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Conditionals - If you read this post carefully, you will master conditionals

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:57:00 +0000

Source: https://www.bebc.co.uk/postcard-conditionals

Conditional sentences or if clauses are used to describe conditions and results. There is an if clause that tells you the condition (if you read this post) and a main clause that describes the result (you will master conditionals).

There are four main types of conditional sentences.

ZERO CONDITIONAL

Structure: if + present simple, … present simple

You can also reverse the order: You get sunburnt if you lie in the sun too long. (No comma is necessary in this case)

10 HERRAMIENTAS DIGITALES GRATUITAS PARA DINAMIZAR TUS CLASES

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 14:28:00 +0000

1) Mentimeter

Muy útil para crear sondeos y encuestas, para lluvias de ideas con nubes de palabras o con preguntas iniciales. Dinamiza las presentaciones e involucra a los estudiantes de inmediato

2) Tricider

Lluvias de ideas y votaciones. Muy útil a la hora de crear un debate porque a partir de una idea/pregunta inicial se invita a escribir los pros y contras y luego a votar las mejores ideas

3) Padlet

Murales colaborativos con imágenes, enlaces, vídeos, textos…

Days, months and seasons

Sat, 30 Sep 2023 12:04:00 +0000

DAYS OF THE WEEK



https://www.woodwardenglish.com/lesson/days-of-the-week-in-english/

Listen and repeat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOfwDOnO2c4

CAREFUL!

Difficult spelling: Wednesday

Difficult pronunciation: Tuesday vs Thurday. Listen and repeat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEOiNdVmpIA

Now watch, fill in the blanks and then sing along: https://lyricstraining.com/en/play/days-of-the-week/UYNA9pBOAY#BGJ/w!giusalva

MONTHS OF THE YEAR



https://www.woodwardenglish.com/?s=months

Listen and repeat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLuGVVrOeTU

Game - word search: How many months can you find? https://www.woodwardenglish.com/months-word-search/

SEASONS



https://www.woodwardenglish.com/lesson/seasons-vocabulary-in-english/

DATE



https://www.woodwardenglish.com/lesson/how-to-say-the-date-in-english/

Game - spin the wheel and say the date: https://wordwall.net/resource/9307050/angol/say-the-dates

Easy-busy book club

Sun, 19 Mar 2023 16:57:00 +0000

Short stories and an easy atmosphere to practise speaking and expand your vocabulary

Let’s put the kettle on and let’s have a relaxed chat about a nice story. This is the idea at the basis of our book club for busy people.

1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American writer. Both his life and his novels and short stories depict the spirit of the so-called Jazz Age of the 1920s. It was a period of economic growth and cultural dynamism, in which jazz music flourished. He said he belonged to “a generation grown up to find all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken”.

Five (or more) ways to improve your English

Sun, 30 May 2021 17:27:00 +0000

1) LISTEN

Films, tv series, YouTube videos, songs…but you can also listen to the radio or to podcasts (while you’re doing something else!).

You can find UK radio stations HERE

USA radio stations HERE

These are my favourite podcasts specially designed for English learners:

FYI - For Your Inglés

The Show With No Name

The podcaster, Alberto Alonso, is bilingual in English (American) and Spanish, so you’ll also learn Spanish 😉

Great books to improve your English

Sun, 30 May 2021 16:37:00 +0000

Let’s face it: English spelling can be tough (it can be understood through thorough thought, though 😉). That’s why reading is essential. If you read and listen to the story at the same time, you’re going to improve quickly and with no effort.

So without further ado, here’s a list of books that are suitable for intermediate learners:

ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND - Lewis Carroll

We all know the story of Alice, the white rabbit and the Mad Hatter. But, believe me, this is not a children’s book. This novel is full of hidden meanings and it allows for multiple interpretations. Give it a go, you won’t regret it!

An Idiom a Day Keeps the Doctor Away! (PART 2)

Sun, 02 May 2021 18:19:00 +0000

Study these IDIOMS and then take the QUIZ at the bottom of the page.

TO THROW IN THE TOWEL - Definition

THE ICING ON THE CAKE - Definition

TO LOOK AT/SEE THROUGH ROSE-TINTED/COLOURED GLASSES - Definition

TO TURN OVER A NEW LEAF - Definition

TO SPILL THE TEA/BEANS - Definition

WE’LL CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN WE COME TO IT - Definition

TO KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE - Definition

An Idiom a Day Keeps the Doctor Away! (PART 1)

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:43:00 +0000

I love IDIOMS (pronunciation: /ˈɪdɪəm/). They are fun, imaginative, visual. If you want to level up your English, you really need to learn a bunch of them. You’ll soon realise that they are very common: they can be found in informal conversation as well as in more formal contexts. Most of the time their literal meaning changes completely, but sometimes – if you’re lucky – they have a counterpart in another language you already know.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 22:00:00 +0000

Have you ever been to Tokyo? – Yes, I have.
When did you go? – I went there 2 years ago.

We use the present perfect (I have been) when we talk about a life experience and we don’t specify when it happened. On the other hand, we use the past simple (I went) when we talk about that specific past experience (and we often give a time reference, for example: yesterday, two weeks ago, last year…).