COÍN+A2+SEMI+14-15

= **WELCOME TO THE A2 WIKI FOR THE "SEMI"** **STUDENTS OF THE EOI COÍN.** = = **USE THESE EXTRA MATERIALS AT YOUR CONVENIENCE!** =

= = __**Questions review**__

HOW TO ASK QUESTIONS
 * YES/NO QUESTIONS. Write Yes/No Questions for the following answers.
 * SHORT ANSWERS Look at each question. Write a short answer on a separate piece of paper. Then, to check your answers, click on the "answer" button.
 * COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS with the verb and the subject in brackets.

Practice it with these activities: [] [] [|http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2179#a]

HOW TO DESCRIBE A PERSON (DESCRIPTION VOCABULARY) [] Adjectives

__**Present simple**__

HOW TO TELL A ROUTINE (PRESENT SIMPLE) @http://www.mansioningles.com/gram39.htm @http://www.languageguide.org/english/grammar/esp/part1/simple_present.jsp __@http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Blue%20Level/B7%20Present%20Tense.html__

@http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ELEMENTARY/unit8/page2.htm @http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pres1.htm @http://usuarios.lycos.es/englishweb/gramatica/PresSimpleAffirm1.htm @http://usuarios.lycos.es/englishweb/gramatica/PresSimpleNegat1.htm
 * Watch out! Third person singular has a special feature: **

@http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ELEMENTARY/unit8/page5.htm @http://www.fortunecity.com/bally/durrus/153/gramex02.html @http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/present_simple/pres_simple4.html @http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/present_simple/pres_sim_quests1.html
 * - More exercises: **

__ **Present continuous** __


 * Grammar: Present continuous **

@http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Blue%20Level/B8%20Present%20Continuous.html

@http://www.languageguide.org/english/grammar/esp/part1/present_progressive.jsp

@http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ELEMENTARY/unit6/page1.htm Adding // -ing //

@http://www.theyellowpencil.com/gramacontinuo.htm

@http://pagesperso-orange.fr/raud.dugal/beginners/the%202%20presents/exercise2.htm

@http://www.pumpkinandcompany.com/PAC/Kids-activ-games_Gquiz_Prsntcont1-5e.htm

@http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pcontnq2.htm

**Present Simple versus Present Continuous**
@http://www.mansioningles.com/gram39.htm

@http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/pres_cont/pres_simple_cont.html

@http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive.htm

@http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm

@http://odl.vwv.at/english/odlres/res8/Grammar/grammar_exercises/tenses/present/present1.htm

@http://www.e-anglais.com/exercices/present.php

@http://www.mansioningles.com/gram39_ej1.htm

@http://www.mansioningles.com/nc_lec15_5.htm

@http://www.mansioningles.com/nc_lec15_6.htm

@http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson14/TestIt/PSvsPC.htm

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__** Past simple **__


 * Grammar: Simple past explanation **

To be (was - were)

@http://www.theyellowpencil.com/gramatobepast.html

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt_mH9e-PhY&feature=related watch this video

Irregular verbs

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmYApnLJPzQ&eurl=http://menuaingles.blogspot.com/2008/08/verbos-irregulares-en-ingls.html

@http://www.theyellowpencil.com/grampasadosimple.htm

@http://www.english4today.com/usr/video/ytv/?p=87 Watch this video: Forming the simple Past

To be, regular and irregular verbs

@http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Blue%20Level/B12%20The%20Past%20Tense.html

@http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/past_tense/was_were.html

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

To be (past)

@http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/past_tense/was_were.html

@http://www.carmenlu.com/first/grammar/pastbe1_1.htm

@http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?03

@http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/77.html

@http://esl.about.com/library/beginnercourse/bl_beginner_course_was.htm

Regular verbs

@http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/past_tense/past_regular.html

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Irregular verbs

@http://www.english-4u.de/iv_quiz1.htm

@http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/jigword/jigpast1.html

@http://www2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/beardysg.htm

Regular and irregular verbs

@http://www.better-english.com/grammar/past5.htm

@http://www.pumpkinandcompany.com/PAC/Kids-activ-games_Gquiz3e_PastSimple1.htm

@http://www2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/regirreg.html

@http://www2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/historyf.htm

@http://www2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/partypqf.htm Past tense questions

[] Questions

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__**Present Perfect**__

[|Choose the correct participle]

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 * [|Past Participles.] Complete with either the infinitive or the past participle.
 * [|Present Pefect (Affirmative)]. [|Present Perfect (Affirmative) II]. Complete with the most suitable form of the present perfect.
 * [|Present Perfect (Interrogative)]. Listen to the sentences and complete with the most suitable form of the present perfect.

