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Tuesday 10 November 2009

SIMPLE PAST VS PRESENT PERFECT

This presentation shows you the main differences between the simple past and the present perfect tense. I hope you find it useful.


SIMPLE PAST

Here you have a presentation of the simple past tense, just in case you have forgotten its form and use.

Monday 2 November 2009

IRREGULAR VERBS LIST

Bare Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle
be was/were been
bear bore born
beat beat beaten
become became become
begin began begun
bend bent bent
bind bound bound
bite bit bitten
bleed bled bled
blow blew blown
break broke broken
breed bred bred
bring brought brought
build built built
burst burst burst
buy bought bought
cast cast cast
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
cling clung clung
come came come
cost cost cost
creep crept crept
cut cut cut
deal dealt dealt
dig dug dug
do did done
draw drew drawn
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
find found found
flee fled fled
fling flung flung
fly flew flown
forbid forbade forbidden
forecast forecast forecast
forget forgot forgotten
forgive forgave forgiven
forsake forsook forsaken
freeze froze frozen
get got got
give gave given
go went gone
grind ground ground
grow grew grown
hang hung hung
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hit hit hit
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
keep kept kept
kneel knelt knelt
know knew known
lay laid laid
lead led led
leave left left
lend lent lent
let let let
lie lay lain
lose lost lost
make made made
mean meant meant
meet met met
mistake mistook mistaken
partake partook partaken
pay paid paid
put put put
read read read
rid rid rid
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
seek sought sought
sell sold sold
send sent sent
set set set
shake shook shaken
shed shed shed
shine shone shone
shoe shod shod
shoot shot shot
show showed shown
shrink shrank or shrunk shrunk
shut shut shut
sing sang sung
sink sank sunk
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
slide slid slid
sling slung slung
slink slunk slunk
slit slit slit
speak spoke spoken
speed sped sped
spend spent spent
spin span or spun spun
spit spit or spat spat
split split split
spread spread spread
spring sprang sprung
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
stick stuck stuck
sting stung stung
stink stank stunk
stride strode strode
strike struck struck
string strung strung
strive strove striven
swear swore sworn
sweep swept swept
swim swam swum
take took taken
teach taught taught
tear tore torn
tell told told
think thought thought
thrive throve thriven
throw threw thrown
thrust thrust thrust
tread trod trodden
understand understood understood
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
weave wove woven
weep wept wept
win won won
wind wound wound
wring wrung wrung
write wrote written

Wednesday 28 October 2009

HALLOWEEN -TRICK OR TREAT? (Adopted from It's Magazine)

A quiz for Halloween
In our Trick or Treat quiz you have to choose the correct answer to get a treat. If you don’t choose the correct answer, you get a trick. Can you get more treats than tricks?
1. WHEN IS HALLOWEEN?
a. October 31
b. November 1
2. WHAT DO WITCHES AND EVIL SPIRITS DO ON HALLOWEEN?
a. leave Earth
b. return to Earth
3. WHAT IS THE SYMBOL OF HALLOWEEN?
a. the pumpkin
b. the apple
4. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS SYMBOL?
a. to frighten evil spirits
b. to bring food for the winter
5. WHAT DID PEOPLE USE TO EAT ON HALLOWEEN TO PROTECT THEM FROM EVIL SPIRITS?
a. apples
b. pumpkins
6. WHY DO PEOPLE EAT NUTS ON HALLOWEEN?
a. to live longer
b. to be clever
7. IF YOU GO OUT ON HALLOWEEN, WHAT SHOULD YOU TAKE WITH YOU TO PROTECT YOU FROM SUPERNATURAL BEINGS?
a. a piece of bread with some salt on it
b. a candle and some money
8. IF A GIRL LOOKS IN A MIRROR AND BRUSHES HER HAIR ON HALLOWEEN, WHAT MIGHT SHE SEE?
a. the ghost of an ancestor
b. the reflection of her future husband
9. WHERE DO EVIL SPIRITS MEET AT HALLOWEEN?
a. in cemeteries
b. at crossroads
10. WHY SHOULD YOU SHUT YOUR WINDOWS AND DOORS ON HALLOWEEN?
a. to keep out poltergeists
b. to keep your pets safe inside
11. IN ANCIENT TIMES, WHY DID THE CELTS BUILD FIRES ON THE HILLS?
a. to scare the evil spirits
b. to welcome the souls of the dead back to their homes
12. THE ROMANS CALLED HALLOWEEN POMONA DAY. WHO WAS POMONA?
a. the goddess of fruits and gardens
b. the devil’s sister
13. WHICH FIESTA IN MEXICO STARTS THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN?
a. the Day of the Dead
b. the Night of the Living Dead
14. WHICH FILM STARTS IN A PLACE CALLED HALLOWEEN TOWN?
a. Halloween
b. The Nightmare Before Christmas


