Modals - Intermediate level

Hey mates, in our next unit number 3, we will deal with Modal verbs. Here you have some explanation and there are also some exercises. Print it and try to do the activities, you can email me with your answers. ;)

REVISION OF TENSES

For those pre-intermediate and intermediate students here you have a document where you can check the tenses. I think that it is a good one as a summary of the different verbal tenses,print it! :)  

The Flatmates

From the BBC LEARNING ENGLISH comes this serie THE FLATMATES. As I told you in class, it is very funny to learn new vocabulary and new expressions. Apart from the episode you can do the quiz to check your understanding.

Meet the Flatmates. These are the characters:

• Tim: Tim's ambitious and very competitive. He'd like to start up his own business and is always on the lookout for people and ideas that can help him make his dream a reality. Until recently, he was working as an assistant manager in a department store, selling jewellery. 
• Helen: Helen was born in China but has lived in Britain since she was 12. She is at university studying politics and economics. Helen is worried about her exams. She wants to get a good degree but doesn't study as much as she should. Khalid: Khalid was born in Bahrain, but he is studying English at a language school near the flat. He is also a part-time business student at the University. He loves sport, especially football, and is interested in music and fashion too. here
• Alice: Alice is a nurse from London. She loves her job and gets a lot of satisfaction helping people get better. She wants to get married and have kids but she never seems to meet the right man. 
• Michal: Michal is Tim's cousin from Poland. He came to Britain to improve his English. He was a student in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) school. At first he was shy and he missed Poland a lot. 

You can choose the episode, click here to go through the archive.

Then, when you watch the episode you can go through the language point or the quiz.

All About Christmas

Christmas is an interactive book by Mrs Haquet that shows us everything we need to know about Christmas:

• Christmas vocabulary
• Christmas traditions in several countries
• Christmas-related listening activities
• Christmas-related reading activities
• A carol

prepositions of time at/ in/ on

prepositions of place

Here you have a video where you can check the prepositions of place and movement.

prepositions of place movement

Where is it?

Here you can practice the prepositions of place. Try to answer the questions loudly and pay attention to the pronounciation. Good luck and have fun!!

VOSCREEN

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's blog I came across a site called Voscreen. After signing-up and choosing your native language from a list of nine, you’re shown a series of very short video TV/movie video clips where a phrase is said. Then, you have a choice of either clicking “I understand” or “Show Me The Script.” If you clip “Show Me The Script,” you’re shown two versions in your native language, and you have to choose which one is correct. Click on one and it shows if it’s the right one or not and then you can move to the next clip. If you clip "I understand", you're shown two versions in your native language, and you have to choose which one is correct, too. It is shown with green colour. 

This site Voscreen is free, you can sign up, access through your Facebook account or start as a guest.

EXTRA ENGLISH SERIES

Extra English episode 1 Hectors arrival (part1)

This is the story of Bridget and Annie, who share a flat in London. They have a neighbour, Nick. Nick fancies Bridget. But Annie fancies Nick. That’s the way it is until Bridget gets a letter from Argentina. Stand by for Extra.

Extra English lessons are very useful for beginner and intermediate English learners. These videos have subtitles, so you can read the text while your are watching Extra English episodes.

Extra English episode 1 (part 2)

These episodes ,suitable for you, are quite funny and you really like them! I think they are easy to understand thanks to the subtitles. Watch them, you will find more in youtube channel and in power-english.net

recommended books

A1 &2 elementary

•     Vicary,Tim. Ned Kelly. A True Story. OUP, Stage 1
•     Shakespeare, William: The Tempest .OUP, Starter
•     The Missing Coins, John Escott. Ed. Penguin, ISBN 978-1-4058-7668-1, with CD
•     The Last Photo. Easystarts Penguin Readers. Pearson Longman. With Audio CD.
•     The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Level 1 Penguin Readers. Pearson Longman.With CD.
•     Tales from the Arabian Nights. Level 2 Penguin Readers. Pearson Longman.With CD.
•     Double Cross, Phillip Prowse, Cambridge L2, ISBN 978-0-5216-8653-2, with CD
•     Tales of the Supernatural, Frank Brennan, Cambridge UP.ISBN 978-0-5216-8610-5, with CD
•  

FOOD IDIOMS

What are idioms?
 Idioms or fixed phrases are groups of words which you need to learn as complete phrases, because they often have a meaning which is different from the words on their own.

