English afternoon tea etiquette

British afternoon tea etiquette

And a funny version of the importance of etiquette 😂

Cat's in the Cradle

Cat’s in the Cradle – Harry Chapin

1. Fill in the gaps with the missing words.

2. Identify the different stages in life mentioned in the song. Why are father and son similar?

My child arrived just the other day
He came to the world in the ________ way
But there were planes to _______, and bills to ______
He learned to ________ while I was away
And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and as he grew
He'd say "I'm gonna be like you, dad"
"You know I'm gonna be like you"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when"
But we'll get together then
You know we'll have a good time then

My son ___________ ten just the other day
He said, _______ for the ball, dad, come on let's play
Can you _________ me to throw, I said, not today
I got a lot to _____, he said, that's okay
And he ___________ away, but his smile never dimmed
He said, I'm gonna be like him, yeah
You know I'm gonna be like him

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when"
But we'll get together then
You know we'll have a good time then

Well, he came _______ college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
Son, I'm ________ of you, can you sit for a while?
He ________ his head, and he said with a smile
What I'd really like, dad, is to __________ the car keys
See you later, can I have them please?

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
"When you coming home, son?" "I don't know when"
But we'll get together then, dad
You know we'll have a good time then

I've long since ________ and my son's _________ away
I called him up just the other day
I said, I'd like to see you if you don't mind
He said, I'd love to, dad, if I could _______ the time
You see, my new job's a hassle, and the kids ______ the flu
But it's sure nice talking to you, dad
It's been sure nice talking to you
And as I ________ the phone, it occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me
My boy was just like me

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
"When you coming home, son?" "I don't know when"
But we'll get together then, dad
We're gonna have a good time then

KEY 

Cat’s in the Cradle – Harry Chapin

My child arrived just the other day
He came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away
And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and as he grew
He'd say "I'm gonna be like you, dad"
"You know I'm gonna be like you"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when"
But we'll get together then
You know we'll have a good time then

My son turned ten just the other day
He said, thanks for the ball, dad, come on let's play
Can you teach me to throw, I said, not today
I got a lot to do, he said, that's okay
And he walked away, but his smile never dimmed
He said, I'm gonna be like him, yeah
You know I'm gonna be like him

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when"
But we'll get together then
You know we'll have a good time then

Well, he came from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?
He shook his head, and he said with a smile
What I'd really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys
See you later, can I have them please?

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
"When you coming home, son?" "I don't know when"
But we'll get together then, dad
You know we'll have a good time then

I've long since retired and my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day
I said, I'd like to see you if you don't mind
He said, I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time
You see, my new job's a hassle, and the kids have the flu
But it's sure nice talking to you, dad
It's been sure nice talking to you
And as I hung up the phone, it occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me
My boy was just like me

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
"When you coming home, son?" "I don't know when"
But we'll get together then, dad
We're gonna have a good time then

Passive Voice

Passive reporting structures:

A variety on Passive Voice exercises!

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-4216.php

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-passive.php#.VIiLxDGG-bM

Passive Voice - Direct and Indirect Object

Causative

Passive with reporting verbs

COVER LETTER

Cover letter

 COVER LETTER - explanation and activities

Modal Perfects - Explanation and practise!

Explanation and practice

Practise:

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/could-have-should-have-would-have-exercise-1.html

Impersonal passive

 

For some practise and an explanation click HERE!

Bonnie Tyler - I Need a Hero

Holding Out for a Hero – Bonnie Tyler

Fill in the gaps.

Where have all the ____________men gone

And where are all the ______________?

Where's the streetwise Hercules to fight the rising odds?

Isn't there a white ____________ upon a fiery steed?

Late at night I toss and I turn

And I _________ of what I need

I need a hero 

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night

He's gotta be __________

And he's gotta be ____________

And he's gotta be ______________ from the fight

I need a hero

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light

He's gotta be ____________

And it's gotta be soon

And he's gotta be ________ than life!

_______________r than life

Somewhere after __________

In my wildest fantasy

Somewhere just ___________ my reach

There's someone reaching back for me

Racing on the _____________ and rising with the heat

It's gonna take a _________________ to sweep me off my feet

I need a hero 

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night

He's gotta be _____________

And he's gotta be __________

And he's gotta be ___________ from the fight

I need a hero 

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light

He's gotta be _______________

And it's gotta be _________

And he's gotta be __________ than life

I need a hero

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night

Up where the mountains meet the ___________ above

Out where the lightning splits the sea

I could swear there is someone, _____________

Watching me

Through the wind, and the ____________, and the rain

And the ___________, and the flood

I can feel his approach like a fire in my ____________

I need a hero 

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night

He's gotta be _____________

And he's gotta be __________

And he's gotta be ___________ from the fight

I need a hero 

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light

He's gotta be _______________

And it's gotta be _________

And he's gotta be __________ than life

I need a hero

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night

…

Wish Clauses

 

Practise: Practise wish-clauses

CONDITIONALS

Practise:

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/conditional-sentences-3

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/mixed_conditionals.htm

2025 Christmas Special

The best 2025 Xmas commercials:

Some more Xmas things:

Top Xmas songs of 2025:

Xmas Vocabulary:

Read a Xmas classic:

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

If you love cooking:

2025 Christmas Ads de Ana B. López

Question Tags in Big Bang Theory

A detailed explanation of Question Tags:

Or a shorter explanation:

Practise Question Tags!

Big Bang Theory- Question Tags

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zuo56O7_aU

Let's put on our thinking cap,...............?

Subtlety isn't her strong suit,..............?

You did,..............?

It's great,..............?

It never is,.............?

You never stop talking,.............?

That's a funny turn,.................?

You'd love that,...............?

They have wine here,.................?

It is,...........?

Irregular Plurals

Check the different irregular plurals here!

Practise irregular plurals with some exercises here! And here:

Writing a proposal

 In this link you will find the steps to writing a proposal, the expressions you should use, examples of proposal and some activities. Very useful!

Writing a proposal

Graphs and Charts

 Here you will find some information for the C1 mediation task where you will have to describe a graph or a chart.

This is the type of task you will have to do in the EOI written exam for C1 level.

You are given a chart and a context. This can be an example:

You work for an insurance company which needs an analysis of the most prevalent crimes. You have been asked to write a summary of the latest results of the police survey.

You must write about the following points:

• Explain the results of the survey.

• Highlight the most important findings. 

• Write between 80 and 100 words. You must write about both points.

In these videos you will find some interesting ideas to describe charts. Take into account the charactereistics of the EOI exam.

Numbers in Daily Life!