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?