Showing posts with label grammar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grammar. Show all posts

Sunday

Trapped in the High School

Four secondary students have been trapped in the school since the COVID19 lockdown was imposed in Madrid. To help them you must pass the tests below. Good luck!

Tuesday

Unless, Providing, Provided That, And As Long As








Unless, Providing, Provided That, And As Long As Exercises

The expressions providing, provided that and as long as have very similar meanings and are usually interchangeable. They are used before saying the conditions that make something else happen or be true. Unless is similar to if not.

No Need for That. The word that can be omitted.


Ex 1       Ex 2



Sunday

Gramática en español



It is never too late. Nunca es demasiado tarde para intentar aprobar inglés en bachillerato. Se necesita aplicar una dedicación constante, sostenida en el tiempo, organizada y comprometida.
Elegid uno de los cursos propuestos  y dedicadle una hora diaria, los fines de semana que podáis aumentad el tiempo de estudio.
No hay poción mágica, no hay hechizo ni conjuro que os ayude a aprobar si no ponéis vuestro tiempo y esfuerzo a trabajar en esa dirección. Go for it!! 👍🏆



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Friday

The Use of Articles

English has two articles: the and a/an.
The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns; a/an is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns.
 We call the the definite article and a/an the indefinite article.

the = definite article                a/an = indefinite article 

For example, if I say, "Let's read the book," I mean a specific book.
If I say, "Let's read a book," I mean any book rather than a specific book.

Here's another way to explain it: The is used to refer to a specific or particular member of a group. For example, "I just saw the most popular movie of the year." There are many movies, but only one particular movie is the most popular. Therefore, we use the. 

"A/an" is used to refer to a non-specific or non-particular member of the group. For example, "I would like to go see a movie." Here, we're not talking about a specific movie. We're talking about any movie. There are many movies, and I want to see any movie. I don't have a specific one in mind.

Let's take a closer look at the use of the articles in English.



General rules:

  1.  a/an before singular countable nouns mentioned for the first time
  2. a/an before some expressions of quantity
  3.  the before proper nouns (eg rivers and mountain ranges)
  4.  the before superlative adjectives
  5.  the before singular countable nouns when we have a specific thing in mind
  6. no article before countries, languages, cities, etc
  7. no article before people or things in general


Ex 1         Ex 2


Be Used To & Get Used To






Tuesday

Gerunds and Infinitives

There is no quick and easy way to learn gerunds and infinitives. It takes years of practice and familiarity with the English language. Sorry about that! Over time, you will begin to use the right verb combination.

           Basically, some verbs are followed by gerunds, some verbs are followed by infinitives, and some verbs can be followed by gerunds or infinitives. Native speakers do not think about the difference. But English learners have to memorize the hundreds of different verb combinations. Here are a few tips.


Tip Number 1: you almost always find a gerund after a preposition. For example, “She is afraid of flying.” In this sentence “of” is the preposition and “flying” is the gerund. You cannot say “She is afraid of to fly.” An infinitive cannot be the object of a preposition, only a gerund can. You could say, “She is afraid to fly,” but in this sentence, the preposition “of” is gone.
Tip Number 2: When you are talking about an activity, you usually use a gerund. For example, “I stopped smoking.” You can describe many activities by using “go” before a gerund. “Let’s go shopping,” or “We went skiing.”
This is only a simple introduction to a complicated grammar topic. Take a look at the lists here and here.   

Let's see how much you know already.   Exercises