domingo, 20 de noviembre de 2011

This is for my 4ºB students,have a look at this glogster on Hamlet.

Educational posters are a very visual and useful tool for learning English, click here to see this glogster on Hamlet. I hope you like it.

viernes, 11 de noviembre de 2011

Thanksgiving day

Thanksgiving is a traditional American festival. Click on the link, follow the instructions and discover interesting facts about one of the most important celebrations in the States.

domingo, 9 de octubre de 2011

Back to school

Hello again,
We're back to school now. Click here for quizzes,games and amusing activities to learn and enjoy at the same time.

sábado, 18 de junio de 2011

Some proverbs related to Rome.

After having so much fun during our trip, now it's time to learn something.

All roads lead to Rome. Todos los caminos conducen a Roma

Prov. There are many different routes to the same goal. Mary was criticizing the way that Jane was planting the flowers. John said, "Never mind, Mary, all roads lead to Rome." Some people learn by doing. Others have to be taught. In the long run, all roads lead to Rome.

fiddle while Rome burns. Quedarse sin hacer nada mientras que algo desatroso está ocurriendo
Fig. to do nothing or something trivial while knowing that something disastrous is happening. (From a legend that the Roman emperor Nero played the lyre while Rome was burning.) The lobbyists don't seem to be doing anything to stop this tax bill. They're fiddling while Rome burns.

Rome was not built in a day. Roma no se construyó en un día.
Prov. It takes a lot of time to achieve something important. Professor: When will you finish your research project? Student: It'll take me a while. Rome wasn't built in a day, you know.

When in Rome(, do as the Romans do). En donde fueres, haz lo que vieres.
Prov. Behave however the people around you behave. Adapt yourself to the customs of the places you visit. Jill: Everyone in my new office dresses so casually. Should I dress that way, too? Jane: By all means. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

miércoles, 11 de mayo de 2011

Have I ever told you about Glogster?

I think I have. In this glogster on dictionaries you can find a wide variety of them. You just have to look for the one you need and have a look.

Idioms

An idiom isa group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g. to put one's foot in one's mouth: meter la pata)  
 You can learn all about idioms if you look them up in this idiom dictionary. I'm sure you'll find it funny and useful.

sábado, 23 de abril de 2011

Reported Speech.

 When you tell someone what another person said or what happened, you use reported or indirect speech, learn when and how to use it in this link.

If you report questions you must follow these rules.

Have a look at this excellent glogster on the reported speech, and do some practice.

lunes, 28 de marzo de 2011

Talking about Glogs, this is an excellent one if you want to learn all about passives.

All about passives, go through this excellent glog by englishtips. Play the games, watch the explanations, do the exercises. After doing everything, you'll be able to do any kind of passive sentence. 

domingo, 27 de marzo de 2011

miércoles, 23 de marzo de 2011

Passive Voice

Passive Voice is used when you are more interested in the action than in the person who did it.
It is very easy, just follow these tips.
ACTIVE:  Gaudi designed La Sagrada Familia

 PASSIVE: La Sagrada Familia was designed by Gaudi

1. Active subject becomes agent preceeded by the preposition by
2. Active object becomes passive subject
3. Auxiliary Be is used  in the same tense as the main verb
4. Main verb always in past participle

This link will help you to understand all the changes in passive much better.
Once you have read the chart you can practice passives here, thanks to Caroline and Pearson Brown.