martes, 20 de septiembre de 2011

UNITS 3 & 4 PRACTICE QUIZ

UNIT 3 PRACTICE QUIZ:
http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/listtypes.do?level=2&unit=3&stage=1

UNIT 4 PRACTICE QUIZ:
http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/listtypes.do?level=2&unit=4&stage=1

UNIT 4

UNIT 4
Talking about and describing food

recipes and favorite snacks

Giving instructions

Cooking methods

Simple past-v-Present Perfect

GRAMMAR, (Present Perfect):
Sequence ADVs: first, then, next, after that, finally

SIMPLE PAST:
Grammar Review:

IRREGULAR VERB LIST:
http://www.myenglishteacher.net/irregular_verbs.html
practice: http://www.eslgo.com/quizzes/pastsimpleirreg.html

GRAMMAR & PRACTICE: http://www.clafoti.com/imagenes10/past_irr.htm

lunes, 12 de septiembre de 2011

UNIT 3

UNIT 3
HOUSES & APTS
                                         (and then you can do the exercises at the bottom of the page)

DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES: 
http://apuntesdeingles-mari.blogspot.com/2009/09/adjectives-to-describe-house-adjetivos.html
http://www.slideshare.net/tcher_joe/houses-and-apartments

PRACTICE: http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-housing.htm


LISTEN:http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixers/Q102Dreamhouse.htm

LIFESTYLE CHANGES
WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzDpEAOPLQw&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL225565F22BFE0308

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRAlkpiU-tM
 
READ: http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/50/201107152011071502253221367f70b5/Change-of-days.html

LISTEN: http://www.china232.com/092-lifestyle-change-esl-podcast.php

WISHES
GRAMMAR: http://esl.about.com/od/grammarstructures/a/I-Wish-I-Had.htm
http://www.usingenglish.com/weblog/archives/000326.html
http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/71518-wish-past-tense.html
http://www.studypage.net/l_index.php?id=52

WATCH:

DESCRIBING POSITIVE & NEGATIVE FEATURES:
GRAMMAR:
 
MAKING COMPARISONS
GRAMMAR:
 
EVALUATIONS using ENOUGH /NOT ENOUGH with ADJECTIVES or NOUNS:

                      http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/too_enough.html

EVALUATIONS using TOO with ADJECTIVES:
GRAMMAR:
 
EVALUATIONS using TOO MUCH / MANY with NOUNS:
GRAMMAR:
 
ENOUGH or TOO?

AS...AS, (Comparisons):
GRAMMAR & PRACTICE: http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/sameas.html
and comparisons evaluations and comparisons with nouns, (not enough..., too many/much..., (not as much/many)... as)

EXTRA/ COMMON MISTAKES:
GRAMMAR & PRACTICE: http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/muchmore.html

viernes, 2 de septiembre de 2011

ADVERBS OF QUANTITY (Book 2, Unit 2, p.9, ex3)

ADVERBS OF QUANTITY

ENOUGH = (+) sufficient  /  (-)  less than sufficient or necessary
(i-naf)

ENOUGH  goes before the noun   (enough + closets)

Houses don’t have enough closets .(+)
(In my opinion, houses need more closets.)

We have enough chairs for the concert.  (-)
(In my opinion, there are sufficient chairs for the concert.)



TOO = MORE THAN than sufficient or necessary, (demasiado)

COUNTABLE NOUNS: TOO MANY always goes before the noun
(too many + cars)
countable
There were too many people at the shopping mall
There were not too many mosquitoes in the park.

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS: TOO MUCH always goes before the noun
(too much + sugar)

There is too much noise in the library. Shhhh!  (uncountable)
There is not too much mayonnaise on this sandwich.  (uncountable)






ADVERBS OF QUANTITY 2



FEWER / LESS / MORE
Adverbs of comparison
Quite often we use FEWER / LESS / MORE when comparing a current situation, (the present or the norm) or to what we would like it to be/change into in the future, (a possible future).

FEWER goes before a COUNTABLE NOUN   (fewer + cars)
There should be fewer cars on the roads at midnight. (than daytime)

LESS goes before a NON-COUNTABLE NOUN   (less + money)
I always have less money at the end of the month.  (than any other time of the month)

MORE goes before BOTH COUNTABLE & NON-COUNTABLE NOUNS 
We should take more cars if we all want to travel together. (countable)
If I walk instead of taking the metro, I will save more money.  (uncountable)