Homework (From 22/10 to 27/10)

Hello everybody!
How are you? I hope everything is ok.
Click on the following links and let's practice some English!
See you on Saturday
Maite

Grammar (many,not much, a lot of...)

http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary3/grammar/file09/grammar09_b01?cc=global&selLanguage=en

http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary3/grammar/file09/grammar09_b02?cc=global&selLanguage=en

Reading

Leisure time topic: Playing chess
http://englishteststore.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3018:English-Pre-Intermediate-Reading-Comprehension-Test-001&catid=133:english-reading-tests&Itemid=382

Health topic: Catching a cold
http://englishteststore.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3019:English-Pre-Intermediate-Reading-Comprehension-Test-002&catid=133:english-reading-tests&Itemid=382

Science topic: Dinosaurs
http://englishteststore.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3021:English-Pre-Intermediate-Reading-Comprehension-Test-004&catid=133:english-reading-tests&Itemid=382

Travelling topic: Flying
http://englishteststore.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3028:English-Pre-Intermediate-Reading-Comprehension-Test-011&catid=133:english-reading-tests&Itemid=382

Answer the following questions please:
Which text was more interesting?
Have you learn new words by reading these texts and using your dictionary? What words have you learn?
Do you like reading newspapers and magazines in Spanish? What topics are the most interesting when you read the newspaper?

Leave a comment on this entry!

Listening

Click on the "play" symbol on the ipod. Don't forget to read the script when you finish
http://www.soundsenglish.com/best1.html

Homework (from 16/10 to 20/10)

Hello everyone!
You can start your homework as soon as you have time.
See you Saturday
Maite

Grammar
Exercises from Lesson B & Lesson C

http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file01/?cc=global&selLanguage=en

Before doing the Continuous exercise, please read the list of verbs that are not normally used in the Continuous because they are not ACTIONS, the are states.

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/stative-verbs-list.pdf

Prepositions

http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint3/vocabulary/bank01/vocab_prepositions_02?cc=global&selLanguage=en

http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint3/vocabulary/bank01/vocabulary01_01?cc=global&selLanguage=en

Reading & PET exam practice

Lesson1B, 1D and Revise&Check

Instructions:

Click here: http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/g_ef_pre_builder?cc=global&selLanguage=en

Go to select a lesson

First do 1B, then 1D and finally Revise&Check

Read the text at least twice.

And now...exercise your memory!!

Click "Remove 25% of the words"

Try to remember the words!

If you have a REALLy good memory you can click 50%

Answers

Homework (from 8/10 to 13/10)

Hi everybody!
Are you ready to do some listenings?

Listening practice:

Fill the gaps (exam practice)
Topic: restaurant review
http://www.english-online.org.uk/petfolder/test2/petlisten3.php?name=The%20Listening%20part%203

Multiple choice (exam practice)
Topic: morning routines
http://www.elllo.org/PagesMixer/57-MX-Morning.htm

Topic: favourite season
http://www.elllo.org/PagesMixer/51-MX-Season.htm

Topic: describing your hometown
http://www.elllo.org/PagesMixer/45-MX-BadTown.htm

Grammar practice:

Write three different columns (on for AT, one for ON and one for IN)

3:00pm

Monday

 2007

 noon

4 November

 the past

May

Christmas Day

sunset

my birthday

Fridays

 

the moment

bedtime

sunrise

the third 

 the future

 four-twenty

the 1990's

past years

midnight

Many or much?  a few or a little? In other words, are these words countable or uncountable? Classify the following words please. Remember, a word is countable if you can put a number before the word. For example, you can put the number "five" before the word "coins" but you can't put it before the word "money", so "coins" is a countable words and "money" is uncountable.

money dollar child view music job news scenery suitcase

happiness luggage table journey furniture electricity progress battery

advice bottle tip report trash information banana

Have a fantastic week!

