Listening for Thursday!

Ok, another set of listening activities!  I know that you find a lot of this difficult, but everything is difficult when you first start!

1) Something more interesting!  A song!  This song is very popular in both the UK and the USA at the moment.  The singer is actually Belgian-Australian.  I think all of you will enjoy this song:

Key Vocabulary:
Lonely - the feeling of being alone
Ache - a pain, such as a headache
Admit - to say something true you don't wan't to say
Cut somebody out - to remove them from your life
To make out - in this case means to make it appear that...
Rough - difficult/bad
To stoop low - to behave immaturely
To screw smb over - to hurt them by doing something to benefit you.
To read into something - to analyse it.
To be hung up on smb - you can't let them go, you can't stop thinking of them.

It's an interesting song.  Listen to it twice and try to imagine what they're talking about.

2)  Youtube expressions!!!  These expressions are about money, and super good to know.  CLICK ME

Please write all of these expressions with a sentence using it.

3)  6 Minute English about LOVE LETTERS!  I thought this would be cute for Valentines Day.

Remember to look at the vocabulary under the listening activity.  Listen three times if you need to.  On the side of the page, you can download the text.  There is an audio download and text button.  The text is in PDF.  If you need to listen while you read, you can do that.  But try without the text at least two times first.

*It talks about the word sweetheart, and how in the past it meant 'boyfriend/girlfriend', and even how today we use it for someone we care about.  We use it very liberally.  I will use words like sweetheart and honey for friends, or my students if they're little children.  It's a lot like calling somebody cielo, or alma in Spanish.

4) WRITING!  I know, your favourite part!!

You have two tickets to see your favourite band in concert. Write an email to a

friend inviting her to go to the concert with you. Say where and when the

concert will take place and explain why you think your friend will enjoy it.

Remember how we write letters!  I am so excited to read your letters from today! :)

See you Tomorrow for VALENTINES DAY!!!