Information on "Twinsburg" (and its festival). ESO 1

Congratulations to all the contributors to find information about Twinsburg and its famous Twins Festival. Now, we can learn more on this special festival by reading the info provided or clicking on the links provided by your classmates. Thanks for your collaboration.

- Twins Days is a festival for biological twins (and other multiples, e.g. triplets, quads) which has taken place every summer since 1976 in Twinsburg, Ohio. It is the largest annual gathering of twins in the world. The event has twin based contests, "talent" shows which is opened every year with the Star Spangled Banner sung by John and Jerry Starlet and signed in ASL by Jamie Maassen and Jodie Qualkinbush, and a parade along Ravenna Road (former SR-14) and routinely draws thousands of participants from all over the United States. It takes place on the first full weekend in August.

- http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/09/twins/twins-text

- The Twins Days Festival is open to all multiples -- identical, fraternal, young and old, twins, triplets, quads

http://www.twinsdays.org/images/IMGP4015.jpg

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- http://www.twinsdays.org/

First Conditional. ESO 2

Nice video from YouTube for a better understanding of First Conditional and its different uses. Don't hesitate to write a comment in case you don't get on it. I'll try to answer as quickly as possible.

Now practice a little by clicking on the links below:

- http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/1cond2.htm

- http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/type_1_statements.htm

- http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.con1.p.htm

- http://www.better-english.com/grammar/firstconditional1.htm

- http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/1stconditional.htm

- http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/firstconditional/menu.php

- http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/g-grammar-firstconditional1.html

- http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences/type-1/exercises

- http://www.englishmedialab.com/Quizzes/preintermediate/first%20conditional.htm

Present Continuous and Present Simple. ESO 1

Check out this SlideShare Presentation to distinguish between these two present tenses:

Present Continuous and present simple

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Now you can practice present tenses contrast by clicking on these links:
- http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/simcon1.htm
- http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentcontinuous.html (tutorial and exercises on several tenses)
- http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm
- http://speakspeak.com/a/html/d3a001_grammar_beginners_present_simple_continuous.htm
- http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro
- http://www.englishtenseswithcartoons.com/utest/present_simple_vs_present_continuous_gapfill_exercise
- http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/sp_or_pc.html

Future Tenses. ESO 2

Check out this SlideShare Presentation on Future Tenses. It will help you to distinguish and decide which one to use according to a specific situation:

Future Tenses

View more presentations from IES Rosario de Acuña.

In the following links you can practice the abovementioned tenses:
- http://www.clafoti.com/imagenes12/will_going.htm
- http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/339.html
- http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.gowil.i.htm
- http://www.englishtenseswithcartoons.com/exercise/future_for_predictions_test
- http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/will_going_to_future.htm
- http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs19.htm
- http://www.better-english.com/grammar/willgo.htm
- http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs18.htm

ESO 1. Introducing Unit 5

In this song included in the Propellerheads album Decksandrumsandrockandroll there isa big quantity of examples of present continuous. Find them all and post a comment saying how many and which they are. There will be a reward; for sure!I can even accept you mention words with an -ing ending.

Note that the singer is Shirley Bassey, from Wales...

ESO 2. Introducing Units 5 & 6

Within this song by The Beatles, you can find the most relevant grammatical points to learn throughout units 5 and 6. Will / won't, be going to and first conditional repeat systematically, so it is a good way to see them in use. Enjoy it... and wait until the end of the video for a surprising ending...