Homework

Write a composition (120 words approx.) answering the following questions. Don´t write single sentences. Use connectors (however, but, moreover...) and frequency adverbs (sometimes, often, usually...).

At work:
1 Do I wear special clothes for my job?
2 Do I often work outdoors?
3 Do I work with the public?
4 Do I often work at weekends?
5 Do I have to travel to do my job?
6 Do I earn much?
7 Is my work glamorous or highly prestigious?
8 Do I work mainly with my hands?
9 Is my job sometimes dangerous?
10 Do I often receive tips?
11 Is my job creative?
12 Do I work with animals?
13 Do I work in a laboratory?
14 Do I need to be fit for my job?
15 Do I need a university degree for my job?
16 Do I need to be good with numbers?

DEADLINE: 5TH OCTOBER. You can write it on a piece of paper or send it by e-mail.

Useful websites

By clicking on the following webpages you can practise grammar and pronunciation in English. They are very interesting!!

- How to pronounce English sounds: http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html

- English Sounds Exercises on-line:
http://club.telepolis.com/phonetics/

- English grammar (with notes and exercises):
http://www.english-area.com/paginas/gramatica.htm


Enjoy!!:-)

Present Continuous or Present Simple

Click here to know about the uses of these tenses and do some exercises to practise.

Was / Were

Click here to practise the use of was and were. Enjoy!

Present Simple

Remember that we can use the present simple to talk about habits (things that we do regularly), facts (things that are always true) or states (facts that are true for a long time).
For example:

Habits:
We give the teacher a present every month.
She cleans the house on Saturdays.

Facts:
The sun doesn't rise in the west.
Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.

States:
They don't live in a flat together.
Alice works in a hospital

You can find some exercises to practise on this website.

Plans, predictions, intentions

Click on these links to practise the structure "be going to".

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Possessive 's vs of-structure

In this site you can find some notes about the English Saxon Genitive

Questionnaire

Please, fill out this questionnaire. You can use Spanish!!!

English sounds

To begin with, practise the English sounds by watching these videos. Please, download this chart for Monday's lesson.