July 9, 2009
Which month has 28 days?
How many letters are in the English alphabet?
What word begins with “e”, ends with “e” and has one letter?
A man asked for a meal in a restaurant. The waiter brought the food and put it on the table. After a moment, the man called the waiter and said:
“Waiter! Waiter! There’s a fly in my soup!”
“Please don’t speak so loudly, sir,” said the waiter, “or everyone will want one.”
Do you know other jokes in English?
July 9, 2009
What I really like! Write about this topic for 5 minutes.
Don’ t worry about the writing style, just focus on quickly writing down your feelings.
Are you ready? 
July 8, 2009
When you know the answer, click on the pictures to check if you were right. 
July 5, 2009
What’s wrong with them?
Leave a comment on these videos.
July 5, 2009
Watch these videos and leave a comment on them.
Do you like the song?
July 5, 2009
We are going to create a vocabulary list about health problems. You can suggest any word or expression related to health and I will edit this post to make the list ok?
You can use some of the words or expressions appearing in “Catching a cold”.
* catch a cold = coger un resfriado/resfriarse
July 5, 2009
Many people catch a cold in the springtime and/ or fall. It makes us wonder… if scientists can send a man to the moon, why can’t they find a cure for the common cold. The answer is easy. There are literally hundreds of kinds cold viruses out there. You never know which one you will get, so there isn’t a cure for each one.
When a virus attacks your body, your body works hard to get rid of it. Blood rushes to your nose and brings congestion with it. You feel terrible because you can’t breathe well, but your body is actually “eating” the virus. Your temperature rises and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing the virus. You also have a runny nose to stop the virus from getting to your cells. You may feel miserable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold.
Different people have different remedies for colds. In the United States and some other countries, for example, people might eat chicken soup to feel better. Some people take hot baths and drink warm liquids. Other people take medicines to stop the fever, congestion, and runny nose.
There is one interesting thing to note- some scientists say taking medicines when you have a cold is actually bad for you. The virus stays in you longer because your body doesn’t have a way to fight it and kill it. Bodies can do an amazing job on their own. There is a joke, however, on taking medicine when you have a cold. It goes like this:
If takes about 1 week to get over a cold if you don’t take medicine, but only 7 days to get over a cold if you take medicine.
Read the text and answer these questions:
When was the last time you caught a cold? How did you get over it?
Could you explain the joke at the end of the text?
July 5, 2009
As you probably know, most past tense verbs in English end with “-ed.” But many do not. Many don’t follow the rule. They are called Irregular Verbs. How well do you know your past tense verbs? Change the sentences below. Use the past tense form of the verb.
1. Wow, you _____(bring) me some flowers!
2. I’m so sorry, I _____(forget) your birthday.
3. Melanie ____(hide) the present from her sister.
4. The children _____(take) their schoolwork home.
5. John _____(sleep) in class.
6. The mother _____(hit) the child on the leg.
7. Tony _____(read) about South Africa.
8. Alisa was tired so she _____(lie) down.
9. Thomas _____(lay) the book on the coffee table.
10. My parents _____(catch) a cold when they went skiing.
If you didn’t answer the above questions 100% correctly, I suggest you study irregular past tense verbs a little more!
July 5, 2009
Read again the text on Halloween and answer True or False.
1. The Celts thought the spirits of dead people returned to the earth on October 31st.
True
False
2. The Celts created All Hallows.
True
False
3. All Hallows is on October 31st.
True
False
4. The word Halloween comes from the word Hallows eve.
True
False
5. A thousand years ago Europeans wore costumes to get candy.
True
False
6. Americans still carve turnips to use as lanterns.
True
False
7. Today Halloween is especially for children.
True
False
8. Children get candy by saying “trick or treat.”
True
False
July 5, 2009
More than a thousand years ago the Christian church named November 1 All Saints Day (also called All Hallows.) This was a special holy day to honor the saints and other people who died for their religion. The night before All Hallows was called Hallows Eve. Later the name was changed to Halloween.
Like the Celts, the Europeans of that time also believed that the spirits of the dead would visit the earth on Halloween. They worried that evil spirits would cause problems or hurt them. So on that night people wore costumes that looked like ghosts or other evil creatures. They thought if they dressed like that, the spirits would think they were also dead and not harm them.
The tradition of Halloween was carried to America by the immigrating Europeans. Some of the traditions changed a little, though. For example, on Halloween in Europe some people would carry lanterns made from turnips. In America, pumpkins were more common. So people began putting candles inside them and using them as lanterns. That is why you see Jack ‘o lanterns today.
These days Halloween is not usually considered a religious holiday. It is primarily a fun day for children. Children dress up in costumes like people did a thousand years ago. But instead of worrying about evil spirits, they go from house to house. They knock on doors and say “trick or treat.” The owner of each house gives candy or something special to each trick or treater.
Happy Halloween!
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