PLATFORM

Dear students, you have to finish all the units in the platform (7,8,9,10,11,12), because for this month, you are going to have a grade for having the platform completed.
Thank you so much!

SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST

Dear students, the next class, August 6 2016, you have test UNITS 11-12.

After recess, you have the FINAL EXAM (UNITS 7,8,9,10,11,12)

Please, DO NOT FORGET TO PRACTICE in the platform and the blog.

SATURDAY 13th, VACATIONS!

SATURDAY 20th, ORAL EXAM.

HAVE YOU EVER?

Have you ever...?

Ever means from the time you were born until now. Except for rare exceptions, it can only be used in questions and to answers with a no.It is used with have or had + a past participle.
Example:

Have you ever eaten a frog?
Has she ever gone to Australia?

When you answer the question, a yes answer will use have/has + past participle.

Have you ever seen a whale?

Answer:

Yes, I have seen a whale. or Yes, I have.

If you answer the question with a no, you will need to use

haven't /hasn't + ever + past participle or
have /has + never + past participle
(both of these have the same meaning)

Example:

Have you ever seen a whale?

Answer:

No, I haven't ever seen a whale. or 
No, I've never seen a whale. or 
No, I haven't.

PRESENT PERFECT EXERCISES

http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-perfect
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-perfect-2
http://mrbrownslearningspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Present_Perfect_1.htm
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-perfect-sentences
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/present_perfect_statements.htm

Present Perfect - Have you ever ..?

U2-I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Lyrics)

PRESENT PERFECT GRAMMAR

When do we use the Present Perfect Tense?

1. Unspecified point in the past

• I have been to Spain three times.
  (At some unspecified time in the past, I went to Spain).

Compare with the simple past:

• I went to Spain three times in 2005.
  (specified time in the past - the year 2005)

2. An action that occurred in the past, but has a result in the present (now)

• We can't find our luggage. Have you seen it?
  (The luggage was lost in the past, do you know where it is now?)

3. Talking about general experiences (ever, never)

It usually refers to an event happening at some moment in your life.

• Has she ever tried Chilean wine before? (in her life)
• I've never eaten monkey brains before. (in my life)

4. Events that recently occurred (just)

• Do you want to go to a restaurant with me?
  No, thanks. I've just eaten lunch. (I recently ate lunch.)

5. Events that have occurred up to now (yet)

• Are Carlos and Rodrigo here? No, they haven't arrived yet. (they're still not here now)

6. Events that occurred before you expected (already)

• I've already graduated from University. (I expected to graduate at a later date.)

7. Events that began in the past and haven't changed (for, since)

• Mike has worked at Woodward for 3 years.
  (Mike started working at Woodward 3 years ago and he still works there now.)
• Julie has worked at Woodward since September last year.
  (Julie began working at Woodward in September of last year, and that hasn't changed - she still works here now.)

Present Perfect examples in songs

Present perfect

Understanding The Present Perfect

Might

"Might" is most commonly used to express possibility. It is also often used in conditional sentences. English speakers can also use "might" to make suggestions or requests, although this is less common in American English.

Examples:

• Your purse might be in the living room. possibility
• If I didn't have to work, I might go with you. conditional
• You might visit the botanical gardens during your visit. suggestion
• Might I borrow your pen? request

WILL EXERCISES

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-1-will/exercises
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-1-will/exercises?04
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/will_future_statements.htm
http://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/elementary/future-simple-will

Grammar in Songs: Future

GRAMMAR: WILL FOR FUTURE

Will future expresses a spontaneous decision, an assumption with regard to the future or an action in the future that cannot be influenced.

Form of will Future

	positive	negative	question
no differences	I will speak.	I will not speak.	Will I speak?

Use of will Future

• a spontaneous decision
  example: Wait, I will help you.
• an opinion, hope, uncertainty or assumption regarding the future
  example: He will probably come back tomorrow.
• a promise
  example: I will not watch TV tonight.
• an action in the future that cannot be influenced
  example: It will rain tomorrow.
• conditional clauses type I
  example: If I arrive late, I will call you.

Signal Words

• in a year, next …, tomorrow
• Vermutung: I think, probably, perhaps

Future simple

Comparartives and Superlatives in songs

Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparative and Superlative Exercises

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6009
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adjectives/exercises
http://www.english-4u.de/comparison_ex4.htm
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/comparison/comparative-superlative-2
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-grammar-comparatives-superlatives.php
http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/tests/superlativecomparative.html

Superlative Grammar

Formation of Superlative Adjectives

As with comparative adjectives, there are two ways to form a superlative adjective:

• short adjectives: add "-est"
• long adjectives: use "most"

We also usually add 'the' at the beginning.

Short adjectives
1-syllable adjectives	old, fast
2-syllable adjectives ending in -y	happy, easy
RULE: add "-est"	old → the oldest
Variation: if the adjective ends in -e, just add -st	late → the latest
Variation: if the adjective ends in consonant, vowel, consonant, double the last consonant	big → the biggest
Variation: if the adjective ends in -y, change the y to i	happy → the happiest

Long adjectives
2-syllable adjectives not ending in -y	modern, pleasant
all adjectives of 3 or more syllables	expensive, intellectual
RULE: use "most"	modern → the most modern expensive → the most expensive

AUDIOS VLE

Como primer paso, deben acceder al siguiente Link.

 http://www.richmondelt.com/thebigpicture/students-area/students-resources

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Dar click en go y tendrán acceso a los audios del libro

Subject and object pronouns in English

OBJECT PRONOUNS EXERCISES

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1965
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-object-pronouns.php
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9901/jd-pronouns.html
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/personal_pronouns3.htm
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/pronouns/exercises?02

Object pronouns (GRAMMAR)

The seven basic pronouns have one form when they are used as subjects and another form when they are used as objects.

Subjects are what the sentence is about. (See more about Subject Pronouns)
Objects are what is affected by the action of the subject.

• I like orange juice. (I is the subject).
• I read books. (Books is the object as it is receiving the action).

PRONOUNS
Subject Pronoun	Object Pronoun
I	Me
You	You
He	Him
She	Her
It	It
We	Us
You (plural)	You
They	Them

Object pronouns are used instead of nouns, usually because we already know what the object is. It makes the sentence easier to read and understand and avoids repetition. We normally use object pronouns after a verb or a preposition.

Examples
I like horses.	Subject Pronoun
Horses don't like me.	Object Pronoun
We talk to our neighbour.	Subject Pronoun
She talks to us.	Object Pronoun
They listen to the teacher.	Subject Pronoun
Listen to me carefully.	Object Pronoun
You speak very quickly.	Subject Pronoun
We watch them on TV.	Object Pronoun