SPELLING BEE CONTEST

Hi Folks! We're having the SPELLING BEE contest soon (22nd March). Participate! Ask your English teacher about it.

Grammar: have something done

Do you know the diference between:

he has cut his hair and he has had his hair cut ?

Read the explanation.

Now try these exercises:

http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.havdon.p.htm

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/participles/exercises?08

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1223_gramchallenge9/

http://www.eoioviedo.org/anacarmen/passive/causative%20verbs.pdf

http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/have-something-done

Love is in the air!

Today we have asked our students to define love.  
Here you can find some of their suggestions:

"Love is the most beautiful feeling in the world.
Love should exist in the life of everbody.
Without love there's no life.
In love there are no limits, everything counts". 
Vera and Carolina

"There isn't a unique definition for love.
Love is something we can't see, however it can be immensely felt."
João, Pedro and Patrícia

"Love isn't anything that we can experience in a lab
by finding out the mysterious formula."
 Íris and Catarina

" Love is an expression of strong affection.
As time goes by, we keep all the memories of the times we had together,
and whatever may happen we will still be FRIENDS FOR EVER.
We all need friends to support us, they are really special!"
Sofia, Ana, Luís and Rui.

"Love is a state of mind.
It makes you feel the luckiest one on Earth.
But when it is not reciprocal, you feel as if you were in hell.
But you know what? It's worth loving ..."
Marcelo, Adriano, Diogo and Rui

"Love is something ...
 for someone special.
When you are in love,
your heart beats faster,
and your days are better
and your life is meaningful."
Pedro and Sara

"Do you remember that place between sleeping and being awake?
That place where you can still remember dreaming?
That is where I'll be waiting,
That is where I'll always love you".
Joana, Paulo, Ricardo and José

"How can we describe such a personal thing?
Love's definition varies from person to person:
An indescribable deep feeling of happiness and concern about someone else" ...

Or

as Camões wrote: "Love is a fire that burns without being seen".
Filipe and Ana Sofia
" Bros befores hoes" ( Bro code) 
Mário, Pedro, Francisco

Choose your favourite definition or add one of your own (comment section).

Carnival is coming ....

Carnival 1

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Have a look at this powerpoint, which was done by your fellow students.

VALENTINE'S DAY

Picture of Anne Hathaway on "Valentine' s Day" (film)

Hi everybody! Valentine's day is coming! What about writing some Valentine's poems/ messages?
Write your poem/message (indicating your name, class and number) in the "comments" below and we'll publish it in the blog. Dare!

London

 London has hosted the Olympic Games on two past occasions, in 1908 and 1948, with a third one scheduled for this year; consequently, London will be the first city to have hosted the modern Games of three Olympiads.    
London is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. It is famous for its:

-          Monuments

-          Royal Family

-          Royal ceremonies

-          Green parks

-          Cultural events:  art exhibitions, musicals, plays, opera and ballet  

-          Department stores

-          Football clubs

-          Markets

-          Underground  

But how much do you really know about London?   Take these quizzes and test your knowledge.

National Geographic ;  English-hilfen.com  ; Ego4u.com  ; About.com ; Quibblo. com ; Quizmoz.com 

Modal verbs

dal verbs are:

The modal verbs are:

CAN / COULD / MAY / MIGHT / MUST / SHALL / SHOULD / OUGHT TO / WILL / WOULD 

 A table with the different modal verbs

Modal verbs are special verbs

1. Modal verbs do not take "-s" in the third person,  e.g., He can  speak Chinese.

2. You use "not" to make modal verbs negative, even in Simple Present and Simple Past, e.g., He should not be late..

3. Many modal verbs cannot be used in the past tenses or the future tenses.

    Source: http://www.englishpage.com/modals/modalintro.html

    More Explanations in Portuguese

Try these exercises

http://www.englishpage.com/modals/modalintro.html

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs.html

If clauses 3 / third conditional

The third conditional (also called conditional type 3) is a structure used for talking about unreal situations in the past.

 We talk about a condition in the past that did not happen. That is why there is no possibility for this condition. The third conditional expresses regret and sorrow about a past action.

e.g. If I had studied harder, I wouldn't have failed the exam.  ( I didn't study hard)

 See some  Rules

Now try these exercises:

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/3cond1.htm
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/con31.htm
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/thirdconditional/menu.php

Effects of technology

Watch the following video on technology and test yourself!

The message behind commercials

      We may not be aware, but advertising has a powerful impact on us. Everywhere we go or whatever we do, we can't escape its influence.

     Advertisers use many techniques to persuade us to buy a certain product/service or to recognize a certain brand.

     They try to create a series of associations in our minds; consequently when we look at or watch an ad/ commercial, we need to discover the message behind it.

     Be aware and don't let yourself be fooled.

Now look at the "Emmy 2011 best commercials nominnes" and  identify:

• the name of the advertisement
• the name of the trademark/brand
• the slogan
• the hidden message