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.

How to make introductions in a business meeting

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Clothes Vocabulary

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

Small Talk Conversation

What kind of conversational expressions, phrases and sentences are useful to break the ice? Click on the link below and discover it:

Small Talk

Listening Exercise- Climate Change

Click on the link below:

Amy- Climate Change

Your body language shapes who you are/ Tu lenguaje corporal te da forma

 Click on the link below/ Pulsa en el enlace de debajo

 

Your body language shapes who you are

 

 

Listening: Jessica's Dream Job

Click on the paragraph below:

Jessica wants to work in the medical profession. She explains in detail.

 

 

Money does not make children pass exams (8th October, 2014)

Click on the title below and remember: Listening Level 3- Medium (British English)


Money does not make children pass exams   (8th October, 2014)

Listening- Can/ Can't Abilities

Play this video, and try to repeat the questions and the answers. There are several different English accents. That's why I love it!!

Listening Exercise

Click  below:


U.S. city will fine people who waste food  


Remember: Level 1, Slower 

Listening- Time to Relax

Time to Relax- Listening Exercise

Confusing Words and Common Mistakes/ Palabras que nos pueden llevar a confusión y los errores más frecuentes

Confusing Words


Common Mistakes


Advice and Advise

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

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

Exercises.

Modals

Modal verbs: An explanation

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.

Jamie Oliver's talk at TED

A wonderful talk about food and health problems in USA and the rest of the world. How we should change our food habits and teach our children how to eat better.

Remember to use the subtitles tool (on the screen's bottom) or just print the transcript and read it while you are listening.

Jamie Oliver: Teach every child about food.