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Thursday, 5 March 2020
Sunday, 10 November 2019
Winds of change
Listen and read the lyrics. What is the song about?
I follow the Moskva
And down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of change
And down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of change
An August summer night
Soldiers passing by
Listening to the wind of change
Soldiers passing by
Listening to the wind of change
The world is closing in
And did you ever think
That we could be so close, like brothers
And did you ever think
That we could be so close, like brothers
The future's in the air
I can feel it everywhere
Blowing with the wind of change
I can feel it everywhere
Blowing with the wind of change
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
In the wind of change
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
In the wind of change
Walking down the street
And distant memories
Are buried in the past forever
And distant memories
Are buried in the past forever
I follow the Moskva
And down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of change
And down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of change
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow share their dreams
With you and me
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow share their dreams
With you and me
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
In the wind of change
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
In the wind of change
The wind of change blows straight
Into the face of time
Like a storm wind that will ring
The freedom bell for peace of mind
Let your balalaika sing
What my guitar wants to say
Into the face of time
Like a storm wind that will ring
The freedom bell for peace of mind
Let your balalaika sing
What my guitar wants to say
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow share their dreams
With you and me
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow share their dreams
With you and me
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
In the wind of change
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
In the wind of change
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
Sunday, 16 December 2018
Friday, 16 November 2018
Friday, 26 October 2018
Sunday, 22 April 2018
Earth Day Doodle
Watch this video (without or with subtitles) and try to answer the following questions:
SOME QUESTIONS:
- Can you say something about Jane Goodall's childhood?
- How did Jane feel one day at Gombe National Park?
- What is her message to all of us?
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
Vancouver Riots
READ ABOUT IT:
WATCH THIS VIDEO:
Now it's your turn to try and explain what happened.
WATCH THIS VIDEO:
Now it's your turn to try and explain what happened.
Saturday, 7 April 2018
Environment
SOME QUESTIONS:
- Do you think this idea is feasible? Why?
- What will the most important problems be?
- Can you think of any other good ideas to keep our environment cleaner?
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
Reported Speech
GENERAL RULES FOR REPORTED SPEECH
- Tenses change from present to past (if we are talking about what somebody said in the past):
- “I am 15.” ⇨ He said he was 15.
- “We have a problem.”⇨ They said they had a problem.
- “I can swim.” ⇨ She said that she could swim.
- “She comes by bus.” ⇨ He said that she came by bus.
- “Your sister doesn’t like pizza.” ⇨ She said that my sister didn’t like pizza.
- “You are looking through the window.” ⇨ He said that I was looking through the window.
- “They will probably fail.” ⇨ She said that they would probably fail.
- “My mother saw a mouse.” ⇨ She said that her mother had seen a mouse.
- Personal pronouns change (if somebody is tellingwhat somebody else has said before):
- “I am 15.” ⇨ He said he was 15.
- “My mother saw a mouse.” ⇨ She said that her mother had seen a mouse.
- “We saw you at the cinema.” ⇨ They said that they had seen me at the cinema.
- Place and time complements have to be adapted to the new context:
- He came here.” ⇨ They said that he had gone there.
- “It’s raining today” ⇨ Jake said that it was raining then / yesterday.
- “I saw you last week.” ⇨ She said that she had seen me the week before.
STATEMENTS
- Tell and say are common reporting verbs. (Tell is used before an indirect object.):
- She said that she liked pizza.
- My mother told me to go with her.
- Everyone said that the lesson was very difficult.
- He told his friends about my illness.
- Other verbs can be used: know, promise, insist, warn...
- That can be omitted after say:
- She said that she liked pizza. ⇨She said she liked pizza.
- They knew that he liked her. ⇨They knew she liked her.
QUESTIONS
- Typical reporting verbs are: ask, wonder, want to know.
- He wanted to know the opening times of the museum.
- She wondered how old my mother was.
- Subject always comes before the verb:
- She asked me how old I was.
- If the question is answered with yes or no, if should be introduced before the indirect question:
- My sister asked if you wanted to come with us.
- I wondered if she was watching the programme on TV.
- If the questions cannot be answered with yes or no, and usually begins with how / when / what / where / who / how old... you keep this element in the reported speech and don't add if:
- He asked me "What is your name? " ⇒ He asked me what my name was.
- My mother asked me: "What time did you arrive?" ⇒ My mother asked me what time I had arrived.
