WRITING MODEL ESO1

Here there is the model of the writing I told you abiut in today's class. It's very simple. What you've got to do is the describe what there is in the fridge. You must use quantifiers, not numbers and you must use prepositions to refer to the items you're writing about. The red crossed items are things you have run out of so you must use negatives. You must write 80 words minimum. Here is the example for you to have a glance and practice:


In my fridge there is some orange juice next to the milk. There's some milk too. Below there is some cheese between the yoghurt and butter and there is some butter but there aren't any tomatoes. At the door there is some keptchup but there isn't any mayonaisse. There's also somelettuce in the bottom and there are some carrots as well. Are there any sausages in your fridge?

WRITING MODEL

As I told you in class, the writing part for tomorrow's exam is an email for a friend about your last holiday. Which means the exam must be done with past simple structures. But this is ot all; you also must use what we've been working on: sequency adverbs and special care with time prepositions (remember the first writing exam). Here you have the model we worked on in class. GOOD LUCK!!

Hi Alex

How are you doing? Are you alright? What about your last weekend? Did you have a good time. I did!! I'm going to tell you all about what I did last weekend.

(This is the beginning of the writing) On Saturday morning I woke up at 10. What time did you wake up? Well, after that I didn't watch TV but I had a big breakfast. I was starving!! In the afternnon I studied a little for my Science exam and then I met some friends about 6 o'clock. I didn't stay home at all. In the evening I spoke with my brother on the phone. He lives in NY but I didn't go out becuase I was tired. And you? Did you go out?

On Sunday morning I did some sport and I walked the dog for a while. Did you do some sport last weekend? In the afternnon I studied for the exam a little bit more and I felt thisrty so I drank a big glass of OJ. I didn't meet my friends. In the evening I made a salad for dinner and I watched a film, but I fell asleep on the sofa so I went to bed early. Did you go to bed early too?

Well, that's all for now. Hope you write back soon.

Take care.

XXXX

Present Perfect Power Point

Have a look at the power point we've gone through in class and download it. Revise for your next week's exam in a entertaining way and practice all the structures bound to be in the test. There are lots of activities to practice and check your knowledge of this unit. Go ahead!! Click on the link below:
Present Perfect Power Point

Writing activity ESO3

Here you have the activity I've explained in class. You have two ways for seeing the model. Or you click on the image to get it bigger or you can download it on your computer in the links provided below. One is a word doc and the other is a PDF.

PDF
Word document

Regarding the activity, remember you must use Present Pefect tenses in combination with past simple. You sometimes must use present tenses (Simple or Continuous). Its an email for a friend so you can use this example to give salutations and start with the letter:

Hi Alex
How are you doing?  Is everything fine at school? Are you still so busy as you told me in your last email? Hope you are not. 

However, this week is getting hard for me. I haven't tidied up my room yet and my mum makes me do it every week. I tidied it up last week but I must do it this week too. (now you continue)

To download the example of the email either in word document or PDF click on the links below:

PDF
Word Document

GREAT VIDEO. IS IT CONTAGIOUS? I HOPE SO.

In this pretty video you can find why giving a hand to those who are in need is really a goal. The other choice is to stand put and do nothing at all. When choosing the first you start up a chain that goes beyond what you can see and expect. You can put a stop to those who still feel uncomfortable when they have to help their neighbours, as if somebody was watching and laughing at you because you give help and that's not the usual thing to do. Have you been asked to do so? Why are you doing it then? Can you mind your own business? Kindness always move to a person who still don't have that, and kindness always become bigger! Watch the viseo and find the answers for these three questions but with no words. The video plays the great song by Noah and the Whale, if you give a little love. Click on this link to see it: IF YOU GIVE A LITTLE LOVE YOU START UP SOMETHING

PRESENT PERFECT ONLINE ACTIVITIES

Do you want to revise the tense Present Perfect in all areas we've seen in class? In this webs you will be looking at different uses of the present perfect, and at the choice of the words FOR and SINCE which are often confused by students when using the present perfect. Or at the mislading words JUST, ALREADY AND YET, whose use might get some students crazy.
And what about its relation with the past tense? This is where often things get tricky, partly because of the potentially misleading word PRESENT in present perfect. It could be worthwhile to focus the students’ attention first on the uses of the present perfect easier.  But students don't realize just how important it is that they master it. To ensure your students will not let the present perfect slip into oblivion, it must be taught right. This entry provides several clear webs that will help you learn the Present Perfect tense properly.

Have a go and click on the different links below.
Present Perfect (positive, negative and questions)
Present Perfect (JUST / ALREADY & YET)
Present Perfect versus Past Simple
Present Perfect (SINCE AND FOR)
Present Perfect agendaweb

PRESENT SIMPLE - CONTINUOUS ONLINE ACTIVITIES

If you want to practice for the exam of this unit 2, you can go to this link, review the formation and spelling rules of the present and practice with some very good activities onlin. Scroll to the bottom of the page and you'll find 12 exercises and 3 tests to get ready for the exam. In thiese exercises make sure which tense you have to use and the spelling of the verbs, because both are equally important. If you need to use apostrophe, use the one on the question mark (?) key.

Click on this link: Present Simple vs. Present Continous
Or on this other for more practice: agendaweb

X factor: Emmanuel Kelly

This singer is joined by the X factor Top 12 to perform "Imagine" on The Grand Final Decider of The X Factor Australia 2011 Live Show. Emmanuel impressed the judges with his heartfelt performance of the John Lennon classic Imagine in his audition for the show."I don't think I've ever been moved as I was by that performance," Ronan Keating said, judge of this programme. His rendition even drew praise from John Lennon’s wife Yoko Ono who Tweeted "John would have been proud of you".

Present Continuous Spelling rules

 

We make the present continuous tense by adding -ing to the base verb. Normally it's simple - we just add -ing. But sometimes we have to change the word a little. Perhaps we double the last letter, or we drop a letter.

Here are the rules to help you know how to spell the present continuous tense. In this entry you can see the slides of the Power Point we went through in class and see how to make present continuous with the different verb endings and patterns.

 Writing the verbs in their correct continuous form is as important as making the difference of Present tenses we're dealing with in this unit. Please have a look at both slides and take this information in mind.

If you want to see them in a bigger way place the mouse arrow and click on them. Last slide is an exercise for practicing. Click and check on it