026 - Order of Adjectives

026 - Order of Adjectives

The Ruins of Unnecessary Adjectives - Game

Parker was quite afraid of the place, and reasonably so. It was _______________________________ and the explorers' guild decided we were the most able for such an endevour. We arrived to the site under a stormy weather and after looking around the ruins, we found _________________________. We saw _____________________________________ that told the story of a strange ritual. Brave as we used to be, we stepped into ________________________________________________ and scouted the place, task that was not easy since ________________________________________ covered ost of the site. Parker and I went around the ruins until we stopped at the sight of _____________________________________________________. It had the features of a warrior with___________________________________________. We decided to study the monument but Parker stepped into an elevated tile and pressed what seemed like a button, activating a __________________________________________________. Then we saw ___________________________________ coming down different crevices chiseled onto the rock. We ran back to the entrance as fast as we could, but in the rush Parker tripped into some rocks. The frogs jumped onto him, he was lost and I didn't want to look. I continued to the entrance, but as I moved forward I found out that I had gotten lost and didn't know my way back.



temple / ancient / huge / forgotten / a
entrance / Incan / sandstone / a/ narrow
mesmerizing / hyeroglyphs / a / hyeroglyphs / native
rocky / laberynthic /corridors / abandoned
cave / convex / an / enormous / gallery
bizarre-looking / a / humanoid-serpent / tall / statue
red / eyes / bright / Indoamerican
a / ancient / mechanic / trap / death / surprising
frogs / of / multi-colored / small / disgusting / swarm



- A forgotten huge ancient temple.
- A narrow Incan sandstone entrance.
- Weird mesmerizing native hyeroglyphs.
- Abandoned laberynthic rocky corridors.
- An enormous convex cave gallery.
- A bizarre-looking tall humanoid-serpent statue.
- Bright red Indoamerican eyes.
- A surprising ancient mechanic death trap.
- Disgusting small multi-colored swarm of frogs.

023 - Past Perfect

023 - Past Perfect

Short Films for describing events sequence

The Device
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9nnr2OC_44

Black Hole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5_Msrdg3Hk

Cargo (Zombie related, some blood showing)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gryenlQKTbE

022 - English and other languages around the world

022 - English and other languages 
around the world

Video Introduction to other Languages

Italian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg3v35MHZSE

Brazilian Portuguese
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5en7I8hNtM4

French
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4N46dVx9nE

Japanese
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGrBHiuPlT0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYiEcPEZS2U

German
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWcZGv_fWR8

Chinese
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCik9yll7o8

Research Paper

Research Paper: Languages around the world.

Date: ___________ Students:___________________________________________

Language Chosen: ___________________________________________________

1 - Origins of the Language.

Where does it come from? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What countries speak that language?

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Historic moments where the language spread.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2 - Characteristics of the Language

Is it a vocalic language or a consonant language? Why?

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Is it easy to learn? Why?

_________________________________________________________________________________________

One unique thing about the language.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

3 - Culture

Mention some famous books in that language.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Mention some famous songs in that language.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Mention a famous poem in that language.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

4 - Demonstration

Show 5 words in English and the language chosen.

 4 - Demonstration

Show 5 expressions in English and the language chosen.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5 - Give your opinión on the language.

Do you like it? Do you think is relevant in the world? Why? Is it goind to spread, stay the same in its region start to disappear? Why?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

021 - Present Perfect

021 - Present Perfect

Assessment
You are a going to write an article of 80 words about an artist that you know of.
1. Present an artist, who they are and what they have been doing.
2. Include two famous works of art they have done.
3. Describe the style of their works and what material, instruments, tools or genre they use.
4. Express the possible future of the artist.
5. Give your opinion about what they have done.

