PRESENT CONTINUOUS: I'm reading now

Today we are practising the PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

1.Click on the presentation below.(Pincha en la flecha "play" para ver la presentación que aparece debajo. Vuelve a pinchar para que pase la página)


Exercise 1: Escribe frases en Presente contínuo con las palabras que aparecen entre barras y comprueba si la frase está bien clickando en "Check". Pincha aquí.
Exercise 2 :Decide cuál de las dos frases es correcta. Si aciertas, aparecerá una sonrisa ;), y si te equivocas, una cruz X. Pincha aquí.
Exercise 3: Ordena las palabras para hacer preguntas en Presente Contínuo. Para ordenarlas, pincha en cada palabra y la frase se irá ordenando arriba. Puedes comprobar tus respuestas en "Check". Pincha aquí para comenzar este ejercicio

Beyond lessons: CONDITIONAL CLAUSES

These are some interesting exercises on conditional clauses. I have classified them into the three traditional categories.

1. CONDITIONAL CLAUSES TYPE 1.(Describen una situación real)
-when/if + future
-order the sentences

2.CONDITIONAL CLAUSES TYPE 2.(Expresan una suposición, no real, en el Presente)
-type 1 or type 2
-order the sentences
-more on conditional types 1 and 2

3.CONDITIONAL CLAUSES TYPE 3.(Se refieren a una suposición, no real, sobre el Pasado)
-past unreal conditional
-type 2 or type 3

A CONDITIONAL SONG

There are many ways to learn conditionals. For instance, you can do it singing.
This is a song by Linkin' Park. You can watch the video and read the lyrics below.
Click on It's easier to run

LYRICS

Easier to Run 03:24
It's easier to run,
Replacing this pain with something numb.
It's so much easier to go
Than face all this pain here all alone.

Something has been taken
From deep inside of me,
A secret I've kept locked away
No one can ever see.
Wounds so deep they never show,
They never go away,
Like moving pictures in my head
For years and years they've played.

If I could change I would
Take back the pain, I would
Retrace every wrong move that I made, I would.
If I could
Stand up and take the blame I would.
If I could take all the shame to the grave I
Would.

Sometimes I remember
The darkness of my past,
Bringing back these memories
I wish I didn't have.
Sometimes I think of letting go
And never looking back
And never moving forward so
There would never be a past.

Just washing it aside
All of the helplessness inside,
Pretending I don't feel misplaced
Is so much simpler than change.

It's easier to run
Replacing this pain with something numb.
It's so much easier to go
Than face all this pain here all alone.

-Read the purple lines. What does the singer want to change?
-Does he believe that he can change? Why?
-Does the singer express a real fact or just his desire?
-What type of conditional sentences have you found in the song?

GOING SHOPPING

Today we are going shopping to London. Are you ready? Follow these steps (Sigue estos pasos).

ONE- Look at vocabulary. Click here to see colours and clothes

TWO- Now you are in London. Choose one of these shops.










THREE- Choose three clothes and write their colour in English.
Now LISTEN to this conversation between a shop assisstant (dependienta) and a customer (cliente)

FOUR- Don't forget to look at the prices (precio) of your clothes!
How much is that in euros? Use the currency converter.

FIVE- Answer these questions with a post. (Responde estas preguntas y envía tus respuestas en un comentario)
1. What clothes did you buy? What colour are they?
2.Where did you buy these clothes?
3.Are they cheap or expensive?

SIX- Look at some typical expressions when you go shopping.
Match them with these Spanish expressions.
a.¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta de crédito?
b.¿Cuánto es?
c.¿Qué color quiere?
d.¿Dónde están los probadores?
e.¿Qué talla usa?
f.¿En qué puedo ayudarle?
g.¿Qué le parece éste?
h.¿Cómo te queda?
i.¿Quiere probarse éste?

WORKING WITH TEXTS

We are going to read a text based on Selectivity.

HEALTHY LIFE

Rest and relaxation are just as important to our body as exercise and healthy eating. If you don’t get enough of them you can make yourself ill. Your body is a bit like a battery. If it is not allowed to recharge itself through sleep and relaxation it may stop working properly.
Lack of sleep affects our ability to concentrate. When you dream, your brain may be clearing itself out and preparing itself for the next day's thinking. During your teens, you need at least eight hours' sleep a night. If you stay out late, try to go to bed early the next night. The effects of lack of sleep can build up over several days. When you are awake you make many demands on your mind and body. Your body needs a period of rest to repair itself and prevent it from getting worn out.
During sleep, substances called hormones stimulate body tissues to grow and repair themselves. If you have troubles getting to sleep, try reading a book to calm your mind or take some exercise and avoid tea, coffee or food before bedtime. A hot, milky drink may help you relax.

Now that you have read the text, click on the image. The questions are hidden behind it!!

Answers to these questions will be published soon in another post.

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NICE TO MEET YOU!!

This post is a review of greetings (saludos) and 'introducing yourself (presentarse) and other people" (presentar a otras personas).
Click here. Then, listen and repeat!

Beyond lessons: MODAL VERBS

This is a new post for my students of 2nd year of Bachillerato. Here you have some further exercises on modal verbs. I hope you find them useful. Good luck!
Click here for further practise on:


Modal verbs for POSSIBILITY
can, could and be able to
should 1, should 2

If you want to practise all modals together, click on:
mixed modals 1

Welcome aboard!!

Aquí damos comienzo a esta nueva aventura de adentrarnos en las entrañas de la red. Llenos de ilusión y ganas, os damos la bienvenida a todos los que, por ventura o desventura, os encontréis en ese reto sin fin de hablar una nueva lengua.
Os invitito desde ya a que os animéis a escribir, corregir, completar y sugerir lo que queráis: esto es tanto vuestro como mío.
¡Bienvenidos a bordo! or Welcome aboard!