Difference between PRESENT PERFECT ans PAST SIMPLE

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__**Present perfect particles**__

PRESENT PERFECT PARTICLES [|Already, yet, never, etc. + PRESENT PERFECT]

Learn the difference between FOR and SINCE [|here] FOR VERSUS SINCE PAST SIMPLE or PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE? YET / SINCE / ALREADY
 * [|Present Perfect Words]. Choose the most suitable word (FOR / SINCE / EVER / ALREADY / YET / JUST / NEVER) to go with the present perfect.
 * [|Present Perfect and Adverbs.]
 * [|Present Perfect Words.] Answer the questions according to the prompt given and using FOR, SINCE, EVER, NEVER, STILL, JUST, ALREADY, YET

**Family**
@http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/vocab/family/family1.html @http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/vocab/family/family7.html @http://www.wsl.edu.pl/~azetka/family_pairs.htm @http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/activities/family.html @http://www.sofaschool.com/gapfill.php?gappa_id=192 @http://www.prof2000.pt/users/tereza_n/family.htm

Listening activities @http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omexpress/idioma/familiayparentescos.htm @http://www.inglesmundial.com/B5/listening.htm @http://www.inglesmundial.com/B5/dictation.htm @http://www.internetpolyglot.com/lesson-2104601045 @http://www.elllo.org/english/Games/G033-Family.html @http://www.real-english.com/reo/10/unit10.html Watch the videos and do the exercises

__**Comparatives**__ @http://www.theyellowpencil.com/gramacomparativos.html @http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Yellow%20Level/Y6%20Comparatives.html Now, you can do some exercises: @http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/compsup.html @http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/comparatives/comparatives1.html @http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/comparatives/comparatives2.html @http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-1269.php @http://englishexercises.itgo.com/yyadjective1.html @http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/regcom2.htm @http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/1g9-comparative-superlative-gapfill.php @http://www.english-zone.com/spelling/compsup1.html @http://depts.gallaudet.edu/esl/compsuperl.htm @http://www.sofaschool.com/gapfill.php?gappa_id=56 []

AT THE RESTAURANT __ Listening activities __ __ [|Listen to a dialogue at a restaurant. Check the expressions used to OFFER and to REQUEST something.] __ __ [|Listen to another dialogue and check the expressions used again. Can you imitate it?] __ __ @http://www.inglesmundial.com/B7/listening.htm __ __ @http://www.inglesmundial.com/B7/dialog.htm __ __ @http://www.inglesmundial.com/B7/dictation.htm Dictation __ At the Restaurant At the Restaurant 2 Customers' complaints and requests Customers' complaints and requests 2

__**Superlatives**__ @http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Yellow%20Level/Y7%20Superlatives.html [] [] [] Reading activity: who are the richest people in the world? []

__Countable / Uncountable nouns__
@http://saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson07/04.html @http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ELEMENTARY/unit11/page2.htm @http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/count1.htm @http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/count1.htm @http://www.curso-ingles.com/ejercicios-ingles/contable.php @http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/uncountable_nouns.htm Partitives @http://www.1-language.com/englishcourse/unit9_grammar_exs2.htm [] Nice explanation of grammar and list of "containers" Tests
 * [|Countable or uncountable ? (1)]
 * [|Countable or uncountable ? (2)]

__A / an / some / any and other quantifiers__
Some / any @http://saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson07/04c.html @http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Red%20Level/Red%20Level%20Quiz%209%20Any%20&%20Some.html @http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.some.i.htm @http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/any_some/any_some.html @http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/some_any.htm

a / an / some / any @http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file07/grammar07_a02/ @http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/MultipleChoice/aansomeany.html


 * Write SOME, ANY or NO. Click the answer buttons to see the answers.
 * Choose the correct form.

