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