will work with the song 'The time of my life' ( Dirty Dancing Soundtrack). Our students may not know this song, but they are probably familiar with a new version called 'The Time' by Black Eyed Peas. 
In this case, I will divide the lyrics into different parts; first, the extracts sung by the girl, and then those that the boy sings. In groups, I will ask students to put them in the correct order while listening to the song. 

Boy: Now I've had the time of my life
No I never felt like this before
Yes I swear it's the truth
and I owe it all to you

Girl: 'Cause I've had the time of my life
and I owe it all to you

Boy: I've been waiting for so long
Now I've finally found someone
To stand by me

Girl: We saw the writing on the wall
As we felt this magical fantasy

Both: Now with passion in our eyes
There's no way we could disguise it secretly
So we take each other's hand
'Cause we seem to understand the urgency

Boy: just remember

Girl: You're the one thing

Boy: I can't get enough of

Girl: So I'll tell you something

Both: This could be love because

Both: I've had the time of my life
No I never felt this way before
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you

Girl: With my body and soul
I want you more than you'll ever know

Boy: So we'll just let it go
Don't be afraid to lose control

Girl: Yes I know what’s on your mind
When you say:
"Stay with me tonight."

Boy: Just remember
You're the one thing

Girl: I can't get enough of

Boy: So I'll tell you something

Both: This could be love because

Both:  I’ve had the time of my life
No I've never felt this way before
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you
'Cause I've had the time of my life
And I've searched through every open door
Till I found the truth
and I owe it all to you

Boy: Now I've had the time of my life
No I never felt this way before
(Girl: Never Felt this way)
Boy: Yes I swear it's the truth
and I owe it all to you

Both:  I've had the time of my life
No I've never felt this way before
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you

Both: 'cause I’ve had the time of my life
And I've searched through every open door
Till I've found the truth
and I owe it all to you

Since the song contains several 'present perfect tenses' we can focus our grammatical point on them. 

To check the order of the song, an extract of the film will be shown.

The time of my life ( Film )

Optionally, we could ask students their opinion about creating new versions of old films or songs. 

Hope this is useful!

If I were....

The main aim of this blog is to take advantage of songs...and teach English!
The reason why I like using songs in the classroom is very obvious. Our students (at least some of them) don't like studying English very much; however, they love songs, so I think this is the perfect opportunity for students to enjoy learning English. 
Today, I' ve chosen the song 'If I were a boy', by Beyoncé to revise conditional sentences, (second conditional in this case).

If I Were A Boy  (Beyoncé)

If I were a boy
even just for a day
_______________________________
and throw on what I wanted and go

Drink beer with the guys
and chase after girls
I'd kick it with who I wanted
_______________________________

cause they stick up for me

If I were a boy
_______________________________
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man
I'd listen to her
Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
Cause he's taking you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

If I were a boy
______________________

Tell everyone it's broken
so they'd think that I was sleeping alone

______________________
and make the rules as I go
Cause I know that she’ll be faithful,
waiting for me to come home, to come home.

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man
_________________

Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
Cause he's taking you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

It's a little too late for you to come back
Say it's just a mistake,
think I'd forgive you like that
__________________________

you thought wrong


But you're just a boy
You don't understand
and you don't understand, ohhhh
How it feels to love a girl
_______________________________

You don't listen to her
You don't care how it hurts
Until you lose the one you wanted
Cause you're taking her for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

_____________________________

I''d li

sten to her                        I’d put myself first

Someday you wish you were a better man

 I'd

 roll out of bed in the morning   

I think I could understand

                                                   

 But you're just a boy

If you thought I would wait for you

and I'd never get confronted for it

I would turn off my phone

              

We could ask students to listen to the song and fill in the gaps with the expressions below. 
In addition, students can be asked to underline sentences containing second conditional forms; in this way, they will be developing the listening skill as well as revising grammar at the same time.


Optionally, we can show the videoclip with the lyrics for students to check their answers


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WkXPPLiZOY

Finally, I would ask them to write a short paragraph with the title, If I were a boy/girl....


Any suggestions?