COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

Have a look at the following presentation. It is about the use and structure of comparatives and superlatives that summarises what we have seen and practised in class. I hope you find it useful. Then you can do the following geography quizzes and at the same time you check your geography knowledge you can practise comparatives http://www.eclecticenglish.com/quizzes/ComparativeQuiz/comparativeQuiz.html or superlatives http://www.eclecticenglish.com/quizzes/SuperlativeQuiz/superlativeQuiz.html

Comparative And Superlative Adjectives

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MAKING A COCKTAIL - VIDEO RECORDING

Why don't you video record how to make a cocktail?
This is what you have to do:

1. Introduce the cocktail you want to make.
2. Mention the ingredients (names and quantities).
3. Mention the utensils you need.
4. Explain how to make it step by step. Use the imperative! 
5. Publish your cocktail on your blog.

If you need some help, you can watch some videos on the internet. They will provide you with useful ideas.
Some of the videos will be published on this blog for educational purposes.
Deadline: Tuesday 15th February 2011

HOW TO MAKE A MANHATTAN COCKTAIL

Here you can see a video about how to make a Manhattan. You will be able to see the ingredients, the utensils you need and the different steps.


How To Make A Manhattan Cocktail

Here there is another video about how to make the same cocktail.
Watch the video and answer the following questions.

1. When was it made for the first time?
2. Why?
3. What are the differences with the previous video?
4. Which one do you like most? Why?
5. Which is your favourite cocktail? Write down the recipe (ingredients, utensils and method of preparation).

Make a Perfect Manhattan

You can follow the first video by reading the recipe below.

How To Make A Manhattan Cocktail

Manhattan Cocktail. It's a classic cocktail everyone should know how to make. Follow our expert mixologist's steps and you'll soon be on your way. Delight in our Manhattan Cocktail.

Step 1: You will need	Units: Metric US Imperial UK Imperial
50 ml Rye Whiskey 25 ml Sweet Vermouth 1 to 2 drops of Angostura Bitters 1 lemon Some Maraschino cherries Some Ice 1 Cocktail glass 1 Mixing glass 1 Long spoon like a barspoon 1 Horseshoe strainer 1 Cocktail stick 1 Knife 1 Chopping board	Serves: 1 Preparation Time: 3 minutes

Step 2: Chill the glass

The end cocktail should be cold but not on ice. Put some ice in the cocktail glass to cool it.

Step 3: Alcohol

Next pour 50 millilitres of rye whiskey in to the mixing glass.
Then add 25 millilitres of sweet Vermouth.

Step 4: Angostura Bitters

Add 1 or 2 drops of bitters to the mixing glass.

You can also add some orange peel in to the mix for a little extra zest.

Step 5: Stir

Fill the mixing glass with ice.

Now stir the contents thoroughly, until frost appears on the side of the mixing glass.

Step 6: Pour

Dump the ice out of the Martini glass, put a cocktail strainer over the mixing glass, and pour.

Step 7: Garnish and serve

To garnish, run a lemon twist around the lip of the glass and drop it in, then add a couple of maraschino cherries on a cocktail stick and serve.

CRY, CRY (BY OCEANA)

Here you can see and listen to Oceana singing 'Cry, Cry'. I hope you enjoy it.



Here you have the activities and the lyrics.
Cry, cry

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

HELLO EVERYONE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Have you got any New Year's Resolutions? A 'resolution' is a promise to make a change in your life.

Read the following extracts taken from the books 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4', by S. Townsend and 'Bridget Jones's Diary', by H. Fielding. Then answer the questions that follow.

This is what Adrian Mole wrote down:

Thursday January 1^st

Bank Holiday in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales

These are my New Year’s resolutions:

1. I will help the blind across the road.
2. I will hang my trousers up.
3. I will put the sleeves back on my records.
4. I will not start smoking.
5. I will stop squeezing my spots.
6. I will be kind to the dog.
7. I will help the poor and ignorant.
8. After hearing the disgusting noises from downstairs last night, I have also vowed never to drink alcohol.

(From Townsend, S. (1988) The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾. Methuen, London. p. 11).

Here are some New Year’s resolutions Bridget Jones wrote down in her diary:

New Year’s Resolutions

I WILL NOT

• Drink more than fourteen alcohol units a week.
• Smoke.
• Waste money on: pasta-makers, ice-cream machines or other culinary devices which will never use; books by unreadable literary authors to put impressively on shelves; exotic underwear, since pointless as have no boyfriend.
• Spend more than earn.
• Get annoyed with Mum…
• Bitch about anyone behind their backs, but be positive about everyone.
• Sulk about having no boyfriend, but develop inner poise and authority and sense of self as woman of substance, complete without boyfriend, as best way to obtain boyfriend.

I WILL

• Stop smoking.
• Drink no more than fourteen alcohol units a week.
• Reduce circumference of thighs by 3 inches (i.e. 1½  inches each), using anti-cellulite diet.
• Give all clothes which have not worn for two years or more to homeless.
• Improve career and find new job with potential.
• Save up money in form of savings. Poss start pension also.
• Be more confident.
• Be more assertive.
• Make better use of time.
• Not go out every night but stay in and read books and listen to classical music.
• Give proportion of earnings to charity.
• Be kinder and help others more.
• Eat more pulses.
• Get up straight away when wake up in mornings.
• Go to gym three times a week not merely to buy sandwich.
• Put photographs in photograph albums.
• Learn to program video.

(From FIELDING, H.(2001). Bridget Jones’s Diary. Picador. pp. 2-3)

QUESTIONS:

1. Have you made any New Year's Resolutions? Which ones?
2. Are they similar to the ones made by Adrian Mole and Bridget Jones?
3. Did you stick to the resolutions you made last year?
4. Do your resolutios have to do with personal appearance, behaviour, school, home, hobbies, voluntary work or any other aspects? Which ones?
5. When do you make your resolutions: at the beginning of the school year or when the New Year begins?

HERBS, SPICES AND SEASONINGS

Can you remember the meaning of the following herbs, spices and seasonings? Which ones do you use in the kitchen? What for?

1. Basil
2. Bay leaves
3. Chives
4. Clove
5. Cumin
6. Dill
7. Marjoram
8. Mint
9. Oregano
10. Parsley
11. Pepper
12. Rosemary
13. Saffron
14. Sage
15. Tarragon
16. Thyme

PERSONAL INTERVIEW

Here you've got a set of questions which can be useful to prepare your oral exam. They are all personal questions and the aim is for you to be able to express yourself in correct basic English about your life and experience. When speaking try to expand your sentences, do not use short answers all the time.

1. What's your name?
2. Can you spell your surname, please?
3. How old are you?
4. Can you tell me your e-mail address?
5. Where do you live?
6. Could you tell me something about your family?
7. How long have you been learning English?
8. Can you speak any other languages?
9. Have you ever been abroad? Where?
10. Can you drive?
11. Do you smoke?
12. What do you do in your spare time?
13. What is the last film you've seen or the last book you've read?
14. What do you use the Internet for?
15. Why did you choose these studies?
16. How did you find the information about the school?
17. What tasks do you carry out in your training?
18. Do you wear a uniform? If so, what does it consist of?
19. Do you have any working experience? Where?
20. What would you like to do in the future?