QUANTIFIERS

This is the presentation we are going to use today to learn about how to use quantifiers.
We need to count things, we need to say how much or how little we have of something. We can have large quantities, small quantities, more than we need or want, less than we need or zero quantity at all. To say that we use quantifiers.  You can go to 'Grammar' to see, download and/or print the explanation with examples as a document.

And now, time to practise!!!!

- exercise 1
- exercise 2
- exercise 3
- exercise 4
- exercise 5
- exercise 6

HOW, LIKE, AS

 

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

RELATIVE CLAUSES

Let's practise relative clauses with these exercises ...

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

REPORTED SPEECH - Practice

LET'S PRACTISE REPORTED SPEECH!!!

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Reporting Questions
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
Exercise 7
Exercise 8
Exercise 9

REPORTED SPEECH - STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONS

These are the presentations we are going to use today in our online session to learn about the indirect speech or reported speech in English. You can go through them to know about it before our lesson.


REPORTING STATEMENTS

REPORTING QUESTIONS

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

Let's revise when to use an infinitive and when to use a gerund. If you want to see, download and/or print a document with an explanation,  just go to 'Grammar'

Do the exercises below. Watch the sentences and the verbs used, it will help you remember when a verb takes the gerund or the infinitive.

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
A page with many exercises

INFINITIVE OR GERUND?

This is the presentation we are going to use today to learn about when to use the infinitive and when to use the gerund, the -ING form. You can have a look at it before our online session starts, probably it helps you undestand better.

FIRST OR SECOND CONDITIONAL?

Do you remember when to use the first conditional and when to use the second conditional? Try these exercises and you will know!

- exercise 1
- exercise 2
- exercise 3
- exercise 4
- exercise 5
- exercise 6

SECOND CONDITIONAL

Often called the "unreal" conditional because it is used for unreal - impossible or improbable - situations. This conditional provides an imaginary result for a given situation. IF + SIMPLE PAST + WOULD

- If I lived in Japan, I would have sushi every day
- If I had the chance to do it again, I would do it differently
- If I were you, I would go

Do these exercises:
- Exercise 1

- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
- Exercise 4

Go to 'Grammar' to see, download or print a document with a more accurate explanation.

THE SECOND CONDITIONAL

This is the powerpoint we will use in our onlibe session to learn about the second conditional. Why don't you have a look at it before class? I'm sure if you do it might help you understand how and when to use the second conditional in English better.

TIME CLAUSES

It is possible to use other words instead of if in first conditional sentences:

 

When:  When the “condition” will definitely happen in the future.

Look at the difference between these two sentences:

• If I see Sam, I’ll give him your message. (I’m not sure if I will see him or not)
• When I see Sam, I’ll give him your message. (I will definitely see Sam)

As soon as: To emphasize immediacy.

• My feet hurt! As soon as I get home, I’m going to take off these high heels.
• As soon as we have enough money saved, we’ll take a vacation to Costa Rica. We can’t wait!
• I’ll respond to your e-mail as soon as I can.

Unless: Substitute for “if not.”

• You won’t lose any weight unless you start eating healthier food.
  = You won’t lose any weight if you don’t start eating healthier food.
• I’m not going to dance unless somebody invites me.
  = I’m not going to dance if somebody doesn’t invite me.
• Unless there’s an emergency at work, I’ll be home on time.
  = If there’s not an emergency at work, I’ll be home on time.

- Exercise 1

- Exercise 2

Go to 'Grammar' to get the explanation as a document

FIRST CONDITIONAL

Revise the first conditional and the time clauses with this powerpoint


Now let's practise the first conditional with these exercises

- Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
- Exercise 4
- Exercise 5

MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION explained

Although we had already gone through how to express deduction in English, here you have an intertactive presentation for you to review and consolidate what you already have studied. Remember to click on the interactive buttons for more accurate info.

PASSIVE VERB FORMS

You still have some problems with the form of the different verb tenses in active and in passive. Let's review the passive verb forms with this interactive presentation. Click on the + icons for examples of the different verb tenses.

If you also want to review the active verb forms, click HERE.

THE PASSIVE

Passive voice is formed by…

Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle

When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:

Peter builds a house (active)

A house is built by Peter (passive)

Remember passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. Who or what is performing the action is not important ot not known. In the example My bike was stolen, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not know who did it.

Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following example shows, A mistake was made. In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame anyone (e.g. You made a mistake.).

As always, you can go to 'Grammar' to see, download and/or print a document on the passive voice plus an overview on the active/passive 

And now, time to practise!!!!

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4(A page with lots of practice!!!)

Exercise 5

Exercise 6(A game)

THE PASSIVE

DESCRIBING PEOPLE

Watch these two videos to learn how to describe people. Not only you'll practise listening and grammar but also you'll learn vocabulary.

Video 1



Video 2

HOW TO FORM VERB TENSES

During our last online session you said you have problems when you have to form the different verb tenses, you said you find it confusing. OK, let's see if this presentation helps! It's interactive, so click on +info to get a more detailed explanation. You can also go through the presentation from the index menu.

HABITS

This is the infographics we will use to learn about how to express habits in English.Have a look at it before our lesson, this way maybe you find it easier when the time comes, It's interactive, if you click on the icons a pop-up window will show up.

MORE PAST TENSES PRACTICE

You seem to need more practice with the past, no worries, here you have more exercises!

Exercise 1 - past simple or past continous? A story

Exercise 2 - Past simple or past continuous? A story

Exercise 3 - Past simple or continuous? - sentences

Exercise 4- Past simple or past perfect? - sentences

Exercise 5 - Past simple, past continuous or past perfect? Sentences

Exercise 6- Past simple, past continuous or past perfect? Sentences

Exercise 7 - Past tenses - sentences

Exercise 8 - Narrative sentences - A story