viernes, 25 de septiembre de 2020

septiembre 25, 2020 - ,,, No comments

Frequency Adverbs


Adverbs of frequency are used to describe how frequently we do an activity. They tell us how often something happens.

            Example: I always drink lots of coffee.
                           I usually drive to work.
                           I frequently go to the gym.
                           I often go out for dinner at the weekend.
                           I sometimes watch TV in the evening.
                           I occasionally eat Chinese food.
                           I rarely go clubbing.
                           I seldom go sailing.
                           I hardly ever eat seafood.
                           I never smoke.

Adverbs of frequency come before a main verb EXCEPT for the verb to be which goes after.

            Example: I am always on time. /  I am never late.



If we use an auxiliary verb (can, must.....) then the adverb is placed in the middle of the two verbs.
                 
           Example: I can always call him in the morning.
                          He must never know our secret.
                     
Sometimes, usually, frequently and occasionally can come at the beginning or the end of a sentence too.

           Example: Sometimes, I prefer to stay at home at the weekend.
                          Occasionally, we meet at the cafeteria for a drink.

Other frequency expressions:

 Every day/week/month/year
Once a day
Twice a week
Three times a month
Four times a year

Here you are lots of practice.

martes, 15 de septiembre de 2020

septiembre 15, 2020 - ,, No comments

Revision: Some and Any



Some / Any


Positive Clauses
In positive clauses, we usually use some.
Example:
I have bought some bread.
I have bought some apples.
Negative ClausesIn negative clauses, we use any. Note, however, that any alone is not a negative - it must be not ... any
Example:I have not bought any bread.
I have not bought any apples.
Questions
In questions, we usually use any.
Example:Have you bought any bread?
Have you bought any apples?


Let's work!

septiembre 15, 2020 - ,, No comments

Revision: Present simple

Present simple. Review and activities 

Now, it's time to talk about our routines, for that, let's use the present simple tense. I recommend to read all the presentation and do all the activities, however, it will be good for you to do it in more than one day.

CLICK HERE

Present Simple

 1. We use the present simple to talk about things in general. We are not thinking only about the present. We use it to say something happens all the time or repeatedly, or that something is true in general.

The earth goes round the sun.
Nurses look after patients in hospitals.
In Britain most of the shops close at 5.30 pm.
I work in a school. She works in a shop.

2. We use "do/does" to make questions and negative sentences in the present simple.

Do you know how to spell that word?
Does she understand Spanish?
I don't remember her name.
He doesn't work here any more.
What does CLEVER mean?
Where do you live?

3. We use the present simple when we say how often we do things (habitual actions). Note that frequency adverbs are placed before the (main) verb, EXCEPT if the verb is TO BE.

I get up at 9.00 every morning.
How often do you go to the gynecologist?
Ann doesn't often drink coffee.
When I have some spare time I usually read books
We seldom travel abroad.
They always bring flowers.
We are never at home in the mornings.

LET'S PRACTICE!

septiembre 15, 2020 - ,, No comments

Vocabulary revision

ALPHABET GAME: VOCABULARY REVISION

The following ALPHABET GAME activity can help you to revise the vocabulary of the first units: body parts, numbers, family members, adjectives to describe people and so on. 

Games can be great to improve, learn and revise English!
Enjoy it

Remember to study also more posts in this blog, including, to be, have got, questions, parts of the body and descriptions.

septiembre 15, 2020 - , No comments

Revision


TO BE AND PRONOUNS: 
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-be-present.php
http://www.ebpai.com/storage/ejercicios%20verb%20to%20be%201.pdf
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/to-be-exercises.html
usos del verbo TO BE EXPLICADOS_ 

http://www.hablamejoringles.com/to-be-hot-cold-hungry-thirsty-etc-la-traduccion-de-expresiones-con-tener/

HAVE GOT
http://www.language-worksheets.com/have-got-elementary.html

EXPLICACIÓN SOBRE HAVE GOT EN VÍDEO

 https://sites.google.com/site/bluebloc/grammar/present-tenses/have-got

PRESENTE SIMPLE: 
http://www.autoenglish.org/tenses/gr.presim.pdf
http://www.esl-lounge.com/level1a/level-1a-beginners-third-person-multiple-choice-2.php
http://www.globalenglishtutors.com/students/beginner/b-verbs2.html

