LET'S ENGLISH!

JUNE GRADES

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 09:51:00 +0000

If you want to know your June grades, go to "Documents". Remember you need a password.

To see your exam you have to come to the school:

Thursday 18, from 18.00 to 20.00h (Room 8)

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Wed, 13 May 2015 15:27:00 +0000

If you want to know your final marks go to 'Documents' and you will know!

Remember you need your password.

In case you have to retake some of the skills in June, these are the dates and times:

JUNE 8th

READING ------------ 16.00-17.00h
LISTENING ---------- 17.00-17.30h

WRITING ------------ 17.30-18.15h

JUNE 8th

SPEAKING ---- 18.30h onwards.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!

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MORE PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 21:00:00 +0000

More practice with the present continuous. Click here to open it in a bigger window.

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 20:30:00 +0000

We have studied the present simple and the present continuous separatedly, but what about using them together? Do you really know when to use one and when to use the other? Let's have a look at them.

Present simple

It is used to speak about routines, hobbies, things that are always true.

Present continuous
It is used to speak about what is happening now or around now, temporal things or situations.
REMEMBER: there are some verbs which are not used in the continuous: believe, want, love, hate ...

Watch this video where both the present simple and continuous are explained

And now let's see if you understood. Do the following exercises and check your knowledge!!!

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
Exercise 7
Exercise 8
Exercise 9
Exercise 10

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 19:30:00 +0000

Use the Present Continuous with normal verbs to express the idea that something is happening now, at this very moment. It can also be used to show that something is not happening now.

Example: I am watching TV now.
                he is not reading a newspaper now.

To make a statement in the present continuous we need the present of verb to be (AM/IS/ARE) + the -ing form of the verb we want to use

          I AM READING a book
          She IS DRIVING a red car
          They ARE HAVING a shower

To make negative sentences we just add NOT after verb to be.

          I am not reading a book
          She is not driving a red car
          They are not having a shower

To make questions we just place the verb to be before the subject.

          Are you reading a book?
          Why is she driving a red car?
          Are they having a shower?

With this video you can practise negative and questions in the present continuous

Let's see if you have understood, let's practise with these exercises
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5 Watch the video and make full sentences, You can check the answers if you have a look at the comments to this post.

SHERLOCK HOLMES - THE ADVENTURE OF THE STARRY NIGHT

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:30:00 +0000

What do you know about Sherlock Holmes? Have you ever read any of his stories? I'm sure you have, but how much do you know about him? Watch the video below to learn more about him and to practise the past simple of the verbs. Stop the video when you consider as on the left hand side grammar and vocabulary is explained.

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 10:00:00 +0000

I'm sure you have heard of Gulliver and his visit to Lilliput. Why don't you listen to the story? This is just for you to practise your listening.

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THE PAST - MORE PRACTICE

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:00:00 +0000

More practice with the past. Click here to open it in a bigger window.

THE PAST SIMPLE

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:00:00 +0000

Watch this video to learn more about the past. Good one!!!

PAST SIMPLE - LISTEN AND REPEAT

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 00:23:00 +0000

Listen to the sentences and repeat after them, it's good practice!

WHAT'S THE PAST OF THESE VERBS?

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 11:00:00 +0000

Let's practise the past of irregular verbs with these exercises. Remember, practice makes perfect!!!!!

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
Exercise 7

Now let's make sentences
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
Exercise 7
Exercise 8

PRONUNCIATION OF -ED, REGULAR VERBS

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:00:00 +0000

To pronounce the past simple of the regular verbs we have to have in mind that is the sound which is important, not the letter or the spelling. So, how do we pronounce the past of the regular verbs? In three different ways.

- When the verb ends in sound /t/ or /d/ ------> /id/

- When the verb ends in an unvoiced sound (/p/,/f/,/s/,/sh/,/ch/,/k/ -----> the final sound is /t/

- When the verb ends in a voiced sound (the rest) ------> /d/

/d/	/t/	/id/
lived	worked	waited
arrived	stopped	hated
played	asked	ended

Now watch the video below to listen to the different sounds of the past of the regular verbs.

