TESTS UNIT 2

We finished UNIT 2, so now it's time to check how much you know and how much you remember. Click on the links below to take the tests. Don't use your coursebook or notebook or dictionary, and don't forget you need a password. If you still don't have it or you've forgotten, ask your teacher for it.

- QUICK TEST - Vocabulary

- QUICK TEST - Grammar

STRONG ADJECTIVES

Watch this video to learn about strong adjectives. You can also go to Vocabulary to get a document with an explanation and a list of strong adjectives.


And now you can practise:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2 (A page by the Brisitsh Council with a series of exersises)

Exercise 3 (Includes an explanation)

THE LITTLE GIRL AND THE BISCUIT

Let's get used to the Present Perfect and stories are a good way to learn English. Why don't you watch the video below and listen to the story "The Little Girl and the Biscuit" to practise the present perfect? You can follow the story either through the subtitles (you have to activate them) or through the images on the video. Also, at the end of the video, you have a list of irregular verbs which are read aloud. This is good practice since you learn vocabulary as well as you improve your listening skills and this leads to better speaking skills!

WRITING: AN INFORMAL EMAIL

Remember you have homework, you have to write an informal email.

A friend of yours has some British friends in the Uk, and he stayed with them for a week last month. They speak Spanish, so there is no problem with the language but he wants to thank them for everything they did for him and he wants to do it in English but his English isn’t very good. He asks you for help. Write his letter as if you were him to say thank you.

These are some tips to help you with your writing. If you want to get a document with some useful expressions, go to 'Writing' to see, download and/or print it.

1. Apologize for not writing before
2. Thank them for your stay and say how much you enjoyed it
3. Talk about the nice things that happened while you were with them.
4. Talk about what you have been doing recently.
5. Promise to send some photos
6. Thank them again and invite them to stay. 

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

We have been studying when to use the 'Present Perfect Continuous' of verbs. If you still have problems, go to 'Grammar' to see, download and/or print a document with a more extensive explanation.
 

TENSE		USE	EXAMPLE
Present Perfect Simple	-	when the result of the action is important	I’ve written a play
Present Perfect Continuous	1	to describe how somebody or something has been occupying his/her or its time	I have been writing a play
	2	for repeated actions and actions of a continuous nature	I’ve been going to a new café a lot

And here you have some more practice!

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Exercise 6

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

This is the presentation we saw in class, now you can watch it again, why don't you have a look at it again? It will help you understand when and how to use the present perfect continuous.



Present Perfect Continuous - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires;

THE PRESENT PERFECT IN FILMS

Why don't you watch these videos with short clips from films where the present perfect is used? Don't worry, they have subtitles! It's a good way to get used to the present perfect tense.




Video 2

PAST SIMPLE vs PRESENT PERFECT II

Why don't you watch this video to revise the use of the past simple and the present perfect in English? Remember that grammar has meaning! And that different grammar tenses are used in different situations or contexts and they carry different meanings.

And now, time to practise!

- Exercise 1

- Exercise 2

- Exercise 3

- Exercise 4

- Exercise 5

- Exercise 6

PAST SIMPLE vs PRESENT PERFECT - Grammar

Use

In British English, the use of Simple Past and Present Perfect is quite strict. As soon as a time expression in the past is given, you have to use Simple Past. If there are no signal words, you must decide if we just talk about an action in the past or if its consequence in the present is important.

Certain time in the past or just / already / yet?

Do you want to express that an action happened at a certain time in the past (even if it was just a few seconds ago) or that an action has just / already/ not yet happened?

Simple Past	Present Perfect Simple
certain time in the past Example: I phoned Mary 2 minutes ago.	just / already / not yet Example: I have just phoned Mary.

Certain event in the past or how often so far?

Do you want to express when a certain action took place or whether / how often an action has happened till now?

Simple Past	Present Perfect Simple
certain event in the past Example: He went to Canada last summer.	whether / how often till now Example: Have you ever been to Canada? / I have been to Canada twice.

Emphasis on action or result?

Do you just want to express what happened in the past? Or do you want to emphasise the result (a past action's consequence in the present)?

Simple Past	Present Perfect Simple
Emphasis on action Example: I bought a new bike. (just telling what  I did in the past.)	Emphasis on result Example: I have bought a new bike. (With this sentence  I actually want to express that I have a  new bike now.)

Signal Words

Simple Past	Present Perfect Simple
yesterday ... ago in 1990 the other day last ...	just already up to now until now / till now ever (not) yet so far lately / recently

 Remember, you can go to "Grammar" to download as a document.

THE PRESENT PERFECT

Sometimes we, Spanish speakers, don't find it easy to use the present perfect in English because their use and ours sometimes differs. Surfing youtube I came into this video which I find to be a good one to learn how to form the present perfect in English and how to use it. I hope it helps!

THE PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

This is the PowerPoint we used in class. Now you can go through the slides again. And if you want a document to overview when to use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple, just go to Grammar to see, print or download a PDF document.

MONEY VOCABULARY

Watch the videos below to revise and / or learn vocabulary related to money. Apart from enriching your vocabulary you will improve your listening skills! Remember you can activate the subtitles if you get lost!

VOCABULARY: Money

VOCABULARY: Prepositions related to money

KA-CHING!

Ka-ching! An imitation of the sound made by a cash register;  expression used when someone's action will result in more money; and also a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain.  

Here you have some facts about the song: 

- The song deals with America's consumer culture through the boom years of the 1990s and early 2000s. The line "all we ever want is more" is the general theme of the song.

- The music video for "Ka-Ching!" was shot in Mexico City and Madrid in January 2003.

This is one of five official videos of the song. Why don't you follow the video with the lyrics?  It's good practice for money vocabulary!



We live in a greedy little world,
That teaches every little boy and girl
To earn as much as they can possibly,
Then turn around and
Spend it foolishly
We've created us a credit card mess
We spend the money that we don't possess
Our religion is to go and blow it all
So it's shopping every Sunday at the mall
All we ever want is more
A lot more than we had before
So take me to the nearest store
Can you hear it ring
It makes you want to sing
It's such a beautiful thing, ka-ching!
Lots of diamond rings
The happiness it brings
You'll live like a king
With lots of money and things
When you're broke go and get a loan
Take out another mortgage on your home
Consolidate so you can afford
To go and spend some more when
You get bored
All we ever want is more
...

MONEY

 VOCABULARY:

- Crossword

- Wordsearch

- How important is money for you? Take this quiz

LISTENING:

- Listening 1 - Are you good at saving money?

- Listening 2 - Money love

- Listening 3 - Expenses