MODAL VERBS A_LEVELS

MODAL VERBS de Isabel María Quesada Gómez

I HAVE A WISH

When in doubt with the use of WISH, Have a quick look at this presentation.

Wishing in English de Isabel María Quesada Gómez

PEVAU INSTRUCTIONS

Please, click on the link for a detailed EVAU 2024 INFO.

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

This is a key aspect reagrding sentence construction when writing. Always check whether your subject is either singular (3rd person) or plural to get the agreement right.

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT de Isabel María Quesada Gómez

Linkers and Connectors

If you want to improve your Writing results, there is no better way than using the right connectors in your composition. They show richness in language and guarante both cohesion and coherence. A few of these words make a great difference in your final product. Get on task!!!

Connectors Missisabelonline de Isabel María Quesada Gómez

WRITING AN OPINION ESSAY

In an OPINION ESSAY, we present our opinion on a topic or statement and try to convince the reader that our opinion is correct. We do this by presenting reasons, facts and examples that support our opinion.

After analysing and brainstorming important aspects and ideas, remember to follow a structure as well using  both connectors and linking words for a successful cohesion and coherence.

Topic Examples:

What do you think about the use of Artificial Intelligence in your future job?

Mental Health, especially in Teenage Years, has been affected since Covid Pandemic. 

Social Media are the source of Fake Information, which is a real danger.

Basic Tense Revision

Are you a tense pro or still need some tense revision? If you happen to experience some trouble with basic tense concepts, check out this presentation to get some help with that!

BLOG TENSE INFO de Isabel María Quesada Gómez

Relative Clauses (Bachillerato /A Levels)

Relative clauses are extremely useful in our everyday English. You must learn, first of all, the different relative pronouns. Once you master them, use them in relative clauses. VIDEO LESSON in Spanish with the help of the Thrill Glasses  PRESENTATION with the main ideas.

Some practice will be more than necessary. Here you are some and graded in difficulty :D Here you are some and graded in difficulty :D

BBC ENGLISH WEB to watch a video and do some practice with key.

PERFECT ENGLISH caters for ordinary sentence construction practice.
OM EXERCISE includes definitions with relatives and sentence formation.
EGO4U includes explanation in English and activities.
AGENDAWEB offers assorted pratice including tests.

Explicación básica en español.

LIE OR LAY??? Confusing verbs

These three verbs are every student's nightmare. Read carefully about them and please, note their form for the Gerund, they have spelling differences!!!! No time to read? Check out the pic below!

Let's start with the easy one. Everybody knows the REGULAR VERB "LIE" (mentir) 

• LIE LIED LIED
• Do not lie to me, please!
• She was lying the whole time.
• It was obvious that they lied about their experience. 

Things get complicated when two similar verbs come into scene. Even though you may have seen and even studied them in advance, they always cause insecurity and confusion and need some web checking to avoid mistakes.

On the one hand, we have the IRREGULAR TRANSITIVE VERB "LAY"

• LAY LAID LAID (to put something down flat, i..e., "poner" in Spanish) as it is a transitive verb, it will be followed by an object. (Poner un huevo , la mesa, ladrillos...)
• The hen laid an egg.
• I am laying the  table.
• The worker was told to lay the bricks in line.

On the other hand, we have the INTRANSITIVE VERB LIE (watch it! Not the regular one!!!)

• LIE LAY LAIN (to be in a flat position or surface, i. e., "yacer o estar tumbado" as an intransitive verb, it lacks an object afterwards. 
• I love to lie down on the sofa after lunch.
• He has lain there all day.
• She is still lying down.