Christmas Activities

In this link you will find 36 activities to practise and learn vocabulary about Christmas:

36 Christmas activities

Countries and nationalities

This is a presentation of 15 different countries and nationalities in English. Remember that both (countries and nationalities) and also languages are spelt with capitals.

Question words and present of to be.

Now you can practise and learn some question words in examples with the present of to be.
Remember, the question words mean:

Who - quién

What - qué, cuál, cuáles

When - cuándo

Where - dónde

Why - por qué

How - cómo

Click and play. Try the games on this site:

Question words with the verb to be - http://www.engames.eu/question-words-verb/

• First revise the examples in the mind map.

•  Then try the quiz.

If you pass the quiz, you can play Angry Finches,

Present of 'to be'

As you know 'to be' is a verb. It means 'ser' or 'estar' in Spanish. It has 3 forms in present ( am / is / are ). Look at the infografic and you'll see how to use them.

The Days of the Week

The days of the week in English are: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. As you can see, we usually start with Sunday (domingo) in English and they must be written with capital.

The names come from Northern mythology. For instance Friday and Thursday mean Frida's or Thor's day. These are Northern gods. Monday and Sunday are the days of the moon and the sun.
You can learn the days of the week with the activities in this website:

http://www.esolcourses.com/uk-english/beginners-course/unit-3/days-of-the-week.html

Everyday Activities

More practise of everyday activities with Present Simple and other useful grammar points like prepositions of time.

EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES

Introduce Yourself

Complete the paragraph about YOU. Pay attention to the vocabulary tips!

Introduce Yourself by M Paz Pérez García

Plural of Nouns

You can practise the spelling of the plural of nouns with this activity. You have to choose one noun and find the others with similar plurals.

Present Simple (+s of no -s?)

Present Simple: complete the blanks with the present simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Breaking News: Use of the passive voice

Read this article and find the passive sentences.

BBC News: Flight MH370: Thai satellite 'shows 300 floating objects'

English for You 1. Unit 2. Test.

Present simple, the times, frequency adverbs... Our last unit in ESO1. Test yourself and check your progress!
(Clipart provided by Classroom Clipart)

Daily Routines

With this presentation you can practise how to speak about your daily routines. Pay attention to the vocabulary (esp. the verbs) and how to tell the time.


 

Daily routine from Gisela Bastos

Lyrics

Now, listen to the song carefully and try to complete the lyrics. Follow the instructions on the worksheet.
 
 Sam Cooke Exercise b by M Paz Pérez García

Do you understand the meaning of the words? Is the singer a good student? What is his priority: his studies, his love, the world...? Write your opinion in a comment below.

Now listen carefully to the song:

A song

The first activity of the blog is based on a song sang by Sam Cooke. It has some basic vocabulary about  school. You have to guess the title and to complete the blanks, which are names of subjects . Take into account that some are not taught at school nowadays as such but as part of other subjects (can you think of some parts of Maths?).

In this picture, you can see a slide rule, something that is mentioned in the words of the song but that is not used in schools any more:

Now revise the names of the subjects you have and get ready for the next post!

Welcome

Welcome to my new blog! In Practise and Learn English, you will find some extra activities which will allow you to practise your English and therefore to learn and to improve your knowledge of the most international language in the world.