Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Lesson 10: Conditional Verbs II

This is the second part of our lesson on how to use conditional verbs.

Conditional Verbs: (A reminder)
Can
May
Shall
Will
Must
Ought to
Used to
Could
Might
Should
Would
Have to
Had better



Our source today comes from: English365 Cambridge Professional English: For Work and Life Book 2 by Bob Dignen, Steve Flinders, Simon Sweeney; Lesson 11 Making Money

You can buy the textbook for $28 online or see if it is available at your local library. There are some great exercises that apply english to real life situations.

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Lesson 12: A Special Interview

Today in this lesson, Ji will interview a special guest.

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Lesson 11: The News

Have you heard any interesting news lately? In this lesson we will talk about a news story.


Illegal Downloads Follow Teen Into Adulthood Court August 27, 2012
Copyright © 2012 National Public Radio
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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Lesson 9: Conditional Verbs I

In this podcast we learn how to use conditional verbs.

Conditional Verbs:

Can May Shall Will Must Ought to Used to
Could Might Should Would Have to Had better


Questions that may be answered with the conditional.

How would you ask someone for money?
What would you do if you have a million dollars/euro?
Which would you rather have?
How would you advise a friend who recently inherited a million dollars?
How would you advise a friend who lost all their money?
How can people make money?


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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Lesson 8: Comparisons II

This is the second part of making comparisons. In this lesson we learn how to make comparisons between men and women.

We discuss activity II and III. Make sure to pause to give yourself time to practice!

The worksheet can be found at: www.esl-galaxy.com

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Lesson 7: Comparisons I

Welcome to a new year of learning english with us! Start the year off right with a deeper understanding of english. Here is new lesson with many more to come.

In this podcast we learn how to compare different cities around the world. This is the first part of a two-part lesson.

Make sure to pause to give yourself time to practice!
The worksheets are provided by © The International TEFL Corporation
Rewrite the sentences and try to keep the same meaning. Afterwards, try to write some of your own original sentences.

1. Venice is less dangerous than New York.
2. Bangkok is cheaper than Barcelona.
3. Seoul isn't as beautiful as Prague.
4. Bombay has fewer tourists than London.
5. Singapore isn't as polluted as Mexico City.
6. Barcelona isn't as noisy as Seville.

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Lesson 6: Observations

In this lesson we learn how to use present continuous/progressive while making observations while watching short video clips.


Present Progressive

Use a form of to be and the infinite verb plus -ing.
The present progressive is use for action going on in the moment speaking and for actions taking place only for a short period of time. It is also used to express development and actions that are arranged for the near future.

Examples:
-To talk about an action that is in progress at the time speaking 
Please sit down. I am trying to teach.
-To talk about a temporary action that is not necessarily in progress at the time of speaking
I am writing a novel.
-To emphasize very frequent actions(using always)
He is always eating sandwiches.
-Background events in a present story
I am buying coffee then he comes up to talk to me.
-To describe developing situations
It's starting to rain.
-To refer to a regular action around a point of time
He is sitting at the bus stop.

Videos:



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