UNIT 5: PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

This is the powerpoint I showed you last day in class to speak about the main differences between "Present Perfect Simple" and "Present Perfect Continuous" in English:

Need more practice? Try the following links: 

• Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
• Time adverbs used together with Present Perfect.
• Yet, already, just and still: ACTIVITY 1    ACTIVITY 2
• Tests: Test 1      Test 2

Hope it helps!

UNIT 5: SPORTS AND INTERESTS

"What do you like doing in your free time?"

LIKES	DISLIKES
I’m (really,quite) into/keen on/fond of... I’m a big fan of.... myself. What I do like is... It’s such fun that.... (such + noun) It’s so exciting that... (so + adj) I’m absolutely crazy about...	It’s not my kind of thing/ I’m not interested in/ I’m not into... It’s too dangerous/boring/expensive for my liking. I’m not a sporty person. I’ve never been a fan of... I’m not that keen on... .... doesn’t appeal to me. .... is something I can’t stand/bear at all.

"How often do you do what you like doing in your spare time?"

RARELY	SOMETIMES	USUALLY	ALWAYS
Once in a blue moon Hardly ever Seldom	Occasionally Now and again Once in  a while Every now and then From time to time	As a rule Generally	All the time
Not a much as I used to                            Not as much as I’d like to.    Most of my evenings.                                All my weekends Whenever I can                                        Whenever I get the chance

REVIEW UNIT 1 TO 4 (KEY)

Click here to check the answers to the review activities on pag. 34-35.

"EVERYTHING AT ONCE" by Lenka

Hello everybody,

Last year while driving, I listened to this song on the radio. I found it great because of all the "as ... as..." expressions. Can you try and write down as many "as..as.." expressions as you can?



Now check with the lyrics.

Would you dare to sing along? 

I wouldn't! Hard, isn't it?

See you next Wednesday

UNIT 4: COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

hello everyone!

Today we have spoken about Comparative and Superlative adjectives and adverbs. Here you have a document containing the information you need to make comparative and superlative forms of both adjectives and adverbs.

Here you also have the powerpoint I showed you last day in class:

 Need more practice? Click on the activities below.

Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3

"As ... as .... expressions" here

Try this online quiz to test your knowledge on "As ...as.." expresions

See you soon!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! 

Hope you enjoy your Christmas time with all your family and people you love.

Here you have a very nice Christmas song "All I want for Christmas is you" which is one of the songs in the really beautiful film "Love Actually", which I think is a very nice film to see at Christmas.




Also, the powerpoint we saw this morning to talk about Christmas:

(based on a Christmas presentation on www.busyteacher.com)

The Christmas songs in the powerpoint presentation:





See you next year!!!

Your teacher,
Ana

UNIT 4: SO & SUCH

Do you need more practice on "so and such"?

Click on the following link where you'll find both a bit of theory and an online activity.

Hope it helps!

UNIT 4: "COMMON WEALTH ECONOMICS FOR A CROWDED PLANET" (PG.30)

Hello everybody,

click here to check the answers to the reading activities on page 30.

UNIT 4: BBC NEWS

Hello!

These are the two pieces of news, about Spain and reported by the BBC, we watched and listened last day in class:





For more newstories visit the BBC website

WRITING BANK: REPORTS

Last day I gave you a document with information on how to write a report in English and told you to write a report on "The use of the Media in Spain". For more information and samples of reports, have a look at this really interesting site where, apart from helpful advice on reports, you can also find writing help for other different pieces of writing (letters, essays, ...):

WRITING REPORTS

UNIT 4: WHAT WORRIES YOU?

Extra listening on "Social Issues"

* THE DOLE

* WELFARE 


Click here to learn some phrases and vocabulary to talk about current social issues (very difficult, don't panic!!!)

UNIT 4: SUBJECT - VERB AGREEMENT

Last day we spoke about nouns and expressions which are always followed by singular verb, always by plural verb and by either singular or plural verb:

Remember:

ALWAYS SINGULAR:

* Subjects and Science: politics, statistics, physics, gymnastics, maths, ...
* Diseases: measles, shingles, mumps,...
* Games: dominoes, billiards, darts, draughts, ...
* The news
* A large amount of ../ A great deal of ... (+ uncountable words)
* Amount, weight, height, distance ..: Three dollars is not that expensive!

ALWAYS PLURAL:

* Binary words: glasses, scissors, trousers, jeans, ...
* Aggregate words: police, staff, people, cattle, poultry, offspring, ..
* Other words: fireworks, troops, clothes, headquarters, valuables, ..
* Adjectives as nouns: the poor, the rich, the homeless, ...
* A large number of ... (+ plural countable nouns)

EITHER SINGULAR OR PLURAL:

* government, team, council, media, means, series, species, committee,    
   family, ...

UNIT 4: SOCIETY (Vocabulary)

Are you interested in politics?

Click on the links below to complete some online quizzes to learn more vocabulary on politics:

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/esl-politics-elections-voting1.html

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/esl-politics-elections-voting2.html

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/esl-politics-elections-voting3.html

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/esl-politics-elections-voting4.html


This link will take you to a list of terms related to the topic:

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/lists/politics.html


Some listening practice:

Campaign Speech

Japanese Economy

UNIT 4: NEWSPAPER HEADLINES

After talking about what the language of headlines is, do you feel like editing your own newspaper? Click on one of the links below and follow the instructions. Later on you can print your own story and hang it on the wall in class. Don't forget to use some of the ideas on the powerpoint for an effective headline in English:

 
The Newspaper Clipping Generator

Your Good News

UNIT 4: HOW DO YOU GET YOUR NEWS?

Here you have the video we saw last day in class: