Cook with me

There are many ways to practice English. Today (as almost every day) I have cooked and I have taken advantage of this situation to make this video recipe in English. I have cooked a chicken drumsticks in sauce and a garnish of chips and mushrooms. I have accompanied this plate with a green salad with tuna.

Ingredients:

oil chicken drumsticks onion garlic

green pepper red pepper tomatoes, wine

avecrem  bay leaf salt pepper

1º Give a little cut to the chicken drumsticks and throw them salt and pepper.

2º Fry the chicken drumsticks until they’re golden brown

3º Remove the chicken

4º Fry the onion, garlic and peppers low fire. (10 ')

5º Add the tomatoes. (5')

6º Fry the mushrooms in a pan.

7º Add them.

8º Throw the wine. Raise the fire. (3')

9º Incorporate the chicken

10º Prepare the chicken broth with water and an avecrem pill in the microwave

11º Throw the chicken broth

12º Throw a bay leaf

13º Bring it to a boil, lower the fire and cook it approximately 45 '

¡Ready! It’s done.

Why?

I want to begin this blog explaining its purpose. I thought that it could to be a good idea, that the group had a site where all things related with our English classes could be posted: posts, interesting link, advertisements, self recorded listenings, everyday stories, etc. Practicing writing, reading and listening is the aim.

As I struggle with the listening, I'm going to share each listening that I find interesting, improving and inserting them in our blog.

Also, I want to comment in this post the document that Mrs. Cristina has uploaded to EDMODO.

The name of the document is “New year resolutions” and it starts this way:

This year I'm going to ….

• ·         read a book in English.

The book is called “Foreigner in Britain” and you can meet it in Amazon for 7,27 €.

• ·         see a film in English (without subtitles).

I found an interesting post in which the author recommends the films that you can see according to your level.

“In this post we could talk about the series and films that are the most suitable for us, for those students of English who are in the A1 and A2 levels.

We want to start from the lowest level, step by step increasing the level, ending with films that would be between an A2 and a B1 level. Most of you when you see the first series that we recommend will tell us: "but what is this? starting with cartoons for children?" Well, the answer is simple, your level of English is like that of a little English child, you will have to get used to listen to English language step by step, you will have to start as any child begins, watching cartoons.”

If you click on the image you will see the recommended series and films.

The last resolutions: I'm going to do my English homework and to practice English with people outside the class, we'll see how we can help you.

If should be everyone's blog, or it won't be useful

Traditional London

At the restaurant 2

By British Council
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/elementary-a2-listening/eating-out

Write the correct word to fill the gaps.

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

1. A table two, please.
2. Are you to order?
3. What would you for your starter?
4. I'd French onion soup, please.
5. What you like to drink?
6. I'll a fresh orange juice.

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Waiter: Hello. Jamie: Hi. A table for two, please. Waiter: Of course. Over here, please. Here’s the menu. Sally: Thank you. (pause) Waiter: Are you ready to order? Sally: Yes, we are. Waiter: What would you like for your starter? Jamie: I’d like French onion soup, please. Sally: And I’ll have a tomato salad, please. Waiter: And for your main course? Jamie: Mmm, I’m not sure. I don’t know whether to have the steak or Thai chicken. Sally: Oh, I’d like the Thai chicken and rice please. Jamie: OK, me too. Waiter: So that’s two Thai chicken and rice. What would you like to drink? Jamie: I’ll have a fresh orange juice and ... Sally: I’d like some mineral water, please. Waiter: OK, thank you.

At the restaurant

By British Council
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/elementary-a2-listening/eating-out

Are the sentences true or false?

Quiz

 

1. The customers want two tables.
   1.   True
   2.   False
2. There are two customers eating together.
   1.   True
   2.   False
3. The two customers order the same starter.
   1.   True
   2.   False
4. Both customers order the Thai chicken for their main course.
   1.   True
   2.   False
5. The customers order cold drinks.
   1.   True
   2.   False
6. Both customers order a dessert.
   1.   True
   2.   False

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Waiter: Hello. Jamie: Hi. A table for two, please. Waiter: Of course. Over here, please. Here’s the menu. Sally: Thank you. (pause) Waiter: Are you ready to order? Sally: Yes, we are. Waiter: What would you like for your starter? Jamie: I’d like French onion soup, please. Sally: And I’ll have a tomato salad, please. Waiter: And for your main course? Jamie: Mmm, I’m not sure. I don’t know whether to have the steak or Thai chicken. Sally: Oh, I’d like the Thai chicken and rice please. Jamie: OK, me too. Waiter: So that’s two Thai chicken and rice. What would you like to drink? Jamie: I’ll have a fresh orange juice and ... Sally: I’d like some mineral water, please. Waiter: OK, thank you.

Factories 1

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Factories

Questions

 

1. Car factories are....
   1.   very noisy.
   2.   very interesting
   3.   very big
2. Visit factories
   1.   It’s quite cheap
   2.   It’s quite easy
   3.   It’s quite amazing
3. The best factories to visit are
   1.   ones that produce robots.
   2.   ones that produce food and drinks.
   3.   ones that produce cars.
4. All you have to do to visit factories are:
   1.   to go to the factory
   2.   to speak with the facrory manager
   3.   to see if they have visiting times seeing in their home page
5. Factories
   1.   ..... are wonderful
   2.   ....are amazing
   3.   .... are awful

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I have a strange hobby. It’s visiting factories. I’m really interested to see how things work and how they are made. I’ve learnt so many things on my factory visits. Factories are amazing. They are like mini cities. The thing that surprises me most is how everything works together. Everyone knows exactly what to do and when to do it. Even the robots. Car factories are cool, but very noisy. A car assembly line is like a giant ballet dance with everything moving perfectly together. It’s quite easy to visit factories. All you have to do is go to their home page and see if they have visiting times, or write to them. The best factories to visit are ones that produce food and drinks. You always get free stuff. Unfortunately you don’t get a free car at car factories.