020 - Contrasting Ideas

020 - Contrasting Ideas

Listening

Contrasting Ideas
http://study.com/academy/lesson/how-to-compare-contrast-ideas-in-a-reading-selection.html

Writing

Topics for Writing
http://grammar.about.com/od/topicsuggestions/a/causeff07topics.htm

Reading
- Contrasting Ideas
http://www.multimedia-english.com/grammar/how-to-express-contrast-40

- Various Rules
http://speakspeak.com/resources/english-grammar-rules/various-grammar-rules

Flashcard Practice
- Opposing Ideas
https://quizlet.com/99120303/expressing-contrast-flash-cards/

Writing Assessment
Write a brief research paper on a controversial topic showing to perspectives that antagonize each other. Follow the following steps:

1. Pick a topic where two clear sides collides.
Example: Gun Control - Abortion - Legalization of Drugs - Conflict in the middle east - The use of frakking in oil extraction - Clean Energy - The Peace Treaty in Colombia - Gender Equality - Diets

2. Create a Venn's Diagram or a Mind Map to state two main differences between the points of view chosen.

3. Write an essay using the following format to contrast the perspectives chosen.

A. Introduction: Explain what your topic is about, describe the what, where and why of the situation and point out how it is relevan by saying how it affects our world. (About 30 words)

B. Contrasting Idea 1: Explain one conflicting ideas between the struggling parties. Express their views and their reasons for acting. (About 40 words, use linkers of contrast).

C. Contrasting Idea 2: Same as B, but describing a second conflincting idea. (About 40 words, use linkers of contrast).

D. Possible Solution: Look for a way this situation could be solved or its negative effects reduced. If there is any common ground between the points of view, try to capitalize on that to come up with an answer. (About 30 words)

Grammar Practice

Using the formula given, give your own examples.

Formula	Example	Explanation
main statement, but contrasting statement	I'd really like to come to the film, but I have to study tonight.	Use a comma or semi colon (;) with 'but'. 'But' is the most common way to show contrasting ideas.
main statement, in spite of contrasting statement OR in spite of contrasting statement, main statement	They continued on their journey, in spite of the pouring rain.	Use 'in spite of' plus a noun, noun phrase or gerund
main statement, despite contrasting statement OR Despite contrasting statement, main statement	They continued on their journey, despite the pouring rain.	Use 'despite' plus a noun, noun phrase or gerund
main statement, althoughcontrasting statement OR Althoughcontrasting statement, main statement	ngerous.	Use 'although' with a subject and a verb.

019 - Comparatives and Superlatives

019 - Comparatives and Superlatives


Reading
Comparatives and Superlative Explanation
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/adjectives-comparative-and-superlative.html

Comparatives presented in a video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrxTrvrCohE   (Part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8lX5I5sTPQ             (Part 2)

Flashcards Online

Quizlet for Comparatives
https://quizlet.com/91358319/comparatives-flash-cards/

Quizlet for Superlatives
https://quizlet.com/64819567/superlatives-flash-cards/

Games

PDF: Guessing Game
http://busyteacher.org/22906-superlative-adjectives-guessing-game.html

Comparatives with limited time to complete
http://gamestolearnenglish.com/compare/

Guess games with Comparatives and Superlatives
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-games/comparatives-and-superlatives

Puzzle Games with Comparatives
http://www.marks-english-school.com/games/basketball.html

Comparatives and Superlative Questionnaire
http://www.grammar.cl/Games/Comparatives_Superlatives.htm

Useful Websites

Description of different activities that can be done with comparatives.
http://www.usingenglish.com/articles/fun-practice-for-comparative-adjectives.html

Worksheets
http://www.teach-this.com/resources/grammar/comparatives-superlatives

018 - Songs and lyrics for listening practice

018 - Songs for Lyrics Practice 

What exercises can you do with songs?
1 - Make a list of words that appear in the song and make students choose between some options.
2 - Cut out parts of the lyrics and make students organize them.
3 - Make a student repeat a line from the song after played.
4 - Play game in groups where students listen and try to get as many phrases as possible. The phrases must be composed of at least 3 words or more.
5 - Do not show them the screen and make students guess who sings the song, where the person is from and what style of music is being played.

