Rhythm

Old songs some of us might love! And.. with so much rhythm!

CLICK HERE if you cannot watch the video

This is the rhythm of the night

 the night -Oh yeah

The rhythm of the night

This is the rhythm of my life- my life
Oh yeah
The rhythm of my life

You put some joy upon my face
Oh sunshine in an empty place
Take me to turn to and babe I'll make you stay

Oh I can ease you of your pain
Feel you give me love again
Round and round we go, each time I hear you say

This is the rhythm of the night
The night, oh yeah
The rhythm of the night
This is the rhythm of my life
My life, oh yeah
The rhythm of my life
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Won't you teach me how to love and learn
There'll be nothing left for me to yearn
Think of me and burn and let me hold your hand

I don't wanna face the world in tears
Please think again I'm on my knees
Sing that song to me
No reason to repent

I know you wanna say it

This is the rhythm of the night
The night, oh yeah
The rhythm of the night
This is the rhythm of my life
My life, oh yeah
The rhythm of my life
...
(repeat till fade...)

Keep your English Alive!

Who said we cannot learn while enjoying ourselves?

One Student from NI1 in Alcaravaneras beach ?!!

Keep your English alive in the summer too!


The four links given below will help you do that:

• To improve  and practice LISTENING  Click here.

• Do some READING on lots of different topics HERE

• Grammar activities HERE

• Hundreds of exercises on grammar, verbs, vocabulary, listening , reading, phonetics, videos, songs... HERE

Have a nice holiday everyone!!!

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D.

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Always nice... to read your comments!

Tests, tests, tests (I)

Ok!...
Next week we start with the exams!
Although you already know LOTS about the issue, again I am giving you some advice:

Remember Some of the most TYPICAL serious MISTAKES

                                                                





 WRONG!                                Should BE: .....ê

Arrive  to	Arrive AT /  IN
We /they   was	WERE
We lost/ losed	WE GOT lost
All (the) people	Everybody + singular verb
Present simple	Past  simple
Past simple/present perfect	Past perfect
After…	After that…/ then…
People was/is	PEOPLE ARE-PEOPLE WERE
Differents	Different things/ different people
english/ spanish	English/  Spanish
Didn’t went/believed	Didn’t go/didn’t believe
The worse	The WORST
Fly/ FLYING	FLIGHT
Decided go/ decided went	DECIDED TO GO

Go HERE for some more.

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Reading Practice

Hello every one!
Here I am posting a bit of Reading Practice for the exam!

Matching. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the sentences in the appropriate place. There are two sentences which do not fit anywhere.

A	We  could wear a regular pair of jeans with no holes in them	2
B	The reason for this is because of all the social issues going with students.
C	My opinion on having to wear uniforms in public schools has changed.
D	There are several reasons public schools should require uniforms
E	Many schools do have a policy covering the wearing of school clothing.
F	Another reason uniforms wouldn’t be that bad in public schools is because of how others like to dress to impress
G	Uniforms can reduce the incidents of bullying and theft
H	Wearing a uniform in schools doesn’t mean that the uniform has to be a professional style.

Public School Uniforms*

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With the years, _____1______I came from a school where I had to wear a uniform. But it was something basic where we had to wear khaki pants with a blue polo shirt. We didn’t have to wear khaki pants all the time, but when we went on field trips it was compulsory to wear them. On a regular day of school,___2____. But we always had to wear a blue polo shirt. But on the first day of each month we had a dress down day. Dress down day didn’t mean that we could wear whatever we wanted, it just meant that we could wear what we wanted as long as it wasn’t trashy or slutty looking.

There were some days when I really wanted to wear what I wanted to, but I wasn’t able to. It was things like that, which I really didn’t like about uniforms. But, when you really think about having to wear a uniform in public schools, it isn’t that bad. 
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____3_____Public schools could make the uniforms more casual, just khaki or black pants with a certain colored shirt, or if some schools chose to wear their colors, they could wear simple pants with the colors of their school for their shirts. Such as if your school colors were blue and white, they could wear a pair of jeans with a plain blue or white shirt. Uniforms don’t have to be something over dramatic. 
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______4_________. Girls, for example would wear something really short and/or a really revealing top. The boy would take it the wrong way, and that would make the girl seem like a trashy person. Also, for boys, wearing a uniform would keep you out of having the need to be cooler than another individual. Wearing uniforms allows students to get to know how to dress appropriately. 
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________5_______.   School uniforms are one of several strategies being used in state schools to restore order in the classroom and safety in the school. In addition to encouraging students to concentrate on learning, rather than on what to wear, uniforms can be social equalizers that promote peer acceptances, as well as school spirit and school pride.   
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School uniforms make it easier for students not to worry about what the latest fashion style is and if what they are wearing is going to make them stand out.   This will also stop gangs from flashing their colors and standing out within the school grounds.   Even though the gang members know who belongs to what gang and might not minimize the fights that occur on the school grounds; they are still somewhat controlled by what they wear.   This helps the school by not having daily battles regarding what is appropriate or not for school. 
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 ________6________.   If everyone is wearing the same clothes how can you pick on them?   Why steal shoes or clothing from their lockers if everyone has the same shoes or clothing? 
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*REMEMBER: 'public' is state school in USA

TEXT Source: OPPapers.com

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To REVISE WRITING GO HERE

On 2nd Conditional & Houses :-)

These days we've been looking at the second conditional and the vocabulary of Homes and Houses...
Visit these links for further practice ...

Do some

LISTENING

Practice on

2nd CONDITIONAL

Revise vocabulary

HOUSEs

... and watch and listen!

Lyrics to the song HERE

On Opinion Essays.. GO HERE (my sister's blog)
... and happy weekend!

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School life

In unit 4A we have been looking at the language of School and Education.


Watch the interesting video below.



Visit this LINK to do some reading practice.


HERE revise the future time clauses.


Happy Easter!


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Writing a formal letter/ email

In class we have looked at how to write informal and formal letters or e mails.
Have a look at the document for revision.


Letter Letters NI1

Remember OUR homework for NEXT WEEK:

Imagine you are not good at using computers.
You are living and working in London. You have found a course in a newspaper advert...

Write an e mail to Itech Courses in London, telling them about your computers skills and asking for further information about the course.
Use the language studied in class, especially that of  the last photocopy given (Copy Save & Delete)

Write about 180 words.