Present Continuous

We use the present continuous tense to talk about things that are happening NOW or AT THE MOMENT.
I                         am  + verb + ing       I am playing.
he, she, it            is +   verb + ing        The bird is singing.
you, we, they     are + verb + ing        We are dancing

Listen to the sentences about the pictures.

Look at this interactive book for more practice.
Try this exercise to practise.
Watch this video of the song ‘Lemon Tree’. Good luck!

Adjective for describing: Places, Weather, Temperature.

Temperature / Temperatura

Examples / Ejemplos

freezing helado chilly frío cold frío cool fresco lukewarm tibio boiling hirviendo muggy caluroso hot caluroso warm cálido pleasant agradable

There are freezing temperatures in Chile Hay temperaturas heladas en Chile Here in the mountains the nights are chilly Aquí en las montañas las noches son frías Your cold hands off my passion Tus manos frías apagan mi pasión Have your child take a cool bath Haga que su niño tome un baño fresco A lukewarm bath may cool Un baño tibio puede refrescarte Boiling water creates steam for cooking El agua hirviendo produce vapor para cocinar It's a muggy day. Es un dia caluroso I am hot Tengo calor Thank God today is a warm day Gracias a Dios hoy es un día cálido Venezuela has a pleasant climate Venezuela tiene un clima agradable

Weather / Clima

Examples / Ejemplos

rainy - luvioso stormy - tormentoso sunny - soleado windy  - ventoso snowy  -con nieve damp - húmedo dry - seco icy  - con hielo foggy - con niebla cloudy - nuboso clear - despejado mild  - templado chilly  - frío

My country has many rainy days Mi pais tiene muchos días lluviosos I'm afraid the stormy coast of USA Tengo miedo a las costas tormentosas de USA This sunny day is good for camping Este día soleado es bueno para acampar I hate windy days Odio los días ventosos I like snowy days of Canada Me gusta los días con nieve de Canada The jungle has damp climate La selva tiene un clima húmedo Carla does not like the dry desert climate A Carla no le gusta el clima seco del desierto I can walk on icy places Yo camino sobre lugares helados Driving is more risky in foggy conditions. Conducir es más riesgoso en niebla The plane has to avoid cloudy areas El avión tiene que evitar zonas nubosas Today is a clear day Hoy es un día despejado I like the mild climate of the valley Me gusta el clima templado de el valle Even in the chilly rain we keep our enthusiasm Aún bajo la fría lluvia mantenemos nuestro entuciasmo

Describing people - Appearance and Personality.

Do you remember the questions to ask about a person you don’t know?

If you want to ask about people’s appearance: WHAT DOES HE/SHE LOOK LIKE? Learn more adjectives here1, here2,

Click here if you need more practice

When we use more than one adjective, we have to put them in the right order.

                                                           PERSONALITY:

If you want to ask about people’s personality: WHAT IS HE/SHE LIKE? Learn more adjectives click positive aspect here, negative aspect here, or here 3.

Clothes

Exercise1 ,
Try exercises with pictures, vocabulary etc. Exercise 2 ,
There are five exercises to practice the vocabulary of clothes,some verbs like suit,wear,fit,match,try on... some adjectives and colours.If you think that there is something that it could be better tell me Exercise 3

Questions???

Forming questions in English can be a little complicated but if you remember this simple formula you’ll have no problem:
ASI Auxiliary Subject Infinitive
Do you like football?
Does your sister work?
or QUASI
Question word Auxiliary Subject Infinitive
Where do you live?
What does Peter do?
You can use this formula in the past simple too.
Try this game to practise and click here for another question formation activity.

Present simple: daily routines

What do you do every day?

We use the present simple to talk about daily routines and every day activities.
Look at these examples:

• We leave for work at 7:30 AM every morning.
• My husband watches the TV in the evening.
• Susan often meets with her friends after school.
• They usually play football on Sunday.
• Mark rarely visits his sick grandmother.

Try these exercises to practise the different forms: affirmative, negatives and questions
For some listening practice about people’s daily routines click here and here

Listening - Elementary Podcasts.

Listening can sometimes be one of the more difficult skills. Here is a great website which is specially for your level, called Elementary Podcasts by the British Council. There are lots of texts to listen to and you can also download the mp3 files and save them on to your computer, mobile phone or mp3 player. Special packs are available with activities to do and the tapescripts.

Remember, practice makes perfect!!