Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Describing appearances

It’s Lady Gaga, one of the most popular singers worldwide. She’s famous for her music, attitude and extravagant/flamboyant/outrageous/odd/weird/fanciful outfits/clothes/apparels/garments/wear/look.

She’s medium size/height/weight/average build. She’s short and thin but she has got a lovely figure and well-shaped legs.

On the left-hand side picture, she’s got blond, short, curly hair and she’s wearing lots of make-up. She’s also wearing a black bonnet and a mask. She’s wearing a black feathered jumper matching a grey patterned skirt in different shades too. She’s probably in a film premier.

In the middle picture, she’s got short, half-pink dyed hair. She’s wearing white, sequined lingerie and long wellingtons. She seems to have blood stains on. She’s probably singing in a music awards show.

In the picture on the right …

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Now, read the text again and follow the instructions:

1. Check the meaning of all the words you don't know in the text above. Jot them down in your vocab booklet.
2. Give a definition for every underlined word (in English!!!).
3. Write a description of Lady Gaga on the right-hand side picture.

Subject & Object Questions

Now follow the directions given in the activity below and complete it in your notebook:



https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Jb_FzrteUSOpgkwPc4uAUn1GekcByh7o2fFsEmgUMWw

Present Contrast

Click below for some practice:

Present Continuous and Present Simple, by Paula :)
Find this and other present continuous exercises in English Exercises .org

Summer Reccomended Reading List

I know, I know ... the last thing you want right now is doing anything that has to do with English, but keep this in mind: a little bit of reading harms nobody!!! ... consider it will help your brains keep fit as you are hanging out at the swimming pool or sunbathing in Benidorm ... ;-)

There you go!, these are recommended readings for your well-deserved off-school days (click on each entry to check details on the publishers):

-My Family and Other Animals  (Reading Training)

-Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde  (Reading Training)

-The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole  (Advanced Readers)

-The Last of the Mohicans  (Advanced Readers)

In case you prefer reading in digital form, check the  Short Stories on the blog's right-side menu.

Enjoy your holidays!!!

Irene

Writing Outline + Sentence Connectors

I. INTRODUCTION

Thesis statement: present the topic of your writing by giving a brief explanation of what you are going to talk later.

II. DEVELOPMENT

Topic statements: decide how many topics you want to develop and make a sentence for each. You need to support each topic with details or examples.

> Sentence 1: details/examples

> Sentence 2: details/examples

> Sentence 3: details/examples

> Sentence 4: details/examples

...

In this section, use as many of the sentence connectors below as you need. These are words that help you link your ideas to write a cohesive, coherent paragraph.

Logical Order
>Firstly/Secondly/Thirdly ...

>Next/Last/Finally ...

>In addition/Furthermore/Also ...

Contrast

>However

>On the other hand

>On the contrary

>In comparison

>In contrast

Result

>As a result

>As a consequence

>Therefore

Comparison

>Similarly

>Likewise

>Also

III. CONCLUSION

Concluding statement: recap all the topics/ideas you have dealt with above and add up a closing statement that gives the reader an idea of successful completion (as if you left nothing to say).

West Side Story

I. Find this information on the Internet and answer the following questions:

     >What is the plot of the film (3-5 lines)?
     >When was the film first released?
     >Could you name the main characters? Who were in the cast?
     >How many awards and honours has this film won?
     >What is special about its soundtrack? Who is the scores’ author?

II. Look up the phrase "melting pot" in any online encyclopaedia. Explain the relation that term could possibly have with the plot or topics in the film.

III. Write your film review (70-80 words). Keep to the layout basics given in the post above.

In case you need some help, check the following document: