Week 2

A. Days of the Week

Watch the following video and sing along to remember the days of the week.  Once you learn it, you'll never forget it!

"Seven Days of the Week" song (sung to the tune of Oh My Darling Clementine)

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

There are seven days
There are seven days
There are seven days in a week

B. The secret of happiness

What are the secrets to making us happy?

How are you feeling today? Do you need cheering up? There's good news from Holland that says we could make ourselves happier!

Studies from all over the world have been put together by the World Happiness Database in Rotterdam and Rob and Finn discuss the results. They find out why we may be looking for happiness in the wrong places and that being unhappy is always a bad thing.

This week's question:

The World Happiness Database has ranked countries in order of how happy their people are - or to be more precise - their 'satisfaction with life'. Do you know which country came top of the list? Was it:

a) Finland

b) Canada

c) Costa Rica

Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

Audio file: http://http-ws.bbc.co.uk.edgesuite.net/mp3/learningenglish/2013/08/bbc_6min_happiness_for_web_130815_6min_happiness_audio_au_bb.mp3

Text: open this up and go over the report after listening to the audio a couple of times (http://wsdownload.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/pdf/2013/08/130813154817_bbc_6min_happiness.pdf)

1. Do you agree that having an active life makes one happy and that having kids makes one less happy?
2. What things makes you smile instantly?
3. What makes you unhappy?

C. Why is it always a man talking?

Have you ever noticed this while watching a movie trailer? Read and find out the story behind it

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-08-23/in-a-world-where-women-never-narrate-movie-previews

 D. Inspiration: Set your sight high

Need to get inspired? Watch the following video about what one can do in 30 days.

Using the following phrases, come up with a personal or professional short for each of the topics listed below. REMEMBER to set your sights high when doing this

I hope to.....

I would like to...

I wish to...

I want...

I will...

1. Having fun
2. Food
3. Your health
4. Reading
5. Perfecting your English
6. Work

E. Time Prepositions: At, In, On

Put in the correct preposition (choose in / on / at or no preposition)

1) There was a loud noise which woke us up midnight.. 2) Do you usually eat chocolate eggs Easter?. 3) What are you doing the weekend?. 4) last week I worked until 9pm every night... 5) My father always reads the paper breakfast time.. 6) She plays tennis Fridays.. 7) The trees here are really beautiful the spring.. 8) I'll see you Tuesday afternoon then.. 9) Shakespeare died 1616.. 10) She studies every day.. 11) John is going to buy the presents today.. 12) In my hometown, the shops open early the morning.. 13) She met her husband 1998.. 14) The party is next Saturday.. 15) We are meeting Friday morning.. 16) I often get sleepy the afternoon.. 17) His daughter was born the 24th of August.. 18) Mobile phones became popular the nineties.. 19) Luckily the weather was perfect her wedding day. F. Time Prepositions: For, During and While HOW TO USE DURING during is a preposition which is used before a noun (during + noun) to say when something happens. It does not tell us how long it happened. For example: "Nobody spoke during the presentation." "We get plenty of snow here during the winter." It answers the question: WHEN?  HOW TO USE WHILE When is used to talk about two things that are happening at the same time. The length of time is not important. Remember that while is used with a subject and a verb (while + subject + verb). For example: "The phone rang while I was watching TV." "I met him while we were studying in the library." HOW TO USE FOR For is a preposition which is used with a period to say how long something goes on: "Simon has been sleeping for 8 hours." "We waited for 30 minutes outside your house." 1. I worked duringwhilefor the holidays.  2. We'll walk whileduringfor an hour. then we'll have a rest.  3. She is gardening whileduringfor her husband is painting the chairs.  4. Bob called me whileduringfor the meeting  5. We met forduringwhile the barbecue party.  6. I've been waiting for them whileduringfor two hours.  7. Samantha visited the Eiffel Tower whileforduring her stay in Paris  8. whileduringfor I think of it, don't forget to call Mr Blair.  9. Don't speak duringforwhile I am doing this exercise !  10. Two years ago she stayed in Paris duringforwhile three months.