 

 

Nava (Asturias)

Written by Jessica Gonzalez

I live in Nava, it's a small village in the North of Asturias, it's a beautiful village. It's a very calm and wonderful village because Nava has 3.500 habitants.
In my village I have many places to rest and relax, because Nava has many green zones, parks, etc and you can practice jogging, horse-riding, photography and stretching your legs around the fantastic mountains.
Nava is very good comunicated with the most important cities in Asturias, you can arrive to Oviedo in 15 minutes.
When people come to my city the first monument they visit is the museum of cider. Cider is the typical drink in Asturias. In the first day of the summer you can enjoy in the "Sidra's Fest".
In that day you can eat very good food in the different restaurants in the zone. At night you can drink cider in different special bars in the central park.
I recomend to visit Asturias.

Have you ever been to Asturias?

And now, the comments!

Los Cristianos (Tenerife)

Written by Yanet Ferrera

I live in the Canary Islands in South Tenerife.Los Cristianos is a fishing village, the people who come here say is a paradise for its fantastic temperatures and its amazing beaches. If you come to South Tenerife you can enjoy exciting excursion by ship to see whales and dolphins or practise surf, or any aquatic sport that you want.

In my village fresh fish is very famous, you can enjoy this typical Canary food in any restaurant, at weekends there are many food markets with organic fruit and vegetables.

Would you like to live in a town by the sea?

And now, the comments!

Santiago de Compostela

Written by Nieves Otero

Santiago de Compostela

I live in Santiago de Compostela. This is a wonderful city of Galicia.
My beautiful city has two parts which are the following:
One is called “Zona vieja” because it has cobblestone streets and old buildings.
The other part is called “Zona nueva” because it has concrete streets and modern buildings.
When the people come to my city the first monument they visit is the fantastic Cathedral, in fact there is several pilgrimage routes to come here.
If you want to try the typical Galician seafood and wines I recommend you to go to any restaurant of the “ Zona vieja “, I haven’t any favorite restaurant because they are all very good.
At night I recommend you to go to the bars and disco pub of the “Zona vieja” because they are very original and pleasant.
If you want to go to the beach in Santiago you can’t because there isn´t but that is the only thing missing to be perfect.

Have you been to Galicia?
How was your experience?

And now, the comments!

Sax (Alicante)

Written by Patricia Díaz

I live in a village called Sax. It is near Alicante and, although it is a small village, I think that it is a wonderful place to live because of the calm. Here, the first thing that you have to visit is the castle because it is fantastic and the views of the village and the countryside are incredible. Also, another typical thing to see is our " Moros y Cristianos Festivals". They are celebrated in winter, from 1st to 5th of February and, although there are people who think that they can be a bit boring I think you could like them.
However, here we don't have a lot of places to go out at night, but if you prefer going out to have lunch or dinner you can choose one of the bars that you are going to find here, but I recommend you "Delitapas". This bar, as its own name says is of "tapas"and you can eat very well and it's an economic option. At night if you like going clubbing you can go to "Sunami". It is a club where you can spend a good time with your friends or meet new people and have a drink.
Well, would you like to visit Sax? So, you're invited!!

Have you ever been to Alicante?
Would you like to live in a quiet and peaceful village?

And now, the comments!

Seseña (Toledo)

Written by Alba

Since January I have lived in a village of Toledo, called Seseña.I don´t like it. Seseña is very big, but it is bad communicated now, it hasn´t a train station, and the buses only go to Madrid City. Seseña is very quiet; this is the best of Seseña because I can sleep until very late. Seseña is divided in three parts, Old Seseña, New Seseña and The Quiñon. It has an indoor pool, a sport centre, and several supermarkets and industrial estates. Seseña has a little castle, The castle of Puño en Rostro, Don´t you think it´s a funny name?. The summer in Seseña is very hot and the winter is very cold. I think Seseña isn´t a place to visit, but is an excellent place to live. It´s surrounded by smalls pine forest, I love walking in the woods collecting pine cones. The village is near Aranjuez, a city which has a very important cultural heritage, I recommend you to visit it.

