WILDLIFE

¿Quieres aprender vocabulario sobre animales?


En esta ocasión sólo te presentamos un enlace. Se trata de un juego en el que tendrás que ir adivinando el nombre de cada animalito que aparecerá en cada dibujo.

El programa te irá diciendo los que aciertas y los que fallas. Apunta aquellas palabras que no conozcas para luego enseñárselas a tu profesor.

Pincha aquí.

THE NATURAL WORLD

En esta entrada vamos a aprender vocabulario sobre el mundo natural. ¿Serías capaz de identificar cada palabra con su dibujo?

BEACH - ISLAND - LAKE - VALLEY - MOUNTAIN - RIVER - THE SEA - THE SKY

ORDINAL NUMBERS

Estos son los números ordinales en inglés:

Ordinal Numbers
1st: first
2nd: second
3rd: third
4th: fourth
5th: fifth
6th: sixth
7th: seventh
8th: eighth
9th: ninth
10th: tenth
11th: eleventh
12th: twelfth
13th: thirteenth
14th: fourteenth
15th: fifteenth
16th: sixteenth
17th: seventeenth
18th: eighteenth
19th: nineteenth
20th: twentieth
21st: twenty-first
22nd: twenty-second
30th: thirtieth
40th: fortieth
50th: fiftieth
60th: sixtieth
70th: seventieth
80th: eightieth
90th: ninetieth
100th: hundredth
101st: hundred and first
200th: two hundredth
1.000th: thousandth
10.000th: ten thousandth
100.000th:one hundred thousandth
1.000.000th:one millionth

Si quieres practicar su pronunciación pincha aquí

SCHOOL SUBJECTS

Las asignaturas= school subjects

Ciencias> sciences

Educación Física> Physical Education (PE)

Lengua española> Spanish language

Inglés> English

Francés> French

Alemán> German

Geografía> geography

Historia> history

Informática> Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Matemáticas> maths

Música> music

Tecnología> technology

Dibujo> art

Biología> biology

Química> Chemistry

Física> physics

Teatro> drama

Recreo> break

Horario> timetable

Ahora anímate y haz tu horario en inglés

WORD FAMILIES: NOUNS & ADJECTIVES

Muchos adjetivos en inlglés se forman añadiendo las terminaciones -y y -ful a un sustantivo.
Ej: rain - rainy; beauty - beautiful.

¿Qué adjetivos corresponden a los siguientes sutantivos?
wonder .........................................
health ...........................................
care ..............................................
hope .............................................
pain ..............................................
dirt ...............................................
luck ..............................................
colour ...........................................
cloud .............................................
success .........................................
wind .............................................
sun ...............................................
noise .............................................

MONEY

Relaciona este vocabulario con las siguientes imágenes:
banknote, cash, cash machine, cheque book, coin, credit card, currency, purse, receipt, till and wallet.

GET

EXERCISES

1 Match the sentences (1–5) with the meanings of get (a–e).
1__ 2__ 3__ 4__ 5__
1 Let’s go home before it gets dark.
2 Can you get some milk when you go to the shop?
3 I usually get to school at 8.30.
4 I got an email from John today!
5 Could you get me a glass of water from the kitchen, please?

a) arrive
b) bring
c) become
d) buy
e) receive

2 What does get mean? Write an alternative verb for each list.
1 get (to) / ………… (at) home, (at) school, (at) Madrid
2 get / ………… late, hot, thirsty, hungry
3 get / ………… a newspaper, a drink, some new shoes
4 get / ………… a letter, some bad news, a good mark
5 get / ………… a glass of water, my book, a plate from the cupboard

3. Write the sentences using a different verb
1. My mum gets angry if I stay out late ________________________________
2. I got these trainers at a sports shop in town____________________________
3. David got to school at eight this morning_______________________________
4. I got a letter from my cousin this morning______________________________
5. Can you get a dictionary from the shelf over there?________________________
6. It´s getting late. I muat go home____________________________________
7.Go and get a plate from the cupboard__________________________________
8. I´m going to the shop to get some bread________________________________
9. What time did the train get to Oxford?_________________________________
10. Open the window. It´s getting hot in here______________________________

4. In pairs, ask and answer the questions
1. What did you get for your birthday?
2. What time did you get home from school?
3. Last time you went shopping, did you get any CDs?
4. What time does it get dark on the shortest day of the year?/ the longest day of the year?

ADVENTURE SPORTS

EXERCISES

1 Complete the adventure sports.
Activity Centre. Come and learn new sports and have fun this summer!
Water sports:
1 k _ y _ k _ n _
2 w _ t _ r - s _ i _ n _
3 w _ n _ s _ r _ i_ g
Mountain sports:
4 m _ u _ t _ i _ b _ k _ n _
5 r _ c _ - c _ i _ b _ n _
6 s _ o _ b _ a _ d _ n _
Street sports:
7 r _ l _ e _ b _ a _ i _ g
8 s _ a _ e _ o _ r _ i _ g
And, for the most adventurous:
9 b _ n _ e _ j _ m _ i _ g
10 p _ r _ c _ u _ i _ g

2. Write your opinions. Which are the three...?
Most dangerous sports? ________________, ______________, ______________
Most exciting sports? __________________, ______________, ______________

3. Look at the definitions. Complete the sports.
1. Paddle down the river___________________
2. See amazing fish ____________________
3. Ski behind a speed boat _______________
4. Jump off a high bridge! ________________
5. Jump off a cliff with your own wings! _____________
6. Jump out of an aeroplane! _____________________
7. Cycle in the mountains ________________
8. Climb a cliff – don’t look down! __________________
9. Go down snow-covered mountains on your board! _________________
10. Race your friends down the hill on your boards __________________

PARTS OF A HOUSE

¡Vamos a repasar las partes de una casa!








Aquí os dejo un vídeo muy sencillo sobre el tema, donde podréis repasar la pronunciación también.


Para ver lo que has aprendido atrévete a jugar al ahorcado adivinando las partes de una casa. Pincha aquí. Apunta aquellas palabras nuevas que hayas aprendido.

Si quieres hacerte un experto en vocabulario de este tipo pincha aquí.

IN HOME

¿Sabrías nombrar mobiliario que podemos encontrar dentro de una casa? Pues esta entrada es para repasar algunas de las palabras que ya conoces y aprender otras nuevas.



Bed




Bookcase





Shelf (shelves)






Cupboard





Sofa






Lamp






Clock





Mirror







Armchair




Carpet



Si quieres acceder a un diccionario visual mucho más amplio pincha aquí.

SPELLING RULES FOR PLURAL NOUNS

En inglés el plural se forma añadiendo una -s al sustantivo: kitchen > kitchens .

Pero también hay algunas reglas para ciertas palabras, vamos a verlas:

1. Si la palabra termina en -y y le precede una consonante la -y cambia a -i y añade -es, e.g. lady- ladies. Si la palabra termina en -y y va precedida de vocal no cambia, e.g. toy - toys.

2. Las palabras que terminan en -x, -sh, -ch o -s añaden -es, e.g. church = churches.

3. Las palabras que terminan en -f o -fe cambian a v antes de añadir -es, e.g. leaf - leaves.

ATENCIÓN: hay palabras que no cumplen esta regla: chief - chiefs, roof = roofs, belief = beliefs, chef = chefs, cafe = cafes, handkerchief = handkerchiefs, safe = safes.

4. Los plurales irregulares no siguen ninguna regla y hay que memorizarlos:
Singular Plural
man men
woman women
child children
foot feet
tooth teeth
mouse mice

deer deer
sheep sheep
ox oxen
fish fish or fishes

Practica y completa estos tests con su correspondiente forma de plural:

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

FOOD & DRINK

¿Sabes de dónde viene la palabra "sandwich"? Es una historia bastante interesante. Lee a continuación. Sandwich es, en realidad, una pequeña ciudad situada en el sureste de Inglaterra. En el siglo XVIII un aristócrata, Sir John Montagu, cuarto conde de Sandwich, le encantaba jugar a las cartas. Le gustaba tanto que ni siquiera quería parar para comer, él quería seguir y seguir jugando. Un día tuvo una idea: dijo a sus criados que le preparasen un trozo de carne entre dos rodajas de pan, y así, podría coger la comida con una mano y seguir jugando con la otra, sin necesidad de usar tenedor o cuchillo. Este fue el comienzo del sandwich. Por lo tanto gracias a Sir John hoy día llamamos sandwiches a los sandwiches.

¿Sabrías contestar estas preguntas en inglés sobre la historia que acabas de leer?




Para aprender más vocabulario sobre comidas y bebidas en inglés haz estas actividades:

Activity 1


Activity 2


Activity 3


Activity 4

GLOBAL ISSUES

¿A qué global issues corresponden estas imágenes?

The arms trade, child labour, disease, endangered animals, famine, global warming, homelessness, pollution, poverty, racism, war...

JOBS: BEING A SHOP ASSISTANT

¡Seguimos con los trabajos que podríamos desarrollar en un futuro! Esta vez nos centramos en los shop assistants o dependientes de tienda.

En el blog ya tratamos algo de vocabulario sobre la ropa, así que puedes visitar el siguiente enlace (pincha aquí) o seguir leyendo... Hagas lo que hagas, te recomiendo que luego hagas los ejercicios que se proponían en la entrada antigua.

- Cliente: customer
- Cajero: cashier
- Código de barras: barcode
- Estantería: shelf
- Estanterías: shelves
- Probadores: changing rooms
- Escaleras mecánicas: escalators

Formas de pagar/otros:
- Con cheque: by cheque
- En metálico: by cash
- Billete: note(s)
- Moneda: coin(s)
- Tarjeta de crédito: credit card
- Devolución: to return
- Ticket regalo: gift receipt

Vocabulario sobre ropa (ver también enlace anterior):
- Camiseta: T-shirt
- Camisa: shirt
- Mangas: sleeves
- Jersey: pull over
- Sudadera: sweater
- Sudadera con gorro: hoodie
- Chaleco: waistcoat
- Vestido: dress
- Pantalones: trousers
- Pantalón corto: short(s)
- Vaqueros: jeans
- Falda: skirt
- Chandal: tracksuit
- Calcetines: socks
- Ropa interior: underwear
- Cinturón: belt
- Zapatos de tacón: high heels
- Sandalias: sandals
- Botas: boots
- Tenis/deportivas: trainers
- Bikini: bikini
- Bañador (mujer): swimming costume
- Bañador (hombre): swimming trunks

Algunos complementos:
- Anillo: ring
- Pulsera: bracelet
- Collar: neklace
- Bolso: handbag

Algunas frases-tipo que te pueden ayudar:
* Preguntas:

• What time do you open, please?
• What time do you close, please?
• What are your opening hours?
• Are you open all day?
• Are you open on Sundays?

* Respuestas:

• We're open 24/7. (24 hours a day / 7 days a week)
• We're closed at lunchtime, between 2 and 4pm.
• We're open from 9am till 6pm, Monday to Friday.

* Preguntas:

• Could you help me, please?
• Could you tell me where the ................ department is?
• Excuse me, I'm looking for a .......... .
• Is there somewhere I can try this on, please?
• Does it suit me?
• Do you have this in a (larger/smaller size) (different colour), please?
• Do you do alterations?
• Do you have a refund policy?
• Is this in the sale?

* Respuestas:

• It's too long / short.
• It's too tight / loose.
• The ladies / gents changing rooms are over there.
• You can bring it back and exchange it or get a refund within 2 weeks if you keep the receipt.

* Preguntas:

• Do you take credit cards?
• Do you give credit?
• Do you have a loyalty card?
• Does it have a warranty?
• Can I pay by cheque?
• Do you offer a cash discount?
• Could I have a VAT receipt, please?
• Could I leave my bags here and pick them up later?

* Respuestas:

• We take all the major credit cards.
• We only accept cheques with a cheque card.
• We are offering 6 months free credit with no deposit.
• Sorry, no.
• Yes, certainly.

Y para quien quiera ver un vídeo de Mr. Bean haciendo de shop assistant... Pincha aquí.

Aquí tenéis otro vídeo sobre el tema.

SUFFIXES (-ER, OR, -IST) FOR PEOPLE

Utilizamos los sufijos -er, -or, -ist para formar sustantivos referidos a personas que realizan un trabajo o actividad. Intenta hacer el siguiente ejercicio.

Añade los sufijos -er, -or o ist:
- reception ..........
- dance ..........
- act ..........
- translat ..........
- teach ..........
- wait ..........
- direct ..........
- tour ..........
- art ..........
- visit ..........
- plumb ..........
- journal ..........
- sing ..........
- firefight ..........
- sold ..........
- box ..........
- pian ..........
- writ ..........
- lawy ..........

TRAVEL WORDS

Si quieres viajar tienes que saber algo de vocabulario, sobre todo si tienes que reservar un avión, un tren o cualquier otro medio de transporte público. En el siguiente enlace vas a completar el vocabulario que has aprendido sobre los transportes. Pincha aquí.

Además, si le das al ratón hacia abajo verás algunas frases que te serán muy útiles cuando viajes.

Lee el diálogo "Mr Smith is checking in at the airport." y tradúcelo.

TRANSPORT

Hoy vamos a aprender vocabulario sobre transportes.

Ya que estamos en internet también vamos a usar un diccionario online.

Abre otra página en tu explorador y teclea lo siguiente: www.wordreference.com






Ejercicio 1: Busca las siguientes palabras en el diccionario:
bike
bus
car
underground
plane
helicopter
boat
motorbike
moped
train
ship

Which of these two is the biggest? The ship or the boat?

Ejercicio 2: Ahora organiza cada uno de ellos según esta clasificación. Añade también las siguientes palabras: glider - lorry - horse - aeroplane - tandem - jumbo jet - van - scooter - truck

-Rail: _______ ________
- Water: ________ _________
- Sky:________ _________
- Ride: ________ _______
- Road: _________ _________

Ejercicio 3: Traduce las palabras sobre las partes de un coche y las partes de una bicicleta.

Parts of a car
Windscreen: __________
Boot: __________
Engine: __________
Seatbelt: __________

Parts of a bike
Chain: __________
Saddle: __________
Pedals: __________
Handlebars: __________

Si todo esto es muy fácil para ti y quieres aprender mucho más pincha aquí.

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

Place prepositions , are prepositions that are used to describe the place or position of all types of nouns. It is common for the preposition to be placed before the noun. When we refer to Place prepositions we usually refer to "in", "at" and "on".

In - Is usually used to state that someone or something is in a (the boundaries can be physical or virtual place).
On - Is usually used to state someone or something is on top of a surface.
At - Is usually used to state something or someone is at a specific place.

A list of most prepositions of place.

At a specific place:at the mall, at the table, at work

On a place that is physically on top of a place: on the table, on the wall, on the floor

In a place that is enclosed or within boundaries: in the city, in the box, in the park


IMPORTANT: In English we say: on the island, in the city/country side, in the mountains - except when you mean that something or someone is physically on the mountain, at the office

The ball is under the box/ La pelota está debajo de la caja

The ball is in the box/ La pelota está dentro de la caja

The ball in on the box/La pelota está sobre la caja


Practica tu conocimiento de las preposiciones de lugar, haciendo este cuestionario

PLACES IN TOWN

Places in towns
1) Where can you do these things? Choose the best place from the box.

post office pet shop bakery library park
sports centre record shop newsagents hotel restaurant

a) Mike hasn’t got any food for his dog. ______________
b) Kelly is sleeping in a nice bed. ______________
c) Harry is buying a magazine. ______________
d) Mrs Harris is walking with her dog. ______________
e) Laura is sending a present to her friend in France. ______________
f) Martin is playing basketball. ______________
g) Mr and Mrs Cole are eating Chinese food. ______________
h) Fiona is buying some bread and six cakes. ______________
i) David is reading about the history of his town. ______________
j) Dino is buying a CD for his sister. ______________

2) Complete these names of places. Use words from the box. (There are two words you don’t use.)
computer library post car train swimming fast food café bus sports
a) _____________ pool.
b) _____________ station.
c) _____________ shop.
d) _____________ park.
e) _____________ centre.
f) _____________ stop
g) _____________ office.
h) _____________ place

3) Correct the spelling of the places in these sentences.

a) Jonathan is at the cinemar. He’s watching a horror film. cinema
b) Carol is at the supermaket. She’s buying some vegetables. __________
c) Sarah is sitting under a tree. She’s in the bark. __________
d) Robert is at the stashun. He’s waiting for a train. __________
e) Delia is at the newagents. She’s buying a newspaper. __________
f) Nick is at the threater. He’s watching a play. __________
g) George is visiting the town. He’s sleeping in a hotle. __________
h) Richard is eating a pizza at the fast fuud place. __________
i) Martha and Peter are having lunch in a restawrant. __________
j) Vince is in the librarie. He’s reading an old newspaper. __________

