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Phrasal verbs for movement

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Mon, 11 May 2026 17:53:00 +0000

Picture above via Easy English

What's a phrasal verb? Can you think of any?

Any of these perhaps?

Basic Phrasals Pic & 4 exercises

Common Phrasals and 4 exercises

Here are some Phrasal Verbs for movement:

Do you know these?

For further information, watch this video and take the quiz

100 years of David Attenborough

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Sun, 10 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Picture above via PBS

Have you ever heard of David Attenborough?

Find out about his life:

The risk-taker who changed how we see Earth

DA's 100 most spectacular TV moments

There's him and his unique voice in the awesome series BBC Earth

He's just turned 100 years old, a feat that has inspired countless tributes,

including this cute one by LEGO:

"Happy 100th birthday, Sir David Attenborough.
There's no age limit for those who never stop playing 🎈"

and the official one at the Royal Albert Hall in London:

Happy Birthday Moment

Two anecdotes: How sir David Attenborough changed tennis...balls

His surprise appearance at Glastonbury
Let's review some of his extraordinary life experiences:

If you want to dig deeper, here are some more scenes of his long, eventful life:

Our favourite sir DA's moments (24')

A one-hour long treat :

Nature's most extraordinary moments narrated by sir David Attenborough

Even a popular platform has a new documentary about his life

And one of his most iconic experiences, the gorilla encounter:

The gorillas comment on the experience (Full interview)

Birthday card by Charlie Mackesy:

Did the teacher say...?

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Wed, 06 May 2026 16:53:00 +0000

Picture via English Film

From previous "episodes":

The Simple Past Form on Genially and a presentation

Click for theory, an exercise and a "Word to word Game:

Past Simple - To be

Past simple Sentences: Affirmative and negative

Past Simple - Questions

Revise here (Practice, W2W, etc) and here

More info and practice on the Past Tense Label

A Board Game via ESL Printables:

Fancy some video practice?

Windup or Harry Potter:

Those Irregulars...

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Mon, 04 May 2026 12:03:00 +0000

Picture via Eduki, with big thanks to laprofepelirrojadeinglés

Irregular verbs in groups are easier, don't you think?

Two lists: 1, 2

The Simple Past Affirmative & Past participle Forms Practice time:

Complete the list in the Simple Past Form and in the Past Participle Form

Games to learn English: Simple Past, Present Perfect

Just a few...Wordwall Games: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (match)

Hangman games: 1, 2, 3 (all forms)

Agenda Web (click on the links)

Sentences using Irregular Past Forms with Baamboozle (4 pages)

Test yourself with the Irregulars Challenge

Lots more previous Practice:

Explore The Irregular Verbs Label

Click on the Symbaloo Tiles (some may not work)

Practice with Videos like these:

Penguin Escape!

The Wishgranter

Piper:

If you learn better with sound and repetition, this video is for you:

Have you ever...?

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:47:00 +0000

Thanks to Knowunity for the pic above

When talking about life experiences,

we often use the Present Perfect Simple Tense

Read how to form it in the pic above

What's the Past Participle? How can verbs be?

Review irregular verbs here and on the Irregular verbs Label

Practise the Present Perfect Form: 1, 2, 3

Games to learn English

Ever or Never?

Pic via Karina Garduño

Have you ever...? Check the past participles

Complete and answer the questions

The Superlative + Present Perfect with EVER: Qs: 1, 2, A: 3

Superlative Questions with Present Perfect and ever: Match or Speaking Cards:

Ever and Never Extra:

When can you use EVER in Affirmative Sentences?

Practise: 1, 2

The Present Perfect and other Time expressions

Lots more activities on the Present Perfect Label

These are just some of them:

Listening: Experiences

"Have you ever..." Speaking cards & Present Perfect in movies

Present Perfect in songs...like this:

What's on your bucket list?

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:05:00 +0000

The Bucket List on ISL Collective: Experiences, Tenses and Listening

Have you seen the movie "The bucket list"?

Watch the trailer and check your understanding:

Experience music too:

Remembering William on World Book Day

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:41:00 +0000

Let's celebrate World Book Day...

"All" about Shakespeare

If you want to find out more, there are countless resources,

here are just two:

No Sweat Shakespeare

This blog's Previous Entries about Shakespeare

Extra, some of his famous quotes:

The Logical Song

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:09:00 +0000

Time for a classic full of descriptive adjectives:

The Logical Song

Worksheet

Genius Lyrics

Lyrics Video:

Writing an essay about someone’s job

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:07:00 +0000

Reading: Unusual and wonderful Jobs

Read the photo above and the explanation

Then do the exercises (there's 4 of them) here

Write a text similar to the ones in the exercises about someone's job

What do you look like?

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:16:00 +0000

Pic via Live Worksheets

Find out how to describe people's appearance in previous entries

like last year's entry

Here is a summary:

Our list: HAIR, EYES, BODY, CLOTHES, OTHER

Quick Review: 1, 2

Be or Have for Descriptions: Sort out

Write and speak:

What do these people look like? What are they wearing?

New Vocabulary Activities on Wordwall:

Appearance

Clothes
Reading: 1, 2, 3

Listening: "What are they wearing?"

Do you wannna be...?:

The Past is affirmative

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:44:00 +0000

Now that we know WAS and WERE, read the pic above

How many types of verbs are there in the Past AFFIRMATIVE FORM?

