In the links below, you'll find exercises about the Past Simple, the Past Continuous and the Past Perfect, leave your results in your comments as usual.
In this post I suggest you to click on the links below where you'll find some songs with very meaningful messages. I hope you like them and leave the results of the exercises in your comments.
Happy New Year 2018! Have you thought about your new year's resolutions? Any of them related to how to improve your English learning? Click on the link below to discover how a group of friends faces the New Year. Do the tasks provided and leave your results in your comments as usual.
Christmas is the biggest winter festival celebrated in the UK. You may know about the most common traditions such as the Christmas tree or card-giving, but where did they come from ? Click on the link below to find the answer to these questions and leave the answers in your comments.
Can you imagine your life without chocolate? Are you addicted to it? How much do you know about its history? Play the video below and complete the missing information in the sentences.
1. Before the 16th century, chocolate only existed in ......
2. Cacao beans were believed to be ..... food.
3. Aztecs used cacao as .......
4. At first in Europe people used cacao as ............ because it was bitter.
5. The cocoa press was invented in ........
6. Milk chocolate was invented by a ................ producer.
7. Human rights have been abused in Africa due to ......... and ...........
Sooner or later, you´ll have to take your PAU exams in English. In the first link below you'll find some useful tips in order to get good marks. In the second link, you have exercises to practise.
We have just finished another school year, and you may need some help in order to revise for your September exams. Try these two links below to find the most common grammar points for ESO and Bachillerato students. Do the exercises and then check them with the keys provided.
Have you ever thought about becoming vegetarian? Did you know that the number of vegans in the UK grows every year? Listen to five teenagers talking about the reasons why they decided to quit eating animals and then do the matching and the multiple choice exercises. Leave your results in a comment as usual.
Have you ever wondered about the food astronauts eat in space? If so, have a look at the following video about some healthy snacks
Now decide if these sentences are "True " or "False". Remember to correct the false ones.
1. A snack can be eaten either mid-morning or mid-afternoon.
2. Fruit eaten on the space station is sometimes fresh.
3. Seeds and nuts are not a good idea for a healthy snack.
4. Samantha has got a special power bar made for her by a chef called Stefano Potato.
After watching the video , read the article in the link below and answer the questions. Astronauts Food
5. Eating in space is difficult because of the lack of gravity, give some examples.
6. What were the first space foods like? Were they tasty?
7. Were space foods prepared in a special way?
8. Is it possible to eat hot meals in space? Explain.
9. What do you need to drink in space?
Expressing quantity in English is a basic grammar point. However, there are so many that it is worth revising them in order to avoid mistakes. Click on the links below and leave your results in a comment as usual.
In a couple of days it will be April's Fool Day again. Have you ever played a trick on someone? What did you do? How did he / she react? What do you think about the jokes suggested in the video below? Which one is your favourite? Leave your answers in a comment as usual.
Today I suggest you to write a composition giving details about a memorable experience you have had. Explain when was it, who you went with, where you went, what you saw, what activities you did, what you ate and how you felt. Remember to leave your writing in your comment.
Gibraltar has been a British territory for more than 300 years. Have you ever visited it? What are its must-see attractions? Click on the video and answer the questions below it. Remember to leave your answers in a comment as usual.
1. Gibraltar is a mixture of Spanish and British influencies. The video gives five examples related to shops and restaurants.
2. How do you get to the top of the Rock?
3.Why should you be careful with the monkeys?
4. What two tourist attractions are there inside the rock?
5. Apart from monkeys, what other animals can you spot in the Gibraltar Bay?
The Passive Voice is more common in English than in Spanish. We use it when we intentionally want to hide the subject of the sentence or when we want to emphasize the action more than the doer. If you need some practice on this grammar point, click on the links below and then leave your results in a comment as usual.
Look at this picture. Isn't it funny? Why do you think this man is making a face? In fact, he is taking part in an old British competition. If you want to learn more about some of the most unusual British festivals, click on the link below. Remember to do the True / False Exercise and the Multiple Choice Exercise. Leave your results in a comment as usual!
How often do you dream? Do you remember what you dream? Is there a hidden meaning in your dreams? If you want to learn more about dreaming and dream interpretation, click on the link below. Choose five out of the twelve questions and leave the answers in a comment as usual.
When talking about the past, we have to distinguish between an action that started and finished in the past, that is, Past Simple, and an action that was happening in a given moment in the past, Past Continuous. This grammar point is very useful when telling a story. If you need some practice, click on the links below and leave your results in a comment.
Hi eveyone! Are you enjoying your holidays? Are you somewhere near the sea? I found out this reading and I thought you might want to have a look at it. It contains a lot of summer vocabulary so read it first and then do the two task sections below. Leave your answers in a comment as usual!
When having dinner in a foreign country you have to pay attention to the appropriate table manners. What is considered polite in a country might be considered rude in another one. Today, I want you to read an article about good table manners around the world, and then decide if the sentences below are True or False. Remember to correct the false ones.
1. In France people hide their hands when they aren't eating.
2. You mustn't use a knife to cut your potatoes in Germany.
3. Hungarians never say cheers with alcoholic drinks.
4. In Japan you don't keep your chopsticks in a horizontal position.
5. In Korea young people start eating before old people.
6. In Thailand the spoon is the only utensil used to put food in your mouth.
