Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals: 27 Dresses: Present Perfect Romantic comedies are not my cup of tea, but they are wonderful sources of activities. 27 dresses is no exception. This scene is great for practicing the present perfect tense. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. II. 1. ( ) read a magazine 2. ( ) read a book 3. ( ) use the computer 4. ( ) moisturize your hands with cream 5. ( ) work out 6. ( ) clean the stove 7. ( ) speak to yourself out loud 8. ( ) talk to your sister (or someone else) 9. ( ) dance 10. ( ) eat III. IV. Ex: 1. 2. Answer key: III.
QualityTime-ESL Present Perfect - EnglishTenses.com Basic form Quick examples I have read this book. The man has gone away. John has worked as a teacher for over 25 years. The Present Perfect is used to express actions that happened at anindefinite time or that began in the past and continue in the present. Use Use 1: Indefinite time before now Use the Present Perfect to talk about actions that happened at some point in the past. I have already had a breakfast. Remember You should not use this tense with time expressions like yesterday, a week ago, last year, etc. I have seen it yesterday. Use 2: Effect on the present moment We also use this tense to when an activity has an effect on the present moment. He has finished his work. To understand this use better, watch this interactive animation: [ Marcus: I have been struck by a bolt of lightning! Explanation In this cartoon, you can see a mother asking her son: "Markus, what's happened". Why is the Present Perfect tense used in this example? Use 3: Continuation in the present For and Since Form 1.
7 Word Formation Games Fun classroom activities for prefixes and suffixes, especially useful for FCE, CAE and other exam classes. Word formation is the addition of affixes like -ly and semi- to make longer words and different kinds of speech. Although it is often included in EFL exams and higher-level textbooks, it still probably gets just a few percent of the attention of lists of similar vocabulary, let alone tenses. Perhaps one reason for that is the lack of fun things you can do with it, something that this article seeks to start redressing. Word formation brainstorming races Give students a couple of minutes to brainstorm words with a single affix, e.g. il- or –ity. There are also ways of making this more competitive, e.g. as Board Race or with different groups brainstorming different things and correcting each other (losing points if their corrections didn’t turn out to be correct). Word formation list dictation This is kind of the opposite of the game above. Word formation snap/pelmanism
¿Qué es micro-learning? Según la Wikipedia, el microlearning consiste la producción de pequeñas unidades de contenido y el diseño de actividades de aprendizaje a corto plazo. … Se emplea en el contexto del e-learning y de campos relacionados, aportando una nueva perspectiva paradigmática en los procesos de aprendizaje en entornos mediados. He aquí un rápido vistazo a los fundamentos del microlearning: El microlearning se estructura en pequeños pasos (contrariamente al enfoque tradicional de aprendizaje a través de módulos de una hora de duración). Esto es posible con la ayuda de breves unidades o actividades (también llamadas “píldoras” de aprendizaje) que son a corto plazo, “digeribles” y fácilmente “manejables”.El microlearning se ajusta a las limitaciones del cerebro humano con respecto a su capacidad de atención.
Town vocabulary In this post I would like to introduce about 20 new words connected with towns. These words are neccessary if you want to speak about the place where you live or stay. The vocabulary is for elementary and pre-intermediate students and it covers different basic features which can be found in towns and cities. ADVERT: This post contains a video with the correct pronunciation and example sentences. Then there is a mind map to help you organise the vocabulary and learn it. If you feel that you need to practise the words, watch the video several times. Town vocabulary – mind map Now you should try to complete the following mind map with all the words from the video. The first game will test your vocabulary knowledge.
How to Form Regular Past Tense Verbs In today’s class (see VIDEO below), I’m talking about the four basic ways to form regular past tense verbs. In regular English verbs, they will always end in -ed. However, you may need to make a couple adjustments in order to form them correctly. How do you form regular past tense verbs? 1) root verb + d If the present form of a regular verb ends in -e, we add -d to form the past tense. move – movedlike – likedpale – paledrule – ruledbake – bakedtype – typed 2) root verb + ed If the present form of a regular verb ends in a letter other than -e, we usually add -ed to form the past tense. mix – mixedflourish – flourishedappear – appearedkick – kickedbelong – belongedtouch – touched 3) root verb – y + i + ed If the present form of a regular verb ends in a -y, we change the y to an i and add -ed to form the past tense. cry – criedclarify – clarifiedreply – replieddeny – deniedapply – appliedbury – buried 4) root verb + double consonant + ed Click here to join and watch the full lesson!
10 Happiness Lessons We Can Learn From the Ancient Greeks | HuffPost Life The ancient Greeks have much to teach us about life and how to live it in a conscious, joyous and peaceful way. Below are 10 philosophies I learned from the ancient Greeks that have provided me with the courage and strength to live my best authentic life. They've also provided me with the tools to live a joyous and peaceful life. 1. "Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." -- Aristotle "Love is the cause of unity of all things." -- Aristotle "Love that shines from within cannot be darkened by obstacles of the world of consequences!" 2. "Live today, forget the past." -- Ancient Greek Proverb. 3. "Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly." -- Plutarch "Learn to be silent, let your quiet mind listen and absorb." -- Pythagoras "Only when your mind is silent and listens, and your heart is full of love -- only then God talks with you." -- Pythagoras 4. 5. "No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Starting-Off Points for Writing Screenplays Scribendi.com suggests some starting points for writing screenplays. So you want to write a screenplay, but you don't know where to begin? Here are a few ideas for jumping-off points. Adapt a book Hollywood's been using this trick for years. Adapt another screenplay Write your screenplay based on an existing screenplay, but from a different character's perspective. Write a sequel or a prequel to one of your favorite films Discovering which elements of an original story to retain and where to introduce new ones is a challenge unique to sequel writers. Set it locally and start from there When writing screenplays, setting your scene locally will allow you to work on skills in character development, introduction of plot twists, realistic dialogue, and other basic screenplay elements first before worrying about street names, unfamiliar landmarks, or estimating travel times. Start with short films As with short stories compared with novels, short films are no less powerful that full-length films.
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Questions in the past tense - Games to learn English | Games to learn English Question formation in general causes problems. Students get easily confused and they feel that they are not able to form the questions. But in fact, it is very simple. If you follow the steps below you can teach the questions in the past tense in no time. The lesson is based on the principles of Visible Learning as described by Hattie. Before you start teaching, ask your students to try the following pre-test. What / you / do / yesterday? Display the correct sentences and ask the students to write down how many questions they formed correctly: What did you do yesterday? Ask the students to work in pairs and ask and answer the questions in their pairs. Questions in the past tense – Video You might want to play the following video where the grammar is explained before you explain it yourself. Questions in the past tense – mind map Display or print out the following mind map and explain the formation of questions to students. Now tell the students the tale about the DID train.