Figgy Pudding Recipe

Here you can find the recipe  /'resəpi/

We wish you a Merry Christmas.

We wish you a Merry Christmas.

We wish you a Merry Christmas

And a Happy New Year.

Good tidings we bring

To you and your kin.

Good tidings for Christmas

And a Happy New Year.

Oh, bring us a figgy pudding.

Oh, bring us a figgy pudding.

Oh, bring us a figgy pudding

And a cup of good cheer.

We won't go until we get some.

We won't go until we get some.

We won't go until we get some,

So bring some out here.

Christmas tree

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and may all your dreams come true!

7 O'Clock News/Silent Night (Simon and Garfunkel)

This song was recorded by Simon and Garfunkel in 1966. The track consists of a simple arrangement of the Christmas carol Silent Night with a 7 o'clock news bulletin of the actual events of 3 August 1966 read over it.
The report transcripts appear on the video so you can learn news vocabulary

How to Write a Book Review

Book reports and book reviews are similar. Book reports tend to be a little more descriptive (What is this book about?) and book reviews are usually more persuasive (Why a reader should or shouldn't read this book). Both offer a combination of summary and commentary.
They are a way to think more deeply about a book you've read and to demonstrate your understanding.
General elements of a book review:

Introduction

Here you want to provide basic information about the book, and a sense of what your review will be about. You should include:

1. Title (underlined)/Author
2. Publication Information: Publisher, year, number of pages
3. Genre
4. A brief (1-2 sentences) introduction to the book and the review.

Body

There are two main sections for this part. The first is an explanation of what the book is about. The second is your opinions about the book and how successful it is.
Explain the author's purpose and/or the main themes of the book. Then you can summarize.
Provide brief descriptions of the setting, the point of view (who tells the story), the protagonist , and other major characters. If there is a distinct mood or tone, discuss that as well.
Give a concise plot summary. Along with the sequence of major events, you may want to discuss the book's climax and resolution, and/or literary devices such as foreshadowing. But be careful not to give away important plot details or the ending.

Analysis and Evaluation

In this section you analyze or critique the book. You can write about your own opinions; just be sure that you explain and support them with examples. Some questions you might want to consider:

• Did the author achieve his or her purpose?
• Is the writing effective, powerful, difficult, beautiful?
• What are the strengths and weaknesss of the book?
• What is your overall response to the book? Did you find it interesting, moving, dull?
• Would you recommend it to others? Why or why not?

Conclusion

Briefly conclude by pulling your thoughts together. You may want to say what impression the book left you with, or emphasize what you want your reader to know about it.

(adapted from http://www.infoplease.com/homework/wsbookreporths.html)

Fast food

Watch the video and fill in the gaps on the sentences below.

1. Fast food is high _________ ___________ and loaded ________ ____________.
2. A quarter-pound cheeseburger with fries and 16 oz. soda has ______ ______ calories.
3. A 16 oz. soda has ______ ______ calories and ______________ ____________ of sugar.
4. A taco salad and 16 oz. soda has _______ ________ calories.
5. For young people the _______________ ____________ is partly fuelled by fast food.
6. Fast food is a ___________________ staple for many Americans.
7. If you want to lose weight you have to ________________ ______________ out of your diet and ______________ ; ________________ calories.

 Answer key: Select the blue area to see the answers

1.   in fat – with calories

2.    over 1100

3.   almost 200 – 15 teaspoons

4.   about 1000

5.   obesity epidemic

6.   dietary

7.   cut calories – exercise - burn

London - 10 Things You Need To Know

Since we are currently talking about cities, I thought you might like this:

Unit 2 Test Answer key

Part A

1
a) 3
b) 4
c) 1
d) 5
e) 2

2
1) blaring out
2) homely
3) entrepreneur
4) thriving
5) clientele
6) pricey
7) exquisite
8) batter

3
a) the same taste
b) an acquired taste
c) tasty
d) a bad taste
e) taste

4
a) served with sliced banana and Greek yogurt
b) strong black coffee served with small crispy doughnuts
c) succulent fresh strawberries served with whipped cream on top
d) a slice of freshly made bread with creamy butter
e) an enormous pile of fresh figs, dripping with honey
f) a tall glass of sweet, refreshing, home-made lemonade

5
a) Gone are the long lazy days of summer.
b) Perched high above the sea on the rocky cliffs was the tiny village. or
High above the sea on the rocky cliffs perched the tiny village.
c) Gone were the busy crowds of people buying vegetables.
d) Laughing and chatting, they made their way out of the theatre.
e) What I’ve done wrong, I don’t really know.
f) What really happened on the November night, we will never know.

6
1) I think you’ll find
2) Well that may be
3) No way!
4) I suppose you’re right
5) I rest my case.

Part B

7
a) worried about
b) felt sad that the hotel had changed so much
c) it had lost some of its old character
d) had particularly vivid memories of the food at the hotel
e) realised she would never feel the same about the hotel again

Create your own CV

You can create your own CV online here or download the form here.
You can find an example here

SuperSize Me

We talked a bit about this film the other day in class and thought you might want to watch a bit. There are subtitles available (the cc symbol) but they're not very trustworthy.
Mickey D or Mac shack are slang for MacDonalds

Intensifying Expressions

From http://eoicartagena5aingles.blogspot.com/

Intensifying Adjectives

From http://eoicartagena5aingles.blogspot.com/

How to Write Articles

Steps

Determine your topic. Exactly what are you going to write about? 

