domingo, 10 de agosto de 2014

listening practice

PRACTICE LISTENING! 

HELLO GUYS! Here you are some links that will help you improve your listening skills. I hope you give them a good use :) On the first link you just have to click on the video you want to watch and then you can listen to it and answer the questions or read the script. On the upper part there are some subdivisions regarding level. So just click on intermediate and then if you think it's too easy just click on upper intermediate. I hope you like them. Try the other links too :)

http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_beginning_start.php
http://www.esl-lab.com
http://www.saberingles.com.ar/listening/index1.html
http://esl.about.com/od/listening/Beginning_Level_English_Listening_Comprehension_Exercises.htm
http://www.rong-chang.com/listen.htm
http://www.englishmedialab.com/listening.html
https://www.englishlistening.com/index.php/listen-to-passages#close  

jueves, 7 de agosto de 2014

past modals


Past modals


come in two forms. The first type is the easiest and usually requires only a simple word change:
    I can drive.
    could drive when I was 16.
    I have to go to California.
    had to go to California.
    Lenny will pay tomorrow.
    Lenny said he would pay tomorrow.

    (present ability)
    (past ability)
    (present obligation)
    (past obligation)
    (future intention)
    (future reported from the past)

Past modals with have

Some past modals can be formed by using have + the past participle of the main verb immediately after the modal. (should have, could have, would have, etc.)
However, since modals express possibility, intention, obligation, etc., they do not always indicate a definite tense. Therefore, when using past modals with have, special meanings need to be considered.

    I should go to the funeral.
    should have gone to the funeral.
    Lex might take Karen to the airport.
    Lex might have taken Karen to the airport.
    Lex could have taken Karen to the airport.
    Lex would have taken Karen to the airport.
    Otis didn't come to work yesterday.
    He had to take care of his children.
    His children must have been sick.

    (I feel an obligation to go--later.)
    (I didn't go. Now I regret it.)
    (It's a future possibility.)
    (He may be on his way there now.)
    (Most likely he didn't.)
    (He didn't. He had an excuse.)
    (past fact)
    (past obligation)
    (conjecture about the past)

practica...

http://www3.telus.net/linguisticsissues/ModalsPast.htm
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-modals-present-past.php#.U-OzrVbIQWY
http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/modals-deduction-past
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/modals-deduction-past
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/ELC/STUDYZONE/410/grammar/410-modals-of-possibility-and-probability-for-past-situations1.htm
http://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/intermediate/modal-verbs-for-past-probability-must-have-cant-have-couldnt-have-may-have
http://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal7.htm
https://elt.oup.com/student/naturalenglish/int/a_grammar/unit11/neint_grammar11_exp?cc=us&selLanguage=en



CONDITIONALS



CONDITIONALS

Conditional Sentence Type 1

→ Situations that are always true if something happens.
NOTE: This use is similar to, and can usually be replaced by, a time clause using 'when' (example: When I am late, my father takes me to school.)
If I am late, my father takes me to school.
She doesn't worry if Jack stays out after school.
Conditional 0 is formed by the use of the present simple in the if clause followed by a comma the present simple in the result clause. You can also put the result clause first without using a comma between the clauses.
If he comes to town, we have dinner.
OR
We have dinner if he comes to town.


Conditional Sentence Type 1

→ It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.
Form: if + Simple Presentwill-Future
Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation.

Conditional Sentence Type 2

→ It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.
Form: if + Simple PastConditional I (= would + Infinitive)
Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.

Conditional Sentence Type 3

→ It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.
Form: if + Past PerfectConditional II (= would + have + Past Participle)
Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-conditionals.php#.U35r38bvcWY