Parts of the body and face

DO YOU REMEMBER?

GAMES AND ACTIVITIES

EXERCISE: look and choose

EXERCISE: drag and drop

See more exercises HERE

CLASS 

GAME IN TEAMS

MAKE YOUR OWN AVATAR WEBPAGE

to BE and Have got

 

TO BE

EXERCISE: write the contraction of the verb TO BE
EXERCISE: choose the correct form of the verb TO BE (1)
EXERCISE: choose the correct form of the verb TO BE (2)
EXERCISE: write the correct form of the verb TO BE (1)
EXERCISE: write the correct form of the verb TO BE (2)
EXERCISE: write the correct form of the verb TO BE (3)
EXERCISE: write sentences with the verb TO BE in the table
EXERCISE: complete this text wirh the correct form of the verb TO BE

HAVE GOT

EXERCISE: choose the correct form of HAVE GOT (list)
EXERCISE: choose the correct form of HAVE GOT
EXERCISE: write the correct form of HAVE GOT
EXERCISE: choose the correct form of HAVE GOT (negative form)
EXERCISE: choose the correct form of HAVE GOT (list, negative form)
EXERCISE: write the correct form of HAVE GOT (negative form)
EXERCISE: write the correct form of HAVE GOT (affirmative and negative)
EXERCISE: choose the correct form of HAVE GOT (affirmative, negative and questions)
EXERCISE: answer the questions with SHORT ANSWERS



TO BE versus HAVE GOT

EXERCISE: choose the correct form of the verb TO BE and HAVE GOT (1)
EXERCISE: choose the correct form of the verb TO BE and HAVE GOT (2)
EXERCISE: choose the correct form of the verb TO BE and HAVE GOT (3)
EXERCISE: choose the correct form of the verb TO BE and HAVE GOT (4)
EXERCISE: write the correct form of the verb TO BE and HAVE GOT (5)

Family Members

 

LESSON PLAN: CLICK HERE

MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY WITH TRANSLATION

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

MEMORY GAME : the Simpsons

CLASS GAMES

THANKSGIVING

LEVEL 1 ESO A, AND 2 ESO (A1, A2)

 

Thanksgiving information and activities: fluentu

Thanksgiving activities by level

THANKSGIVING VOCABULARY (A1, A2)

HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING (MEDIUM AND ADVANCED) 

PureWow

The 30 Best Thanksgiving Episodes from Our Favorite TV Shows

You can do a "gratitude jar" in class or they could start their own gratitude journal.

THE VERB TO BE

 

TO BE

EXERCISE: write the contraction of the verb TO BE
EXERCISE: choose the correct form of the verb TO BE (1)
EXERCISE: choose the correct form of the verb TO BE (2)
EXERCISE: write the correct form of the verb TO BE (1)
EXERCISE: write the correct form of the verb TO BE (2)
EXERCISE: write the correct form of the verb TO BE (3)
EXERCISE: write sentences with the verb TO BE in the table
EXERCISE: complete this text with the correct form of the verb TO BE

GAMES:

Kangaroo Boomerang Game

Wordwall

Pronouns and possessive adjectives

 

EXERCISE: choose (3 choices)

EXERCISE: match the subject pronoun with its corresponding possessive pronoun.
EXERCISE: write the correct possessive adjective
EXERCISE: write the correct Subject Pronoun or Possessive Adjective (1)
EXERCISE: write the correct Subject Pronoun or Possessive Adjective (2)

MISTAKES- Presentation of themselves

 CORRECT THESE MISTAKES

1. I speak english
2. i'm from Spain
3. I have a cat. It name is Rocky.
4. She's name is Ana.
5. My dad's he's name is Jesús
6. The first brother are Alex.
7. He has 27 years old.
8. I want three childs
9. I don't like play paddle
10. I like the Sagrada Familia. Because is big.
11. I want travel the world.
12. I like a lot living in Catalonia.
13. I want to travel to the EEUU

Revise possessive adjectives and personal pronouns HERE

Revise the verb TO BE HERE

Revise the irregular plurals here:

To revise LIKE + ING see below:

NATIONALITIES

 

LIST (with the pronunciation and dictation)

EXERCISE: choose the correct nationality

EXERCISE: write the correct nationality

Kahoot 1

WORDWALL GAMES

INTENSIFIERS OR MODIFIERS: REALLY, QUITE, VERY, ABSOLUTELY, A BIT

 

ADJECTIVES: GRADABLE AND NON GRADABLE (with quizz)

INTENSIFIERS (with quizz)

NOTE: When we use quite with a non-gradable adjective or adverb (an extreme adjective or adverb has a maximum and/or minimum, for example right – wrong), it usually means ‘very’, ‘totally’ or ‘completely’:

The scenery was quite incredible.

