Labels

Thursday, 21 November 2013

Song: Someone like you by Adele


Listen to the song and complete the gaps.

http://images.persianblog.ir/542539_vO05LCBo.jpgSomeone 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
Old friend, why are you so shy?
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
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
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
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
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
Nothing compares, no worries or cares
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
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

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
§  Out of the blue - idiom - a surprise
§  Time flies - idiom - time passes quickly
§  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?

SELFIE

'SELFIE' has been named the word in 2013 by Oxford Dictionaries.


Sports

Foto

Both - Either - Neither

Silent letters

Foto: SILENT LETTERS

Different from vs Different than

Foto: 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.

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.

Idiom - Read someone's mind

Foto

What do you do?

Foto: What do you do?

Phrasal verbs Apps

The Phrasal Verbs Machine

Do you find PHRASAL VERBS difficult? Check this out:

Phrasalstein

The phrasal verbs machine.

FREE Mobile Apps to learn them while having fun!!!


Thursday, 14 November 2013

Prepositions

Foto: PREPOSITIONS

Get

Foto: Why don't you try to make some sentences with these phrasal verbs?

Sports

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.

Click here to read and listen to the report.

Source: BBC Learning English.

Giving Advice

Foto

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:
  1. It's fun and you can make new friends from different cultures
  2. You learn slang and colloquial expressions you don't usually learn in a language class
  3. It's free
  4. There is no homework or boring grammar books to study
  5. 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
  6. It's a very fast and effective language learning method
Click on the image to start a conversation exchange.