- Gina asked: "When will you come tomorrow?" ⇒ Gina asked when I would come / go the following day.
- We use ask / tell + object + (not) + to + infinitive to say what people want(ed) us to do:
- “Please, open the window.” ⇨ She asked us to open the window.
- “Tidy your room.” ⇨ My father told me to tidy my room.
- “Don’t smoke here.” ⇨ My aunt asked me not to smoke in her car.
ONLINE EXERCISES
HAVE OTHER TEACHERS HELP YOU UNDERSTAND REPORTED SPEECH
HAVE OTHER TEACHERS HELP YOU UNDERSTAND REPORTED SPEECH
statements
questions
imperatives
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Tuesday, 20 March 2018
Reported Speech
Eso 4 reported speech from Ana Arias Castro
IS YOUR BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND A SLOB?
MORE EXERCISES:
IS YOUR BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND A SLOB?
MORE EXERCISES:
statements
questions
imperatives
Thursday, 15 February 2018
1st and 2nd type conditional sentences
1st and 2nd type conditional sentences
The second conditional is used to talk about situations or actions in the present or future which are not likely to happen or are imaginary, hypothetical or impossible.
FIRST AND SECOND TYPE CONDITIONALS
ZERO TYPE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
MEANING& USE
1ST TYPE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
MEANING & USE
The first conditional is also called the "real" conditional because it is used for real, or possible, situations. These situations take place if a certain condition is met.
FORM
The first conditional is formed by the use of the present simple in the if clause followed by a comma and a future simple verb (will + infinitive) in the result clause. You can also put the result clause first without using a comma between the clauses.
2nd TYPE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
MEANING
MEANING& USE
The zero conditional is used to make statements about the real world, and often refers to general truths, such as scientific facts. In these sentences, the time is the present or always and the situation is real and possible.
- If you heat water, it boils.
- Water boils if you heat it.
- When you heat ice, it melts.
- Ice melts when you heat it.
- If it snows, the grass gets white.
- The grass gets white if it snows.
- When it rains, the grass gets wet.
- The grass gets wet when it rains.
FORM
We can make a zero conditional sentence with two present simple verbs (one in the 'if clause' and one in the 'main clause'):
If/when/unless + present simple, .... present simple.
EXERCISES
MEANING & USE
The first conditional is also called the "real" conditional because it is used for real, or possible, situations. These situations take place if a certain condition is met.
In the first conditional we can salso use unless, which means "if... not". In other words, "... unless he hurries up" could also be written, "... if he doesn't hurry up."
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| 1st type conditional sentence |
- If it rains, we will stay at home.
- He will arrive late unless he hurries up.
- Sophie will buy a new car, if she gets her raise.
FORM
The first conditional is formed by the use of the present simple in the if clause followed by a comma and a future simple verb (will + infinitive) in the result clause. You can also put the result clause first without using a comma between the clauses.
- If he finishes on time, we will go to the movies.
OR
- We will go to the movies if he finishes on time.
EXERCISES
- exercise 1- Ego4you
- exercise 2- Ego4you
- exercise 3- Englisch Hilfen: statements
- exercise 4- Englisch Hilfen: negatives
- exercise 5- Englisch Hilfen: mixed
- exercise 6- Englisch Hilfen: mixed-two blanks
- exercise 7- ESL Partyland
- exercise 8- Isabel Pérez matching exercise
- exercise 9- English Exercises
- exercise 10- First English
- exercise 11- English Grammar
- exercise 12: Perfect English
2nd TYPE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
MEANING
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| 2nd type conditional sentence |
- If I were a rich woman, I would travel around the world. I think it is very unlikely that I will be rich. However, in this unlikely condition, I will travel around the world.
- If I weren't / wasn't watching TV now, I would be playing tennis. I am watching TV, but I am imagining an alternative activity I would be doing if I wasn't watching TV
- If you had a bigger dog, your house would be protected. You don't have a big dog, but I am imagining how protected you would be if you had one.
- If I were an alien, I would be able to travel around the universe. It is impossible for me to be an alien. However, I am imagining what I would do in this situation.
- We would go to Paris this summer if we passed all our subjects. That is our plan but, unfortunatelly, we know we are not going to pass all our subjects.
