ENGLISH LEARNING

After our visit to the museum and especially after visiting the neurozona room, we realised that the brain is the one that processes and produces language. We also saw a memory game related to pronunciation of words that sound similar but are completely different words. We heard words like catch and cash - thing and think , among other. This kind of words are called homophone. According to Cambridge dictionary, this type of words are pronounced the same as another but has a different meaning or spelling, or both. For example: to - too - two right - write close - clothes Activity Work in pairs and find 5 more homophone  words (1 homophone: 2 or 3 words) to add to the memory game played in MIM and look for the right pronunciation.

We use punctuation to create sense, clarity and stress in sentences and we use punctuation marks to structure and organise our writing . Sometimes we tend to use punctuation marks according Spanish punctuation rules and we forget that English has its own rules.  Here it is a document with the basic punctuation rules used in English by the Writing Centre of Azusa Pacific University. Basic Punctuation Rules Also, Here it's a picture with a summary of the use of punctuation marks.

I always say to my students that they can improve their speaking skills and comprehension of English by watching series with English subtitles. Here are two links of sites recommending series that are the best for learning English while having fun! List of the Best TV Shows for Learning English  (mosalingua) 10 best TV shows to learn English with  (EF)

We are preparing our last test and here is the guide that we worked on regading the past progressive! Unit 7 Gramar Practice

During our clasess reading "The Pit and the Pendulum and Other Stories", my students worked on many activities including timelines about the stories, crossword with the characters and also wrote questions for a Quiz. Here are some pictures of the timelines they created!

Prepositions of place can be difficult to learn and also to remember when to use which one. The most common are on, in, at, but there are many others that we could use to specify the place of things. This pictures ilustrates 29 prepositions of place and shows what they mean.

My students have been reading The Pit and the Pendulum and Other Stories by Edgar Alla Poe and to make them understand the contents of terror in the stories, I showed them this video about The Pit and the Pendulum!!

We use many different prepositions fot talking about time. The most common are IN, ON, AT but usually it is difficult for the students to know when to use which. Here it's a video explaining the use of IN , ON and AT . If you still have doubts, here it's a picture...

IDIOMS are  a group of words whose meaning considered as a unit is different from the meanings of each word considered separately and they can be confusing and difficult to learn.  Here is a list of the most commonly used English idioms! 😊 English Idioms

The use of the past progressive and the past simple can be difficult for students to understand, so here are some explanatory videos!!

I know irregular verbs can be difficult to learn, so here it a game to make it easier and fun! Irregular Verb Wheel Game

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