UNIT 1

HOW MANY WORDS DO YOU REMEMBER?

Would you like to revise some of the words you studied on Intermediate 1? Have a look at the presentation below and give it a go!! How many of the words do you remember?

PARTS OF THE BODY

You can play some games to learn the parts of the body if you click on the links below.

10 body parts with three letter words
Spell the words

PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES

My intermediate students are studying personality adjectives in class. You can click here to practise them and enjoy different kinds of personality traits. Hope you learn a lot of new vocabulary with this activity... and don´t forget to use the new words you learn in class!!

MORE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE

We are about to complete our lists of vocabulary on both physical and personality description. So, just check the new words by clicking on the links below and add them to your lists.

Personality Adjectives

Physical Description 

WHAT DOES THE ARTIST LOOK LIKE?

Here is the presentation with the experiment we did in class today. Guess what?? You are not very good at predicting... anyway, if you missed the class, just follow the instructions and have fun!!

NOTTING HILL VIDEO

I know that some of you had a lot of problems in class when watching this video. So, I just hope you can enjoy it at home being more relaxed than in class...

  

UNIT 1_WRITING ASSIGNMENT

This is the Unit 1 writing task for my intermediate students. Don´t forget that your deadline is our last class next week. Hope you read the instructions carefully and follow the guidelines given to make excellent pieces of work. Good luck!!

BECOMING A BRITISH CITIZEN

Most people in class had a lot of problems with the video below. So, here it is! Just watch it again... and again.... and again.... and try answering the questions. Hope you are luckier this time. Enjoy it!!

BRITISHNESS

I know that a lot of students have problems with prepositions in English, so here is a text you are already familiar with!! This is the text we worked in class this week. Just fill in the gaps with the right preposition and then check your answers with the book... and don´t forget!! Cheating is not allowed!! Don´t open the book until the end of the exercise!! As we say in English, practice makes perfect!!

UK QUIZ

British culture has always been something most of my students are very interested in. For them, here is the quiz we did in class today. How many guesses did you have??

AN ENGLISH MAN IN NY

Here is the song we sang in class... I thought that Sting´s version was a bit too tough. So, this is a new try! Hope you like it!! and just in case you are interested in the band... you can click here for more information on Basix.

SUBJECT AND OBJECT QUESTIONS

I recommend you to revise subject-object questions in English. You seem to have lots of problems with them. Read the explanation here and then try this quiz for further practice. Good luck!!

HOW TO SPOT A LIAR

Here is the video listening activity we have done in class this week. Now you can relax on the sofa and watch it as many times as you like. Hope your final score is 100% now. Don´t forget to check by clicking on the "See how you did" button after you finish.... and let me know about your results!!

STATIVE VS. DYNAMIC VERBS

There are certain groups of verbs that are usually only used in the Present simple. This is because their meanings are related to states or conditions which are facts and not activities. The groups of verbs are:

VERBS OF THINKING / OPINIONS: Believe, think, agree, mean, doubt, imagine, understand, know, realise, suppose, remember, deserve, expect, forget, prefer.

VERBS OF EMOTIONS AND FEELING: like, love, hate, care, hope, wish, want, admit.

VERBS OF HAVING AND BEING: belong, need, own, have, possess, depend on, weigh, come from, cost, seem, appear, resemble.

VERBS OF THE SENSES: look, hear, taste, smell.

Some of these verbs can be used in the Present Continuous, but with a change of meaning:

I think you are right (=opinion/believe)
We’re thinking of going to the cinema  (=have in mind/consider)

He has a lot of money (=possession)

She’s having a bath. (=activity)

I see what you mean.(=understand)

Are you seeing Nigel tomorrow? (=activity/meeting)

The soup tastes awful. (=state)

I’m tasting the soup to see if it needs salt (=activity)

Why don´t you try and practise the difference with these activities?

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Here is a very useful website to practise the difference between these two verb forms. Enjoy the exercises!!