Thursday 19 December 2013

Merry Christmas!

Happy holidays students!! Have fun with your family and friends and study English.

Here I show you my favourite Christmas carol: All I want for Christmas is you.


Other typical Christmas carols are: Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, Let it snow and Santa Claus is coming to town (click on each one to listen to them).

See you in the New Year 2014.

Friday 29 November 2013

Family Vocabulary

A list on family vocabulary. Click on the words to listen to the pronunciation. (There are some words you don't need to know for this elementary level).

Activities to practise this vocabulary:
Members of the family
Family tree
Family tree game
Family exercises

Thursday 28 November 2013

Wh- Questions

QUESTION WORD
MEANING
EXAMPLE
who
person (quién)
Who's that? That's Nancy.
where
place (dónde)
Where do you live? I live in Boston.
why
reason (por qué)
Why do you go to English class?
Because I want to learn English.
when
time (cuándo)
When do you go to work? At 7:00
how
manner (cómo)
How do you go to work? I go by car.
what
object, idea, action (qué)
What do you do? I am an engineer.
which
choice (cuál, de entre una selección)
Which one do you prefer?
The red one.
what kind
description (qué tipo)
What kind of music do you like?
I like quiet songs.
what time
time (qué hora)
What time do you come home?
how many
quantity (countable) (cuántos/as)
How many students do you have?
I have 30 students.
how much
amount, price
(uncountable) (cuánto/a)
How much time do we have?
Ten minutes.
how old
age (cuántos años)
How old are you? I'm 16.

Exercises to practise:
Choose the Wh- word
Complete the questions
Form the questions

Tuesday 26 November 2013

Questions in Present Simple

Auxiliary
Subject
Verb
Rest
Yes/No
Subject
Auxiliary
Do
you
read
books?
Yes,
I
do.
No,
I
don't.
Does
Peter
play
football?
Yes,
he
does.


More exercises to practise on these links:
Complete these questions with present simple
Write simple present questions
Order the words to make questions (use auxiliaries)
Form the questions

Questions and short answers
Short answers (Yes, I do. / No, he doesn't.)

Tuesday 19 November 2013

Present Simple

We use the present simple to talk about habits or things that are always true.

Examples:
I listen to music every day.
My sister watches TV every night.
We don't read the newspaper every morning.
My husband doesn't play football every evening.
More practice on these links:
Affirmative sentences: Choose the correct answer
Negative sentences: Choose the correct answer

Multiple choice exercise
Complete with a verb in present simple
Write the positive or negative form of the present simple

Monday 18 November 2013

Imperative & Suggestions

We use the imperative for orders or instructions. 

Examples: 
- Open your book.
- Turn off your mobile.
- Don't speak Spanish.
- Don't eat in class
Activities:
Matching exercise
Write the imperative
Write the imperative 2


We use Let's + Verb (infinitive) for suggestions.

Examples:
Let's have a coffee.
Let's go for a walk.

Activity:
Choose the correct sentence and write it in the box

Wednesday 30 October 2013

Happy Halloween

It's Halloween tomorrow. 
What do you know about this festivity?

Have a look at the following links:



People usually decorate their houses as you can see in these photos.
   

Thursday 24 October 2013

This / These / That / Those

We use this (singular) and these (plural) for things near us.
We use that (singular) and those (plural) for things far away from us. 

If you want to practise with more exercises, go to the following links:

Friday 18 October 2013

Possessive Adjectives

Remember we use possessive adjectives to say that something belongs to somebody.

Examples: 

My house is very nice. 
What's your email address?
Mark has a car. His car is great. 
Judith has a doll. Her doll is beautiful. 
I have a dog. Its name is Lulu.
We go to school every day. Our class is big.
You have an English teacher. Your teacher is very good. 
I have two brothers. Their names are Peter and Nathan. 

You can practise more exercises on the following links:


Monday 7 October 2013

Beginning


Welcome to this new blog for English students who are starting with the learning of the language. I hope you'll find all the exercises and documents useful. 

Enjoy the practice!