" The only person who is educated is the person who has learnt how to learn; the person who has learnt how to adapt and change; the person who has learnt that no knowledge is secure, that only the processof seeking knowledge gives a basis for security".
Carl Rogers
Listen to the song and put the vebs in brackets in the Present Continuous.
I …………...……. (hunt) shadows in the dark
In steaming jungles of the world
Either to kill or to be killed
By creatures never named or heard
I ……………………..(lift) wishes to the stars
Their gleaming satellites of time
Orbiting circles overhead
To futures when your love is mine
R. But you were always pretty reckless with your love
Come with the sun and getting restless when it's gone
And when you ……………(go), you ……………… (leave) me breathless and alone
You …………………… (leave) me breathless when you ………………..(close) the door
It ……………………(feel) just like you took the air out of the room with you
Your voice ……………………. (echo) again
In catacombs inside my mind
And I've been dreaming of revenge
To make you love me more than even you can try
All words converge to where you are
And if I ………………… (follow) I will surely find
The horses gone the fire’s still warm
And you've moved on an hour before
You ……………………….(like) to keep me just one step behind
R. But you were always pretty reckless with
your love….
Listen to
the song and fill in the gaps with the verbs in the simple present.
I got a man with two left feet
And when he ___________ (dance) down to the beat
I really _____________(think) that he should know
That his rhythms go go go (x2)
CHORUS x2:
________ he ________ (wash) up?
Never __________ (wash) up
________ he ___________ (clean) up?
No, he never ___________ (clean) up
______ he ____________(brush) up?
Never brushed up
He _________ (do) nothing
The boy __________ (do) nothing
Hey boy how you been?
I got a thousand lines
Where _______ I ________(begin)?
And I been here, been there traveling
I saw you at the corner
My vibe kicked in
And two fields I clock you
Wearing tight jeans, a real nice suit
He was smiling like you
Was just seventeen
I asked him for a dance
He said 'yes please'
Take a sip of dancing juice
Everybody's onto you
Through the left and to the right
Everybody hit the rhythm
It's on tonight
I'm gonna feel the heat within my soul
I need a man to take control
Let the melody blow you all away
CHORUS x2
Work it out now
Work it, Work it out now
Do the mambo
Shake it all around now
Everybody on the floor
Let me see you clap your hands
I wanna see you work
I wanna see you move your body in turn
I wanna see you shake your hips and learn
I wanna see you work it, work it, work it out now
I wanna see you work
I wanna see you move your body in turn
I wanna see you shake your hips and learn
I wanna see you work it, work it, work it out now
CHORUS x2
And if the man can't dance, he gets no second chance x5
Have two
left feet = Be clumsy
Beat = rhythm
Vibe = the mood or character of a place, situation, or
piece of music
Kick in = start
Field = an area, usually covered with grass, used for
playing sport
Clock = to show or reach a particular speed or distance on
a measuring device
Take a sip
= to drink, taking only a very small amount
at a time
Vocabulary Learning Tip One: Read, Read,
Read!
Most vocabulary words are learned from context. The more words you're
exposed to, the better vocabulary you will have. While you read, pay close
attention to words you don't know.
First, try to figure out their meanings from context. Then look
the words up. Read and listen to challenging material so that you'll be
exposed to many new words.
Vocabulary Learning Tip Two:
Improve your context skills. Research shows that the vast majority of
words are learned from context. To improve your context skills pay close
attention to how words are used. Doing a search on a word using dejanews.com will give you many
examples of how that word is used in context.
·Vocabulary Learning Tip Three: Practice, practice, practice. Learning a word won't help very
much if you promptly forget it. Research shows that it takes from 10 to 20 repetitions to really make a
word part of your vocabulary. It helps to write the word - both the
definition and a sentence you make up using the word - perhaps on an index
card that can later be reviewed. As soon as you learn a new word, start using it. Review your index cards
periodically to see if you have forgotten any of your new words.
