THANKSGIVING

Learn about the History of Thanksgiving by watching this video:



10 things you really should know about Thanksgiving:

                                   

Now, practise by doing these exercises:

THANKSGIVING EXERCISES 

And enjoy this KAHOOT!

THANKSGIVING TRIVIA 

HOW TO WRITE...

With this wiki you will be able to create and edit your own writing:
http://www.wikihow.com/Category:Writing

A how-to-write board for you:

GUESS WHERE I AM?

Have a look at the digital letters my students sent! Can you guess where they all went?
http://virgin.glogster.com/my-authentic-material/

FAVOURITE HOTELS & RESTAURANTS

Post comments about your favourite restaurant: These are a couple of examples of my students´favourite restaurant:

View MY FAVOURITE RESTAURANT (By Jose) and other presentations by virginia.

View My favourite restaurant by Antonella.ppt and other presentations by virginia.

Now, complete this writing task about your favourite restaurant:

RECIPE BOOK

Recipe book

PASSIVE VOICE

Passive voice infographic by Virginia Espinosa 

Have a look at this video. In my opinion, it is a very easy way so as to understand passive voice in English:

                                    

For further practice, visit the following webpages:

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/passiv.htm

Enjoy these songs with passive voice:                          A booklet on PASSIVE VOICE:

GERUND OR INFINITIVE

This list will make you not to allow you to use To + infinitve or - ing in a proper way:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verblist.htm

CONDITIONAL CLAUSES

A conditional chart for my unconditional students:
Conditional Clauses

MODALITY

The most difficult thing when dealing with modal verbs is not the form but the use. Check the document below so as to find out the meanings of the different modal verbs:

These posters below will help you when dealing with modality: And with this infographic, created by my CSM students, you will be able to enjoy some music while practising modal verbs:

Songs with modal verbs
Infogram

MODALITY BOOKLET:

ROLE-PLAYS FOR TOURISM ON THE PHONE

For you to practise role-plays on the telephone:

Open publication - Free publishing - More phone

THE RESTAURANT

We begin with a presentation about different areas of the restaurant:

Areas of the restaurant

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This OHT will help you with restaurant equipment:

The Restaurant by VirginiaEspinosa

This quiz has been designed for you to practise restaurant vocabulary:
 

Service time trivia quiz:

SET THE TABLE

A game about restaurants:

THE RESTAURANT

On a restaurant table wordsearch

On a restaurant table » word search puzzle

Now, keep on playing a word scramble: 

Restaurant Equipment » Word Scramble

Spot the differences in these two restaurants:

And a CROSSWORD: And these pictures will provide you with further information:

HOW TO WRITE A KITCHEN RECIPE

Kitchen Recipe Template

MY LAST HOLIDAY

Here you can read a brief report about my last holiday:

Last Easter, I went to Sardinia. It is an island in the
Mediterranean. We spent six days there. The type of holiday we chose was fly and
drive. We flew to Cagliari, which is the capital of Sardinia, and rented a car
at the airport. We went to a hotel we had previously booked and we spent the
first three days in the south of the island. The first day we visited Cagliari
and enjoyed its nightlife. The second day we went to the south west and visited
Carbonia and its ruins; on day three, we went to the south west coast to a place
called Saint Antioco and we had lunch in a little village called Calasetta. On the fourth day, we drove north and visited the centre
of the island, Barumini and Tuilli, enjoying spectacular views. We spent the
rest of the nights at a different hotel in Alghero, in the north-east. Alghero
worths a visit as well as Bosa Marina. On day five, we drove north, stopping at
Castelsardo, one of my favourite places in Sardinia, until we reached Saint
Teresa de Gallura. From there, we could see the island of Corsica. Finally, on
our last day, we visited Sassari and Ozieri and we flew back home from Alghero.
Sardinia is a highly recommended tourist destination.

Now, post a comment about your last holiday destinations. Do not forget:

• To use past tenses.
• To mention the type of holiday, means of transportation used, type of accommodation and places you visited.

ST.PATRICK´S DAY

St.Patrick´s day is held on 17th March.
 

And now...click the link, find two exercises related to Ireland and do them:
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vocabulary.html
Happy St.Patrick´s!

LONDON

Some pictures to talk about places to visit in London: A letter from London Quiz (READING COMPREHENSION TEST):                                         

Listen to the dialogue between a tourist and a tourist information officer. Click the link and answer the questions on the form: TOURING LONDON

       A video-listening test about Green Tourism in London:

KITCHEN UTENSILS

Kitchen Utensils by VirginiaEspinosa on Scribd

Kitchen utensils

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Are you a lucky person? Try this randomness!!!

Open the box and identify the kitchen utensil:

                                Kitchen utensils WORDSEARCH (Thanks to MMD):

Kitchen Utensils, an interactive worksheet by EspinosaTeach
liveworksheets.com

In the kitchen PICTURE CROSSWORD:

JEOPARDY on kitchen utensils:

ROLE-PLAY TEMPLATES FOR TOURIST GUIDE, INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE

Here you are a template so as to practise role-plays asking for information and making a reservation on the telephone:

PICTURE DESCRIPTION CATERING SERVICES

Look at the PPP and describe the different pictures. The questions below will help you so as to practise for the oral examination.
1.- Who are the people shown in the pictures?
2.- What are their responsibilities?
3.- What are they wearing?
4.- What can you see on the restaurant tables?
5.- How do you normally lay tables in the restaurant?
6.- How do you usually clear tables away in the restaurant?
7.- Which ingredients can you see in the pictures?
8.- Which of these ingredients do you like/dislike? Why?
9.- Can you name any ingredients of the same category/ies as the ones in the pictures?

Waiting staff

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COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES

                           

And...do not forget:

GOOD, BETTER, THE BEST
NEVER LET IT REST
UNTIL THE GOOD IS BETTER
AND THE BETTER IS THE BEST
A crossword on COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (by PGP): A booklet about DEGREES OF THE ADJECTIVES:

WORD ORDER OF THE ADJECTIVES

If you did not attend the lesson when this grammar point was explained, it would be a good idea if you did this exercise to practise the order of the adjectives in English:
Word Order of Adjectives.


 But, as you will see on the board below, there is no clear agreement on this topic:

DAIRY PRODUCTS

Do you know all these dairy products? Could you add any more to the category? If you, post a comment on the blog entry. Thank you for cooperating with I love teaching & I love learning!

Dairy products

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Some pins on dairy products:

FISH

A fish poster:

Sea Fish by VirginiaEspinosa on Scribd

 
A fish presentation:

Fish

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Fish anagrams: 

FISH » Word Scramble

Find the odd one out:

Loading Fish

Fish board: