Playing tricks, that's what children do. How about revenge?
Little Johnny wasn't getting good marks in school. One day he surprised the teacher with an announcement. He tapped her on the shoulder and said, "I don't want to scare you, but my daddy says if I don't start getting better grades, somebody is going to get a spanking!"
The child comes home from his first day at school. Mother asks, "What did you learn today?"
The kid replies, "Not enough. I have to go back tomorrow."
Something different (it doesn't mean nicer) for a change?
To see the illusion, you need to stare intently at the small black dot in the centre of the image and move your head slowly toward then away from the screen...
Is it a moving image, or are your eyes playing tricks on you?
I'm planning to start a series about a bloke who has a lot to say to you. I hope you'll see more of that than just plans or intentions and it'll be quite soon. Recently I've had loads of things to do and still my bedroom is in chaos. It seems it is not just you who need some rest... How about starting the countdown to holiday? Sounds good?
I am an American who loves America
I wonder why peolpe hate America
I hear the eagle call for freedom
I see the flag waving in the wind
I want the soldiers to come home safe
I am an American who loves America
I pretend to fly like an eagle
I feel the eagles feather run through my fingers
I touch the white star on the flag
I worry that America will fall
I cry when a soldier dies
I am an American who love America
I understand why we fight for America
I say God bless America
I dream that America stays strong
I try to be all I can be
I am an American who loves America
What does America mean to you? Is it only fast food restaurants and jeans? I hope not. So why do you think people love America? Why were there so many immigrants in the 19th century and why are people still arriving?
I believe that computers or mobile phones are one of the greatest inventions ever. Certainly, they make our life easier. For some people, particularly the young ones, they've been present in their life since they were born. It's obvious that they can't imagine having no possibility to surf on the Internet or send a text message to a friend. However, nowadays we're in a hurry and sometimes forget about simple pleasures. Are you really happy to be surrounded by those technology gadgets?
So are you enthusiastic about technology (computers and mobile phones)? Or are you against such inventions?
For or against? That's my question to you. Why? Please answer this one too and give some arguments.
You can also say how often you use the inventions.
It's difficult to imagine life of a teenager without school. Young people spend most of their time there. They learn there, take tests, get stressed and also meet their peers. Students have a number of subjects a day, some of them they like, some of them they don't. They have to obey rules, but they have fun too. This is very general. We realize that a typical school day of a British teenager is different from the one of a Polish teenager.
Look through the information about British school on CLICK HERE and read about a day of a 13-year old British boy NOW SEE THIS ONE and write about school in Poland, something a British teenager would find interesting.
Subjects? Breaks? Eating at school? School clothes? You choose!
I love spring and I think my favourite month is May. In this month we can see a lot of changes, for example in weather, it is usually warm and sunny. The days are longer and I can go cycling or jogging or go for a walk with my friend! I can wear a skirt and sandals. People fall in love in spring too. Trees are green and birds sing beautifully. It's fantastic!
What about you?
What is your favourite month? Why?
Although I'm not good at singing, I completely fell in love with Karaoke site in which you can choose from a number of songs and sing them (or just listen to them if you're not a Karaoke fan).
All you need to do is enter KaraokeParty Next, click on a song you'd like to sing Then, select background music (you don't need a microphone) And finally, start singing!
If I may be of any advice, try a song "Hurt" by Christina Aguilera first since it's not that fast or difficult and you might recognize many grammatical issues from your English lessons.
Read, sing and listen to a very beautiful song by Tom Jones and Dusty Springfield. Why this one? As I said, it is beautiful. However, it also turns out to be very useful when learning English, particularly the First Conditional (If you stay, we'll sail the sun = If + Present Simple, will/won't + verb).
If you go away on this summer day,
Then you might as well take the sun away;
All the birds that flew in the summer sky,
When our love was new and our hearts were high;
When the day was young and the night was long,
And the moon stood still for the night bird's song.
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
But if you stay, I'll make you a day
Like no day has been, or will be again;
We'll sail the sun, we'll ride on the rain,
We'll talk to the trees and worship the wind.
Then if you go, I'll understand,
Leave me just enough love to fill up my hand,
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
If you go, as I know you will, you must tell the world to stop turning
Till you return again, if you ever do, for what good is love without loving you,
Can I tell you now, as you turn to go, I'll be dying slowly till the next hello,
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
But if you stay, I'll make you a night
Like no night has been, or will be again.
