Transition Words

Transition Words

Transition words and phrases connect ideas, help sentence flow and guide your readers from one thought to another in a text. When choosing a transition word or phrase, you must know what the relationship is between your ideas.

Transitions occur between sentences and between paragraphs. To make smooth transitions between sentences, place transition words or phrases at the beginning or in the middle of your sentences. For the same effect with paragraphs, place transition words and phrases at the beginning or end of your paragraphs. Just because you can put a transition word somewhere in your sentence or paragraph does not mean you have to. Use these devices when it is necessary to make the relationship between your ideas clearer for your readers, but do not overload your texts with them. Too many transition words will make your writing heavy and difficult to read.

Oral Presentations

Oral Presentations

Here you have the guidelines for your oral presentations.

Our commercials

Our commercials

We were working hard on our persuasive language and our advertising techniques. We gathered vocabulary, mapped our minds and brainstormed original ideas in order to design creative ads and interesting stories that gave a strong voice to our willingness.
Here you have the results. Enjoy the videos!

Is Change good or Bad?

Is Change good or Bad?

Ready to track your success? You can exercise the vocabulary you have acquired by practicing with all these words and expressions. Good luck!

Flashcards
 
Scatter
 
Test
 
Space Race
 

Have you been there? When did you go?

Have you been there? When did you go?

Are you puzzled about when to use the Present Perfect and when to use the Past Simple?

Go online and enjoy the explanations and activities in context.
Happy practice!

Vocabulary Unit 3

Vocabulary Unit 3

Would you like to practice with the vocabulary? Here you will find some flashcards. You can also play Scatter And master all the new concepts with Space Race Ready for the test? Here you can take a mock exam.

Getting inspired by Interesting People

Getting inspired by Interesting People

Here you can find some useful websites to research and read about famous and inspirational people.
Happy reading!

3,2,1...Action!!

3,2,1...Action!!

I Have a Dream...

I Have a Dream...

Would you like to continue learning about Martin Luther King Jr.?
Are you interested in this Civil Rights Activist's life?
Here you will some very useful resources compiled by the New York Times for you to explore. You can practice your reading and listening skills while getting inspired by this very kind character.

Hope you find it interesting!

Contrast and Comparison

Contrast and Comparison

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How many times should I tell you how much I love you?

How many times should I tell you how much I love you?

Are you hesitant when using much or many? Do you still have your doubts with some plural nouns? Would you benefit from some revision of the basic grammar rules regarding countable and uncountable nouns? Have a look at these charts.

Vocabulary review. What's more important: taste or nutrition?

Vocabulary review. What's more important: taste or nutrition?

Let's track your success! You can use any of these games and activities to check if you have acquired the key vocabulary in our last unit. Feel free to use the Oxford resource in page 43.

Here you have some flashcards. Have fun playing Scatter! Be the fastest with Space Race! Finally, feel free to test yourself.

Have a great long weekend!

Have a great long weekend!

Since I know you are going to miss me and our English time together this coming Monday, I elaborated a project for you to complete independently. My proposal, to meet Andy Puddicombe; he adds a new perspective to what "stay healthy" means: the power of meditation and a "healthy" mind. 

I would love for you to complete this activity. Check your emails for the detailed project. 

Enjoy! See you next week!

Practice makes Perfect

Practice makes Perfect

Would you like to continue practicing with some of the vocabulary we have acquired so far? Here you will find flashcards, different games and activities. Enjoy the practice!

Answer Key Unit 1

Answer Key Unit 1

Feel free to check the activities you completed in Unit 1 when working independently at home.

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Let's become vocabulary masters!

Let's become vocabulary masters!

Would you like to practice with some of the vocabulary we have acquired so far?
Here you will find flashcards, different games and activities. Enjoy the practice!

A debate topic

A debate topic

Here you can find some articles with thorough information about our debate topic: Ebola outbreak in Spain. Feel free to explore, read and watch the videos in order to acquire some more vocabulary before coming back to the class on Monday. Enjoy!

First Impressions

First Impressions

Amy Cuddy gives this interesting speech on body language. Here you can find the transcripts to this video.

Some Resources to Practice your Oral Skills

Some Resources to Practice your Oral Skills

Feel free to explore!