Possessive Adjectives

A table to understand them.

 

And some exercises here:
http://www.grammar.cl/english-games/possessive-adjectives.htm

The more, the merrier... The..., the... COMPARATIVES

Only comparatives:
The poorer he is, the wiser he seems. (The + comparative adjective + subject + verb, the + comparative adjective + subject + verb)



With "more" and "less":
The more you buy, the more you waste.
The less I smoke, the healthier I am.
The more I read, the more I like it.
The less I go out, the more I save. 

Attention:
The less fat they eat, the slimmer they get.
The fewer pupils I have, the happier I feel.

Less → with uncountables
Fewer → with countables

You can omit the verbs, too (especially in answers):


- How do they prefer their soup?
- The hotter, the better


- What time could I start?
- The sooner, the better


The more expensive the restaurant is,  the better the service is
= The more expensive the restaurant, the better the service

Clicking here you can test your abilities using this structure.

Useful tips to describe a photo or a picture

You will find some useful tips here to describe a photo or a picture.


Please remember:
- The Present Continuous.
- The Prepositions.
- Some modals for suppositions and speculation.

It's or Its

"It is", "it has" or the possessive adjective? Try to do this exercise, substituting the gap for "it is" or "it has. It could help you a lot!!


https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/its.htm

Another - Other - Others

Another - Other - Others

My pupils often ask me about these three words. It seems to be a tricky topic. Let's see if we can understand it! Take it easy, read carefully and do the exercise at the end. 

ANOTHER is a determiner or a pronoun.



Determiner:

It goes with countable SINGULAR nouns.

It means 'one more'.

Examples:
Can I have another cup of coffee?
I want another glass of water.
Would you like another piece of cake?

It also can mean 'alternative' or 'different'.

I would prefer another colour. (I would prefer a different colour)

Pronoun:
It takes the place of a SINGULAR noun, but with the same meaning: 'one more' or 'different'.

Examples:
Can I have another? (Can I have one more?)
I want another. (I want one more.)
Would you like another? (Would you like one more?)
I would prefer another.

OTHER is a determiner or a pronoun.
It can go with SINGULAR and PLURAL nouns.

It means 'alternative', 'different'.

Examples:
I don't want this one. I want the other one.
He can do other things.
Are there any other alternatives?
No other man can do what he does.

Pronoun:
It takes the place of a SINGULAR noun, but with the same meaning: ‘alternative’ or ‘different’. Usually with ‘the’.

Examples:
I don’t want this one. I want the other.
No other can do what he does.

OTHERS is a pronoun.

It takes the place of a PLURAL noun, but with the same meaning: ‘alternative’ or ‘different’.

Examples:
He can do others. (He can do other things)
Are there any others? (Are there any other alternatives?)

Exercise: fill in the blanks with another, other or others.

1. I want _______________ cup of coffee.

2. Would you like ________________ piece of cake?

3. I think we should make __________________ plans just in case.

4. We need some chairs. I’ll take these ones and you can take the ___________.

5. Do you have ______________ types available?
6. A: Have ____________________ sausage.
    B: No, thanks. I’ve had enough.

7. You take one bag and I’ll take the ________________ one.

8. I really hope there are ___________________ alternatives.

9. This bike might be slow but ______________ are much faster.

10. We really need to buy ________________ car, so that we can have two cars at home.

11. I’m going to sell this car and get ______________ one.

12. She had an umbrella in one hand and her purse in the _________________.

13. This is just __________________ day in my life.

14. How many _________________ people are coming?

15. Would you like this one or the _______________ one?

16. I’d like __________________ vacation right now. It’s not enough!

17. They’re not for you., they’re for ___________________.

18. This is my sister Mary. I have _______________ three sisters too.

19. I don’t want these shoes, I want the _________________ because they go with my dress.

20. Are there any __________________ questions?

KEY: another/ another/ other/ others/ other/ another/ other/ other/ others/ another/ other/ other/ another/ other/ other/ another/ others (or 'another' or 'the other')/ other/ others/ other

Listening Exercise- Climate Change

Click on the link below:

Amy- Climate Change

Exercises with 'so/such'

Click on the link below to practise with 'so' and 'such'.


