B2.1 - 3rd conditional or impossible

This is the most complicated conditional either in English or in Spanish. Let's have a look on how to use these sentences. For the grammar explanation you can use this link or maybe this one and this.

To practise with grammar you may do these exercises:

• exercise 1    exercise 2    exercise 3 (rephrasing)

But what it's difficult is to use it in spoken English for two main reasons:

• how to use the tenses
• how to pronounce them correctly

Let's see a video about how to use it: click here or here (the man with a beard). This is a video with a situation using 3rd conditional: click here. This last one is BBC 6 minute grammar: click here

NB2.1 - Adjectives followed by prepositions

In lesson 10A we work with this grammar point. The best way of learning is by practising so let's have a look of possible ways of doing exercises:

• adjectives with prepositions: exercise 1    exercise 2     
• grouping adjectives with prepositions: exercise 1    exercise 2

You can find more exercises on your own if you like, but there is a post for the previous NI1 that could help you; go to this post

See you in class!

B2.1 - 2nd or Improbable/hypothetical conditional

Lesson 10 is about sports and exercise. You have some vocabulary in your textbook but maybe you'd like to improve it so you may use this link in which you see examples of how to use vocabulary in context. If you want to know something in particular I think it's better to use your favourite dictionary.

If you want to see again the funny video about squash, click here (The Two Ronnies)

The grammar point of this lesson is 2nd conditional or improbable/hypothetical conditional or the use of conditional in general, if you like. To revise conditionals, go to this link or have a look on your own as there are many grammar references on the internet.

The other typical examples of improbable conditional are these:

• Would you mind if I opened the window?
• I'd rather you didn't (I'd rather if you didn't do that)
• If only I had the chance to do that
• I'd do it if I could

There is another point of grammar introduced in this lesson 10A; use this link to know how to use it

B2.1 - Contrast connectors

In our textbook, lesson 9D you've got contrast connectors; have a look this useful link (shown in class): click here.
If you need exercises, there are some below:

• exercise 1        exercise 2          exercise 3 (cause and contrast)     
• exercise 4: an entry of a blog + practise

B2.1 - Relative clauses

There are two types of relative clauses, defining and non-defining. Let's have a look on both:

• DEFINING (especificativas in Spanish): they help to identify or remark the noun which is referring to; e.g. That's the person who works with me at school.

• NON-DEFINING (explicativas): these go between commas and it's just an explanation or a comment about the noun; e.g. The tall girl, who works with me at school, plays basket.

If you need further explanation you may use these links: this is the first one but you can use this other

Once you are sure how to use them, let's practise qith these exercises:

• exercise 1    exercise 2    exercise 3     exercises 4

Remember we use this kind of sentences very often:

• The person I admire most is ...
• Something that I can't stand is ...
• A screwdriver is a tool you use to fix screws or repair things
• A place where I used to go was ...
• I've lived in Meco, which is a village near Alcala, for almost 20 years
• I can't speak French, which is a pity as I go to Paris quite often

Here have you a listening exercise about Reading Festival: click here

See you in class!

B2.1 - Unit 9: Entretainment

There are many ways of getting entretainment, but according to the textbook these are the most typical ones:

• Sports: places to practise sports, click here and this is the video about the two Ronnies playing squash.
• Cinema and TV: apart from movies, agood way of spending some time laughi like this vieong is just watching videos like this one.
• Music: we've seen in class how much songs can help you to learn English like this video with examples of passive voice.
• Hobbies: reading, travelling, going out, cooking, etc. Here there is a link with vocabulary about different topics so click here to see if your favourite is included.

About grammar, we are dealing with passive voice. There are hundreds of links but remember to include these specific issues:

• To have / get something done
• I was told to be here at 9
• I was given the job in the end ( passive with double object, click here)
• It is generally believed that ...
• She was born ... but she was brought up in ...
• Peter was made to walk after the operation

B2.1 - SO & SUCH

As a general idea, you can summarize this grammar point in this way:

• SO + adjective/adverb : She's so nice but she speaks so quickly
• SUCH + noun (with or without modifiers) : She's such a nice girl

If you want or need further explanation, go to this link: click here. This is another one.

To practise and to revise this point, go to this exercise. But here are there some more:

• exercise 1    exercise 2     exercise 3