domingo, 16 de marzo de 2014

HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY





 ST PATRICK'S DAY IS THE MOST FAMOUS FESTIVITY OF IRELAND AND IS CELEBRATED ALL AROUND THE WORLD. IT IS CELEBRATED BY IRISH PEOPLE, IRISH-DESCENDED PEOPLE AND PEOPLE HAVING NOTHING TO DO WITH IRELAND. ANYWAY IT HAS BECOME A POPULAR CELEBRATION IN MANY COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD AND YOU CAN SEE ST PATRICK'S DAY PARADES IN UNIMAGINABLE PLACES. BUT WHO WAS ST PATRICK? PEOPLE CELEBRATE HIS DAY, BUT WHO DO YOU BELIEVE HE WAS? WATCH THIS VIDEO AND ENJOY IT.


HERE YOU ARE SOME TRADITIONAL ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS FESTIVITY.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IRELAND, CLICK HERE OR HERE

LEGENDS AND MYTHS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND



GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND ARE  REPUTED TO HAVE A RICH FOLKLORE, IN FACT THEIR WEALTH OF TALES AND LEGENDS HAVE UNIVERSALLY STREWN ALL AROUND THE WORLD AND HAS INFLUENCED OTHER CULTURES AND ARTS IN GENERAL LIKE CINEMA, PAINTING, LITERATURE, OR DRAMA. ANYWAY, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT, CLICK HERE AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE MYSTERIOUS BRITAIN AND IRELAND WEBSITE SPECIALIZED IN THESE TOPICS. READING TALES AND MYTHS IS AN INTERESTING ENTERTAINING WAY TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH.  ANYWAY, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A SMALL BIT TO START WITH, WATCH THE VIDEOS BELOW. ENJOY IT.



jueves, 13 de marzo de 2014

WRITING TIPS

WRITING IS AN IMPORTANT MAINSTAY. IT IS ONE OF THE FIVE KEY SKILLS.

HERE YOU ARE SOME ARTICLES WITH TIPS AND ADVICE TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING

WRITING TIPS
8 TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH WRITING
TEN PRACTICAL TIPS FOR WRITING
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING

WATCH THIS VIDEO  FROM ENGVID WHERE YOU ARE GIVEN SOME TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING

IF YOU WANT TO DO EXERCISES TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING, CLICK BELOW:

BITESIZE WRITING
WIKIHOW IMPROVE YOUR WRITING
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL GRAMMAR WRITING EXERCISES
BRITISH COUNCIL WRITING SKILLS PRACTICE

WHO WANTS TO GO TO PARIS?

PARIS IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF FRANCE, THE MOST VISITED CITY IN THE WORLD WITHOUT A DOUBT AND ONE OF THE MOST FILMED TOGETHER WITH NY, LONDON, ROME, LA AND SAN FRANCISCO.

MOST OF THE PEOPLE BEAR IN MIND TO VISIT THIS WONDERFUL CITY ONCE IN THEIR LIFETIME. WELL, YOU ARE INVITED TO TRAVEL TO PARIS WITH US TODAY (AT LEAST VIRTUALLY) WATCH THIS VIDEO AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW:
Questions:

La Defense is
 an old part of the city
 a suburb
 a modern part of the city

What is the main street in Paris?
 Montaigne
 Saint Germain
 Champs-Elysees

When did Palais de l'Elysees become the residence of the French presidents?
 1863
 1973
 1873

What do the statues on Place de la Concord symbolise?
 8 goddesses
 8 cities
 8 arts

How many exhibits are there in Louvre?
 300 000
 30 000
 350 000

In whose novel can you read about Notre Dame de Paris?
 Albert Camus
 Victor Hugo
 Guillaume Apollinaire

Pantheon is
 the memorial for the best soldiers of France
 the memorial for the great kings of France
 the memorial for the heroes of France

When was the Opera house opened?
 in 1785
 1875
 1857

How many workers created the parks of Versailles?
 3500
 45000
 35000

How many steps lead to the main entrance of Sacre Coeur?
 237
 247
 236

Montmartre is
 a square
 a mountain
 a hill

PARIS IS ONE OF THE MOST VISITED PLACES IN THE WORLD, IMAGINE YOURSELF GOING SIGHTSEEING IN PARIS OR IN ANY OTHER PLACE, IF YOU NEED TO GO TO A PLACE, YOU SHOULD ASK SOMEONE THE INDICATIONS TO ARRIVE AT THAT PLACE. ALTHOUGH IN PARIS FRENCH IS SPOKEN, ENGLISH IS THE WORLD'S COMMUNICATION LANGUAGE, AND YOU CAN SPEAK TO PEOPLE IN ENGLISH THERE WITHOUT A PROBLEM. ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS AND LEARNING TO GIVE THEM IS SOMETHING ULTIMATE AND USEFUL IN ENGLISH WATCH THIS VIDEO:

IF YOU WANT TO LEARN USEFUL WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS TO USE RELATED TO THIS OF ASKING AND GIVING DIRECTIONS, CLICK HERE

YOU FEEL LIKE FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT PARIS, CLICK THE LINKS BELOW:
PARIS TOURISM WEBSITE.
PARIS WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE.



martes, 4 de marzo de 2014

THE CELTS


THE CELTS ARE ONE OF THE MOST FASCINATING ANCIENT CULTURES. LANGUAGE IS ALSO CULTURE AND CULTURE BUILDS LANGUAGE, SO WHEN LEARNING A LANGUAGE, YOU ARE ALSO LEARNING A CULTURE. THE CELTIC CULTURE IS A BASIS FOR MANY ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES, THUS LEARNING A BIT OF IT CAN HELP YOU LEARN MORE ABOUT THOSE COUNTRIES AND IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH TOO. ENJOY IT
.

LEARNING ENGLISH WITH NEWS



IN THIS VIDEO FROM ENGVID, THEY GIVE YOU GOOD ADVICE TO LEARN ENGLISH THROUGH NEWS. ENJOY IT










THE BBC HAS ONE OF THE BEST LEARNING WEBSITES TO LEARN ENGLISH BY READING NEWS, AND THE WEBSITE IS AIMED AT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS,  CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE PAGE