Helen had said the food was awful here. She was quite right.

QUIZ (with gradable and non gradable adjectives)

QUIZ 2

FUTURE TIME CLAUSES: when, as soon as, after, before, while, until

 

EXPLANATION: Universtiy of Victoria

EXPLANATION 2: Learn English Today (short)

EXERCISE 1: choose (two options)

EXERCISE 2: write the verb

EXERCISE 3: choose the correct conjunction and the correct verb

EXERCISE 4: choose (4 options)

EXERCISE 5: write the two verbs (the most difficult)

VERB + PREPOSITION

 

HUGE LIST

KAHOOT

HOW TO WRITE EMAILS (FORMAL AND INFORMAL)

 HOW TO WRITE AN INFORMAL EMAIL

• KES Academy (1 BAT & 2 BAT)
• 36 tips for the perfect email (Advanced)
• How to START an email (formal and informal)

HOW TO WRITE A FORMAL EMAIL

• ESL writing lesson:  How to Write and Format an Email
• Business English - British Council: English for emails
• Thebalancecareer.com: How to start a formal letter /email
• Grammarly. How to finish a formal letter / email

HOW TO WRITE A LETTER OF COMPLAINT (advanced)

• Very good explanation with a sample letter, analysed. (engexam)
• Explanation with colours (test-english). Use of the passive and the reported speech
• Explanation in Spanish with sample letter (global-exam)

HOW TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR (advanced)

• Explanation 1 (with sample letter) 
• Sample in a real digital news

25 formal email writing format examples & best practices

Formal Email Format (With Examples for Various Situations)

HOW TO WRITE REVIEWS

 engexam: How to write a review? | C1 Advanced (CAE)

La Web del Inglés (SPANISH): Cómo escribir un buen review para los exámanes oficiales, b2, c1 y c2

Useful language for reviews: Advanced C1.1

• A FILM REVIEW

Language of film reviews (very good summary)

•  A BOOK REVIEW

Writing Centre: The University of North Carolina

Your Dictionary: Foolproof Guide to Writing a Book Review

Useful vocabulary and sentences for book reviews

HOW TO WRITE A NARRATIVE ESSAY

What's the "thesis"? 

A thesis statement is the main idea of an essay. It consists of the topic of the essay and the writer's claim about the topic that will be proven throughout the essay. The thesis usually appears at the end of the introduction, often as the last sentence, and lets the reader know what to expect.

Your objective is to give the reader a dominant impression of an experience or some aspect of your personality. In writing your thesis statement, use descriptive language rather than vague words such as: interesting, unusual, important, and great.

In conversation, you often begin a story by saying, “The weirdest thing happened to me the other day” or “I saw something amazing last week at the zoo” “I had a frightening experience in the elevator at work once” or “Men are strange, ya know? Like, one time….”

https://fastessay.com/blog/a-step-by-step-guide-to-write-a-professional-narrative-essay/

Papers Owl  BibGuru   Scribbr    Fastessay   My Perfect Words    Your dictionary   Wikihow

Custom writing   

How to Write a Good Story (11 Tips from an Actual Writer)

Future Perfect

 

EXPLANATION (Spanish)

EXERCISE (write, affirmative)

EXERCISE (write, affirmative)

EXERCISE (write, mixed sentences)

Lots of exercises

SONGS TO PRACTISE THE FUTURE TENSES:

https://www.eslsongs.com/practise/tenses/the-future/

HOW TO WRITE A SPEECH

 https://www.lovelearningtutors.com/main-blog/2018/4/30/how-to-write-a-speech-english-gcse-exam

https://dougslangandlit.blog/2019/08/12/rhetorical-devices-in-speeches/

IB SPEECH by gloria_alonso9302

How to write a blog entry / post

 

