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.