Your Constitutions of 1812-1978

To commemorate the 6th of December 1978 constitutional referendum and building the bicentennial of our first Constitution, “La Pepa”, 1812, various institutions are launched the project called Your Constitutions of 1812-1978, a tour of the different Spanish constitutions.

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Where are you from?

• World Flags Quiz

• Interactive maps

• Worksheets

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Where is the cinema?

         ·       Giving directions exercises

       ·       Reading games


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Trick Or Treat?

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

• Story 

• Games

• Worksheets

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My daily routine

• Vocabulary

• Games

• Exercises

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Peter was playing

Past Continuous

• Exercises

• Story, grammar and vocabulary

• Games

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The Union Flag

The story of the UK and the Union Flag

The Union Flag - the flag of the United Kingdom (UK)

• The Union Jack or The Union Flag?

• The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• The Union Flag (parts)

• Questions

• Interactive game

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Spanish Education System

 

via MEC

• British Education System

• The U.S. Education System

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What are you doing?

Present Continuous 

• Online Exercises

• Games

• Song

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American vs. British English

Here are some of the main differences in vocabulary between British and American English.

American term	British term	Definition
mom	mum	mother
shopping cart/buggy	trolley	a wheeled cart to push around in stores
calendar	diary	a planning chart of days and months
pal	mate	friend
nap	kip	short snooze
diaper	nappy	absorbant material wrapped around infant's bottom to retain waste
baby stroller	pram	a small wheeled-vehicle to push baby around in
liquor store	off-license	store that sells alcohol
bar	pub	an establishment that serves beer
wasted	pissed	intoxicated
barfing	honking	vomiting
the john	the loo	the bathroom
fanny or butt	bum	bottom part of body you sit on
hot	dishy	good-looking
fall	autumn	one of the four seasons
call	ring	make a phone call
mail	post	letters delivered by postal system
vacation	holiday	a trip or time away from work/school
candy	sweets	sweet confections
cookie	biscuit	small sweet cake
french fries	chips	fried potatoes, stick-shaped
potato chips	potato crisps	round thinly-sliced potatoes, fried and crunchy

        

    How to understand the differences between British and American English

• Exercises

• Vocabulary

• Idioms

One, two, three... MUSIC!

Several studies say that "the use of music as a teaching and learning throughout the day may help maintain a positive mood and increase learning effectiveness".

So, you can hear "I'm blue" and you will be cheerful.

Check if it works. 

Have a nice day!!

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Grammar. Verb "to have"

"Have" is one of the most common verbs in the English Language. Look at in this picture the different sentences: (Affirmative, Negative and Interrogative) 

On the other hand, you can study this verb here:

• Online activities

• Video

• Worksheets

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Grammar. Verb "to be"

 

	FORM	SUBJECT	BE VERB	Contraction	EXAMPLE
affirmative sentences ( + )	1st person	I	am	I'm	I'm here.
	2nd person	you	are	you're	You're busy.
	3rd person	he	is	he's	He's a friend.
	3rd person	she	is	she's	She's a doctor.
	3rd person	it	is	it's	It's cold today.
	1st person pl.	we	are	we're	We're hungry.
	2nd person pl.	you	are	you're	You're beautiful.
	3rd person pl.	they	are	they're	They're asleep.
	SUBJECT	BE VERB	Contraction	EXAMPLE
negative sentences ( - )	I	am not	I'm not	I'm not thirsty.
	you	are not	you aren't you're not	You aren't here. You're not a cat!
	he	is not	he isn't he's not	He isn't there. He's not at home.
	she	is not	she isn't she's not	She isn't a mother. She's not an actress.
	it	is not	it isn't it's not	It isn't warm today. It's not too hot today.
	we	are not	we aren't we're not	We aren't asleep. We're not sleepy.
	you	are not	you aren't you're not	You aren't tired. You're not at work.
	they	are not	they aren't they're not	They aren't here. They're not at work.
	BE VERB  &  SUBJECT			(+) Short Answer	(-) Short Answer
questions ( ? )	Am I correct?			Yes, I am.	No, I'm not.
	Are you tired?			Yes, you are.	No, you aren't. No, you're not.
	Is he asleep?			Yes, he is.	No, he isn't. No, he's not.
	Is she here?			Yes, she is.	No, she isn't. No, she's not.
	Is it warm?			Yes, it is.	No, it isn't. No, it's not.
	Are we students?			Yes, we are.	No, we aren't. No, we're not.
	Are you thirsty?			Yes, you are.	No, you aren't. No, you're not.
	Are they here?			Yes, they are.	No, they aren't. No, they're not.

        via http://www.english-zone.com/verbs/be-intro1.html

When do you use verb to be? 

• Online exercises

• Worksheets 

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Hi everybody!

My first post is dedicated to my teachers because they were

  T – Tolerant

  E – Enthusiastic

  A – Attentive

  C – Creative

  H – Honourable

  E – Encouraging

  R – Responsible

  S – Sincere

Teachers, thanks a lot!

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