Present continuous song

Let's listen to a song to practise the present continuous tense

Christmas

If you want to know what a cracker is, click on the video.

Let's sing a traditional Christmas song

And now a new version of another popular song, with Christmas lyrics:

Xmas basic vocabulary

Juego Billionaire:Noun plurals

Let's review the plural of regular nouns here.

Do you remember irregular plurals? Have a look in here

I think now you are ready to play a game: The plural of nouns-Billionaire

Halloween

Halloween stories

Halloween crafts
More Halloween crafts here and here
Now, complete this Halloween crossword
More Halloween activities

Essay Writing Structure

This post explains perfectly well how to write an opinion essay, in Spanish!

An advantages and disadvantages essay

Tourist Office task: Welcome to Granada

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TASKS AND RECORD A VIDEO OR AN AUDIO MESSAGE.

For the evaluation of the task, the following things will be taken into consideration:

-length (less than two minutes won't be acceptable)

-pronunciation and fluency

-content

-layout and design

TASK 1. (individual task)A group of retired historians is planning to stay in Granada for three days and they have contacted you requiring information about the city. Record a message giving them all of the following  recommendations related to:
-what to do

-where to eat/drink

-getting around (they are coming by plane)
-where to stay
-surrounding area and day trips.
-other useful information you might consider

TASK 2(individual task)A group of sportsmen is planning to stay in Granada for three days and they have contacted you requiring information about the city. Record a message giving them all of the following  recommendations related to:
-what to do
-where to eat/drink
-getting around (they are coming by train)
-where to stay
-surrounding area and day trips.
-other useful information you might consider

TASK 3(individual task)A group of women going on a hen party is planning to stay in Granada for three days and they have contacted you requiring information about the city. Record a message giving them all of the following  recommendations  related to:
-what to do
-where to eat/drink
-getting around (they are coming by car)
-where to stay
-surrounding area and day trips.
-other useful information you might consider

TASK 4. (pairwork)
Student A. Imagine you are visitor to Granada. Ask  questions using the following ideas (at least 4 questions):
-a good area for nightlife.
-a nice place to go for a coffee/picnic.
-an affordable place to eat.
-an interesting place for a day trip.
-somewhere you can go for a walk.
-the best place to go shopping.
-give directions to go somewhere.
-ask about means of transport.
-one extra question of your choice.
Student B. Give information to student A.
Then, swap roles.

Can and can't

Infinitive or -ing

INFINITIVE AND -ING

1. Verbs followed ONLY by infinitive

Want, decide, wish, agree, offer, deserve, help, promise, plan, choose, hope, arrange, threaten, seem, afford

2. Verbs followed ONLY by -ing

a)Love, like, dislike, hate, fancy, avoid, deny, miss, suggest, mind, finish, risk, practise, admit, imagine

 b)After prepositions: after, before, until, to, for, etc.

 c)After be/get used to. Example: I’m used to reading until late at night.

Look forward to             I´m looking forward to seeing you

d) after expressions like: 

can’t stop

Don’t mind

Can’t stand

It’s no use

Can’t help

It’s not worth

3. Verbs followed by –ing or infinitive

- Without change of meaning: start, intend, begin, continue, propose, bother,prefer, 

   *live, love, hate. (more information)

• Prefer is a very tricky verb. Follow this link for a good explanation on how to use it.

        Prefer, would rather activity

-          with change of meaning: mean, remember, forget, regret ,go on, stop , try, need

Causative "have" and passive voice

Visit this link to find explanations and activities related to the Causative form

Passive sentences

When summer comes

Watch this review to know more about the book

Now, it is your turn to make your own review.

Crime

Vocabulary list related to crime

Wish Clauses

I wish+ past tense: It is used to talk about imaginary situations both in the present and in the future, which are impossible to change in the real world.

• I am a woman and I wish I didn’t have a moustache/ I wish I were rich/I wish I were/was slim.
• (It is raining)I wish I had an umbrella.
• I wish tomorrow were/was Saturday (Ojalá que mañana fuera sábado)

I wish+ subject (except I)+would: It is used to talk about REAL situations which usually annoy you, and that could be changed in the real world.

• I wish he would shave. (I don’t like my husband with the beard)
• I wish you would stop watching TV while I am talking to you(=why don’t you stop watching television while I’m talking to you. It’s annoying)

Compare:

I wish he would come(I want him to come)ACTION

I wish he were/was here with us now (SITUATION) (not * I wish he would be…)

I wish somebody would buy me an apartment by the beach. ACTION

I wish I had an apartment by the beach. SITUATION

Practice:

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/wishes.htm

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/wish-exercise-1.html

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/wish-and-if-only

Conditional Sentences

Songs using conditional sentences
First type: Count on me (Bruno Mars)
Second type:
Eric Clapton: Tears in Heaven


Beyoncé: If I were a boy


Fidler on the roof:

Third conditional:

Reported Speech

If you need further practice on reported speech, try doing these activities from the following website:

Agendaweb: Reported Speech

If you need a good explanation on reporting verbs, visit Keepsmilingenglish

Reported requests:suggest and recommend. More information here

More on recommend. Also here

Must y mustn't en reported speech

Dictionaries

Cambridge dictionary. It has a section with grammar explanations, easily confused words,etc


Urban dictionary. Good to check slang and colloquiallisms.

Macmillan dictionary. It includes a buzz word periodically(neologisms)

Merriam-Webster. Some words include podcasts with information
about the history of the word. Click to get an example.

Could, managed to and other modals

• Could, was able to and managed to explanation

Activity

• Chart: Overview of modal verbs

• Activities:

Activity:permission and obligation 1
Activity:permission and obligation2
Activity: modal verbs(review)
Further practice on modal verbs
Modal perfect verbs

Interesting maps

Click here to know the meaning of the names of countries

Africa's wealth

Motivación

Pablo Poó: Queridos alumnos suspensos:

Lizzie Velasquez:What defines you?

Negative prefixes

Check out this link to know more about negative prefixes