Unit 4. ESO 2

The topics this unit deals mainly with is mistery and fright. Here you have a video related to these two aspects, try not to get too scared while watching it:

Practice the vocabulary in this unit by clicking on the link below:

http://elt.oup.com/student/englishalive/englishalive2/unit4/?cc=global&selLanguage=en

The difference between past continuous and past simple is perfectly explained in this video below:

 

This list of exercises will solve any problem that there might still exist in understanding the contrast between past simple and past continuous:

 

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=734

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs3.htm

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro/exercises

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/pastsimpleorcontinuous/menu.php

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-5607.php

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_progressive.htm

http://ro.zrsss.si/~viljenka/ex_pastcontc.htm

Mashup

Many teachers of English are mad about The Beatles and my case is not a different one. Those of you who know my daily class-routines know that the fab-four are one of the favourite music groups when trying to use songs in order to learn. Do you want to listen to all Beatles songs in 8:22? Now it is possible by clicking on the play button and listening to this mashup; the clearest (or weirdest) example of what a mashup is:

All Together Now - Everything the Beatles ever did. by ramjac

My proposal for this month: Let's work on some music by sending your mashup proposals in video or audio format. These should be in English, of course, and should include some data on which the "mashupped" groups or singers are included.

Unit 3. Past Simple.

The formation of past simple is very easy. Take a look at this mind map the teacher prepared for you and post any doubts that may arise:

You must have noticed that there are two ways (examples) to produce past simple, with regular and irregular verbs. The previous ones are quite easy to understand as they only have to take the -ed ending; however the former ones can only be learnt by heart (to those foreign learners, of course), no matter what learning techniques you use. But you can practice them by clicking on the following links:

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2030
http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/pasttense2.htm
http://www.esldesk.com/spelling/irregular-verbs
http://www.englishpage.com/irregularverbs/interactiveirregularverbs1.htm

Now, try the quiz in the video below:

Are you still lost about when to use each tense? Try to solve the problems you may still have by viewing the presentation Talking About the Past



My last word in this post, take a look at this irregular verbs list (don't worry about the pronunciation key) as learning it will be helpful in the rest of your learning process:

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 .