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Relative Clauses Revision 2011

Antonio — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:45:46 +0000

An updated theme and some bold and italics details for last year’s Relative Clauses slide-show. I hope this is a bit clearer.

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wish + that clause

Antonio — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:47:02 +0000

Edit: Had some difficulties to see this full-screen mode, so here goes another try…

And another one…

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One more handout for non-native speakers of English. It may come in handy.

Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Bachillerato, English, that-clause, wish

Conditional Clauses for 2º Bachillerato

Antonio — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:26:34 +0000

New grammar point to deal with in the classroom. Some day I will have the time to prepare a nice handout or an outstanding presentation. Until that day arrives, I can as well refer my student to this website where they can have a clear explanation and a variety of online exercises. I hope it helps…

Conditional Sentences / If-Clauses Type I, II and III

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-ize or -ise?

Antonio — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:47:05 +0000

We non-native speakers of English are sometimes puzzled by different spellings for the same words. More often than not, we teachers of the language tend to “explain” things in a way which leaves our students non-plussed, which is why I think this forum discussion is a good place to learn the difference between spellings such as analyze and analyse. I hope this helps. Please read at least as far as thiefinni, Junior Member‘s contribution

Filed under: English Tagged: doubts, English, spelling

Passive Voice for 2º Bachillerato

Antonio — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:00:43 +0000

This is by no means an extremely accurate rendering of Passive Voice in English, but I did manage to put together information, examples and tips from various sources which I hope may be useful for anyone trying to understand this grammar point.

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Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Bachillerato, English, grammar, Passive Voice

New Dictionary

Antonio — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:01:33 +0000

Or rather dictionaries, because just today I’ve discovered a new one, which is in fact several… Oh, well, I don’t think I’m making myself clear… Just have a look and tell me if you’ve got a better description.

Filed under: English, Links, Uncategorized Tagged: English, language, learning.

Relative Clauses for 2º Bachillerato

Antonio — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:18:46 +0000

I have been trying to find the time to convert an old .doc which I used to hand my students out for learning about Relative Clauses into something a bit more useful. The time has come to share a not-at-all original presentation that I have just finished today. I hope you find it useful.

Filed under: English, handouts Tagged: clauses, English, language, learning., relatives

Happy New Year

Antonio — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:09:09 +0000

New Year, old habits. Been away from this place for quite a while. While there’s work to do, one seems to be too busy. While on holiday, one seems to have to do something else. I hope the new year brings time and inspiration to make something useful out of this blog. Happy New Year to everyone out there.

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: Personal, Wishes

Achieving Coherence in Writing

Antonio — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:54:20 +0000

The most difficult task my students usually have to face is that of writing. Well, actually, it would be speaking, if they even made the attempt to, but that’s a creepy, scary story better be left alone… Anyway, as I was saying, writing is something you have to learn, even native speakers of a language must learn the techniques to write effectively. And here’s where the following suggestion comes into play. The website Get it write offers a rather complete list of Transition Words and Phrases (conjunctions, adverbs, prepositional phrases, etc) to make ideas flow and relate to one another in a text. You can have a look at it, download the printable version and even subscribe to their newsletter so that you don’t have to bother to come round and check whether I have bothered to mention any worthy updates of their site.

Posted in English Tagged: English, external, list, website, writing

The Big Bang Theory Theme Song

Antonio — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:08:54 +0000

Not exactly a grammar or a vocabulary lesson to be learned, but I think this video is both entertaining and loaded with useful English expressions. Thanks to Javi for twittering this!

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: English, just for fun, Video