Get up, Stand up 
Artist: Bob Marley
Style: Reggae
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuMlHdxiIZ8
Lyrics: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/bob+marley/get+up+stand+up_20021743.html

Get Lucky
Artist: Daft Punk
Style: Disco Funk
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5EofwRzit0
Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/get-lucky-lyrics-daft-punk.html

Harder, Better, Faster
Artist: Daft Punk
Style: Disco Funk
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAjR4_CbPpQ
Lyrics: http://www.musica.com/letras.asp?letra=1245610

Someone like you
Artist: Adelle
Style: Pop
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNE6y879lCU
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/adele/someonelikeyou.html

We are the champions
Artist: Queen
Style: Pop
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2NU98NZF8o
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/queen/wearethechampions.html

Smells like teen spirit
Artist: Nirvana
Style: Grunge
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/emmeliedeforest/smellsliketeenspirit.html

Don't speak
Artist: No doubt.
Style: Rock.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR3Vdo5etCQ
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/leelajames/dontspeak.html

R.E.M
Artist: REM
Style: Rock
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtdhWltSIg
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rem/losingmyreligion.html

Enjoy the silence
Artist: Depeche Mode
Style: Electronic
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGSKrC7dGcY
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/depechemode/enjoythesilence.html

Rehab
Artist: Amy Winehouse
Style: R&B
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUmZp8pR1uc
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/arkarna/rehab.html


Fighter
Artist: Cristina Aguilera
Style: Pop
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PstrAfoMKlc
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/christinaaguilera/fighter.html
Topic: Comparative

017 - Learning Languages

017 - Learning Languages

Videos on Language Learning

TED on how to speed up Learning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0yGdNEWdn0

Learning Languages with Media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFpzeGoP-Kg

Why to learn English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeahvBKzMLw

Reading on Language Learning

Tips on Learning a Language.
https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/10-tips-from-an-expert

Why to learn English
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/why-learn-english.htm

016 - Food and related topics

016 - Vocabulary: Food.  Grammar: Countable and Uncountables.

Videos
Top Ten Healthy Food
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=top+10+healthy+foods

Top Ten Unhealthy Delicious Food
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsfrOO-IYnE

Crazy Video, but a good one, for countables and uncountables.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ov6cOlJBR8

Listening Activities

Joe's Hamburger
http://www.esl-lab.com/fastfood/fastfoodrd1.htm

A healthy lifestyle
http://www.esl-lab.com/health/healrd1.htm

Snackbar
http://www.esl-lab.com/snackbar/snackbarrd1.htm

Food Preferences
http://elllo.org/english/0701/T705-Phil-Food.htm
http://www.elllo.org/english/0901/T939-Mari-Food.htm
http://elllo.org/english/Mixer051/T061-Food.htm
http://www.elllo.org/english/0901/T940-Ron-Food.htm

Presentations and Handouts
Prezi Presentation on Countable and Uncountables
https://prezi.com/olljtwgowdn0/countable-and-uncountable-nouns/

Countable and Uncountable Food
https://englishf4umex.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/countables-ang-chart.jpg

Types of Countable and Uncountable Words
http://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/countable-uncountable-nouns.htm

Countable and Uncountable Food
https://englishf4umex.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/countables-ang-chart.jpg

33 Food Facts
http://www.factslides.com/s-Food

Quantifiers
Countable and Uncountable
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/count1.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/count2.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/count3.htm

Many and Much
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/countable-uncountable/many-much
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/much-many/exercises
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/muchmany1.php

A, an, some, any, much, many, a lot of.
http://www.carmenlu.com/first/grammar/countable1_1.htm


Listening Assessment: Quantifiers.

Complete these sentences as you listen to Mike and Cathy's conversation for a second time. All the words are quantifiers.

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/1L4-applepie.mp3

Choose the words from the box below:

some - any - few - a little - much - many - a lot

1. We need some apples. Do we have ?

2. How  do we have to use?

3. Now, is there  flour?

4. We'll have to buy  flour.

5. We only need  cinnamon

6. We have  of salt

7. We don't have  sugar!

8. Did you buy  butter yesterday at the store?

9. No, I didn't get . How  do we need for the recipe?

10. I think we have  butter in the fridge.

015 - Jobs

Listening Practice about Jobs

Cool Jobs
http://www.elllo.org/english/0701/T749-Tim-GoodJob.htm

Todd's Job Experience
http://www.elllo.org/english/Points/PT03-Jobs.html


Reading about Jobs

Really Cool Worksheet
http://busyteacher.org/19199-the-most-extraordinary-jobs.html

014 - Future Progressive and Future Perfect

014 - Future Progressive and Future Perfect

Videos

Explanation on Future Perfect

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=future+perfect

Explanation on Future Perfect Progressive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arwsd341azI

