Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs are usually two-word phrases consisting of verb + adverb or verb + preposition. If you think of each phrasal verb as a separate verb with a specific meaning, you will be able to remember it more easily but the meaning is non-compositional and thus unpredictable. Like many other verbs, phrasal verbs often have more than one meaning.

Phrasal Verbs with "To Get"

Phrasal Verbs with "To Take"

Phrasal Verbs with "To Look"

Telephone Phrasal Verbs

Parts of the Speech

Internet & Email Vocabulary

Must & Mustn't: Activites

To practise must and mustn't, take a look at this presentation, and after, do the activities below.

Activities:

• From The Yellow Pencil, a page with listenings, rules and exercises.
• 3 Exercises from Guadiana Inglés.
• From English Grammar Lessons.
• A gapfill exercise from Pedagogie Ac.
• From To Learn English.
• An exercise from Better English.
• English Exercises offers you more activities.

Parts of the Body

Look at this presentation to learn the parts of the body:

parts of the body

Here you can listen to this same presentation:

Parts of the Body: Activities

And now is time to practise what you have learned:

• Would you like to make your own monster? Make a monster with this game while you learn the main body parts.

• With this online game you are going to match and listening the parts of the body with their picture.

• Two hangman about the parts of the body: puzzle 1 and puzzle 2.

• In this link you will find a complete list of body parts and three exercises on head, face and the whole body.

• An online exercise with that works a complete vocabulary.

• 115 exercises of different types to work on body parts.

Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955–2000 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous U.S. editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. The book itself holds a world record, as the best-selling copyrighted book of all time.

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Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Simple

The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that stopped recently, but has an influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the result.

Form of Present Perfect

	Positive	Negative	Question
I / you / we / they	I have spoken.	I have not spoken.	Have I spoken?
he / she / it	He has spoken.	He has not spoken.	Has he spoken?

For irregular verbs, use the participle form. For regular verbs, just add “ed”.

Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’

Exceptions in spelling when adding ed	Example
after a final e only add d	love – loved
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled	admit – admitted travel – travelled
final y after a consonant becomes i	hurry – hurried

Use of Present Perfect

• puts emphasis on the result

Example: She has written five letters.

• action that is still going on

Example: School has not started yet.

• action that stopped recently

Example: She has cooked dinner.

• finished action that has an influence on the present

Example: I have lost my key.

• action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking

Example: I have never been to Australia.

Signal Words of Present Perfect

already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now

Activities

• Grammar and five activities from Eclectic English.
• From Perfect English Grammar, different exercises about the form of the present perfect simple.
• From English Grammar 4 You, a bunch of exercises and three level tests.
• A short explanation and several exercises taken from English 4 You.
• From Agendaweb, lots of exercises of all kind about this tense.

 

Text Messaging Dictionary

Verbs

Saint George Day Facts

St George's Day is celebrated on 23rd April each year. It's also a good time to think about one of England's most famous men, William Shakespeare, who was not only born on 23rd April 1564 but also died on 23rd April 1616.

St George (famous for slaying the dragon) is the patron saint of England. He was a Roman soldier who protested against the Roman torture of Christians, and was killed for his beliefs. He is most famous for the story of his fight against the dragon. 

Sant Jordi (St George) was named the patron saint of Catalonia in 1456, although he had been venerated here from the eighth century.

For this festival it is traditional to give a rose and a book to one you love. The tradition of giving a rose comes from the medieval custom of celebrating a Rose Fair in Barcelona. April 23rd is the day when William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes, very significant writers, died, both in 1626. So, Spain’s Day of the Book was changed in 1930 from October 7th to this date.

• To listen to the story of Saint George and read the text: Storynory.

The Legend of Saint George

Many years ago there was a soldier called George who lived in a country called Turkey. He sailed across the seas to Libya where he met an old man who told him that the people of the village were scared of a terrifying dragon. Every day they had to offer a young maiden to the dragon. By that time, there weren't young girls in the village but the king’s daughter, who was to be sacrificed at sunset.

The king said that whoever killed the dragon could marry his daughter. George wanted to save her so he decided to go to the dragon’s cave to fight it.

The princess was already standing before the dragon's cave, pretending to be brave, when George rode by on his horse. As soon as the dragon saw him it rushed from its cave, roaring with a sound louder than thunder. But George was not afraid. He chased the dragon and threw a spear at it that broke into a thousand pieces because of its tough scales.  George hid behind a tree to catch his breath but the dragon saw it and roared at him and its fire melted George’s shield.

With his sword in his hand, George rushed at the dragon and pierced it under the wing where there were no scales, so that it fell dead at his feet. Then, the princess married him and the villagers, impressed with his bravery, were converted to Christianity.

St. George & the Dragon

To celebrate St. George we are going to work with a group called Toto and its song called St. George and the dragon. Have an eye at this video clip featuring the song:



And here you have the lyrics of the song:

Can you tell me where i might find the hydra
is he wearing a familiar face
does he still live below seventh avenue
with the princess dipped in lace

Does he know that I'm a soldier of fortune
and not a victim of circumstance
we drew lots for his soft underbelly
now his fate is sealed with my lance

Chorus:
I can tell by the look in your eye
you've never seen the man with nothing to say
i can tell by the look in your eye
you'd better watch yourself St. George is on his way

Is it true that he's a mighty warrior
and a viper of the first degree
i've been sentenced here to slay the giant
geld this fear i cannot see

Chorus

Can you tell me where i might find the hydra
is he wearing a familiar face
does he still live below seventh avenue
in the slums of Satan's grace

Chorus

I can tell by the, I can tell by the (x3)
I can tell by the look in your eye

Saint George Clips

Some short films to illustrate the legend of Saint George. The second one has a surprising ending...

