USING PHRASAL VERBS

Click HERE, you`ll fing a list of phrasal verbs. In class we`ll check the most used.

Here are some:

TURN ON
TURN OFF
GROW UP
PICK UP
HANG OUT

ROUTINES

Someone daily routine.

Watch the video and answer the questions your teacher will ask.

Louises`s Daily Routine

LIKES AND DISLIKES

Check this video on how to express your lkikes and dislikes: Likes and Dislikes

Love - Like - Don't Mind - Don't Like- Hate

After some verbs (love, like, don't/doesn't mind,don't/doesn't like, hate) you can use a noun, a pronoun or a verb +ing.

	Love	Like	Don't mind	Don't Like	Hate
Noun (coffee)	I love coffee.	I like coffee.	I don't mind coffee.	I don't like coffee.	I hate coffee.
Pronoun (him)	I love him.	I like him.	I don't mind him.	I don't like him.	I hate him.
Verb (flying)	I love flying.	I like flying.	I don't mind flying.	I don't like flying.	I hate flying.

WHAT TIME DO YOU...?

Here are some ideas for you to use the prepositions: IN -ON- AT

at	in	on
PRECISE TIME	MONTHS, YEARS, SEASONS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS	DAYS and DATES
at 3 o'clock	in May	on Sunday
at 10.30am	in summer	on Tuesdays
at noon	in the summer	on 6 March
at dinnertime	in 1990	on 25 Dec. 2010
at bedtime	in the past/future	on Christmas Day
at sunrise	in the next century	on Independence Day
at the moment	in the Ice Age	on my birthday

Here you have some examples:

• I have a meeting at 9am.
• The shop closes at midnight.
• In England, it often snows in December.
• Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
• Do you work on Mondays?
• Her birthday is on 20 November.

Special use of the preposition of time at in the following expressions:

at	in	on
at Christmas/Easter	in the evening(s)	on Sunday afternoons
at night	in the mornings	on Tuesday morning
at the same time	in the morning	on Saturday mornings
at the weekend	in the afternoon(s)	on Monday evening
at present

Check this web pages for you to practice. Click HERE

MY MOTHER`S MUM!!

Other way to express ownership or possession.

Some rules to use the apostrophe to show ownwership: CLICK HERE

FAMILIES

Check out some words to describe our families

Practice these vocabulary here

USES OF MUCH-MANY-A LOT OF

Here you go, some example of the use of MUCH-MANY- and others.

USES OF “A LOT OF- LOTS OF- MUCH- MANY- FEW –A LITTLE”
WORD	USE	EXAMPLE
A lot of	We use a lot of in positive sentences, negative sentences and questions to express that there is a large quantity of something	-          There are a lot of dogs in the street. (Countable noun) -          I have a lot of time to answer your questions. (Uncountable) -          I saw a lot of people waiting in the queue. (Countable) -           I have a lot of money. (Correct)
Lots of (informal)		-          We have lots of time to catch the plane, let´s relax. (Uncountable noun) -          There are lots of people in the queue today. (Countable) -          Oh my, you have spent lots of money on clothes! (Uncountable)
Much	Much and Many are used in negative sentences and questions. Much is used with uncountable nouns.	-          They don't have much money to buy a present. (Uncountable noun) -          Is there much milk in the fridge? (Uncountable noun)
Many	Much and Many are used in negative sentences and questions. Many is used with countable nouns	-          I don't have many CD's in my collection. (Countable noun) -          How many brothers do you have? (Countable noun)
Few	We use Few and Little to suggest a small quantity. Few is used with countable nouns	-          There are only a few days left until Christmas. (Countable noun) -          He is sad because he has very few friends. (Countable noun
Little	We use Few and Little to suggest a small quantity. Little is used with uncountable nouns.	-          There is little hope of finding your wallet. (Uncountable noun) -          They have very little knowledge about politics. (Uncountable noun)

Now, after reading the explanations and examples, practice doing the exercises on these links:

Multiple Choice

Sentences

OUR DREAM JOB

- This is a nice link where you can practice your vocabulary about jobs, porfessions and occupations.

Jobs- Occupations- Professions

Wheel of Fortune

- Also let practices our listening skills and pronunciation watching the following video:

Our Dream Job

JOBS AND OCCUPATIONS

Check out this vocabulary

USB LEVEL 1

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

Practice at home by listening to people talking about themselves.
Follow the instructions:

a. Go to the right colum of the blog
b. Go to PRACTICING SPEAKING AND PRONUNCIATION and click on the link: English Lesson
c. Go to Lesson 1: Where are you from? and got o lesson 2: Do you speak English?

CLASSROOM LANGUAGE

Here you go some expression you can use in class. Check them and practice in class.

Here are some expression YOUR teacher may use

THE ALPHABET

FEBRERO 27 2014

 This is for you to practice the pronunciation of the alphabet: Phonetic Symbols




Pronunciation of the alphabet in Spanish sounds:

- Watch this video and practice:

The Alphabet

NIVEL 1

OBJETIVO 

COMPETENCIA COMUNICATIVA

Es capaz de comprender y utilizar expresiones cotidianas de uso muy frecuente así como frases sencillas destinadas a satisfacer necesidades de tipo inmediato.

Puede presentarse a sí mismo y a otros, pedir y dar información personal básica sobre su domicilio, sus pertenencias y las personas que conoce.

Puede relacionarse de forma elemental siempre que su interlocutor hable despacio y con claridad y esté dispuesto a cooperar.

INTRODUCING PEOPLE

If you wnat to know how to introduce your friends, classmates or someone, check these videos:

1. Introducing people 

2. Friends

3. Spelling Names