That's all!

It's over! No more homework for you! 😎 Anyway, remember that you can correct the reading exercises here.

I'll leave you today with some advice for exams, made by your mates at the EOI Pamplona (careful, they have made a spelling mistake: writting ❌  writing ✅)




And of course a very uplifting song! Enjoy!

Modal verbs of deduction

Watch the video to learn how to express certainty with modal verbs:



Now you can do some exercises here, here, here and here.

The body

He's yellow-skinned and has a beer belly.

Learn parts of the body in English here

Click here if you want to practise physical descriptions.

















Now listen to the song and fill in the gaps with the words you hear. Then, write ONE answer on the wall under the video:

When your (1) ___________ don't work like they used to before
And I can't sweep you off of your  (2) ___________
Will your (3) ___________ still remember the taste of my love
Will your (4)  ___________ still smile from your (5) ___________ 

And darling I will be loving you 'til we're seventy
And baby my (6)___________ could still fall as hard at twenty-three
And I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways
Maybe just the touch of a  (7) ___________
Oh me I fall in love with you every single day
And I just wanna tell you I am

So honey now
Take me into your loving (8)___________
Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
Place your head on my beating (9)___________
I'm thinking out loud
Maybe we found love right where we are

When my (10)___________ 's all but gone and my memory fades
And the crowds don't remember my name

When my (11) ___________ don't play the strings the same way, mm
I know you will still love me the same

'Cause honey your soul could never grow old, it's evergreen
Baby your smile's forever in my mind and memory

I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways
Maybe it's all part of a plan
I'll just keep on making the same mistakes
Hoping that you'll understand

But baby now
Take me into your loving ...

So baby now
Take me into your loving ...

Oh maybe we found love right where we are
And we found love right where we are

Verb forms summary

In order to get the passive voice right, it would be a good idea to revise the tenses we've studied so far.  You can download a summary here.

The Passive Voice

Watch this video about the passive voice:


Check out this page with full explanation and exercises.
Try this exercise and this one.
You'll find lots more exercises here and here.

The movies

Learn and practise cinema vocabulary here.

Click here to practise words for types of films or click here for lots of resources and exercises.








Please, recommend a movie for the rest of the class! To insert a video easily: double click on the wall to open an entry, click on the google icon and find your video  in the window that opens. You can also just mention the name of the film, no need to post a video 😀

Relationships

Practise relationships vocabulary here.
If you want, you can learn more vocabulary here and then try this quiz.

Used to

Watch the video to learn how to use USED TO in English.


Now try some exercises here, here and here.

Now compare used to and usually. Click here and here.

Writing: an anecdote

This is a simple way to organize a story in 4/5 paragraphs:

1: Set the scene: when? where? why? who with? etc
2, 3 (and 4): Develop the story, state the main events.
5: Ending: say how you felt.

The narrative tenses are used when we tell a story in the past.




We wrote about an anecdote in class on Wednesday/Thursday. If you weren't in class but want to do this exercise, please hand it in before April 19th.

Pronunciation: board or bird?

Listen and practise the pronunciation of these sounds:


Now practise with these exercises. Click here  if you need to listen to any of the words.

Narrative tenses

Watch the videos and learn how to use the past continuous and the past perfect:

Now practise them:

If you want to practise the different verbal tenses separately, click on the links below:

Simple past
Past continuous
Past perfect

Practise the three tenses together here, here, here and here

Easter Homework

The Easter holidays are finally here!

Click here and here to download your homework.









And I'll leave you today with a song that describes the spring very well! Have a great holiday!!

 

Composition: advantages and disadvantages

Write a magazine article with the title "Smartphones- A great invention?"

You have a model text and instructions on pages 121 and 122 of your book (or on your handout).

Deadline is April 9th.

Happy writing!

Sports vocabulary

Working out

Learn and practise sports vocabulary here.

Click here to learn when to use play, do or go when talking about sports. You can also try some exercises.

You'll find lots of exercises to practise your vocabulary here.

Pronunciation: silent letters

Listen to the words. Which letters are silent?


You can try more exercises here, here and here.

Must, Have to and Should

Listen to an explanation about how to use must and have to:



You can try some exercises here, here and here. You'll find plenty more here.

Texting

Plz click here if u want 2 learn more "textspeak". U can try this game, 2. It's v EZ!

CU 2moro / l8r!

Class writing exercise

I'd like to be able to speak Japanese fluently.

This week we've been writing about a skill in class.

If you weren't in class, you can do it at home and hand it in on Monday/Tuesday or email it to me before Tuesday.

