We are going to work the lyrics of this popular song all around the world, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas". I hope you enjoy it!
And let's have a look at some Christmas vocabulary and traditions. Click here.
lunes, 9 de diciembre de 2019
The Twelve Days of Christmas
The Twelve Days of Christmas es una canción navideña tradicional en inglés antiguo y muy popular en los países donde se habla inglés. Es una canción "acumulativa" donde se van enumerando los 12 regalos que una persona recibe de su enamorado/a durante los 12 días consecutivos de Navidad (entre las festividades de Navidad y la Epifanía).
And these are the lyrics of the song:
And these are the lyrics of the song:
On the first
day of Christmas my true love sent to me:
A Partridge in a Pear Tree
A Partridge in a Pear Tree
On the second
(3rd/4th/5th/6th/7th/8th/8th/9th/10th/11th)
day of Christmas my true love sent to me:
Two Turtle
Doves
Three French
Hens
Four Calling
Birds
Five Golden
Rings
Six Geese a
Laying
Seven Swans a
Swimming
Eight Maids a
Milking
Nine Ladies
Dancing
Ten Lords a
Leaping
Eleven Pipers
Piping
On the twelfth
day of Christmas my true love sent to me:
12 Drummers
Drumming
Eleven Pipers Piping
Ten Lords a Leaping
Nine Ladies Dancing
Eight Maids a Milking
Seven Swans a Swimming
Six Geese a Laying
Five Golden Rings
Four Calling Birds
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree
Eleven Pipers Piping
Ten Lords a Leaping
Nine Ladies Dancing
Eight Maids a Milking
Seven Swans a Swimming
Six Geese a Laying
Five Golden Rings
Four Calling Birds
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree
Chrismas is here
Remember this EASY song: SANTA!! And learn the well-known "We Wish You a Merrt Christmas":
miércoles, 13 de noviembre de 2019
More about telling the time and routines
This is a video out of five. The first one is very easy, just to learn "what time is it? It's....o'clock" You can watch the rest on You Tube:
Comparatives
Remember: we compare two things, places or people. With short adjectives, just add -er to the adjective, and with the long ones, we use "more + adjective + than":
martes, 22 de octubre de 2019
The verb Have got (tener). Very easy!
Watch the video and learn the verb Have Got in the full form and the short form:
Present Simple
Let's revise the Present Simple. It is used for routines and habits and we use the aulxiliary "do" or "does" for the 3rd person singular. Remember it:
Halloween vocabulary
In the blog you can find some links about Halloween, don't forget to visit them. Today, let's learn some vocabulary, here we go! And happy Halloween!!
The history of Halloween
Why do we celebrate Halloween?
Like many other holidays, Halloween has evolved and changed throughout history. Over 2,000 years ago people called the Celts lived in what is now Ireland, the UK, and parts of Northern France. November 1 was their New Year's Day. They believed that the night before the New Year (October 31) was a time when the living and the dead came together.
More than a thousand years ago the Christian church named November 1 All Saints Day (also called All Hallows.) This was a special holy day to honor the saints and other people who died for their religion. The night before All Hallows was called Hallows Eve. Later the name was changed to Halloween.
Like the Celts, the Europeans of that time also believed that the spirits of the dead would visit the earth on Halloween. They worried that evil spirits would cause problems or hurt them. So on that night people wore costumes that looked like ghosts or other evil creatures. They thought if they dressed like that, the spirits would think they were also dead and not harm them.
The tradition of Halloween was carried to America by the immigrating Europeans. Some of the traditions changed a little, though. For example, on Halloween in Europe some people would carry lanterns made from turnips. In America, pumpkins were more common. So people began putting candles inside them and using them as lanterns. That is why you see Jack 'o lanterns today.
These days Halloween is not usually considered a religious holiday. It is primarily a fun day for children. Children dress up in costumes like people did a thousand years ago. But instead of worrying about evil spirits, they go from house to house. They knock on doors and say "trick or treat." The owner of each house gives candy or something special to each trick or treater.
Like many other holidays, Halloween has evolved and changed throughout history. Over 2,000 years ago people called the Celts lived in what is now Ireland, the UK, and parts of Northern France. November 1 was their New Year's Day. They believed that the night before the New Year (October 31) was a time when the living and the dead came together.
More than a thousand years ago the Christian church named November 1 All Saints Day (also called All Hallows.) This was a special holy day to honor the saints and other people who died for their religion. The night before All Hallows was called Hallows Eve. Later the name was changed to Halloween.
Like the Celts, the Europeans of that time also believed that the spirits of the dead would visit the earth on Halloween. They worried that evil spirits would cause problems or hurt them. So on that night people wore costumes that looked like ghosts or other evil creatures. They thought if they dressed like that, the spirits would think they were also dead and not harm them.
The tradition of Halloween was carried to America by the immigrating Europeans. Some of the traditions changed a little, though. For example, on Halloween in Europe some people would carry lanterns made from turnips. In America, pumpkins were more common. So people began putting candles inside them and using them as lanterns. That is why you see Jack 'o lanterns today.
These days Halloween is not usually considered a religious holiday. It is primarily a fun day for children. Children dress up in costumes like people did a thousand years ago. But instead of worrying about evil spirits, they go from house to house. They knock on doors and say "trick or treat." The owner of each house gives candy or something special to each trick or treater.
miércoles, 18 de septiembre de 2019
sábado, 14 de septiembre de 2019
Countables and uncountables
The difference between countable and uncountable nouns is easy:
And before countables and uncountables we can use quantifiers: a, an, some, any. Remember! we can use much (with uncountables), many (with uncountables) and a lot of to talk about large quantities of something.
And before countables and uncountables we can use quantifiers: a, an, some, any. Remember! we can use much (with uncountables), many (with uncountables) and a lot of to talk about large quantities of something.
viernes, 30 de agosto de 2019
Present Continuous
The Present Continuous Tenses is used to talk about what we are doing AT THE MOMENT, and it's very easy, watch this video:
And what is the difference between the Present Continuous and the Present Simple? The Present Simple is used for routines and habits:
And what is the difference between the Present Continuous and the Present Simple? The Present Simple is used for routines and habits:
jueves, 8 de agosto de 2019
martes, 16 de julio de 2019
Videos for basic vocabulary
Here you are some of the videos we watch in class to learn basic vocabulary in English. I hope you like them!
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