Some useful online dictionaries

Hello Dear Students,
    I am truly sorry for not updating the blog lately.  I will be posting all the materials that we have covered so far.   Some useful dictionaries where you can find not only the definition in English, but the pronunciation of a word are:
TheFreedictionary
Dictionary (it even has a word of the day section)
The Famous Merriam Webster  (It not only has different sections, but it offers also some features like games and quizzes.  You can also find there the link to download the dictionary app in your smartphone.

Hope any of these dictionaries is useful for you.

Regards,
Miss Ramos

Past Continuous: Jealous Guy

Hello!
   I am sharing with you the two versions of the song Jealous Guy written by John Lennon.  The first one is the original sung by Lennon, the second video is Gavin DeGraw's version of the same song.   Lots of sentences in Past Continuous, right?

Hope you enjoy the songs, while learning this tense.

See you on Monday!

Miss Ramos

Past Continuous vs. Simple Past

Hello There!
   What do you think of the cartoons above?  Were they funny or not funny at all?

Yesterday, we just started to learn the past continuous tense.

Here is the PowerPoint I used to introduce the topic.

It is important to remember when do we use the simple past and when do we use the past continuous:

Just a quick reminder on when to use WHEN and WHILE in the past continuous tense:

As a good reference, please feel free to visit the English Page website to have a better understanding of this particular tense.

Hope the information and links are useful.

See you in class!

Miss Ramos

Phrasal Verbs

Hello Dear Students,
      I hope you liked the song from Gavin DeGraw that I used to introduce the topic Phrasal Verbs.   Here is a video with the lyrics that I found just today.  I found this one to have a greater quality that the one I showed in class.

Here is also a great video practice about phrasal verbs related to love and relationships:

Click on this link, Play the audio and listen to the conversation that uses many phrasal verbs, similar to the one we have seen in class.

Have fun!

Miss Ramos

Passive Voice Materials

Hello Again,
    Here is the PowerPoint I used to introduce the Passive Voice topic.   Click here.  The other two, I will be sending them to your emails.

Regards,
Miss Ramos

 

Gerunds or Infinitives

Hello Again!
     Last week, we also reviewed when to use gerunds or infinitives using this video.  I hope you review them while singing the lyrics.

Enjoy!

Miss Ramos

Song of the Week: You've got to be by Des'ree

Hello Dear Students,
    On the first class, I encouraged you to write some adjectives from this song.  I hope you enjoy the video, while learning some new English words.

Sing along!

Miss Ramos