Prepositions: Place and Movement

Stages of Life

Describing Pictures

Some tips to describe a picture when doing a speaking activity or taking a test.

1. Describe what you see in the picture

There is a/some....

There's a/some...

There are some...

2.Say where the things or the people are. Use prepositions.

On the right/left

Near the house

By the door

In the box

On thetable

Under the tree

3. Describe actions. Use the Present Continuous form of verbs

The man is _______ ing

The woman is __________ing

The children are _________ing

4. Describe the people in the picture.
How old they are. (He is 45, he's in his 40s, ...)
What they look like. (they are tall, fat, ....) He's got gray hair and brown eyes...

What they are wearing? (She/He is wearing a / some....)

5. Give your opinion

I think...., It seems that...., I like/dislike it because....

The Legend of Saint George - English Children's Story

George and the Dragon

The story of George, patron saint of England, is a mixture of fact and fiction. He was a Christian martyr who was beheaded by the Emperor Diocletian on 23 April 303 AD. The story of George and the Dragon is a simple allegory expressing the triumph of Good over Evil.

Equivalence of Certificates, Diplomas and Degrees. Spain vs UK

Bachelor of Science Degree (BSc)
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
Master of Science (MSc)
Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Engineering (MEng), etc.
http://www.fromspaintouk.com/2013/04/15/equivalencias-de-estudios-y-titulos-espana-vs-uk/

Expressing Obligation/ No Obligation

OBLIGATION 
PRESENT  
Must and Have to: Generally, the difference between these depends on where the authority comes from:
You have to have a licence to own a gun ( an outside authority)   
You must come home at 10 o’clock ( the speaker’s authority)
I must study English (I’m telling myself)
I have to study English (It’s a duty)  
Should and Ought to: these suggest that the obligation is weaker, and may not be kept to:
I should talk to him (but I don’t have the courage) 
I ought to talk to him    
Is to/Are to: In formal and written language, they are used to express outside obligation, usually as a  part of a programme:   
Students are to arrrive by 9 o’clock 
Candidates are not to bring dictionaries into the examination. 
Had better: 
You’d better go home. 
She’d better not get up late again. 
 ***** MUSTN’T = prohibition.  You mustn’t smoke in the here.  
PAST 
had to (to express the Past tense of MUST and HAVE TO  
They had to pay at once  
Should have done/ Ought to have done: An event in the past did not take place, a mistake was made: 
You should have looked twice before turning left (you didn’t)  
He ought to have told her the truth (he didn’t)’
LACK OF OBLIGATION:  
PRESENT
Needn’t// don’t/doesn’t have to:
You needn’t bring your dictionaries
You don’t have to bring them
you don’t need to bring them
PAST
I didn’t have to go to school (it was unnecessary, I didn’t go)
I needn’t have gone to school (it was unnecessary, but I went) 
EXERCISE:
Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the original ones.Use the right modal.

1. It was silly of Barbara to be rude to her teacher.
2. It was a bad idea to ask him to do it. 
3. It wasn’t necessary to wait till midnight, so I went home.
4. It wasn’t necessary to wait till midnight, but I did it.
5. It’s a pity you didn’t write to her.
6. Come here!
7. Don't eat all the cake!
8. It isn't compulsory for her to work in the evening.
9. It was obligatory to write a poem.
10. It's compulsory to bring your books.(it's the rule)

Solutions: