Flipped classroom

 You are what you eat, aren't you? Yes, indeed. I suggest you watch the video below to find out more about this fascinating topic. You must take notes about the video, the more you take, the better. 

Photo by Ella Olsson

  

In our next class,  you'll find out which team you are on and one person on each team will have to explain to the rest of the class what they've found out about one of the chapters in the video. 

Later, you will have to fill out the embedded questionnaire, which will be available then. 

I'm looking forward to it all.

Speculation modals: Lion on the loose

 

Listen to and read a conversation where you will find some examples of modal verbs of deduction.

Hey, did you hear that roaring sound last night? It might have been a lion!

A lion? No way. But yeah, I heard it too. It must have been something big. A dog couldn't make a sound like that.

Exactly! And I checked online; the zoo nearby had some kind of incident yesterday. One of the cages might have been damaged.

 Seriously? Then it could have been a lion that escaped! But wouldn’t they have warned everyone?

 I don’t know. They might not want to panic the whole neighborhood. But what else could it be?

Hmm, it can't have been a bear, right? Bears growl, but they don’t roar like that.

True. And it might not have been some prank or speaker either. The sound was way too real.

Do you think it’s still out there? It could be hiding somewhere in the woods!

Maybe. But animal control must have been searching all night if it’s true. Let’s just hope they’ve got it under control by now.

Yeah. Still, I’m keeping my eyes open. That roar must have been terrifying if you were close to it.

For sure. And if it really is a lion, we’d better stay far away.

Conversation Prompt: "Please create a conversation where two people speculate about the mysterious roaring of a lion who has probably escaped from a zoo. They should use modal verbs of speculation in their conversation."

Picture Prompt:" Lion roaring."

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Present Simple tense

Guess the sentence:

 

Practice makes perfect! Click on the links below and do a few exercises.

 

Crossword 1

Crossword 2
Positive statements 1
Positive statements 2
Negatives 1
Negatives 2
Negatives 3
Test your knowledge of this tense.

You're probably an expert now. Otherwise you may do a few more exercises that you can find on this website:
http://www.english-4u.de/tenses_exercises.html

Third person singular-Spelling changes:

Can you tell the difference between the present simple and the present continuous?

Play this game and find out!

 

Loads of opportunities

In English you can use a wide range of expressions to talk about quantity. However, their use might be trickier than meets the eye. Try the activity below:

 

All About London-Project

 

Infinitive or gerund? That's the question.

The infinitive and gerund perform different functions within the clause. Do the activity below to get some practice:

 

Verbs followed by gerund, infinitive or both:

Get some practice with more verbs and patterns:

Complete the sentences with the gerund or infinitive form.

 

Cityscapes and landscapes

 

What's the difference between CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE and HAMLET?

Play these games to learn vocabulary related to places to live.

A bit harder:

It takes all sorts-challenge

 

The quiz below comprises vocabulary and grammar from Unit 1. Let's find out if you can beat your classmates! 

Same practice, but without the stress!

Describing people

Physical appearance
Who is it?

Dynamic and state verbs

 Most verbs have dynamic meanings. They describe actions and can be used in simple and continuous forms. 

    E.g.  I speak English in class.

            He's speaking to his mum on the phone.

Some verbs have stative meanings. They describe states. You cannot use them in the continuous form:

    E.g.    I believe he left an hour ago.

Some verbs can be used in both simple and continuous form, but the meaning changes.

    E.g.  I think he's a liar. (=believe)

            Susan's thinking about moving abroad. (=considering the possibility of)