Titanic

At 11.40pm on the 14th April 1912 RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic, near Newfoundland. 
At 12.20am on the 15th April the crew was given the order to send away women and children in the ship’s lifeboats. 
Titanic sank at 2.20am on the 15th April. 

Take a look at a gallery with more than 100 photographs about Titanic by CyArk Media.

Learn some facts about this ship:

Tonnage:	46,328 GRT
Displacement:	52,310 tons
Length:	882 ft 6 in (269.0 m)
Beam:	92 ft 0 in (28.0 m)
Height:	175 ft (53.3 m) (keel to top of funnels)
Draught:	34 ft 7 in (10.5 m)
Depth:	64 ft 6 in (19.7 m)
Decks:	9 (A–G)
Propulsion:	Two 3-blade wing propellers and one 4-blade centre propeller
Speed:	Cruising: 21 knots (39 km/h). Max: 24 knots (44 km/h)
Capacity:	Passengers: 2,435, crew: 892
Notes:	Lifeboats: 20 for 1,178 people

And finally, why don't finish with the main title of the most famous film about the Titanic performed by Celine Dion, My Heart will Go on?

Check this link for the lyrics of this song.

Expressing Opinions

Easter

WHAT IS EASTER?

Easter is the celebration of Jesus Christ's rising from the dead after His crucifixion which took place on what we now say Good Friday.Easter is usually celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon following the Vernal or Spring Equinox on March 21st. This can be any Sunday between March 22nd and April 25th. It is the most sacred of all the Christian holidays or celebrations.Christ's return (or rising) from death is called the Resurrection. According to the Scriptures, Christ's tomb was empty three days after His death, which is commemorated on Good Friday. His followers saw Him and talked to Him after this. Christians therefore believe that they have the hope of a new life (an everlasting life in Heaven) after their earthly death.

EASTER IN THE ANCIENT DAYS

Although of course Easter is a Christian festival, it has many pre-Christian. Eastre was the Anglo-Saxon name of a Teutonic goddess of spring and fertility. A month was dedicated to her, corresponding to our month of April. Her festival was celebrated on the day of the vernal equinox and traditions associated with the festival live on in the modern day Easter rabbit, a symbol of fertility, and in coloured Easter eggs. These were originally painted with brilliant colours to represent the warmth and sunlight of spring, and used in Easter-egg rolling contests or given as gifts.

THE HOLY WEEK

The Holy week is the last week of Lent. Lent is the forty days special season prior to Easter Sunday.

The Holy Week begins with the observance of Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter Sunday. The name, Palm Sunday originated from Jesus’ entry in Jerusalem. The crowd laid carpets of palms on the street for Him. The Last Supper is commemorated on Holy Thursday of special week (often called Maundy Thursday) and Friday is the anniversary of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on the cross. The Lenten season and Holy week end with Easter Sunday (the Resurrection of Jesus Christ).

THE NAME EASTER

Easter was called Pesach by early Christians. It is the Hebrew name for Passover. Today, the names for Easter in many cultures in Europe are similar to the word Pesah. The English name Easter is much newer. When the early English Christians wanted others to accept Christianity, they decided to use the name Easter for this holiday so that it would match the name of the old spring celebration in honour of Eastre, goddess of spring and fertility. This made it more comfortable for other people to accept Christianity.

SYMBOLS OF EASTER

• Easter eggs & baby chicks: Eggs and chicks symbolize new life. Eggs have been a symbol of spring since ancient times. An egg also is a symbol of the rock tomb out of which Christ emerged when he arose again. The chick, hatching out of the egg, symbolizes new life or re-birth.

• Easter bunny: The rabbit, or hare, was a symbol of abundant new life in ancient times, and reminds us of spring and new life.

• Easter lilies: Easter lilies symbolize the purity of Jesus. They also symbolize new life and the resurrection of Christ.

Easter On Line Games

If you want to enjoy Easter, try these on line games from different web pages:

• Kaboose

• The Kidz Page

• DLTK’s

• Free Easter Games
• Black Dog

The First Conditional

We use the First Conditional to talk about a real possibility in the future. We are thinking about a particular condition or situation in the future, and the result of this condition. There is a real possibility that this condition will happen.

IF	condition	result
	present simple	WILL + base verb
If	it rains	I will stay at home.

For example: It's morning and you plan to go to the park in the afternoon, but there are some clouds in the sky. Imagine that this afternoon it rains. What will you do? The answer, in this case, is staying at home.

We are thinking of a future condition. It isn't raining yet and you don't know what will happen this afternoon. We use WILL + base verb to talk about the possible future result.

We use the first conditional to talk about a possible given SITUATION and its FUTURE RESULT. It can be understood as a cause and effect situation.

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