Reading

Grammar explanation on Future Perfect

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/future-perfect-exercise-1.html

Grammar explanation on Future Perfect Continuous

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-continuous-exercise-1.html

013 - Clothing Vocabulary

013 - Clothing Vocabulary

Video Vocabulary: Clothing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqRgbX4KTBc
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=clothing+ESL

What should I wear?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ3iBkMud7E

Listening
Comprehension Listening
http://www.elllo.org/PagesMixer/59-MX-Clothes.htm

Listening Game: Guessing Clothes
http://www.elllo.org/english/Games/G025-Clothes.html

Colors and Clothes
http://www.elllo.org/english/0651/T652-Wendi-Clothes.htm

Weather and Clothes
http://www.esl-lab.com/clothing/clothingrd1.htm

Where did you get your clothes?
http://www.elllo.org/video/1301/1305-GeawMiki-Clothes.htm

Do you worry about our fashion?
http://www.elllo.org/video/1251/V1300-Goron-FashionWorry.htm

Shopping for clothes
http://www.elllo.org/english/1251/1300-Spencer-Curtis-Clothing-Quirks.htm

Vocabulary related to clothing
http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-fashion.htm

Reading
Importance of Clothing
http://www.excellentesl4u.com/esl-clothes-reading.html

Clothing Style reading and worksheet
https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/reading_fashion/fashion--clothes/14814

Ancient Egyptian Fashion
http://eslreadinglessons.com/ancient_egyptian_fashion.htm


Speaking
Different clothes for different activities
http://www.dailyesl.com/clothing.htm

Games related to clothing
Clothing related vocabulary
http://www.eslgamesplus.com/clothes/

Ideas for the Classroom
8 ideas for using clothing as topic
http://busyteacher.org/6975-8-great-esl-clothes-activities.html

More ideas for teaching lessons
http://www.teach-this.com/resources/esl/shopping

012 - Verbs of Perception

Verb of Perception. Definition:

A verb (such as see, watch, look, hear, listen, feel, and taste) that conveys the experience of one of the physical senses. Also calledperception verb or perceptual verb.

• "I discovered that to achieve perfect personal silence all I had to do was to attach myself leechlike to sound. I began to listen to everything. I probably hoped that after I hadheard all the sounds, really heard them, and packed them down, deep in my ears, the world would be quiet around me."
  (Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Random House, 1969)
• "This is the pit of loneliness, in an office on a summer Saturday. I stand at the window andlook down at the batteries and batteries of offices across the way, recalling how the thing looks in winter twilight when everything is going full blast, every cell lighted, and how you can see in pantomime the puppets fumbling with their slips of paper (but you don't hear the rustle), see them pick up their phone (but you don't hear the ring), see the noiseless, ceaseless moving about of so many passers of pieces of paper . . .."
  (E.B.White, Here Is New York. Harper, 1949)
• "Now perchance many sounds & sights only remind me that they once said something to me, and are so by association interesting. . . . I see a skunk on bare garden hill stealing noiselessly away from me, while the moon shines over the pitch pines which send long shadows down the hill . . .. I smell the huckleberry bushes. . . . Now I hear the sound of a bugle in the 'Corner' reminding me of Poetic Wars, a few flourishes & the bugler has gone to rest."
  (Henry David Thoreau, July 11, 1851. A Year in Thoreau's Journal: 1851, ed. by H. Daniel Peck. Penguin, 1993)

Videos

The difference between See, Look and Watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtM1v1YZXhU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObMbNufZkaY

Example and use of some verbs of perception

http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/verbs_perception.html
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-52232.php

011 - Indirect Speech

011 - Indirect Speech

Definition:  Indirect speech, also called reported speech or indirect discourse, is a means of expressing the content of statements, questions or other utterances, without quoting them explicitly as is done in direct speech. For example, He said "I'm coming" is direct speech, whereas He said (that) he was coming is indirect speech. Indirect speech should not be confused with indirect speech acts.

