miércoles, 18 de junio de 2014

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

miércoles, 11 de junio de 2014

lunes, 26 de mayo de 2014

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.
 LoveI like I like LikeI like Don't mindDon't Like I don't like HateI don't like I don't like
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

miércoles, 14 de mayo de 2014

miércoles, 9 de abril de 2014

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:


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 U...