INFORMATION – INFORMACION

This blog is a compilation of diferent events, tv programs, English grammar exercises and  information in general, useful for the improvement of your English.

In this blog you can also find a set of exercises for the different lessons that the Speak your Mind method has, they can help you to improve grammar points you are learning in the different lessons. In the right part of the screen you have the list of the different categories so that you can find all the exercises for that category, old and new ones. 

Este blog es una recopilacion de eventos, noticias, videos , ejercicios de gramática en ingles e informacion en general, para poder mejorar tu inglés.

En este blog tambien podeis encontrar una serie de ejercicios para las diferentes lecciones que comprende el metodo Speak your Mind, os pueden ayudar a mejorar puntos de gramatica que habeis aprendido en las diferentes lecciones. En la parte derecha de la pantalla teneis una lista de las categorias de manera que podais encontrar todos los ejercicios para cada categoria, nuevos y antiguos.

LESSON 80+ // LECCION 80+

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

 

That- When- Where- Which- Whose- Who

Which relative pronoun/s is used for?:

 

1. People -
2. Time –
3. Things –
4. Place –
5. Possession -

  

 

Complete these sentences using a Relative pronoun

 

1. I know a lot of people ………………….. I live.
2. I met a lot of people ………….……. I lived inBilbao.
3. All the teachers ……………………..………. work here are native.
4. The shop assistant …….……….…. served me was very friendly.
5. This is the shop ……………..….. I bought my coat.
6. That is the man ………………… dog bit me.
7. There are several topics ………………… need to be discussed.

LESSON 50+ // LECCION 50+

DO AND MAKE

Do we use Do or Make in the following fixed expressions?

 

1. ………………….…. the shopping
2. ……………………… a cake
3. ……………………… an effort
4. ………………………. business
5. ………………………. a decision
6. ………………………. exercise
7. ………………………. homework
8. ………………………. a mistake
9. ………………………. a suggestion
10. ………………………. a phone call
11. ………………………. the housework
12. ………………………. (someone) a favour
13. ………………………. a mess
14. ………………………. a promise
15. ………………………. sport

  

Fill the gaps in the sentences using either Do or Make in their correct verb form (present, past, etc).

 

1. I need to ……………………. a decision about what to study at University.
2. James ……………………… his homework (negative).
3. This weekend I have a lot of housework to ……………………….…
4. If we are going to finish this job on time we will need to …………………. a big effort.
5. I have ………………… this exercise 3 times and I still ………………. Mistakes.

LESSON 40 + // LECCION 40+

PAST SIMPLE

 

Make questions in the Past Simple, then answer them.

 

1. ………………..… you play football last weekend?. Yes, we …………………. On Sunday.
2. …………………..… you pass your English exam?. No, I ……………..….. (short answer).
3. …………………….… you sick last week?. Yes, I …………………., I had flu.
4. When …………………….you go toLondon?. I …………………. there 3 months ago.
5. How long ago ………………….… you get married?. I ……………….… married 6 years ago.
6. What ……………………….. you think of the film?. I thought it …………………… fantastic.
7. How ………………………… you come here today?. I ……………………. by bus.
8. Was there much traffic?. No, there …………………….… (short answer).

 

EXERCISES LESSONS 35 TO 40 // EJERCICIO LECCIONES 35 A 40

ADVERBS AND ADJECTIVES 

Fill in the table with the Adverb.-comparative and superlative from the adjectives given. 

 

ADJECTIVE	ADVERB	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
Easy
Nice
Good
Bad
Dark
Hard
Difficult
Beatiful
Dangerous
Comfortable

 

EXERCISE LESSON 20+ // EJERCICIO LECCION 20+

HOW MUCH // HOW MANY 

Make questions using How many or How much and then answer them so they are true for you.

 

1. ……………. hours do you study English each week?.

              I …………….. hours a week.

2. …………. days do you come to school each week?.

              I …………  to school …….. days a week.

3. ……… money do you have?

              I…………………….  pounds.

4. ……………..  homework do you do?

              I………….  a lot of homework (affirmative). I……. do any homework (negative).

5. …………  hours do you watch tv each day?

              I ………………   hours a day.

 

EXERCISES LESSON 5 TO 10 // EJERCICIOS LECCION 5 A 10

LESSON 5 TO 10

Questions words;  fill the gaps in the questions and the answers  

1. ………. is your name?. My name …….
2. ………. old are you?.  I ………
3. ………. do you live?.  I ……… in Bilbao
4. ………. do you live with?. I ……. with my family
5. ………. many people are there in your family?. There ……. four……..

EXERCISE FOR LESSONS 1 TO 5 // EJERCICIOS DE LAS LECCIONES 1 A 5

TO BE

Singular- Plural using the verb TO BE

1. My car ……. blue.
2. Trees………green.
3. I ……. a teacher.
4. Ane …….. a student.
5. Bilbao…… a city.
6. They …… at school.
7. My parents …… at home.
8. I….. at home.
9. Her hair …. brown.
10.  We ….. in the classroom.

Una pagina web donde practicar el ingles // A web page to practice english

Here we present you a very nice web to practice your english, it joins english with current affairs. You can see the vocabulary related with the last Harry Potter film, with the latest news…, you can do quizzes…

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Aqui os presentamos una interesante pagina web para practicar vuestro ingles, combina ingles con temas actuales. Puedes ver vocabulario relacionado con la ultima pelicula de Harry Potter, con las ultimas noticia…, puedes hacer juegos….

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

 

 

Tv in English – Tv en inglés

As most of you will know with the TDT we can see lots of  tv series and movies can be seen in original version, for example: Bones in La sexta, CSI in Telecinco…

Find in your tv or tdt decoder menu the way to see them in English.

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Como la mayoría de vosotros sabréis con la TDT podemos ver muchas series y películas en versión original, por ejemplo: Bones en La Sexta, CSI en Telecinco…

Encuentra en el menú de tu tv o de tu descodificador de tdt la forma de verlas en inglés.