Click here and read about the climate in Madagascar.
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
B1. Homes in Britain
What are British homes like? Before you watch the video play the recording without images and do the exercises below as part of a listening comprehension test. Click here. When you finish, you can watch the whole video.
Source: Window on Britain (englishstudy5-11.blogspot.com)
Now listen and do the exercises.
Sequence 1(until 1' 09''). Put the types of houses in the order they are mentioned in the video:
a new house, a cottage, a large house, a small house, a semi-detached house, a detached house, a bungalow, a terraced house, an old house.
Select the blanks to see the answers --> 1 a bungalow, 2 a cottage, 3 a terraced house, 4 a semi-detached house, 5 a detached house, 6 an old house, 7 a new house, 8 a large house, 9 a small house.
Sequence 2 (until 2'45''). Answer the following questions: (Select the blank spaces to see the answers).
1. What do the Robinsons do in their living-room? Answer: They relax, watch television, play games or read the paper
2.- What is there in the kitchen? Answer: a fridge, a cooker, an oven, a microwave, a sink and a kettle
3.- What do they normally do in the dining room? Answer: They eat (special meals: birthdays, dinner parties and Sunday lunches)
Sequence 3:Write TRUE or FALSE (select to see the answers)
1.- The children's rooms are upstairs (Answer: TRUE
2.- Julie is doing her homework (Answer: FALSE. SHE IS LISTENING TO MUSIC
3.- Mrs. Robinson is a housewife (Answer: FALSE. SHE IS A WRITER)
4.- More than half of British homes have computers (Answer: FALSE The viedo says "over a quarter")
5. - The British are not keen on cats (Answer: FALSE. THEY ARE KEEN ON DOGS , CATS, RABBITS, FISH...
6.- Buckingham Palace is the most famous home in Britain (Answer: TRUE
B1: Video: Parts of the house.
Thursday, February 22, 2024
B1. Housework
Watch the following videos and learn new vocabulary. Click here and here.
Now, practice with the following exercises: here
B1. Types of houses
Watch the video and learn the names of different types of houses. Click here.
Monday, February 19, 2024
B1: The body
Watch the following video and practise. Click here.
Quiz: here.
KEY: two feet - sole - belly - knees - buttocks - pinky - tooth - wrist - calves - nape
Extra practice: here
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
B1. Listening comprehension
B1. Reading comprehension
Read the text and answer the questions at the bottom of the page. Click here.