Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts
Monday, March 16, 2020
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Future in the Past
Here follows a googleslide presentation of the future of the past in English my colleague Raúl was so kind to share with me and my students. Get ready to learn new vocabulary and practice your reading and listening skills as you revise this grammar point. Enjoy the show!
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Monday, April 1, 2019
Phrasal Verbs I
Check out the document below which gathers 150 phrasal verbs. I am glad to see that probably by now you know, consciously or unconciously, at least 50% of all the verbs shown in the list.
I would like to give you some advice on how to learn these verbs: As you may feel already, phrasal verbs are a somewhat complicated part of the English vocabulary, so I wouldn't suggest that you binge learn them. It is much better if you start using them little by little, building up your own personal dictionary of phrasal verbs in a sustainable way, ok?
20 more phrasal verbs for the road
And here follows an example of a home made dictionary of phrasal verbs, in case you find it useful:
And here follows an example of a home made dictionary of phrasal verbs, in case you find it useful:
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Talking about Work
Could you please check out these websites for this Friday? Thanks!
Feel free to continue the search in case you feel up for it, this is an open task!
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Useful expressions to connect your discourse
Connecting your discourse as you speak or write is an essential tool when engaging in a conversation, writing others, or presenting your monologue. Here follows a nice compilation of them: go through the list, make sure that you understand the context in which they are used, and then choose those you like best or feel more comfortable with. Do not learn them all, it's better that you start taking your pick and feel comfortable using them.
Monday, October 9, 2017
Monday, February 27, 2017
Linkers and Speaking Expressions
Speaking Expressions in a Roleplay
* This linkers sheet is based on a paper your classmate Elena Miguel shared with me. Thanks, Elena, for sharing your tools and ideas with us!
Friday, October 7, 2016
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
What are you like?
Now that you all know the difference between how you see ourselves and what you are really like, I'd like to share with you some more adjectives which may help you pin down your character traits more precisely... A former student of Intermediate level sent me this nice home-made list of adjectives, just click on this link below to look for your exact definition in English!
In case your personality is a bit too complex and you need more words to define yourself, go for the big catalogue below!
Friday, November 6, 2015
Monday, December 9, 2013
Dumb Ways to Die
Now that we have finished talking about the different means of transport to get around the city, compared public transport to private vehicles, and reflected on our safety while traveling, I'd like to share the following video with you.
It belongs to a public service announcement campaign by Metro Trains in Melbourne,Victoria, Australia, to promote rail safety. As the advertising agency claimed, this campaign was aimed at engaging an audience that really doesn't want to hear any kind of safety message. According to Metro Trains, the campaign contributed to a more than 30% reduction in near-miss accidents during last year.
Besides the announcement, pay attention to the lyrics: it has nice vocabulary about things we do in our daily life, even the silly ones! Enjoy!
Thursday, November 7, 2013
So what are we really like then?
Now that we all know the difference between how we see ourselves and what we are really like, I'd like to share with you some more adjectives which may help you pin down your character traits more precisely... One of your fellow students sent me this nice home-made list of adjectives over the email, just click on this link below to look for your exact definition in English!
In case your personality is a bit too complex and you need more words to define yourself, go for the big catalogue below!
Thanks a lot Carmen! and you guys enjoy your weekend!
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Which do you think is the hardest language in the world?
What follows is a cloze that you guys should work on as part of your home assignment this week.
Here is what you have to do: the first link below (step one) opens up the cloze text, once you're really done trying to get all the right answers you can open the second link (step two) where you will find the key to the exercise. Please, try to concentrate on getting the right answers by yourself before opening the key! :)
So, which do you think is the hardest language to learn? Well, I guess it depends on your mother tongue too, don't you think? Maybe we can share our opinions in class next time. I believe we have Italian, Arabic, and Polish speakers in our groups who might have a take on this issue which may differ from Spanish speakers.
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