Tuesday, 22 October 2013

I1. Introduction - Grammar

Ex a
1c / 2a / 3b / 4c / 5c / 6a / 7b / 8c / 9a / 10a / 11a / 12b / 13a / 14b / 15a / 16c / 17c / 18b / 19b / 20a

Ex b
3 I've lived / 4 wife's name's Emilia / 5 We don't have any children / 7 we'd like to have / 10 Emilia is a translator / 11 work very hard / 12 don't have to do / 13 they look after the house / 14 much free time / 17 I don't have enough time / 18 I want to get / 20 I often make mistakes / 22 to do

I2. Q & A: The Guardian Interviews

Read this interview with Buzz Aldrin, the second human being to set foot on the moon, from The Q & A section in The Guardian.

And here are the full interviews with some of the celebrities on page 5:
William Boyd
Natalie Imbruglia

But you can also find Tim Robbins, Viggo Mortensen, Chrissie Hynde and a lot more in The Q&A Series.


Sunday, 9 June 2013

Tuesday, 26 March 2013

Sleep. Quiz

Have a go at this quiz: Sleep

Monday, 25 March 2013

Verb patterns. Infinitives & -ing forms. Key

Worksheet 5A. Gerunds and infinitives
Ex a

2 seeing / 3 go out / 4 to have / 5 not stay / 6 working / 7 to wear / 8 live / 9 laughing / 10 to finish / 11 seeing / 12 not to tell / 13 work / 14 seeing / 15 to help / 16 waiting / 17 to park / 18 speaking / 19 getting up/to get up / 20 not come / 21 spending / 22 to give
Ex b
2 not to be / 3 changing / 4 meeting / 5 arriving / 6 to revise / 7 to tell / 8 turning

Here is the key to the rest of the exercises:
Infinitives and -ing forms
You may not need to print this document: think of the environment -and the cost.

Gerunds and infinitives. Quiz

Try this quiz.

Friday, 18 January 2013

Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Spanish job centre flashmob

A flashmob of musicians played the Beatles' Here Comes the Sun at a job centre in Madrid. Find more here.

Monday, 7 January 2013