CPI Tino Grandío Bilingual Sections

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Revision of first type conditional sentences

The first conditional is also called the "real" conditional because it is used for real, or possible, situations. These situations take place if a certain condition is met.
In the first conditional we can salso use unless, which means "if... not". In other words, "... unless he hurries up" could also be written, "... if he doesn't hurry up."

If it rains, we will stay at home.
He will arrive late unless he hurries up.
Sophie will buy a new car, if he gets his raise.

The first conditional is formed by the use of the present simple in the if clause followed by a comma and a future simple verb (will + infinitive) in the result clause. You can also put the result clause first without using a comma between the clauses.

If he finishes on time, we will go to the movies.

We will go to the movies if he finishes on time.

Next year we are going to study the second conditional structure.

If you want to do some more exercises you might try these ones:

These sheet contains a summary of first, second and third type conditional sentences.

Friday, March 28, 2014

Future tenses: will & going to

These are some interesting websites to revise future tenses in English at lower intermediate level:

Isabel Pérez: tenses website

GOING TO:

WILL:

Mixed tenses:

Monday, March 24, 2014

Adolfo Suárez has died

picture from Wikipedia

Adolfo Suárez, Spain's first Prime Minister following Franco's dictatorship, the man who led a successful transition to democracy, died on Sunday afternoon.

Why was he so relevant?

He was King Juan Carlos closest collaborator during Transición (1976-1981).
He engineered the process that led to the Referendum to pass the Constitución of 1978 and the first democratic elections.
During his term most of the laws from the former Dictatorship were changed and made democratic.
The Communist party became legal.
He defended democracy during the coup d'état lead that took place on February 23, 1981, when guard Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Tejero and a group of the armed men stormed into Congress the day lawmakers were voting on the prime minister’s successor, Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo.

Read this news in English

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Hilarious students' mistakes

Before giving in your exam to your teacher, PLEASE, check your answers, just in case something like this might happen:

from http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/photos/hilarious-funny-test-answers

from http://www.kulfoto.com/funny-pictures/41718/an-example-of-a-risk

from http://www.gagful.com/8696/what-is-the-strongest-force-on-earth.html

from http://www.gagbay.com/gag/hcoona_appended_with_matata_on_chemistry_exam-96642/

from http://ramonacreel.com/you-gotta-have-some-fun/funny-exam-answers/

from http://www.pinterest.com/sewcraftyangel/kids-excuse-notes/

from http://mozey.wordpress.com/2007/02/18/funny-exam-answers/

from http://joyreactor.com/post/389780

from http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/07/funny-exam-answers-gcse-a-levels_n_3401507.html#slide=2542844

from http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/photos/hilarious-funny-test-answers

from http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/03/01/pupils-hilarious-exam-answers-funnyexam-com/

from http://www.drheckle.net/2012/05/where-was-american-declaration-of.html

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

"Too" versus "Enough"

Too and Enough

Too and enough indicate degree. They are used with adjectives.

Too means more than what is needed.
Enough means sufficient.

Examples

You are too young to vote.
Jim is intelligent enough to do the right thing.
You're not driving fast enough .
I don't have enough money.
He has too many friends.
They have got too much patience.

Use of too and enough

Enough precedes adjectives and adverbs:

He isn't old enough to watch that film.
We're not running quickly enough.

Enough may also precede nouns:

We have enough time.
I don't have enough money to buy this computer.

Too comes before adjectives and adverbs:

It's too hot to wear that coat.
I was driving too fast.

Too may also come before nouns when it is used with the expressions too much and too many.

Too much is used before uncountable nouns.

There is too much vinegar in this salad.

Too many is used before countable nouns

There are too many desks in this classroom.

Online exercises

Revision of comparatives and superlatives

These last weeks we have been studying comparative and superlative structures in our classes. This chart summarizes the main points that you have to keep in mind: