Monday, February 15, 2010

There is there are

Exercises for there is and there are:

http://www.grammar.cl/Games/There_is_There_are.htm

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Greetings in English


Here you will find a game to practice the different ways of greeting in English.




Friday, January 29, 2010

Nothing compares to you


Hello guys, here's the song we had on class.


If the first link doesn't work, try these:







Friday, July 17, 2009

3. Grammar point for the recipe

Explanation for passive voice:
Passive Voice
The passive voice is used when focusing on the person or thing affected by an action.
· The Passive is formed: Passive Subject To Be Past Particple
· It is often used in business and in other areas where the object of the action is more important than those who perform the action. For Example: We have produced over 20 different models in the past two years. Changes to: Over 20 different models have been produced in the past two years.
· If the agent (the performer of the action) is important, use "by" For Example: Tim Wilson wrote "The Flight to Brunnswick" in 1987. Changes to:"The Flight to Brunnswick" was written in 1987 by Tim Wilson.
· Only verbs that take an object can be used in the passive.

Source: http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blpassive.htm

Follow up exercises:

http://www.nonstopenglish.com/exercise.asp?exid=921

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?02

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?text01


Task:
Rewrite your recipe using passive voice

2. Pastry Master's Homemade Chocolate Cake

Watch this video:


Tasks to be solved:
1. List of ingredients.
2. Material/equipment needed.
3. Procedure
Final task: Integrate the whole recipe.

Post your answers as a comment.
*(The best team will get a free piece of cake for next Friday)