English practise and culture

We are going to talk about culture today. We are going to present some of the most common and popular foods in England.Probably you have heard about most of them, but some might be unknown to a lot of people that is visiting England. Here they are: Fish and chips:  fish and chips are usually eaten on Fridays. They are sold in the fish and chip restaurants and stands. Usually they are eaten with salt and vinegar (malt vinegar) and peas. Their origins are not exactly clear, but some stories saying that it could have been originated either in Lancanshire or in London in the 19th (around the 1830s). Nowadays it is considered as a national dish. Yorkshire pudding : They are usually eaten on Sundays sreved with roast food. They are traditionaly baked on the oven made from batter. It contains milk, eggs and flour As its name points out it has started to be cooked in the north of England in the 18th century. In this case pudding doenst mean anything sweet, if not that...

Complete the following sentences using:  even, even if, even though, even so, even when. Puedes encontrar la explicación en la entrada del blog que sigue a esta donde se explica como usar correctamente estos conectores 1. A  sedentary lifestyle can harm you, ________ you exercise. 2.  A  sedentary lifestyle is defined by an excessive amount of daily sitting  Be it to watch television, work the computer, or ____________ read 3. Sitting for 60 hours a week (_____________ you work out five times a week) is still considered a sedentary lifestyle 4. Y ou should exercise every day during the holidays __________ you don't want to 5.    _______ ,  asthmatics should make sure they're prepared with appropriate medication. 6. Why you are not getting any fitter,________ you exercise all the time. 7. _________ there isn´t internet conection, I still do my homework and prepare my projects. 8.  The company was grow...

Copulativos    and, not only … but also …, not only … but … as well, both … and …, no sooner … than   Disyuntivos   or, either … or …, neither … nor …, whether … or …, else, otherwise   Condicionales   if, whether, unless, provided, providing, as long as, in case, in case of   Concesivos   although, though, even though, even if, despite, in spite of, not even if, regardless of   Conclusivos  therefore, hence, thus, so, consequently   Continuativos   then, moreover, furthermore, besides, in addition to   Adversativos   but, however, nonetheless, yet, still, on the other hand, instead, instead of, on the contrary   Causales   because , for, because of, as a result of, due to, owing to, since, as   Comparativos   as , as … as …, not as … as …, not so … as …, just as … so …, as if, as though   Funcionales   so, so that, so as to, so as not to, in order to     ...

Complete the sentences using the adjective given by adding -ed or -ing. I was ________( annoy) by his attitude towards me Are you ____ (confuse)? Don't worry, I'll explain.  That movie was really ____ (depress).  It was an ____ (exhaust) day.  The children were ____ (frighten) by the storm.  You must be ____ (relieve) now that your exams are finished.  The news was ____ (discourage).  She is ____ (overwhelm) with work.  Could this situation be any more ____ (frustrate).  I was ____ (interest) in his lecture.  Gramatical explanation for the formation of the adjectives ending in -ed or -ing L os adjetivos que terminan en -ed se refieren a los sentimientos o emociones de una persona. Serían los equivalentes a los terminados en -ado- ada en españal, estoy agotada, estoy frustada, estoy cansada, oh en -ido, -ida en español.  Estoy convencido de que es así:   I am convinced that is like that...

Expressions of agreement and disagreement. Agreeing That’s right! Absolutely! Exactly! Me too! Yes, I agree! I totally agree! I couldn’t agree more! I see exactly what you mean! You're right. That's a good point.    Disagreeing I don’t agree! I totally disagree! Absolutely not! That’s not right! I’m not sure about that.    Partly agreeing I agree up to a point, but ... I see your point, but ... That’s partly true, but ... I'm not so sure about that. 1. He doesn't speak English. –           . (Agree.) 2.I think she knows him. –   But she does   . (Disagree.) 3. You haven't seen Tom, have you? –           . (Agree.) 4. It was a great party! –           . (Agree.) (Could agree more) 5. It is the worst film we've ever seen. –           . (Disagree.) 6. Would you like another pi...

Vocabulary: Negative adjectives formation by adding prefixes. As an exercise, students must think what is the contrary of the following words: Antonyms Balance         imbalance Permanent     impermanet Probable        improbable Legal    illegal Efficient   inefficient Effective ineffective Rational          irrational Reparable     irreparable Forgivable     unforgivable Neccessary   unnecessary Available        unavailable Antonym definition:  a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g.  bad  and  good  ). T his type of adjectives in English are characterized by adding a prefix at the beginning of the adjective, in this case we can see from the examples that this prefixes start either with i or u: -i -ir -im, in ...

Present simple Activities: PRESENT SIMPLE Maria _____( watch) TV every night since she_______ (have) a TV in her own bedroom. She _______ (think) that it was one of the best things she has done. She ____ (love) watching the night soap operas or films and she _________ (enjoy) the comfortable experience of watching it from her bedroom. The TV_______   ( be) programmed to be switched off after 12 in the night so in case that she ________( fell) asleep the TV will automatically _________(switch off ) by itself. She __________( not have) time during the day to expend it in front of TV. PRESSENT CONTINOUS. Use whenever possible the present continuous in the following text. Some forms do not admit the present continuous. I _____________ ( do) an activity about biology. I ___________( find ) it very complex, actually.   It __________( contains ) all sort o problems about genetics.   The class I_____________ (attend) it is the best one of my school in genetics a...