LEARN MORE ABOUT CLASSICAL MUSIC..

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-themes-classical-music.htm





Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day.

Magazine article: Everything you (n)ever wanted to know about Mozart. Did you know that Mozart was a keen and skilful billiard player? Or that he had a slight deformity of his left ear, usually kept covered by his wig? Read article

Word game: Orchestra. Read the text describing the positions of the different instruments, sections and other components of an orchestra and put the names in the correct places. Play game

Story: A perfectly fair business deal. Hobbes-Smith collects antique musical instruments. At a music festival in Italy, he sees a valuable violin which he wants to add to his collection. Is the owner prepared to sell it? Read this story and find out. Read story

Story: The Comeback. When the once-great opera singer Fausto Ruiz returns to the place where he was born, things do not work out as he had expected ... Read story

Cartoon: "What on earth are you doing?" "You told me to listen to ..." See cartoon

Cartoon: "My tuba's broken. How can I fix it?" "Why don't you use a ..." See cartoon

Trivia: Numbers: On 17 June 1872, Johann Strauss the younger (1825-99) conducted an orchestra of 987 pieces supported by a choir of 20,000, at the World Peace Jubilee in Boston, USA See more classical music trivia

For all these click the link above and have fun!!

HAIR IDIOMS

When was the last time you let your hair down? Have you ever told someone to keep their hair on? Tell me about a time when you were tearing your hair out.
Send me a sentence or two using these idioms and I'll put my favourites on this page??or create your mini story by using these three idioms???


http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/the_teacher/latest_video.shtml

Ten tips to build English vocabulary

Feeling overwhelmed trying to memorize so many vocabulary words? It doesn't need to be a daunting task! Check out these top strategies and practical pointers that can help you build your word power!

1-Connect: It's easier to memorize words based on a common theme. Make your own connections between words and possibly organize them in a spider diagram.


2-Write: Practically using vocabulary can help it stick in your mind. Write sentences with new vocabulary words or compose a story using a group of words or expressions.

3-Draw: Expose the artist in you by drawing pictures related to the words you study. Your drawings can help trigger your memory in the future.

4-Act: Get your moves on by acting out words and expressions you learn. Or, imagine and act out a situation where you would need to use them.

5-Create: Design flashcards in English and study them in your spare time. Each week make new ones, but continue to review all of them.

6-Associate: Assign different colors to different words. This association will help you recall vocabulary later.

7-Listen: Think about other words which sound similar to the words you're learning, especially complex words. Associate the other words with this new word to help you remember the pronunciation.

8-Choose: Remember that topics that interest you will be easier to learn. Therefore, carefully select words that you will find useful or interesting. Even the process of making the choice is a memory aid!

9-Limit: Don't try to memorize the dictionary in a day! Limit yourself to 15 words per day, and you'll gain confidence instead of feeling overwhelmed.

10-Observe: Keep an eye out for the words you're studying when reading or listening to English.

11-Improve your spoken English
Live conversation classes with native English teachers.

A NICE SONG by Bob MARLEY

A NICE SONG by Bob MARLEY

No Woman No Cry lyrics
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.

Said - said - said: I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard
in Trenchtown,Oba - obaserving the 'ypocrites
As they would mingle
with the good people we meet.
Good friends we have,
oh, good friends we've lost
Along the way.

In this great future,
you can't forget your past;
So dry your tears, I seh.
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.'Ere, little darlin',
don't shed no tears:No, woman, no cry.

Said - said - said:
I remember when-a we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown.
And then Georgie would make the fire lights,
As it was logwood burnin' through the nights.
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge,
Of which I'll share with you;
My feet is my only carriage,
So I've got to push on through.
But while I'm gone, I mean:


Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right!
I said, everything's gonna be all right-a!
Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right, now!
Everything's gonna be all right!



So, woman, no cry;
No - no, woman -
woman, no cry.
Woman, little sister,
don't shed no tears;
No, woman, no cry.

I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown.
And then Georgie would make the fire lights,
As it was logwood burnin' through the nights.
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge,
Of which I'll share with you;
My feet is my only carriage,
So I've got to push on through.But while I'm gone


No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.
Woman, little darlin',
say don't shed no tears;
No, woman, no cry.


Eh! (Little darlin', don't shed no tears!
No, woman, no cry.
Little sister,
don't shed no tears!
No, woman, no cry.)
Attributed to Hüseyin's comment 'No Grammar No cry:-))'

SKILLWISE ADVERBS QUIZ (3 LEVELS)

Adverbs explanation

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/interestsentences/adverbs/factsheet.shtml

Here is the quiz,it is time to test yourself:-)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/interestsentences/adverbs/quiz.shtml

gOoD lUcK :-)

Another matching activity to practice conditionals:-)Have fun!!

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/secondconditional/exercise4.html

READ& LISTEN ABOUT ANNA!

You can listen to the radio programme about Anna by clicking on the following link and then have a look at the explanations to learn about second conditionals better.

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/gc/rss.xml

HERE IS A QUIZ FOR YOU!

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS & SHARE THE RESULTS WITH FRIENDS!!!