Showing posts with label beginner. Show all posts
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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

VERB TO BE




 

Pip the Guide Dog - to be/to have got

 

Task description & scene summary 

Task description: Revise the verbs to be and to have got in the present simple tense(affirmative and negative forms). 
Scene summary: Pip is a puppy who's attending the Canine University for guide dogs, but it looks he's not so good at it. Video source: Pip | A Short Animated Film

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

INTRODUCTIONS. BEGINNERS

INTRODUCTIONS 1

Say your name and something you like:

My name is Tess and

I like tea ...

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INTRODUCTIONS 2

Introduce your classmate

Her /His name is Tess and

She/ He likes Tea.

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TWO TRUTHS 

AND 

A LIE

Say three statements. One must be false and the others must be true.

Let your classmates make a guess:

I'm single.😩👎
I've got two children. 
👍

I'm a teacher 👍


Sunday, July 5, 2020

HAVE or HAVE GOT?

Possessions and Relationships

  • Examples: 

        I have got a small house.               =               I have a small house.

        She has got a lot of friends            =              She has a lot of friends.


  • HAVE GOT is less common in American English, especially in questions and negatives.  
                UK                                                                            USA

        Have you got time?                                           Do you have time?


        I have got a problem.                                        I got a problem.  (quite common)


  • Common Errors with ‘HAVE GOT’


        -  ‘do’ and ‘got’ are not used together:


                RIGHT                                                        WRONG


        Do you have any children?             Do you have got any children?

    

        Have you got any children?           Have you any children?



   Don’t use ‘have got’ when we’re talking about repeated or habitual states. 


                 RIGHT                                    WRONG

                                                                                            

        He has got a headache today.                He has often got headaches.


        He has a headache today.

        He often has headaches.

‘HAVE’ to Talk about Actions and Experiences

  • Examples: 

        Let’s have some wine.


        When are we having lunch?


        I had a good time at the concert.


  • In expressions like these, ‘have’ can mean ‘eat’, ‘drink’, ‘enjoy’, or ‘experience’. The exact meaning depends on the noun that follows.


Common expressions:


have breakfast

have lunch

have dinner

have a dream

have an accident

have a good time

have a bad day

have a day off

have a good flight

have a good trip

have a conversation

have a disagreement

have a fight

have difficulty

have a problem


  • Keep in mind that in British English using ‘have’ with the words ‘bath’, ‘shower’, ‘rest’, ‘swim’, and ‘walk’ is more common, but in American English, ‘take’ is also possible

                    UK                                                                USA


    I’m going to have a shower.                    I’m going to take a shower.    


    Let’s have a walk.                                    Let’s take a walk.


  • Use ‘do’ to make questions and negative statements. Progressive/continuous forms are also possible:
                              RIGHT                                                                        WRONG

Did you have fun?                                                        Had you fun

            I don't know what we're having for lunch today.
  • When using this structure, contractions are not common
                                    RIGHT                                                        WRONG

I have dinner at around 8 pm.           I've dinner at around 8 pm.


Taken from In English We Love


Tuesday, April 14, 2020

INTERACTIVE VIDEO. MR BEAN: BACK TO SCHOOL (1ESO)

Task description:

Practice the vocabulary related to school. Unscrambling sentences and multiple-choice questions.
Scene summary:
Mr. Beans ends up at school by coincidence and he has to prove himself as a teacher.

Sunday, April 12, 2020

ONLINE CROSSWORD PUZZLES


 Beginning Level Puzzles
 Click on a link below to start your crossword puzzle! 
Intermediate Level Puzzles

                                                                                                         https://www.englishmaven.org/index.html

English for Beginners - Easy Lessons, Games and Quizzes

Click on the link: Games and Quizzes
Easy online lessons about classroom things, for English beginners.
Skills: vocabulary, spelling, listening, reading, pronunciation.
Learn English words for classroom things

CLASSROOM TASKS

Learn English words for following instructions.
Skills: vocabulary, spelling, listening, reading, pronunciation.
Learn English words for important signs and symbols.

SIGNS AND SYMBOLS

Learn English words for common signs and symbols.
Skills: vocabulary, spelling, listening, reading, pronunciation.
Learn English words for health and safety.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Learn English words, signs and symbols for health and safety.
Skills: vocabulary, spelling, listening, reading, pronunciation.
Learn some useful English words for talking about yourself.

GIVING PERSONAL INFORMATION

Learn some English words for talking about yourself.
Skills: vocabulary, spelling, reading, writing.
Useful English phrases for meeting and greeting people, and asking for help.

POLITE ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS

Learn to greet and thank people, and ask for help in English.
Skills: vocabulary, spelling, reading, listening.
Learn some useful English words for telling analog time, using the 24 hour clock.

TELLING THE TIME

Learn how to tell the time in English, using the 24 hour clock.
Skills: vocabulary, spelling, reading, writing, listening.
Learn English words to talk about different kinds of weather.

WEATHER

Learn English words for talking about different kinds of weather.
Skills: vocabulary, spelling, reading, listening.
Learn English words for different kinds of transport.

TRANSPORT

Learn English words for different kinds of vehicles.
Skills: vocabulary, spelling, reading, listening.

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