"To remind" or "to remember"

To remind and to remember are confusing verbs.

GENERAL USE
Remember means to 'have the memory of something', 'not forget something'.
e.g: The last thing he remembers was ordering another drink.
Remind means 'make somebody remember'.
e.g: This place reminds me of home.

There are some exercises below to practice the use of these two verbs:

http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.remind.i.htm
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/375.html

Past Simple vs Present Perfect

The correct usage of these verbal tenses is not easy for Spanish learners. Here you have a list of websites in order to practice:

http://ompersonal.com.ar/omgrammar/presentperfect-pastsimple.htm
http://www.curso-de-ingles.de/gramatica/capitulo8/8_4_simple_past_vs_present_perfect.htm
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/ppvpast.htm
http://www.aulafacil.com/Ingejerc/Lecciones/Lecc20.htm
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/228.html

Charlotte Church

Charlotte Church, born on February 21, 1986, is a Welsh singer and television presenter who rose to international fame in childhood as a popular classical crossover singer. Since 2005, she has branched out into pop music.
By clicking on the link below you can know some facts about her biography. It can be a good chance to improve your listening comprehension.

Charlotte Church's biography

Some great songs

These days we are talking about music and music genres in class.
You can watch videos from YouTube of some of my favourite songs below:

Country: Take me home, country roads (John Denver)
Heavy Metal: Highway to hell (AC/DC)
Pop: Let it be (The Beatles)
Soul: Wonderful world (Sam Cooke)
Classical: Four seasons (Vivaldi)
Folk: Blowin' in the wind (Bob Dylan)
Classic rock: Fallin in love with you (Elvis Presley)
Rock: The River (Bruce Springsteen)

Linking below you will find a little survey about Your preferences about music. Please, fill the form and we will check the results in class. Thank you.


http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p0BI7tyfoD0DxN2o3awIVXw

English or "Spanglish"?

On this funny video you can watch El Principe Gitano singing Elvis Presley's In the ghetto.