Please:

• Take a couple of minutes to think about the topic and the organisation of your text.
• Revise it carefully before you hand it in.
• Don't spend more than 40 minutes on it.

Redraw The Balance

It's International Women's day today!

Watch this video. Do you like it? Do you think it's effective? You can leave your opinion in the comments below, if you want 😀

-ed / -ing adjectives

Click here to read an explanation.

You can try some exercises here, here and here.

This video will show you the difference very well:

Reflexive pronouns

Reflexive pronouns are very easy, but you have some information here if you need ii and some practice here. Here you will find lots of exercises about reflexive and other types of pronouns.

Questions: revision

Some people seem to be having problems with forming questions in English. Here's some revision:

Remember the basic structures for questions in English:

Click here to revise question words.You will also find some exercises.

You'll find lots of very easy exercises here and more difficult ones here.

CAN, COULD, and ABLE TO

Watch the video to learn the difference between CAN, COULD and BE ABLE TO:



Now try some exercises. Click here, here, here and here.

Love is in the air!

Hi everyone!

Today we had a special class with group A and we discussed...love!💘

Click here for the listening audio or to download the script. (This is from the BBC six-minute English page)

And you'll find the video below. It's not easy- use the subtitles! Enjoy!




Have a lovely weekend and I'll see you all next week!

Listen!

Get ready for the listening test!

Visit these links:

Six-minute English here (you can also download an app to your mobile. It's free!)
ESL lab: click here
Elllo click here
Listenaminute click here
Dictations click here
Podcastsinenglish click here

You can also try these YouTube tools:

Tubequizard here
Youglish here
Voicetube here

Common mistakes + confidence boosting song!

Let's get rid of some common mistakes!

Click here to learn how to use another, other and others.

To learn more about for, since and ago, click here.

Learn how to use "It depends" here.

Click here to learn how to use like and prefer followed by a verb.

And finally, remember that DIFFERENT is an adjective and it doesn't have a plural!




And now listen to Sara Bareilles giving you advice for the oral exam! 😜 Say what you want to say! Let the words fall out! You can be amazing!

 

Help with writing

Do you have problems with your writing assignments?  Here's something that can help you correct grammar and spelling mistakes. It's completely free! Click here.

Christina Perri - Human

Listen to the song and pay attention to the pronunciation of CAN.

Can vs. Can't: pronunciation

Watch the video to learn how to pronounce CAN and CAN'T. This video shows you the American English version. British English is a little different:

	British English	American English
CAN	/kən/ or /kn/	/kɪn/
CAN’T	/kɑːnt/	/kænt/

Dependent prepositions

Learn and test yourself on dependent prepositions here.

You can find some more exercises here, here and here.

Giving opinions

Learn and practise how to give opinions in English with the BBC.

Click here to learn how to agree.

Click here to learn how to disagree.

And click here to learn how to express your opinion.

Space Oddity - Answers

Here are the answers to Space Oddity. I love this song!

Thanks to the contributors - I really appreciate that. Enjoy the song!

Ground Control to Major Tom
Ground Control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your 1. HELMET on
Ground Control to Major Tom (Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six)
Commencing countdown,2. ENGINES on (Five, Four, Three)
Check 3. IGNITION and may God's love be with you (Two, One, Liftoff)

This is Ground Control to Major Tom
You've really made the grade
And the 4. PAPERS want to know whose shirts you wear
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare
This is Major Tom to Ground Control
I'm stepping 5. THROUGH the  6. DOOR
And I'm floating in the most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today
For here am I sitting in my tin can
Far above the 7. WORLD
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do

Though I'm past one 8. HUNDRED 9. THOUSAND 10. MILES
I'm feeling very still
And I think my spacesuit knows which 11. WAY to go
Tell my wife I love her very much, she knows
Ground Control to Major Tom
Your circuit's dead, there's something 12. WRONG
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear …

Here am I floating round my tin can
Far above the 13. MOON
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do.

Comparatives and superlatives

Watch the videos to learn how to make comparatives and superlatives in English.

You'll find lots of exercises here and here (if you have problems with the difference between adjectives and adverbs, this one will help you too)

And now sing along!

Top Gear: Race across London

Watch the video and try the exercises on your handout.

Joke or choke?

Listen to a BBC expert pronouncing the sounds in joke and choke. Practise saying the words aloud.

Transport vocabulary

Learn and practise transport vocabulary here. Don't forget to learn the pronunciation, as well as the spelling and the meaning!

If you want to learn more, click here, here or here.