[|Listening 1]

DO YOU REMEMBER THE PREPOSITIONS?
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:eoienglishstudents/prepositions.pdf|Download]]
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__ USEFUL VOCABULARY TO DESCRIBE A COUNTRY OR A TOWN: __
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:eoienglishstudents/places1.pdf|Download]]
 * 1 MB


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__ Grammar: much or many? __ []

Places in a City
@http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omexpress/ciudad/ciudad.htm @http://www.mansioningles.com/vocabulario11.htm @http://www.inglesmundial.com/B13/vocabulary.htm @http://www.languageguide.org/english/grammar/esp/part1/locations2.jsp @http://www.languageguide.org/im/city/eng/ [|Listening 1]

Typical places around town
@http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ELEMENTARY/unit15/page2.htm @http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ELEMENTARY/unit15/page3.htm @http://www.inglesmundial.com/B13/dialog.htm Much, many, a lot of [|An English teacher explains the difference] A little / a few Choose the best option. Grammar test [|Quantifiers] [|Quantifiers II]

[|Directions: useful language] [|Directions: useful language 2] [|Directions: example of conversation]
 * Directions **

[|Listening 1] [|Listening 2] [|Listening 3] [|Listening 4]

Present continuous used to talk about the future (NEW ACTIVITIES ADDED) [] [|Download grammar activity] [|Grammar activity key] [|Read and listen to Laura's diary: what is she doing on Monday?]
 * Future forms **

Going to [] @http://saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson11/04.html @http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Red%20Level/R12%20Future%20Tense%20going%20to.html [|What are they going to do? Read and choose the correct answer] Plans @http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file07/grammar07_c01/ @http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file07/grammar07_c02/ Predictions @http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file07/grammar07_d01/ @http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file07/grammar07_d02/ More exercises @http://eruditecafe.net/bookex/goingtoAA.php @http://saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson11/05.html @http://www.autoenglish.org/going.htm

Listening activities:

A Holiday to Singapore
@http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/listening/holiday/holiday.html

Holidays
@http://saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson21/03.html [|More vocabulary!] [|Listening: airport announcement] [|Listening II] [|Listening III]

[|Future with "will" - explanation in Spanish] [|Going or will? Read the grammar explanation and do the activities] [|Can you distinguish the different forms of future? Test yourself!] [|Another grammar test] [|BBC grammar test] [|Quia quiz about future]
 * Future forms in contrast **

[|Spanish explanation of the future forms] [|English explanation of future forms]

[|After a preposithttp://eoienglishstudents.wikispaces.com/A2+Second+termion, write the -ing form! Try this activity.] [|Verbs with to-infinitive or gerund (-ing form)] [|Infinitive or gerund? Play the game!] [|Infinitive or gerund? Choose the right form] [|Another activity about verb patterns.] [|One more activity to practice!]
 * Gerunds or infinitives? **

[|Some verbs can be used with infinitive and gerund with change of meaning: check some examples] [|Another explanation of 'problem verbs'] [|Difficult verbs quiz: stop to do or stop doing?] [|http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omlisten2/elementary/unit3.htm] [] [] [] []

Food
@http://www.languageguide.org/im/food/eng/ @http://www.mansioningles.com/vocabulario31.htm @http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ELEMENTARY/unit11/page1.htm @http://www.inglesmundial.com/B7/vocabulary.htm @http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/b_vocabulary/bank14/ @http://www.mansioningles.com/ejer_voc31.htm @http://www.inglesmundial.com/B7/dictation.htm

Drinks
@http://www.languageguide.org/english/grammar/esp/part2/drink.jsp @http://www.mansioningles.com/vocabulario40.htm @http://www.mansioningles.com/ejer_voc41.htm Adjective order [] [] [] [] [] -ED or -ING?? [] [] []


 * OBJECT AND SUBJECT QUESTIO__NS__**

[|http://esl.about.com/libraryS/grammar/blgr_questionforms.htm]

EXTRA PRACTICE
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