OUR TOY STORIES

These are the stories of our favourite toys. We don't play with them any longer, but they used to be our best friends. Read our comments...

QUESTIONS

1. The film starts at 6 p.m.   WHAT TIME DOES THE FILM START?
2.- They live in a nice neighbourhood. WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
3. Alex plays the violin. WHAT (MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DOES ALEX PLAY?
4. Alex plays the violin.  WHO PLAYS THE VIOLIN?
5. Mark is 13. HOW OLD IS MARK?

6. No, he doesn't speak French.DOES HE SPEAK FRENCH?
7. My parents are watching their favourite programme on TV. WHAT ARE YOUR PARENTS WATCHING ON TV?
8. Mark is waiting for you. WHO IS WAITING FOR ME?
9. She goes to her village at weekends. WHERE DOES SHE GO AT WEEKENDS?
10. They are revising because they have got an exam. WHY ARE THEY REVISING?

11. This book costs 15 euros. HOW MUCH DOES THIS BOOK COST?
12. Sam visited Rome last summer. WHEN DID SAM VISIT ROME?
13. Sam visited Rome last summer. WHO VISITED ROME LAST SUMMER?
14. Sam visited Rome last summer. WHICH CITY DID SAM VISIT LAST SUMMER?
15. Sam visits Rome every summer. HOW OFTEN DOES SAM VISIT ROME?
16. Sam visits Rome every summer. WHO VISITS ROME EVERY SUMMER?
17. Sam visits Rome every summer. WHICH CITY DOES SAM VISIT EVERY SUMMER?

18. I have got 2 brothers and 1 sister. HOW MANY BROTHERS AND SISTERS HAVE YOU GOT?
19. He reads three books per month. HOW MANY BOOKS DOES HE READ PER MONTH?
20. Mary hated doing her homework.  WHAT DID MARY HATE?
21. No, he didn't participate in the project. DID HE PARTICIPATE IN THE PROJECT?

22. This book cost 15 euros.

23. James wrote a letter to the town hall.
24. James wrote a letter to the town hall.

25. My mum cooked pasta for dinner. 
26. My mum cooked pasta for dinner. 

Riley's favourite place

This is Central Library in Downtown Los Angeles. It was built in the 1920s in ancient Egyptian and Mediterranean Revival inspired styles. The idea was to create a sort of “temple of knowledge,” and looks like it from the outside. 

Its central tower is topped with a hand holding a torch representing “the light of learning,” and there are statues of great philosophers and writers, with inscriptions referring to themes of knowledge and enlightenment all along the walls. Inside, there is a beautiful rotunda with a colorful mural depicting the history of California. There are more statues of ancient gods and beasts in there too. It’s all pretty impressive.

This place is special to me because I would always come here on breaks from work to use the free wi-fi and talk to my girlfriend, who I’m now married to. After that, or maybe on days that we didn’t have a plan to talk, I would just come to read about whatever seemed to sound interesting that day. You can find any kind of book while exploring this massive eight-floor library. If you want a place with an interesting atmosphere that really motivates you to study, this is your spot.

CITIES AND TOWNS

Leave you comments about those towns or cities you love or those you would like to visit.

THE BARE NECESSITIES

Look at the video and order the actions done by the characters:

Balu is eating ants.
The monkeys are looking at Balu and the boy.
The boy is scratching Balu’s back.
Balu is eating a coconut.
The boy is pricking his finger with a cactus' prickle.
Balu is scratching his back against a rock.
Balu and the boy are breaking a coconut with their head.
Balu is scratching his back with a palm tree.
The panther doesn’t understand Balu and the boy.
Balu and the boy are floating on the water.
Balu is offering the boy some bananas.
Balu and the boy are dancing and clapping their hands.

Complete the gaps with the names of animals and fruit in the box:

pawpaw            bees             pear                ants                       bear

Look for the bare necessities, 

the simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities, 

Old Mother Nature's recipes
That brings the bare necessities of life

Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
The ……………..are buzzin' in the tree
To make some honey just for me
When you look under the rocks and plants
And take a glance at the fancy ………………
Then maybe try a few

The bare necessities of life will come to you
They'll come to you!

Look for the bare necessities, The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities 
That's why a ……………..can rest at ease, 

with just the bare necessities of life

Now when you pick a ……………………
Or a prickly ………………….
And you prick a raw paw
Next time beware
Don't pick the prickly …………… by the paw
When you pick a …………………
Try to use the claw
But you don't need to use the claw
When you pick a ……………….. of the big …………………
Have I given you a clue?

The bare necessities of life will come to you
They'll come to you!

So just try and relax, yeah cool it
Fall apart in my backyard
'Cause let me tell you something little britches
If you act like that ……………acts, uh uh
You're working too hard

And don't spend your time lookin' around
For something you want that can't be found
When you find out you can live without it
And go along not thinkin' about it
I'll tell you something true

The bare necessities of life will come to you.

Tom's diner

I am sitting

In the morning

At the diner

On the corner

I am waiting

At the counter

For the man

To pour the coffee

And he fills it

Only halfway

And before

I even argue

He is looking

Out the window

At somebody

Coming in

It is always

Nice to see you

Says the man

Behind the counter

To the woman

Who has come in

She is shaking

Her umbrella

And I look

The other way

As they are kissing

Their hellos

And I'm pretending

Not to see them

And Instead

I pour the milk

I open

Up the paper

There's a story

Of an actor

Who had died

While he was drinking

He was no one

I had heard of

And I'm turning

To the horoscope

And looking

For the funnies

When I'm feeling

Someone watching me

And so

I raise my head

There's a woman

On the outside

Looking inside

Does she see me?

No she does not

Really see me

'Cause she sees

Her own reflection

And I'm trying

Not to notice

That she's hitching

Up her skirt

And while she's

Straightening her stockings

Her hair

Is getting wet

Oh, this rain

It will continue

Through the morning

As I'm listening

To the bells

Of the cathedral

I am thinking

Of your voice

And of the midnight picnic

Once upon a time

Before the rain began

And I finish up my coffee

And it's time to catch the train

Songwriters

VEGA, SUZANNE

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Animal facts that may surprise you

Riley, our assitant teacher, sent this interesting link about surprising animal facts. Click HERE