Ellen's Animals

Ellen's Animals Page 18.
Lesson 16.

Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Ellen's animals".
Video name on your CD: "Ellen's Animals" Quick Time movie.
To download the Quicktime software, click http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

Exercise about context.
Write about your childhood ambition.

Script.
Find the transcript at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-16.html  .

Pets and Allergies

Pets and Allergies.
Lesson 15 & Lesson 17.
Exercise.
Read the following story and write a brief essay to explain what could happen if you had pets and kids.

Story.
Read the story at http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/really-pets-can-raise-a-childs-risk-of-developing-allergies/ .

Nora Volkow on Addictions

Nora Volkow on Addictions.
Lesson 25.
Exercise.
Tell us what she has to say about addictions, her childhood, her being a scientist as a woman.

Video.

French Culture and Hand Kissing

French Culture and Hand Kissing.
Lesson 18

Exercise.
Read or Listen to the story and tell us how this compares to your country or to the US.

News Report.
You can listen or read the story at http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/17/operation-seduction/?scp=1&sq=hand%20kiss%20france&st=cse .

The Disney Experience

The Disney Experience.
Lesson 23.
Exercise.
Read this story about this guy who recently went on a trip to Disney. Share your thoughts about it.

News Report.
Find the reading exercise at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/12/magazine/a-rough-guide-to-disney-world.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

Curly Hair with Neil Patrick Harris.

Extra work: Curly Hair with Neil Patrick Harris.

Lesson 10.


Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Sesame Street: Curly with Neil Patrick Harris" from 00'50'' to 02'40''.
Video name on your CD: "Sesame Street_ Curly with Neil Patri". iTunes music player file from 00'50'' to 02'40''.

Vocabulary,
Natural. Adjective.
Chin. Noun.
Nose. Noun.
Ears. Noun.
Straight. Adjective.
Curly. Adjective.
Miss. Verb.
Lucky. Adjective.
Exercise.
1. What do you have to do to hold a newborn baby?
2. Mention some of the names suggested for the newborn.
3. What's going to be her name after all?
4. Who named her?

Job Titles

Job Titles.
Lesson 10.
I'm All Ears Extra Activity #3 on Page 54.

Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "English Cafe #62" from 11'02'' to 15'07''.
Audio name on your CD: "AbbreviationsAfterAName.mp3".

Exercise.
Write meanings and examples from abbreviations mentioned in this podcast.
Ph.D.
MD
RN
DDS
CPA
Esq

Types of Work

Types of Work.
I'm all ears extra activity #5 on Page 56.


Lesson 10.Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Types of Work".
Audio name on your CD: "Types of Work.mp3".

Vocabulary.
RSVP. Verb. To respond to an invitation. "I was invited to Joan's party, but I haven't RSVP'd".
Hear back from. Verb. Receive communication from. "I still need to hear back from my uncle George".
Accounting.
Marketing.
Finance.
Retail.
Orthopedic surgeon.
Automobile industry.
Hospitality industry.
Moonlight. Verb. "I moonlight as a taxi driver on weekends".
Just out of curiosity.

Questions about Context.
1. What’s the plan?
2. When?
3. What time?
4. Where?
5. Tell us what these people attending the party do for a living:
Jennifer:
James:
Janice:
Tim:
Megan:

Script.
You can find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-10.html  .

Describing People's Looks

Describing People's Looks.
Lesson 10.
I'm all ears extra activity #2 Page 51 (Also in your CD).


Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "DescribingPeopleLooks".
Audio name on your CD: "DescribingPeopleLooks.mp3".

Vocabulary.
Trip.
Look at.
Have a look.
Someone looks like you.
Fair.
Heart-shaped face.
Round-shaped face.
Oval face.
Squared face.
Thin lips.
Thick lips.
Bushy eyebrows.
Thin eyebrows.
Gorgeous.
Interested in someone.
Give yourself enough credit.
Guy friend.
Female friend.
Pudgy face.
Complement.
Go straight to your head.

Questions about Context.
1) What's Nora looking at?
2) What does Nora look like?
3) What does Nora’s sister look like?
4) What does Nora’s cousin look like?
5) What does Adriano’s daughter look like?
6) What does Adriano's newborn baby look like?

Script.
You can find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-10.html  .

Applying for a Passport

Lesson 09.
Applying for a Passport.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "557 - Applying for a Passport".

Audio name on your CD: "557 - Applying for a Passport.mp3".

Vocabulary.
Fill out. Verb.
Birth certificate
Military ID.
Driver's license.
Identical. Adjective.

Exercise.
List the things Oscar needs to get his passport.

Find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/05/scripts-lesson-09.html

Alexander McQueen at the Met

Extra Work: Alexander McQueen's Exhibit at the Met.
Exercise.
Watch this news report and tell us what it's like to you.

Video.
Find the video at http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/05/13/fashion/100000000818642/on-the-street--mcqueened.html?scp=1&sq=mcqueened&st=cse  .

You make my Dreams Come True (the Lyrics)

You Make my Dreams Come True.

You Make my Dreams Come True (the Coreography)

You Make my Dreams Come True.
By Hall and Oates.
Excerpt from the movie 500 days of Summer.


Want to sing along? Here's the song with the lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w446xMo3MQU

There Goes the Fear

There Goes the Fear
by the Doves.



Exercise.
Complete the song.
_____of here


We're out of _____

Out of heartache

Along with fear

There goes the fear _____

There goes the fear



And ______ speed _____

Out of here

And life goes past

Again so near

There goes the fear _____

There goes the fear



______ your brown eyes

And lay down _____ ____ me

______ your eyes, lay down

'Cos there goes the fear

Let it go

You _____ _____ and life's passed you by

You ______ to ones you love to ask them why

You ______ to those you love to justify

You _____ ______ and life's passed you by

Passed you by _____

And late last _______

Makes up her mind

Another fight

left behind

There goes the fear ________

Let it go

There goes the fear

______ your brown eyes

And lay down next to me

_______ your eyes, lay down

'Cos there goes the fear

Let it go

You _____ _______ and life's passed you by

You _____ to ones you love to ask them why

you _____ to those you love to justify, why

you _____ ______ and life's passed you by

Think of me when you're _____

But don't _____ _______ when leaving town

Oh think of me when he's calling out

But don't ____ ____ when ________ town

Think of me when you ______ your eyes

But don't _____ ______ when you break all ties

Think of me when you're coming down

But don't _____ ______ when __________ town today

There goes the fear ________

Let it go

There goes the fear

Let it go

Think of me when you _______ your eyes

But don't ______ _______ when you break all ties

Think of me when you're coming down

But don't ______ ______ when _____ town today