MY BLACKBERRY IS NOT WORKING!

Watch this hilarious sketch at a greengrocer's where a man complains about his blackberry not working properly!

Watch all the words employed with double meaning and discuss them with your classmates and teacher.

Here you are some clues to start with:

* a blackberry
* to run out of juice
* to be frozen
* an orange
* to boot
* a date
* to crash
* an apple
* an eggs-box (pay attention to the pronunciation of this word)

Look up the words in the computer terms dictionary to help you understand the meaning.

Now get ready to do the gap-fill exercise that follows while watching the video.

By the way, do you know what the origin of the word blackberry is? Read the explanation by clicking on the word and give your opinion on this issue. Remember this is just one of the possible explanations.

VOCABULARY

How many words can you guess in a record time using the clues provided?

• Try the WORDMASTER from the BBC and do your best. Choose the level you think you can be succesful at: easy, medium or difficult and start playing.

       Good luck and have fun!

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Also, if you feel like revising some basic vocabulary you might not rembember very well, click on the different topics, learn the words and do the activities you need. There are three leves of difficulty to choose from.

•  FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.  

• PARTS OF THE BODY (including some organs and bones)

• Click HERE in order to find other topic vocabulary.

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ARE YOU A VISUAL TYPE OF LEARNER?

Click on the Picture vocabulary, choose a topic and learn the vocabulary by watching and listening to it. Here you are a couple of examples:

• SPORTS AND FITNESS ACTIVITIES.

• TRANSPORT.

• FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES.

- Other interesting topics:

• SCHOOL SLANG and QUIZ.

CROSSWORDS

Would you like to improve your vocabulary in an amusing way?

How good at you at doing crosswords? 

Let's check! Click on the image to get started.

BRITISH VS AMERICAN ENGLISH

                                         

Are British and Americans separated by the same language?

How different is British English from American English? In fact, not that much although some words are used with a different meaning in one country or the other.

Click HERE to see the different words and spelling used in each variety of the language.

After you've become familiar with them, try to fill the chart with the missing words.

NOW DO QUIZ TO CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE.

WORDSHAKE

How many words can you build up in the WORDSHAKE? Have a try and get the highest score. Good luck!

SAY IT RIGHT!

Here you will find a number of exercises to practise pronunciation and learn vocabulary at the same time.

  1. Choose one topic from the list.

  2. Move on the words and expressions with the mouse to listen to their   

  pronunciation and then repeat.

TOPICS:

• WRITING AND READING.   
•   KNOWLEDGE.

• ROMANCE. 

• MEDICINE.