Reading Material
Basic notions of Indirect Speech
http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/reportedspeech.html

Reported Speech Explanation
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech.html

Video Material
Indirect Speech Explained.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwlm-GoPzJI

Reported Speech Explained with different style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBtc6rpcMz4

Changing Direct Speech into Indirect Speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew4YHmNigRs

Reported Speech Examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZr_CMGedvo

Assessment Questions on Indirect Speech Grammar
1) What is Quoted Speech and Indirect Speech?
2) What are other names for Indirect Speech?
3) When is Indirect Speech used?
4) How is it formulated?
5) What are reporting verbs?
6) What are the two most common reporting verbs?
7) What is the difference between the two verbs?
8) Can you give us some examples of reporting verbs that are not the common ones?
9) What happens in the time tense when we change Direct Speech to Indirect Speech?
10) What happens to time expressions when we step back in Indirect Speech?
11) When is not necessary to change the time tense?
12) What changes do we make in pronouns and possessives?

Online Exercises
Multiple Choice Exercises
http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/repspee.htm
http://www.redcamelot.com/camelot/exercises/SEPT26/Grammar/Reported%20Speech/Level%201.a.htm

Fill in the blanks
http://www2.arnes.si/~oskksavokl2/reported.htm

Mix and Match
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/questions2/exercise5.swf

Unscramble the sentence
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/questions2/exercise4.swf

From direct to indirect speech
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/questions.htm
http://www.english-4u.de/rep_speech_ex1.htm
http://www.english-4u.de/rep_speech_ex2.htm
http://www.english-4u.de/rep_speech_ex3.htm

Reported Speech with Questions
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/questions2/exercise6.swf
http://www.redcamelot.com/camelot/exercises/SEPT26/Grammar/Reported%20Speech/Level%201.b.htm

Reported Speech with Commands
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/reportedspeech-commands1.html


Presentations and Worksheets
Powerpoint regarding Reported Speech
http://busyteacher.org/21922-reported-speech.html

Garfield exemplifying the Reported Speech
http://busyteacher.org/19920-reported-speech-2.html

Very useful worksheet to practice
http://busyteacher.org/11028-reported-speech.html

Best Webpages for English Teachers (ESL).

010 - Recommended Webpages

Class Dojo
https://www.edmodo.com/new-user

Busy Teacher: Perfect for finding Worksheets.
http://busyteacher.org/

Dipity: For making interactive timelines.
http://www.dipity.com/

Perfect English: Good source of explanation and exercises
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/

Randall's ESL Lab: Probably one of the best sites with listening resources.
http://www.esl-lab.com/

Agenda Web: Online Exercises Web Engine
http://www.agendaweb.org/

Kahoot: Excellent quiz maker and clicker substitute.
https://www.getkahoot.com/
https://kahoot.it/#/

Lyrics Training: Video webpage where students can practice listening.
http://en.lyricstraining.com/

OM Listening Webpage
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omlisten/contenidotematico.htm

Quizlet: A page to practice with flashcards. Recommended for concept working.
https://quizlet.com/latest

Zaption: A video-based teaching.
https://www.zaption.com/

Online Quiz Creator: Pretty much what it says.
https://www.onlinequizcreator.com/

A more comprehensive list of utilities.
http://www.uic.edu/depts/tie/coolsites.htm

009 - Embedded Questions

009 - Embedded Questions


Video Material

What are embedded questions?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XakBbLdyWt8

Embedded Questions with Simple Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFTnn82ebr0

Reading Material

Complete Explanation of Embedded Questions
http://grammar.about.com/od/e/g/Embedded-Question-term.htm

Examples on Embedded Questions. Phrasing Vocabulary.
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/410-embedded-questions.htm

Great Examples of Different Embedded Questions
http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Orange%20Level/O20_Embedded_Questions.html

Exercises on Embedded Questions

Exercises on Embedded Questions
http://www.examenglish.com/grammar/b1_questions.htm

Quotes on Embedded Questions

• "I live in New York, and I was thinking about the lagoon in Central Park, down near Central Park South. I was wondering if it would be frozen over when I got home, and if it was, where did the ducks go? I was wondering where the ducks went when the lagoon got all icy and frozen over. I wondered if some guy came in a truck and took them away to a zoo or something. Or if they just flew away."
  (J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, 1951)

008 - Likes and dislikes

008 - Likes and Dislikes


Activities
You and your partner make a Venn Diagram about the activities you like and compare to see if you have more preferences in common or more different preferences.



