CHRISTMAS WISHES, THE VAZQUES SOUNDS.

YOU CAN CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN MANY WAYS, BUT THE BEST WAY IS WITH MUSIC. THE VAZQUES SOUNDS IS A CHILDREN BAND FORMED BY SIBLINGS AND THEY SING A CLASSIC OF CHRISTMAS. CLICK HERE TO DO THE EXERCISE

CHRISTMAS TIME

PEOPLE GET TOGETHER TO FEAST CHRISTMAS. CHRISTMAS HAS MANY MEANINGS, BUT PERHAPS LINUS GIVES US ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING EXPLANATIONS OF THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS, WATCH AND ENJOY.

SAFE SHOPPING

CHRISTMAS IS COMING, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT SHOULD COME TO ANYONE'S MIND IS SAFE SHOPPING. LEARNING SOME TIPS FOR BETTER SHOPPING IS A GOOD IDEA, BECAUSE THAT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO BUY MORE SENSIBLY AND BETTER.

THE MODAL VERBS

THE MODAL VERBS ARE A MAJOR PITFALL FOR MANY STUDENTS. EACH OF THEM HAVE DIFFERENT USES AND MEANINGS, AND SO AS TO USE THEM IT IS NECCESSARY TO KNOW THEM WELL.

FUTURE IS COMING

GOOGLE HAS INVENTED SOME REVOLUTIONARY GLASSES ALLOWING PEOPLE TO SEE VIRTUAL CONTENTS MINGLED WITH REALITY.  THIS VIDEO EXPLAINS HOW THEY WORK AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR. WATCH THE VIDEO AND ENJOY IT. THEN, WRITE AN ESSAY OF AT LEAST TEN LINES GIVING YOUR OPINION.

HERE YOU CAN FIND A GOOD  ARTICLE GIVING YOU USEFUL TIPS, CLICK HERE

LISTENING ACTIVITY: KATY PERRY ROAR

Katy Perry - Roar (Lyric), Vídeo Musical, Letra y Karaoke

COMPARATIVES IN ENGLISH

THE COMPARATIVES IN ENGLISH A HARD ISSUE, AND WE NEED THEM TO ENHANCE OR TO LESSEN THE MEANING OF AN ADJECTIVE IN RELATION TO SOMEONE OR SOMEBODY ELSE. WE MAY PERHAPS BE SICK OF READING GRAMMAR ARTICLES OR DIAGRAMS, THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND AND STUDY IT THOUGH. ANYWAY, IT IS MORE INTERESTING AND MORE ILLUSTRATIVE TO SEE HOW THEY ARE USED IN REAL LIFE. WATCH THIS VIDEO AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW

IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE COMPARATIVES IN ENGLISH, CLICK HERE AND YOU WILL GO STRAIGHT TO A WEBSITE FOR SPANISH-SPEAKERS, HOWEVER IF YOU COME FROM ANY ANOTHER COUNTRY, CLICK HERE, AND YOU'LL BE RE-DIRECTED TO ANOTHER WEBSITE AVAILAIBLE IN ENGLISH.

I RECOMMEND DOING THE FOLLOWING EXERCISE TO PRACTICE AND CONSOLIDATE YOU KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE COMPARATIVES AND FOR A BETTER USE. SO CLICK HERE.

TALENT SHOWS

Xfactor has traditionally been one of the most renown and most widely watched talent shows in the UK. We all are used to this type of TV shows in any of your countries. We can watch another bit of this sort of programs in a different. Watch the video and answer the questions below the video. Enjoy¡¡¡

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THESE COUNTRIES?