Summary as in the book

Characteristics (bullet points)

Inthinking 

Samples + explanations

Blogging students (The Guardian)

GIVING EXAMPLES

 

PRACTISE GIVING EXAMPLES ABOUT THESE CATEGORIES:

1. Places you’d like to go 
2.  People you’d like to meet 
3. Scientists 
4. British people 
5. European people 
6. Things which are becoming less popular
7.  Crimes which you imagine are more common abroad 
8. Sources of the news you rarely or never use 
9. Things I have watched in English without Japanese subtitles 
10. Things I can cook 
11. People I admire 
12. Songs I know the lyrics of

REPORTED SPEECH (ADVANCED)

WRITTEN EXPLANATIONS with QUIZZES,  by the  The British Council

Reported Speech 1 (statemenents):  

Reported Speech 2 (questions) 

Reported Speech 3 (reporting verbs) 

EXPLANATION WITH TABLES: Perfect English Grammar

VIDEO EXPLANATION

 

VIDEO EXERCISE  

PUT IT INTO PRACTICE: report what Lenlen (not her real name) said about being kicked out when she caught Covid.

 

EXERCISES:

English Grammar: intermediate and advanced

Agendaweb: lots of exercises on the reported speech

TEST YOURSELF KAHOOT

LOCAL vs BUILDING

 

• a local accent
• local issues
• a local newspaper/radio station
• Most of the local population depend on fishing for their income.
• Our children all go to the local school.
• Many local shops will be forced to close if the new supermarket is built

• an apartment/office building
• Many buildings were badly damaged or destroyed by the earthquake.
• The museum is an impressive building.
• an office/apartment/industrial building

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CONNECTORS OF ADDITION: TOO, ALSO, AS WELL (AS), EITHER

 AS WELL AS

English Grammar: explanation + good examples + exercises offline (AS WELL AS = IN ADDITION TO)

Learning English

EspressoEnglish

Exercise: Also, As Well As, Or Too (choose)

Exercise: Too-Also-As well (choose)
Exercise: also, too as well (choose)

ALSO -TOO - EITHER

Explanation of ALSO, TOO, EITHER  in English, with examples

Explanation + exercises: change the sentences form affirmative to negative
Exercise : choose also, too, either

Exercise: also / too or either.

AS WELL AS

As Well As” in a Sentence: How to Use It (with Examples)

Explanation + Quiz: AS WELL AS

VIDEO explanation: correct use of AS WELL AS

SENTENCES with AS WELL AS

Exercise : ADDITION, ADVANCED LEVEL . Two-answer-choice (furthermore, what's more, moreover, as well as, in addition to, besides, also)

Advanced level

"I wish I were" vs "I wish I was"

I wish I were is actually the preference of grammar experts because you’re talking about something that hasn’t actually occurred.

How to use I wish I were in a sentence

The subjunctive refers to words that describe doubtful situations—like wishes for things that aren’t real, that is wanted or desired but is not immediately possible.That’s why you’ll see I wish I were used in these examples:

I wish I were joking, but I really did crush the cake as it was coming out of the oven.

My mother was a great baker, and I wish I were more like her.

I wish I were older—I really want my own car!

 Why we still hear I wish I was

I wish I was a little bit taller

Well, let’s face it: some of our favorite songs are chock full of grammatical errors. These ’90s favorites aren’t exactly wrong. They’re simply non-standard.

While grammarians will tell you to stick to I wish I were to follow the rules of the subjunctive, language has evolved, and the non-standard I wish I was has become increasingly popular. Our advice?

If you’re looking to write a hit song, it’s fine to use the less formal I wish I was. If you’re writing a paper for your English professor, on the other hand, stick with the grammarians, and use I wish I were. (Thesaurus)

Alternatively, you should use the phrase “if I was…” when referring to something that actually happened. For example, 

“If I was late for curfew when I was a teenager, my parents grounded me.”

This variation is a lot less common, but it does come up.

