Show my street

http://showmystreet.com/

Crazy English

We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes,
But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes.
One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,
Yet the plural of moose should never be meese.
You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice,
Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.

If the plural of man is always called men,
Why shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen?
If I speak of my foot and show you my feet,
And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?
If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth,
Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called beeth?

Then one may be that, and there would be those,
Yet hat in the plural would never be hose,
And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.
We speak of a brother and also of brethren,
But though we say mother, we never say methren.
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him,
But imagine the feminine: she, shis and shim!

Let's face it - English is a crazy language.
There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger;
Neither apple nor pine in pineapple.
English muffins weren't invented in England.

We take English for granted, but if we explore its paradoxes,
We find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square,
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
And why is it that writers write, but fingers don't fing,
Grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham?

Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend?
If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them,
What do you call it?

If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught?
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?

Sometimes I think all the folks who grew up speaking English
Should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane.
In what other language do people recite at a play and play at a recital?

We ship by truck but send cargo by ship...
We have noses that run and feet that smell.
We park in a driveway and drive in a parkway.
And how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same,
While a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language
In which your house can burn up as it burns down,
In which you fill in a form by filling it out,
And in which an alarm goes off by going on.
And in closing..........

If Father is Pop, how come Mother's not Mop.???

My Girl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvN8FNMD3dk

"My Girl"

http://letras.terra.com.br/westlife/42827/

My name

http://www.obtampons.ca/apology

The Muppets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4JYn81np6U&feature=fvst

The Present Continuous

The present continuous tense is formed from the present tense of the verb be and the present participle (-ing form) of a verb:
Use
1. We use the present continuous tense to talk about the present:

• for something that is happening at the moment of speaking:

I’m just leaving work. I’ll be home in an hour.
Please be quiet. The children are sleeping.

• for something which is happening before and after a given time:

At eight o’clock we are usually having breakfast.
When I get home the children are doing their homework.

• for something which we think is temporary:

Michael is at university. He’s studying history.
I’m working in London for the next two weeks.

• for something which is new and contrasts with a previous state:

These days most people are using email instead of writing letters.
What sort of clothes are teenagers wearing nowadays? What sort of music are they listening to?

• to show that something is changing, growing or developing:

The children are growing quickly.
The climate is changing rapidly.
Your English is improving.

• for something which happens again and again:

It’s always raining in London.
They are always arguing.
George is great. He’s always laughing.

Note: We normally use always with this use.

2. We use the present continuous tense to talk about the future:

• for something which has been arranged or planned:

Mary is going to a new school next term.
What are you doing next week?

3. We can use the present continuous to talk about the past:

• When we are telling a story:

• When we are summarising the story from a book, film or play etc.:

The Present Continuous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcWFBjANh_M&feature=related

The Present Continuous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RYdMEDfRdU

Telling the time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3icBxO6Wjz0&feature=related

Daily routine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWccPqg1DbI&feature=related

Daily routine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TviX4FDZ4TQ

Write your name on the ice

http://www.star28.net/snow.html

Test correction 7th form

A.
1 Thomas Michael Fletcher
2. Tommy
3. 17th July
4. cancer
5. a dog and a cat
6. singer, guitarist and songwriter
7. football

B.
1. McFly are a British pop rock band with lots of hit songs, including "Five colours in her hai" and "I'll be OK".
2. They are Danny, Dougie, Harry and Tom.
3. He was born in Harrow, London, England.
4. He is 1,80m tall.
5. He has got a little sister called Carrie.
6. He can play the guitar, the piano and the drums, he can sing, write songs and draw.

C.
1. is  /  has got
2. Are  /  are
3. Are  /  aren't.
4. have got  /  is
5. has got /  hasn't got

D.
1. he
2. she  /  her
3. his
4. his  /  their

E.
1. When were you born?
2. Where are you from?
3. What is your favourite hobby?
4. How many members are there in your band?

F. His name is Danny, he was born on 12th March 1986. His favourite singer is Bruce Springsteen and he has got two dogs. He hates Harry's feet and spots.

Halloween is coming

http://youtu.be/LZ_IUnktXq4

Funny videos

http://vimeo.com/27256955

The marriage of the year

http://sorisomail.com/email/161570/o-casamento-do-ano.html

Rephrasing

Rephrase

1. Everyone can use technological knowledge.
   Technological knowledge ...........................
2. We will increase our investment in education.
     Our investment ........................................
3. That's the place. I was born there.
     That's the place .......................................
4. They haven't turned the machine on.
    The machine .............................................
5. She didn't like the film. She enjoyed it in the end.
   Although  ..................................................
6. "We watch TV many hours a day", they said.
   They said .................................................
7. "When are you going to Spain?" Mum asked.
    ...............................................................
8. They will teach him Spanish at school.
    He .........................................................
9. I will lend you the CDs. My mother gave them to me.
   I will lend you the CDs .................................................
10. Jane doesn't try hard, so she can't overcome the sweets addiction.
      If ..................................................................












Key

1. Technological knowledge can be used by everyone.
2. Our investment in education will be increased.
3. That's the place where I was born.
4. The machine hasn't been turned on.
5. Although she didn't like the film, she enjoyed it in the end.
6. They said they watched TV many hours a day.
7. Mum asked me when I was going to Spain.
8. He will be taught Spanish at school.
9. I will lend you the CDs that my mother gave to me.
10. If Jane tried hard, she would overcome the sweets addictions.

Talking animals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d57IDc5XAHA&feature=related

Interesting videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN2SQ4m7M04&feature=related