Here you have a worksheet related to food idioms, try to find out the meaning of them while reading the sentences. Then, match the sentences with their meaning in this small box. Click on the image below to open the file, you will be directed to another site. Print the worksheet if you wish! 


keys: 1. a very important person. 2. the essential part of. 3. want more than you need. 4. somebody who often drops things. 5. very relaxed. 6. the best. 7. use your brain. 8. like a lot. 9. a very intelligent person. 10. easy, simple. 11. a cowardly person. 12. to know nothing about something. 13. a person who can not be trusted. 14. a lazy individual, addicted to television watching. 15. to be in a serious trouble. 16. to earn money to live. 17. something or someone insignificant. 18. to become very angry.

Intermediate students- present perfect and past simple

Click here to revise the grammar points seen in class. Click here to revise the vocabulary of the unit number 2.

CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE GLOGSTER.

DAILY ROUTINE POSTER

Do and Make

keys: 1. make faces, 2. do your job, 3. do badly, 4. make peace 5. do nothing, 6. make an impression, 7. make an appointment, 8. make a painting, 9. make a speech, 10. do business, 11. make a fool of yourself, 12. do right, 13. make a phone call, 14. do a course, 15. make a fortune, 16. make a plan, 17. make your bed, 18. do damage, 19. do the shopping, 20. make friends, 21. make a dance, 23. make a bet, 24. do the dishes, 25. make fun of someone, 26. do the washing up, 27. make a drawing, 28.make trouble, 29. do well, 30. make a prediction, 31. make a cake, 32. make a fuss, 33. do exercises, 34. do work, 35.make inquiries, 36. do wrong. 37. do a favour, 38. make a mistake, 39. make a choice, 40. make a joke, 41. make a reservation, 42. do your best, 43. do the gardening, 44. make a mess, 45. do your hair, 46. do the housework, 47. do homework, 48. do your nails.

LET'S SPEAK!

Next Friday 26th,we will deal with health and eating habits in our speaking session.
I have come across a presentation by Kirsti Dyer, Live a healthy life. 

The 35 slides tell us about all aspects of our lives: diet, sleep, exercise, relaxation, health, fun, friends.

Live a Healthy Life - Original from Kirsti Dyer MD, MS

Compare your lifestyle with the ideas put forward by Dr Dyer. In preparation for your speaking session try to answer these questions.

• Do you have a healthy lifestyle?
• What do you usually do to stay healthy?
• Do you think your diet is generally healthy?
• Do you take vitamin supplements ? What vitamin supplements do you use?
• How much of your diet consists of prepackaged food?
• How often do you eat junk food?
• What do you do if you are ill? 
• How often do you go to the doctor's to get a regular check up?
• Have you ever been on a successful diet?
• Have you ever tried yoga?
• Have you ever used a personal trainer?
• What do you do to keep fit?
• What other things would you like to do to keep fit?
• Do you do anything that is unhealthy?

Watch this video and note down the answers speakers do about their healthy lifestyles. 

PAST TENSES: SIMPLE, CONTINUOUS, PERFECT

Click here to revise the past tenses. 

• Past simple is used to talk about an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.

• Past continuous is used to talk about: actions or situations that lasted for some time in the past. Example: I was watching tv yesterday in the evening.

It is also used when an action in progress is interrupted by another action in the past.

Example: I was having a shower when someone knocked at the door.


Moreover, it is used when two actions are in progress at the same time in the past. Example: While I was watching tv, my sister was reading a book.

• Past perfect, it is used to emphasize that one action in the past happened before another action in the past.

example: I had finished my homework before I went playing football.

click here for more exercises.

AMERICAN VERSUS BRITISH ENGLISH Speaking session

In this link you'll find out a large list of new vocabulary. There are American words and their corresponding in British English.
Click and revise the vocabulary seen in class.

Click here

verb to be

Let's practise the verb to be.

In these links you will come across some explanations and some exercises to practise.
-verb to be (+)
-verb to be (-)
-verb to be (?)

fruit and vegetables

Double click on the wall and write here as many words as you know about fruit and vegetables, let's make a list of new vocabulary!

NEW ENGLISH FILE

IN THESE LINKS YOU'LL BE DIRECTED TO THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS SITES, WHERE YOU'LL FIND OUT GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES, VOCABULARY, AUDIO ACTIVITIES FROM OUR COURSE BOOKS, TICK ON YOUR LEVEL AND PRACTICE! 
 

• ELEMENTARY LEVEL
• PRE-INTERMEDIATE
• INTERMEDIATE

REVISION OF TENSES

For those pre-intermediate and intermediate students here you have a document where you can check the tenses. I think that it is a good one as a summary of the different verbal tenses,print it! :)

present simple

CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE GLOGSTER.

