DO YOU REMEMBER?
diumenge, 4 de desembre del 2022
to BE and Have got
TO BE
EXERCISE: write the contraction of the verb TO BEEXERCISE: 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)
COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITES
1. Change Places If You've Got...
Students sit or stand in a circle. You call:
Change places if you've got a brother!
Everyone who has a brother changes places.
Then:
Change places if you've got a pet!
…if you've got a bike!
…if you've got a blue pen!
…if you've got two sisters!
…if you've got a hoodie!
After a few rounds, students become the caller.
2. Memory Detective
Tell students:
Look at your partner for 20 seconds.
Then they turn around or close their eyes.
Ask:
Has Marta got glasses?
Has she got earrings?
Has she got a black T-shirt?
Has she got white trainers?
They answer from memory:
Yes, she has.
No, she hasn't.
You can make it Team A vs Team B.
3. Have You Got...? Elimination
Everyone stands up.
You ask:
Have you got a brother?
Students who answer No, I haven't sit down.
Continue:
Have you got a pet?
Have you got a bike?
Have you got a blue pen?
Have you got more than one cousin?
Continue until one student remains standing.
Then let a student be the teacher and ask the questions.
4. Find Someone Who — No Worksheet
Give them three things to remember, for example:
Find someone who has got a cat.
Find someone who has got two brothers or sisters.
Find someone who has got a bike.
They stand up and ask:
Have you got a cat?
They must remember the names.
After 3–4 minutes, everyone sits down and you ask:
Who has got a cat?
Student:
Lucía has got a cat.
So you naturally move from Have you got...? → Yes, I have → She has got...
5. Two Truths and a Lie
Each student says three sentences:
I've got a brother.
I've got a dog.
I've got a skateboard.
One is false.
The others can ask questions:
Have you really got a dog?
Have you got a big dog?
Then they guess the lie.
This one is more genuinely communicative, because they're learning things about each other.
6. The Have-Got King/Queen
Put two students at the front.
You give them a category:
Things at home
They alternate:
A: I've got a TV.
B: I've got a computer.
A: I've got a sofa.
B: I've got a microwave.
No repetition and no long pauses. The first person who can't think of something loses; another student comes up to challenge the winner.
Change categories: school bag, bedroom, family, clothes, technology, pets.
6. Build a Monster
You start:
My monster has got three eyes.
Student 1 repeats and adds something:
The monster has got three eyes and four arms.
Student 2:
The monster has got three eyes, four arms and two mouths.
Keep going until someone forgets something.
It's basically a memory chain, but they're practising has got repeatedly.
divendres, 25 de novembre del 2022
THANKSGIVING
LEVEL 1 ESO A, AND 2 ESO (A1, A2)
Thanksgiving information and activities: fluentu
Thanksgiving activities by level
British Council: The history of Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving today, Thanksgiving food, More than food: football, parades and traffic jams!
Thanksgiving in the USA for International ESL Students: A Short, Simple History of Thanksgiving, The Thanksgiving Meal, The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thanksgiving Football Games, Sharing Gratitude, Thanksgiving Vocabulary for ESL Students, How International Students Can Celebrate Thanksgiving in the USA, Thanksgiving Do’s and Don’ts for International Students, Black Friday Explained
THANKSGIVING VOCABULARY (A1, A2)
HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING (MEDIUM AND ADVANCED)
You can do a "gratitude jar" in class or they could start their own gratitude journal.
Why Americans Play Football on Thanksgiving | Turkey, Touchdowns, and Tradition
dilluns, 10 d’octubre del 2022
THE VERB TO BE
TO BE
EXERCISE: write the contraction of the verb TO BEEXERCISE: 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:
COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITES
Who Am I?
Put a celebrity/person/character on each student's back or forehead.
They mingle and ask:
Am I a man?
Am I famous?
Am I Spanish?
Am I a footballer?
Am I young?
The classmate can only answer Yes, you are / No, you aren’t.
Find Your Match
Prepare cards that form pairs:
A: I’m Harry Potter.
B: I’m Hermione.
Or:
A: I’m from Spain.
B: I’m Spanish.
Students can't show their cards. They have to circulate:
Are you Hermione?
No, I’m not.
Are you from Spain?
Yes, I am!
They sit down when they find their partner
Give them challenges without speaking Spanish:
Line up from youngest to oldest.
Line up alphabetically.
