We are the champions.

Teachers, every student like a music activity... So, match the phrases with their meanings and after use them to complete the song's lyric:

A   curtain  calls                            F   time after time    

B   a few                                         G   my share    

C   fame and fortune                    H   keep on     

D   no bed of roses                       I    come through      

E   commited no crime                 J   the role human race


1- all the people in the world
2- not easy
3- the part that belongs to me
4- again and again
5- when actors come out at the end of a show        
6- continue                            
7- success and money
8- not done anything wrong

9- not many
10- survive

Listen it to help you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04854XqcfCY 

I've paid my dues, __________________
I've done my sentence, but _____________________

And bad mistakes, I've made __________________
I've had ______________of sand kicked in my face
But I've _______________

And we mean to go on and on and on

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll ________________ fighting till the end
We are the champions, we are the champions
No time for losers ´cos we are champions of the world

I've taken my bows, and my ____________________

you brought me ____________________
And everything that goes with it, I thank you all
But it's been _____________________, no pleasure cruise
I consider it a challenge before _____________________
And I ain't gonna lose

We are the champions - my friends.......
And we'll keep on fighting
Till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
Cause we are champions of the world

We are the champions - my friends..........

Economy Crises.

ECONOMY CRISES

“Economy Crises”. Being Brazilian this term mustn't be new for you, unless you are a very young Brazilian who reads by the age of 4!

Talking about world's economic situation nowadays, we see Brazil in a very comfortable moment, developing and becoming powerfull! So, wich coutries come to your mind when you read the tittle “economy crises”?

Watch to the interview and answer the questions:

1-Can economy crises cause tragedies? The journalist mentions a tragedy, what happened?

2-Does the guest see a solution? If yes, what is the solution?

3-What is happening to young people in Spain?

For this exercise, you need only to listen to 4:20min. Let’s go!!

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2012/04/28/amanpour-austerity-part-one.cnn?iref=allsearch

Koala

Hy teachers, let's have a little conversation before start our listening exercise!!!

Do you like animals???

Is it possible to have a koala at home?

How would you take care of  it?

In your opinion, are koalas dangerous? 

Now, we have a video about the koalas. Listen to it and check if your answers are possible or correct. Ok?

Visit the website and answer the questions. 

(Koalas face fight for their lives)

 http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2012/04/30/boyle-koalas-in-danger.network10?iref=allsearch

1)What is happenig to this cute little animal?

2)Where, in the world, is it happening?

Justin

Hy people, listen to this short interview with Justin Bieber and answer the following questions:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKFd_Dj5TIw&noredirect=1

1- Was it Justin's plan to become a famous singer?

2- Why and how did his videos appear in youtube?

3- He mentions two famous people tha got interested in him after the boom of his youtube videos, who are those people?

4- What does he say about girls?

If you have teenagers students you can create much more questions about him, you can have a conversation class, because they love Justin Bieber. Specially the girls. =]

WH

QUESTION WORDS.

Having problems to explain the use or the sound of WH Questions???

Here is an exercise, first, visit the web site where just tipping the word you will find an explanation and you can listen to the pronounciation. As example we have WHAT:

http://www.answers.com/topic/what

Why?	How often?	When?	What?	Which?
Who?	How much?	Where?	How many?	How long?

1. ____________ do you live?

2. For ____________ do you want to stay in the country?

3. ____________ do you speak English in your job?

4. ____________ do you prefer to study – during day time or at nigth?

5. ____________ are you studying for this test?

6. ____________ is your favorite – blue or green?

7. ____________ brothers do you have?

8. ____________ is the best author in your opinion?

9. ____________ coke do you usually drink?

10. ____________ is the time?

The Wonders

Our third post, here we go!

There are 4 stanzas in this song, they all start with the rigth sentence, but to put the other sentences in order you will have to listen to the song!!! Are you ready?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzllVlzzeuo

The Wonders - That Thing You Do

You doing that thing you do!

Like you always do.

Every time you do that thing you do!

And you, don't mean to be cruel.

I've been going through.

Breakin' my heart into a million pieces

Well I try and try to forget you girl

But it's just so hard to do.

You never even knew about the headache

I know all the games you play

Cause we, could be happy can't you see?

'Cause I try and try to forget you girl

And I'm gonna find a way to let you know

Every time you do that thing you do!

If you know me let me be the one to hold you

That you'll be mine someday.

And keep you here with me.

But it's just so hard to do.

I don't ask a lot girl but I know one thing's for sure.

It's the love that I haven't got girl.

Cause we, could be happy can't you see?

and keep you here with me.

If you know me let me be the one to hold you

And I just can't take it anymore.

Cause it hurts me so just to see you girl

I can't take you doing that thing you do.

And to find that you, you're doing that thing.

Around with someone new.

Every day just doing that thing.

Replace the rhyme.

Hello Guys, here we are with our second activity for you teachers!!!

In this one, you have the song's lyric and the link to listen to it:

http://letras.terra.com.br/jemaine-clement/1864937/

The idea is to replace the words in bold (red) without changing their meanings! Ok?
Good Luck Teachers!!!

Pretty Bird

Jemaine Clement

I was striking suave, ambitious

 Feet to beak, so “birdlicious” (THIS ONE)

 Now I'm vile, I am villain, I'm vicious, oh and malicious

 I had it all, a TV show, women too

 I was so tall, over 1'2"

 Then the got a pretty parakeet to fill my shoes

 That's why I am so evil why I do what I do

He was superstar

 So young and vital

 He nasty

 A South-American Idol

 He's a suspicious bird

 Who said that about me

 A very vicious bird

 I'll have you rotisseried

I was the king of tele novellas

 The envy of all the other fellows

 Then I was pushed out for a pretty pally parquet from Paraguay they called Patricious

 Common Paraguayan name

He's a nasty bird

 I'm insidious

 He's nasty

 Oh I'm hideous

 He was real Macaw

 I'm a cockatoo

 An obscene bird

 Yeah that bit is true

I'm a feathery freak

 With a beak

 A bird murderer

 You think you're better than me

 I never heard of ya

 I'm evil

 I fill your cheese ball with weavils

 I poop on people

 And I blame it on seagulls

It was him

He's a nasty bird

 I'm invincible

 He's nasty

 I'm unminceable

 I'm unwashable

 Unrinseable

 Like an abandoned school

 I have no principles

All of you Brazilian birds

 All 18 million birds

 I'll tell you what I'm going to do

 I'm going to make you

Shut up now, shut up

 It's just me

I will make you ugly too

Ha ha ha

 Did you hear how dramatic that was

 With the end

The war against drugs.

Hello everybody, here we are with our first exercise in English for you teachers! It's from BBC site and it's for Intermediate level. You need to listen to the advertisement about the war against drugs and then think about the question of the week and answer it:

When was the first international treaty to combat the sale and use of drugs signed?

a)1962

b)1945

c)1912

The link for you to listen is:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2012/04/120412_6min_drugs.shtml

                                               Enjoy the activity!