How about a bit of phrasal verbs?

Hi everyone!

Last Friday the students group I had a lesson with(2nd Int,125), dealt with one of the most difficult grammar items in English, the so-called "PHRASAL VERBS". In Unit 5, we have had the chance of taking a look at some of them related to "house" vocabulary.

For those of you who could not come last Friday or those who haven't had a lesson with me yet, I have spotted a couple of "quizzes" on everyday English phrasal verbs, so that you can check for yourselves how good you are at them.

Both quizzes are quite easy, so I don't think you are going to have much difficulty with them( or so I hope!!)

Here comes the first one
And here you have the second one

I hope you do well with them!

How about a bit of good music???

Hi everyone!

Hope you are getting ready for the oral test next week!
Anyway, let me tell you that you also need a bit of relax from time to time, don't you?

In that case, well, why don't you watch and listen to this good track by Rihanna that one of your classmates suggested me to post here on the blog.

Remember to fill in the blanks and focus on some expressions like "play for keeps". I'm sure you can give me a short explanation or a good synonym for that next day, can't you?

I hope you like it as much as I did!

PS: I'd appreciate it if you could post some comments on each entry, ok? As I mentioned when I started off this blog, this is a kind of communication channel between you all and myself, and we should make it get bigger and bigger by new posts and comments.

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"Russian Roulette" by Rihanna

Take a Breath
Take it .................
calm yourself,
he says to me
if you play,
you play for keeps
Take the...................,
and count to three
I’m sweating now..
moving slow..
No time to ...................,
my turn to..................

And You can See
My Heart .......................
You Can See it through my chest
Said I’m Terrified
but I’m Not leaving..
I know that I must
Pass This ........................

SO Just Pull The ......................
(trigger, trigger)

Say a .............., to yourself
he says close your eyes
sometimes it helps
and then I Get, a Scary .............................
that is here means he is never lost

And You can See
My Heart .......................
You Can See it through my chest
said I’m Terrified but
I’m Not leaving
know that I must
Pass This ......................

SO Just Pull The .....................

And My Life................ before
my eyes
I’m wondering Will I ever see
another ..................?
so many won’t get the
chance to say goodbye
but it’s too late to pick up
the value of my life

And You can See
My Heart .................
You Can See it through my chest
said I’m Terrified but
I’m Not leaving
I know that I must
Pass This........................

And You can See
My Heart ...................
You Can See it through my chest
said I’m Terrified but
I’m Not leaving
I know that I must
Pass This test

SO Just Pull The ......................

COMPOUND ADJECTIVES FOR CHARACTER!!(Repetition)

Hi, everyone!
This is the exactly the same post I published a few weeks ago. The reason for that is that part of the information couldn't be seen as the paragraphs weren't properly framed.
Anyway, hope you can see it properly this time.

This type of vocabulary is useful to describe people as well. Let me just give you all a concise explanation:

Compound Adjectives
A compound adjective is an adjective which is made up of two parts and it is usually written with a hyphen. The second part of the compound adjective is frequently a present or past participle

1. A large number of compound adjectives describe personal appearance: curly-haired, blue-eyed, tight-fitting, ...

2. Another set of compound adjectives describes a person's character: absent-minded, easy-going, two-faced, ...

3. Another group of compound adjectives are those where the second part is a preposition: an all-out strike (total), a burnt-out car (nothing left in it after the fire), a broken-down bus (it won't work),
worn-out shoes (can't be worn anymore), a drive-in movie (you watch from your car)

Here you have another activity for you to do. You have to match these character adjectives to their corresponding definitions:

bad-temperated ,self-assured , open-minded , laid-back, strong-willed,big-headed,narrow-minded,self-conscious,easy-going,self-centred,level-headed.


a)people are determined to behave in a particular way, even if other people disagree with them.
b)shy people easy to get embarrassed because they think that everybody is looking at them and judging them.
c) people are relaxed and appear not to be worried about anything.
d) people are happy to accept ideas and ways of life from other people.
e) people are only interested in themselves
f) people don't want to accept new ideas or opinions.
g)people aren't easily upset, worried or annoyed by problems or other people's actions.
h)people think they are more important or cleverer than they really are.
i) people are often annoyed, angry or impatient.
j) people are calm and able to make sensible decisions in difficult situations.
k) people have confidence in their own abilities.