Merry Christmas to all and some homework...

Hi all!

For those of you who couldn't come yesterday: we had a look at Unit 3C so please revise at home a couple of things: adverbs of frequency and vocabulary related to dates and times. You may have a look at the rules on the last pages of the textbook.

Have a nice Christmas and a happy New year!

Daniel

Adjectives: Exercise II

Read about Ashton Kutcher Here are some sentences about the American actor Ashton Kutcher. Which of these words are adjectives?
Ashton Kutcher is a young man. He lives in America. His nationality is American. He is tall and handsome. He has short brown hair and brown eyes. He has pale skin. He is a popular young male actor. He is married to the female actress Demi Moore.

Source: http://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/grammar/adjectives/appearance/gapfill/gapfill.html

Adjectives: Exercise I

Look at this picture of the American actor Ashton Kutcher. How would you describe his appearance? Fill in the gaps in the sentences with suitable adjectives, then press "Check" to check your answers.

His name is Ashton Kutcher. He is a [?] (age) man. He has short [?] (colour) hair. He has [?] (colour) eyes. He is over 6 foot [?] (height). He is [?] (weight) and very [?] (looks). Source: http://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/grammar/adjectives/appearance/gapfill/gapfill.html

Vocabulary: Adjectives for describing appearance.

Adjectives for Describing Appearance

Here is a list of English adjectives that are frequently used for describing people's height and body shape.

Attractive - a person who is good looking. (male or female).

Example sentence: Demi Moore is a very attractive woman.

Beautiful - a person who is extremely good looking (mainly used to describe women),

Example sentence: The American singer Beyonce is very beautiful.

Blonde - a person who has yellow hair.

Example sentence: The American celebrity Paris Hilton has blonde hair.

Fat - a very negative way to describe someone who is overweight (very rude and a bit insulting).

Example sentence: Kirstie Alley starred in the American sitcom "Fat Actress".

Gorgeous - very attractive (used to describe men and women).

Example sentence: I think Johnny Depp is gorgeous!

Redhead - a person with orange hair!

Example sentence: Nicole Kidman is a redhead.

Short - used to describe someone who isn't very tall.

Example sentence: American actor Tom Cruise is fairly short.

Skinny - used to describe someone who is very thin (impolite).

Example sentence: Many fashion models are too skinny.

Smart - used to describe someone who takes a lot of care over their appearance.

Example sentence: It is important to look smart if you want to make a good impression.

Tall - used to describe someone who is above average height.

Example sentence: American actor Ashton Kucher is very tall.

Thin - used to describe someone who weighs less than the average person (impolite!).

Example sentence: Victoria Beckham is very thin.

Source: http://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/grammar/adjectives/appearance/vocab1.html

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Example of an informal letter

2nd May Dear John(,) Thanks for your last letter and the nice photos................ ..................................................................................................................... Sorry, but I have to finish. Hope to hear from you again. Take care, Peter

Tips:

- the date: top right hand corner (day/month-BE - or month/day-AE) - comma after name not necessary, but begin after that with a CAPITAL letter - ending: Take care, Cheers, Yours, Love, then a comma and your name Source: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/letters.htm

Listening: www.audioenglish.net

Here you will find some listening activities with the transcription. Some of them are free.

http://www.audioenglish.net/

Video: Family

Source: www.youtube.es

Listening exercises: family relationships

Hi guys,

Here you have the two listening exercises we did today about family relationships:

http://www.esl-lab.com/family1/fam1.htm

http://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/family-1.htm

Have a long and nice weekend.

Daniel

Exercises on genitive 's

Write apostrophe 's into the gaps. Example: I met _______ sister yesterday. (Mandy) Answer: I met Mandy's sister yesterday. 1) This is  book. (Peter) 2) Let's go to the . (Smiths) 3) The  room is upstairs. (children) 4)  sister is twelve years old. (John) 5)  and  bags have blue stickers. (Susan - Steve) 6)  shoes are on the second floor. (men) 7) My  car was not expensive. (parents) 8)  CD player is new. (Charles) 9) This is the  bike. (boy) 10) These are the  pencils. (boys)

If you wanto to check the answers, go to: 

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/apostrophe_s.htm

Rules for genitive 's

's - Apostrophe, genitive -s

English:	German:
Ronny's brother	Ronnys Bruder and  Ronny's Bruder (since spelling reform)

Singular:

Add 's:

Examples:
Mandy's brother John plays football.
My teacher's name is ...

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Plural:

Add the apostrophe ' to regular plural forms:

Examples:
The girls' room is very nice.
The Smiths' car is black.

Add 's to irregular plural forms:

Examples:
The children's books are over there.
Men's clothes are on the third floor.

If there are multiple nouns, add an 's only to the last noun:
Peter and John's mother is a teacher.

Source: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/genitiv.htm