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Proverb of the Week

PHRASE OF THE WEEK... "To have a sweet tooth" (to be fond of sweet things like candy and desserts) - Charles has a very sweet tooth - Carlos es muy goloso.

Thursday 14 April 2011

Second Conditional

 
VIDEO 1 - SECOND CONDITIONAL


  • GRAMMAR EXPLANATION
  • ACTIVITIES TO PRACTISE
  • CONDITIONAL TESTS
- Second Conditional Test (2) 

* What would you do if you won 10,000 dollars, pounds, euros, yens...? 
Watch these interviews and get some inspiration in case it happens to you in the future.
VIDEO 2 - WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF...?


* If you had three wishes, what would they be?
What did people in London answer when the BBC asked them this question? Listen and read this round of interviews.
VIDEO 3 - IF I HAD THREE WISHES...


VIDEO 4 - SONG

Monday 11 April 2011

Zero and First Conditionals

Are you superstitious, or do you like to think you’re not? Do you ever touch wood for luck, or is 13 your lucky number?
Well, even if you think it’s all mumbo jumbo, superstitions come in very handy for the grammar point of this post, first conditional sentences. Here is a video on the topic by Jennifer, an American teacher you already know from earlier posts on this blog. 
If you are not subscribed to English with Jennifer, do it now. 

VIDEO 1 - FIRST CONDITIONAL


VIDEO 2 - ZERO CONDITIONAL

  • GRAMMAR EXPLANATIONS
  • ACTIVITIES TO PRACTISE
  • CONDITIONAL TESTS
First Conditional Test
  • OTHER CONJUNCTIONS USED WITH FIRST CONDITIONALS 
- "as long as" - (con tal de que/siempre que)
I'll stay as long as you need me - Me quedaré siempre que me necesites.

"provided (that)" - (siempre que)
The company will pay the bonus provided (that) the job is completed on time - La empresa dará un plus siempre que el trabajo se complete a tiempo.

"unless" - (a menos que)
You won't succeed unless you work harder - No tendrás éxito a menos que trabajes más.

Wednesday 6 April 2011

Prepositions of movement and direction

Hi guys! here you go a list of links to practise and improve your use of these prepositions. I hope you find it useful.

- INFORMATION ON PREPOSITIONS Excellent grammar explanation

VIDEO - Prepositions of Direction

NOTE: There is a mistake: Fish are not ON the water. They are IN the water.

Sunday 3 April 2011

Practice makes perfect: the more, the better.

As you know, the final exam is just around the corner and the more you practise at home, the better your English will become. 
Here you go a useful link with lots of short videos to practise listening at home. The good thing is that you can listen to these people while watching them on the video.
Click HERE to start working on it. Important: There is a CC button (Closed Captions=subtitles), so as you watch the video, you can also read the text by turning on that button.