Too much / many, enough

Big, bigger, the biggest

Somebody, anywhere, nothing, etc + Ing/ed adjectives

In unit 4C we are looking at the determiners someone, nothing, anywhere, etc.

1. See these examples

• I can see nothing with these sunglasses.
• I can't see anything with these glasses.
• Are you going to do anything interesting tonight?
• Someone told me about it
• I went alone. Nobody went with me.
• Was anybody waiting for you at the station?
• I can't find my keys anywhere.
• They went somewhere near the mountains.
• There are people everywhere!
• Where has everybody gone?

• 2. Visit THIS LINK and practise more!!!!
• 3. NOW visit THIS page to practice on -ed/ -ing adjectives

Present Perfect +JUST, YET, ALREADY

 REMEMBER

Just is used always with the present perfect to refer to an action which has been done very recently (what in Spanish we say with the expression ‘acabo de..’) JUST always goes after have or has and before the main verb.

I’ve just seen Tom in his car
Sarah has just arrived
We have just finished the exam

FOR FURTHER PRACTICE on 'just' CLICK HERE

Already means that something happened earlier than we expected. With Present Perfect already usually goes after have or has and before the main verb.
Examples

   - We've already had our breakfast.

   - When are you going to do your homework?
   - But I've already done it!

   - Do you want a cup of coffee?
   - No, thanks. I've already had one." 

Yet means that something that we expected has happened or hasn't happened. We usually put it at the end of a sentence.
Examples

   - Has the post arrived yet?

   - Have you done your homework?
   - Not yet.

   - Haven't you got ready yet? Look at the time! 

FOR FURTHER PRACTICE on already, yet & just CLICK HERE

Vocabulary Wheel

I am going to do it now!!!

PRACTICE (unit 3A)

A) Complete the sentences using " be going to".

E.g .  Rose (visit) _________her aunt next weekend.
Rose IS GOING TO VISIT her aunt next weekend.

1. Mr Potts (sell)  his house.
2. Our neighbours (spend)  their next holidays in the Caribbean.
3. I (move)  to another town.
4. My husband (build)  a tree house for the kids.
5. His friends (learn)  English.

B) Complete the sentences using " be going to".

1. I (tell/not)  you the secret.
2. She (ring/not)  me.
3. We (invite/not)  him to our party.
4. Greg (work/not)  abroad.
5. Her parents (lend/not)  her any more money.

C) Make questions using GOING TO

1. (you/help/me) ?
2. (she/study/in Glasgow) ?
3. (they/paint/the room) ?
4. (he/apply/for that job) ?
5. (what/you/do)  about this?
   

SEE ANSWERS in COMMENT # 1

KEY to homework exercises

Hello dear students,

Here is the answer key to the last exercises that I gave you in class (unit 2C)

 Check your homework:

 

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!

STORIES &... linking words

Read this story and fill in the gaps with...

WHEN, AFTER THAT, LATER, FIRST, THEN, SO, 

BECAUSE, BUT, FINALLY, ALTHOUGH

Sam's Celebration

Sam had a great day yesterday. It was his birthday__1___ he wanted to celebrate it with his friends. ___2___he called David and Oscar and ____3_____he called Peter and Jack.

Two hours____4____they all met outside Sam's house.

___5_____ is was Monday they decided to go to Nacho's Restaurant, __6___ when they got there it was closed.

___7____ they walked around the city looking for a place to celebrate.

____8____they found a King Burger which was open and they went in.

_____9___they were eating, Sam's girlfriend arrived. She was really angry with him _____10_____he didn't invite her to the party.

Answers in Comment #1

PAST SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS

The PAST CONTINUOUS indicates actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past:

• What were you doing when I called?

• When you called, I was eating some

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 The PAST SIMPLE indicates finished actions and finished time. It also indicates a sequence of events, one after the other:

• Yesterday I didn't go to work because I was tired.

• First I got up, then I had a shower and after that I had breakfast.

For online exercises on the past simple and continuous go HERE! 

