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Saturday 30 November 2013
Adjective order
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Monday 25 November 2013
Thursday 21 November 2013
Song: Someone like you by Adele
Listen to the song and complete the gaps.
Someone like
you by Adele
I ___________ that you're settled
down
That you _________ a girl and you're __________ now
I ___________ that your dreams _________ true
Guess she ___________ you things I didn't give to you
That you _________ a girl and you're __________ now
I ___________ that your dreams _________ true
Guess she ___________ you things I didn't give to you
Old friend, why are you so shy?
Ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light
Ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light
I hate to turn up out of the blue,
___________
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
I had ___________ you'd see my face and that you'd be ___________
That for me, it isn't over
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
I had ___________ you'd see my face and that you'd be ___________
That for me, it isn't over
Never mind, I'll find someone like
you
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you ___________
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you ___________
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
You know how the time flies
Only yesterday ___________ the time of our lives
We were born and ___________ in a summer haze
Bound by the surprise of our glory days
Only yesterday ___________ the time of our lives
We were born and ___________ in a summer haze
Bound by the surprise of our glory days
I hate to turn up out of the blue,
___________
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
I had __________ you'd see my face and that you'd be ___________
That for me, it isn't over
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
I had __________ you'd see my face and that you'd be ___________
That for me, it isn't over
Never mind, I'll find someone like
you
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you ___________
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead, yeah
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you ___________
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead, yeah
Nothing compares, no worries or
cares
Regrets and mistakes, they're memories made
Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste?
Regrets and mistakes, they're memories made
Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste?
Never mind, I'll find someone like
you
I wish nothing but the best for you
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you ___________
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
I wish nothing but the best for you
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you ___________
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
Never mind, I'll find someone like
you
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you ___________
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you ___________
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
Check your answers.
There are some great lyrics in this song. Let's take a look at some of the
words and phrases from the lyrics so we can understand and talk about the
meaning of the song.
§ Settled down - phrasal verb - to have found a stable life - possibly with a partner, a house of your
own
§ Hold back - phrasal
verb - to remain in control, to stop yourself doing
something
§ Glory days - time in the past
when things were better than they are today
§ Bittersweet - something that
tastes bitter and sweet or something good that also makes us feel sad
Are there any more words or phrases you
don't understand?
Discussion.
What is Adele singing about in
this song?
How does this song make you
feel?
Different from vs Different than
Different from vs Different than
DIFFERENT FROM is used to differ one thing from another. It means two things are not the same.
• Even though we're twins, my sister and I are different from each other.
DIFFERENT THAN is used to compare one thing to another.
• She looks so much different than her twin sister. It's because they're not identical twins.
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Thursday 14 November 2013
Typhoon Haiyan: Destruction in the Philippines
11 November 2013
Officials estimate up to 10,000 people have died in Tacloban city and elsewhere in the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. Many other people are now struggling to survive without food, shelter or clean drinking water.
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Source: BBC Learning English.
Officials estimate up to 10,000 people have died in Tacloban city and elsewhere in the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. Many other people are now struggling to survive without food, shelter or clean drinking water.
Click here to read and listen to the report.
Source: BBC Learning English.
Conversation Exchange
Through Conversation Exchange you can have three types of language exchange:
face to face conversation by meeting up with native speakers,
correspondence by corresponding with a penpal and text and voice chat by chatting with a native speaker and using your chat software of choice: Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk, etc
Why learn a language via conversation exchange? Here are some great reasons:
- It's fun and you can make new friends from different cultures
- You learn slang and colloquial expressions you don't usually learn in a language class
- It's free
- There is no homework or boring grammar books to study
- You practice both listening and speaking at the same time. If you also want to practice writing and reading, you can do so by exchanging emails with your language exchange partner
- It's a very fast and effective language learning method
Click on the image to start a conversation exchange.
Saturday 9 November 2013
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