Present simple

Today we're going to learn how we form and use the present simple.

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/present-simple

• We use the present simple to talk about repeated actions or events, permanent states or things which are always true.
• Permanent states are situations or feelings which are not temporary.
• We also use the present simple for general facts, for example when talking about science or geography.
• The third person singular forms end in-s or -es. (He, She, It)
• For negatives we use the subject + do/does + not + infinitive without to 
• For most verbs we use the present simple of the verb do/does + subject +infinitive without to to form questions.

Here there are some exercises to practice the present simple:
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present-simple/index.html
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-negative
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present-simple-interrogative-exercises.html

 

 

Words Of The Day Oct 31 - Nov 4

Here are our words of the day for the first week of November:

1ESO: and, in, for, is

2ESO: more,day, go

3ESO: was,did, know, over

Remember that you have to learn a new word every day that you have English in your schedule. That means Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for 1ESO, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for 2ESO and Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for 3ESO.

Halloween

Halloween is a popular holiday in English speaking countries. Let's learn more about it.
Learn American Holidays - Halloween Learn English with EnglishClass101.com

Are the following statements true or false according to the video?

1. Halloween is the most popular holiday in the USA.
2. Halloween is an old tradition in the USA.
3. People decorate their houses for Halloween.
4. Horror films have influenced the Halloween celebration.
5. Trick or treating started in the 20^th century.
6. There's usually a lot of vandalism in Halloween.
7. Wearing a costume origines from a Celtic tradition.

How do I learn a word every day?

 Here is an example of a word of the day.

With

1. We go to www.wordreference.com English/ Spanish
2. We look up the word and find:

with /wɪð/

English                                                                              Spanish

with (prep)                                                                      con (prep)

She went with him to see a film.

Fue con él a ver la película. 3. We listen to the pronunciation and read the translation and examples. Then we copy the meaning of the word in Spanish and make a new sentence using it. I like coffee with milk and sugar.

 

The word of the day

From November on we are going to learn a new word every day. Every day you must look up a word in the dictionary, learn its meaning and make a sentence using the new word. Check out the words of the day in the blog before a new week starts.