Tutorial

Hi! Here you will find everything you want to know about this blog.

This blog is divided into several sections, as if it were a didactic unit of your textbook. In that way you will be familiar with the content and the terms. 

At the end of the explanation, you will find our way to correct your work. Don't miss it!

• SECTIONS:

Vocabulary. There are several exercises to do. You can either leave a comment with your answers, for example “ex. 1. (answer)” or do the exercises in a word document and send it to us.

Listening: In this section you have to listen to a conversation. Click the word “listen”. Then, a video from youtube will appear. Then do the exercises by leaving a comment or sending the answers to us.

Speaking. Do the exercises. Watch the video by clicking in "watch de video". Then, You have to record yourself saying the dialogue and send it to us!

Grammar (A): Let’s practices past simple tense in affirmative. In order to do the exercises, read the theory so you will understand the grammar point. After that, do the exercises. This time, send a word document, since what you have to do is a little bit longer than in the other sections.

Reading. read the text and then do the exercises using the same procedure.

Grammar (N/I). Here you have more exercises about the past simple, but this time you are going to practices the negative and interrogative sentences.

Reading (2). Here you have another reading to enjoy. Do the exercises and send them to us!

Phonetics: You will hear the pronunciation of the endings of regular verbs in the past tense. Listen to them in “wordreference” by clicking the words. Then, do the exercises.

Writing. Do the exercises. They will guide you to do a good writing. Send your writing by email.

Progress Check. In this section you will review all things that we have done in the blog. It’s a summary of everything. Do you think that you are ready to do it?

Task project. Let’s see a little bit about other things related to English Language, culture, etc.

Key. Here you will find the answers to the exercises. But pay attention! We will only post them after the due date! 

LOL.You have already worked a lot! You deserve a break. Have fun!

• These are the abbreviations you will find in the correction of your exercises (mostly in your writings). Take a look what they mean:

?? Incomprehensible text

Agr Subject/Verb agreement error

Art Article error

Cap Caitalization error

Con Conjunction/ transition error

Cou Count/non-count error

Cut This text is not necessary

For Formatting problem

Frg Sentence fragment

Mis Missing word or words

Mod Misplaced or dangling modifier

Par Parallel construction problema

Plu Singular/plural problema

Pre Misplaced or misused preposition

Prg Paragraphic problema

Pun Punctuation

Qot Inaccurate quotation

Rep Repetition of information or phrase

Spa Missing space

Spl Spelling

Vag Vague reference

VFo Verb Form

VTe Verb Tense

WCh Poor word Choice

WFo Word Form

WOr Word Order