Tuesday, January 20, 2009

DAYS OF THE WEEK

Let´s revise the days of the week with this lively song by the British pop group The Cure. Although it wasn´t my favourite group, I used to listen to it a lot in the 80s.

 
Activity: Write the lyrics of this song (you can copy and paste) on your notebook. Then listen to the song and complete the gaps with the correct day of the week. 

THE CURE

Friday - I´m in love!


I don't care if _______________'s blue

_______________'s grey and_______________ too

_______________ I don't care about you

It's_______________ I'm in love

_______________ you can fall apart

_______________  _______________ break my heart

_______________ doesn't even start

It's _______________ I'm in love


_______________ wait

And _______________ always comes too late

But _______________ never hesitate...


I don't care if _______________'s black

_______________  _______________ heart attack

_______________ never looking back

It's _______________ I'm in love


_______________ you can hold your head

_______________  _______________ stay in bed

Or ______________ watch the walls instead

It's _______________ I'm in love


_______________ wait

And _______________ always comes too late

But _______________ 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 _______________

I'm in love

CONNOR´S FAMILY


Connor, our American Language Assistant, tells us about his family.

Hi, there.

My family is big and interesting. I have a dad or father named Jim, a mother named Holly and a brother named Jensen and a dog named Sierra. Although my inmediate family is small my extended family is very large. My parents´mothers and fathers are still alive, so I have four grandparents. My grandmothers´names are June and Sarah and my grandparents´names are Con and John. My mother has three brothers ans my father has five sisters, which means that I have three uncles and five aunts. All of my aunts and uncles are married and have children, so I have around 20-30 cousins. It is very hard to keep in contact with them all and sometimes it´s hard to remember their names.
My dad´s very serious but very funny and likes to do many fun things. My mom´s funny and cheerful and is very outgoing. My brother´s funny and very interesting. His girlfriend´s name is Sophie who is very nice as well. We all live in different places so when we get together you can imagine that we have a very good time. And when my entire family gets together we have a huge party which usually lasts at least four days and is a very good time also.

Connor.

ACTIVITY: Answer these questions.

1.- Has Connor got any brothers or sisters?.
2.- Who´s Sierra?.
3.- How many grandparents has Connor got?.
4.- Who are Connor´s parents?.
5.- How many cousins has Connor got?.
6.- Who is Sophie?.

FAMILY TREE

Watch this video to revise the inmediate family vocabulary.