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Bump - Vocabulary

2013-08-27T09:53:00.003-07:00

Hi, now we have the term "bump". It's very easy to remember what it means. We are paying attention to two of its meanings:

First meaning: observe this picture and tell what the kid has on his head.

Well, that's a bump, a head bump. It must have been painful.

Second meaning: observe the picture below, the tyre is just on the bump.

And this is a speed bump. Easy to remember, right?

Actually the meaning is the same in the two cases: "a round, raised area on a surface or on the body"

Wake - vocabulary

2013-08-01T12:17:00.002-07:00

Have you heard of the word wake? Do you know what it means?

Watch the picture and the video below. You'll see a wake in the picture and then a girl surfing on a wake.

Then you will see a video showing another meaning of wake, completely different from the first one

Here you see people meeting at someone's wake.

What are the two meanings of wake? One is about ships and water and the other about very sad situations for families.

Tantrum - Vocabulary

2013-07-27T18:35:00.000-07:00

What does the word tantrum mean?

Watch the video. The kid in it has a tantrum.

Can you explain now what tantrum is?

Check out pronunciation above in Cambridge dictionary box.

In this video a baby girl has a temper tantrum. A relative of hers stops it effectively.

Sew on a button - Vocabulary

2013-07-27T18:10:00.002-07:00

What does the phrase sew on a button mean?

Watch the video. Then sew on a button saying the instructions you heard

Not sure about pronunciation of the phrase? Enter Cambridge dictionary above.

Changing the speed of an audio - Listening

2013-07-27T16:04:00.000-07:00

Click here:

Your weight in gold - Listening

2013-07-27T08:47:00.003-07:00

Taken from Deepenglish

You can listen low speed and then faster.

Do you know how to change the speed of an audio without losing quality? Do you want to know? Be ready for the next post.

Find the differences - Grammar game

2013-07-26T11:39:00.000-07:00

Enter this site:

sites.google.com/site/englishfun9813/grammar-activities

Nose job - Vocabulary

2013-07-19T15:45:00.000-07:00

What's a nose job?

Is it a nose that has a job?

Is it somebody's job?

All celebrities in this video had a nose job, watch!

OK, can you tell what a nose job is? What name do you give it in your language?

Take a bribe - Vocabulary

2013-07-18T19:42:00.000-07:00

"Take a bribe" ... do you know what it means?

Watch this video and then you'll be able to say the meaning.

You saw a policeman taking bribes from drivers. Is it clear the meaning to you now?

Nosegay, bouquet - Vocabulary

2013-07-17T05:35:00.000-07:00

Do you know what "nosegay" means?, and "bouquet"

Watch this video, the woman in it, starts with a nosegay and ends up with a bouquet.

You can activate subtitles, but take into account that they are not necessarily correct.

Now, can you tell what is a nosegay and a bouquet?

Nosedive - Vocabulary

2013-07-14T17:58:00.001-07:00

What does "nosedive" mean?

Read what a pilot who survived a plane crash said:"I had been attempting to land at the East Hampton Airport when the plane began to nosedive."

Now watch this video:

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Now What's the meaning of "nosedive"?

If you still have a doubt, watch this:

Superlative word search - Grammar game

2013-07-10T12:24:00.000-07:00

My question your answer - Grammar game

2013-07-10T06:52:00.003-07:00

Comparative bingo - Grammar game

2013-07-09T11:14:00.001-07:00

Telling time 1 - Practical English

2013-07-03T12:01:00.000-07:00

What time is it?

The same or different? - Adjectives

2013-06-10T10:00:00.000-07:00

Routines - grammar game

2013-05-28T15:01:00.000-07:00

EIII and EIV karaokes

2013-05-28T11:45:00.000-07:00

EI and EII karaokes

2013-05-23T12:09:00.000-07:00

D.I.S.C.O Sing along and enjoy the song, then practice with the adjectives making sentences (copy the rhythm and pronunciation)

You're beautiful complete the lyrics with the words you hear --personal pronouns and possessive adjectives.

Friday I'm in love complete the pairs of rhyming words that you listen.

Money, money, money complete the missing words that rhyme with the words at the end of the previous lines.

Perfect day cross out the xtra words in most lines.

I'm a believer complete the song with the past forms of the verbs you listen.

Three little birds Sing along and enjoy the song, pay attention to the singer's pronunciation of going to.

Introductions

2013-05-23T08:48:00.002-07:00

Hit B's ships game

2013-05-22T09:52:00.001-07:00

Practice the alphabet and numbers from 0 to 20

Chelsea Liverpool highlights

2013-04-21T16:16:00.000-07:00

Hi, my name's ... 4

2013-04-14T18:44:00.000-07:00

Hi my name's ... 4 from Ricardo Carranza on Vimeo.

Hi, my name's ... 3

2013-04-14T18:41:00.002-07:00

Hu my name's ... 3 from Ricardo Carranza on Vimeo.

Hi, my name's ... 2

2013-04-14T18:40:00.002-07:00

Hi, my name's ... 2 from Ricardo Carranza on Vimeo.