sábado, 31 de mayo de 2014

Simple past

Un video para practicar cómo hacer preguntas y contestarlas con el pasado simple, algo que hemos estado trabajando en la unidad THINGS IN THE PAST de nuestro libro Footprints. 


viernes, 30 de mayo de 2014

The Digraph Song

Una canción dedicada a los digraphs, esas agrupaciones de dos letras que dan lugar a un solo sonido: TH, SH, CH, GH, NG, PH, WH.

martes, 6 de mayo de 2014

Prueba del Trinity College of London - nivel 2

Hola a todos. 

El martes 27 de mayo tenemos la prueba del Trinity College of London. Os dejamos la transcripción retocada y mejorada de una prueba modelo para que tengáis con qué practicar. Por otro lado, si pincháis en la etiqueta TRINITY en estos días antes del examen podréis ver algunos videos más de apoyo. 


En azul el examinador y en rojo el aspirante. 

- Hello, come in, hello, my name is..., what's your name?
- My name is...
- ..., hello, nice to meet you
- Nice to meet you.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- ... How old are you?
- I'm eight/nine years old.
- What's the date today?
- Today is 27 May 2014.
- Is it Saturday today?
- No, it's Tuesday today.
- Where do you live?
- I live in Salamanca
- Do you live in a house or in a flat?
- I live in a house.
- How many bedrooms are there in your house?
- There are two bedrooms in my house. 
- Tell me about your bedroom, what is in your bedroom?
- There is a bed. 
- There is a chair.
- There is a closet.
- There are two pillows.
- Is there a computer in your bedroom?
- Yes, there is/No, there isn't.
- Is there a television in your bedroom?
 Yes, there is/No, there isn't.
- Is there a television in your house?
- Yes, there is.
- Where is it?
- It is in the living room.
- Here is a house. 
(Estancias de la casa. Véase video de apoyo en la etiqueta "Trinity")
- Who lives in your house with you?
- My daddy, my mummy, my sister, my brother and my grandma. 
- How old is your father?
- My father is 40 (forty) years old. 
- What number is this?
(Hay que saberse los números del 1 al 100. Veáse video de apoyo en la etiqueta "Trinity").
- Who is your best friend?
- X is my best friend.
- Tell me about X
- She is very beautiful and smart.
- Has she got a long hair?
- No, she hasn't.
- Have you got any pets?
- No, I haven't
- I've got a pet. This is my dog. His name is Sigby. Tell me about my pet.
- It's big and black. 
- Is my dog sleeping?
- No, it isn't. 
- Is this YOUR pen?
- No, it is YOUR pen.
(Hay que saberse los adjetivos posesivos. Véase video en la etiqueta "Trinity")
- This is MY clock. Where is MY pen?
- It's BEHIND the clock. 
- Put my pen BESIDE the clock.
- Put my pen IN FRONT OF the clock.
- Put my pen UNDER the clock.
(Preposiciones de lugar, Véase el video "Where's the monkey" en la etiqueta "Trinity".)
- Here are some people. Is she swimming?
- No, she is reading
- Is he swimming?
- Yes, he is. 
- Is he listening to music?
- No, he is not listening to music. He is eating pizza.
- He is listening to music
- They are watching TV.
- And is he running?
- No, he is drinking?
- The boy, is he running?
- No, he is cycling.
- Here are some animals. Touch a big animal. Touch a small animal. Touch a beautiful animal.
- Is this a cat?
- No, it's a dog
- Do you have a question for me?
- Yes, where do you live?
- I live in Brighton... Thank you very much, good bye.

domingo, 4 de mayo de 2014

My Mummy is Magic



El pasado viernes, para recordar que hoy domingo es el día de la madre, leímos la historia MY MUMMY IS MAGIC.