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Do you like David Ghetta? Here's his famous song "I gotta feeling". Listen to it and do the activities provided.

 

* gotta = have got a; *gonna= going to;
*wanna= Want to

1. Translate the sentence:
I gotta feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night

2. Listen to this part of the song and fill in the spaces with the prepositions in the box

up, out, off, down

I gotta* feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna* be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night (x3)
Tonight's the night night
Let's live it _______
I got my money
Let's spend it _______
Go _______and smash it
Like Oh My God
Jump _______that sofa
Let's get get _______
I know that we'll have a ball
If we get _______
And go _______
And just loose it all
I feel stressed _______
I wanna let it go
Let's go way _______spaced _______
And loosing all control
Fill _______ my cup
Mozoltov
Look at her dancing
Just take it _______
Let's paint the town
We'll shut it _______
Let's burn the roof
And then we'll do it again

3. Find the sentences with the structure "Let's+ infinitive" and translate them.


(Taken from Isabel Pérez's website)

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Do you like Nelly Furtado? Is the song "Say it right" familiar to you? Listen to it and complete the lyrics below.

Say It Right   (lyrics)
In the day, in the ____________
Say it right, say it all
You either got it or you don't
You either stand or you ____________
When your will is broken
When it slips from your ____________
When there's no time for joking
There's a hole in the ____________

Oh, you don't mean nothing at all to me
No, you don't mean nothing at all to me
Oh, you've got what it takes to set me ____________
Oh, you could mean everything to me

I can't say that I'm not lost and found
I can't say that I don't love the light and the ____________
I can't that I don't know that I am alive
And all of what I feel I could show you ____________

Oh, you don't mean nothing at all to me
No, you don't mean nothing at all to me
Oh, you've got what it takes to set me ____________
Oh, you could mean everything to me

From my hands I can give you, something that I made
From my mouth I can sing you another brick that I laid
From my body I can show you a place, God knows
If you know this place is holy, do you really want to ____________?

Let's have fun!

Do you want to listen to Gotye? here's his famous song "Somebody that I used to know".

a. Write down all the verbs that are in past.

b. Find words that mean.
     1- OK:
    2- suffering:
    3- happy:
    4- finished:
    5- person you don't know:
    6- impolite:
    7- abandon:

Today is ... WORLD TEACHER'S DAY

Watch this video and enjoy this day dedicated to us and to our job, sometimes difficult but rewarding at the same time.

Today is ...  World Teacher's Day

ACTIVITY 1
Watch this video and write down a short dialogue in the classroom.

ACTIVITY 2
Now listen to this song and follow the lyrics below. On a paper write down the five different activities the children do.

This is the way we go to  school,
This is the way we go to school so early in the morning.
This is the way we dress ourselves,
This is the way we dress ourselves so early in the morning.
This is the way we wash our hands,
This is the way we wash our hands so early in the morning.
This is the way we brush our teeth
This is the way we brush our teeth so early in the morning.
This is the way we carry our books
This is the way we carry our books so early in the morning.
This is the way we go to school,
This is the way we go to school so early in the morning.

Today is ... World Teacher's Day

ACTIVITY 1

Think of good teachers that you have or had.
- What qualities must a good teacher have?
- What must a good class include?

ACTIVITY 2
Now let's watch a video of a story called "The Pianist" and answer the questions below.

1. What's the boy's name?
2. What does he like doing?
3. When did he go to his oiano class?
4. How often did he practise? And when?
5. Who is Vicky?
6. What does the sentence "your fingers move like a squirrel on the piano keys" mean?
7. What secret does Vicki whisper into Azur's ear?
8. What is inside Vicki's box?
9. Why didn't he practice the day before his performance?
10. What couldn't Azul find when he woke up on the day of the performance?
11. Where is the piano?
12. What did he do in front of the piano?
13. Where was the butterfly?

Today is ... World Teacher's Day

ACTIVITY 1

Watch this video and choose the correct answer for each question.

1. Why does the teacher use hand signals?  (choose two options)
    a. in order to understand the listening.
    b. in order to promote active listening.
    c. so that the learners have fun while listening.
    d. to help her facilitate the conversation.

2. What does "two fingers" mean?
    a. that somebody has something to add.
    b. that somebody has something to say.
    c. that somebody has something new to say.
    d. that somebody has nothing to say.

3. What does "thumbs up" mean?
    a. that somebody has something to add.
    b. that somebody has something to say.
    c. that somebody has something new to say.
    d. that somebody has nothing to say.

4. Why does Ms. Brewer ask her students to use two distinct hand signals?
    a. to make lessons a bit more complicated.
    b. to have them tuned in to know if something is interesting or boring.
    c. to facilitate deaf students understand the lessons.
    d. to have them tuned in to know if something is new or has already been said.

Today is ...   World Teacher's Day

ACTIVITY 1

Watch this video and answer the questions below:



1. Why does she use hand signals?
     a. In order to call somebody.
     b. In order to promote active listening.
     c. To help her facilitate the conversation.
     d. To help her keep on with the class.
2. What does "two fingers" mean?
     a. that somebody has something to say.
     b. that somebody wants to explain a topic.
     c. that somebody has something new to say.
     d. that somebody hasn't understood something.
3. What does "thumbs up" mean?
     a. that somebody has something to say.
     b. that somebody wants to explain a topic.
     c. that somebody has something new to say.
     d. that somebody hasn't understood something. 
4. Why does Ms. Brewer ask her students to use two distinct hand signals?
    a. To make things more complicated and have them pay attention.
    b. To give the students the opportunity to show that they have something to say.
    c. To give the students the opportunity to repeat what the teacher has explained.
    d. To have the students tuned in to know if something is new or has already been said before.

Today is ...  Native Americans Day

ACTIVITY 1

1. Which word don't you associate with Native Americans?
     a. Apaches
     b. Egyptians
     c. Comanches
     d. Siouxs
     e. Mohawks

2. Name five foods that Native Americans used to eat. Click on the following link to find the information.

http://www.foodbycountry.com/Spain-to-Zimbabwe-Cumulative-Index/United-States-Native-Americans.html


ACTIVITY 2

This worksheet has got twenty words related to Native Americans. You must unscramble the words, write them correctly and look for their translations in the dictionary.

(if you want to see the image bigger click on it to go to the original website)

If you want to listen to some Native American music, watch this video and enjoy it.

Today is ... Native Americans Day

ACTIVITY 1

1. Which word don't you associate with Native Americans?
a. Apaches
b. Egyptians
c. Comanches
d. Siouxs
e. Mohawks

ACTIVITY 2

As you have discovered, the Sioux are one Native American Tribe. Let's know some facts about them by answering the questions below.

Click on the image to go to the original website.

1. What's the meaning of "Sioux"?

2. Where do the sioux people live?
3. How are the Sioux organised?
4. Do they have their own laws?
5. Who is an "itancan"?
6. What language do the Sioux speak?
7. Do Sioux children go to school?
8. What do children like doing in their free time?
9. What type of "homes" did Sioux people live in?
10. Where do they live nowadays?

ACTIVITY 3

Now you will listen to some Native American music. It's interpreted by a band called Sacred Spirit and the title is Yeha Noha.
Write down what this music makes you feel.