Wednesday, 6 March 2013

Básico 1- Present continuous

Espero que se vea bien en vuestros ordenadores porque los tipos de letra son diferentes y algunas veces se "descoloca todo". Si os da problemas, decídmelo.
I hope you like this video. Try to make the sentences when you see the pictures. The answers to the "Now you try" section are at the bottom of the post.
Espero que os guste este vídeo. Intentad hacer las frases cuando veáis las imágenes. Las respuestas a la sección "Ahora inténtalo tú" están al final del post.



She is cooking.
She is taking a bath.
What is she doing? She is dancing.
What is she doing? She is drinking water
What are they doing? They are eating.
What is he doing? He is reading.
What is he doing? He is reading.
What is he doing? He is sleeping.
What is she doing? She is using a computer.
What is he doing? He is watching TV.

Here you are more links to practise:
Aquí tenéis más enlaces para practicar:

Intermedio 1- Physycal descriptions - Homework



Translate the following sentences:

  • ¿Cuándo fue la última vez que fuiste al cine o al teatro?
  • No me acuerdo bien pero creo que todavía no me había casado con mi tercer marido. Fui con un grupo de amigos al cine que está a la vuelta de la esquina. ¿Qué tal si vamos hoy después de comer?
  • ¿Sabes lo que echan?
  • No, pero podemos buscar en internet. A mi me encantan los dibujos animados, ¿y a ti?
  • Estoy de acuerdo.
Do the reading exercise on page 42 and 43.

Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Básico 1- Homework

Translate the following sentences:

  1. Sé nadar pero no sé bailar.
  2. ¿Dónde puedo hacer mis deberes?
  3. Es una película muy interesante pero no puedo verla (-la= it)
  4. ¿Cuándo llegas a casa? Llego el lunes a las 3.
  5. Nunca me relajo los fines de semana.
  6. Casi nunca voy de compras por la mañana.
Tened cuidado con el orden de las palabras, comprobad que la frase tiene sujeto y prestad atención a las preposiciones.

Sunday, 3 March 2013

Intermedio 1-Game to revise grammar

Try this game to revise your grammar. I hope you like it.
http://www.grammargamble.com


Saturday, 2 March 2013

Intermedio 1. Modal verbs

This is the presentation about modal verbs. We've just worked with the first 10 slides.



These are the answers to the exercises in the grammar bank.

You can do the task on this worksheet as you listen to the song. If you prefer a more modern version, you can choose between Shreck or King Arthur.

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Básico 1- Queen - 'Who Wants To Live Forever'

This is the song we listened to yesterday. The answers are on this worksheet. I prefer this version.

Aquí podéis encontrar la correspondencia de unidades del libro de texto y la gramática "Essential Grammar in Use". Os puede orientar, pero algunas unidades, por vocabulario o estructuras, pueden ser difíciles.




Thursday, 21 February 2013

Intermedio 1- Homework and reading


HOMEWORK:

  • Do the writing activity at the end of unit 6. You can write a review of a film or a book, following the structure and using the expressions on page 97. Remember: when you tell the plot of a film or a book you must use present tenses, as in the text about Cinema Paradiso.
  • We'll correct the grammar, vocabulary on page 98 and the reading on page 99.
These are the answers to the reading on page 94. We won't do it in class, so this is voluntary work.

a)
Aung San Suu-Kyi - 5
Bono - 1
Thierry Henry - 2
Bernard Kouchner - 3
Queen Rania of Jordan - 4

b)
A - Thierry Henry
B - Queen Rania of Jordan
C - Bono
D - Aung San Suu-Kyi
E - Bernard Kouchner

c)
Bono. He couldn't take the child with him
Queen Rania of Jordan by getting children vaccinated.
Aung San Suu-Kyi. She chose her job.
Bernard Kourchner. He participated actively himself in aid work.
Bono and Thierry Henry. Bono is trying to free Africa of hunger and poverty, and Henry is trying to eradicate racism from sport.

d)
2 - modernity
3 - hunger
4- poverty
5- choice
6- operation
7- sale