British food and meals

Watch the video. Are meal times the same or different from the ones in Spain?

Ruby Bridge's story

Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January. It celebrates the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr., an influential American civil rights leader. Listen to Ruby Bridges' testimony and answer the questions:

1. She was 6 years old in _____________ 

2. She only understood that something new was going to happen, what? ______________ 

3. When did she start to realize? ____________________

4. What helped her to realize? __________________

5. What lesson did she learn from her own experience? ______________ 

6. Who helped her learn that lesson?____________________ 
7. Who died trying to teach that lesson?  ___________________________

Find the answers to the questions in 'comments'

Reported Speech

We use reported speech when we want to tell someone what someone said. We use a reporting verb (say, tell, ask...) and then change the tense of what was actually said in direct speech. 

Activity 1. Click here to watch the video and do the activities.

Activity 2. Choose the correct answer. 

Activity 3. Click on the words in the right order.

Boxing Day

A Christmas Carol: 'Let it snow' by Frank Sinatra

Listen to the song and complete the gaps. (The answers are in 'comments') 

Oh the (1) ___________________outside is frightful 
But the fire is so delightful 
And since we've no (2) ___________________ to go 
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow 
Oh it doesn't show signs of stopping 
And I brought some (3) ___________________ for popping 
The (4) ___________________ are turned down low 
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow 
When we finally (5) ___________________ goodnight 
How I hate going out in the storm 
But if you (6) ___________________ hold me tight 
All the way home I'll be warm 
Oh the (7) ___________________ is slowly dying 
And my dear we're still good-bying 
But as long as you (8) ___________________ me so 
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow 
Oh the (9) ___________________ is slowly dying 
And my dear we're still good-bying 
But as long as you (10) ___________________ me so 
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow 
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Past Perfect

We use the past perfect when we are already talking about the past and want to talk about an earlier action in the past. 

'She couldn't lend me some money because she had forgotten her wallet'

We make the past perfect with 'had' + the past participle of the main verb.

Activity 1.  Choose the correct answer.

Activity 2. Complete the sentences.

Activity 3. Complete the sentences. (don't use contractions!)

Activity 4. Write sentences in past perfect and check your answers.
(don't use contractions!)

Activity 5. Read an extract of 'The Canterville Ghost' and notice the highlighted verbs in the past simple. Then, do the reading comprehension exercises.

Activity 6. Listen to the sentences and complete the gaps.