THE HALO EFFECT - SCIENCE OF ATTRACTION

Watch the video (you can watch the full video or watch it from 1:53 to 9:09). 

Here are some questions to help you:

What is the halo effect?

How do the girls in group 1 (upbeat) react to the video? 

How do the girls in group 2 (downbeat) react to the video?

Which adjectives do the girls in both groups use to describe Dan? 

Are they similar or are they opposite adjectives?

Which group finds Dan likeable and which group doesn´t?

Which of the groups is -according to the people conducting the experiment - under the halo effect?

PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE?

10 sentences to check where you stand. Complete them without peeking at the book!


Fill the gaps with either the present perfect or the past simple.


  1.  Renee _______________ (catch) the plane to Mexico at 10 o'clock this morning.

  2.  Who _______________ (invent) the Internet?

  3.  Steve _______________(be) very low since he ______________ (lose) his job a month ago.

  4.  When ________________ (they/get) here?

  5.  George lives in California.  He _______________ (live) there for almost twenty years.

  6.  Pam used to work for the United Nations.  She _______________ (work) there for twenty years.

  7.  Where _______________(you/be born)?

  8.  _________________ (you/ever/see) the Rolling Stones in concert?

  9.  I _________________ (not/go) to the gym much lately.  I don't have the time!

  10.  Kelly and her family _______________ (move) to Scotland when she ______________ (be) six.

Listen to the song. What does the singer say?

a. That he finds it difficult to forget some things he would like to erase from his memory.

b. That he remembers many important moments, but he treasures the memory of one person in particular.

c. That he doesn't want to remember any of the things that he has lived during his life.

d. That he has been to many places, but there is one he still has to visit before dying.

Here is another version of the song we listened to in class. Listen to it again and complete the lyrics!

Verb Tenses - Mixed / Revision

Hi there!

In this link:  

http://www.ihbristol.com/free-english-exercises/test/esol-smc-verb-tenses-mixed 

You will find a useful exercise on verb tenses. 
Be careful with important key phrases and words...
Test yourselves!!!!

WELCOME TO INTENSIVE 3/4!!!

We hope that this year will be full of successful experiences and wonderful moments!!!!!

Miss Karina and Miss Belén.

Describing a picture

This video gives you the opportunity to revise prepositions of place and a good practise on how to describe a picture!
Let us watch it and enjoy!