Now make a Venn diagram for Melissa and Tracy and complete it listening to the recordings.
http://english-tonight.com/esl-speaking-listening-activity-what-do-you-like/


Worksheets
Very complete worksheet connected to likes and dislikes.
http://busyteacher.org/22248-likes-and-dislikes-like-gerund.html

Listenings
Simple Likes and Dislikes Listening
http://www.esl-lab.com/like1/like1.htm

Patricia talks about her preferences.
http://www.aprenderinglesrapidoyfacil.com/2014/01/31/listening-sobre-love-like-dislike-y-hate-likes-dislikes/

007 - Present Continuous / Progressive

007 - Present Continuous / Progressive


Video Material
Present Continuous Examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWWF6kZIivs

Present Continuous Examples with Mr. Bean's Cartoon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTeGorY3rg4

English with Sound and Light: Present Progressive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xIwAWfjFHw

Reading Material

English Page - Explanation and examples.
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentcontinuous.html

Perfect English: Present Continuous.
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous.html

Exercises on Present Continuous / Progressive

Matching the verb "be" in Present Continuous.
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-continuous.htm

Present Progressive Vocabulary.
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-continuous-2.htm

What are they doing?
http://www.carmenlu.com/first/grammar/presentcont17.htm   (Part 1)
http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/v+ing/vingmtch.htm (Part 2)

Games
Assessment

Worksheets
A basic and very complete worksheet on likes and dislikes
http://busyteacher.org/22248-likes-and-dislikes-like-gerund.html

Assessment
Oral Task
Students work in pairs or groups of three. They have 10 minutes to prepare a conversation where they are going to describe what movies they want to watch next film season (Summer, Fall or Christmas), explaining what the movies is about, why is it interesting for them, what important actors or directors are going to be in the movie and who they are going to watch it with,

For example:
Student 1: Hello Mark, are you going to watch Suicide Squad? It sounds very interesting.
Student 2: I don't know, the reviews of it say it is bad.
Student 1: I don't agree. I am going to watch it.
Student 2: What is the movie about?
Student 1: It is a group of villains who are forced to work with the government, but they are really bad people.
Student 2: What is it interesting?
Student 1: It is interesting because it has a lot of action and good humor.
Student 2: Who are acting in that film?
Student 1: Well, there is Will Smith in the film and also Jared Leto, the singer of 30 Seconds from mars.
Student 2: Excellent. Maybe I will go watch the movie with you.

006 - The Passive Voice

006 - The Passive Voice

Active and Passive Voice

An active sentence like I drank two cups of coffee has the subject first (the person or thing that does the verb), followed by the verb, and finally the object (the person or thing that the action happens to).

So, in this example, the subject is 'I', the verb is 'drank' and the object is 'two cups of coffee'.

But, we don't always need to make sentences this way. We might want to put the object first, or perhaps we don't want to say who did something. This can happen for lots of reasons (see the explanation further down the page). In this case, we can use a passive, which puts the object first:

• Two cups of coffee were drunk (we can add 'by me' if we want, but it isn't necessary).

How to make the Passive in English

We make the passive by putting the verb 'to be' into whatever tense we need and then adding the past participle. For regular verbs, we make the past participle by adding 'ed' to the infinitive. So play becomes played. Click here to learn about irregular verbs.

Tense	Active	Passive
present simple	I make a cake.	A cake is made (by me).
present continuous	I am making a cake.	A cake is being made (by me).
past simple	I made a cake.	A cake was made (by me).
past continuous	I was making a cake.	A cake was being made(by me).
present perfect	I have made a cake.	A cake has been made (by me).
pres. perf. continuous	I have been making a cake.	A cake has been being made (by me).
past perfect	I had made a cake.	A cake had been made(by me).
future simple	I will make a cake.	A cake will be made (by me).
future perfect	I will have madea cake.	A cake will have been made (by me).

When should we use the Passive?

