Tuesday, March 29, 2011

UNIT 8 WILL +PROBABLY/DEFINITLY/MIGHT

Grammar :
We  use 'will' with adverbs that show a high probability for example: 

Positive sentences                                                            Negative sentences
Pronoun+ will+ definitely+ verb.                                  Pronoun+ definitely +will not or won’t +verb.  

Felipe will definitely come to the class.                Felipe  definitely won’t come to the class.

Other adverbs show a smaller possibility for example:

Pronoun+ will+ probably + verb.      Pronoun+ probably+ will not or won’t +verb. Ramón will probably come to the class.                Ramón probably will not come to the class.

Other adverbs are use without will, they show a smaller possibility for example:

Pronoun+ might + verb.                                             Pronoun+ might not + verb.                      
Hugo might miss the class.                                        Hugo might not miss the class.
X not Hugo will might miss the class







Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Some Listening Activities

Ok there are some activities for you to practice, they are not similar to the ones we do in the class
but, they can work for you to practice more ok.
tell me if they are very difficult and I will change them....





SEE YA BYE BYE.....

Use of Simple Past & Past Progressive

 
1) Use
Simple Past
Past Progressive
action finished in the past (single or repeated)
action was in progress at a special time in the past
series of completed actions in the past
two actions were happening at the same time (the actions do not influence each other)
2) Form
Simple Past
Past Progressive
regular verbs: infinitive + -ed
irregular verbs: 2nd column of the table of the irregular verbs
(was or were) + verb + -ing
3) Examples
Simple Past
Past Progressive
3-1 Affirmative sentences
He played football.
He was playing football.
We played football.
We were playing football.
He sang songs.
He was singing songs.
We sang songs.
We were singing songs.

Simple Past
Past Progressive
3-2 Negative sentences
He did not play football.
He was not playing football.
We did not play football.
We were not playing football.
He did not sing songs.
He was not singing songs.
We did not sing songs.
We were not singing songs.

Simple Past
Past Progressive
3-3 Questions
Did he play football?
Was he playing football?
Did you play football?
Were you playing football?
Did he sing songs?
Was he singing songs?
Did you sing songs?
Were you singing songs?

4) Use
Both tenses are often used in one sentence:
While we were sitting at the breakfast table, the telephone rang.
We were sitting at the breakfast table when the telephone rang.
The signal word while is in the part with the Past Progressive,
the signal word when is in the part with the Simple Past.
ATTENTION!
Past Progressive: we were sitting at the table
Simple Past: the telephone rang.
The action in the Simple Past (pink) interrupts the action in the Past Progressive (blue).




THE RULES TO MAKE COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES

OK  I know that you need to reviw this soooo...
check this link and practice


TABLE OF COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVES

UNIT 6 WEBSITES

 Hello everybody,

I know that you need to practice so, check this exercises oki,

YES/NO QUESTIONS SIMPLE FUTURE
INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH SIMPLE FUTURE
SIMPLE FUTURE WITH WILL- NEGATIVE CONTRATIONS
TAKE THE CHALLENGE-WILL
TAKE THE CHALLENGE 2 - WILL OR GOING TO
QUESTIONS WITH GOING TO

SEE YOU GOOD LUCK!!!!

Friday, March 11, 2011

Listening Activity

Hi,

This excercise is for listening, you are going to hear a man talking about a trip he made.
listen and answer the questions.

A Trip to London 

what do you think it was easy or not??????


see you in class.

Outline to Write a Story

Hey what up!!!!!    =)

This is a format that you can follow to write a story:

Short Story Analysis Outline Form
Use the table below to fill in your ideas for your own personal short story.


A. Characters Protagonist:                                                                                                 
Antagonist:
B. Setting
C. Theme
D. Plot 1. Motivation
2. Conflict:
man vs. man
man vs. environment
man vs. himself
man vs. animal


3. Complication

4. Suspense

5. Climax

6. Outcome

7. The end


Created by R. Mazurenko, Teacher, Westmount School, Edmonton Public Schools
in conjunction with other teachers at Westmount School

Reading & Writing A Biography

Sample Autobiography - What Should be Included in an Autobiography

Here is a short example of autobiography ideas and topics to include:
  1. Full name
  2. When you were born
  3. Where you were born
  4. Your parents names
  5. Were you named after anyone? (if you have the name of you father-mother, grandfather-grandmother
  6. How many brothers and sisters you have
  7. Where in the birth order were you born?
  8. Your hair and eye color
  9. Do you wear glasses? Yes or No 

Then start adding other important events  in your life. These are things like...
  1. Started first grade
  2. Birth of siblings
  3. Graduated high school
  4. A family move
  5. Graduated college
  6. Periods of employment
  7. Death of family members etc.
Some examples of  autobiography questions and memory prompts:

  1. My earliest memories as a child are...
  2. My happiest moments, as a child, were...
  3. The oldest relative that I can remember was...
  4. When I "grew up" I wanted to be a ...
  5. My favorite toy was...
  6. My most memorable babysitter was...
  7. My first bike was ... 



UNIT 5 WEBSITES

 Hello guys,

this are links to practice unit 5,

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES  ( Spell the correct word - hang man)
COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVES ( Chose the correct answer and trow the basket ball )
COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE  ( Matching comparatives & superlatives )
SPORTS MATCHING (Match the names of sports)
SPORTS MATCHING 2 ( Match the sounds with the pictures)


bye.

UNIT 4 WEBSITES

 Hi there,

I'm a putting some webs where you can practice.


IRREGULAR VERBS QUIZ  ( Play a quiz to chose the correct verb form)
SIMPLE PAST VS PAST PROGRESSIVE ( chose when you have to use simple past or past progressive)
FEELINGS (paint the feeling pleasant-positives and the unpleasant- negatives)
AN EX.AMPLE OF A BIOGRAPHY (organize the information in the correct order)

see you in class.