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL

Course Books:

• ELEMENTARY GROUP A1-A2: New English File Elementary, Oxford University Press.

• PRE-INTERMEDIATE GROUP A2-B1:  New English File Pre-intermediate, Oxford University Press.

• INTERMEDIATE GROUP B1-2: New English File Intermediate, Oxford University Press.

MATRÍCULA CURS 2012-2013 EPA ALBAL

Escola D'Adults D'Albal. Matrícula curs 2012/2013


A partir del dia 6 fins al 21 de Setembre s'obri el període de matrícula per al proper curs escolar. Apunta't!!


Dilluns, Dimecres i Divendres matí de 10:00 a 13:00 h.
Dimarts i Dijous vesprada de 18:00 a 20:00 h.


Documentació: Fotocòpia DNI. i Fotografia de carnet.


T'ESPEREM! 

ESCOLA D'ADULTS D'ALBAL- EXÀMENS SETEMBRE 2012

DIMARTS DIA 4 SETEMBRE:

• MATEMÀTIQUES
• NATURALS
• TECNOLOGIA

DIMECRES DIA 5 SETEMBRE:

• CASTELLÀ
• VALENCIÀ
• ANGLÉS

DIJOUS DIA 6 SETEMBRE:

• SOCIALS
• MÓN DEL TREBALL
• OPTATIVA

LES PROVES ES REALITZARAN PEL MATÍ A LES 10:00H, I PER LA VESPRADA A LES 19:00 H.

GES 2 - DEURES PER A RECUPERAR A SETEMBRE.

ACÍ TENIU ELS DEURES QUE HAUREU DE LLIURAR EL DIA DE L'EXAMEN A SETEMBRE. FEU TOTS ELS EXERCICIS PER A REPASSAR, L'EXAMEN SERÀ SEMBLANT ALS TEXTOS QUE HI APAREIXEN.

QUE PASSEU UN BON ESTIU!

ONE DAY IN CAMPUS MORAGETE

One year later, we came back to "Campus Moragete" located in Requena. We had a good time, and we spent the day with native people speaking English. I think that it was a good experience, wasn't it? for those students who are at Elementary level, I think that they have learnt lots of vocabulary and now, they are concerned that their English isn't too bad as they thought before. Regarding, Intermediate students, they have improved their pronounciation and they have also learnt new vocabulary.

I'm really proud of you, now that the year-course is over, I hope to see you again next year and we will be able to manage to practice more English!! :) have a great summer holiday!

ONE DAY IN MORAGETE on PhotoPeach

Play and learn!

I have just created for you! :) Try it!

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WITHOUT YOU BY DAVID GUETTA

Enjoy this fantastic song by David Guetta. I really love it! It makes me feel alive! Let's dance.
Moreover, this site lyrics training is brilliant for listening to music while practicing your English. You can choose your level from beginner to expert, and then you should fill in the blanks. You can stop the music and repeat, take your time and write it down. It's a cool way to improve your English.

http://www.lyricstraining.com/play/9879/david_guetta_usher/without_you

Wouldn't it be nice by Beach Boys

Enjoy this song!

Utensils - Appliances in the kitchen

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objects in the kitchen

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objects in the living-room

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objects in the bedroom

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Objects in the bathroom

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CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (intermediate students)

Conditional

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DANCING QUEEN

You can 1_____, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that 2______, 3_______ that scene, dig in the Dancing Queen.


4_______ night and the lights are 5_______
Looking out for the 6______ to go
Where they play the right 7______, getting in the swing.
You come in to look for a 8_______
Anybody could be that guy
Night is young and the music's 9_______
With a bit of rock music, everything is fine.
You're in the mood for a 10_______
And when you get the chance...


You are the Dancing Queen, young and sweet, only 11_________
Dancing Queen, feel the beat from the tambourine.
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your 12______.
See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the Dancing Queen.


You're a teaser, you turn them 13_____
Leave them burning and then you're gone.
Looking out for another, anyone will do
You're in the mood for a 14_______
And when you get the chance...


You are the Dancing Queen, young and sweet, only seventeen.
Dancing Queen, feel the beat from the tambourine
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the Dancing Queen.


Key lyrics:


1.dance 2.girl 3.watch 4.friday 5.low 6.place 7.music 8.king 9.high 10.dance 11.seventeen 12.life 13.on 14.dance

Simple Past

Open this glogster that I have found from The Machine goes on blog. It is quite funny and it can help you to learn and revise the past simple tense.

Click here to view full size.

English sounds good!

