Conditional videos

https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-video-lessons/grammar-practice/general-grammar-practice/conditional-1-first-conditional/pink-panther-conditionals/151299

https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-video-lessons/grammar-practice/general-grammar-practice/simons-cat-technical-hitch-conditionals/464437

https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-video-lessons/listening-comprehension/deep-listening-focus-on-meaning/chris-hadfield-how-to-brush-your-teeth-in-space/701494

https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-video-lessons/grammar-practice/general-grammar-practice/conditionals-listening-0-1-and-2/495235

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/2801692/what-would-you-do-if

https://aulavirtual3.educa.madrid.org/ies.sancristobal.madrid/mod/resource/view.php?id=18635

Modal verbs (updated)

If wishes were horses...

"If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

If turnips were watches, I'd wear one by my side.

If "if's" and "and's" were pots and pans,

There'd be no work for tinkers' hands."

(Traditional nursery rhyme)

We use the verb "wish" when we want something we can't have. At least for the moment. (here's a version of the nursery rhyme on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtzuVToJp4M )

Here's a good summary of all the ways you can use the word wish. As you can see, there are many. (Please check http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/towards-advanced/unit-23/session-1 for the whole lesson)



Also, remember we use "wish+were" in formal speech, not "Wish+was", which is very common but considered not standard (for more information, see https://ludwig.guru/blog/i-wish-i-was-vs-i-wish-i-were/ ) 

Here you have a song where you can see the use of wish. 

Wish + past tense




The prologue to the musical "Into the Woods" also has a lot of examples of how to use "wish". You can try to write down what each character wishes for. You will probably recognize them, as they all come from traditional fairy tales.



And if you watch the whole musical, you'll realize that wishing sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for...

Reported speech presentations

Gerund or infinitive? (BACHILLERATO)

Please revise when to use the gerund and the infinitive in this presentation.



You can also check out this unit on BBC Learning English to do some exercises.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/lower-intermediate/unit-10/session-1

As usual, Agendaweb.org is a great source of exercises to practice this. https://agendaweb.org/verbs/infinitive_gerund-exercises.html

Here is a fun collection of songs that use gerund or infinitive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyr5WhdXoE8

I've also created a small playlist of songs that appear in the presentation:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFy9rQLLBWSYoQ0sb0zdXdAl0f9wfITTM

More conditional songs

Here are two more songs that use conditional sentences. Can you guess which types of conditional we are talking about?

 

For more conditional sentences in songs, you can click here https://goodatenglish.blogspot.com/2018/05/conditional-songs.html

reported speech (updated)

Here is a compilation of all the grammar presentations on reported speech, which we will be studying this week.


 

Be careful with the questions, as they are done differently.


Finally, some special verbs that use other structures for reported speech.




Finally, there is an online lesson on  BBC Learning English that you will find useful. Remember you can do it through their app as well.

You can also do online self correcting exercises here.  https://agendaweb.org/verbs/reported-indirect-speech.html

I will also be sending some extra material to your e-mail accounts so please check your e-mails regularly this week and write to me if nothing has arrived by Friday.

The passive voice (BACHILLERATO)

Here is a presentation on how to use the passive voice, which we will be seeing in unit 6. As you can see, it's quite similar to Spanish BUT there are some peculiarities that you need to pay attention to.
(Note: I've changed the presentation a little, as it was a bit hard to read on mobile phones)

Here is further information on how to use the causative structure.

You can go to Agendaweb's section for passive voice practice here http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/passive-exercises.html

For more on passive reporting structures, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/

For more on using the passive voice with two objects check http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/

You can see some practical examples of how the passive voice is used here:

 

There is a second part of the video. You can watch it here.

Finally, this collection of songs that use causatives and passives is also worth checking out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG_7Xlghi_c

Games to lear English

https://www.gamestolearnenglish.com/ is a nice website for beginners you might want to check out.

A few resources for using the future (2º ESO)

A few links to practice your English while school is closed:



1) First, check your notes and go back to this entry from the blog. There we saw the most relevant points:

https://goodatenglish.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-future-tenses-in-english.html

2) If you are still confused, you can check his video is in Spanish.









2) Visit British Council Learning Teens and watch a video with will and be going to.
You can see we can also use the present continuous to talk about the future.
Do the exercises on that site, too. They are self-correcting, so you will know if you are making a mistake.

