EMAIL

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE EMAIL

Last weekend you went with your friends on an adventure weekend. Write an email to your friend Rose answering these questions:

•           What activities did you try?
•           What equipment did you need?
•           What was the most exciting part of the trip?

PAST SIMPLE

PAST SIMPLE

You use PRESENT SIMPLE when you talk about ACTIONS FINISHED IN THE PAST.

For example: 

- I went to London and visited the Big Ben.

- I watched a scary film yesterday.

EXERCISES TO PRACTICE:

LANGUAGE FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Saying hello 
Good morning/afternoon everybody.
Hello everyone

Introducing yourself 
My name is...
We are...

Explaining what the presentation is about 
I am going to describe...
I am going to talk about...

Ordering the ideas
First of all...
Secondly...

Adding more information
Also,...
In addition,...

Concluding the presentation
In conclusion,...
In short,...
To summarise,...

Thanking and inviting questions 
Thank you for listening
Thanks for your attention.
If you have any questions, raise your hand and I will be happy to answer them.
Are there any more questions?

Give your opinion 
I think...
I don't think...

Giving an example 
For example,...
For instance,...

Expressions to use when you don't know what to say 
Right...
Well...
I mean...


REMEMBER!!
Look at your classmates (not only at the teacher, the wall, the ceiling or the screen).
Don't put your hands in your pockets.

HOMEWORK: write an email or letter

Instructions: Complete one of the three options below.

1)Write an email to your friend:
Ask your friend to go to the cinema on Saturday.
Tell them about the film you would like to see.
Say what time the film starts and when you should meet.

2) Write a letter to your friend telling him/her about your last holiday and invite them to come visit.

3) Write an email to your friend answering these questions:
How is the school year going so far?
What are your new teachers like?

How much homework do you get?

IRREGULAR VERBS

Verb wheel (Irregular verbs)

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT SIMPLE

You use PRESENT SIMPLE when you talk about ROUTINES.

For example: 

- I usually wear jeans

- I watch cartoons every day.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

You use PRESENT CONTINUOUS when you talk about things that are happening NOW.

For example: 

- I am wearing jeans at the moment.

- I am watching cartoons now.

REMEMBER!!

We always use PRESENT SIMPLE with stative verbs (for example: like, hate, know, want, etc.).

✅I like pizza	I am liking pizza
✅I know María	I am knowing María

EXERCISES TO PRACTICE:

AL ANDALUS

• Beginning of the Middle Ages in the Iberian Peninsula.
• The Visigothic kingdom of Toledo.
• The Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula.
• Al-Andalus.

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