·Vocabulary Learning Tip Four: Make up as many associations and
connections as possible. Say the word aloud to activate
your auditory memory. Relate the word to words you already know. For
example, the word GARGANTUAN (very large) has a similar meaning to the words
gigantic, huge, large, etc. You could make a sequence: small, medium, large,
very large, GARGANTUAN. List as many things as you can that could be considered
GARGANTUAN: Godzilla, the circus fat lady, the zit on your nose, etc. Create
pictures of the word's meaning that involve strong emotions. Think "the
GARGANTUAN creature was going to rip me apart and then eat me!"
Vocabulary Learning Tip Five:
Use mnemonics (memory tricks). For example, consider the word EGREGIOUS
(extremely bad). Think EGG REACH US - imagine we've made a
mistake so bad that they are throwing eggs at us and a rotten EGG REACHes
US. Such funny little word pictures will help you remember what words
mean, AND they are fun to make up. Also, find out which learning style
suits you best. Everyone learns differently!
Vocabulary Learning Tip Six:
Get in the habit of looking up words you don't know. If you have a dictionary
program on your computer, keep it open and handy. America Online and other
internet services have dictionaries and thesauruses on their tool bars.
Find them and look up any word you are not absolutely sure of. Use a
thesaurus when you write to find the word that fits best.
Vocabulary Learning Tip Seven:
Play with words. Play Scrabble, Boggle, and
do crossword puzzles. These and other word games are available for the
computer, so you are not dependent on a partner to play. Also, try out the
Franklin Electronic Dictionary
that features built-in word games.
Vocabulary Learning Tip Eight:
Use vocabulary lists. For the serious vocabulary student, there are many books that
focus on the words most commonly found in standardized tests, such as the
SAT and GRE. There are also many interesting word sites on the Internet,
many of which will send you a word a day by email.
Vocabulary Learning Tip Nine:
Take vocabulary tests. Playing games, that test your knowledge will help you learn new
words and also let you know how much progress you're making
Vocabulary Learning Tip Ten: Get excited
about words! Come to appreciate the sometimes-subtle differences between them.
Do you know the difference between something that denotes something else
and something that connotes something else? If not, go look it up. Learn
to say what you really mean and discover the joys of being able to express
yourself in writing. Your future can depend on how rich your vocabulary
is. A good vocabulary will make a difference. It will also determine the
quality of your communication. So be in it for the long pull. Let building
your vocabulary be a lifelong proposition. Remember: "In the beginning
was the word." Until you have a word for something, it does not exist
for you. Name it, and you have made your reality richer.
Things to
know about the words you learn
Usually
the first things you learn about a new English word are what it means and its
translation in your own language. But there are other things you need to find
out before you can say that you know a word like a native speaker does. For example, you have to learn:
how it is spelled
how it is pronounced
how it is inflected (i.e.
how it changes if it is a verb, noun or adjective)
other grammar information about it
how it collocates (i.e.
what other words are often used with it)
if it has a particular
style or register
Native
speakers learn these things about words by hearing them and reading them again
and again. This is the best way for you to learn them, too.
How to
learn words
Once you have chosen which words
to learn, you next have to decide how you are going to learn them. Here are a
few ideas:
write the words in a
notebook (with their translations or definitions)
write the words and
definitions on small cards
say the words many times
(if you have an electronic dictionary you can hear how the word is
pronounced)
put the words into
different groups (you could use a graphic organiser)
write them in a file for
use with a computer program
make associations (in
pictures or with other words)
ask someone to test you
use the words in your own
speaking or writing
Some
students put a tick or cross in their dictionary next to every word they look
up. The next time they turn to a page with a marked word, they quickly check to
see if they remember the meaning of that word.
A very interesting video for the use of Simple Present and the Adverbs of Frequency.
Watch the video and try to answer the questions that follow:
1. How old is Dennis?
2. What´s his wife´s name?
3. At what time does Dennis wake up?
4. What does he do after he gets up?
5. What do they have for breakfast?
6. What does he always do before he leaves the house?
7. At what time does he leave the house?
8. What does he do in the afternoon?
9. What time does he finish work?
10.What do they do in the evenings?