I'll sail on your smile, I'll ride on your touch,
I'll talk to your eyes that I love so much.
But if you go, go, I won't cry,
Though the good is gone from the word goodbye,
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
If you go away, as I know you must,
There'll be nothing left in the world to trust,
Just an empty room, full of empty space,
Like the empty look I see on your face.
I'd have been the shadow of your shadow
If I thought it might have kept me by your side.
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away
Hello,
just a quick message encouraging you to start writing for the sole pleasure of writing :-)
in order to start I recommend a web page that I found really exciting, a site that gives you hints on what to write about;
on this site you'll find numbers under which there are topics and ideas you should find inspiring;
if I can help you, start with this one:
ELECTRICITY IS A RECENT DISCOVERY. THINK OF 12 THINGS TO DO WHEN THERE'S NO POWER.
Hi there,
some time ago I gave one of my groups a sample of present perfect/ past simple rhymes I'd written to make learning grammar more enjoyable and easier. Somehow I believe that such poems, when learnt by heart, can be helpful when you happen to forget the construction. I also hope that they are fun. And you can always try and write your own!
However, before that, think about things that you have already done or have never done in your life (first in your mother tongue). Then, read the short poems and try to find the bare form (infinitive=bezokolicznik) of verbs in bold. Finally, play with them and have fun!
Have you ever seen a ghost with huge scary eyes?
Oh yes, I have seen it twice,
Once in a horror movie and then in my dream,
It was so terrifying** I turned off the screen. *
Have you ever sat in the saddle*** and ridden a horse like cowboys?
Sure, we have. But my friend fell down and tore his corduroys****.
And what did his mother say when she saw him?*
She shouted, SUCH A BIG HOLE I HAVE NEVER SEEN!
Have you ever hummed ***** in a train or sung loudly with happiness?
No, I haven’t. But my brother has.
But one day a woman who was a bodybuilder heard his voice,*
Hi there, read the stories I received from you some time ago and write a number (from 1 to 5) of your favourite story in "comments" (volunteers can also leave their comment/opinion). The title of the story is "Last Night I Saw a Ghost." I asked you to use 10 verbs (look, play, talk, visit, open, want, study, hurry, enjoy, prefer) in the past simple tense. Enjoy!
1.Last night a ghost visited me, but it wasn't terrible. It actually looked nice. I asked him what he was doing, and he replied that he was looking for someone to have fun with. I invited him to play my computer, but he didn't win. However, a game of table tennis and Xbox came out better. We talked about the school a lot. He told me that he was very fond of school and preferred sciences. Suddenly, I saw a hole in the wall that sucked him into it, andhe left without saying goodbye. Karol
2. It was a cold and rainy night.A ghost of my grandfather talked with me last night.
He looked at me and played football in my backyard.
He opened the door and visited me at midnight. He hurried to play football. I liked him and enjoyed spending time with him but he was very scary.
Bartek
3. It was a cold and rainy night. When I got up and went to toilet, I could see a dim shape in the gloom. It was a ghost of Michael Jackson. He played my guitar. I talked with him about his new songs. He visited me because I loved his songs. Michael hurried up, opened the window and flew out.
Mateusz
4.Last night I talked to a ghost. Last night I was scared. I couldn't sleep, and I heard a strange noise in my room. I woke up and I looked around my room. There was a ghost there. The ghost said, "I am a ghost." I said, "I knew that." The ghost said, "Let's play football." We started playing football. I enjoyed it. Next day I visited him in his house; I talked with him. He said that he had a "Surprise" for me. It was inside a can. I wanted to open it, but he said, "You must study History first!" I had to hurry, because I had a History test the next day. I preferred to play computer, but that ghost was my teacher, and the "Surprise" was just peanuts. Kazik
5. It was a rainy day. I studied English and I saw a ghost. I hurried to the bathroom. I preferred to stay in a safe place. He talked to me about visiting a small girl and he said that he enjoyed playing with the small girl, but yesterday he wished that I was his food. I opened the door and I ran out. It was terrible. I saw some people; they played chess. The ghost ran next to me. He cut my hand. I shouted very loudly... And I woke up. X