1. When we want to change the focus of the sentence:
   
   • The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci. (We are more interested in the painting than the artist in this sentence)
2. When who or what causes the action is unknown or unimportant or obvious or 'people in general':
   • He was arrested (obvious agent, the police).
   • My bike has been stolen (unknown agent).
   • The road is being repaired (unimportant agent).
   • The form can be obtained from the post office (people in general).
3. In factual or scientific writing:
   • The chemical is placed in a test tube and the data entered into the computer.
4. In formal writing instead of using someone/ people/ they (these can be used in speaking or informal writing):
   • The brochure will be finished next month.
5. In order to put the new information at the end of the sentence to improve style:
   • Three books are used regularly in the class. The books were written by Dr. Bell. ('Dr. Bell wrote the books' sound clumsy)
6. When the subject is very long:
   
   • I was surprised by how well the students did in the test. (More natural than: 'how well the students did in the test surprised me')

Taken from: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive.html

Video Material

Smrt English Explanation - Passive Voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rlvWoNNrcs (Part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ6bSNimM0o (Part 2)

Anglo Link Detailed Explanation of Passive Voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxbQ2U3Uuv0

Famous Series Scenes with Passive Voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzeI93MszMk

Exercises for Practice
- Present Simple Exercise
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-exercise-1.html
http://www.kico4u.de/english/uebungen/passiv/simplepresein.htm
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/3g20-passive-active-exercise.php
http://www.ang.pl/cwiczenia/927

- Past Simple Exercise
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-exercise-2.html
http://www.ang.pl/cwiczenia/928
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?simple-past
http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_active_passive/31_active_passive_simple_past_exercises.htm

- Present Perfect Exercise
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-exercise-3.html

- Organize or Match the Sentences
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/passive/exercise2.swf
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-28628.php

- Complete the Sentence
http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/single/passive_r.htm
http://suz.digitaleschulebayern.de/english/grammar/passive5.htm

- Transform into Passive or Active
http://learningapps.org/123565
http://suz.digitaleschulebayern.de/english/grammar/passive2.htm
http://suz.digitaleschulebayern.de/english/grammar/passive3.htm
http://suz.digitaleschulebayern.de/english/grammar/passive4.htm
http://www.english-4u.de/passive_ex1.htm

Games for Passive Voice
Passive Voice with Famous People
http://www.eslgamesplus.com/passive-voice-past-passive-esl-grammar-sentence-activity-fun-game-online/

Shootout
http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/football/passive%20voice/passive%20voice.html

Basketball Game
http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/basketball/active%20vs.%20passive%20voice/active%20vs.%20passive%20voice.html

Writing Assessment

Introduce the students to the activity with this video:
http://money.howstuffworks.com/54-how-money-is-made-video.htm

Ask the following questions
Where do dollars come from?
How much money is made in the US?
How is money printed?
What is a master engraver?
What is a money plate?
What is the process money goes through to be elaborated?
What are two ways money is protected from counterfeiting?

Write a four paragraph essay where you explain how something is made. In the first paragraph, give an introduction to the product and industry you are talking about giving details of its importance. Then, describe the process of how something is made describing the materials needed for the product, the elaboration of the product and how it is distributed to the masses.

Note: The essay could be a critique on a product, an attempt to sell the product or a project/idea you would like to elaborate.

Key Ideas: Keep in mind the use of the Passive Voice throughout the description.

005 - Comparatives and Superlatives

005 - Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparatives
Comparative Structures: one thing or person is more than another thing or person

We can say that something is more than another thing by using a comparative adjective with 'than'.

• France is bigger than Scotland.
• Luke is taller than Lucy.
• Your book is more interesting than my book.

We can make the comparison stronger by using 'far' or 'much' or 'a lot' before the adjective. We can make it less strong by using 'a little' or 'a bit'.

• Canada is far bigger than Scotland.
• Your book is much more interesting than my book.
• Amanda is a lot younger than Julie.
• This exercise is a little more difficult than that exercise.

We can say that one thing or person is less than another thing by using 'less ... than':

• Scotland is less big than France.
• Lucy is less tall than Luke.
• My book is less interesting than your book.

To show something is changing, we can use 'comparative and comparative' or 'more and more adjective'.

• That child is getting taller and taller.
• The climate is getting hotter and hotter.
• This city is becoming more and more crowded.

