Showing posts with label grammar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grammar. Show all posts
Wednesday 3 December 2014
Prepositions of time: practice
1. Complete the sentences with at / on / in.
1. Bye! See you _______ Friday.
2. Where were you _______ February 28th?
3. I got up _______ 8 o'clock this morning.
4. I like getting up early _______ the morning.
5. My sister got married _______ May.
6. Diane and I first met _______ 1991.
7. Did you go out _______ Tuesday?
8. Did you see Pete _______ Saturday night?
9. Do you go to English classes _______ the evening?
10. Let's meet tomorrow _______ 10 pm.
11. I often go to the beach _______ the weekend.
12. I'm starting my new job _______ 3 July.
13. We often go on holiday _______ summer.
14. George isn't here _______ the moment.
15. Jane's birthday is _______ December.
16. Do you work _______ Saturdays?
17. The company started _______ 1989.
18. I like to look at the stars _______ night.
19. I'll send you the money _______ the end of this month.
20. I'll see you _______ lunchtime!
ANSWER KEY:
1. on 2. on 3. at 4. in 5. in 6. in 7. on 7. on 9. in 10. at 11. at 12. on 13. in 14. at 15. in 16. on 17. in 18. at 19. at 20. at
1. Bye! See you _______ Friday.
2. Where were you _______ February 28th?
3. I got up _______ 8 o'clock this morning.
4. I like getting up early _______ the morning.
5. My sister got married _______ May.
6. Diane and I first met _______ 1991.
7. Did you go out _______ Tuesday?
8. Did you see Pete _______ Saturday night?
9. Do you go to English classes _______ the evening?
10. Let's meet tomorrow _______ 10 pm.
11. I often go to the beach _______ the weekend.
12. I'm starting my new job _______ 3 July.
13. We often go on holiday _______ summer.
14. George isn't here _______ the moment.
15. Jane's birthday is _______ December.
16. Do you work _______ Saturdays?
17. The company started _______ 1989.
18. I like to look at the stars _______ night.
19. I'll send you the money _______ the end of this month.
20. I'll see you _______ lunchtime!
ANSWER KEY:
1. on 2. on 3. at 4. in 5. in 6. in 7. on 7. on 9. in 10. at 11. at 12. on 13. in 14. at 15. in 16. on 17. in 18. at 19. at 20. at
Tuesday 18 November 2014
What did you do last summer?
Last summer, we decided to have a different holiday. We like travelling and we always try to visit a new place every summer. However, last summer we decided to do something different and new to us.We rented an apartment in the South of the island and stayed in Los Cristianos for a month. We really enjoyed the experience. We had a relaxing beach holiday which was what we were looking for. We used to go for a walk in the morning, take the kids to the park and have a coffee in one of the many nice and cosy cafés there. We would then go to the apartment, have lunch and let the kids sleep the siesta. After that, we went to the beach in the afternoon and spent there all afternoon swimming, sunbathing and playing with the kids on the beach.
We loved it! The kids had a great time, we relaxed and really enjoyed the experience.
What did you do last summer???
Tell me in a comment.
Remember to use the past simple to talk about past finished actions and time sequencers and connectors to order events in your text.
Tuesday 28 October 2014
Tuesday 14 October 2014
Little words (personal pronouns & possessives)
Hi everyone,
Below you have three different documents to revise personal pronouns an possessives.
pronouns and possessives.pdf by LauGalindo
Below you have three different documents to revise personal pronouns an possessives.
pronouns and possessives.pdf by LauGalindo
Sunday 6 April 2014
Wednesday 12 February 2014
Tense Revision
Hi everyone,
Let's stop at this point and revise the tenses we've seen in class to make sure we all know what we are talking about.
Read the following sentences:
1. I'm taking the car to the garage at 10 tomorrow morning.
2. I live in the city centre.
3. I've just finished reading the book.
4. We saw a good film last night.
5. I always play tennis on Saturday.
6. He's looking for a new job.
7. Have you ever been to Rome?
8. Tomorrow it's going to rain.
9. What were you doing yesterday at six pm?
10. I'm going to speak to the teacher tomorrow.
Which sentence refers to...?
