US INDEPENDENCE DAY

Fourth of July.
This day in history, America claimed its independence from Britain in 1776.
The presentation you are about to see shows you what Americans do to celebrate this event every year.

Fourth of July - US Independence Day

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PRACTISE ENGLISH DURING YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAYS

Some tips to practise English in summer: 

Summer is the time of the year when you should put into practice all the English learnt this academic year. This post is devoted to giving you some recommendations to keep up your English!!!.

1. If you go to an English speaking country, either to do an English course or simply for leisure, make the most of it and immerse yourself in its culture.
2. If you go on holiday to a tourist resort and you have the chance to talk to English speaking holidaymakers, don´t be shy and do it. Simple dialogues such us asking or giving directions, talking about  the weather, or about free time activities... will definitely improve your English skills and your self-confidence.
3. If you are not going on holiday abroad, it is not a problem, you can still listen to your favourite English songs. Don´t miss the opportunity to learn new vocabulary and revise grammar. There is a website where you can listen to your favourite songs and practise your English by doing some exercises with different levels and at your own pace . This is the link: http://www.subingles.com/
4. Films: there is always a film for every taste. Remember to watch films in their original version with or without subtitles depending on your level. 
5. It is always good to be updated with what is happening around the world. That´s why I  recommend reading and watching the News in English: http://www.euronews.com/
   

         ENJOY YOUR SUMMER!

MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS

Auxiliares Modales en Inglés.

Esta entrada está dedicada a los diferentes usos de los auxiliares modales en inglés y a las diferencias entre "may " y "can ". Las tablas que muestro, presentan una descripción breve, concisa y resumida de los diferentes usos con sus ejemplos correspondientes. Se pueden utilizar como revisión y repaso.

 

Source Link: mansión del inglés

PASSIVE VOICE

Today we are explaining the differences between the active and passive voice.


Look at the following links to practise the passive :
 Passive voice exercises
Passive voice exercises: advanced level

COLLOQUIAL FORMS IN SONGS

Colloquial language can be defined as informal spoken language.
 Today we are learning to identify and use the colloquial contractions “wanna, gotta, and gonna.”and other informal words you can hear in some modern songs. You should definitely not use them in formal written English (reports, research papers, formal e-mails, etc), in which case, you need to spell them out in long form. But learning to use them correctly in your speaking and writing will make your communication much more effective.
Here is a short video that shows some colloquial forms in different songs:

                            As an extention activity, you can do more exercises about English informal language in the following link: English informal language

10 INVENTIONS QUIZ

As an extention activity, you are about to see a video about 10 inventions which will make your life easier. Watch the video and answer the questions proposed in the following link: 10 Inventions Quiz
Which one do you like the most? Why?.

NEW YEAR´S RESOLUTIONS

We are starting the year with some new resolutions.
Watch this video clip and answer the questions based on what you see and hear. This is the link to the activity: New year´s resolutions.

CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES

The short video you are about to watch is about the origins of Christmas.
Answer the following reading comprehension questions you will find in this link:
Origins of Christmas



Then, we can watch a video called Mog´s Christmas calamities and you can work with the activities suggested in this link:
http://film-english.com/2015/12/18/mogs-christmas-calamity/

BONFIRE NIGHT

This is a British festive day which is celebrated on November 5th. The tradition started to celebrate the failure of a plan to blow up King James I and the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Watch the following video  co-produced by the BBC and The British Council and find out all about it.
After watching the video, there are some suggested activities: reading comprehension and vocabulary exercises. Besides, the page provides you with worksheets and downloads together with the transcript. This is the link:  Bonfire night activities .

RELATIVE CLAUSES

THE HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN

Today, we have seen the following video to talk about Halloween.
For further information about Halloween origins, traditions, superstitions...    I recommend seeing this link:
History of Halloween

PRESENT PERFECT VS PAST SIMPLE

I am revising the present perfect and past simple tenses in English with my 4º ESO students and  I have found a useful powepoint presentation that will complement their knowledge about this subject. I also include a link to on line exercises as an extra practice.  Hope you, my students, will find it useful. Let me know.
present perfect vs past simple exercises

Simple past vs. present perfect tense de Patricia Mellino

CLASSROOM RULES

We are starting a new academic year!!! Time goes by so quickly...
 This year, I will be teaching students from ESO.
Here are the classroom rules we have agreed to follow in our lessons:

Classroom rules de Elena T

REGULAR VERBS PRONUNCIATION

The following video clips will help my 1º ESO students to learn how to pronounce the "-ed ending " of regular verbs in the past in English.

TALKING ABOUT MYSELF

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Dedico esta entrada a la actividad que voy a realizar con mis alumnos de 1º ESO.
La primera parte del ejercicio consiste en la comprensión lectora y auditiva ( reading and listening ) de un texto con vocabulario y estructuras elementales que servirán de repaso de la materia que hemos estudiado hasta ahora. Incluyo el enlace a dicha actividad:
Talking about myself activity.
Después, los alumnos tienen que realizar un ejercicio de expresión escrita (writing), siguiendo el modelo propuesto en la actividad previa.
Para ampliar el vocabulario y estructuras, los estudiantes repasan los siguientes aspectos de cada  unidad ya vista en su libro de texto:
VOCABULARY EXTENSION, From Textbook Real English 1:
Describing people:  page 16, exercise 1, page 20.
Favourite food: page 32.
Daily routines: page 40, exercise 1.
Places around the town. Page 58.
Sports: page 70.
Describing films and TV programmes: page 82.
Comparative adjectives: page 82
Finalmente, los alumnos pueden utilizar posters y/o cartulinas para presentar sus trabajos.
Propongo unos enlaces como ejemplo de trabajos con cartulinas:
Trabajos con cartulinas
My portfolio beyond the words
Más trabajos con cartulinas

La segunda parte de la actividad consiste en realizar un ejercicio de expresión oral (speaking) donde los alumnos se presentan hablando de ellos mismos con la información trabajada en el writing.
Los alumnos serán evaluados con un " assessment scale ", donde se incluirán aspectos gramaticales, de pronunciación,  de fluidez y creativos.

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

This post is devoted to showing the use and form of comparative and superlative adjectives by comparing the family members of the famous American TV series, The Simpsons.
Two presentations are used.
For further practice, you can visit the following link:
comparative and superlative exercises.

Simpsons comparatives from Jessica Orejuela Garcia

Comparative superlative from Fortuna Lu

COMPARATIVES

This post is devoted to the use of comparative adjectives in English. The video I am showing is for an elementary level, teaching how to compare two people, things or groups. I think my students from 1º ESO will find this video practical and enjoyable.
For futher information, you can visit the following links:
comparison as....as
Comparatives
Britishcouncilcomparatives

PRESENT PERFECT VS PAST SIMPLE

In this English lesson, you will find easy and clear explanations of when and how to use the present perfect (I have done) and past simple (I did):

IDIOMS FOR THE NEW YEAR

January is a great month to concentrate on new goals for the year that has just started. So, I am devoting this post to learning new idioms related to new resolutions.
The video I am about to show was published on 31 December 2014. Let´s apply all the comments made to this new year 2016.

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

I am devoting this post to talking about New Year´s and I am showing the following video. For further information, you can visit the following link:
http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/new-year