Key to self-assessment module 2

Here you can find the key to self-assessment module 2

A tongue twister

 This is a slightly different version of the tongue twister I taught you today you can see in Singin' in the Rain:

The classic version goes:

Moses supposes his toeses are roses,
but Moses supposes erroneously;
for nobody's toeses are posies of roses,
as Moses supposes his toeses to be.

The film version goes:

Moses supposes his toeses are Roses,
But Moses supposes Erroneously,
Moses he knowses his toeses aren't roses,
As Moses supposes his toeses to be!

How To Pack Everything For Your Vacation Into a Carry-on

Here it is: another chance to watch and listen to this.

Japan’s Nuclear Crisis Worsens

Rapping safety information

Because some people like to do things differently:

Key to exercises 38 & 39, unit 4

Exercise 38:

have give either/usually on At is tend on

within enough/any To ahead plenty because/as/since at

Exercise 39:

charitably unforgettable significance useless contentedly

deterrents distraction turbulence barely salted

George Carlin - Airline announcements

The truth about airline talk


VOCAB
bogus = fake
Dr Pepper = a soft drink brand name
Kahlua = a coffee-flavored liqueur

And here's the link to a site with the text

Japan hit by Tsunami

A couple videos on the 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan which triggered a tsunami that has killed hundreds of people.

Oil Prices Up: Why?

Here again is the video for today's listening exercise:

 

Vocab: gouge is slang for swindle

March composition

Just wanted to remind you that the March composition will be done in class on the 23rd.

Podcasts

If you spend a bit of time travelling between home, work and school you may be interested in podcasts.
Podcasts are multimedia files distributed over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer.
In this case they're programmes which you can download and listen to on your mp3 player, ipod, etc.
You can sort them out by average duration to fit your needs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts
These are for English learners:
http://www.englishmeeting.com/esl_podcast_page.htm