READING: The London Eye

The London Eye The London Eye is a big Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in London, England. The entire structure is 135 metres (443 ft) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres (394 ft). It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe. The London Eye has 32 capsules, each with space for 25 people. Each trip lasts for 30 minutes. It moves quite slowly, at a speed of about 15 metres a minute, but it never stops. The London Eye was opened by the then Prime Minister, Tony Blair, on 31 December 1999 to celebrate the Millennium. It is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually. 

The London Eye - Comprehension Questions

 1. London Eye is a museum in London. TRUE FALSE

 2. Does the London Eye ever stop?


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PREPOSITIONS: English-Spanish

Have a look : prepositions, meaning and context. When the window opens, click on PREPOSITIONS

PREPOSITIONS : In, On, AT

Information and exercises

EATING OUT

A JClic activity

PAST SIMPLE or PRESENT PERFECT

A JClic activity

POSSESSIVE

One activity created by students in another school in Madrid

Reading: John Lennon

A very easy reading comprehension exercise

John Lennon

John Lennon

John Lennon was born in 1940 and lived with his aunt and uncle in Liverpool, England. When he was 12 he learnt to play the banjo but his ambition wasn't to be a musician - he wanted to be a millionaire! He was 17 when his mother died in a car accident.
As a teenager, he created the first group and they were called the Quarrymen. He met Paul McCartney in 1957 and they started the Beatles in 1960. Brian Epstein became their manager in 1961.
John married Cynthia in 1962 and they had a son called Julian. Later, John and Cynthia divorced and in November 1966 John met Yoko Ono in an art gallery in London.
On March 20th 1969, John and Yoko got married and the following year John left the Beatles and created Plastic Ono Band. They had their first hit with "Imagine" in 1971.
In 1975 John and Yoko went to New York and they had a son called Sean. John Lennon was shot outside his home in New York on December 8th, 1980.

John Lennon - Comprehension Questions

1. John Lennon learnt to play the guitar at 12.
TRUE
FALSE
2. Were the Beatles John Lennon's first band?
3. Was "Imagine" the first Beatles' hit?

CLOTHES. Vocabulary

List of words. You can hear the pronunciation.

Picture dictionary for clothes and footwear 

Watch the video 

Very easy.Look at the words, do the exercise and click on NEXT

Interactive 

Men's clothing 

More interactive practice 

A lot of practice here 

Students. Codes and passwords

	First Name(s)	Last Name(s)	Sign-In Name	Password	License(s)
	Diego	Alonso	dial091212c	2081	Exercises - Level 3
	Jonathan	Arteaga	joar091212u	1946	Exercises - Level 3
	Cristina	Basualdo	crba091212s	1144	Exercises - Level 3
	César	Campo	ceca091212k	5312	Exercises - Level 3
	Lucía	Cascajo	luca091212i	1100	Exercises - Level 3
	Carmen	Cueto	cacu091212j	1589	Exercises - Level 3
	Raquel	Frías	rafr091212d	1135	Exercises - Level 3
	Valeria	González	vago091212o	1402	Exercises - Level 3
	Catalina	Gómez	cago091212w	1635	Exercises - Level 3
	Sara	Herrero	sahe091212e	1753	Exercises - Level 3
	Daniel	Muela	damu091212t	1701	Exercises - Level 3
	Carmen	Ortega	caor091212e	1889	Exercises - Level 3
	Isabel	Pérez	ispe091212v	1658	Exercises - Level 3
	Paula	Ruiz	paru091212w	1420	Exercises - Level 3
	Inés	Torres	into091212h	1727	Exercises - Level 3
	Sara	Torés	sato091212t	4588	Exercises - Level 3
	Leyre	Yoldi	leyo091212w	2039	Exercises - Level 3
	Andrea	de la Torre	ande091212j	1016	Exercises - Level 3

  

Don't lose it, please

Watch this video. Enjoy it and think about it.

A funny commercial
 

TOO / NOT ENOUGH

 
Information and a couple of exercises

Some more practice 

Exercise 

First you read the examples and then you do the exercise


One more exercise. Too / very / enough

Personality adjectives. Listening

Here

SHOULD / SHOULDN'T

Information in Spanish
Gap filling

Another gap filling 

An easy exercise 

One more



Some more practice

READING A MAP

CLICK HERE

COMPARATIVES and SUPERLATIVES

INFORMATION
Video and exercises 
One more exercise 
An exercise on word order
General knowledge quiz
A superlative quiz

The Hacker: Audio material

You can read your book "The Hacker" and listen at the same time. Good idea!

St. Valentine

Click here to know a bit more about this saint

Irregular Verbs Wheel

Play the game and check your knowledge of IRREGULAR VERBS

Let it be

BEATLES LINKS

Penny Lane

http://youtu.be/1FlQCtg96SQ  Penny Lane lyrics

http://www.upv.es/~ecabrera/cpennyln.html 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Lane

http://www.traducidas.net/paul-mccartney/penny-lane.htm  

 Penny Lane lyrics | LyricsMode.com

Beatles - Penny Lane lyrics

In penny lane there is a barber showing photographs
Of every head he's had the pleasure to know.
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say hello.

On the corner is a banker with a motorcar,
The little children laugh at him behind his back.
And the banker never wears a mack
In the pouring rain, very strange.

Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and meanwhile back

In penny lane there is a fireman with an hourglass
And in his pocket is a portrait of the queen.
He likes to keep his fire engine clean,
It's a clean machine.

Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
A four of fish and finger pies
In summer, meanwhile back

Behind the shelter in the middle of a roundabout
The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray
And tho' she feels as if she's in a play
She is anyway.

In penny lane the barber shaves another customer,
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trim.
And then the fireman rushes in
From the pouring rain, very strange.

Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and meanwhile back.
Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
There beneath the blue suburban skies,
Penny lane.



Strawberryfields Forever

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Field  

http://www.centralpark.com/guide/attractions/strawberry-fields.html   

http://youtu.be/J3jrWVp2L7U  song

http://youtu.be/iCYOCuR-Ek0 

http://www.letras4u.com/the_beatles/strawberry_fields_forever.htm  

Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever lyrics

Let me take you down, 'cause i'm going to strawberry fields.
Nothing is real and nothing to get hungabout.
Strawberry fields forever.

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.
It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out, it doesn't matter much to me.
Let me take you down, 'cause i'm going to strawberry fields.
Nothing is real and nothing to get hungabout.
Strawberry fields forever.

No one i think is in my tree, i mean it must be high or low.
That is you can't you know tune in but it's all right, that is i think it's not too bad.
Let me take you down, 'cause i'm going to strawberry fields.
Nothing is real and nothing to get hungabout.
Strawberry fields forever.

Always, no sometimes, think it's me, but you know i know when it's a dream.
I think i know i mean a 'yes' but it's all wrong, that is i think i disagree.
Let me take you down, 'cause i'm going to strawberry fields.
Nothing is real and nothing to get hungabout.
Strawberry fields forever.
Strawberry fields forever.



Lyrics | Beatles lyrics - Strawberry Fields Forever lyrics

Liverpool

http://www.duiops.net/beatles/sitios/svarios.html   information about places

http://www.liverpoolcity.org/beatles_liverpool/strawberry_field.html 

http://courses.music.indiana.edu/rock/england.html  



Magical Mystery Tour 
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Mystery_Tour_%28EP%29

Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour lyrics

Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour. Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour.
Roll up (and that's an invitation), roll up for the mystery tour.
Roll up (to make a reservation), roll up for the mystery tour.
The magical mystery tour is waiting to take you away,
Waiting to take you away.
Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour.
Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour.
Roll up (we've got everything you need), roll up for the mystery tour.
Roll up (satisfaction guaranteed), roll up for the mystery tour.
The magical mystery tour is hoping to take you away,
Hoping to take you away.
Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour.
Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour.
Roll up (and that's an invitation), roll up for the mystery tour.
Roll up (to make a reservation), roll up for the mystery tour.
The magical mystery tour is coming to take you away,
Coming to take you away.
The magical mystery tour is dying to take you away,
Dying to take you away, take you away.



Lyrics | Beatles lyrics - Magical Mystery Tour lyrics

ACTIVITIES 

A beautiful song by Paul MacCartney

You can see the lyrics