(Adopted from It's Magazine)

Answers: 1. a; 2. b; 3. a; 4. a; 5. a; 6. b; 7. a; 8. b; 9. b; 10. a; 11. b; 12. a; 13. a; 14. b

Friday 23 October 2009

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Here you have a preentation of the present continuous tense. If you need some practice, you can go to www.agendaweb.org.

Wednesday 21 October 2009

Freddie Laker

If you want to know a bit more about this pioneer of tourism, you can watch the following video.



This is the second part. I hope it helps you to understand his achievements and improve your listening skills.


Wednesday 14 October 2009

HALLOWEEN - THRILLER BY MICHAEL JACKSON

What do you know about Halloween? Do you usually dress up? Have you ever been to a fancy dress party on Halloween?
Watch the following videoclip. I hope it doesn't frighten you! Have you seen it before? What do you know about Michael Jackson?




If you want to sing along, watch the following video. It contains the lyrics.



Monday 12 October 2009

SIMPLE PRESENT

If you don't remeber when you can use this tense or you want to review the form and its different uses, have a look af the following presentations and videos.

The first one is a complete presentation of this tense. http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/btezcan-12657-present-simple-tense-langage-grammar-presentsimple-education-ppt-powerpoint/

The second shows you daily routines in the firts person, but you can change it to the third person.



This second video reminds you how to use the simple present in the positive, negative and question forms.







Monday 5 October 2009

Personal Language File

Here you have a document that can be very useful to improve your vocabulary because it will help you to store and memorise all the new words that come up in the lessons or outside the classroom. You can download it and start filling in it. It can also be used to keep a register of the new grammar points.
(This is an idea I have adapted from a course on Methodology at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow).
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Tuesday 29 September 2009

Video Travel Agencies

Why do you want to study Tourism? Watch this video and have a look at the reasons some students give to work in this field. Are they the same as yours?


Freddie Laker


Do you know any low-cost ailines? Have you ever travelled with them? Did you know that for decades airlines operated a virtual monopoly and charged astronomical prices and that it was first challenged by Freddie Laker in the seventies with his budget Skytrain flights to the USA?
Who was this man? Find out more about him on the internet and answer the following questions.


  1. Where was he from?

  2. Did he have any titles? Why?

  3. What did he found?

  4. What was the first airline in the world to offer low international fares?

  5. What is the name of the airport in which design and development he was involved?

  6. When and where did he die?

Monday 28 September 2009

César Manrique


Is César Manrique familiar to you? Why do you think he is important in the field of tourism?
Read the following questions and find the answers in his biography. http://www.cesarmanrique.com/biografia_i.htm
  1. Where and when was César Manrique born?
  2. How did he feel about the Spanish Civil War?
  3. What and where did he study?
  4. Where did he go after New York?
  5. What was his job?
  6. What place did he want to turn into one of the most beautiful places in the planet?
  7. When and how did he die?
  8. Find out on the internet a place in Madrid which was designed by him.

Monday 15 June 2009

IMPROVING YOUR LANGUAGE SKILLS

Do you fee like practising some grammar? What about some vocabulary? Maybe any other skills?
You can have fun and learn at the same time if you visit the following page:

http://www.agendaweb.org

As many of you already know, here there are hundreds of free exercises to learn English online. Tell me how useful you find it, will you?

Friday 5 June 2009

Did you enjoy the song we listened to in class? If so, you can watch the following video and do some practice with Amy McDonald.

The Boy Does Nothing (By Alesha Dixon)

Watch the following video by Alesha Dixon. Listen to the song, fill in the gaps and... sing along!

Saturday 9 May 2009

Thomas Cook




Who was Thomas Cook? Why do you think you should know things about his life and achievements? Find some information about him here. http://www.derbyshireuk.net/cook.html