Click here to open the glosgter. There are several listening activities to improve your skill.

Have fun!

I have chosen some of the posters that I have found from busyteacher.org, I think that they are quite fun. When  I read them, they always make me smile :)

Smile on PhotoPeach

Mosaic

What's the Mosaic project?

The Mosaic project is a compilation of interactive activities (listening, reading, use of English and speaking) designed for the EOI second level students (A2 or Pre-Intermediate) to practice, expand and consolidate the contents seen in the classroom. With the new curriculum for EOIs sometimes there is no time to do in class all the listening, speaking and reading activities we would like to since they can be too time-consuming but essential to the student. Therefore the aim of this project is to fill this gap.

DESCRIBING A PICTURE

Let's have a look to the videos where there is a brief explanation about how you should describe a picture. Pay attention to the words or phrases used to describe it.










Here you have many tips to do a good description:


1.-Say where people and things are in the picture
In the top/bottom right/left-hand corner…
On the left-hand side…On the right/left.
At the top/bottom…
In the distance…In the middle…
In the foreground/background…In the front/ back
Between/ beside/next to/near/ close to/far from/over/above/underneath/below…
Between/among
Opposite/ in front of


2.-Describe people and things

The scene/picture shows/depicts/ portrays…
I can see…There is/are…In this picture I can clearly see/ I think I can see…
This is a picture of…This picture is a representation of…
They look excited /look like tourists/ 
This one could be...
Perhaps it's... Maybe it's... It's difficult to say, but...
It must be winter, it must be spring


You can also describe what is happening, what has just happened, what is going to happen next…


3.-Physical Description
Hair
He is going bald. His hair is receding. He has got a receding hairline.
He wears his hair in a ponytail
He has got a ponytail/a beard/a moustache/ a goatee/some stubble/ dreadlocks/ sideburns
He has got cropped hair
He has got a crew cut
She wears her hair in a plait/a braid/ a french plait/a french braid/pigtails/ a bun/cornrows
She has got a plait/braid/ a french plait/a french braid/pigtails/ a bun/cornrows
She has got layered/ permed hair. Her hair is permed/layered
She wears her hair in a bob.
She has got ginger hair
She has got curly/ straight/ wavy/ thick/ thin /dyed hair
He has got greasy, unkempt hair
She has got a fringe
She has highlights in her hair

Height and Weight
He is rather tall/ fairly short/medium height.
He is quite plump/stout/ slim/skinny/bony/wiry/strong/hefty

Clothes
He is wearing .....
He is wearing a striped/ check(ed) shirt
He is wearing a pinstriped suit/ a business suit/ a two-piece suit/a three-piece suit (with waistcoat/vest)
He is wearing a jogging suit/ tracksuit/ a sweatsuit/ a sweatshirt/ sweatpants
He is wearing a baggy/loose/tight/ a tight-fitting T-shirt
She is wearing high-heeled shoes/ flat shoes/ high heels
He is wearing trainers/ wellingtons/ lace-ups/ loafers/ slippers/ flip-flops/cowboy boots
He looks a little scruffy. He is wearing a scruffy pair of jeans.
She is wearing shabby old jeans and a T-shirt.
A wrinkled suit. The suit has wrinkles.
She is wearing a sober/bright dress
A bleached/stonewashed pair of jeans
He is wearing a polo neck/turtleneck/ V-neck/ crew neck sweater
He is wearing tapering/ tapered/flared jeans
Swimming suit/ swimsuit/ swimming costume/bathing suit/ swimming trunks/ trunks
A short-sleeved shirt/ a long-sleeved shirt
a dress with short / long sleeves. He rolled up his sleeves
To judge from the clothes he is wearing…

4.- Speculate. Make deductions about the people/things/place.
They must be…They can’t be…she may be…On the other hand she might be… She might simply be looking at something outside.
It might/could be…
These people could be…
They seem to be…She appears to be…
I imagine it’s very satisfying to…
I suppose…I guess…It seems to me that… As far as I am concerned…I tend to think that… my personal view is that…
I’m fairly sure…
I’d say they are probably…One possibility is that…It’s also possible that he...
If I were him, I’d probably feel…
The room/landscape might make me feel.
Apparently,…Perhaps he feels…
Judging by the fact that…
To judge from his posture,…
Similarly,…
As far as I can gather, he is involved in a fight. From what I can gather, there’s been some kind of problem.

When you can’t tell:I can’t tell who/where/what… I can’t tell you whether the person is a man or a woman
I can’t see the expression on his face, but I think he must be…
I’m not sure whether this photo is meant to illustrate new technologies in general or the internet in particular.