For only  the past simple go here and here. for exercises on the past continuous, go here and here.

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Thank you!

Describe the picture

Attention: HOMEWORK  for Monday 22nd of October

 WRITING 

Describe the picture in as much detail as you can (about 120 words)

Tell me, what are you wearing?- Unit 1C

He's putting on a jacket, and another, and another, and another...

Hi there!!

Come and enjoy your free time today...

1. CLlCK HERE and test yourself on Clothes vocabulary

2. Time for some more? Improve your grammar for current unit HERE!

Remember these verbs:

Wear, take off, put on, try on, dress, carry

• She is wearing a red coat today.
• What do you wear when you want to relax?
• I take off my cardigan when I get home.
• Put on your jacket. It's cold outside.
• Always try on clothes before you buy them.
• She dressed  and had breakfast.
• Carry your umbrella in case it rains...

Unit 1B Appearances /iz/

Hello my dear students,

These days we are looking at physical appearance and personality. Also, at the present simple and the pronunciation of -s/-es...

I give you four great activities to practise!!! 


1)  GO to   Appearance. Listen and match

2)   Go to this site and do a LISTENing Test

3)  Now watch this video to revise the pronunciation of -s/-es...:

4) Finally, play THIS GAME !

New course 2018/19

Hello everyone,

Welcome to your new year of studies.
my name is Dulce, and yours?

-ING or -ED?

Please see some examples here, they will help you understand the difference better.
To do the listening on "Travel tips to Ireland", go here (http://www.elllo.org/english/0601/T638-Ruth-Advice.htm), but make sure you HIDE the text before you listen

PRESENT PERFECT + Just, yet, already

These words are often used with the present perfect tense 

Just
‘Just’ is usually used only with the present perfect tense and it means ‘a short time ago’.

• I’ve just seen Susan coming out of the cinema.
• Mike’s just called. Can you ring him back please?

In the present perfect, ‘just’ comes between the auxiliary verb (‘have’) and the past participle.

Yet

‘Yet’ is used to talk about something which is expected to happen. It means ‘at any time up to now’. It is used in questions and negatives.

• Have you finished your homework yet? 
• I haven’t finished it yet. I’ll do it after dinner.

‘Yet’ usually comes at the end of the sentence.

Already

‘Already’ is used to say that something has happened early – or earlier than it might have happened.

• I’ve already spent my salary and it’s two weeks before pay day.
• The train’s already left! What are we going to do?

‘Already’  comes in mid-position.

CLICK HERE to practice

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

__________________________________________

Dear students,
I really hope you enjoy this holiday season and your new year goes wonderfully!

Best regards

Dulce

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives (REVISION)

One-syllable adjectives.

Form the comparative and superlative forms of a one-syllable adjective by adding –er for the comparative form and –est for the superlative.

One-Syllable Adjective	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
Tall Old Short	taller (than) older shorter	(the) tallest (the) oldest (the) shortest

Examples:

• Mary is taller than Jane.
• Mary is the tallest of all the students.
• Mary is older than Jane.
• Of the three students, Max is the oldest.
• My hair is longer than your hair.
• Max’s story is the longest story I’ve ever heard.

If the one-syllable adjective ends with an e, just add –r for the comparative form and –st for the superlative form.

large     larger      largest

wise       wiser       wisest

• Mary's car is larger than Max's car.
• Mary's house is the tallest of all the houses on the block.
• Max is wiser than his brother.
• Max is the wisest person I know.

If the one-syllable adjective ends with a single consonant with a vowel before it, double the consonant and add –er for the comparative form; and double the consonant and add –est for the superlative form.

big       bigger     biggest

thin      thinner    thinnest

fat         fatter      fattest

• My dog is bigger than your dog.
• My dog is the biggest of all the dogs in the neighborhood.
• Max is thinner than John.
• Mary is the fattest person I've ever seen.

Two-syllable adjectives. 

