SONG: `THE BOY DOES NOTHING' LISTENING EXERCISE

 'THE 

BOY 

DOES 

NOTHING' LISTENING EXERCISE 

This month's blog post focuses on Alesha Dixon's song 'The Boy Does Nothing'.

By means of this listening activity learners have to choose the right word, rearrange the sentences in some stanzas, rearrange phrases in paragraphs, and identify, and therefore inflect, the given infinitives in either simple present or simple past.

The images will  hopefully help them get the meaning.The slides should be printed or projected so that the learners doing it can go through the lyrics at least once before they start listening to the song. The lyrics version will allow them to check their exercise. The karaoke version will enable them to improve stress, rhythm, intonation and pronunciation.

This listening  activity is suitable for CEFR B1/B2, or intermediate and upper-intermediate students of English.

'The Boy Does Nothing', by Alesha Dixon sold 1,000.000 copies worldwide. The song was the first single by the British singer  from her new 2008 album. It became a big success not only in Europe, but also in Australia. 

THE BOY DOES NOTHING music video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pUcPDiBSZY

Music Video + Lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuQft_YlI8I

Karaoke

                                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mELYNGiyG9A

I hope you like it and find it useful.

Maribel Miró Pérez

June 15th, 2018

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10 WORDS FROM NORTHERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. KEY

                       Following

 the previous  post - 10 Words From Northern European Languages In  The English Language-, today's post presents the KEY to the activities included in it:

10 WORDS FROM NORTHERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

http://maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com.es/2018/04/10-northern-european-languages-words-in.html

The first activity is about matching the image with the right word and its definition. 

The second one consists of relating the countries, the  flags, and, then, the nationalities and languages spoken in the countries.

In the third one, the words are linked to their country of origin.

Finally, the words should be translated into the learner's own language. 

I do hope you find the Key useful.

Maribel Miró Pérez

May 15th, 2018

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10 WORDS FROM NORTHERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Today, further on the ‘borrowings’ or words that, coming from other languages, have shaped the English Language, I am uploading a presentation of 10 words from Northern European Languages in the English Language.

As it usually happens with this kind of linguistic phenomenon, you seldom realize these words are borrowing:

to such an extent these words have become part of the English Language.

If your students are beginners or post-beginners (CEFR A1-A2), they may need some help from you, some brainstorming time before they try to do the tasks: it all depends on their knowledge or experience.

The tasks included in this presentation are suitable for CEFR B1-B2 learners of English, or intermediate and post-intermediate 

TASKS & SUGGESTED PROCEDURE

I. Go through the 10 slides. Circle the word each image depicts.

Read the definitions, then match images & definitions.

II. Identify the countries. Write the names of the countries and match them with the flags. Then, write the nationalities & languages spoken in each country.

III. Finally, decide which words come from which country.

I will upload a key in a few days.

If you come up with some other words, let me know in the comment section.

Your feedback is highly appreciated.

I do hope you find this post useful.

Maribel Miró Pérez

April 8th, 2018

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2018

#INTERNATIONAL #WOMEN'S #DAY 2018

IWD 2018

As we are approaching #International #Women's #Day or IWD, celebrated on March 8th, the blog post I am uploading today is a little tribute to some women around the world, recognized     for their achievements, no matter what nationality         they are, what culture they belong to, what their           ethnic origin is, and regardless of their economic,  social or political status.

    Last year I had happened to see a film focused on an almost 
    unknown  Spanish woman, Isabel de Zendal, though she had devoted 
    most of her  life to  save thousands of people's lives. 
    That is why I uploaded a presentation on her and on Florence Nightingale,        on the other hand, well-known all over the world.

   http://maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com.es/search/label/ISABEL%20ZENDAL %20%26%20FLORENCE%20NIGHTINGALE

   Today's blog post outlines the stories of 5  women, so that learners, apart from 
   practising different aspect of the English Language, can learn about them, their 
   remarkable lives their culture, their achievements.

   Reading & writing tasks  are suitable for CEFR A1 & A2 (beginners & post-beginners)            students, and the tasks suggested at the end can be done by CEFR A1, A2, and
   B1, B2  learners, that is to say, from beginners to intermediate and advanced learners 
    of English. 

    Thank you for your feedback. I do appreciate it.

    Maribel Miró
    March 6th, 2018

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SONG: ¨PERFECT¨ LISTENING EXERCISE

                           PERFECT

On the blog today, just a few days before February 14th, a love song to celebrate St Valentine's:

¨Perfect¨, by Ed Sheeran.

If you would like to get Information related to St. Valentine's culture and celebrations around the world, please find it  @http://maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com.es/search?q=all+of+me

As for today's post, these are the activities suggested: 

On one hand learners should fill in the gaps with words according to the image, and, on the other, after listening  carefully to the lyrics, they should correct the given preposition. All prepositions in pink are wrong.

Whereas the filling in the gap activity is suitable for CEFR A1 & A2 students, that is to say, beginners and post-beginners, the second one -correct the prepositions- is intended for CEFR B1 & B2 learners of English or intermediate and upper-intermediate students of English. 

That the learning process is fostered by means of enjoyable activities is no new news. The more a student enjoys an activity, the more he/she learns. If, on top of that, they are based on beautiful songs, the learning process will be fostered without their realizing.

Official video music @

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vv-BfVoq4g

Video music + lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDDMYw_IZnE

Karaoke Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPMA1tqWuf4

I do hope all of you enjoy this song.

Happy St Valentine¡

Maribel Miró Pérez

February 10th, 2018

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