martes, 26 de febrero de 2013

FIRST CONDITIONAL

FIRST CONDITIONAL

Form

if + Simple Present, will-Future
Example: If I find her address, I will send her an invitation.
The main clause can also be at the beginning of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma.
Example: I will send her an invitation if I find her address.
Note: Main clause and / or if clause might be negative. See Simple Present und will-Future on how to form negative sentences.
Example: If I don’t see him this afternoon, I will phone him in the evening.

Use

Conditional Sentences Type I refer to the future. An action in the future will only happen if a certain condition is fulfilled by that time. We don't know for sure whether the condition actually will be fulfilled or not, but the conditions seems rather realistic – so we think it is likely to happen.
Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation.
I want to send an invitation to a friend. I just have to find her address. I am quite sure, however, that I will find it.
Example: If John has the money, he will buy a Ferrari.
I know John very well and I know that he earns a lot of money and that he loves Ferraris. So I think it is very likely that sooner or later he will have the money to buy a Ferrari.

Exercises

More practice
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/first-conditional-exercise-1.html
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/1cond.htm

martes, 22 de enero de 2013

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

When we group adjectives together there is a general rule for the position of each type adjective, these are:- 

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Material Origin Purpose

Nice Small Old Square Black Plastic British Racing

Ugly Big New Circular Blue Cotton American Running

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES (review)

jueves, 13 de diciembre de 2012

CHRISTMAS

 
http://www.michellehenry.fr/christmas.htm#hist
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/christmas.php
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/christinaaguilera/merrychristmasbaby.html (Idioms)
http://www.csicop.org/superstition/library/common.html (superstitions)
http://www.bored.com/oldsuperstitions/ (superstitions)
http://www.kico4u.de/english/gbinfo/christmas.htm (xmas in _gb)
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/15/christmas-celebrations-around-the-world/ (xmas around the world)
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/seasonal/seasonal.htm (primary resources)
http://www.macmillanenglish.com/christmas/macmillan-advent-calendar/ (advent calendar)
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Christmas/  

Discussion
Is Christmas celebrated by people in your country? What kinds of Christmas gifts do people give to each other? If not, do you have other holiday traditions or days at the end of the year? What meaning does Christmas day have for you or other people you know?

 Online Investigation
Although Christmas is not celebrate by all people around the world, it does have important significance in the lives of many people. Choose a country and use the Internet to find out how Christmas is celebrated in that country.