FUTURE TENSES

This post is designed to practise FUTURE TENSES, including Present Continuous, Be Going To, Future Simple, Future Perfect and Future Continuous.

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE

This is a song by the Beatles. Here you can watch two new versions. Which one do you prefer?
-This first one is sung by Rufus Wainwright.

-A second version was sung by Fiona Apple in the soundtrack of the film "Pleasantville" and in IBERIA's advert with children flying on balloons.


ACROSS THE UNIVERSE: LYRICS
Words are flying out like
endless rain into a paper cup
They slither while they pass
They slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow waves of joy
are drifting through my open mind
Possessing and caressing me

Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world

Images of broken light which
dance before me like a million eyes
That call me on and on across the universe
Thoughts meander like a
restless wind inside a letter box
they tumble blindly as
they make their way across the universe

Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world

Sounds of laughter shades of life
are ringing through my open ears
exciting and inviting me
Limitless undying love which
shines around me like a million suns
It calls me on and on across the universe

Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world

DIFFICULT WORDS
FLY OUT:escaparse volando
endless: infinito
SLITHER: deslizarse
SLIP AWAY: desvanecerse
pool: charco
sorrow: tristeza
wave: ola
joy: alegría
DRIFT: ir a la deriva
thorough: completamente, a fondo
CARESS: acariciar
MEANDER: serpentear
restless:inquieto
letter box: buzón
TUMBLE: tambalearse
blindly: a ciegas
MAKE ONE'S WAY: abrirse camino
laughter: risa
shade: sombra
limitless: infinito, sin fronteras
undying: inmortal
CALL someone ON: llamar, invocar
Jai Guru Deava Om vendría a ser más o menos: Gracias (Jai) Maestro (Guru) Deva (que era el nombre del maestro del Maharishi) Om (el típico mantra: ommmmmmm). Vamos, sería "gracias Maestro Deva; ommmmmmm".

¿CÓMO LLEGAR A LOS EJERCICIOS SOBRE CONDICIONALES?

Follow these steps:
1.Busca en las etiquetas de la derecha "CONDITIONAL SENTENCES".
2.Se abrirá una página con dos entradas, busca la que se titula "BEYOND LESSONS: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES". Dentro encontrarás ejercicios sobre las condicionales, clasificadas por tipos y ejercicios donde se mezclan los tres tipos.

¿CÓMO LLEGAR A LOS EJERCICIOS SOBRE ESTILO INDIRECTO?

If you are interested in practising Reported Speech, follow these steps:
1.Busca en las etiquetas de la derecha "Indirect Speech" (que es lo mismo que "Reported Speech"). A continuación se te abrirá una página con varios enlaces.
2.Si quieres practicar oraciones afirmativas y negativas, pincha en "STATEMENTS"; si te interesan las preguntas, busca "QUESTIONS" y, para la práctica del Imperativo, pincha en "COMMANDS"
3.En los huecos en blanco debes escribir las repuestas de todas las frases y,
4.Por último, pincha en "Check" y te dirá cuántas frases has tenido bien.
Good luck!

TOMORROW YOU DIDN'T- BY AVRIL LAVIGNE

This is a song we listened to in 2nd of Bachillerato. Listen to the music and fill in the gaps. After the lyrics, there is a vocabulary-help list.


LYRICS:
It’s a forgone (1)...................., you’re love’s an illusion
and the (2)....................... is starting to fade
boy let’s be honest, when it comes to your (3).....................
it’s just a lot of empty words you say
and the future’s only gonna be more of the same
you’ve only got (4)................... to blame

[Chorus]
Tomorrow you didn’t, yesterday you won’t
’cause I know everything you say you gonna do you don’t
that’s forgiven, it doesn’t matter (5)....................
hey, I know what love wasn’t, I know what (6)................... isn’t
so when you say you’re gonna change you gotta be kidding
tomorrow you didn’t,
hey hey, I’m outta here (7)..................

I used to believe in, all your romantic (8)......................
but it really ain’t that cute (9).........................
’cause my time’s too precious
so I wish you the best with
whatever it is you’re looking for
baby this is all for your own (10)..................,
I’m leaving ‘cause I know you never would

[Chorus]

I don’t need a crystalball to (11).................. it all my dear,
it doesn’t matter what you say,
it always turns out the same way
your predictions are (12).............................
and it’s tragically clear

[Guitar solo]

[Chorus]

(dadada, yea)



VOCABULARY HELP
forgone: obvio
FADE: desvanecerse
empty: vacío
gonna: going to
same: lo mismo
BLAME: culpar
'cause: because
it doesn't matter: no importa
gotta: got to
KID (kidding): bromear
outta here: out of here
ain't: isn't
cute: bonito, mono
precious: valioso
crystalball: bola de cristal
my dear: querido
TURN OUT: resultar

ORACIONES DE FINALIDAD (PURPOSE CLAUSES)

Here you can read an explanation of PURPOSE CLAUSES in Spanish. Then, click on the exercises to get some practice.
Oraciones de Finalidad

Publish at Scribd or explore others: Religion-Christianit Oraciones

EXERCISES: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FOR AND TO/IN ORDER TO/SO AS TO

IN THE SHADOWS- THE RASMUS

This is a song dealing with Present Perfect Continuous.

Listen to the song and fill in the gaps.