Make groups according to your favourite colour.
They need to ask each other:
How old are you?
When is your birthday?
What’s your favourite colour?
At the end you check:
Who is the youngest?
Who is next to Laura?
Are Pau and Eric in the same group?
Guess Who? ⭐⭐⭐
Each student secretly chooses a classmate or a famous person.
Others ask yes/no questions:
Is she Spanish?
Is she young?
Is she a singer?
Is she famous?
Is she from Barcelona?
Yes, she is / No, she isn’t.
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)
WORDWALL GAMES
Communicative activity:
Get students to check their memory saying their classmates' names.
His name is Gael
Her name is Nausica
Their names are Gael and Nausica
Our names are Gael, Nausica and Nati.
MISTAKES- Presentation of themselves
CORRECT THESE MISTAKES
- I speak english
- i'm from Spain
- I have a cat. It name is Rocky.
- She's name is Ana.
- My dad's he's name is Jesús
- The first brother are Alex.
- He has 27 years old.
- I want three childs
- I don't like play paddle
- I like the Sagrada Familia. Because is big.
- I want travel the world.
- I like a lot living in Catalonia.
- 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:
dilluns, 12 de setembre del 2022
dimarts, 24 de maig del 2022
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.
diumenge, 24 d’abril del 2022
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)
dimecres, 20 d’abril del 2022
dilluns, 4 d’abril del 2022
HOW TO WRITE EMAILS (FORMAL AND INFORMAL)
HOW TO WRITE AN INFORMAL EMAIL
- KES Academy (1 BAT & 2 BAT)
- 36 tips etiquette for the perfect email (Advanced)
HOW TO WRITE A FORMAL EMAIL
- ESL writing lesson: How to Write and Format an Email
- Business English - British Council: English for emails
- Grammarly. How to finish a formal letter / email
- How to write application , complaint or enquiry letters (with a sample letter)
HOW TO WRITE A LETTER OF COMPLAINT (advanced)
HOW TO WRITE A COVER LETTER/EMAIL (FOR JOB APPLICATIONS)
- Explanation with sample email (the British Council)
- Explanation in Spanish
- Sample letter
HOW TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR (advanced)
- Explanation 1 (with sample letter)
- Sample in a real digital news
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
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/
diumenge, 3 d’abril del 2022
Future Perfect
EXPLANATION (Spanish)
EXERCISE (write, affirmative)
EXERCISE (write, affirmative)
EXERCISE (write, mixed sentences)
https://www.eslsongs.com/practise/tenses/the-future/
dilluns, 28 de març del 2022
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
dilluns, 21 de març del 2022
GIVING EXAMPLES
- Places you’d like to go
- People you’d like to meet
- Scientists
- British people
- European people
- Things which are becoming less popular
- Crimes which you imagine are more common abroad
- Sources of the news you rarely or never use
- Things I have watched in English without Japanese subtitles
- Things I can cook
- People I admire
- Songs I know the lyrics of
dissabte, 19 de març del 2022
REPORTED SPEECH (ADVANCED)
WRITTEN EXPLANATIONS with QUIZZES, by the The British Council
EXPLANATION WITH TABLES: Perfect English Grammar
VIDEO EXPLANATION
VIDEO EXERCISE
EXERCISES:
English Grammar: intermediate and advanced
Agendaweb: lots of exercises on the reported speech
COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES
- Class Gossip 🗣️
Students work in groups of 3–4. One student says something about themselves:“I went to a concert last weekend.”
Another student later reports it to someone from another group:
“Laura said that she had gone to a concert the previous weekend.”
Encourage questions, statements and commands so they practise different reporting structures.
- Chinese Whispers – Reported Speech
Whisper a sentence to Student A:“I’m going to break up with my boyfriend tomorrow.”
A tells B using reported speech:
“She said she was going to break up with her boyfriend the next day.”
B reports what A told them to C, and so on. At the end, compare the final version with the original. Usually hilarious!
- Celebrity Interview 🎤
Pairs: one student is a celebrity, the other a journalist. The journalist interviews them:“What are you working on at the moment?”
“Have you ever lied in an interview?”
“What will you do next year?”
Then students change partners and report the interview:
“She told me that she was working on a new album.”
“She admitted that she had lied in an interview.”
Great for said/told + reporting verbs.
