In this online glossary, we will add new words every unit to see our vocabulary grow throughout the year.
When you create a new term, you must add the definition in your own words and a sentence with the word so that we can see its meaning in context.
When you add a new term, you need to write "by + your name" at the end.
Instructions: Clicking on the section name will show / hide the section.
In this unit, we will review the different past tenses and learn vocabulary about education and learning styles
This is the presentation used in class, just in case you find it useful.
A short video (in English) to explain past simple and present perfect.
A short video that explains the differences between the Present perfect and the Past perfect.
Help a ghost find his memories and review the past perfect at the same time!
Esta tabla (¡en castellano!) compara los distintos usos y estructuras de los pasados vistos en clase, enumera palabras que os pueden ayudar a reconocerlos e incluye el tiempo verbal correspondiente en castellano, por si os ayuda a entenderlos mejor.
A short video with tips on writing an informal email. This time in Spanish (don't get used to it!)
Due date: 29th of September.
Complete the sentences with the right form of the past simple or present perfect simple.
Due date: 29th of September.
Complete the sentences using the right form of the Past Perfect.
Due date: 29th of September.
Complete the sentences with past simple or past perfect.
Due date: 29th of September.
Drag and drop exercise to review the structure of an informal e-mail.
Write down the answers on a piece of paper.
Due date: Monday, the 6th of October.
Due date: 13/10/2025
Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence. Pay attention to the words in bold.
This presentation will help you understand relative clauses better.
Presentation used in class to explain defining and non-defining relative clauses.
This video explains relative clauses in Spanish, for those who prefer listening to an explanation rather than reading it.
This summary may help you better understand relative clauses. Please read it before you do your homework!
This video provides tips on how to write a good for and against essay.
Here you have a list of connectors and linking words that you may use in your essays.
Complete the activities to review the vocabulary seen in class.
Due date: Monday 01/12/2025
Please, write it down on a piece of paper and give it to the teacher on Tuesday 09/12/2025
This is a summary (in Spanish) of the basic future tenses you've learned in previous years.
A short explanation (in Spanish) of the new future tenses, to help you study!
TOPIC: More students should do their degree at a university abroad rather than in their own country. Both options have pros and cons. Discuss. Do you agree?
Please, check the instructions in the pdf document titled "writing guide" (we've done it in class)
Write your essay by hand. You can upload a picture or hand it in in class.
AI is not allowed. Essays written using AI won't be corrected.
A chart to help you review the basic modal verbs.
(Do not pay attention to the number of the pages. I've created the chart following another textbook)
Explanation, in English, of Modal verbs in the past aka modal perfects
This is OPTIONAL.
If you want to practice the grammar of the unit, you can do the activities. The key/answers are on the last page.
These are the activities we have done on the 12/02, while the class was on the trip. Read the explanations and do these activities.
Estas son las respuestas de la ficha de verbos modales que os dí la semana pasada para que autocorrijáis los ejercicios.
Esta ficha cuenta para la nota del trimestre. Podéis imprimirla y responder en ella o simplemente responder en un papel y traerlo a clase antes del 4 de Marzo.
Como en la ficha se incluye el diccionario, NO hace falta que incluyáis nada en el diccionario online.
Para aquellos que no tengan la ficha de los deberes de vocabulario de hace unas semanas
This guide includes an explanation of the structure of opinion essays, tips and examples of sentences you could use to write your essay, and an example of a good opinion essay to guide you.
This chart may help you understand the difference between a for and against essay and an opionion essay.
This is unit 7 in the book.
Read the text on pages 82/83 from the book and do activities 4, 5 and 6 on page 83.
Give them to your teacher on Monday (13/04) or upload them here before our class on Monday afternoon,
Here you have some direct speech quotes for you to change to indirect speech and self-correct them.
Explicación de reported speech en castellano, en vídeo, por si necesitáis volver a escuchar la presentación en casa.
El examen de recuperación será global. Es decir, entrará la gramática y vocabulario del curso.
El vocabulario que hemos visto este año ha sido el de las unidades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 y 7 del libro.
La gramática que hemos visto este año ha sido la de las unidades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 y 7 del libro,
A partir de la página 122 del libro tenéis explicación de la gramática.
En las páginas 174 y 175 tenéis la lista de verbos irregulares, para repasar la forma de past simple y la de past participle, que es la que se usa en tiempos verbales como el present perfect o el past perfect.
Aquí os dejaré resúmenes de la explicación de la gramática del curso y ejercicios para practicar. Me los podéis mandar en cualquier momento si no venís a clase, para devolvéroslos corregidos y podáis repasar por ellos.
Breve resumen explicativo de la gramática de las unidades 1 y 2 del libro.
Unit 1: Past simple, present perfect simple, past perfect and present perfect continuous.
Unit 2: future continuous and future perfect simple.
Estos ejercicios son para practicar los pasados y futuros que habéis repasado en el anterior documento
Past simple vs. Past Perfect vs. Present Perfect Simple vs. Present Perfect continuous.
Future continuous vs future perfect simple
Este documento explica las frases de relativo (defining and non-defining) y los verbos modales (simples y perfectos)
Unit 3: Defining and non-defining relative clauses
Unit 4: Modals and modal perfects
Os abro esta tarea para los que estais estudiando en casa por si me queréis mandar los ejercicios que subí al aula virtual, así os los puedo devolver corregidos, por si queréis repasar por ellos.
Aquí tenéis la explicación de la voz pasiva y del reported speech en castellano, por si os ayuda a repasar este fin de semana.
Explicacion de cómo hacer un buen rephrasing + practica que haremos en clase
Frases para hacer rephrasing. Tenéis las respuestas al final. Veremos cómo hacer transformations el lunes/martes en clase.
