Monday, 19 January 2015

Básico 2. Present perfect

I hope these presentations help you.



2 activities to practise the present perfect

Game to revise verb tenses

Básico 1- Family

You can download this presentation to practise vocabulary about the family.
Podéis descargar esta presentación para practicar el vocabulario de la familia.



If you prefer you can do it with the Simpsons. Watch the video and write down the answers. Use "his / her / their" and a family word as in the example.
Si preferís, podéis hacerlo con los Simpson. Ved el vídeo y anotad las respuestas. Usad "his/her/their" y un parentesco como en el ejemplo.




Answers:

  1. Marge and her daughter
  2. Bart and his uncle
  3. Jacqueline and her granddaughter
  4. Selma and her nephew
  5. Marge and her husband
  6. Patty, Selma and their niece
  7. Homer and his wife
  8. Mona and her grandson
  9. Bart and his aunt
  10. Bart, Liza and their cousin

Básico 2. Relative clauses

If you need extra practice, try these links:
Choose the relative pronoun
Match sentences (emparejar)
Combine sentences
Find the extra word

Remember to write the composition (page 113 in the student's book)

Wednesday, 17 December 2014

Sunday, 14 December 2014

Basico 1. Present simple



Exercises
Write sentences in the present simple affirmative
Present simple affirmative (aunque el vocabulario es dififícil, podeis hacerlo si os fijáis en el sujeto para ver si necesitáis 3ª persona del singular o no)
Write negative sentences
Write questions
Complete the text in the present simple (el vocabulario es de la unidad
Simple present tense 1
Simple present tense 2
To be (Present tense) 1
To have (Present tense) 1
TO BE or TO HAVE? 1  TO BE or TO HAVE? 2 (some sentences are difficult / algunas frases son difíciles)

Are the following sentences true or false. Correct the false ones.
1. Sarah don’t eats Italian food.
2. Alex eat a sandwich for breakfast.
3. I listen to the radio after breakfast.
4. Paul and you don’t do homework.
5. Your friend like tea very much.
6. My mother and I go to the cinema at the weekend.
7. Rachel watchs films on her laptop.
8. She doesn’t likes TV.
9. Your book doesn’t have pictures, but it haves good exercises.
10. I like your blond hair.

Listening (not easy)

And how do you spell and pronounce "-s"?

 

This is the video we watched on Thursday. And this is the exercise and the answers.
Answers
Are the following sentences true or false. Correct the false ones.
1. Sarah doesn’t eats Italian food.
2. Alex eats a sandwich for breakfast.
3. I listen to the radio after breakfast.
4. Paul and you don’t do homework.
5. Your friend likes tea very much.
6. My mother and I go to the cinema at the weekend.
7. Rachel watches films on her laptop.
8. She doesn’t likes TV.
9. Your book doesn’t have pictures, but it haves good exercises.
10. I like your blond hair.

Thursday, 4 December 2014

Básico 2- "Be going to"

(Adapted from http://teachers.onlineenglishexpert.com/)
1. Don't watch the video, just listen to it and fill in the gaps. 

My ………. and I are going to have the most amazing weekend together! We are going to see …………………..and eat out on Friday evening. On …………we are going to make some sandwiches and …………………………….. The weather is going to be ………..and warm. I am going to ………………………… and relax. On Sunday, I am going to work out, and ……………… is going to browse the internet.
Now watch the video and check your answers.



2. Match the questions and the answers
  1. Are you going to visit your grandfather on Sunday?
  2. Who is Ann going to invite to her party?
  3. When is it going to stop raining?
  4. Are you going to go camping with Christina?
  5. Who, do you think, is going to win?
  6. What is Manolo going to pack for the trip?
a) I guess next week.
b) No, I visited him last weekend.
c) The Tigers. They are the best.
d) John, Ben, and Mariko.
e) He will bring a tent for sure.
f) Yes, I promised her.


3. Complete the sentences using "be going to".
E.g. I .... (visit) my grandfather on Sunday. = I am going to visit my grandfather on Sunday.
  1. I .... (play) chess with my friend Manolo next Monday.
  2. My father .... (take) my little sister to the doctor tomorrow.
  3. My brother and I .... (travel) to Europe next month.
  4. My friends .... (go) to the dance club without me.
  5. We .... (buy) a new house next year.
  6. My grandmother .... (read) me a bedtime story before I go to bed.
  7. David’s teacher .... (take) the class to the park for a lesson.
  8. Marina .... (paint) a very beautiful picture with flowers.
The answers are at the bottom of the page.



Explanation and exercises.
More exercises: Matching and putting in order.

An old song. Enjoy it.



Answers
Exercise 2: 1b, 2d, 3a, 4f, 5c, 6e
Exercise 3:
1. I am going to play chess with my friend Manolo next Monday.
2. My father is going to take my little sister to the doctor tomorrow.
3. My brother and I are going to travel to Europe next month.
4. My friends are going to go to the dance club without me.
5.We are going to buy a new house next year.
6. My grandmother is going to read me a bedtime story before I go to bed.
7.David's teacher is going to take the class to the park for a lesson.
8. Marina is going to paint a very beautiful picture with flowers