No sleep
No sleep until I am done with finding the (1)...................
Won't stop
Won't stop before I find a cure for this cancer
(2)..................... I feel I am going down I'm so disconnected
Somehow I know that I am haunted to be wanted

CHORUS
I've (3).............. watching
I've been waiting
In the shadows all my time
I've been searching
I've been (4)..................
For tomorrows all my life

In the shadows

In the shadows

They say that I (5)................ learn to kill
before I can feel safe
But I I rather kill myself then turn into their slave
Sometimes I feel that I (6).................. go and play with the thunder
Somehow I just don't wanna stay and wait for a wonder

CHORUS

Lately I been (7)................,................. in circles,
watching waiting for something
(8)................me touch, me heal me, come take me higher

CHORUS

PRACTICE ON PAST TENSES

This is a link to some exercises on these tenses:
1.SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PERFECT
2.SIMPLE PAST, PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST PERFECT
3.PAST PERFECT AND PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
4.MIXED EXERCISE

MODELO DE TEXTO PARA SELECTIVIDAD

Aquí tenéis un modelo de texto con el que practicar. Trata de la obesidad, de manera que os encontraréis vocabulario relacionado con la salud y la alimentación.

Intentad hacer el texto en hora y media.Podéis enviarme vuestras dudas mediante un comentario y yo os responderé del mismo modo.

Al final de la prueba tenéis un enlace a las soluciones, pero no lo consultéis hasta que hayáis terminado TODA la prueba.

AMERICAN OBESITY PROBLEM

The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that about six out of ten Americans were either overweight or obese. Furthermore, the prevalence of obesity almost doubled from about 15 percent in 1980 to 27 percent in 1999. Dr. J. McGinnis said the current weight statistics predict future problems. 'Obesity now will lead to a higher number of deaths from diabetes, heart disease, stroke and certain types of cancer, and increased prevalence of osteoarthritis."

The CDC noted that most schools have vending machines or snack bars including foods that are largely nutrient-poor and calorie-rich. People are also less likely to cook for themselves these days. Roughly half of all meals are consumed outside the home and many of these are from fast foods. "We have become year-by-year an increasingly sedentary society," McGinnis said. "People used to enjoy walking a half-mile or a quarter-mile but now they take the car to go across the street. And instead of walking or playing sports during free time, children sit in front of the TV or computer. These are unhealthy habits because their muscles are not moving and transportation has become so easy that children are driven everywhere." So educating the public about healthy nutrition and exercise is essential, the experts said. Healthy foods and more intense physical activity in schools are also important.

(A) COMPREHENSION (4 points)

a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.

1) What bad habits cause obesity? (Name two) (1 point per answer)

2) Why have people become more sedentary? (Give two reasons)

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)

3) More than half of the American population has overweight problems.

4) There is a tendency to avoid cooking nowadays.

5) Most meals are consumed outside the home.

6) According to the experts, the physical activity program in American schools is appropriate for the obesity problem.

(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points)

7) Give one opposite for CURRENT (adjective) (line 3) (0.25 points)

8) Give an adjective with the same root as PREDICT (verb) (line 4) (0.25 points)

9) Find in the text a synonym for MOSTLY (adverb) (0.25 points)

10) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: (0.25 points)

"Not physically active'

11) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice: (0.5 points)

Small children are eating too much fat in their meals nowadays.

12) Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb in brackets: (0.5 points)

The doctor (bring)____ the most recent medical reports to yesterday's meeting.

13) Complete the following sentence: (0.5 points)

You could lose some weight if...

14) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT).

Make changes if necessary. (0.5 points)

That man is very big. This seat may be too small for him.

(C) PRODUCTION (3 points)

15) Write a composition (80-100 WORDS) Choose ONE of the following options. Specify your option.

a) Is obesity a social problem nowadays? Why?

b) Do you think you should change your eating habits? Explain it

KEY (solución)

CONSEJOS PARA SELECTIVIDAD

Antes de publicar los textos que podéis practicar, me gustaría que leyéseis algunos consejos bastante útiles para hacer el examen de Inglés.
No se tarda ni diez minutos en leerlos y os pueden ayudar bastante. Mucha suerte y ánimo ¡Ya queda poco para esas vacaciones!

1.Consejos desde el punto de vista del Tribunal (presentación del examen, distribución del tiempo del examen, qué quiere el examinador, etc)

2.Estrategias que hacen más fácil el examen.

REPORTED SPEECH

Aquí tenéis algunos ejercicios de repaso sobre los principales puntos gramaticales del Estilo Indirecto.

ESTILO INDIRECTO
Statements
Cambio en las expresiones de tiempo y espacio
Questions
Commands
Negative commands
Reporting verbs (verbos que introducen estilo indirecto)

Explicación en español del estilo indirecto

PHRASAL VERBS

Is this your reaction when dealing with Phrasal Verbs?


This post tries to change boredom into something else.

In the first place, vamos a explicar un par de ideas muy fáciles sobre estos verbos y lo vamos a hacer "in Spanish" (como dicen mis alumnos)

BEYOND LESSONS: I WISH.../ IF ONLY...

This post provides further practise on wishes and regrets ('deseos y lamentos').


Exercise 1
Exercise 2 (Elige la frase que signifique lo mismo; compruébalo en "Verificar")
Further explanations (Aquí tienes una explicación más extensa de estas expresiones, en inglés, con bastantes ejemplos)

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?

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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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