Learn English 1st ESO: 2011

miércoles, 18 de mayo de 2011

OBJECT PRONOUNS

Object Pronouns (Pronombres Objetos) son pronombres que reciben la acción del verbo. Se colocan:

I. Después de un verbo:

I call her every day. La llamo todos los días.

II. Después de una preposición:

The present is for her. El regalo es para ella.

Subject Pronouns		Object Pronouns
I	I kicked the ball	me	John kicked the ball to me.
you	You like to study.	you	John wants to talk to you.
he	He eats green cheese.	him	Mary doesn’t like him.
she	She likes ice cream.	her	John kissed her.
it	It bit John.	it	John smashed it.
we	We enjoy going to the movies.	us	The politician lied to us.
you	You are the best students.	you	I wouldn’t lie to you.
they	They are not happy.	them	Mary didn’t invite them.

Now practice
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5

domingo, 1 de mayo de 2011

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

COMPARATIVES:

1.- Igualdad: As+ adjective + As

John is as tall as George.

2.- Superioridad:
1 syllable Adjective+er + than.

Peter is taller than María.

2 syllables Adjective ending in y ,er,ow,le+er

Maggie is prettier than his sister.

Susie is cleverer than Joe.

A stream is narrower than a river.

James is humbler than your sister.
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2 syllables NOT ENDING -y, -er, -ow, -le AND
3 or more syllables more+Adjective + than

The chair is more comfortable than the sofa..

3.- Inferioridad : Less + Adjective + than.

He is less intelligent than his daughter.

SUPERLATIVES:

1 syllable The + Adjective + est.

Peter is the tallest.

2 syllables the+ Adjective ending -y,er,ow,le+est

                                                     Maggie is the prettiest.
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                                       2 syllables not ending -y,er,ow,le: the most + adj

3 or more syllables The most + Adjective.

This chair is the most comfortable of all.

EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE:

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Good better than the best

Bad worse than the worst.

Far farther/further The farthest/The furthest

Grammar summary

PRACTICE

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

   Exercise 3
   Quiz
   Video on comparatives and superlatives
Practice 1 , Practice 2, Practice 3, Practice 4, Practice 5

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Let's review the Present tenses!!!!

Structure differences

Present Simple:

- Maria plays tennis at the weekends
- She doesn’t study French.
- How many children do they have?

Remember:
- In positive we use two conjugations. One is the simple form and the other is the “s” form (play/plays)
- In negative sentences we use the auxiliaries don’t and doesn’t and the verb is ALWAYS in the simple form. (She doesn’t work)
- In the question form we use auxiliaries do and does and also the verb goes in the simple form. The subject goes in between the auxiliary and the verb. (Do you work here?)

Present continuous

- Maria is playing tennis.
- She isn’t studying.
- What are they doing?

Remember:
- When we form the present continuous we use the verb to be. Therefore we DO NOT USE auxiliaries do, does, don’t or doesn’t.
- Use the “ing” form after the verb to be.

USES COMPARISON

Present Simple	Present Continuous
Routines / Habits : Maria smokes	Actions happening NOW: Maria is smoking
Permanent Actions: Pedro lives in Sevilla	Temporary actions: Juan is staying at the Marriot hotel.
Current facts/truths: I have two brothers

Practice 1
Practice 2
Practice 3

jueves, 10 de marzo de 2011

Tongue twisters


	Listening to tongue twisters is one way to improve your English pronuniciation. It's very difficult to say tongue twisters in English so don't worry if you can't do it very well at first, just have fun!

Zebras zig

Listen to the tongue twister and practise saying it. How fast can you say it?
"Zebras zig and zebras zag."
Eleven owls

Listen to the tongue twister and practise saying it. How fast can you say it?
"Eleven owls licked eleven, little, liquorice lollipops."
Red lorry, yellow lorry

Listen to the tongue twister and practise saying it. How fast can you say it?
"Red lorry, yellow lorry."
These things

Listen to the tongue twister and practise saying it. How fast can you say it?
"Not these things here, but those things there."
The big bug bit the little beetle

Listen to the tongue twister and practise saying it. How fast can you say it?
"The big bug bit the little beetle, but the little beetle bit the big bug back."
Wood would

Listen to the tongue twister and practise saying it.
"How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood"
Six thin things

Listen to the tongue twister and practise saying it. How fast can you say it?
"I can think of six thin things, but I can think of six thick things too."
Big black bug

Listen to the tongue twister and practise saying it. How fast can you say it?
"A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose."
Red leather yellow leather

Listen to the tongue twister and practise saying it. How fast can you say it?
"Red leather yellow leather."

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Quick kiss

Listen to the tongue twister and practise saying it. How fast can you say it?
"Quick kiss, quick kiss, quick kiss."