4) Read these sentences. Are they TRUE or FALSE?

a) Melissa is in the park. She’s buying a computer. ___________
b) Simon is in the library. He’s reading an exciting book. __________
c) Darren is in the café. He’s playing basketball. __________
d) Tasha is at the sports centre. She’s buying some magazines. __________
e) Davinder is drinking a milkshake. He’s at the post office. __________
f) Jamie is at the pet shop. He’s buying some dog food. __________
g) Justin is at the newsagents. He’s buying some bananas. __________
h) Helga loves playing in the water. She’s at the swimming pool. __________
i) Ken is at the bus stop. He’s waiting for a train. __________
j) Belinda is at the post office. She’s buying some stamps. __________

Si quieres divertirte y aprender más lugares en la ciudad pincha aquí

NOUNS ENDING -ION & -MENT

En inglés algunos sustantivos se forman a partir de verbos añadiendo las terminaciones -ion y -ment. Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos:
discuss (V) - discussion (N)
arrange (V) - arrangement (N)
translate (V) - translation (N)
argue (V) - argument (N)
advertise (V) -advertisement (N)
annonce (V) - announcement (N)
calculate (V) - calculation (N)
celebrate (V) - celebration (N)
collect (V) - collection (N)
disappoint (V) - disappointment (N)
embarrass (V) - embarrasment (N)
entertain (V) - entertainment (N)
invent (V) - invention (N)
pollute (V) pollution (N)

RELATIONSHIPS & DATING

Aquí hay vocabulario sobre relaciones y citas:

Meet somebody: Conocer a alguien.

Fancy somebody: Gustarte alguien.

Ask somebody out: Pedir salir a alguien.

Go out with somebody: Salir con alguien.

Fall in love: enamorarse.

Have an argument: Tener una discusión.

Split up: Romper.

Make up: Hacer las paces.

Get engaged: Comprometerse.

Get married: Casarse.

Get divorced: Divorciarse.

MAKE & DO

EXERCISES

1. Complete the diagram with the words and phrases in the box.
a mistake / a phone call / friends /my homework / the bed / the ironing
the shopping / the washing

make__________, ____________, _____________, _____________
do____________, ____________, _____________, _____________

2. Complete the sentences with the phrases from exercise 1.
1 My dad …………………… in our house. He makes a great tortilla!
2 Juan is a new student, but he …………………… easily because he’s sociable.
3 I always …………………… on the same day the teacher gives it to us.
4 Alicia, are you still using the phone? I need to …………………… .
5 I …………………… when I sent the text message to Sally instead of Steve.
6 Charlie …………………… in the morning before he has a shower.
7 I …………………… every weekend so I have clean clothes for the week.
8 I don’t like …………………… because it makes me hot and I burn the clothes!

HOUSEWORK

Housework vocabulary isn't difficult. Would you like to try first with a nice online exercise? Click here and good luck!

1. Complete the phrases with the following words

do /do /hoover/ make /tidy/ the dishes/ the floor

the rubbish out /the shopping/ the washing

a) __________the ironing

b) __________the carpets

c) __________your bed

d) Wash ______________

e) Do ________________

f) __________your room

g)__________the cooking

h) Do ________________

i) Take _______________

j) Clean _______________

2. Are these sentences true or false for you? Correct the false ones

a) I hardly ever wash the dishes _____________________________________

b) I never tidy my room ___________________________________________

c) I always make my bed ___________________________________________

d) I often take the rubbish out _______________________________________

3. How much housework do you do? Write five sentences

a) ___________________________________

b) ___________________________________

c) ___________________________________

d) ___________________________________

e) ___________________________________

4. Complete the text with housework vocabulary
James and Laura,
I’m going to work now. Can you (1) ………… your rooms? And don’t forget to (2) ………… your beds!
Aunt Jill is coming this afternoon, so please (3) ………… the carpets, (4) ………… the kitchen floor and (5) ………… the rubbish out. Could you also (6) ………… the shopping before dinner? Don’t worry – I’ll (7) ………… the dishes later!

Thanks,
Mum