How is chocolate made? Video activity to revise passive voice

You can work on this activity to practise listening comprehension and revise passive voice!

http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=10594

How is chewing gum made? (Passive voice)

Check the use of passive voice in this video:

Answer Key SB page 145 ex. a (unit 10a)

1) were invented
2) are educated
3) was discovered
4) was woken up
5) is played
6) were recorded
7) are made
8) are sung
9) are not usually seen
10) wasn't built

Present perfect: For or Since?

Check these activities: http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentPerfect1D.html

KEY Revise and Check 7&8 (SB pages 66 and 67)

GRAMMAR

1. A
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. B
13. B
14. C
15. C

VOCABULARY

a) 1 meet - 2 tell - 3 miss - 4 hope - 5 wears

b) 1 forget - 2 learn - 3 try - 4 promise - 5 enjoy - 6 mind - 7 hate - 8 finish

c) 1 very - 2 incredibly - 3 bit - 4 rather - 5 quite

d) 1 lost - 2 home/back - 3 better - 4 tickets - 5 on - 6 divorced - 7 from

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?

a) Because they are lazy.

b) 2, 4, 6, 7

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE PEOPLE?

1. c
2. c
3. a
4. c
5. a

Talking about possible future situations: first conditional

We are talking about the future. We are thinking about a particular condition or situation in the future, and the result of this condition. There is a real possibility that this condition will happen. For example, it is morning. You are at home. You plan to play tennis this afternoon. But there are some clouds in the sky. Imagine that it rains. What will you do? Notice that we are thinking about a future condition. It is not raining yet. But the sky is cloudy and you think that it could rain. 

IF	condition	result
	present simple	WILL + base verb
If	it rains	I will stay at home.

Source: https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-conditional_2.htm 

STRUCTURE

More examples...

Giving advice: SHOULD / SHOULDN'T

Revision and practice: https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-modal-should.htm

Video:

Joke:

Time and tenses (present, past, future) - Revision

Check this presentation to revise tenses: http://es.slideshare.net/raulcabezali/review-of-verb-tenses-ef-preintermediate-6c


Online activities to practise:

• http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g31-penguin-story.php
• http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl_lowreview.htm
• http://www.impact-english.com/members/Grammar_Practice/Always/BS-Beg-gram-quiz.htm
• http://www.english-room.com/waswere.htm
• http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/mc-vf02.html
• http://www.englishexercises.net/yyverbs.html
• http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/AlltenseSw2all0.htm
• http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/AlltenseSw2all1.htm
• http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/AlltenseSw2all2.htm

Obligation and prohibition - more practice!

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/mustnt.htm

http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/modal-verbs-1-permission-prohibition-obligation-no-obligation

Grammar revision activities to do online (unit 7)

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint3/grammar/file07/?cc=global&selLanguage=en

To infinitive or Ing?

When to use the to infinitive

The infinitive form is used after certain verbs:
- forget, help, learn, teach, train
- choose, expect, hope, need, offer, want, would like
- agree, encourage, pretend, promise
- allow, can/can't afford, decide, manage, mean, refuse

• I forgot to close the window.
• Mary needs to leave early.
• Why are they encouraged to learn English?
• We can't afford to take a long holiday.

The infinitive form is always used after adjectives, for example:
- disappointed, glad, happy, pleased, relieved, sad, surprised

• I was happy to help them.
• She will be delighted to see you.

When to use -ing

The -ing form is used when the word is the subject of a sentence or clause:

• Swimming is good exercise.
• Doctors say that smoking is bad for you.

The -ing form is used after a preposition:

• I look forward to meeting you.
• They left without saying "Goodbye."

The -ing form is used after certain verbs:
- avoid, dislike, enjoy, finish, give up, mind/not mind, practise

• I dislike getting up early.
• Would you mind opening the window?

Do you want to practise? Check this website https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/pt-br/grammar-reference/verbs-followed-ing-or-infinitive-1 

To Infinitive

These websites offer useful explanations and practice

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/english-grammar/verbs/infinitive 

http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/infinitive_function.php

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/infinitiv_to.htm

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

Present Continuous: Future meaning

Hello, everybody!

I've found this video with a complete explanation of the present continuous for future use. The explanation is in Spanish, but I think it is complete and it might be useful for some of you. http://www.blueblocnotes.com/grammar/future-tenses/present-continuous-future
The only thing that's not included on the video is the idea of ARRANGEMENTS that we talked about last class. Here's a useful explanation of this: http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/future_arrangements.php

Here you'll find the difference between present continuous (future) and be going to: http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-future-plan.php#.U3pZX_l5OBw

I hope it's useful!

REVISION: Prepositions of Time (at - in - on)

Some explanations:

http://www.english-4u.de/prepositionoftime.htm (focus on AT - IN - ON)

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/preposition_time.htm   (focus on AT - IN - ON)

Activities:

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/time-prepositions-exercise-2.html

http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/prepositions-of-time-exercises.html 

Grammar Practice: PAST SIMPLE vs. PAST CONTINUOUS

Hi, again! 

Here is some grammar practice for you to do online!

PAST SIMPLE

Here you'll find a simple explanation and some practice activities: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past 

And here there are A LOT of activities!! Just choose what you want to revise and practice: http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/past_simple-exercises.html 

PAST CONTINUOUS

A simple explanation and some practice: http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/pastcontinuous.html

PAST SIMPLE VS. PAST CONTINUOUS 

Explanation and practice! http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro

 http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=734

Funny situations: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=7846