Dear students,
have you checked the previous entry? there´s an amazing prize waiting for you! so.... take part in the competition!!!
As for the homework:
1-B1 Worksheet about Present Perfect Simple & Continuous
Workbook: You should do 2A and 2B sections
2-B1. page 27 ex 5
page 148, vocabulary bank; Science and computers
Have a nice weekend!
24 November 2011
23 November 2011
1B1-2B1 COMPETITION " IT WAS A HOLIDAY BUT, IT CHANGED MY LIFE"
All my students are welcome to take part in the competition
IT WAS A HOLIDAY BUT, IT CHANGED MY LIFE ..
IT WAS A HOLIDAY BUT, IT CHANGED MY LIFE ..
Win a fantastic prize Writing about a holiday that changed your life (120-150 words)
All your stories will be published!
Deadline 7th December. Your votes will decide which is the best story!
I´m looking forward to receiving your stories in my e-mail.
I´m looking forward to receiving your stories in my e-mail.
IF YOU´VE EVER DREAMT OF BEING AN ACTOR....
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| Break a leg! |
Join the theatre group of the school, there´s a meeting on 30th November at the Salón de Actos of the School.
It´s a great opportunity to practice your English, meeting friends and make a dream come true!
State Verbs used in continuous forms
Some verbs used in the simple form can also be used in the continuous form. That's typically when they have an active meaning or emphasize change. Very often these sentences have a completely different meaning:
Some verbs used in the simple form can also be used in the continuous form. That's typically when they have an active meaning or emphasize change. Very often these sentences have a completely different meaning:
| Verb Form | Verb | Example | Meaning |
Simple | to think | I think you should see a doctor | opinion |
Continuous | to be thinking | I'm thinking of changing my flat | trying to reach a decision |
Simple | to love | I love going to the cinema | feeling |
Continuous | to be loving | You look great in this hat. I'm loving it, man! | emphasis or gradual process |
Simple | to smell | I smell something burning | sense |
Continuous | to be smelling | My baby was smelling a flower | activity |
Simple | to have | He's really rich — he has 3 cars | possession |
Continuous | to be having | When you called me, I was having a bath | activity |
Simple | to see | I can see you have a big garden | sense |
| Continuous | to be seeing | I'm seeing him later | appointment |
| Simple | to taste | I could taste a lot of sugar in the wine | sense |
| Continuous | to be tasting | He was tasting the cake and said it was OK | activity |
Keep in mind there is a group of verbs that can be used in both the continuous and simple forms with no difference. These are, for example, the verbs "to hurt" and "to feel":
- How is Mary feeling after the accident?
- How does she feel after the accident?
22 November 2011
1B1 Present Perfect Continuous
Dear students,
have a look at this exercises, do it to reinforce the structure, you didn´t get it very well this afternoon,
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfectcontinuous.html
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs7.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs8.htm
have a look at this exercises, do it to reinforce the structure, you didn´t get it very well this afternoon,
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfectcontinuous.html
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs7.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs8.htm
21 November 2011
The Cliffs of Moher in Ireland.
Dear students, listen about a wonderful place in Ireland,
hide the audioscript the 1st time you listen to it and
for the second time read and listen at the same time.
20 November 2011
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST HALLOWEEN
Dear students, remember that it would be great that you take part in the Short Story Competition of the EOI writing about a terrifying experience on last Halloween (maximum 200 words). You have all the details on the noticeboard in the classroom.
Be creative I´m sure you can write incredibly good stories.
Enjoy Sunday evening!
Homework for the weekend, 19th-20th
Dear students,
have a look at my proposal for homework.
1B1-page 132-133, Grammar Bank 2B, part a.
page 26 Reading, ex 5, 6
2B1 worksheets about conditionals and page 25, ex 3
Enjoy!
have a look at my proposal for homework.
1B1-page 132-133, Grammar Bank 2B
page 26 Reading, ex 5, 6
2B1 worksheets about conditionals and page 25, ex 3
Enjoy!
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