domingo, 30 de enero de 2022

This week... A rolling stone gathers no moss!

 

A ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS.

Are you able to explain the idiom: a rolling stone gathers no moss?




A person who doe not settle in one place will not accumulate wealth or status or responsibilities.

Now, listen to the famous song: Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan).

Next, try to find the joke here:



And remember:

A rolling stone gathers no…….., so one should stick to what one is doing.

(A)    Dust

(B)    Moss

(C)    Weeds

(D)   Dirt

jueves, 27 de enero de 2022

lunes, 17 de enero de 2022

GETTING COLD FEET

 


Monica and Chandler are finally getting married. Phoebe and Rachel both want to be Monica’s maid of honour at the wedding ceremony. However, only one of them can be. Who will it be?  Joey comes up with an idea. There will be an audition and Joey and Ross will be the judges. Click on the picture above to watch the scene and find out the meaning of the expression “to get cold feet”.


lunes, 10 de enero de 2022

A COMMERCIAL: "WE ARE SINKING"

 



With this funny commercial we learn how important pronunciation is and how it can lead to misunderstanding. The man confuses the initial sound in think and sink and that leads to joke.

At the same time we will revise/learn the verb SINK-SANK-SUNK and the different pronunciation of the Past Simple /ae/ and the Past Participle /ʌ/ of this group of irregular verbs.