If the two-syllable adjectives ends with –y, change the y to i and add –er for the comparative form. For the superlative form change the y to i and add –est.

happy      happier       happiest

angry         angrier      angriest

busy           busier        busiest

• John is happier today than he was yesterday.
• John is the happiest boy in the world.
• Max is angrier than Mary.
• Mary is the busiest person I've ever met.

With most two-syllable adjectives, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.

peaceful      more peaceful      most peaceful

pleasant      more pleasant       most pleasant

careful         more careful         most careful

thoughtful   more thoughtful    most thoughtful

• This morning is more peaceful than yesterday morning.
• Max's house in the mountains is the most peaceful in the world.
• Max is more careful than Mike.
• Of all the taxi drivers, Jack is the most careful.


Two-syllable adjectives ending in –er, -le, or –ow take –er and –est to form the comparative and superlative forms.

narrow      narrower     narrowest

gentle        gentler        gentlest

• The roads in this town are narrower than the roads in the city.
• This road is the narrowest of all the roads in California.
• Big dogs are gentler than small dogs.
• Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the gentlest.

Adjectives with three or more syllables. 

For adjectives with three syllables or more, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.

generous      more generous      most generous

important      more important     most important

intelligent      more intelligent      most intelligent

• Jean is more generous than Joan.
• Jean is the most generous of all the people I know.
• Health is more important than money.
• Of all the people I know, Mark is the most important.
• Women are more intelligent than men.
• Martha is the most intelligent person I've ever met.

*Exceptions.  Irregular adjectives.

good     better     best

bad      worse     worst

far      farther     farthest

little      less       least

many     more     most

• Italian food is better than American food.
• My dog is the best dog in the world.
• My mother's cooking is worse than your mother's cooking.
• Of all the students in the class, Kevin is the worst.


MORE EXCEPTIONS
Two-syllable adjectives that follow two rules. These adjectives can be used with -er and -est and with more and most.

clever      cleverer           cleverest

clever       more clever    most clever

gentle         gentler            gentlest

gentle         more gentle    most gentle

friendly            friendlier       friendliest
friendly       more friendly     most friendly

quiet      quieter               quietest

quiet        more quiet       most quiet

simple         simpler          simplest

simple       more simple    most simple

• Big dogs are gentler than small dogs.
• Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the gentlest.
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Now you PRACTICE

• Activity 1 (click)

• Activity 2 (click) 

SOURCE > http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/adjcompsup.php

Restaurants and other places

1) Read this loooong text and then answer the questions below: 

Read and choose one (or two)restaurant (s) for each answer:

0.    Which restaurant is famous for its lamb? ANSWER: A (Last Days of the Raj). 1.        Which restaurant serves hot and spicy food?  -- 2.       In which two restaurants can you listen to some great music? -- 3.      Which restaurant only has desserts and sweets? -- 4.      Which restaurant is good for people who don't eat meat? -- 5.      Which restaurant employs staff trained in Europe? -- 6.      Which restaurant serves an all-day breakfast including sausages, bacon and eggs?   -- 7.   In which restaurant can you eat outside?  --

a)    Last Days of the Raj b)   A Taste of Tuscany c)    Your Local Caff d)   The Lemon Tree e)    Cheesy Bites f)    Fast Best g)    The Chocolate Box h)   Musical Chairs  (C) Copyright BRITSH COUNCIL

2) Watch and learn more about the city of LONDON

3) Now watch this video and practice your pronunciation on PLACES & BUILDINGS vocabulary:

HAVE A NICE WEEK(END)!!!
D.

Revision units 9A & B

More practice on quantities and quantifiers

There are not ____ options. 

 much 
 many 
 some 
 few
 VISIT THIS PAGE and continue.

Exercise 2

Let´s talk about the past! Listen and repeat the most often used irregular verbs. There are more videos like this on this page. Good luck!

As SIMPLE as the PRESENT....

Hello my dear students,

Here you have some practice for the weekend

• PRESENT SIMPLE:

CLICK HERE and practice

• FOOD VOCABULARY:

CLICK and WATCH THIS VIDEO