Why you SUCK at Understanding Natives

3 Steps to Thinking in English

Celebrate 400 years of Shakespeare’s legacy in 2016: HAMLET

COME AND GO: COLLOCATIONS

Phrasal Verbs

Common Words + Prepositions

Other Ways to Say "Just Kidding"

MODAL VERBS

ALCINE 2015

The cinema festival of Alcalá de Henares will take place from November 6th to November 13th You can check the complete programme HERE.

LANGUAGE IN SHORT FILMS

Short movies generally use a simple language, provoke debate, provide with topics suitable for reflection... The shorts are a good tool to be employed at the language teaching. During the days of the festival there will be projected German, French and Irish shorts. Here you have the programme of the films we are going to watch. I hope you enjoy!!

Let's watch the trailer of "DEADLY":

HERE you have the complete programme of the festival:

DESCRIBING A PHOTO

GO GREEN

ENVIRONMENTAL ADS

Watch the following playlist with ads about enviormental issues.



In pairs, discuss which one you like best and why and then cast your vote below:

CLICK ON YOUR FAVOURITE ADD

What's your favourite ad? Which one is the most powerful or striking for you?

•  Spot the Rot
•  Tick
•  Don't Grow Up, Cool Down
•  Don't Give Up
•  Dreams of Tomorrow
•  S.O.S
•  Think Twice
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- Lets review VOCABULARY RELATED TO ENVIRONMENT:

- Now, try this ENVIRONMENT QUIZZ and complete the mind map:

IMPROVE YOUR WRITING

Writing exams can sometimes be scary. You’re sitting down, the exam has started and you have the exam paper. Now what? The first thing is not to worry! You have some tips and advice below which will help you to plan, write and review your writing task in an exam.

When you are in a writing exam you shouldn't start writing immediately. You must think about the following questions and then plan your time carefully.
How much time do you have for the writing exam?
How many writing tasks do you have to do?

When you know the answer to these two questions you should divide your time into three parts:
Part 1 – Planning time
Part 2 – Writing time
Part 3 – Reviewing time

YOU HAVE A LOT OF INTERESTING TIPS AND PRACTICE HERE:

End of the school year...

The school year is getting to its end!!! I wish you all a great summer and a well deserved rest, but keep practising your english this summer...


Here you have my farewell little present. Enjoy it!!

WHAT DO THESE PHOTOS MEAN TO YOU?

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Congratulations to the last year students who have passed the PAU!! And all my wishes of best luck for the ones who have to finish next September. I wish you all have a great summer holiday.  I hope you enjoy the presentation I've made for your graduation ceremony. We're going to miss you  a lot!! Click here to get your farewell present!!

A FAREWELL PRESENT

TO MY LAST YEAR STUDENTS:

Your time in high school is ending and I just want to say goodbye to all of you. We've “lived” together for a whole year and now it is time to say goodbye and just wait that you grow up by yourselves and with different people. Some of us have shared eight years of our lives together, others just one. But I've really enjoyed teaching you all and learning with you because “when one teaches, two learn”. And as Aristotle said, “Teaching is the highest form of understanding“. I just hope that we'll remain friends and that you bear in mind that you can always count on us.

A LITTLE AND HUMBLE PRESENT FOR MY LAST YEAR STUDENTS. WE'RE  GOING TO MISS YOU A LOT!!

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Lyrics | Tyrone Wells lyrics - Time Of Our Lives lyrics

SOME HELP BEFORE THE "PAU"

Take it easy! "You can!" Here you have some practice on passive voice , relative sentences. modal verbs and reported speech. However, the best thing for you to do is reading, writing and doing model exams. GOOD LUCK!
RELATIVE CLAUSES:

Relative pronouns: who, which, whose or no pronouns 
Relative pronouns: who, which, whose
Test on relative clauses
Combine sentences using a relative pronoun
Test on relative clauses

PASSIVE VOICE:
Active or passive
Passive voice -various tenses

REPORTED SPEECH PRACTICE:

1. Statements
2. Statements with expressions of time.

1. Questions.
2. Questions with expressions of time.

1. Commands. Affirmative.
2. Commands. Negative.

1. SAY, TELL, ASK

MODAL VERBS PRACTICE:

1. Modal verbs: CAN / COULD / HAVE TO / MUST /MIGHT / SHOULD
2. Ability: CAN/ COULD / BEEN ABLE TO
3. Probability / Certainty: CAN'T / MUST / COULD / MAY / MIGHT
4. Mixed use: CAN / COULD / MAY / MIGHT
5. DON’T HAVE TO / MUSTN’T
6. Modal Perfect: WOULD / SHOULD / MIGHT + have + Past Participle
7. Modal Perfect: MUST / SHOULD / SHOULDN’T / COULD + have + Past Participle

MODAL VERBS

Try the challenge

MORE PRACTICE ON CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

HERE you can find theory and practice.
Listen to the song and answer the quizz:

DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?

Hi. Here you have a funny video to relax a bit between exam an exam.