If + past simple + conditional (would)
Conditional (would) + if + past simple
Verb be is usually were for all subjects; was (1st & 3rd person) is colloquial.
SONGS
If I were a rich man (Fiddler in the Roof-movie)
If today was your last day (Nickleback)
If I were a boy (Beyonce)
EXERCISES
- Malted ESO-4 unit 7 (Gwineth and the Wizard)
- Exercise 1: unit 5 in your text book
- Exercise 2: write the correct verb forms (1st & 2nd type conditionals)
- Exercise 3: Englisch Hilfen
- Exercise 4: Englisch Hilfen
- Exercise 5: Ego4you
- Exercise 6: Ego4you
- Exercise 7: Ego4you-with auxiliary verbs
- Exercise 8. First English
- Exercise 9: English for you
- Exercise 10: ESL lounge
- Exercise 11: Edu GE
- Exercise 12: Speak Speak
- Exercise 13: English exercises
- Exercise 14: English Area
Friday, 2 February 2018
Passive sentences
WHAT IS A PASSIVE STRUCTURE?
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
HOW IS IT MADE?
Passive structures have these elements:
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
EXERCISES
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
- My sister broke the window.
Whereas passive sentences usually focus on who or what suffered the effects of the action:
- The window was broken.
On most occassions the agent (who did the action) is not mentioned but, if relevant, it can be mentioned after the preposition by.
- The window was broken by my sister.
- Don Quixote was written by Cervantes.
Passive structures have these elements:
- the passive subject (my sister)
- verb be in the right tense (the same tense that would be used in the corresponding active structure)
- the past participle of the lexical verb
- only if necessary, the agent (by + ______)
- The object of the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive structure
- verb be in the same tense as the active verb in the active structure
- past participle of the main verb
- the subjet of the active sentence becames the object in the passive structure (by + agent)
- Peter builds a house. -> A house is built by Peter.
- They were cooking dinner when we arrived. -> Dinner was being cooked when we arrived.
- I will finish it tomorrow. -> It will be finished tomorrow.
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
- ACTIVE: My sister asked me a question.
- PASSIVE 1: A question was asked to me.
- PASSIVE 2: I was asked a question.
- ACTIVE. The teacher explained the exercise to the students.
- PASSIVE 1: The exercise was explained to the students.
- PASSIVE 2: The studens were explained the exercise.
- Exercise 1 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 2 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 3 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercises 4 (www.englisch-hilfen.de)
- Exercise 5 (www.itslj.org)
- Exercise 5 (http://a4esl.org)
- Exercise 6 passives in the present simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 7 Passives in the past simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 8 passives in the present perfect (Perfect English)
- Exercise 9 passives in the future simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 10 mixed passive tenses (Perfect English)
- Exercise 11 passives with two objects (Perfect English) ONLY 4ºESO STUDENTS
- Exercise 12 (English Current)
- Passives (easier exercises)
- Passives (more difficult exercises)
- Hot Potatoes ESO-3
- Hot Potatoes ESO-4
- Passives Game (1 or 2 players)
- ESL library-correct verb form
- Digital Campus-conversion exercise
- ESL Lounge: active to passive exercise
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Christmas Day in the First World War
SOME COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:
- The soldiers sing a song. What song is it? What is the language(s) of the song?
- This video depicts a truce. What do you think this word means?
- This is a commercial (an advert for TV). Can you explain why, while it is a commercial for a supermarket (Sainsbury's) it does not speak about the products, offers or shops?
- What did you like about this commercial?
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
Videos about conditional sentences
1st and 2nd type conditional sentences
All types (1st, 2nd and 3rd type)
Friday, 19 January 2018
Conditional sentences in English
ZERO TYPE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
MEANING& USE
1ST TYPE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
MEANING & USE
The first conditional is also called the "real" conditional because it is used for real, or possible, situations. These situations take place if a certain condition is met.
FORM
The first conditional is formed by the use of the present simple in the if clause followed by a comma and a future simple verb (will + infinitive) in the result clause. You can also put the result clause first without using a comma between the clauses.
2nd TYPE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
MEANING
MEANING& USE
The zero conditional is used to make statements about the real world, and often refers to general truths, such as scientific facts. In these sentences, the time is the present or always and the situation is real and possible.
- If you heat water, it boils.
- Water boils if you heat it.
- When you heat ice, it melts.
- Ice melts when you heat it.