ON THIS POST, YOU HAVE GOT AN EASY EXERCISE RELATED TO GEOGRAPHY. HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?, TRY YOURSELF WITH THIS SMALL VIDEO, YOU HAVE TO CLICK ON THE CORRECT CHOICE AND THAT WAY YOU WILL FIND OUT WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT. IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW, YOU WILL LEARN CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD, ENJOY LEARNING: WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THESE COUNTRIES? on PhotoPeach

A TRICKY ISSUE: GERUND OR INFINITIVE

THE USE OF A GERUND OR AN INFINITIVE AFTER A VERB IS ALWAYS A TRICKY ISSUE MAKING A LOT OF PROBLEMS TO THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL STUDENTS OR HIGHER. ON THIS PRESENTATION FROM SLIDESHARE, YOU ARE GOING TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO THIS KIND OF DOUBTS. READ AND DO THE FOLLOWING EXERCISE

Gerund Or Infinitive from José Antonio Romero Tena

CLICK HERE TO DO THE EXERCISE

FUNNY THANKSGIVING

WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THANKSGIVING IN PREVIOUS POSTS, ANYWAY, THIS CELEBRATIONS IS IMPORTANT FOR MEANING THE FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST EUROPEANS: THE PILGRIM FATHERS. THIS EXCERPT OF VIDEO TELLS IT IN A FUNNY WAY AND IN AN EASY WAY TO BE UNDERSTOOD BY ALL, ENJOY IT.

VERBAL TENSES EXERCISE

DO THE EXERCISE BELOW AND TICK THE CORRECT CHOICE

VERBAL TENSES IN ENGLISH

PEOPLE OFTEN HAVE TROUBLE USING THE DIFFERENT VERBAL TENSES IN ENGLISH, THIS SLIDE PRESENTATION IS INTENDED TO ILLUSTRATE READERS ABOUT THE CORRECT USES OF EACH ENGLISH VERBAL TENSE. THE TEACHERS OF ENGVID AND OTHERS OFFER US USEFUL AND CLEAR EXPLANATIONS ABOUT IT.

LAUREATE POETS AND POETESSES

IN 2012, THE LIBRARY OF THE AMERICAN CONGRESS AND OTHER AMERICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS APPOINTED THE POETESS NATASHA TRETHEWEY 'AMERICAN LAUREATE POETESS 2012'. NATASHA TRETHEWEY IS NOT A NOVICE WRITER BUT A ENTIRELY ACCOMPLISHED WRITERS WINNER OF SEVERAL PRIZES LIKE THE PRESTIGIOUS PULITZER. CLICK AT THIS LINK, IF YOU WANT TO READ A SMALL SAMPLE OF HER POEMS. YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HER BY CLICKING AT THE PICTURE BELOW

ACTIVITY WITH THE TERMINAL STARRED BY TOM HANKS

THE TERMINAL WAS A FANTASTIC MOVIE STARRED BY TOM HANKS THAT TELLS THE STORY OF A TRAVELLER WHO STAYS BLOCKED AT THE NEW YORK AIRPORT BECAUSE A WAR BREAKS OUT IN HIS COUNTRY AND IS NOT ALLOWED TO PASS THE CUSTOMS. HERE IS AN EXERT OF THE MOVIE. WATCH IT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

THANKSGIVING IS COMING¡¡¡

ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS FESTIVITIES IN NORTH AMERICA, HOWEVER FEW KNOW WHAT THIS IS ABOUT AND THE TRUE MEANING FOR THE AMERICANS. IN THIS VIDEO, YOU'LL FIND OUT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT AND ITS MEANING FOR THE AMERICANS. A BANK HOLIDAY DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE AMERICAN HISTORY AND THE BIRTH OF THIS NATION

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE ORIGIN OF THIS AMERICAN BANK HOLIDAY IN DEPTH, CLICK AT THE PICTURE BELOW

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THANKSGIVING
, PLEASE CLICK HERE AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO A PRACTICAL EXERCISE.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING¡¡¡¡ WELL AND IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO CELEBRATE IT, AT LEAST YOU KNOW WHAT THANKSGIVING IS.

WHAT'S FRACKING?

FRACKING IS ONE OF THOSE ISSUES FEW PEOPLE SPEAK ABOUT. IT HARDLY EVER SHOWS UP ON THE NEWS, HOWEVER IT IS A SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM VERY HARMFUL TO NATURE. ON THIS VIDEO, YOU WILL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT. WATCH IT AND DO THE EXERCISE BELOW.  

THE PHRASAL VERBS: REALLY SCARY?