Advantages and disadvantages
There are a number of advantages/ disadvantages of working in an office/living with your parents…One advantage/disadvantage would be…
The benefits/ drawbacks of ….are obvious, I think.
It’s easy to see the benefits of laptop computers, don’t you think?
I’m not sure whether there are any health risks associated with heating food in a microwave oven.
I would find it difficult to think of any disadvantages connected with electricity.
Perhaps we have to distinguish between electricity itself and the means of generating it

Now it's your turn, take some pictures and try to describe them using these prompts as in the examples above.

Funny Idioms.

Click on post a sticky, then double click and write your message. Write a funny idiom, and a sentence with it, in order to know the real meaning. Have fun!

Unchained Melody

Listen to the song and fill in the blanks, then watch the video and check your answers. :)




Oh, my ............
my ................
I've hungered for your touch
a long lonely time
and time goes by so slowly
and time can do so much
are you still .........?
...... need your .......
........ need your .......
Godspeed your love to ...........

Lonely rivers flow to the sea,
to the sea
to the open arms of the sea
lonely rivers sigh 'wait for ........., wait for .......'
I'll be coming home wait for .......

Oh, ......... love
my .......
I've hungered for your touch
a long lonely time
and ........ goes by so slowly
and time can do so much
are you still ........?
........ need your .........
........ need your ........
Godspeed your love to ..........

Modal verbs

Modal verbs

Models exàmens Prova lliure Graduat en Secundària

Past simple wordsearch

Saint Valentine's Day

Saint Valentine's day is coming, I would like to watch this episode from The Flatmates. You will learn vocabulary related to love. It's quite funny.


Click here to learn LOVE VOCABULARY.


Then, watch the episode.

Finally, do the quiz.

What can you do?

Here you can practice the modal verb Can or Can't and pay attention to the new vocabulary: Jump (saltar); fly (volar); run (correr); swing (columpiarse); throw (lanzar)... Have Fun!!

TRUE BLUE by Madonna

Hey

Wait

Listen

I've ........ other guys
I've ........ into their eyes
But I never knew love before
'Til you walked through my door
I've ...... other lips
I've ......... a thousand ships
But no matter where I go
You're the one for me baby this I know, 'cause it's

Chorus:

True love
You're the one I'm dreaming of
Your heart fits me like a glove
And I'm gonna be true blue baby I love you

I've ....... all the lines
I've .......... oh so many times
Those tear drops they won't fall again
I'm so excited 'cause you're my best friend
So if you should ever doubt
Wonder what love is all about
Just think back and remember dear
Those words ........... in your ear, I said

(chorus twice)

Intermediate:

No more sadness, I kiss it good-bye
The sun is bursting right out of the sky
I searched the whole world for someone like you
Don't you know, don't you know that it's

True love, oh baby, true love, oh baby
True love, oh baby, true love it's
(repeat)

True, so if you should ever doubt
Wonder what love is all about
Just think back and remember dear
Those words ............ in your ear, I said

(intermediate)
(chorus)

'Cause it's

True love, oh baby, true love, oh baby
True love, oh baby, true love it's
(repeat)

Key lyrics

The groundhog day

Mightybook is a fantastic site for those parents who want their children learn English in a funny way. Here, you'll find games, stories and songs. Play with your children and sing in English. Now, I'll invite you to watch that video about a common festivity celebrated in the USA and Canada on the 2nd of February. Learn some new vocabulary and some tips on this festivity.

The Mixed-up Chameleon

I'll show you another video about a good story by Eric Carle. It's a really loving story. Enjoy it!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 50 languages and sold over 33 million copies. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 110 million copies of his books have sold around the world.

Listen to the story and have fun. I really love the story and the book is amazing with these beautiful pictures. 

WHITE FLAG by DIDO

"White Flag"

I know you think that I shouldn't still love you,
Or _______ you that.
But if I didn't say it, well I'd still have felt it
where's the sense in that?


I __________ I'm not trying to make your life harder
Or __________ to where we were


I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be


I know I left too much mess and
destruction to come back again
And I caused nothing but trouble
I understand if you can't talk to me again
And if you _____ by the rules of "it's over"
then I'm sure that that makes sense


I will _____ down with this ship
And I won't _____ my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will ____


And when we ______
Which I'm sure we will
All that was there
Will be there still
I'll let it ______
And hold my tongue
And you will _______
That I've moved on....


I will ____ down with this ship
And I won't ______ my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be


I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be


I will _____ down with this ship
And I won't _____ my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be