English Page: 'So' vs 'Such' 


'So' and 'such'

Present simple or Present continuous?

Recuerda: Present Progressive y Present Continuous significan lo mismo/ Remember: Present Progressive and Present Continuous mean the same:


Explicación/ Explanation

Simple Present or Present Progressive/Continuous (I)

Simple Present or Present Progressive/Continuous (II)

Simple Present or Present Progressive/Continuous (III)

Expresando nuestros gustos y preferencias (hobbies) / Expressing our taste and preferences (hobbies)

Recuerda/ Remember

'love', 'like', 'hate', 'prefer', 'enjoy', 'don't mind' + verb '...ing'


Pulsa en el enlace de debajo para practicar/ Click on the link below to practise:


Like / Love / Not like / Hate   + Activities

Adverbs of frequency and their position in the sentence/ Adverbios de frecuencia y su posición en la frase

Recuerda:
- Van detrás del verbo 'to be'
- Van delante de los demás verbos.
- Suelen ir con el 'present simple'. Es por lo que decimos que son la 'palabra clave' a la hora de adivinar (por ejemplo, en un ejercicio de llenar huecos) qué tiempo verbal será necesario.

Pulsa sobre el enlace de debajo para hacer un ejercicio.

Remember:
- They go after the verb 'to be'
- They go before the rest of the verbs.
- They usually go with the present simple. That's why we say that they are the 'clue word' when we have to  guess (for example, in a 'fill in the blank' exercise) which tense is necessary.

Pulsa en el link de debajo para hacer un ejercicio/ Click on the link below to do an exercise.

 
Position of adverbs of frequency

Present Simple/ Presente Simple

Click on the link below/ Pulsa sobre el enlace de debajo:


VERBS IN PRESENT SIMPLE

Prepositions of Place/ Preposiciones de lugar

Click on the links below/ Pulsa sobre los enlaces de debajo:


- Ejercicio 1

- Ejercicio 2

Be/ Have got

Click on the link/ Pulsa en el enlace:

'To be' or 'to have got'?

Have got/ Has got Questions

Click on the link below/ Pulsar en el link de debajo:


'Have got' or 'Has got' Questions

English Alive! 2- Aula Virtual

Click on the link below to do some grammar exercises. First of all, you must click on 'acepto' to have full access/ Pulsa en el link de debajo para hacer algunos ejercicios de gramática. Primero debes pulsar sobre 'acepto' para tener acceso.

English Alive! 2-Aula Virtual

Listening- Time to Relax

Time to Relax- Listening Exercise

'What' or 'That' - Grammar explanation and exercises

Grammar explanation (in Spanish) Easily explained and very useful.

Exercises.

At the Restaurant- Dialogue

Click on the link below to listen to this dialogue at a restaurant. Remember the use of the modals 'may',  'would' and 'could'. You can find the transcript below, too.


At the restaurant

WAITER - May I take your order?

CUSTOMER #1 - Yes.  I'd like the chicken and a side order of corn.
WAITER - And what would you like to drink?
CUSTOMER #1 - I'd like a cup of coffee, please.
WAITER - And what would you like to order?    
CUSTOMER #2 - I'll take the spaghetti and a salad.
WAITER - What would you like to drink?
CUSTOMER #2 - Just water, please.

(after the meal)

WAITER - Would you like something for dessert?
CUSTOMER #1 - Yes, I'll have the cake, please.  Would you like something?
CUSTOMER #2 - No thanks.  I'm full.

(after dessert)

CUSTOMER #1 - Could we have the check, please?
WAITER - Yes, here it is.
CUSTOMER #1 - Hmmm.  $23.55.  Here you are.
WAITER - Thank you.  Come again.
CUSTOMER #1 - Thank you. Goodbye.

Computers- Useful vocabulary

Links to improve our pronunciation and  vocabulary:

- Pictures Quiz

- Audio and translation into Spanish

Listening A2: Computers

Computers in Class