7/03/2010

Numbers

Let’s see the first twelve (12) numbers:

1. one – uno
2. two – dos
3. three – tres
4. four – cuatro
5. five – cinco
6. six – seis
7. seven – siete
8. eight – ocho
9. nine – nueve
10. ten – diez
11. eleven – once
12. twelve – doce

Now, the next numbers from 13 to 19. You have to add "teen" at the end of the word:

13. thirteen – trece
14. fourteen – catorce
15. fifteen – quince
16. sixteen – dieciséis
17. seventeen – diecisiete
18. eighteen – dieciocho
19. nineteen – diecinueve

The next numbers are 20, 30, 40... 90. You have to add "ty" at the end of the word:

20. twenty – veinte
30. thirty – treinta
40. fourty – cuarenta
50. fifty – cincuenta
60. sixty – sesenta
70. seventy – setenta
80. eighty – ochenta
90. ninety – noventa

This is very easy, isn’t it? Now, when you write 22, you just have to add "twenty" and then "two":

21. twenty one – veintiuno
34. thirty four – treinta y cuatro
48. forty eight – cuarenta y ocho
53. fifty three – cincuenta y tres
67. sixty seven – sesenta siete
79. seventy nine – setenta y nueve
82. eighty two – ochenta y dos
95. ninety five – noventa y cinco

The last numbers are easy to write just check the examples:

100. one hundred - cien

200. two hundred - doscientos

1000. one thousand - mil

3000. three thousand - tres mil

10000. ten thousand -diez mil

100,000. one houndred thousand - cien mil

1,000,000. one million - un millón

Nominative and Object pronouns

Nominative = Subject pronouns

Personal pronouns
Singular
I Yo
You Tu
He Él
She Ella
It Eso
Plural
We Nosotros
You Ustedes
They Ellos


Object pronouns

Object personal pronouns
Singular
Me Me
You Te
Him Lo, Le
Her La
It Lo, La, Le
Plural
Us Nos
You Los, Las
Them Los, Las


Personal (Nominative) Pronouns


Personal pronouns
are pronouns used as substitutes for proper or common nouns.


Personal pronouns
Singular
I Yo
You Tu
He Él
She Ella
It Eso
Plural
We Nosotros
You Ustedes
They Ellos


Personal pronouns are useful because you don't have to repeat words.

They can be used to talk about something or someone that you have already talked about.

e.g. Elizabeth put the coat on because Elizabeth was cold.
This would be better written as:
Elizabeth put the coat on because she was cold.

The word she is a personal pronoun and means 'Elizabeth' in this sentence.
This makes the sentence shorter and more interesting, as you don't have to repeat 'Elizabeth'.

NOTA: En el inglés, es muy común utilizar los pronombres personales explícitamente, incluso cuando el contexto ya es comprendido, como mediante la lectura de las palabras que siguen. Además, los pronombres personales deben corresponder al género, número de personas u objetos que se describen de forma correcta.

Alphabet





  1. Listen the song and repeat
  2. Check the pronunciation





Present Simple Practice

  1. Watch the video
  2. Practice pronunciation
  3. Write in the link "Comments" your doubts, suggestions, etc.


6/25/2010

The flatmates

  1. Watch the video
  2. Answer the question in teams, write your answer in the link "Comments". Each team has to write a different answer.





6/24/2010

Present Simple

subject+auxiliary verb+main verb


(do or does)


There are three important exceptions:

  1. For positive sentences, we do not normally use the auxiliary.
  2. For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s, es to the main verb or es to the auxiliary.
  3. For the verb to be, we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.

Look at these examples with the main verb like:


subjectauxiliary verb
main verb
+I, you, we, they

likecoffee.
He, she, it

likescoffee.
-I, you, we, theydonotlikecoffee.
He, she, itdoesnotlikecoffee.
?DoI, you, we, they
likecoffee?
Doeshe, she, it
likecoffee?

Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice that there is no auxiliary:


subjectmain verb

+Iam
French.
You, we, theyare
French.
He, she, itis
French.
-Iamnotold.
You, we, theyarenotold.
He, she, itisnotold.
?AmI
late?
Areyou, we, they
late?
Ishe, she, it
late?

Examples of present simple:

Positive:

I work here
He lives work

Negative:

I don't (do not) work here
He doesn't (does not) work here

Interrogative:

Do you work here?
Does he work here?

Instructions:

Use the words in brackets ( ) to complete each of the following. Write your answers in comments... Are you ready?


Example:

He (not/live) in London.



  1. I (not/like) travelling.
  2. Tom (speak) six languages.

  3. I (speak) three languages.

  4. She (live) in Birmingham.
  5. Where (she/live) ?

  6. Where (they/live) ?

  7. How often (you/travel) abroad.

  8. Michael (have) two dogs and a cat.

  9. Michael have any more animals?

  10. you have a lot of hobbies?


6/13/2010

Synonyms & Opposites

Synonyms are different words with identical or at least similar meanings.
An example of synonyms are the words car and automobile

Opposites or antonyms are words having a meaning opposite to that of another word.
An example of antonyms are the words always and never.

Click the link, play and practice the synomyms and opposites:

http://e-learningforkids.org/Courses/EN/L0701/flash.html

Answer the questions about the e-tivity:
Do you like it? Why or Why not?
Is it useful for younger learners?
Is it useful for teenager and adult learners?
Do you have some suggestions, doubts, comments about the e-tivity?