Saturday 26 October 2013

Básico 1-Numbers 1-100, Nationalities, To be

Numbers

Now you know the numbers to A HUNDRED. Here you are a site to learn more.
Ahora ya sabéis los números hasta CIEN. Aquí tenéis una página para aprender más.
This song helps you to learn them.
Esta canción os ayuda a aprenderlos.



Nationalities

Use this video to revise countries, nationalities and the affirmative form of the verb "to be".
Usad este vídeo para repasar países, nacionalidades y la forma afirmativa del verbo "to be".



To be       +    -    ?

This explains the affirmative, negative and interrogative form of "to be".
Este  explica la forma afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa de "to be".



Use these links to practise. Some exercises have difficult vocabulary. Pay attention to the concordance person /verb.
Usad estos enlaces para practicar. Algunos ejercicios tienen un vocabulario difícil. Prestad atención a la concordancia persona/verbo.
http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentSimpleToBe1A.html En la parte superior tenéis cuatro circulitos para hacer más ejercicios.

Present simple vs Present continuous



On this site you can watch it again and do the activity that comes with it.
http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=7798

To improve your PRONUNCIATION, try this site.
http://www.speakmethod.com/LearnbyLanguageSpanish.html

To practise the sound  /3:/ and "schwa" watch these videos:
/3:/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_short_5.shtml
"Schwa" http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_long_5.shtml. Don't worry if you don't understand everything, it's difficult. Just listen and repeat the words.

And this video is to practice descriptions (hair and eyes). It's a bit long but you can also use it to improve your pronunciation if you listen and repeat.