ONE OF THE WORST THINGS A ESL STUDENT RUNS INTO IN GRAMMAR, WHEN SHE OR HE LEARNS ENGLISH IS THE PHRASAL VERB.
WHY? THIS IS JUST SUCH A PECULIAR ENGLISH LANGUAGE THING THAT OTHER LANGUAGES DO NOT HAVE, FOR THIS REASON THE ESL STUDENTS FINDS IT DIFFICULT, BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING IN THEIR LANGUAGES THEY CAN COMPARE IT WITH, BUT WHAT ARE THE PHRASAL VERBS?

THE TERM PHRASAL VERB IS COMMONLY APPLIED TO A TYPE OF DISTINCT  CONSTRUCTIONS IN ENGLISH: A VERB AND A PARTICLE (GENERALLY A PREPOSITION). THIS WORD CANNOT BE UNDERSTOOD BASED UPON THE MEANING OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTS IN ISOLATION, BUT RATHER IT MUST BE TAKEN AS A WHOLE.

ON THE VIDEO BELOW, THERE IS AN EXPLANATION FOR THE SPANISH-SPEAKERS FROM A TEACHER WORKING FOR LASELVAINGLÉS

FOR THE SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES, YOU SHOULD WATCH THIS OTHER VIDEO BY JENNIFER ESL WHERE SHE EXPLAINS HOW THEY WORK VERY THOROUGHLY:

HERE BELOW, YOU CAN SEE A SERIES OF SEVERAL LINKS WHERE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ENLARGE YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THEM AND DEEPEN INTO THE WORLD OF PHRASAL VERBS EVEN MORE:

ENGLISH CLUB: PHRASAL VERBS
DICTIONARY OF PHRASAL VERBS

WOULD YOU LIKE TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH YOU HAVE LEARNED ABOUT IT, COME ON¡¡, ENTER THIS LINK AND DO THIS PHRASAL VERB TEST TO CHECK ALL YOU HAVE LEARNED:

PHRASAL VERBS TEST

LISTENING EXERCISE WITH KATY PERRY

KATY PERRY IS ONE OF THE MOST FASHIONABLE SINGERS IN THE MOMENT. SHE USUALLY LEADS THE TOP CHARTS WITH HER SONGS, TODAY WE DO A LISTENING ACTIVITY WITH ONE OF HER SONGS. CLICK AT THE KATY PERRY PICTURE, LISTEN AND DO THE EXERCISE:

HOW TO WRITE BOTH INFORMAL AND FORMAL LETTERS IN ENGLISH

Writing letters in English is always a difficult thing to do. The superb teacher from Engvid Emma teaches us today how to write both  informal and formal letters in English thoroughly. Watch the video

Once after you've finished watching it. Try to write two letters (formal and informal) by following the guidelines given in this video.

THE FIGHT MUST GO ON

WILL SMITH AND HIS SON STARRED ONE OF THE MOST TENDER FILMS ABOUT PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT AND DAILY FIGHT FOR A BETTER LIFE: THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. WATCH THE SCENE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW

LISTENING ACTIVITY: BRUNO MARS

LISTEN TO THIS BRUNO MARS' SONG AND FILL THE GAPS. CLICK AT THE PICTURE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE WEBSITE

HOMER IN HELL

HOMER SIMPSON IS ALWAYS IN TROUBLE, EVEN WITH THE DEVIL. HALLOWEEN IS LONG BEHIND, HOWEVER HAVING A GOOD LAUGH IS NEVER TO SPARE. WATCH THE VIDEO AND ANWER THE QUESTIOS CONCERNING THIS VIDEO For websites and blogs that support iframes:

FIRST STEP, ONE MORE OF MANY MORE

Hello, welcome to the very first post of WISEPATHS, an online space aimed for those wishing to improve their English WELL, it's hard to start, but we'll do with this one: who likes cookies? Everybody likes them, maybe, the one liking them most is the megafamous Cookie monster from Sesame street, here below is a good example of it:

Now forget the cookies, that's the most scrumptious at first sight, but pay attention to what the Cookie monster says: Does he use the pronouns correctly? What's the correct form? I want or me want it?. Reflect on this and rewrite the wrong lines of this song properly.

Do you want to find out more about the Cookie Monster?