Telling The Time


Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4   A very important part of any day is knowing the time. Asking someone for the time is very simple – What time is it, please? Or – Could you tell me the time, please? But being able to say what the time is or understanding what the answer …

Verbs followed by another verb


Stage 8 Stage 9 Stage 10   In English, sometimes it is necessary to follow a verb immediately with another verb. When this happens, the second verb must take the form of either an Infinitive or a Gerund. Unfortunately, there are no hard and fast rules which govern this structure. You must learn the difference …

Phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs


Stage 10 Stage 11 Stage 12 Stage 13   Phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs Be careful not to confuse the various parts of a phrasal verb, particularly a three-part phrasal verb. In the phrasal verb ‘look up to’, for example, ‘look’ is the verb, and ‘up’ is the particle; ‘to’ is the preposition. ‘Up’ is …

The contraction of the word ‘is’


Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4   A tip for lower levels this week. The most important contraction you will learn involves the word ‘is’. For example, instead of saying ‘My name is…’, in English we contract the words ‘name is’ to form ‘name’s’ – e.g. ‘My name’s Andy’; ‘her name’s Montse’, and …

Oracions condicionals en anglès


Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6   Conditional sentences generally describe a possible situation (If Jim forgets my birthday…) and the consequence/result of that situation if it indeed happens (…I will be very angry). They can also be used to describe hypothetical situations (when we are only imagining something) in the present, past and future. …

The present Continuous


Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7 Stage 8 The Present Continuous is a verb tense in English. It is also known as the Present Progressive. In general, we use the Present Continuous for an action that is in progress at the moment.   Download Exercise   To form the Present Continuous, we use the auxiliary …

Remember vs Remind


Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7   Avui analitzarem els verbs ‘remember’ y ‘remind’ i us mostrarem quan i com emprar-los correctament, perquè com ja sabem no és el mateix que ho recordem al fet que ens ho recordin.   Download Exercise   When to use the verbs remember and remind can cause students some …

Much, Many, Few, Little. Què els diferencia?


Stage 2 Stage 3   Avui us parlarem dels anomenats quantificadors en anglès, però abans de començar a desgranar el seu bon ús, és essencial que comprengueu el significat de cada d’ells:   Anglès Català Much Molt / Molta Many Molts / Moltes Little Poc / Poca Few Pocs / Poques     Download Exercise …

Tail Questions: preguntes esclaridores en anglès


Stage 6 Stage 7 Stage 8   In Spanish, there’s a very interesting way that we can use the word ‘no.’ When we think something is true and we want confirmation from another person, we can say it at the end of a sentence, with the intonation we use to indicate a question. The following …

Aprenent a usar el verb en anglès: Should


Stage 7 Stage 8 Stage 9   El verb modal ‘should’ és un dels verbs més utilitzats en anglès i s’empra per a recomanar o suggerir alguna cosa. En el blog d’avui us parlarem dels seus diferents usos en el passat i en el futur.   Download Exercise   The modal auxiliary ‘should’ communicates the …