jueves, 19 de abril de 2018

Movie Maker: Fat, thin, big and small

I use this video to practice speaking with primary students. It is about the differences between sizes, objects and animals.

Have fun!







miércoles, 18 de abril de 2018

Movie Maker: Guess Who...

This video is very entertaining to review the vocabulary of physical appearance.

Enjoy it!





Exercises: What's the weather like in summer?


Movie Maker: Fairy Tales Disney

This video is perfect if you want to make primary students to speak.

It has many questions about Disney pictures.

Hope your students like it!!






Movie Maker: Guess food or drink

This is another interative activity to work with primary students.

As the title says , they have to guees the food or drink that appears in the video.

Enjoy it!


Movie Maker: Ants' Story 2

I create dthis activities because they needed to move in my classes, so I put some flashcards over the table and they had to take the flashcard if their names were on the video.

It was really funny to see them playing this game.

Hope you like it!!

Movie Maker: Ants' Story

This video was created to play with the students of primary school. My class was "The Ants" so I created this to them.
It is very funny and they like it a lot.





Verbs followed by gerund and to infinitive


VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND
To admit doing sth : admitir haber hecho algo eg. She admitted having driven / driving the car without insurance.
Be used to doing sth : estar acostumbrado a hacer algo eg. She is used to working late.
Can´t help doing sth : no poder evitar hacer algo eg. I can´t help laughing at the joke.
Can´t stand / bear doing sth : no poder soportar hacer algo eg. I can´t stand doing the washing-up.
Imagine doing sth : imaginarse hacer algo eg. Can you imagine being on holiday all through the year?
In addition to doing sth = Besides doing sth : además de hacer algo eg. In addition to working nights, she goes to univerity in the afternoon.
It´s no use doing sth : no vale la pena hacer algo eg. It´s no use telling her how to drive; she doesn´t want to learn.
Suggest doing sth : sugerir hacer algo eg. John suggested going to see the new play tonight.
To avoid doing sth : evitar hacer algo eg. I avoided bumping into the car in front by braking.
To be worth doing sth : merecer la pena hacer algo eg. This film is worth watching.
To begin = to start doing sth : empezar a hacer algo eg. I started / began working here eight years ago.
To consider doing sth : considerar hacer algo eg. I would never consider travelling to warring countries.
To deny doing sth : negar haber hecho algo eg. The thief denied stealing the jewels.
To dislike doing sth : no gustar hacer algo eg. I love playing tennis but I dislike watching it.
To enjoy doing sth : disfrutar haciendo algo eg. I enjoy travelling by train.
To feel like doing sth = to fancy doing sth: apetecer hacer algo eg. I feel like going to an Indian restaurant.
To finish doing sth : terminar de hacer algo eg. What time did you finish reading last night?
To get used to doing sth : acostumbrarse a hacer algo eg. She still hasn´t got used to living in rainy England.
To involve doing sth: implicar hacer algo eg. She didn´t do well at school, which involved failing several subjects.
To hate doing sth : odiar hacer algo eg. I hate having to get up early.
To keep doing sth : seguir haciendo algo, no dejar de hacer algo eg. If you keep trying, in the end you will succeed.
To like doing sth : gustar hacer algo eg. She likes running every morning.
To look forward to doing sth : estar deseando hacer algo eg. I´m looking forward to taking some great photos.
To love doing sth : encantar hacer algo eg. I love playing tennis but I dislike watching it.
To mind doing sth : importar hacer algo eg. I wouldn´t mind going on a cruise in the Caribbean.
To mind sbdy doing sth : importar que alguien haga algo eg. I don´t mind you watching TV on condition you have finished your
homework.
To miss doing sth : echar de menos hacer algo eg. I miss being able to visit my family.
To prefer doing sth to doing sth else : preferir hacer algo a hacer otra cosa eg. I prefer studying to working.
To recommend doing sth : recomendar hacer algo eg. I would recommend taking pros and cons into consideration.
To resist doing sth : resistirse a hacer algo eg. He couldn't resist showing off his new car.
To risk doing sth : arriesgarse a hacer algo eg. She risks losing her job for working so little.
When it comes to doing sth : cuando se trata de hacer algo eg. When it comes to getting things done, he's useless.

VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE
To be up to sbdy to do sth : ser cosa de uno, ser responsabilidad de uno hacer algo eg. It´s up to us to end environmental disasters.
Can´t wait to do sth : estar deseando hacer algo eg. I can´t wait to meet them = I´m looking forward to meeting them.
To advise sbdy to do sth : aconsejar a alguien a hacer algo eg. They advised us to take a taxi.
To afford to do sth: permitirse el lujo de hacer algo eg. You can´t afford to be careless in this job.
To allow sbdy to do sth = to enable sbdy to do sth : permitir a alguien hacer algo eg. The new durable and lightweight running shoes
allowed athletes to train longer.
To be about to do sth : estar a punto de hacer algo eg. The wedding was about to be a disaster because the bride and groom quarrelled.
To convince sbdy to do sth : convencer a alguien a hacer algo eg. She convinced me to volunteer to help needy people.
To decide to do sth : decidir hacer algo eg. Why did you decide to look for a new job?
To encourage sbdy to do sth : animar / estiumular a alguien a hacer algo eg. Music is used to encourage shoppers to buy more.
To expect sbdy to do sth : esperar que alguien haga algo eg. I expect her to come any minute now.
To forbid sbdy to do sth : prohibir a alguien hacer algo eg. She forbade me to talk about it.
To force sbdy to do sth : obligar a alguien a hacer algo eg. The boss forced the employees to work overtime for nothing.
To get sbdy to do sth : conseguir que alguien haga algo eg. I got them to wash the car in less than an hour.
To hesitate to do sth : dudar eg. Don´t hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.
To invite sbdy to do sth : invitar a alguien a hacer algo eg. Our boss invited us to have a wonderful dinner.
To manage to do sth = to succeed in doing sth = to be able to do sth = to be capable of doing sth : conseguir hacer algo, ser capaz de
hacer algo eg. Simon has finally managed to pass his driving test.
To order sbdy to do sth : ordenar a alguien a hacer algo eg. The officer ordered soldiers to train harder.
To persuade sbdy to do sth : convencer a alguien a hacer algo eg. She persuaded me to volunteer to help needy people.
To promise to do sth: prometer hacer algo eg. She promised to do her best next time.
To refuse to do sth : negarse a hacer algo eg. He flatly refused to discuss the matter.
To remind sbdy to do sth : recordar a alguien a hacer algo eg. She reminded me to post the letter.
To teach sbdy to do sth : enseñar a alguien a hacer algo eg. The teacher taught students to do math exercises.
To tell sbdy to do sth : decir a alguien que haga algo eg. A white girl told him to leave the bus seat because he was black.
To turn out to be : resultar ser eg. The party turned out to be a success.
To want sbdy to do sth : querer que alguien haga algo eg. I wanted them to remain at home.
To warn sbdy to do sth : advertir a alguien a hacer algo eg. She warned us not to get into trouble.
Would like / hate / love / dislike / prefer + to do sth eg I would (dis)like / hate / love to have a cup of tea.


Word Formation List



Adjective                Adverb                      Noun                           Verb
agreeable
agreeably
agreement
agree
amazing, amazed
amazingly
amazement
amaze
annoying, annoyed
annoyingly
annoyance
annoy
associate
--
association
associate
attractive
attractively
attractiveness
attract
behaved
--
behaviour
behave
believable
believably
belief
believe
Classified
Class/classification
classify
clear
clearly

clear
comfortable
comfortably
comfort
comfort
convenient
conveniently
convenience
--
creative
creatively
creation
create
critical
critically
criticism
criticize
decided
decidedly
decision
decide
decisive
decisively
decisiveness
 --
-- 
 --
 discussion
discuss
distracted
distractedly
distraction
distract
fascinated / fascinating
 --
fascination
fascinate
flexible
flexibly
flexibility
flex
forgivable
--
forgiveness
forgive
fortunate
fortunately
fortune
--
happy
happily
happiness
--
honest
honestly
honesty
--
honourable
honourably
honour
honour
imaginable / imaginary
imaginably
imagination
imagine
important
importantly
importance
--
improvable
--
improvement
improve
intelligent
intelligently
intelligence
--
irritable
irritably
irritant / irritation
irritate
justified
justifiable
justification
justify
Knowledge
Know
legal
legally
legality
legalize
likely
likely
likelihood
like
noticeable
noticeably
notice
notice
ordinary
ordinarily
--
--
patient
patiently
patience
--
performing
--
performance
perform
possible
possibly
possibility
--
preventable
--
prevention
prevent
probable
probably
probability
--
protective
protectively
protection
protect
rational
rationally
rationale /
rationality
rationalize
recommended / recommending
--
recommendation
recommend
regular
regularly
regularity
--
replaceable
--
replacement
replace
representative
--
representative
represent
responsible
responsibly
responsibility
--
satisfactory
satisfactorily
satisfaction
satisfy
significant
significantly
significance
signify
successful
successfully
success
succeed
valid
--
validity
validate


Tarea 9: Formulario de Forms

 Debido a las reclamaciones por parte de las familias del centro, sobre el horario escolar y la conciliación, se ha creado este cuestionario...