- If it snows, the grass gets white.
- The grass gets white if it snows.
- When it rains, the grass gets wet.
- The grass gets wet when it rains.
FORM
We can make a zero conditional sentence with two present simple verbs (one in the 'if clause' and one in the 'main clause'):
If/when/unless + present simple, .... present simple.
EXERCISES
MEANING & USE
The first conditional is also called the "real" conditional because it is used for real, or possible, situations. These situations take place if a certain condition is met.
In the first conditional we can salso use unless, which means "if... not". In other words, "... unless he hurries up" could also be written, "... if he doesn't hurry up."
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| 1st type conditional sentence |
- If it rains, we will stay at home.
- He will arrive late unless he hurries up.
- Sophie will buy a new car, if she gets her raise.
FORM
The first conditional is formed by the use of the present simple in the if clause followed by a comma and a future simple verb (will + infinitive) in the result clause. You can also put the result clause first without using a comma between the clauses.
- If he finishes on time, we will go to the movies.
OR
- We will go to the movies if he finishes on time.
EXERCISES
- exercise 1- Ego4you
- exercise 2- Ego4you
- exercise 3- Englisch Hilfen: statements
- exercise 4- Englisch Hilfen: negatives
- exercise 5- Englisch Hilfen: mixed
- exercise 6- Englisch Hilfen: mixed-two blanks
- exercise 7- ESL Partyland
- exercise 8- Isabel Pérez matching exercise
- exercise 9- English Exercises
- exercise 10- First English
- exercise 11- English Grammar
- exercise 12: Perfect English
2nd TYPE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
MEANING
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| 2nd type conditional sentence |
- If I were a rich woman, I would travel around the world. I think it is very unlikely that I will be rich. However, in this unlikely condition, I will travel around the world.
- If I weren't / wasn't watching TV now, I would be playing tennis. I am watching TV, but I am imagining an alternative activity I would be doing if I wasn't watching TV
- If you had a bigger dog, your house would be protected. You don't have a big dog, but I am imagining how protected you would be if you had one.
- If I were an alien, I would be able to travel around the universe. It is impossible for me to be an alien. However, I am imagining what I would do in this situation.
- We would go to Paris this summer if we passed all our subjects. That is our plan but, unfortunatelly, we know we are not going to pass all our subjects.
If + past simple + conditional (would)
Conditional (would) + if + past simple
Verb be is usually were for all subjects; was (1st & 3rd person) is colloquial.
SONGS
If I were a rich man (Fiddler in the Roof-movie)
If today was your last day (Nickleback)
If I were a boy (Beyonce)
EXERCISES
- Malted ESO-4 unit 7 (Gwineth and the Wizard)
- Exercise 1: unit 5 in your text book
- Exercise 2: write the correct verb forms (1st & 2nd type conditionals)
- Exercise 3: Englisch Hilfen
- Exercise 4: Englisch Hilfen
- Exercise 5: Ego4you
- Exercise 6: Ego4you
- Exercise 7: Ego4you-with auxiliary verbs
- Exercise 8. First English
- Exercise 9: English for you
- Exercise 10: ESL lounge
- Exercise 11: Edu GE
- Exercise 12: Speak Speak
- Exercise 13: English exercises
- Exercise 14: English Area
3RD TYPE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
MEANING
The first conditional and second conditionals tell us about the future. With the third conditional we refer to the past. We speak about a condition in the past that did not happen. That is why there is no possibility for this condition. The third conditional is also like a dream, but with no possibility of the dream coming true.
- If I had travelled to Italy I would have visited Luca. But I have not travelled to Italy and, therefore, I have not visited Luca.
- If you had got a good mark, would you have complained to the teacher? but your mark was bad, so we don't know for sure what you would have done.
- What would you have done if it had snowed last weekend? but it didn't snow.
- I wouldn't have called if I had known that she wasn't home. but I knew so I called
FORM
If + past perfect // would have + past participle
Past participle // if + past perfect
EXERCISES
- Englisch Hilfen: statements 1
- Englisch Hilfen: negatives 1
- Englisch Hilfen: mixed
- Englisch Hilfen: mixed with negations
- Englisch Hilfen: easy conditionals
- Englisch Hilfen: medium conditionals
SONGS:
ALL TYPES OF CONDITIONALS
Sunday, 14 January 2018
Tuesday, 9 January 2018
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