Time for you to practise. Why don't you record yourself?. Come on, don't be shy, you can do it!!!!! Remember that theory without practice is nothing.

IRREGULAR VERBS

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:30:00 +0000

Learn some irregular verbs with this video. Repeat after him. It's good practice to remember them!

PAST OF IRREGULAR VERBS

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 16:00:00 +0000

There is no way to know when a verb is regular or irregular, so you have to learn them, and the best way to learn them is practice, practice, practice!!!
In this powerpoint you have some irregular verbs. First you are given the infinitive, before going to the next slide think of this:
- how this verb makes the third person singular in the present
- what the past form of this verb is
- its meaning
Now you can go to the next slide and check if you were right. Do this with all the verbs.

PAST SIMPLE FORM

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:00:00 +0000

In English there are regular and irregular verbs. We have to know if a verb is regular or irregular to know how to form the past.

To make the past simple of REGULAR verbs you only have to add -ed to the verb.

               live ----- lived
               walk ----- walked

To make the past simple of IRREGULAR verbs you have to know the form of that verb in the past. Remember it's the second column of the verb. Unfortunately there is no way to know if a verb is regular or irregular, so study them!!!!

               go ----- went
               speak ----- spoke

But we are lucky because in the past the verb has the same form for all the persons, there is no change in the third person singular.

I worked went
you worked went

he worked went

she worked went

it worked went

we worked went

you worked went

they worked went

POSITIVE

The structure of a sentence is the same as in the present, we only have to use the verb in the past.

               Present: I work as a musician
               Past: I worked as a musician

               Present: They go to the cinema every weekend
               Past: They went to the cinema every weekend

               Present: She lives in Galway
               Past: She lived in Galway

               Present: He speaks very fast
               Past: He spoke very fast

To form the -ed of the regular verbs in the past there are some rules:

1. If the verb ends in -e we only have to add -d
               live ----- lived
               hate ----- hated
               love ----- loved

2. If the final syllable of the verb is stressed and it is a consonant, then we have to double the consonant
               stop ----- stopped
               admit ----- admitted
               prefer ----- preferred

3. If the verb ends in -l then we also duouble the -l
               travel ----- travelled

4. If the verb ends in -y and the -y is preceded by a consonant, the -y turns into -i and we add -ed
               try ----- tried
               study ----- studied

    But if before the -y there is a vowel we just add -ed
               play ----- played
               enjoy ----- enjoyed

NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE

The structure of the negative and interogative sentences is the same as in the present, we know it is past because instead of the auxiliaries do and does, we use auxiliary DID. And, again, it is the same which person it is, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, singular or plural, the auxiliary is always did.
In positive sentences we have to know if the verb is regular or irregular to know its past form. In negative and interrogative sentences it is not necessary because we use the infinitive of the verb, in the same way we use it in the present simple.

Examples of negative sentences:

               Present: They don't like going to the cinema
               Past: They didn't like going to the cinema

               Present: She doesn't drink a lot of water
               Past: She didn't drink a lot of water yesterday.

Example of interrogative sentences

               Present: Do they like going to the cinema?
               Past: Did they like going to the cinema?

               Present: Does she drink a lot of water?
               Past: Did she drink a lot of water yesterday?

Watch this video to learn more about the past simple.

VERB TO BE (PAST)

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 22:30:00 +0000

The structure of a sentence in the past is the same as in the present. The only difference is that the verb to be is in the past instead of being in the present.

	PRESENT	PAST
I	am	was
you	are	were
he	is	was
she	is	was
it	is	was
we	are	were
you	are	were
they	are	were

          Present: She is a very happy girl
          Past: She was a very happy girl

          Present: They aren't in Newcastle
          Past: They weren't in Newcastle

          Present: Are you interested in Maths?
          Past: Were you interested in Maths?

