Have you seen this video from Cambridge Assessment English?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQWQHQmwxY0&fbclid=IwAR1agnIlnF8dUel7OYVZ3jyVsaxQJERk-VggnZH6WLodd2VtQNDc_IMNNdw
Sunday, 7 February 2021
Saturday, 6 February 2021
CLUB DE LECTURA POR NIVELES
ELEMENTARY READERS, PRE-INTERMEDIATE AND INTERMEDIATE/UPPER
GRADED BOOK CLUB
Nosotros te damos el material de aprendizaje
Ven, inténtalo. Te va a encantar
Escuchamos el material de audio, lo leemos y luego lo conversamos entre todos con respeto y alegría. Todos queremos aprender y mejorar nuestro inglés.
Conditional clauses are not difficult to learn but sometimes, we don´t have the 4 types clear in mind. Look at the following explanation taken from cursodeingles.com site (credits to Woodward English charts)
Today, we´ll learn zero and first type. Next week, second and third type.
El uso del condicional significa que una acción depende de otra. Los condicionales se utilizan para hablar sobre situaciones reales o irreales. En general, las frases condicionales llevan la palabra “if” (si).
Ten en cuenta que no existe un tiempo verbal para el condicional en inglés como existe en español. A la vez, se usa el verbo auxiliar “would” para formar el condicional en inglés.
Hay cuatro tipos de frases condicionales y el uso de uno u otro refleja la probabilidad de la acción.
Conditional Types (Tipos de los condicionales)
Zero Conditional (Tipo 0)
Se usa este tipo de condicional cuando la condición y el resultado siempre es verdad, como por ejemplo los hechos científicos.
| IF | Condition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| If | present simple | present simple |
Ejemplos:
| If you heat water to 100° C, it boils. / Water boils if you heat it to 100° C.(Si calientas agua a 100 ° C hierve.) |
| If I don’t practice the piano everyday I play poorly. / I play the piano poorly if I don’t practice everyday.(Si no practico el piano cada día toco mal.) |
| Does your mom get mad if you don’t call her? / If you don’t call your mom, does she get mad?(¿Si no llamas a tu madre, se enoja?) |
Nota: Podemos cambiar el orden de las frases sin cambiar el significado. También, en general con este tipo de condicional, podemos sustituir “if” por “when” sin alterar el significado.
First Conditional (Tipo 1)
Este tipo de condicional se utiliza para el futuro y en los casos en que es muy probable que la condición pasará.
| IF | Condition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| If | present simple | future simple (“will”) |
Ejemplos:
| If Bill studies, he will pass the exam. / Bill will pass the exam if he studies.(Si Bill estudia, aprobará el examen.) |
| If it doesn’t rain, we will go to the beach. / We will go to the beach if it doesn’t rain.(Si no llueve, iremos a la playa.) |
| Will you take the train if you miss the bus? If you miss the bus, will you take the train?(¿Cogerás el tren si pierdes el bus?) |
Nota: Se pueden usar algunos verbos modales en vez de “will” para cambiar la probabilidad o expresar una opinión. Para más información, ver la lección sobre los verbos modales.
Ejemplos:
| If it doesn’t rain, we should go to the beach.(Significado: En este caso, el uso de “should” expresa la opinión del hablante.) |
| If it doesn’t rain, we can go to the beach.(Significado: “Can” significa que es posible ir a la playa, pero no indica la probabilidad.) |
Friday, 5 February 2021
Tuesday, 2 February 2021
How to improve Spoken English without a speaking partner
(cómo practicar inglés oralmente sin un compañero)
I´ve found this great material on fluentU page but I´ve made some changes.
1. Think in English
Sometimes, the difficult thing about English speaking isn’t the language itself, but how you think about it.You can do this anywhere, anytime. Try to use English when you’re thinking about your meals, the housework, your homework. Think how would you say that in English and... if you can´t, just then, go to the dictionary.
2. Talk to Yourself
Whenever you’re at home (or alone somewhere else) you can improve English speaking with your favorite person: yourself.
If you’re already thinking in English, try speaking your thoughts out loud. Read out loud, too. Practice is practice, and even if you don’t have anyone to correct your mistakes, just the act of speaking out loud will help you become more comfortable speaking English.
3. Master English Registers
In order to communicate effectively in English, you need to know the different English registers that exist.
A register is a different set of words and phrases that you use depending on the situation you find yourself in. For example, the way you speak English to a friend is different from the way you would speak to child and that would be different from the English you would speak in a business meeting.
4. Use a Mirror
Whenever you can, take a few minutes out of your day to stand in front of the mirror and speak. Choose a topic, set a timer for two or three minutes and just talk.
The point of this exercise is to watch your mouth, face and body language as you speak. It also makes you feel like you’re talking to someone, so you can pretend you’re having a discussion with a study buddy.
Talk for the full two or three minutes. Don’t stop! If you get stuck on a word you don’t know, try expressing your idea in a different way.
5. Focus on English Fluency, Not Grammar
When you speak in English, how often do you stop?
The more you stop, the less confident you sound and the less comfortable you become. Try the mirror exercise above, but challenge yourself to speak without stopping or stammering (taking pauses between your words) the entire time.
This might mean that your sentences won’t be grammatically perfect, and that’s okay! If you focus on speaking fluently instead of correctly, you’ll still be understood and you’ll sound better. You can fill in the correct grammar and word rules as you learn them better.
6. Listen and Repeat
Following along with TV shows, YouTube videos or other natural English speech to practice sounding natural, too!
Find a short clip that you like, or that uses words that you’d use in real life, then repeat it line by line. Try to match the tone, speed and even the accent (if you can). It doesn’t matter if you miss a few words, the important thing is to keep talking. Try to sound just like the native speakers.
7. Sing Along to English Songs
Singing along to your favorite English songs will help you become more fluent. This is a tried-and-true language learning method.
Once you can sing along to pop singers like Taylor Swift and Jason Mraz, you can test your skills with something a bit more difficult: rap!
8. Learn Phrases, Not Words
An even better idea to improve English is to learn word phrases, not just words.
You might be using correct grammar and vocabulary, but it’s still not how a native speaker would say it.
For example, you can say “how do you feel today?” but a native speaker might say “how’re you doing?” or “what’s up?” instead. Phrases and expressions can be helpful for sounding more natural when you speak.
9. Learn Your Most Common Sayings
Take some time to really notice how you speak in your native language.
What words and phrases do you use the most often?
Learn how to say your most commonly used phrases and words in English. Knowing them in English will help you speak as well in English as you do in your native language.
10. Learn Exceptions and Use Them
If you’ve been learning English for a while, you probably know English is full of exceptions to its rules.
A lot of learners will get angry at this, but here’s what you can do: Use those exceptions to speak English better!
It would be impossible to learn all the exceptions of the language, but you can focus on groups of exceptions and learn one or two groups every week.
The next step in this tip is to use the exceptions you’ve learned
11. Be Creative
Whatever “fun” means to you, use it to your advantage and include English in it.
For example, try sitting on your couch and looking around. Find an interesting object and try to describe it in English. If you’re just starting, you might use easy vocabulary and short sentences. But the better you get, the better you’ll get at this little exercise!
Something else you can try is creative journaling in English. A lot of people think that journaling is the same as keeping a diary, but it’s so much more! The sky’s the limit—as long as the sky is in English.
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