EXPLICACIÓN DEL PRESENTE SIMPLE EN ESPAÑOL EN VÍDEO
https://sites.google.com/site/bluebloc/grammar/present-tenses/present-simple

septiembre 15, 2020 - ,, No comments

Clothes: vocabulary

WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? CLOTHES VOCABULARY

Can you describe the clothes you are wearning at the moment?A good help can be the following worksheet in which there are pictures of some typical clothes:

TIPS TO REMEMBER 

  • WEAR means llevar puesto (I'm wearing a tracksuit)
  • CARRY means llevar, transportar (I'm carrying a school bag)
  • PUT ON means ponerse. TAKE OFF means quitarse
  • GET DRESSED means vestirse. GET UNDRESSED means desvestirse
  • NAKED means WITH NO CLOTHES (desnudo). BAREFOOTED means WITH NO SHOES (descalzo)
  • TO BE DRESSED TO KILL means something like BEING REALLY GORGEOUS: de punta en blanco

  • When describing clothes, don't forget to write adjectives before nouns: A RED SKIRT, A SILK SHIRT (note that materials are also adjectives and don't need preposition in English:  una camisa de seda in Spanish: a silk shirt (CAMISA DE SEDA), or a wool sweatshirt (un jersey de lana)). That is, we never use the prepositon OF.



The following video  can also help you to improve your pronunciation

viernes, 11 de septiembre de 2020

miércoles, 9 de septiembre de 2020

septiembre 09, 2020 - ,,,,,,,,,,,, No comments

Are you a UK Culture Buff? I am





Are you a UK Culture buff?

When gathering information from the web, you should bear in mind the following aspects of each cultural segment, and may wish to enter in a selection of websites which have been chosen as a guide:

  •  FOOD AND DRINK
Eating out, meal times, typical dishes and drinks, British food, the British Pub, multicultural taste and choice 



  • PERSONALITY
Friendships, family relations, lovelife, personality, sense of humour. 




FREE TIME AND LEISURE
Music, Cinema, Art, Literature, travel, leisure, sport and hobbies. 




















  • CLIMATE AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Weather, regional variety, national parks, English Heritage.





















  • HEALTH AND EDUCATION
Hospitals, diet, health problems, education system, university life, educational objectives. 




  • HOUSING AND HOLIDAYS
Housing types, city and country life, type of holidays, travel in Britain and abroad. 

 





septiembre 09, 2020 - , No comments

All sorts of Adjectives



Placing adjectives in a natural sounding word order

An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying or quantifying words. However, in English it is common to use more than one adjective before a noun. When this happens, you have to put them in the right order.
The basic types of adjectives are:

OPINION - SIZE - AGE - SHAPE - COLOUR - ORIGIN - MATERIAL - PURPOSE


septiembre 09, 2020 - ,, No comments

Articles Usage


What are articles? An article is a word that it is used before a noun to show if the noun refers to something specific or not. A, an and the are articles.

There are two types of articles in the English language: Indefinite & Definite articles.
EXTRA practice:
QUIZ 1     QUIZ 2     QUIZ 3

septiembre 09, 2020 - ,,, No comments

Getting to Know Each Other



What's in a Name?

 "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" is a popular reference to William  Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, in which Juliet seems to argue that it does not matter that Romeo is from her family's rival house of Montague, that is, that he is named "Montague". The reference is often used to imply that the names of things do not affect what they really are.

 Names of people do not affect what people are like either, or do they?

 What's behind a name?

 My name is Ana, and I am pretty happy with my name.
Are you happy with your name?
Are you named after someone? Why did your parents choose your name?
Does your name have a meaning?
Do you have a nickname? If so, what is it and how did you get it?
Find out what Meryl Streep & Nicole Kidman have to say about their names origins.


Let's get to know each other better then!
Tell me, what are you like?
Personality Traits

septiembre 09, 2020 - ,, No comments

Adjectives - Opposites


http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/vocabulary-lesson-opposites-adjectives.php#.Ulfdm1PihSM

 ADJECTIVES
First of all, check the meaning of the adjectives in the wordle picture in this dictionary.
Then, click on the picture and revise the vocabulary list by opposites. Knowing the opposite meaning of a word will help you improve your vocabulary.

Now, practise while having fun.

Matching quiz
Matching quiz
Matching quiz
Match the opposites 1
Match the opposites 2
Finally, create your own adjectives word cloud with at least (minimum) 20 adjectives.

 REMEMBER: Practice makes perfect!

Suscribirse a: Entradas (Atom)