Category: Grammar

Grammar

The causative: have/get something done

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Causative structures are another form of passive structures where the focus is on something that is done rather than who does it. Here’s a video I made with bitable that will give you some tips on some of the different structures. After, you can do a grammar activity to practise the structure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us3psJrPTvE

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A1/A2 Countable and uncountable nouns

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Countable and uncountable nouns in English are on many occasions sort of confusing and sometimes beginners need some picture activities to help them memorize some of the words in English that are uncountable. It may be a bit of a drag, but as a matter of fact, if you don´t know them you will have…… Continue reading A1/A2 Countable and uncountable nouns

A2 · B1 · Grammar

Conditionals: 1st Conditional game

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Oh! This week we’re going to do some work on conditionals. So, just to get this structure under our belt, I’ve set up this fun activity with Wheel decide. How to play? Click on the wheel and see what you get for the question ‘What will you do if …? Write down the sentence and spend…… Continue reading Conditionals: 1st Conditional game

A2 · Grammar

English grammar: object pronouns

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There always seems to be a little confusion with subject and object pronouns so here’s a short explainer video, made with bitable (which I really love), to give some help along with an activity you can do after. Click for bitable video

B1 · Grammar

Future perfect simple

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If somebody asks you something like the samples below... What will you have achieved by the time you reach forty? How many books will you have read by Christmas? How many English class assignments will I have given you by the end of the term ? 🙁 ...they are using the future perfect and we'd… Continue reading Future perfect simple

A2 · B1 · Grammar

Another way to learn irregular verbs

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One way to learn irregular verbs is to divide them into groups. According to some grammar books, irrregular English verbs DO seem to have some type of regularity.  Here are some tips along with a couple of activities. CLASS 1 In this group, verbs remain nearly the same and change final -d for -t. For…… Continue reading Another way to learn irregular verbs

A1 · A2 · Grammar

Present simple for routine and days of the week

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What do you do during the weekdays and the weekend? Here’s a slide with some examples of positive and negative statements using the present simple. You have two different links. The first is for the grammar and the second is to do an activity. Click for grammar Activity Sentence completion

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Pre-intermediate A1/A2: Present simple for routine and days of the week

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What do you do during the weekdays and the weekend? Here’s a slide with some examples of positive and negative statements using the present simple. You have two different links. The first is for the grammar and the second is to do an activity. Click for grammar Activity Sentence completion