Movie task

Hello guys ! Please answer the following questions and bring them tomorrow to discuss in our class.

1. In your opinion, who was the funniest character of the movie, why?

2. What was your favorite part of the movie, why?

3. What do you think about the plot of the movie? What should a person on Danny's situation do?

4. What do  you think about couples that get divorced and do not care about their children?

5. Write a general comment about the movie on this blog. You just need a gmail account ;) 

Homework for Monday March 31st

Hello guys! Here you are some exercises so you can practice for your final test. Please work on them and bring them next class so we can check them. Have a great weekend! ;)

Present simple Vs. Present continuous

Extra practice Present Simple Vs. Present Continuous

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/tests?test1
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/tests?test2
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs1.htm
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1438
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive.htm

Present simple Vs. Present continuous

Games for practicing:

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-games/present-simple-and-present-continuous
http://eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/present%20tenses/present%20tenses%20snakes%20and%20ladders.html
http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/present%20tenses/present%20tenses%20hangman.html

Modals 

1) can

Use	Examples
ability to do sth. in the present (substitute form: to be able to)	I can speak English.
permission to do sth. in the present (substitute form: to be allowed to)	Can I go to the cinema?
request	Can you wait a moment, please?
offer	I can lend you my car till tomorrow.
suggestion	Can we visit Grandma at the weekend?
possibility	It can get very hot in Arizona.

2) could

Use	Examples
ability to do sth. in the past (substitute form: to be able to)	I could speak English.
permission to do sth. in the past (substitute form: to be allowed to)	I could go to the cinema.
polite question *	Could I go to the cinema, please?
polite request *	Could you wait a moment, please?
polite offer *	I could lend you my car till tomorrow.
polite suggestion *	Could we visit Grandma at the weekend?
possibility *	It could get very hot in Montana.

3) must

Use	Examples
force, necessity	I must go to the supermarket today.
possibility	You must be tired.
advice, recommendation	You must see the new film with Brad Pitt.

4) must not

Use	Examples
prohibition	You mustn't work on dad's computer.

5) should/should't

Use	Examples
advice	You should drive carefully in bad weather.
obligation	You should switch off the light when you leave the room.

PRACTICE

http://www.grammar.cl/Games/Can_Cannot.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1518

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1734

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g18-should-shouldnt-exercise.php

https://elt.oup.com/student/project3rdedition/level3/unit6/grammar/exercise1?cc=co&selLanguage=en

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/modal-verbs/ability-permission-requests-and-advice

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-of-obligation-exercise-1.html

http://www.englishpage.com/modals/modalintro.html

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-exercises.html

http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/modal1.htm

phrases in the past

Time Phrases in

      the Past 

The prepositions in, on, and at can be used to indicate tie and place. Notice how they are used in the following situations: 

Preposition		Time		Place
In		Year, Month, In 1999, In December		Country, State, City In Japan, In Utah, InTaipei
On		Day, Date On Saturday, On May 1		Street On Main Street, On 1st Ave.
At		Time At 8:00, At 7:30		Address At 815 East Main StreeT

Common Past Time Expressions	Example Sentences	Similar Expressions
yesterday (one day before today)	I walked to work yesterday. Yesterday, I walked to work.	yesterday morning yesterday evening yesterday afternoon
the day before yesterday(two days before today)	Redd bought a house the day before yesterday. The day before yesterday, Redd bought a house.	the week before last (week) the night before last (night)
last night (the most recent night)	Avril travelled to Halifax last month. Last month, Avril travelled to Halifax.	last time last week last month last year
this morning (an earlier time on the same day)	Kathleen called me this morning. This morning, Kathleen called me.	this afternoon this evening
one week ago(a specific period of time in the past)	Kenneth and his wife had a baby one week ago. One week ago, Kenneth and his wife had a baby.	one hour agoone day agoone month agoone year ago
in 1990 (a specific point in the past)	Darren finished university in 1990. In 1990, Darren finished university.	in 1970 in March on Sunday
when + subject + past tense verb (a specific period of time, event, or point in the past)	Paul played basketball when he was a student. When he was a student, Paul played basketball.	when I was born when John finished high school when I turned 18

Other phrases in the past

In the morning  When I wake up in the morning, I like to drink coffee.  What do you drinkin the morning?
during the day  During the day, they go to school .  What do you doduring the day?
at night  The stars and the moon come out at night. Most people sleep at night, but cats usually stay out late.
in the afternoon  In the afternoon, I come home from school and do my homework.

PRACTICE

http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/Spanish/Caminos3/Cam3Uni9/15.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3894

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-24228.php

http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/pastsimple/menu.php

PAST SIMPLE

Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’

Exceptions in spelling when adding ed	Example
after a final e only add d	love – loved
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled	admit – admitted travel – travelled
final y after a consonant becomes i	hurry – hurried

USE OF SIMPLE PAST

• action in the past taking place once, never or several times
  Example: He visited his parents every weekend.
• actions in the past taking place one after the other
  Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down

infinitive	irregular past
be begin break bring buy build choose come cost cut do draw drive eat feel find get give go have hear hold keep know leave lead let lie lose make mean meet pay put run say sell send set sit speak spend stand take teach tell think understand wear win write	was/were began broke brought bought built chose came cost cut did drew drove ate felt found got gave went had heard held kept knew left led let lay lost made meant met paid put ran said sold sent set sat spoke spent stood took taught told thought understood wore won wrote

PRACTICE…


http://www.english-zone.com/verbs/irrpast1.html
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=8534
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2550
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/simple_past-exercises.html

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?04

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-simple-past.php#.UwWAkP3L-5c

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-past-1

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-past-2

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-past-3