Our class netiquette rules

Click here to see our nettiquette rules. try to follow them whenever you use social media .

How to add subtitles in your videos

As all of you know, for this term project you are going to write and record either a video or a tutorial; here you have a couple of examples about thow to do it. I hope you find them easy and handy.

 Here you have a brief, clear and enhancing presentation to show effective ways to improve your speeches; this is extremely useful if you are preparing for Global Cities, Global Classrooms or The English Speaking Union Competition. I hope you find it useful.

IELTS & TOEFL Vocabulary - Technology

Compound adjectives

 

Definition:

Two or more words (such as part-time or high-speed) that act as a single idea to modify a noun (a part-time employee, a high-speed chase). Also called phrasal adjective or compound modifier.
As a general rule, the words in a compound adjective are hyphenated when they come before a noun (a well-known actor) but not when they come after (The actor is well known).
Also, compound adjectives formed with an adverb ending in -ly (such as rapidly changing) are usually not hyphenated.

Exercises

 Join these words to form compound adjectives

A: COLD-- DIMLY -- OLD-- GOOD-- LONG -- BRITHLY - - DEEP -- NARROW-- MOUTH--HAIR-- SHORT--BRAND -- MIDDLE -- RIGHT --TONGUE

b: LOOKING -- HANDED -- ROOTED-- WATERING-- AGED -- RAISING-- TIED -- FASHIONED -- LEGGED -- LIT-- SHIGHTED-- MINDED -- BLOODED -- NEW -- LASTING

Click here to do some more practice

Madonna Woman of The Year Full Speech | Billboard Women in Music 2016

Watch this powerful speech  about women rights and working women and do not forget that on 25th November we all stand up to fight gender violence.

Thanksgiving With Friends

Have a look at this video from the sit-com "Friends"; it's really funny and I'm sure you are going to have a great time watching it. Remember that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Anniston were married at that time.

The Simpsons - Treehouse of Horror III (Part 3)

                                      Watch the video and answer the following questions:
1.- Who is the bait?
2.-  How did they capture Homer- ape?
3.- Do a little bit of research. they advertise  the show as King Homer. Eighth wonder of the world.            Which are the other seven?
4.- Who says the following sentences? When?
            a.- "Who is this Homer dude?"
            b.- "Women and seamen don't mix"
            c.- "We wouldn't think of going without the bait"
            d.- "What kind of show you got for us, Mr. Burns?

The Simpsons - Treehouse of Horror III (Part 1)

Halloween's back. Watch the video and then do the exerxises. I wish you a terrifying Halloween's night

Halloween recipe

Halloween is back!
Have a look at this recipe: marshmallow Ghosts and Ghouls. Something yummy to have a sweet scarry night.

Happy Halloween

Subject and Object Questions

First, let’s review the difference between a subject and an object.

The subject of a sentence is the person or thing that performs the action:

• They need some help
• They  like pizza.
• Smoking causes cancer.
• Susan made a sandwich.
• The tornado damaged my house.

The object of a sentence is the person or thing that is acted upon, or receives the action:

• They need some help
• They like pizza.
• Smoking causes cancer.
• Susan made a sandwich.
• The tornado damaged my house.

OBJECT QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH

Most questions in English are object questions – we want to know about the receiver of the action. These questions follow the QUASM formula: Question word – Auxiliary verb – Subject – Main verb.

For questions in the simple present, the auxiliary verbs are do and does: 

• What do you want to eat?
  We want a hamburguer.
• Who does Romeo love?
  Romeo loves Juliet.
• What does smoking cause?
  Smoking causes cancer.

For questions in the simple past, the auxiliary verb is did:

• What did Susan make?
  Susan made a sandwich.
• What did the tornado damage?
  The tornado damaged my house.

SUBJECT QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH

However, sometimes we want to ask about the subject. We don’t know the person or thing who performed the action, and we want to find  it out.

This type of question is called a subject question, and subject questions do NOT use the auxiliary verbs do, does, and did.

How to form subject questions:

• Who / What + verb in simple present or simple past + object ?

Examples of subject questions in the simple present:

• Who wants some fruit juice?
  We want some fruit juice.
• Who likes Fred?
  Karen likes Fred.
• What causes cancer?
  Smoking causes cancer.

Examples of subject questions in the simple past:

• Who made a sandwich?
  Daniel made a sandwich.
• What damaged your house?
  The earthquake damaged my house.
• Who lied to Sam?
  Jennifer lied to Sam.

Here you can a link for you to practise. And in the case you need further practice, let me know.