Friday, December 19, 2014
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
SWEET RECIPES, TV COMMERCIALS & SONGS
Yorkshire puddings
TV commercials
Listen to the songs and practise Past Simple
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
TV COMMERCIALS, TRAVELLING & SONGS
Watch this TV commercial and then say what you saw
Here's another advertisement
Holiday English
Best road trip ever!
Listen to the songs and practise Present Continuous!
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
A RECIPE, THANKSGIVING CRAFTS & SONG
Watch this recipe and practise using Present Simple. Then, try to ask and answer questions.
Here, you can practise more with this Thanksgiving crafts video.
And now, you can do some more practice with this Thanksgiving recipe.
Listen to the song and practise the Present Simple tense
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
STATIVE VERBS, A RECIPE & A DIY PROJECT
STATIVE VERBS
Watch this recipe and write sentences in the Simple Present tense. Then, ask questions and give short answers.
Watch this video and find out how you can make a rustic side table yourself. Then, write sentences in the Present Continuous tense and practise questions and short answers.
Listen to the song and practise the Present Simple
Listen to the songs and practise Present Simple and Present Continuous!
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
PAST PERFECT & HOW TO WRITE AN INFORMAL LETTER
Watch the video and see how you can make an omelette
Here's how you can make corn dogs
Listen to the song and complete the lyrics
Listen to the song and practice the use and form of Past Perfect
Follow these guidelines to write an informal letter, that is a letter to a friend or relative
Here you can read a sample friendly letter
Follow these guidelines to write an informal letter, that is a letter to a friend or relative
Here you can read a sample friendly letter
CELEBRATIONS
Watch this video about festivals in Japan and then answer some questions
1) How are festivals called in Japan?
2) Which season is this festival in?
3) Who organized it?
4) What was the interesting thing about this festival?
Let's practice!
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE
Watch the video and answer some questions using either Past Simple or Present Perfect.
What's the difference between these two tenses?
PRESENT PERFECT
Practice the Present Perfect tense with scenes from TV shows.
Can you find the verbs used in Present Perfect?
PRESENT PERFECT INTERVIEWS
Watch the video and practice the use of Present Perfect Simple and Continuous.
Then, try to answer the interview questions yourself
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
THE BLACKOUT
Watch the video and practice the use of Past Continuous.
Then, answer some questions
1) What were people doing when the lights went out?
2) Why did the blackout happen?
3) Were they having a party last night at the power company?
VICTORIA'S LAST WEEKEND
Watch the video about Victoria's last weekend and practice the use and form of Simple Past. Then, answer some questions.
1) Was last weekend a typical weekend for Victoria?
2) Who brought souvenirs from Berlin?
3) Did Victoria and her friends talk about politics?
4) What time did she come home on Friday evening?
5) Did she have classes on Saturday?
6) What did she do after lunch on Saturday?
7) What time did she wake up on Sunday?
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
LISTENING AND WRITING PRACTICE
Write down the sentences that you hear to practice your listening and writing skills
Here's a listening quiz: A survey
You will hear a woman asking a man questions for a survey. Write down the answers to the questions she asks. You will hear the listening twice. After you have finished, click on the arrow to see if you have answered the questions correctly.
Here's a listening quiz: A survey
You will hear a woman asking a man questions for a survey. Write down the answers to the questions she asks. You will hear the listening twice. After you have finished, click on the arrow to see if you have answered the questions correctly.
Friday, June 20, 2014
GRAMMAR: MODAL VERBS
Modal verbs are verbs like: can, could, would, should, must, have to, may, might.
They are different from normal verbs. They all express something (e.g. ability, advice...)
Watch the video below on how to use modals in conversations
Now study the modals and then do some practice
Exercise
Exercise
Exercise
Exercise
They are different from normal verbs. They all express something (e.g. ability, advice...)
- no -s for the third singular (e.g. he can go -
nothe can goes) - they are helping verbs and make questions by inversion (e.g. Can he go..?)
- we always use the infinitive of another verb (without 'to') after them
Watch the video below on how to use modals in conversations
Now study the modals and then do some practice
Exercise
Exercise
Exercise
Exercise
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
WILL & GOING TO FOR FUTURE USE
- We use "will" for decisions that we make at the moment of speaking
- We use "be going to" for plans
Watch the video, study the differences between "will" and "be going to" and then do some practice
How and when to use future with "will"?
How and when to use "be going to"?
Difference between "will" and "be going to"
Exercise with "will"
Exercise with "be going to"
Exercise "will" or "be going to"
Friday, June 13, 2014
Friday, June 6, 2014
Friday, May 30, 2014
Friday, May 23, 2014
DESCRIBE YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS
Read the text and then answer some questions:
1. Who is bad-tempered but affectionate when he is in the mood?
2. Who is very smart, polite and likes common sense?
3. Who is very nervous, insecure and not very optimistic?
4. Who is very funny, friendly and not lazy?
1. Who is bad-tempered but affectionate when he is in the mood?
2. Who is very smart, polite and likes common sense?
3. Who is very nervous, insecure and not very optimistic?
4. Who is very funny, friendly and not lazy?
Friday, May 16, 2014
Friday, May 9, 2014
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
SIMPLE PAST
Watch the video.
Study the rules and the forms.
And then do two exercises.
Simple Past Rules
Simple Past Forms
Exercise
Exercise
Study the rules and the forms.
And then do two exercises.
Simple Past Rules
Simple Past Forms
Exercise
Exercise
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Friday, April 11, 2014
Simple Present Tense & nationalities!
Listen and answer some questions:
1. Does Stanley cook Greek food on Friday?
2. What kind of food does Stanley cook on Wednesday?
3. When does Stanley cook Japanese food?
4. Does Stanley cook Puerto Rican food on Thursday?
Friday, April 4, 2014
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Video: What's your job?
Answer the questions:
1. What's Dave's job?
2. What's Helen's job?
3. What's Stu's job?
Video: What's your name?
Answer the questions:
1. Where is Tim from?
2. Where is Orlando from?
3. Where is Dennis from?
4. Where is Maria from?
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