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About the film In 2002 Real Women Have Curves received several international awards, such as a reward at the Sundance Festival and at the film festival of San Sebastián. The film lasts 83 minutes and has been approved for general audience. English is spoken in the film, with occasional scenes in Spanish. The film is available on a DVD, either with English subtitles when the protagonists speak Spanish, or with Spanish subtitles for the English text.   Pre-viewing activities  Ana is a first generation Mexican-American teenager. She lives in Los Angeles and has just graduated from high school. a) Make a list containing possible positive and negative aspects of her life in the American society (her dreams, fears, every day life, future, family...). b) Compare your list with that of another group. Pictures.  - Imagine what the film will...

HOW and WHEN to use THERE IS  or THERE  ARE. 1. Have a look at  the video 2. Now practice doing the following exercises. There is / there are EXERCISES 3. SOME or ANY? Have a look.  4. Now have a look at this video to learn how to use HOW MUCH and HOW MANY. Exercise 1 More exercises Differences of use in MANY  /  MUCH  and   A LOT OF LISTENING AND VOCABULARY.   LET'S GO SHOPPING ENGLISH FOR CARERS  Managing confusion.

READING.    Vocabulary.    to make an appointment.                                  do the shopping        disabled                                                                    do the cleaning council money                                                         to care for                                                  ...

RAP SONG Talking about likes and dislikes Expressing likes and dislikes To talk about your likes and dislikes, you can use these expressions. Expressing likes: I like… I love... I adore… I ‘m crazy about… I’m mad about… I enjoy… I’m keen on… Expressing dislikes: I don’t like… I dislike... I hate… I abhor… I can’t bear... I can’t stand… I detest... I loathe...   Examples of likes and dislikes : I'm mad about basketball, but I can’t bear ice hockey. I adore reading poetry, but I loathe do ing the housework. If you neither like nor dislike something: "I don't mind doing the housework." Things to remember about likes and dislikes: 1. When these expressions are followed by a verb, the latter is put in the -ing form. Examples: "I like listen ing to music." "I hate wear ing ...

http://www.englishwithjo.com/english-conversation-traffic-commuting/ Listen for the following expressions in the video. Can you work out what they mean? Stuck in traffic Traffic congestion Transportation woes Gridlock Traffic Expressions Traffic jam - a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or can only move very slowly. Bumper to bumper traffic – when cars are traveling so close together that their bumper bars are almost touching Hold ups - a situation that stops something from happening or making progress Road rage - violence and angry behaviour by car drivers towards other car drivers Rush hour / Peak hour - the time of day when the roads, buses, trains etc are most full, because people are travelling to or from work Phrasal Verbs Run out of (gas /petrol) – “I ran out of petrol on the highway and had to wait for 1 hour until help arrived” Pull over – “I was driving too fast and the police signalled for me to pull over” Pull out – “t...

1. THIS IS HALLOWEEN by Marilyn Manson Make sure that you understand the following words before you listen. TO POUNCE               HAIL                    SLIMY               ROLL THE DICE          WITHOUT A TRACE            BANSHEE        LUMPLING http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/songs/halloween/this-is-halloween.htm SONGS FOR CHILDREN 1 SKELETON DANCE

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