Simple Present vs. Present Continuous

Formulation

Present Simple.................Present Continuous
play soccer
am playing soccer
You play
You are playing
He/She plays
He/She is playing
We play
We are playing
You play
You are playing
They play
They are playing

Use

Present Simple

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Present Continuous

States/Opinions:
Action in progress now:
I live in Madrid
I am currently living in Madrid
It rains a lot here.
It is raining a lot here.






Habits:
Will happen in near future
I usually get up at 8:00.
He is getting up at 8:00 tomorrow.
He always eats sandwiches.
He is eating a sandwich tonight.




Exercises

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People in My Life and School Days Vocabulary

Concentration Game

acquaintance
(N) someone you have met, but don't know well
attend
(V) if you attend an institution such as a school, college, or church, you go there regularly
close friends
(N) friends who are close to each other like each other very much and know each other very well
co-worker
(N) someone that works at the same job, department, or company as you
colleague
(N) a person you work with, especially in a professional job
date
(V) when you go out with a person regularly because you are having a romantic relationship with them
get a bad grade
(V) to receive a low mark on an exam or assignment due to poor performance or skill
have practice
(V) to gather with your teammates to train and play games in order to prepare for competition
just friends
(PHRASE) a phrase usually relating to two people that are very close but do not share romantic feelings for one another
pass an exam
(V) to meet the minimum requirements or answer a certain amount of questions correctly for a test
take a class
(V) be enrolled in a course at a school or institute
take a lesson
(V) have instruction on how to do something
tutor
(N) someone who gives private lessons to one student or a very small group of students
(V) to help someone study
work together
(V) when you have to do something with another person

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Teaching YLs with English Movies

Movies are a useful tool to learn English if you tie them to language activities.The students have been watching children's movies enhanced by many language activities.  This week the movie was "Goonies." They practiced some of the to go with our 80's theme.  They practiced some of the important vocabulary from the movie playing vocabulary games.  They also watched a trailer of the movie and made predictions about what they thought the movie would be about.



They watched the movie with English subtitles to support students with lower English levels.  During the movie they worked as a group to answer some simple questions that checked their understanding.  Finally the next day we shared what part of the movie they liked best.  Then they drew their favorite part of the movie and wrote a sentence to describe it.  The students had enjoyed "Goonies" so much that some asked to draw and write about more than one favorite part.






 
 
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Consigue un intercambio en tu ciudad


Hay varios sitios en internet que te ayudan a contactar gente para hacer intercambios.  Para sacar lo mejor de los intercambios debes acordar el tiempo que le dedicaras a cada idioma. A mi me gusta cambiar entre los idiomas cada 10 minutos.  De esta manera es menos presion para cada individuo. Si quieres puedes poner un temporizador y asi te olvidas del tiempo y te concentras en la conversacion.  Tamtien es importante que consigas un intercambio que tenga un nivel similar a ti.  Si tu eres principiante consigue una persona que sea principiante o que tenga un nivel pre-intermedio porque si no puede haber frustracion de parte de la persona que sea mucho mas avanzada.
  • Base de datos de Intercambios - Este sitio me gusta porque te da la opcion de hacer el intercambio con gente fuera de tu area y hacerlo online o encontrar a alguien en Madrid para quedar en persona.
  • Intercambios - Este sitio es muy facil de usar. Elijes si deseas hacer el intercambio en persona o online, elijes que idioma quieres que tenga la otra persona, tu idioma, el pais y la ciudad y listo.  Te da una lista de candidatos con su informacion de contacto.
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Ponte metas para aprender inglés


Decide lo que puedes hacer para aprender inglés  Cuanto tiempo le puedes dedicar. Se realista con el tiempo que tienes disponible. Empieza con metas cortas y alcanzables. Una buena manera es hacer un examen, de los muchos que hay online, para saber tu nivel al principio de tu meta y volverlo hacer al final de la meta. Así te das cuenta de que en verdad has aprendido.  Cuando las alcances date un premio y ponte nuevas metas.

Prueba de Nivel English Club - Muy bien porque te da un porcentaje y te da una idea de que nivel tienes: Intermedio, etc.

Prueba de Nivel ESL Lounge -- Muy bien porque te da un porcentaje y te da una idea de que nivel tienes: Intermedio, etc.


Prueba de Nivel ESL Blue - Este solo te da el porcentaje, pero lo bueno es que te da una lista de tus errores y links para que trabajes en cada uno de ellos.

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