And now time to practise:

exercise 1
exercise 2
exercise 3
exercise 4
exercise 5
exercise 6
exercise 7

TEST UNIT 4

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 00:30:00 +0000

We finished UNIT 4 so it's time to check how much you know and how much you remember. Click on the link below to take the test. Don't use your coursebook or notebook or dictionary, and don't forget you need a password. Ask your teacher for it. GOOD LUCK!!!!

Click here to go to the test

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IT'S OR ITS?

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 23:30:00 +0000

Sometimes you confuse it's with its.

It's is a contraction for it is or it has.

Its is a possessive adjective and a possessive pronoun meaning, more or less, of it or belonging to it.

Watch this one minute video to learn their differences!!!

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:30:00 +0000

Remember that pronouns always take the place of the noun and everything that goes with the noun. The possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs) are used instead of the possessive + noun to indicate possession. Let's see some examples:

That car is my car -----> that car is mine

This book is Mary's book -----> this book is hers

And, of course, some exercises for you to practise!!!

Exercise 1 Complete the sentences with a possessive pronoun
Exercise 2 Change the sentences so that they have a possessive pronoun. There is an example.
Exercise 3 Complete the sentences with a possessive pronoun
Exercise 4 Choose the correct answer
Exercise 5 Complete the sentences
Exercise 6 Complete the sentences according to the person in brackets.

SUBJECT PRONOUNS, OBJECT PRONOUNS

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Practise subject pronuns and object pronouns with this book. To open it in a bigger window just click here.

SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 23:30:00 +0000

Today March 17, is Saint Patrick's Day. It is celebrated by Irish people around the world. But, who was Saint Patrick? How do people celebrate it? What do people do and wear on Saint Patrick's Day? Let's learn about it with this interactive book. Don't worry if you don't understand all the videos in it, but you can learn!

Click here to open it in a bigger window.

OBJECT PRONOUNS

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 21:00:00 +0000

A pronoun is the word that takes the place of the noun. The subject pronouns are the pronouns that are the subject of a sentence (I, you, he, she, it, we, they)

          Mary has a car ------> She has a car
          Peter and I are happy -----> We are happy

The 'Object Pronouns' or complement pronouns are the pronouns used as a complement of the verb or after a preposition (me, you, him, her, it, us, them)

   Peter buys flowers for Lorraine -----> Peter buys flowers for her
           I like those shoes -----> I like them

Don't confuse them with the possessive adjectives. The possessive adjectives are adjectives, so they come before a noun. The pronoun substitutes the noun, so they come alone.

           Possessive adjective: Tom and Bob live with their parents
           Object pronoun: Tom and Bob live with them

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LET'S COMPARE THEM

Now it's time to practise!

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6

LIKES AND DISLIKES

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 12:54:00 +0000

To talk about what we like or we don't like we use the verbs love, enjoy, like and hate. After these verbs we can use a noun

She loves chocolate

They don't like football

Does he hate the beach?

But we can also use a verb. When we use a verb it usually takes the form of the gerund, that is, we add -ing to the verb.

He loves going to the cinema

She doesn't like dancing

Do they enjoy playing chess?

Remember that there are some rules to add -ing:

* most of the times we just add -ing directly to the verb

          go ---> going                 work ---> working
          study ---> studying        play--->playing

* but when the verb ends in a silent final e preceded by a consonant, we drop the -e and add -ing

         live ---> living        write ---> writing

* when the verb ends in a consonant and it is a strong one syllable verb then we double the final consonant. Also when the verb has two or more syllables but the stress is on the last syllable.

        stop ---> stopping         begin ---> beginning

This video might help you

And of course, nothing better than some practice!!!

exercise 1
exercise 2
exercise 3

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:30:00 +0000

Let's pratise verb can with this book. Click here to open it on a bigger window.

TEST UNIT 3

noreply@blogger.com (Elena Vázquez) — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000

We finished UNIT 3, now it's time to check how much you know and how much you remember. Click on the link below to take the test. Don't use your coursebook or notebook or dictionary, and don't forget you need a password. Ask your teacher for it. GOOD LUCK!!!!

Click here to go to the test