Text message abbreviations

A very complete list: http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/textmessageabbreviations.asp

Can you try and read this? http://www.ego4u.com/en/chill-out/curiosities/sms-english

What about this? http://www.world-english.org/SMS.htm

Apps for smartphones

If you have a smartphone, you may want to check the following apps:

• British council apps: You can download them from this website http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/apps or directly from your phone / tablet. These are very good apps, I strongly recommend them!
• Dictionaries apps: I recommend WordReference (you can easily find it from your cellphone)
• Speakingpal: http://www.speakingpal.com/products
• Busuu: http://www.busuu.com/enc/mobile
• Conversation English: https://itunes.apple.com/mx/app/conversation-english/id296284263?mt=8

Present perfect: Just, yet, already, ever, never

Hello, everybody. How are you?
Last class, we continued working on the present perfect

The following webpages are useful if you want to revise what we saw last class, or if you were absent last class and you want to tune in for tomorrow:

• Here you'll find simple explanations and an interactive exercise: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/grammar-reference/just-yet-still-already 
• A nice video to revise just, already and yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJXzXk-geP4
• Just, already, yet, ever, never - explanation + activities http://www.grammarbank.com/ever-never-just-already-yet.html
• More activities: http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/still-already-yet-exercises.html 

See you tomorrow!! :)

Present perfect in movies!

Here you'll find scenes from different movies in which they use the present perfect tense. 

Have you ever...? Life experiences (Present Perfect)

Check these videos:

World Cup 2014

The World Cup has started!

Here are some interesting sites to visit:

- How much do you know about the World Cup? Find out by doing this quiz.

- An article about Messi and all the pressure he has in this World Cup: Article "The Burden of Begin Messi"

- Who do you think will win the World Cup? http://www.jdaenglish.com/wce-who-will-win/ 

- Some listening and vocabulary activities about the World Cup:
http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/sport/football/fans/brazilian-superfan-lesson-activities.html
http://www.esolcou'rses.com/content/topics/sport/football/world-cup-picture-quiz.html 

- Let's revise nationalities! http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/countriesandnationalities/world-cup/countries-nationalities-quiz.html 

Enjoy! :)

See you tomorrow! 

Life Experiences: present perfect

Two useful webpages and a video!
Enjoy

http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/present-perfect-life-experiences

http://www.slideshare.net/joseluiscaro/present-perfect-for-past-experiences

Make or Do?

Check this website! http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/doormake.html