Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Time clauses

Time clauses

(Here you can find some exercises)

Conditional forms and exercises

We have learnt the conditional forms:

Type 0. If + Present tense + Present tense i.e.: 
  • If I press the button, the bell rings. / The bell rings if I press the button.
  • Si pulso el botón el timbre suena.
Type 1. If + Present tense + Future tense i.e.: 
  • If you study, you will pass your exam.
  • Si estudias pasarás tú examen.
Type 2. If + Past simple tense + Conditional simple i.e.: 
  • If you studied, you would pass your exam.
  • Si estudiaras pasarías tú examen.
Type 3. If + Past perfect + Perfect infinitive i.e.: 
  • If you had studied, you would have passed your exam.
  • Si hubieras estudiado habrías pasado tú examen.
Besides, you will be able to know more about this topic in the following links and have to do the exercises related to it at home:

We haven't to know anything about "I wish I knew" form so you don't need to study nothing about the part of this unit related to it.

Other ways to certificate your English level

Some people don't know that they can get English certifications by other ways so I have written this information for them.

This is a table of equivalences between English level and certifications you can get:

CEFR: 
Common European 
Framework of Reference
EOI: Escuela Oficial de Idiomas
Certificados Cambridge y British Council
C2
CPE
C1
CAE
B2
Nivel Avanzado  (5º)
FCE
B1Nivel Intermedio (3º)PET


    Moreover, you can get information related to Cambridge English exams in the links below:

    By the way, here you can obtain a table of equivalences made by U.H.U. and, if you have any doubt you can navigate throw this link to get more information about this topic.

    I really hope that this information will be useful for some of us.


    Monday, February 11, 2013

    Exercise about writing informal letters

    Today, We have done a exercise about writing an informal letter, you can download it on the link below:


    Here is some vocabulary about the text:
    • secluded  /sɪˈkluːdɪd/ - apartado.
    • greenery /ˈgriːnərɪ/ - vegetación.
    • marshmallows /ˈmɑːʃˈmæləʊ/ - merengue, nube, malvavisco.
    • hilarious /hɪˈlɛərɪəs/ - divertidísimo.
    • boast /bəʊst/ - presumir.

    Thursday, February 07, 2013

    Free English UNED courses

    They are available a couple of free courses relative to English Language 
    at 's online platform:


    I think It would be good for us and so I publish it here.

    Monday, February 04, 2013

    Vocabulary about Education

    Homework

    Today we have been talking about topics related to Education (N.E.F. on page 52 - Back to school, aged 35), and in the following link you will find homeworks for next day:

    Revising modal verbs


    Homework

    Exercises for revise modal verbs:

    · Must, have to, should
    · Must, may, might, can't
    · Can, could, be able to

    Monday, January 28, 2013

    Lesson 3 homework for next monday

    Do all exercises about:

    • "An informal letter - Writing" on page 49, 
    • "What do you remember?" on page 50 and 
    • "What can you do?" on page 51.

    Song "You can get it if you really want"

    Here is the song we have listened to today, its name is "You can get it if you really want" (Jimmy Cliff version)

    Solution: 1.ʇsnɯ 2.pǝǝɔɔns 3.ʇsnɯ 4.uıW 5.ǝsol 6.ʇǝƃ 7.ʇǝƃ 8.ʇlınq 9.ǝɯoɔ 10.ǝǝs

    Formal and Informal Letters

    How to write formal and informal Letters...

     
    Part onePart two

    Tuesday, January 22, 2013

    Writing about "A nightmare journey you've had".


    In the Unit 2 we have to make a writing about "A nightmare journey you've had (or invent one)", it will be done about mid-February.



    Maybe interesting try to do it at home.

    Wednesday, January 16, 2013

    Don't you remeber - Complete the gaps

    To improve our listening skill we are going to listen a song sometimes in class, so you can send your prefered lyrics to Lola in such a way that she will be able to show it to all.

     

    This is the song lyric where you can try fill the gaps

    Judging by appearances, describing people

    Try to describe people in the photos and judge them by their appearance using look, look like, must, may, might and can't.

    Use "What does he / she look like?" for appearance
    , and "What is he / she like?" for personality.

    I
    You
    He/She/It
    We
    You
    They
    look(s) + an adjectiveHe looks tired
    look(s) like + a nounShe looks like a doctor

    You can use age adverbs as mid-, early, about, late and forties. For instance:
    • He is about nineteen.
    • She is in her thirties.
    • She is in her early fourties. / mid fourties / late fourties.

    You could use height and build adjectives, adjectives about hair or general adjectives like:
    • slim, thin, tall, short...
    • well built, medium height, overweight...
    • fair, blonde, grey hair...
    • short, shoulder-lenght, long...
    • wavy, curly, straight...
    • fringe, ponytail, beard, bald, wig, moustache...
    • plain, pretty, ugly, handsome, good-looking, atrractive...

    Note that it is important to distinguish between seem, appear, and look.

      Wednesday, January 09, 2013

      Modal verbs


      Today we have learnt the use of modal verbas, you can review them and do the exercises for tomorrow in the following links:

      There are some many forms of use of (be) able to:

      • would love to - I'd love to be able to do it. (Me encantaría ser capaz de hacerlo)
      • won't be able to - I will not to be able to do it. (No seré capaz de hacerlo)
      • have never been able to - I have never been able to do it. (Nunca he sido capaz de hacerlo)
      • hate not being able to - I hate not being able to do it. (Odio no poder hacerlo)


      Remember the use of the modal auxiliary verb "ought to" , it expresses duty, necessity, desirability and similar ideas. It is often used to advise people – to tell them that they have a duty to do things. The meaning is similar to should
      • You ought to attend office regularly. (Duty) 
      • We ought to help the needy. (Moral obligation) 
      • We ought to buy some furniture. (Necessity) 
      Ought is not as forceful as must.


      Moreover, we have watched two videos about modal verbs today:


       
      First oneSecond one

      Monday, December 17, 2012

      Christmas Dinner


      Album about of our Christmas Dinner

      If someone wants to add more photos please send it to my email address and, at the same time, if someone wants that any photo, where He or She appears, be deleted please let me know and it will be deleted.

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