1) Regular Verbs Affirmative Form:

Practise the Spelling: 1, 2, 3, 4 (Make a sentence)

-ED Pronunciation

2) Irregular Verbs Affirmative Form:

Irregular Verbs Review: 1, 2 (Scroll down)

Pictures above and great Presentation with activities via Guerina 3

to revise the Simple Past Affirmative Form:

simple-past-affirmative from guerina3

Was and Were

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:22:00 +0000

Picture via Hello Angleski

Here comes the Past...

1st our "friend", the verb To be

Study the chart above and let's get started:

THE QUESTIONNAIRE

What are some common Past Time Expressions?

Here are some:

Picture via E4Success

Ago / Last / Yesterday?: 1, 2

New WAS/WERE Practice:

Genially, AgendaWeb: 1, 2

Last year's Entry includes:

There was/were, Be Born, The Pink Panther and much more!

Of course, there are lots of examples in series and movies like these:

Somebody, somewhere

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:54:00 +0000

Picture above, Presentation and Practice with Genially

Review in these previous years' entries: 1, 2, 3

New Practice to choose on Wordwall and Agenda Web

Test yourself:

Somewhere only we know?:

Correct the mistakes

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:59:00 +0000

Picture above - via Daily English Learning

With some common mistakes in Writing or Speaking

More A2/B1 Level Practice: 1, 2, 3, 4:

After all, we all make mistakes...

Sufjan Stevens - Chicago (original)

A motivational speech

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Picture via Examples.com

Pic via Iberdrola - Source: Chris Anderson

Watch some examples:

TED's secret to good public speaking

TED's most popular Talk ever: Do schools kill creativity?

TEDx Talks You Tube Channel and some very young public speakers:

Juliette Leong: "Revolutionizing the future of education"

Carson Byblow: "The mindset of a winner"

Cole Blakeaway: "We are all different and that's awesome":

Fancy a "Spring Week"?

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:33:00 +0000

Announcement / Convocatoria

3rd Round (19th - 25th April)

2º ESO 2nd Term Review

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:37:00 +0000

Picture above and Money- related Practice: 1, 2, 3, 4 via Test-English

Guess the Wordles: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Varied Grammar Review: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Agenda Web has it all, just one click away:

Quantifiers, Past Simple vs Continuous, Will vs Be going to, 1st Conditional

Feelings, Places in the city, Describing people, Jobs

A2-B1 tests: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Choose what tests to do)

You can also visit this term's blog entries

Here they are in strictly chronological order:

Extreme Sports, Go on an adventure

Here you are the Past Continuous Tense

Social media ban for under 16s, Irregular verbs "attack"

How do you feel?, The Environment

Future Simple, 1st Conditional

How to write an opinion essay

The smart shopper, Customers' reviews

What are you doing tomorrow?

The world of entertainment, At work

Of course, we can't forget a green day is coming...

At work

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:40:00 +0000

Pic via Vocaberry

Above are some common jobs

What do the people do? Take the quiz

One more quiz: What career is right for me?

Jobs on English Practice Test, Eg: Unscramble (1), Complete the Writing (5)

A lot of activities on Agenda Web

Write / Talk about jobs via Genially

What's your dream job?: Watch people answer the question

Wordle Time: 1, 2, 3

What qualities are the best for it?: Pesonality Adjectives April Update

1st ESO 2nd Term Review

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:23:00 +0000

Pic via Wordwall: A2 Level Test

These are this term's entries seen in class in chronological order:

The Present's Simple or Continuous

Let's compare

Extra!: 1st Term Review

What do you think of Shrek's daily routines?:

The World of Advertising

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:21:00 +0000

After our activities about slogans,

Here's a clip from the most famous series about Advertising: "Mad Men"

As you watch it, answer these questions:

- What product do they want to advertise? (Product, not just the brand)

- What is the slogan for this campaign?
- What media will they advertise it in? Why?

Let's compare

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:36:00 +0000

What's an adjective? Can you use them in phrases?

Let's practise some here

Adjectives have comparative and superlative forms

What do you know about this?

How to Form the Comparative of Superiority

Comparative and Superlative in this Genially

Ready to compare? Let's begin here

All this and and more practice on these previous entries: 1, 2 (transport)

and on the Comparison label

Video Practice:

By the way, what transport is advertised?:

Customers' Reviews

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:58:00 +0000

Pic via Trustpilot

Bearing the advice on top, let's practise

how to write a customer review

What are you doing tomorrow?

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:47:00 +0000

Picture and activities on Test-English

Simple Future Form Review

Going to Form Review

When do we use each of these Future Tenses?

Read the picture above and this Genially

Practice Time: Choose: 1, 2, Complete: 3, 4

Listening: What are these people going to do?: Making Plans

Revision in this previous entry and in the Future Tenses Label

The Future with The Marshmallow Experiment (Info here):

The wheel of words

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:16:00 +0000

The present's simple or continuous

noreply@blogger.com (Marga Alfonso) — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:18:00 +0000

Learn and Practice with Genially

Review: This presentation

Time Expressions with both Preseents in Last year's entry

Two Presents Practice: Agenda Web, Engblocks: 1, 2, 3, 4

and more in this previous entry and in the Two Presents Label

BTW, would you like a present?: