Expressing Quantity

Today's topic is not only about expressing quantity, but related to these bikes on the car.

What I'd like to say is that there are many ways of counting things in English. However, let's study them and try to use the most common ones every day.

Everyday Objects

Today we're going to learn a little bit about objects you see everyday. Their colours, different shapes and sizes and even a short description. 

Let's watch this presentation first:





And here's some more vocabulary about everyday objects.

Christmas around the world

The Three Wise Men according to Wikipedia.

Christmas is coming and I'd like to know how you celebrate this festivity. There are many different traditions all over the world and that's nice. So, let's discuss about different traditions at Christmas.

How do you spend Xmas at home? Anything special? Please, let us know and leave a comment about your customs.

Youtube videos about Christmas

For further information about Christmas time, click on here.

  
Now, let's sing some Christmas Carols. Would you like to sing a special Christmas Carol? Which one? Have a look at: It's Christmas now below.  For carols click: 
 
More Carols 

Last Christmas by George Michael (Spanish lyrics)
Is this song really about Christmas? Well, it isn't. Actually, what is it about so? You could write your answer by leaving a comment for this post below.

What about this Xmas song? Do you know any other artist who sings the same song?






Christmas vocabulary (1, 2, ), special dates and traditions.

Christmas vocabulary doc

Christmas Flashcards

Xmas wordsearch (1, 2)

Christmas board game for Basic 2 (poster)

Christmas Winter Quiz for Basic 2

Santa Questions about Xmas for Basic 2

Winter questions_Christmas for Basic 2

How to make Christmas Crackers

How to make a Christmas pudding

How to make Christmas Brownies

Would you sit on Santa Claus' lap like this?






Have you ever received candy coal at Christmas?

Come on! Let's join a Christmas Quiz! Yes, why not?  






Now it's time for some current songs about Xmas:









And finally, here are my Christmas gifts for all my dear students. Some Xmas cards. Enjoy them! Happy Christmas!

Handshakes

To learn a new language, you need someone to talk to, and often you'll meet someone new. More than anything else, you've got be relaxed in the classroom. So, let's break the ice and have a look at the different ways of greeting.

When saying hello & good-bye for the first time, what do you normally do?

When people meet, they should shake hands, smile and say: I'm ... (name). Nice to meet you.

or

Hello (name of the person)

Nice to meet you again. How are things?

Hello

Hi

Pleased to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

How do you do?

A handshake

A hug

Tap on one's back

Make eye contact with the other person

Hold the handshake for a few seconds

Smile

- Hello
How are you?

- I'm fine thank you. And you?
- Not bad, thanks.

- Goodbye!. Have a nice day.
- See you this morning!

- I'm sorry I'm late.
- I'm sorry.
- Excuse me!
- Don't worry.
- That's ok.
- Really?
- It doesn't matter.

As you can see above, you've got plenty of examples to practise all through this post. So, now it's your turn to grab a classmate and put your greetings into practice. Let's get it started!

Still lost with vocabulary, try this basic vocabulary for ESO

Jobs and Professions

Planning to study or work abroad, this post will help you to get more info about Jobs and Professions. Anything else? If so, please leave us a message below.

TESTS EXAMS

It's time for a TEST.  Are you ready for it?



Calm down! This is not so hard. Please just complete some sentences and that's it.



What kind of test are you going take?

ESO, ESA, KET, PET... there are too many!













 
Anyway, the best exam ever is a trip to the UK or USA. Let's go on a trip!



                                                                    

Classroom language

As you can see, this is a very important section for all of you. We need to understand each other, don't you think? So, time for starting up and let's set the classroom rules and instructions.

Any questions so far?

Classroom language Listening 

Language errors and mistakes

As you want me to explain how to write a good essay or composition in English, I've decided to start a document for that purpose. I mean, here's your language errors and mistakes' record, so that you can have a look at it before you hand in your next piece of writing, no matter the type of writing text you produce. You must always make sure that there's no mistake whatsoever. Ok, then, so please remember that practice makes perfect and the more you write, the better writer you'll become. Enjoy your English!

Now, let's have a look at some writing samples, which were written  by my former students:


e-mail

Better late than never

At last I could find the time to scan the solutions for the Reading and grammar textbook exercises. Sorry for the delay. I’m a very busy teacher. However, here are the solutions for you check up your notebooks. I hope you can find some time to correct your answers, so that you can keep your English up. Well, I reckon that sometimes it’s a bit like the English saying: “Better late than never”, isn’t it?

How to hit the nail on the head

Do you exactly know how to study for your exams? If you don't, here are some useful tips to hit the nail on the head in your next English TESTS.

Firstly, let's respond the most typical students' question right before any exam: "Profe, qué entra en el examen?" or in English, "What will the exam be like?" Well, you know what: you'd better have a look at the first two pages of your textbook more often. There you'll find all the exam contents. They are normally classified into different skills like grammar, vocabulary, speaking, pronunciation, writing, reading & listening. However, please try not to procrastinate too much, simply because you can't learn all the vocabulary and assimilate every grammatical content in just a few days. So, organize your own time and daily work, so that you make sure that you've got plenty of language practice before the exam. Classroom practice is not enough for you to get most of the answers right in the exams. Therefore, please set some time for your own language practice and study at home, early enough to feel yourself confident to get the best results as possible.

Secondly, make sure that you are perfectly familiar with the number of questions and the way the questions will be like and that you understand all the instructions of every single activity. Here's your last exam, its key and the audio as well. Finally, good luck, please don't lose your time and enjoy your English.