Beckie Loewenstein

Listen to Nellie Mckay sing "If I had you" to practice wishes and hypotheses in English. My Turkish students learn new English vocabulary: glad = mutlu pal = dost never mind = boşver mighty = kudretli humble = alçakgönüllü uncrowned = taçsız renowned = ünlü Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with these verbs: be do have climb could cross leave sail show start turn 3:24 ♫ I __________ __________ the world how to smile, ♫ 3:29 ♫ I __________ __________ glad all of the while. ♫ 3:39 ♫ I __________ __________ the gray skies to blue, if I had you. ♫ 3:52 ♫ I __________ __________ the old days behind, ♫ 3:58 ♫ __________ all my pals, I__________   never mind. ♫ 4:08 ♫ I __________ __________ my life all anew, if I __________ you. ♫ 4:21 ♫ I __________ __________ the snow-capped mountains, ♫ 4:28 ♫ __________ the mighty ocean wide. ♫ 4:37 ♫ I __________ __________ the burning desert, if I ...

The Free Dictionary defines the English idiom " to show true colors " as "to let others see what someone or something is really like." Somebody or something can reveal the true character.  I to show my true colors You your He her She his It its We our They their Listen to John Legend perform "True Colors" for TED: http://www.ted.com/talks/john_legend_true_colors/transcript Target language: adjectives: -ed and –ing, be, delexical verbs, present simple, verbs in time clauses and if clauses 1.      bear 2.      call up 3.      know 4.      laugh 5.      lose 6.      make 7.      realize 8.      remember 9.      shine 10.   show 11.   take   0:22 ♪ ...