miércoles, 24 de marzo de 2010

UNIT 12: Modal Verbs

HAVE TO / DON'T HAVE TO
We use have to + verb to talk about an impersonal obligation. > I have to go now.
We use don’t have to  + verb to talk about something that is not necessary. > You don’t have to come.

MUST / MUSTN'T
We use must to express a personal obligation. > She is really nice, you must meet her.
We use mustn’t to express prohibition. >You must keep it a secret. You mustn’t tell anyone.

SHOULD / SHOULDN'T
We use should or shouldn’t to give advices, or to ask for advices

CAN / CAN'T
We use can/can’t to express ability and possibility in the present.
COULD /COULDN'T
We use could/couldn’t to express ability and possibility in the past.

lunes, 22 de marzo de 2010

World’s day for water


World Water Day is observed on March 22 since 1993 when the United Nations General Assembly declared March 22 as World Day for Water.

viernes, 19 de marzo de 2010

The water Day. 22th March

World Day for Water:


        -Cycle of water.


        -The importance of water:

jueves, 18 de marzo de 2010

Tell me your good and bad habits and compare with those ones in the video.

What do you do to have a good health?
Do you do physical exercise?
Do you have a good diet?

miércoles, 17 de marzo de 2010

Unit 12. Healthy habits

OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT

Learning the modal verbs,
Learning English and American recipes,
Learning healthy habits (good diet, sport...),
Learning vocabulary about sports, illness, food and kitchen tools,
Learning about contracted forms,
Knowing traditional food for many languages,
Accept different points of view and opinion,
Showing good attitude towards the language.

lunes, 8 de marzo de 2010

Unit 11. Second Conditional

USE
The second conditional is used to talk about things which are unreal (not true or not possible) in the present or the future -- things which don't or won't happen.

Structure
IF+PAST SIMPLE, WOULD+VERB(FORMA BASE)
If I were 18 again I would go on a round-the-world-tour

Exercise
Fill the gap using the verb in brackets. 5 gaps need a NEGATIVE verb!


1 I ___________________ that if I were you. It's bad luck. (to do)
2 They'd be a better team if they ___________________ fitter. (to be)
3 If I had some spare money, I ___________________ a DVD player. (to buy)
4 Those children ___________________ so horrible if their parents were stricter. (to be)
5 I wouldn't go out with him even if you ___________________ me. (to pay)
6 If we ___________________ so hard, we wouldn't be so tired all the time. (to work)
7 If she didn't take so long in the shower, she ___________________ more time for breakfast. (to have)
8 If you ___________________ so much beer, you wouldn't be so fat. (to drink)
9 The world ___________________ a better place if politicians were less vain. (to be)
10 I ___________________ to visit Thailand if I had the chance. (to love)
11 If I had more free time, I ___________________ a play. (to write)
12 If you ___________________ a digital camera, you could send photos by email. (to have)
13 He would definitely lose weight if he ___________________ eating carbohydrates and sugar. (to stop)
14 We could go travelling across France if we ___________________ a tent. (to buy)
15 Valencia would have the perfect climate if it ___________________ so hot in July and August. (to be)
16 If I understood more about computers, I___________________ help you out. (to be able to)
17 I wouldn't do that if I ___________________ you. (to be)

More exercises

domingo, 7 de marzo de 2010

UNIT 11. America is America!

Tell me:
If you had money you would go to USA?
What city would you like to visit?