Past simple vs. past continuous.

PAST SIMPLE: 1. Uses, exercises, tests and comparison with other tenses.
PAST CONTINUOUS: 1. Use + exercise; 2. Quiz ; 3. Quiz.
PAST SIMPLE VS. PAST CONTINUOUS: 1. Choose which verb, present, past simple or continuous. 2. Quiz; 3. Simple or continuous, a dialog; 4. Put the sentence in the correct order.

Ready for Christmas?

Get into the mood for Christmas with a rock version of "Santa Claus ______ to town" by Wiso. Have you ever heard of them?
While listening, practice PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS. Click here for the worksheet. Did you like this version? Send a message, please.

UNIT 3 - Love: Streets of Philadelphia

Do you remenber Philadelphia, the film on a story of love and HIV?


Watch the video and listen to Streets of Philadelphia, Bruce Springsteen's song that started the film.

Click here to get the worksheet with the song.

Present simple & Present Continuous

PRESENT SIMPLE: 1. Present simple use and form (an approach for kids which is nice for adults) 2. Present simple quiz; 3. Present simple - trivia;
PRESENT CONTINUOUS: 1. When to use; 2. Positive sentences; 3. Negatice sentences; 4. Yes/No questions; 5. Information questions (Wh-questions); 6. Practice forming present continuous; 7. The -ing form of the verbs; 8. Action verbs and state verbs and the use of present continuous.
PRESENT SIMPLE VS. PRESENT CONTINUOUS: 1. Present simple and present continuous tenses; 2. Present simple vs. present continuous gap-fill exercise; 3. Present continuous test.

Personal pronouns - don't let them misguide you!

1. At a party: personal pronouns; 2. Pick out the personal pronoun; 3. Subject and object pronouns quiz; 4. 10 personal pronouns level A (easy); 5. Another 10, but level B (a little bit more difficult); 6. And the last 10, now level C (another degree of difficulty).
Please, tell me if you think these exercises are of help or not.

UNIT 4: Shopping - a listening lesson.

A friend of mine has been shopping and spent a lot of money recently! Where did she go and what did she spend it on?
Find out by doing these four listening exercises.

Possessive 's

Do you need more practice using possesive 's? Click here: Exercise 1; Exercise 2; Exercise 3; ', 's, is or has. If you need more practice, send me a message, please.

The family.

The family, a listening lesson with 4 exercises. How was that? I'll appreciate you send your commentary after doing this lesson. Thanks.

Much, many, a little, a few,...?

Get more practice using much and many; a little or a few; too much, too many, too, enough; little, a little, few, a few (1); little, a little, few, a few (2); little, a little, few, a few (3).

Obama's Victory Speech

Click here to get an interactive video and transcript of Senator Barack Obama's address to supporters in Chicago on election night. New York Times, Wednesday, November 5th, 2008.

Proposed activities:
1. Introductory activity: American history timeline. In his speech, President Barack Obama made reference to several relevant events of American twentieth century history. Click here to get the worksheet with a list of those facts. Place the listed facts in American History in the right order. Click on key to check your answers to exercises 1 and 2.

2. A history of struggle: Click here to get the worksheet “A history of struggle” and focus on the second column. Do not read column 1. Listen to Barack Obama’s Speech (minutes 12:49 to 17:15) and put the 8 paragraphs in the second column in the right order as you listen. Then listen to the speech section for a second time while reading the first column. Finish the exercise by matching column 1 to column 2. Click on Key to check your answers. PLEASE, HAVE A LOOK AT THE LINKS ON THIS WORKSHEET, You'll find several interesting videos.

3. Match content sections to proposed titles. 2. Match the story of Miss Ann Nixon Cooper to the important facts in American history.

THE JOB

Have a look at this. I couldn't help a smile of surprise.
Here follow the words. Just that they got mixed up and you'll have to put them in the right order as you watch.

a. Gracias
b. I need two certified public accountants
c. Come on Baby!
d. two assistant programmers
e. one chief financial officer
f. but it must be German
g. I'm the one. Oh, I do, I do
h. one senior marketing consultant
i. that's it for today

Briliant? Stupid? Class envy? Send you commentary, please.

COUNTABLE - NON COUNTABLE

And some more practice on countable - uncountable or mass nouns.
1) COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE NOUN? 2) ASSORTED PRACTICE (multiple choice fill-in the gaps)

A, AN or Nothing

When to use A, AN or Nothing? Try with this 56 sentences.
Do you need more practice? Click here for more quizes on: 1) A-AN; 2) A, AN, THE, NOTHING 3) and if you still want more practice, send a message.

UNIT 2: Places

Get started with a VOCABULARY MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ: BUILDINGS

Leonhard Cohen's Suzanne

Click here for lyrics + exercises: Suzanne .
Then, send your commentary: what do you think the song is about?

Barack Obama and John McCain: two names on the news.

Guess how many times can Barack Obama say "pie" in less than four minutes? 5? 10? 15 Times? Watch the video and get the answer:

If you wish to check your answer, click on: Too much pie for one guy?

Now, click here for the script (Obama's speech). Attention: there is a proposal for a short writing exercise after the first part of the script. You can give it to me in class.

Paul Newman: actor, activist, racecar driver and family man.

Read and listen: click on the picture.

Then do the following exercices: 1. Write ten sentences on Paul Newman's life. Use simple past. Hand it in to your teacher in class. 2. Send your commentary: what do you admire most of Paul Newman's life?

Family quiz: Who is Sophia going to pick up?

Sophia feels excited today. She only has an uncle andin a few minutes she is going to meet her uncle’s brother-in-law at the airport. Who is she going to pick up? Send your answers.

UNIT 1: Names, friends and family

Hi! Here you'll find the extra materials for the first unit: Names, friends and family.
Just start refreshing your vocabulary with a quiz. Click here for a FAMILY VOCABULARY QUIZ.