Present Simple/Present continuous and Past simple/Past continuous

For the students in 2nd course of secondary education, or for the ones who are in 3rd, and want to remember the grammar strucutures of this first term, here you are:
Present Simple: http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/present_simple.htm
Present Continuous: http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/present_cont.htm
Past Simple: http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/past_simple.htm
Past Continuous: http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/past_cont.htm

and for these last students ( in 3rd course), more verbal tenses: Present Perfect  http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/pres_perfect.htm

Animals, animals, animals,...

Do you want to practise for our new topic in REAL ENGLISH ONE? Then, do these quizzes and questionaires and you will get a lot of knowledge about different animals.

Thanksgiving Day

As you know, Thanksgiving Day is as important for American people as Christmas for us. They meet, celebrate and enjoy  some days remembering some important moments in their history. If you want to know more about the origin of this festival and how it is celebrated nowadays you could try to do this "treasure hunt". Here you will see some links to answer short questions and after collecting a lot of information, you will be able to answer the big question.

Welcome to all the students in 2º D

I want to welcome the pupils who are in the second course of ESO at IES Carmen Conde. As you know we are getting in touch with new technologies little by little; that's the reason why we have started with the first courses and now, we are going to try to follow with you.

To start with, I'm going to show you some grammar websites to practise for our following exam which will be especially based on simple past tense (Unit 3 of English Alive 2) and  present simple and present continuous.

My favourite food

Do you know your teachers' tastes? Look at this  video and try to interview your teachers asking the same questions. You can write a report about their favourite food, the worst food they have ever eaten, if they cook at home and what restaurant they prefer, etc...

Spaghetti and meatballs

Have you counted how many times we have seen this dish in our unit? In Spain, we usually eat spaghetti with mince meat cooked differently, but it seems in Italy and in England they do it in a different way. We are going to work using a video with this recipe made by Jamie Oliver, one of the best known cook in the world. You can choose between two activities:
a) Copy all the steps you must follow to cook the spaghetti with meatballs, or

b) Make a list with the tools used by J. Oliver during the video.

countable-uncountable nouns

Tick on the orange letters if you want to do exercises about there is/are and countable/uncountable nouns. You can go on later with more practice on some/any.

Halloween

Do you want to know more about Halloween? If you want to have information about this festival, you could have a look at this web. It's quite good for your age and level. Enjoy your "creepy" Halloween!

Food and drink

Here you have some exercises to revise vocabulary related to Unit 2 (Challenge 1). Tell me later how well you have performed. If you do them correctly you can contuinue with more. If you find some problems to do these activities perhaps you should remember the vocabulary by listening to these words and learning them.

Saxon Genitive, Plurals and Possessives

Here we are again. Remember we have to practise grammar activities even after finishing our lesson. That's why I have prepared some exercises related to grammar in Unit 2. Try to do it by yourself and tell me later how well you have performed.

CLOTHES

This is a kind of joke for my pupils of first secondary education course (1º D). Perhaps, you can think this is too  childish for such mature people as you, but this is my 'funny' way for you to practise the vocabulary of unit number one. I'll try to get something really interesting next time.

Verb to be and to have

If you want to`practise further grammar and reinforce your knowledge about the verb to be and to have you should have a look here

Personal descriptions

We are going to practise how to describe somebody. Look at the following photographs and try to put into practice what we have learnt in class.

Remember:
      What is the woman like?
      What does she look like?

      And, What about Brad Pitt, What does he look like?
      What is he like?

The mentalist

Do you like watching TV? Do you like series? If you do, perhaps you know "The mentalist", an American police series starred by ........ playing the role of a person with some powers who helps the police in  California. Here you have some information about the real life of this attractive actor.

Jamie Oliver

Let's compare

How is life in small villages compared to big cities? Complete the following sentences using the comparative forms:

1. Houses are ......................(big) in small villages.
2. The buildings are ...................... (high) in big cities.
3. The cities are ......................... (polluted) in places as New York.
4. New York and Madrid are .........................(noisy) than Horcajo del Campo.
5. The scenery is ............................... (beautiful) in the country.
6. People in big cities are .............................. (nervous) than people in the country.
7. Transport is .............................. (easy) in big cities.
8. Streets are ..............................(narrow) in small villages.
9. Things are a ........................... (far) distance from your house in big cities.
10. People have a ........................ (good) life in small villages.  

Are you "sporty"?

For the ones who want to practise further vocabulary and reading about sports in Great Britain you have a very good website for English students which is called http://www.woodlands-junior.Kent.sch.uk/customs/traditions.html . When the main page appears, look at the left of the screen and search for leisure and sports. Then click on sports and you will be able to read about the topic of the unit we are explaining.

Exams

I just want to remind all of you that next Tuesday you'll have the first test in this third term: Don't forget 18th May. The topics included in the exam are: Sports, There was/were, Past simple (affirmative,negative, interrogative forms). Remember that listening, writing and reading activities will be included!

Hello everybody!

This is going to be our new way to get in touch, to work together and to communicate after school. I suppose the people who know me have in mind that I am not very good at technology, so I hope you will be patient with my efforts to work through this tool.
My intention is to use this blog to get in touch with students and their parents (let's first see if it works with 1st and 2nd ESO students). Dates of exams, contents, extra activities, homework, remedial and reinforcement activities  could be included. We will also include videos, songs, culture corners, grammar flashes, games, quizzes and funny things like these.  
I would also be glad to know that other friends and colleages read my blog, that's to say OUR blog, as a way of sharing experiences and comments.