A good trick to decide which you want to use is to determine if the thing you are talking about is something that actually happened or something that you are wishing or imagining might have happened. If it really happened, use “if I was,” but if not, go with “if I were.” (Reader's Digest)

See Wordreference Forums   Quora forum

"I wish I were" is the most correct form, and, if you are writing a formal piece of writing, definitely go for it. No one can tell you that you are wrong.

Verbs to use after RECOMMEND and SUGGEST

Each verb can be followed by:

a noun phrase

a that-clause

or a gerund

RECOMMEND and SUGGEST

1)    recommend + gerund

My doctor recommends eating fresh fruit every day.

 I suggest taking a walk after lunch.

2)    recommend + that + independent clause

We recommend that you buy your tickets early.

 Toni suggests that we hit the road by 6 in the morning.

 hen we use pronouns in the THAT clause, we always use the subject pronoun before the base verb. Usually, in American English, the base verb is used regardless of the subject of the that clause (even with he, she, or it): subjunctive.

She suggested that I go (went) to that store.

I suggested that she go  (went)to that store. Not, I suggested that she goes…

Jack recommended that he go (went) to that store. Not, I suggested that he goes…

The sofa? The decorator recommended that it go (went) in front of the window. Not, …recommended that it goes…

EXPLANATION 1: Spanish

EXPLANATION 2: English (with two videos)

P.S: it's not correct to use infinitive or SHOULD, no matter whether you see it in some webpages. They're typical error made by non native speakers (infinitive mistake) or even native people (SHOULD mistake)

What to use after SUGGEST

 

SUGGEST + GERUND (-ING) //THAT + PRESENT FORM // someone SHOULD DO something

TYPICAL ERRORS:

• We don’t use suggest + to-infinitive:

Henry wanted to tell everyone, but Dora suggested waiting until the news had been announced officially.

Not: Dora suggested to wait …

DISCUSS vs ARGUE

 

EXPLANATION 1

EXPLANATION 2

EXERCISE: write the correct word

AFTER vs THEN

 AFTER

""After" can be:

1. PREPOSITION: very common use. AFTER + NOUN (always!)

  We will meet after lunch

  I will go after you 

2. CONJUNCTION: AFTER + sentence

We can go to the beach after we have finished our homework

THEN

It's an adverb. It connects one sentence with the previous one.

They spent two hours working and then they went to the restaurant

If you wish to use AFTER you have to write AFTER THAT

They spent two hours working and after that they went to the restaurant

MIXED MODAL VERBS: HAVE TO, DON'T HAVE TO, CAN, CAN'T, SHOULD, SHOULDN'T

 MIXED MODAL VERBS

Exercise 1 Choose  HAVE TO, DON'T HAVE TO, CAN, CAN'T, SHOULD, SHOULDN'T
Exercise 2: Choose  HAVE TO, DON'T HAVE TO, CAN, CAN'T, SHOULD, SHOULDN'T
Exercise 3: Choose  HAVE TO, DON'T HAVE TO, CAN, CAN'T, SHOULD, SHOULDN'T

HAD BETTER versus WOULD RATHER

EXPLANATION HAD BETTER+ QUIZ

EXPLANATION WOULD RATHER

QUIZ HAD BETTER vs WOULD RATHER

Reflexive pronouns and "each other"

 

EXPLANATION + QUIZ (British Council) 

QUIZ: Choose the correct reflexive pronoun (10 questions)

EXPLANATION + QUIZ: each other, one another (British Council)

EXPLANATION each other / one another (Cambridge Dictionary)

List of more exercises: agendaweb.org

CONDITIONALS: ZERO, FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD CONDITIONALS + MIXED CONDITIONALS + WISHES

 

Explanation 1 : Spanish

Explanation  2: short explanation + links to exercises

Explanation 3

EXERCISES:

Englishpage: lots of exercises on the three conditionals.

Englisch-hilfen: lots of exercises on the three conditionals.

MIXED CONDITIONALS

ADVANCED CONDITIONALS

WISHES: very good lesson plan on wishes (by Cristina Cabal)

I WISH I WERE vs I WISH I WAS

ALSO SEE CONDITIONAL CONNECTORS HERE