quinta-feira, 24 de fevereiro de 2011

CLOTHES and FASHION


🎓 First, study some clothing vocabulary:


  • Click on the picture to listen to the words about clothes and do the exercises.

🎓 Learn some more about clothes: 


👂Listen about types of clothes and about fashion:
  • Before you do the Liveworksheet below, learn the vocabulary in the box to talk about the pictures.





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Fashion and Clothes, an interactive worksheet by alexoliv
liveworksheets.com
📺 Watch the video "The 2 Euro T-shirt" and think about it. What's your opinion about "fast fashion"? (You can sign in and leave a comment on the site LearnEnglishTeens.) 

🎥DESCRIBING OUTFITS AND ACTIONS: Describe what people are wearing and doing on the following video. Use the correct vocabulary and grammar (order of adjectives/Present Continuous) 



👀Now, look at the pictures below. These celebrities are FASHION ICONS because their style influences a lot of people. 
Do you know these celebrities? Can you describe what they are wearing?
     

📌PROJECT WORK: You are a reporter and you have to describe the outfit and the actions of a celebrity/celebrities on a photo. (write about 60-100 words)
1- Find a photo of a celebrity. Say who he/she is ( name / job / nationality)
2- Describe what he/she is wearing, where he/she is and what he/she is doing. Give your opinion about the celebrity outfit (his/her look and style, his/ her feelings, his/ her career...).
3- Present your work. (oral presentation, 1-2 minutes)

 📝 FOLLOW-UP EXERCISES:
 Liveworksheets: Check your answers or Send answers to your teacher (Write your name; Group/level: 8A,B,C...; School Subject: English;Teacher's email)

HOUSES AND HOMES

A COOL HOUSE?

➣ HOUSES: OUTSIDE AND INSIDE

TYPES OF HOUSES de Alexandra Oliveira

HOMES FROM THE BIG SCREEN: fantasy or reality?

Can cartoon houses be real life homes? Would you like to live in a cartoon house?

Pixar-inspired house sells for $400,000





➣ WRITING/ SPEAKING about a house.



➣ HOMEWORK: Do the Liveworksheets 1, 2, 3 below (write your name and class to send the answers to the teacher). Liveworksheet 4 is a Writing Guide (there isn't a correct answer)

LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS - Past Simple - Past Participle


You'll have to study the "horrible" list of irregular verbs! 
A good way to memorize the forms is by watching YouTube videos and repeating the verbs.


Watch other videos, learn and enjoy:
A kid's song
Repetitions with rhythm ( ManyThings 4 series) 
* Irregular verbs are so easy 
And Here is an example of a short list with an exercise (Learn English British Council)


And pay attention to the pronunciation of "-ed" in regular verbs!



domingo, 20 de fevereiro de 2011