New year's eve & new year's day

New Year's traditions in the United States

So, now, write your own list of new year's resolutions. Are you going to keep or break them??

Christmas is coming!

Put the words into the gaps in the text.

I love Christmas. It’s one of the __________ times of the year. It’s such a great time for everyone – kids and adults __________. The thing I like most about it is everyone getting together and eating and giving presents. When I was a __________, Christmas was an amazing occasion. We’d spend weeks at school __________ decorations, singing Christmas carols and practising to perform in the nativity play. As I got older, I __________ giving presents more than receiving them. Even though Xmas shopping is __________, it can be fun trying to find the perfect present for my children. One thing that has __________ with me since I was a child is my love of Christmas dinner. It has to be my favourite meal ever. Christmas just isn’t Christmas __________ roast turkey.
I’m sure Christmas __________ the same happy feelings wherever it is celebrated. I hope it continues to keep its message of love and __________. The Christmas spirit is very important. Nowadays it seems to get a bit __________. Everyone is so busy buying presents they forget the true meaning of Christmas. I spent __________ a few Christmases in Japan, which was interesting. Everything looked as Christmassy as in England. The stores __________ had Frosty the Snowman playing. People bought presents and had a party, but then they went for a Kentucky Fried Chicken dinner. One __________ I would like to experience is Christmas on the beach in Australia. I can’t __________ Christmas being so hot. But then I __________ it wasn’t that cold in Bethlehem when Jesus was born.
 

stayed	kid	best	stressful
enjoyed	alike	without	making
even	peace	quite	imagine
brings	thing	suppose	lost

Now, check your answers by listening to the audio.

Let's sing!!!

Crazy about new technologies!

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The past simple

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences using the correct Past Simple form.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences in the past.

Exercise 3: Write the sentences in the negative.

Exercise 4: Choose the correct option.

Exercise 5: Complete these questions using the Simple Past Interrogative.

Exercise 6: Write questions in the past.

Exercise 7: Read the text and fill in the gaps.

Exercise 8: Make these sentences negative.
Exercise 9: Revision exercises presents-past

GAMES TO PRACTICE IRREGULAR VERBS

TEST: Complete all the activities in this test.

EXTRA ACTIVITIES
Extra 1: Write the verb in the past.

Extra 2: Complete the text in the past.

Black Friday is coming!

Have a look at the two pictures above and describe them.

• What's happening?

• What are the people doing?

• How do they feel?

• Why do you think there're so many people in the shops?

Happy Thanksgiving!

"This ship belonged to Cristopher Columbus" -- Christopher Columbus lived from 1451 to 1506. He died over 100 years before the Mayflower. The earliest record historians have of the Mayflower ship is from 1609. It certainly did not belong to Cristopher Columbus. Its Captain was Christopher Jones.

Making suggestions

LANGUAGE FOR MAKING SUGGESTIONS

How to introduce ideas

1) WHAT ABOUT / HOW ABOUT  + gerund ("-ing"):

What about going to the Opera tonight?

How about going to the Opera tonight?

What about going to the cinema tonight?

What about watching a film?

What about asking your brother for help? 

How about going to Hawaii next summer?

2) WHY + auxiliary verb in the NEGATIVE FORM + infinitive

Why don’t we go to the cinema tonight?  

Why don't we go to the swimming pool tomorrow?

3) IMPERATIVE: Let's + infinitive

Let's go to the restaurant now!

  
Let's go to the cinema tonight.

Let's go to the travel agent's this afternoon to book our ticket!

4) COULD + infinitive

We could visit Paris next week.

We could go to the cinema tonight

We could visit your family

5) SHALL + subject + infinitive

Shall we go to the park?

Shall I open the window?

Shall we take your car?

This structure can also be used to ask someone else to do make suggestions.

What shall we do tonight?

Where shall we go on holiday?

When shall we get married.

What time shall we meet tonight?  

6)  WOULD … LIKE + infinitive

Would you like to dance with me?

Would you like some tea?  

Would you like to go for a walk?

8)  DO YOU FANCY + gerund

Do you fancy going to the cinema tonight?

7)  OTHER WAYS TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS

I recommend calling  a plumber.

I suggest we go to the cinema tonight.

Accepting or refusing a suggestion

Accepting suggestions:

§                That sounds great.          

§                Yes, that's a good idea     

§                Yes, that would be lovely.   

§                OK! Let's do that.              

§                Good suggestion, thank you.  

§                Brilliant! I'm mad / crazy about it.

§                OK! All right!              

§                Why not?
§                Why not? Of course! I love it!

Refusing suggestions:

§                Maybe later             

§                Not now                     

§                I'd rather we didn't     

§                That's a terrible idea.      

§                No, why not go to the club?  

§                I don't feel like.          

§                I’m sorry but…              

§                I don't feel like it.     

§                Sorry, I can’t.              

Showing indiference:

§               I don't care
§               I don't mind

Here you are an example of a dialogue containing different ways of making suggestions.

-Hi Pilar! Let's go to the beach tomorrow.

-No, Let's not go to the beach tomorrow. It's going to be too cold, Marcos.

-Then why don’t we go to the cinema?

-Good idea Marcos!  Let’s invite Paco to go with us!

-Hi Paco. We're going to the cimema tomorrow. Why don’t you come with us?

-The cinema? No, I don't want to go to the cinema. Let’s go  to a football match!

-A football match sounds fun! Hey Paco,  why don’t you pick up the tickets for us? We'll pay you back tomorrow.

-Well, okay, but you have to pay me back.

-Don’t worry Paco. We will give your money tomorrow afternoon. See you!

Now, click on the pencil below to get some practice.