Comparative structures: things or people that are the same

First, we can use 'as ... as' with a normal adjective (not a comparative) to say two things are the same:

• John is as tall as Luke (= they are the same height).
• The red shirt is as expensive as the blue shirt (= they are the same price).

We can use 'not as ... as' to say that two things are not the same.

• Lucy is not as tall as Helena (= Helena is taller than Lucy).
• Paris is not as big as London (= London is bigger than Paris).

Superlatives

We use a superlative to say that a thing or person is the most of a group. When we use a superlative adjective ('the tallest student') before the noun, we generally use it with 'the'. This is because there's only one (or one group) of the thing we are talking about. There is one student who is the tallest in the class, and because it's clear to the listener which one we mean, we usually use 'the':

• She's the most beautiful girl I've ever seen.
• It's the best café in London.
• John and Lisa are the most intelligent students here.
• This bowl is the biggest one.

Remember, we don't use 'the' when there is a possessive:

• He's my best student.
• That's our most important goal.

It's possible to drop 'the' when the adjective is used later in the sentence, rather than directly before the noun. We can choose either 'the' or 'no article', with no change in meaning:

• She is (the) most beautiful.
• This café is (the) best.
• John and Lisa are (the) most intelligent.
• This bowl is (the) biggest.

This is not possible when the adjective comes directly before the noun:

• He is fastest swimmer.

Taken from: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/comparatives.html

Video Material for Comparatives and Superlatives.

English with Sound and Light, Comparatives Usage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrxTrvrCohE   (Part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8lX5I5sTPQ   (Part 2)

Explanation of Comparatives and Superlatives with a song background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UESYzGogazQ

Examples with countries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pwwrF0UBQQ

Examples and spelling rules of comparatives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fQb7_KUs3A

Visual Examples of Comparatives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCLrYbmPvis

Comparatives and Superlative in Songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T7EDVC-Byk

Comparatives in Interviews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLE5yPZa_Ow

Reading Material (Spanish)
http://www.curso-ingles.com/gramatica-inglesa/compar.php

Silent video that works as a presentation for Superlatives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9-jWTQq_7M

Reading Material for Comparatives

Simple Explanation of Comparatives
http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/adjectivecomp.html

Formation of Comparative Adjectives
https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/adjectives-comparative-form.htm

Explanation in Spanish
http://www.curso-ingles.com/gramatica-inglesa/compar.php

A very complete list of Comparatives
http://www.curso-ingles.com/gramatica-inglesa/compar-lista.php

Exercises for Comparatives and Superlatives

Very simple matching exercises
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/comparison/comparison-multiple-1
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/comparison/comparison-match

Complete Sentences
http://www.hshc.de/unterricht/comparison/comparison2.htm (Comparative)
http://suz.digitaleschulebayern.de/english/grammar/comp1.htm
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/comparison/comparison-write-2
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/comparison/comparison-write-3
http://www.english-4u.de/comparison_ex3.htm
http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/comparatives/superlatives.html (Superlative)
http://jerome.boulinguez.free.fr/english/file/hotpotatoes/superlatives3.htm
http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/comparatives/superlatives2.html
http://www.funkyenglish.com/page/quiz-superlatives

True or False Exercises on Comparatives
http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/comparing/trig&family1.htm (Comparative)
http://www.hshc.de/unterricht/comparison/comparison.htm
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/comparison/superlatives-1 (Superlative)

Use the right comparative or superlative.
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2070 (Comparatives)
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/supadj.php (Superlative)

Using more and most.
http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_year_2/comparison_adjectives/30_comparison_of_adjectives_more_most.htm

Games for Comparatives and Superlatives

Boardgame that uses animals as a topic for comparative and superlative adjectives.
http://www.eslgamesplus.com/comparatives-and-superlatives-zoo-animals-vocabulary-grammar-esl-interactive-board-game/

A game where the students must choose between comparatives and superlatives correctly.
http://www.eslgamesplus.com/comparatives-superlatives-wild-zoo-animals-vocabulary-grammar-interactive-monkey-fun-activity/

Compare different animals using the right adjective form.
http://gamestolearnenglish.com/compare/

Hangman and choosing the words in the right order.
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-games/comparatives-and-superlatives

Advanced games where students must read a text and use the right form of the adjective.
http://www.marks-english-school.com/games/basketball.html