Wednesday, 16th December 2,015

We have finished all the exams!!! :)
We hope you passed all of them and the blog had helped you a lot.


We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year!!!!
We will miss you, students. See you in January.

Enjoy these carols https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO8ryP6xY1U

Friday, 11th December 2,015

Since we have started the course ,all of us have done a exposition. They talked about whatever they want. Some of them talked about the travel to Madrid.
From our point of view, all the expositions were interesting. Everybody speaks English very well.
This way, we improve our English skills and the pronunciation too.

We give you some advice about what topics you can talk about:

-Social topics: Poverty around the world, homeless, vandalism, hunger, environment, homosexual marriages and violence.

-Travels: In this topic, you can talk about the places where you have visited or the countries you are looking forward to going to.

-Technology: New mobile phones, computers, games, electronic gadgets...etc.

-Films, series and music.

-About yourself: Your hobbies, what do you do in your free time, your favourites singers,  your childhood, etc.

We hope you will use them.


In this video, there are some tricks which you can become a fluent english speaker.

You only have to click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l96V7dQtq9E

Tuesday, 24th November 2,015

Next day, we reviwed grammar; too/ not..enough.

TOO
In spanish it means "demasiado".

Structure: subject+verb+too+adjective/adverb(+to+verb).

Examples:
-It is too late to say sorry.
-They are screaming too loudly to hear my voice.

NOT..ENOUGH
In spanish enough means "suficiente" (not enough=no lo suficientemente..).

Structure: subject+verb+not+adjective+adverb+enough(+to+verb).

Examples: 
-I'm not old enough to vote.
-We are not tall enough to play basketball.


REMEMBER!!
When we use a verb after too or not...enough, we use the infinitive with to, never the gerund.

Tuesday, 17th november 2,015

On Tuesday, we reviewed again the conditionals.

Do you remenber how to do it?
Here we can resolve your problem:


FIRST CONDITIONAL

It is use in possible or probable future events.
 Structure: If+subject+verb in present simple
                 subject+will/won't(negative form)+verb.

Example: If Elena studies, she will pass the exams. 



SECOND CONDITIONAL 

 It is used in imaginary or unlikely situations in the present or future.
Structure: Subject+would+verb in infinitive.
                If+subject+past simple.

Example: I would meet the president of USA if I were famous.





THIRD CONDITIONAL 

 It is used for hypothetical events or situations in the past.
Structure: If+subject+had+past participle
                Subject+would have+past participle.

Example: If he hadn't gone to the meeting, he wouldn't have made new friends.



AS LONG AS/PROVIDING THAT

Sometimes we need to impose specific conditions or set limits on a situation. In these cases, conditional clauses can begin with phrases such as as long as(siempre y cuando), so long as, only if, on condition that, providing that(a condición de que) provided (that) and unless( a menos que..)

As long as is more common in speaking.

Examples:

-People will help as long as they are aware of the problem. 

-I will go to the meeting unless I am too busy.

-Provinding that they work hard, they will succeed.

WISHES AND REGRETS

Wishes for change in the present.

Structure: Subject+wish+past simple/past continuous.

Examples:

-I wish I were rich.

- I wish we were going on holidays this year.

Regrets about something in the past.

Structure: Subject+wish+past perfect simple.

Examples:

-I wish I hadn't drunk alcohol.

-I wish we hadn't insulted Mario.

Complains about a thing or situation.

Structure: Subject+wish+would+verb.

Examples:

-I wish my mother would treat me right.

- I wish she would count on me.

 

 

Friday, 13th november 2,015

Last Friday, we went to Madrid and it was amazing!

We left Algeciras at 8 o'clock in the morning and we arrived to Madrid at 3 o'clock. In the train, we laughed a lot and we took a lot of photos with our friends and our teachers too.

When we arrived, we had lunch and then we started to visit the different places.
 In the evening, we went to the "Templo of Debot". There, our teacher Miguel explained us the monument and we took a lot photos together.

This is us, we wanted to take a photo together because we are best friends.








This is the "Templo of Debot" and it is an egipcian monument. It's very beautiful.

In this picture, I appear with my history teacher whose name is María Jesús.

At night, we walked through "Plaza Mayor" and "Puerta Del Sol".

 Before that, we went to the Real Palace. We are going to show some photos:

This is the Real Palace, where the royal family lived long time ago.

 Here, all of us appear with the teachers.

Then, we went to this place where there were a lot of people.





















 On Saturday, we went to this place but the police didn't let us enter into it.










 After we visited the museum, we went to the Retiro Park. We had free time and some of us sailed. We had a great time there!

 After we went to the cementery, our teacher, my classmates and I took the metro and we went to the stadium of Real Madrid. There we took a lot of photos and we bought in the official shop.

At night, we went to the fnac and then we had dinner in a restaurant. After that, we took this photo in Callao.

Before we went to the hotel, we visited the "Puerta del Sol"
and we found this; the zero kilometer. In this photo appear our shoes.

Next day, we bought a lot of presents for our family. There were a lot of shops and everything was very expensive
Then, we went to the Rastro ( a type of street market) and we bougth things too.

At the end, we came back to Algeciras.










 For us, Madrid was a incredible travel because we went with our friends and teachers and we laughed a lot. We will never forget this travel!

Friday, 6th November 2,015

WE DID OUR FIRST ENGLISH EXAM!!
It was about grammar and listening.
We did  it really good :)

Friday, 23rd October 2,015

Last Friday, we haven't english class because 2º bachillerato went to Cadiz to visit all monuments and we saw a play  wich was about two women who explain us the constitution history and other interesting things.
Here, you can see some pictures:

                
In this picture, we can see the two characters whose  names are Lola la Piconera and Doña Lucrecia de Rimaldi.

In this picture, Lola is singing and dancing with the tourists but we are not them.







In the free time, we had lunch in the burguer king and after that, we took a lot of photos. We bought things that we will never forget.
It was an unforgettable trip! :)
We advice you: if you want to do a trip, Cadiz is the best place you can visit!

Friday, 30th October 2,015

After that, we did some exercises relating to " so... that and such...that " at page 13 of the workbook.

SO...THAT:

ESTRUCTURE: So+adjective / adverb + that
Examples :The weather was so cold that there was ice inside the window.    

                  The chair was so comfortable that I feel  asleep while I                          was watching    TV.

SUCH... THAT:

ESTRUCTURE: Such ( + a /an) + adjective +noun +that.

Examples:  The  hotel had  such  a horrible rooms that we left the next day.

                   It was such bad weather that they  stayed indoors all day.

 Then, we learnt some nouns sufixes:

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In this blog,  you will learn English and if you have any doubt, you can ask us 😉
I hope you will improve this language.

















After that, we did some exercises relating to " so.. that and such..that " at page 13 of the workbook.

SO..THAT:

ESTRUCTURE: So+adjective(

Tuesday, 27th October 2,015

The following day, we did many activities with sentences that we had to complete with adjectives and their opposites.
These are some of them:

              ADJECTIVES                                           OPPOSITES
 
               picturesque                                                    ugly
    
               peaceful                                                        noisy

                 lively                                                            calm

                 convenient                                                   inconvenient

                  light                                                             dark

                  warm                                                           cool

                 spacious                                                        cramped

                 modern                                                           old-fashioned

Monday, 26th October 2,015

Next, we are going to learn the perfect tenses:

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

 We use the past participle to talk about actions or situations that finished in the past. We use the present perfect to talk about actions or situations that started in the past  and continue  in the present, or when we are not specifying a time.

STRUCTURE: Subject+have/has+past participle.
Examples: Helena and Elena have done this blog.
We usually use alredy, just and yet in the present perfect tense.
JUST: It means a short time ago; something that you have recently done.
Examples: I have just bought a sandwich
                 She has just finished her homework.

ALREADY: It's used to say something has happened early.
 Examples: I have already sent the letter.
                  Maria del Mar has already explained the lesson.


YET: It's used to talk about something which is expected to happen. It is use in questions and negatives.
Examples: Have you seen the new film yet?
                  No, I haven't seen it yet.

is used to say that something has happened early – or earlier than it might have happened - See more at: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/quick-grammar/just-yet-still-already#sthash.Ff1nX6zp.dpuf

is used to say that something has happened early – or earlier than it might have happened.

• I’ve already spent my salary and it’s two weeks before pay day.
• The train’s already left! What are we going to do?

- See more at: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/quick-grammar/just-yet-still-already#sthash.Ff1nX6zp.dpuf

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

It is refered to actions or situations that started in the past and continue in the present when we want to emphasize the duration  ;and actions or situations that finished recently  and have an effect on thr present.

STRUCTURE: Subject+have/has+been+verb in -ing.
Examples: For the last year,I have been living in Seville.
                   He has been working all day.

PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
We use  the past perfect with the past simple to show that actions or situations happened before other actions or situations.

STRUCTURE: Subject+had+past participle.
Examples: When I arrived at the party, Gemma had already left.
                 Cristina went to visit Lola but she had gone out.
                 


PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
It is refered to actions or situations that happened over a period of time in the past before other actions or situations.

STRUCTURE: Subject+had+been+verb in -ing.
Examples: Before Dani started camping in the forest, he had been living in a comfortable flat.
                 My mum was tired when I got home because she had been working all day.

Friday, 2nd October 2,015

 STARTER UNIT 

 In the first lesson, we're going to learn some vocabulary about relationships:



 Let down: Dissappoint someone by not doing what
 you say you will do. (decepcionar).











 Go out: Have a romantic relationship (salir con alguien).

Split up: End a relationship.

Ask out: Invite someone on a date.

Get over: Stop feeling sad about something.
 

 








Chat up: Talk to a person in a way that shows you're attracted to him or her.

 

Tuesday, 22nd September 2,015

The second day, we did another activity. The teacher gave us a paper which was about irregular verbs. We need to know these verbs to form past sentences.

Do you know the difference between irregular and regular verbs?
Do not worry, here you have the following explanation:

REGULAR VERBS
These types of verbs finish in -ED.

Examples: Play-played, want-wanted, watch-watched, ask-asked

Also, there are other verbs which finish in -y; like study and enjoy, that follow this rule: study-studied, enjoy-enjoyed. In the first verb, the "y" turns into an "i" and finally we add it the -ed. On the other hand,  the second verb only adds -ed.

IRREGULAR VERBS

There exists an irregular verbs list. We are sorry but you have to learn it.
Each verb has three tenses: present, past and past participle.
You can see the difference between irregular and regular verbs in this list:

You can learn more about it by clicking this website:

 http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/irregular-verbs/Click here

Monday, 21st September 2,015

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS 
 * Present simple 
    Structure = Subject + base of the verb (3 per sing  ___ s!!!!)
    We use it, when we are talking about things that we usually do (daily routine)
    Examples: I read everyday/ She dances hip hop on mondays /He doesn't play golf.


 *Present continuous
   Structure: Subject+ base of verb+ing
   We use it when an action is happening at the moment.
  Examples: Elena and Helena are writing an interesting blog./Are you paying     attention to the teacher?/ Juan isn't listening to music.

Friday, 18th September 2,015

In our first lesson, we did an inicial test. It was about all the grammar that we have already studied. We also did a reading comprehension.
Today, we are going to introduce you the first grammar point.