Video & Quiz. Present tenses contrast.

I hope that watching this video and taking the corresponding quiz will help you fully understand the "difficult" topic we are mainly dealing with this unit. Pay attention to the uses of both tenses in situations of real life.

Unit 2. Present Continuous / Simple

This document will help you to revise and to understand better what is the main grammatical topic in this unit. Download it or just go to the full-screen mode in order to check it:

Watch this presentation in order to distinguish with clearer examples between the different uses that this tenses have:

Now, you can practice what seen before by following the links below:

http://speakspeak.com/a/html/d3a001_grammar_beginners_present_simple_continuous.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/simcon1.htm
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro
http://www.inglestotal.com/present-simple-and-present-continuous-diferencias-y-ejercicios/
http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.prescon.i.htm
http://madridteacher.com/Grammar/activities/pres-cont-paul.htm
http://theenglishyouneedblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/present-continuous-listening-game.html

I Would Like to Buy a Hamburger...

Teaching English is never easy:

Many of you might feel identified with such situation, that's why I propose you search the net for videos in which comic situations connected with the hard task of teaching - learning of English take place.
This is your first chance in this course to gain a positive point for first term, and the ten funniest videos will be shown to all three 2nd ESO (groups A, D, E) and 4th ESO (D) in a special lesson the next 20th of October in the examination room.
Have fun and send as many videos as you like.
("Don't quit, we never quit, again, again!!")

Vocabulary Practice for English Alive 2 (OUP)

http://elt.oup.com/student/englishalive/englishalive2/?cc=global&selLanguage=en

Click on the link above to practice on the vocabulary we've been working on through this unit. Forthcoming units will also have their practice activities within the same link, and again, don't hesitate about asking in case you have problems or doubts arise. Have fun with the games you'll find at OUP online .