WHO GETS OSCARS?

Have you ever dreamed of joining the Hollywood elite and walking down the red carpet at the Oscars?

Oscar voting by thestate

Tasks: Find out about the Oscars.

1. How many categories of nominations are there at the Academy Awards Ceremony (The Oscars)?
2. When did the First Academy Awards (The Oscars ceremony) take place?
3. What awards is Hugh Jackman nominated for in Les Misérables?
4. Who´s the writer and singer of the nomination for Best original Song in Skyfall?
5. What is the film Brave nominated for? Did it win the Oscar?
6. What is the section My Picks about?
7. Who won the Oscar for Best Film?
8. Who won the Oscar for Directing?
9. Who won the Oscar for a Leading Role?
10. Who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor/Actress?

14th February, Valentine´s Day

 St Valentine´s Day? or Love is in the air.

Believing  in Saint Valentine or not, this day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It´s the time of the year when couples show their public affection. Although it has also become a global industry and gifts, flowers, chocolates and cards are sent by millions.

Apart from this, it is customary to treat the topic at school and hundreds of activities related to its origins and  development are enjoyed by students of all levels.

Let´s see the different aspects of the topic, the historical, the romantic and last but not least, the economical side of Valentine´s Day.

History of Valentine´s Day.

Cupid, the God of Love. The mascot of Valentine´s Day.

Valentine´s infographic:

Love Idioms: guess their meanings!

Match these idioms connected to love with the correct definition:

1. to be head over heel in love         

2. to fall for

3. to tie the knot              

4.  to have a crush on someone                               

a. to be attracted to someone without publicity showing it.
b. to get married.
c. to fall in love with somebody.
d. to be very much in love.
1. ____ / 2. ____ / 3. ____ / 4. ____

        Happy Valentine´s Day

                                                                        My Lovelies!                   

          

                                                 

                                             

International Cancer Day, 4th February

4th February is dedicated to World Cancer day and the topic chosen by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) this year is to dispel these  top four  myths about cancer:

- Cancer is just a health issue.

- Cancer is a disease of the wealthy, elderly and developed countries.

- Cancer is a death sentence.

- Cancer is my fate.

The goal of World Cancer Day is to educate and empower patients, survivors, and their families and to raise awareness about cancer around the globe.

Source: ATVN News

Finding a cure to cancer should be everybody´s challenge. Cancer is a disease that does not discriminate based on age, gender or nationality.Who doesn´t know someone who has been touched by some form of the illness. 

Task:

Our task today is to remember what Cancer is, by doing a quiz about it.

Learning English with songs and lyrics

Listening to music is one of most people´s favourite activities  and a  funny way to learn a foreign language. Who doesn´t enjoy listening to their admired singer or band and their preferred music style?

Trying to learn English while enjoying music is in your hand. You just search for lyrics, artist or genre and  choose the level: Beginner, Intermediate or Expert.

Link here: http://www.lyricstraining.com

IDIOMS related to MUSIC

Face the music, means to accept criticism or punishment or responsability for something you have done. This idiom introduces us to the world of idioms and music. A world as wide as interesting although not always easy to interpret. 

Let´s see some of them in the chart below:

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Musical Vocabulary and Idioms to practise a matching exercise.

Everything you always wanted to know about Idioms.You can find idioms and listen to the teacher´s explanation.

BBC music idioms Crossword.

Watch the video: with explanations of the American idiom  Like a Rolling Stone.

PHRASAL VERBS

When a verb is used with an adverb particle, the combination is called Phrasal verb. There are a very large number of these in English and their meaning is always different from the meanings of the two words taken separately.

Phrasal verbs can be intransitive (not followed by a direct object) or transitive (followed by a direct object) . When a phrasal verb has a direct object, the two parts of the verb can usually be separated: the adverb particle can be put before or after the object.

However, when the object is a pronoun, the adverb particle can only go after the object.

There are a few verbs which consist of three parts: a base verb, and adverb particle, and a preposition,. They are used in the same way as any other prepositional verb and follow the same rules. They are Phrasal-prepositional verbs.

In order to understand the meaning of Phrasal verbs and Phrasal-prepositional verbs, you may have to refer to the dictionary.
Here you can learn and practise them by playing  games.
 Two phrasal verbs games to play online:

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/phrasalVerbsOne/

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/phrasalVerbsTwo/

And also enjoy Phrasal verbs learning by watching "Fun with Phrasal verbs":

Fun With Phrasal Verbs from Janet Bianchini