We could use real interviews:
To Carlos Alcaraz To Rosalía To Javier Bardem To the Javis about Bola Negra
- You Won’t Believe What He Said! 😲
Student A invents something surprising that somebody said:“My neighbour told me, ‘I saw a UFO last night.’”
Student B reacts and asks questions. Then B tells another student:
“Nati’s neighbour told her that he had seen a UFO the night before.”
The more ridiculous the statements, the better this works.
- Find Someone Who… → Then Report It
Students circulate asking questions:“Have you ever cheated in an exam?”
“What did you do last Saturday?”
“What are you doing next weekend?”
Afterwards, they sit down and report three interesting things they discovered:
“Marc admitted that he had cheated in an exam.”
“Sara told me she was going to Girona the following weekend.”
- The Rumour Game 🤫
Start with a rumour:“Someone in this class is going to get married next month.”
Students circulate, passing on rumours but must use reported speech:
“She told me that someone in the class was going to get married the following month.”
Y You can deliberately introduce several rumours and see how much they change.
- Police Interrogation 👮
Groups of three: suspect + two police officers. The officers question the suspect about what they did last night. Then the officers compare notes:“He said he had been at home at 10.”
“No! He told me he had gone to a restaurant!”
Their goal is to find contradictions in the suspect's story. This is especially good for stronger students.
- He Said / She Said – Memory Challenge
Put students in groups. Each person makes one statement:“I hate getting up early.”
“I’ve never been to London.”
“I’m going out tonight.”
After everyone has spoken, no one is allowed to repeat their original sentence. Randomly ask:
“What did Júlia say?”
Others have to remember:
“She said that she hated getting up early.”
For 2nd Batx, you can use Police Interrogation, Celebrity Interview, and Class Gossip,to practise reporting verbs (admit, deny, promise, warn, suggest, apologise, accuse, advise, insist...) rather than only said/told.
FUN COMMUNICATIVES GAMES WITH NO PREPARATION
- 🔥 The Gossip Chain
Students sit/stand in groups. Student A whispers something dramatic to B:“I kissed someone at a party last Saturday.”
B tells C using reported speech:
“She said that she had kissed someone at a party the previous Saturday.”
C passes it on. The last student says the message aloud. Compare it with the original — it usually changes completely!
- 🕵️ Alibi – Catch the Criminal
Choose two students as suspects. They leave the room for 2 minutes and invent an alibi together. Then they are separated and the class interrogates them.
“Where were you at 9?”
“What were you wearing?”
“What did you eat?”
“Who paid?”
Afterwards, students compare their answers:
“Marta said they had arrived at 8:30, but Pau told us they had arrived at 9!”
Every contradiction = suspicious! This is probably my favourite for this age.
- ☎️ Broken Telephone: Crazy Edition
Give the first student a ridiculous message:“My grandmother told me she was going to become a TikTok influencer.”
They whisper it to the next person using reported speech. Continue around the class. The final student announces what they heard.
For extra difficulty, include time/place expressions:
“I met your ex here yesterday.”
→ She said that she had met my ex there the day before.
- 🤥 Two Truths and a Lie – Reported Version
Each student tells a partner three things about themselves. Two are true and one is false.
Then students change partners and report:
“Alex said that he had met a famous footballer.”
“He also told me that he'd never been on a plane.”
The new partner guesses the lie.
5. 🎭 Famous Person Press Conference
One student becomes a celebrity: Taylor Swift, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rosalía, MrBeast, etc. The class fires questions at them.“Are you in love?”
“How much money do you earn?”
“Why did you cancel your concert?”
The celebrity can invent completely ridiculous answers. Afterwards, teams have 60 seconds to remember and report as many answers as possible:
“She said that she wasn't in love.”
“She explained that she'd cancelled the concert because she was exhausted.”
One point for every grammatically correct report.
dilluns, 7 de març del 2022
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
.
dijous, 10 de febrer del 2022
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)
Exercise: Also, As Well As, Or Too (choose)
Explanation + exercises: change the sentences form affirmative to negative
Exercise : choose also, too, either
Exercise : choose also, too, either
AS WELL AS
As Well As” in a Sentence: How to Use It (with Examples)
Exercise : ADDITION, ADVANCED LEVEL . Two-answer-choice (furthermore, what's more, moreover, as well as, in addition to, besides, also)
Explanation + Quiz: AS WELL AS
VIDEO explanation: correct use of 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
dilluns, 7 de febrer del 2022
"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.
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