Figure out who your audience is.

Write the rough draft of the article as follows:

·  Tell your readers what you are going to tell them. This is your introduction. For example:

• This article explains how to create a PowerPoint slide presentation. It covers the following information: choosing a theme, creating a title slide, and creating topic slides.

Check over your piece for presentation.

• Check for faulty information. Have you double-checked your facts?
• Delete any unnecessary or contradictory information.
• Eliminate anything that is just taking up space.
• Check for grammar and spelling errors.
• Read it aloud to yourself to make sure the text flows smoothly.

#Rewrite the article as often as it takes.

Submit your completed article.

                                                   From http://www.wikihow.com/Write-Articles

Food vocabulary

Have a look at these links to find food vocabulary:

• Let's Talk about Eating Habits 
• Food

Unit 1 Test Answer key

Part A

1

a) lengthy

b) animated

c) in-depth

d) predictable

e) one-sided

f) hilarious

2

a) butted in on

b) droned on and on

c) aren’t on the same wavelength

d) put across

e) flowed

3

a) Achieving

b) satisfied

c) valuable

d) skilful

e) fulfilling

f) efficient

g) consideration

h) competently

4

a) Josie seems particularly cheerful these days.

b) Brian slammed the phone down angrily and stormed out into the garden.

c) Could you ask him politely if he’ll feed the cat while we’re away?

d) We had a lot of in-depth chats late at night when we were on holiday last year.

e) Frankly, I don’t usually like to work in my office in the evenings.

5

a) have eaten

b) have been working

c) was walking

d) have written

e) ’s already left

f) had been waiting

6

1) Fancy meeting you here.

2) So, how are things?

3) You’re looking great!

4) I’ve heard so much about you!

5) Pleased to meet you.

Part B

7

a) F

b) T

c) T

d) F

e) T

Order of Adjectives

Try these activities to practise the order of adjectives: Quiz 1, quiz 2, interactive exercise, expand the sentence.

How To Argue Productively

Arguing is a normal part of any relationship - and can make your relationship stronger. Relationship psychotherapist Paula Hall gives her top tips for having a productive argument.

Step 1: Work out what you're really arguing about
Be self-aware. Are you really arguing about the washing up, or is there a deeper issue under the surface? If so, stop arguing about the washing up and have the discussion.

Step 2: Confront the issue, not each other
Many couples start arguing about an issue but end up arguing about who's fault it is. Keep the initial issue at the forefront of your mind, and don't resort to blaming each other.

Step 3: Always stick to the matter in hand
Don't bring up the past, other issues, or other peoples' opinions. Argue about one thing at a time.

Step 4: Be adult
You might find that you sound like a strict parent or rebellious child when you argue. Imagine having the same conversation with your boss and think about how you would respond. Bring that "adult" self into the conflict with your partner.

Step 5: Check yourself
Be aware of how you're feeling. If you're tired, stressed, ill or irritable, give your partner some warning so that they can give you space.

Talk Club

As I mentioned in class, the Talk Club is meeting every Tuesday at 7pm in room B12.
The topic next week is "The end of the world". More info here.

Men are the weaker sex

Traditionally, women are generally known as 'the weaker sex' so people say they need to be protected. However, in terms of health, women are the strong, healthy ones - so, men are supposedly the weaker sex. Yvonne and Rob have been discussing this.

This week's question:
Compared with the early 1960s, each year, the number of men who enter medical schools in the UK has doubled. But how many women enter medical school each year?
a) About the same number
b) Triple the number
c) Ten-fold (=10 times as many)

Listen to this podcast from BBC 6 minute English to answer the question.

Adverb games

Here are a couple of adverb games:

• Adverbs that Describe Actions -Hangman Game

• Adverbs of Frequency Hangman Game

   

   

Young Spaniards see no hope

CNN's Phil Han spoke to three Barcelona residents about how they are dealing with record youth unemployment.

Learning to understand news reports: New York snow chaos

Listen to the audio

Now do the exercise:

Complete each of these sentences from the BBC news report.


1.______________ snowstorms have hit America's East coast.

2. Some say _________________________ played a Halloween trick on 60 million people. Only four times in the last 135 years has New York's Central Park seen snow this early.

3.The ___________________ caused power cuts and some deaths as roads became ___________________.

4. More than a thousand flights were cancelled with some passengers trapped on ___________________ planes for hours.

Now watch the video

Halloween: idioms of fear

For Halloween, The Teacher introduces you to three idioms connected with fear:

1. Shaking like a leaf
2. Scared stiff
3. It sends shivers up and down my spine

To watch the video, click here

Man cold

Man cold. Sketch comedy from BBC3's Man Stroke Woman



Want to learn more about the man cold? Read the definition

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

This is the first book we're going to read this year: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Click on the title to find out more and read an extract.

ETA Separatist Group Declares End to Violence

ETA Basque separatist group published an official statement declaring the end of its violent campaign which started in the late 1960s.




You can read the transcript here

Wordmaster

Play the game to test your vocabulary skills. There are thousands of words to practise.
Wordmaster

Text book

The text book this year is New Inside Out Advanced (Macmillan).

Welcome to this site!

This site will contain activities and information for my Advanced 2 students at EOI San Blas.
My goals are to give you the chance to practise listening by watching again videos we've seen in class and also the chance to practise and expand on vocabulary or grammar points we have dealt with in our lessons.
I hope you will find them useful!