3) Finally, visit the following sections of Agendaweb.org. They are self-correcting, too.



https://agendaweb.org/verbs/future-will-exercises.html

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/future-be-going-to-exercises.html

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/future-simple-exercises.html



4) REMEMBER to submit your homework via e-mail and also send any questions through e-mail or in the comments.



Good luck!

Double comparatives

A brief explanation on how to use double comparatives, in Spanish.


 


Another good resource to practice double comparatives is BBC Learning English. You can check this lesson out and do the exercises. http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/eiam/unit-1/session-35

Finally, here's a country song about what happens when you suffer peer pressure and you drink too much, using the structure. Do not drink!


(if you can find other songs with double comparatives, they will be appreciated)

The future tenses in English:

There are several ways to express the future in English. Here are the most common:

Future Forms from Elena (IES Cervantes)

Here is a nice video with examples of how the different future tenses are actually used in English (if you want to skip the grammar introduction, go straight to minute 5:54).






Finally, can you tell how many times is will Rihanna's Umbrella? What type of use of will is this?

as...as, too..., enough

Here's a presentation about other ways of comparing things.

You can also look at this story from the BBC. Do you recognize the characters? What are their names in your language?

 

Countable and uncountable nouns (repost)

Countable and uncountable nouns are a bit problematic in English. Here's a summary of which ones are countable and which ones are not.
 

Countable and uncountable nouns from Elena (IES San Cristóbal)


Look also at this British Council Learning Teens section on countable nouns for examples in video.

You can even watch a contest at the BBC

Reported Speech (update)

Using causative sentences

Conditional songs.

Can you identify which conditionals are these songs using?











Now look at this video. What conditional type are they using?

 

How about now? What conditional is Vegeta using?


Now look at them all together:

 

*you can check out even more conditional songs here https://goodatenglish.blogspot.com/2021/01/more-conditional-songs.html

Watching Coco

Coco is a 2017 fantasy film. It was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Lee Unkrich wrote and directed the film, along with co-director Adrian Molina. It is the story of a 12-year-old boy named Miguel Rivera, who wants to be a musician but whose family hates music. After an accident during Día de los Muertos, he is sent to the land of the dead, where he will need the help of his great-great-grandfather to return to his family among the living.

The film was written by Molina and Matthew Aldrich from a story by Unkrich, Jason Katz, Aldrich and Molina, and the music was composed by Michael Giacchino and also includes some classic Mexican songs, like La Llorona.

Coco was  released in Mexico the weekend before Día de los Muertos, and in the United States on November 22, 2017. The film became immediately popular, and it won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for "Remember Me", as well as the Best Animated Film at the BAFTA Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Critic's Choice Movie Awards, and Annie Awards.

Watch the next video on the link to know why the film has become so popular and received so many awards:

Los Angeles City Councilmember Gil Cedillo declared Tuesday, Feb. 27 as "Coco Day" in LA 🙌

Here’s why the Pixar film is being celebrated: pic.twitter.com/vOfUWP1pEm

— AJ+ (@ajplus) 27 de febrero de 2018

After watching the movie, think about what would have happened if:

1. Miguel’s great grandfather hadn’t abandoned his family?
2. Miguel’s great grandmother hadn’t forbidden music in the house?
3. Miguel hadn’t discovered the secret in the photograph?
4. Miguel’s grandmother hadn’t broken his guitar?
5. Miguel hadn’t stolen Ernesto de la Cruz’s guitar?

Think of other moments in the film when the story would have changed completely if Miguel or another character had taken a completely different decision and write 3-5 more sentences in the 3rd conditional.

Finally, you can do this quiz at home.
It only takes a couple of minutes!

Which Coco Character Are You? 

https://www.buzzfeed.com/luisdelvalle/which-coco-character-are-you?utm_term=.ew5ODMzoJ

After you are done, you can reward yourself later singing the bilingual version of "Remember Me":

Exercises with relative clauses

https://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/RelativeBU4-7.htm

Link to post on relative clauses

http://goodatenglish.blogspot.com.es/2016/02/relative-sentences-repost.html?m=1

How to use phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs from Elena (IES Cervantes)

Phrasal verbs in English are very, very common. The best advice is to calm down and pick them up just like any other verb, one at a time.
Also, a good idea is to pay attention to them when they turn up in songs. Lindsay Dow has a fantastic Youtube playlist with songs that use them. Check them out!

 

You can also revise this BBC Learning English unit:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-21/tab/grammar?ocid=socialflow_twitter

And you may want to practice with this fantastic series from the BBC about phrasals, too:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/faceup/