Description of a picture

Here you have some tips to prepare the description of a picture or photo, very useful for speaking and writing tasks.

You can download it here: linktr.ee/blog.englishmania  

Shakespeare

- Shakespeare's words 1  and 2

- Games

- Fun and games

Describing places (unit 2)

Describing places from nuriamen

Unit 1 - Adventure Travel

 

Vocabulary
- Where should we go on holiday?
- Planning a trip
- Exercises
- Vocabulary list (from textbook)


Grammar

• Present Simple and Present Continuous (pdf)
• Past Simple / Past Continuous / Past Perfect Simple (pdf)

Watch this video: The Funny Honeymoon

First day of classes

Welcome back!

This year we are going to start lessons with a time capsule.

Time capsule: noun - a container holding historical records or objects representative of current culture that is deposited for preservation until discovery by some future age. (definition by Merrian-Webster)

Fill out the sheet and decorate it with your own design. Then, put the page in the Time Capsule Box. I will store it until the last day of school. Download the worksheet

Unit 1 (2º Bachillerato)

UNIT 1: Travel the World

- Vocabulary list

- Exam tips for PAU

- Grammar:

USED TO, BE USED TO, GET USED TO
* I used to smoke a lot but now I don´t smoke. (something that happened regularly in the past)
* I'm used to driving on the left because I´ve lived in England. (something is normal, not unusual)
* I didn't understand the teacher at the beginning but I got used to it. (the process of something becoming normal for us)

- Grammar and activities
- Activities: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

USED TO OR WOULD
- Grammar and activities
- Activities: 1, 2, 3

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES
- Grammar
- Grammar and activities

- Writing: an informal letter
---> Example, example 2
---> Letter generator

All about me

ALL ABOUT ME

Good morning! This is all about me. What about you? Get ready to introduce yourself in class and make a comment in this post.

Click here to download this worksheet.
Click here to download this worksheet (4shared)

WRITING TASK: Unit 6 (4º ESO)

Writing a comic

1) Create your own comic taking into accoun that you must use Present simple and Present continuous and that you must write a statement, a question, an order and a suggestion.

2) Report the sentences in the balloons.

- Resources:
* Comic Creator
* Garfield's Comic Creator
* Disney Comic Creator
* Strip Creator
* Strip generator

REMEMBER: Speaking task UPDATED!

WRITING TASKS: Unit 5 (4º ESO)

1. What can a foreign teenager visit if he/she comes to your country? Write an informal letter to a friend and invite him/her.

2. Your English penfriend has asked you about your plans for the future. Write a letter telling him/her about your aspirations, and giving the reasons for your choices. Address issues such as studies, work, travel, marriage, children and lifestyle.

3. What will the world look like fifty years from now? Include information on: jobs, schools and education, war and peace, energy, food, environment and free time.

4. How will school be like in 5o years? How will students learn? What will they learn?
What would you do if you were the teacher?

WRITING: My last holiday

We have talked today about our last holidays and here you have more useful questions to write your story:



Where did you go for your last vacation?
Did people speak English there?
Did you have any problems? How did you resolve them?
How did you get there?
How long did it take to get there?
How long did you stay there?
How much money did you spend?
How much luggage did you take?
What did you do there?
What did you see in each place?
What kind of food did you eat?
What souvenirs did you buy?
What was the activity you enjoyed the most, and why?
What was the weather/food/scenery like?
What were the people/restaurants/scenic spots like?
Where did you stay? Did you stay in a hotel? Did the room overlook the sea? Did you have a nice view from your room?
Who did you travel with?

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