VISITING LONDON

Watch the video and do the activities of the photocopy I gave you in class. You can watch it as many times as you need. Enjoy it!

BACK TO SCHOOL

Welcome back everybody!

We start a new school year and I'm sure all of you have lots of expectations about it. We have already talked about our expectations in class. Now watch the video and complete the worksheet I gave you in class. We will correct it on Thursday.

The Weather Forecast

Watch this video and complete the text that I gave you in class. Watch it as many times as you need.

Description of animals

Next week we will be describing animals. Watch the following video to learn the name of the parts of the body of some of the animals we will talk about.

Sia - Chandelier

Here you have the song I told you this morning. Listen to the song and look up the words you don't know because tomorrow we will do some exercises about it.

Weather Idioms

An idiom is a combination of words that have a figurative meaning. You should learn the following list of idioms related to the weather.

• It's raining cats and dogs: raining very heavily.
• To be on cloud nine: to be very happy because something wonderful has happened.
• To be under a cloud: to be in trouble, in disgrace, or suspected of doing something wrong.
• It never rains but (it) pours: when something bad happens, other bad things often happen to make the situation even worse.
• To be under the weather: not feeling very well.
• Every cloud has a silver lining: a sad or difficult situation always has a good side.
• To see which way the wind blows: to find out what is likely to happen.
• To make hay while the sun shines: to take advantage of a good situation while it lasts.
• A storm in a teacup: a lot of fuss or excitement about unimportant matters.
• To be snowed under with work: to have lots of work to deal with.
• To weather the storm: to survive a problem or difficulty.
• A breeze: if something is a breeze, it is very easy.
• To chase rainbows: to try to get something you will never obtain.
• To be in the eye of the storm: to be involved in a difficult situation affecting a lot of people.
• A fair-weathered friend: a person who is your friend only when everything is good.
• To save for a rainy day: to save or keep something for when times are bad.
• To be full of hot air: to do empty talk; talking a lot without meaning your words.
• To be sunny: always happy and cheerful.
• To be breezy: fresh and animated.

When the Levee Breaks

We have a long weekend ahead and I don't want you to forget to study the vocabulary of natural disasters. When the Levee Breaks is a song by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie. It is about the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. Levee means "dique". After extremely heavy rains the levee system of the Mississippi river broke down causing some of the most destructive floods in the history of the United States. Led Zeppelin recorded a version of this song. Enjoy it and have a nice weekend!