A. A future plan.
B. An action recently finished.
C. A routine.
D. A finished action in a finished past time.
E. A life experience.
F. A probable prediction.
G. An action in progress at a certain past time.
H. Something which is always true.
I. A future arrangement.
J. Something that is happening at the moment of speaking.
Look at the sentences. What do we use each tense for?
ANSWER KEY:
1. I 2. H 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. J 7.E 8. F 9. G 10. A
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT PERFECT
PAST SIMPLE
PAST CONTINUOUS
"BE GOING TO" + INFINITIVE
Let's stop at this point and revise the tenses we've seen in class to make sure we all know what we are talking about.
Read the following sentences:
1. I'm taking the car to the garage at 10 tomorrow morning.
2. I live in the city centre.
3. I've just finished reading the book.
4. We saw a good film last night.
5. I always play tennis on Saturday.
6. He's looking for a new job.
7. Have you ever been to Rome?
8. Tomorrow it's going to rain.
9. What were you doing yesterday at six pm?
10. I'm going to speak to the teacher tomorrow.
Which sentence refers to...?
A. A future plan.
B. An action recently finished.
C. A routine.
D. A finished action in a finished past time.
E. A life experience.
F. A probable prediction.
G. An action in progress at a certain past time.
H. Something which is always true.
I. A future arrangement.
J. Something that is happening at the moment of speaking.
Look at the sentences. What do we use each tense for?
- Present simple
- Present continuous
- Present perfect
- Past simple
- Past continuous
ANSWER KEY:
1. I 2. H 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. J 7.E 8. F 9. G 10. A
PRESENT SIMPLE
- Things that always happen or are always true
- Daily routines
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
- Things that are happening at the moment of speaking
- Future arrangements
PRESENT PERFECT
- Recently finished actions
- Life experiences
PAST SIMPLE
- Finished actions in a finished past time
PAST CONTINUOUS
- Actions in progress at a certain time in the past
"BE GOING TO" + INFINITIVE
- Future plans
- Probable predictions
Thursday 5 December 2013
What is going to happen?
Have a look at the presentation and try to predict what is going to happen next...
Monday 2 December 2013
Sunday 1 September 2013
Friday 27 April 2012
Rules & Obligations
What do you have to do speak good English???
Well you have to:
How do we express rules & obligations in English?
Well have a look at the video and the notes
Rules and Obligations
Well you have to:
- come to class regularly
- do your homework after each lesson
- study at home
- read as much as you can
- listen as much as you can and MORE!!!
- arrange conversation meetings with a native speaker
- travel to an English speaking country
How do we express rules & obligations in English?
Well have a look at the video and the notes
Passive Structures
New material needs to be added!!!
We have been working on different passive structures lately, go through the theory again and do the exercises on the workbook.
If you need to revise the basics, have a look at this short video.
Passive Voice
We have been working on different passive structures lately, go through the theory again and do the exercises on the workbook.
If you need to revise the basics, have a look at this short video.
Passive Voice
Tuesday 20 September 2011
New English File Pre-Intermediate
Hello everyone,
A short post to let you know about the website of the book we will be using this year, New English File Pre-intermediate. If you click on the link you will find a lot of additional activities and extra practice, from which you can highly benefit.
I hope you like the book and enjoy their website,
Regards,
Laura
A short post to let you know about the website of the book we will be using this year, New English File Pre-intermediate. If you click on the link you will find a lot of additional activities and extra practice, from which you can highly benefit.
I hope you like the book and enjoy their website,
Regards,
Laura
Monday 5 September 2011
Strategies for Learning Grammar
Strategies for Learning Grammar
Be on the lookout for rules
Learn the rules
Organise the language you learn in your notebook
Experiment with language
Work towards mastery when doing grammar exercises
Learn from your teacher’s corrections
Avoid repeated errors
Note whether additional work has any effect on your performance
Be patient
Rubin & Thompson (1994: 83-84)
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