miércoles, 19 de septiembre de 2012

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teaching pronunciation

http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/teaching/esl/pronunciation.cfm
 

Lesson 7. What happened? Tha Past Simple

WHAT What did you see? ¿Qué viste?
WHEN When did it happen? ¿Cuándo sucedió?
WHO Who stole your car? ¿Quien robó tu coche?

WHY Why did you leave your keys on that table?
¿Por qué dejaste tus llaves en aquella mesa?
HOW How do you know it was him/her?
¿Cómo sabes qué fue él/ella?
HOW MANY How many people were there in the pub?
¿Cuánta gente había en el pub?
HOW MUCH How much is the reparaition going to cost?
¿Cuánto costará la reparación?
WHOSE Whose car did you steal?
¿De quién era el coche que robaste?

Pay attention to the tense on the questions above. It's.......................
If you don't know the tense I am talking about click here.

Now that you know how to use the Past Simple, I would like you to write a story using this tense. Look at the example questions above and invent a story which matches the questions.

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Online exercises to practise the Past Simple.


Here's a list of irregular verbs.

miércoles, 5 de septiembre de 2012

Lesson 6. Describing a person

Hi! How are you doing?

Today we are going to learn how to describe a person.

Imagine that one of your single friends asks you to describe another friend of yours who is also single.

Lesson 5. Revision and vocabulary consolidation

Watch the following video. First just listen to it and then sing the Alphabet Song.


Today we are going to revise the vocabulary playing some games and worksheets I have prepared for the class.

Daily routines: wake up, get up, get dressed, have breakfast, have a shower/bath, get on/off the bus, take the dog out for a walk, get to the office, have lunch, go shopping, do housework, play the violin, go to the gym, do homework, watch tv, go to bed...

Actions and movements:   play tennis, swim, ride a bike, drive a car, go to the cinema, read the newspaper, fall, jump, bend, sit, throw, touch, wave, carry, run, give, lie, kneel, stand, pull, push, pick up, climb...

Buildings in a city:   library, temple, hotel, hospital, car park, café, church, bus station, bank, cinema, pub, prison, post office, police station, restaurant, railway station, town hall, theatre, sports stadium, park, market, concert hall...

The numbers... and we are also going to revise the Present Simple tense.

If there is time, we will learn the object pronouns and do the fill in the gaps activity related to this song.