What other villages in Spain have medieval castles?
Do you think castles are interesting?

And now, the comments!

Salamanca

Written by Francisco Javier Sánchez


I live in Salamanca. It´s a beautiful city. People like visiting my city because it´s a wonderful city. I recommend you to visit the Plaza Mayor in the morning. Later you can eat in Zaguán which is my favourite restaurant. I think it has fantastic food. In the evening you should go to watch the New and Old Cathedrals. At night you can go to drink a rum and coke to Garamond Pub or Cum Laude Disco, because they are two fashionable places in the city and the employees are pleasant.

Have you been to Salamanca?
If so, do you like this city?
If you haven't been to Salamanca, would you like to go?

And now, the comments!

Homework (from 30/9 to 6/10)

Hi everyone!
I hope you all had a great weekend!
Are you ready to do some work?
I hope so.

Writing homework (it includes new vocabulary):
Since we are all from different parts of Spain I want you to send me a description of the city or town (or village) where you live. It should be no longer than 120 words. You should recommend places to visit during the day, your favourite restaurant and somewhere to go at night

Phrases&Vocabulary&Grammar you must use:

• Use the Present Simple ( I live in ..., It is a beautiful city, People like visiting my city because.., When people come to my city the first monument they visit is the ...)

• Use some of the following words
  Places: Town and City
  airport
  bridge
  bus station
  bus stop
  car park
  city centre
  fountain
  market
  motorway
  park
  pavement
  playground
  road
  shopping centre
  square
  station
  subway
  underground
   
• Since you are going to give your opinion about the best places to visit in your city, use some of these adjectives

Personal Feelings, Opinions and Experiences

(Adjectives)

amazing

amusing

boring

brilliant

exciting

fantastic

noisy

normal

old-fashioned

ordinary

original

pleasant

special

strange

terrible

typical

unusual

wonderful

After the necessary corrections I'll publish your descriptions on the blog so that we can all learn things about your hometowns and write comments about them, ok?
 Listening
Understanding personal information about someone.
Step 1: Watch the video twice to get the general idea.
Step 2: Read the questions
Step 3: Watch the video again and try to answer the questions
Step 4: Watch the video again and take the quiz
Step 5: Leave a comment on this entry and let me know how many answers you had right!

http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/famouspeople/beyonce/beyonce-listening-quiz.html

 

 

Understanding the lyrics of a song. Last Saturday I told you about the importance of music to improve your listening and how much your fluency will improve by singing! So this is a link for a song by the Irish band Westlife. I love Ireland! And I love Irish music & singers. The present simple is the tense that is used in this song.
Listen to the song as many times as you need and then fill the gaps. When you finish you can check your answers by looking up the lyrics online. And then... start singing!

http://www.efl.net/caol.htm

Westlife 


When I am ____ and, oh my ____, so _____; 
When ________ come and my _____ burdened be; 
Then, I am still and wait here in the _______, 
Until you come and sit a _____ with me. 

You _____ me up, so I can stand on _________; 
You _____ me up, to walk on ______ sea; 
I am ______, when I am on your shoulders; 
You _____ me up...
To more than I can be. 

You _____ me up, so I can stand on _________; 
You _____ me up, to walk on ______ sea; 
I am ______, when I am on your shoulders; 
You _____ me up...
To more than I can be. 
You _____ me up, so I can stand on _________; 
You _____ me up, to walk on ______ sea; 
I am ______, when I am on your shoulders; 
You _____ me up...
To more than I can be.

You _____ me up, so I can stand on _________; 
You _____ me up, to walk on ______ sea; 
I am ______, when I am on your shoulders; 
You _____ me up...
To more than I can be. 

You _____ me up...
To more than I can be.

Reading

Fill the gaps:

http://englishteststore.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=662:Fill-The-Blank-Pre-Intermediate-Test-024&catid=116:fill-the-blank&Itemid=364
 

Don't forget to leave some comments! Have a good week!