Student Letters to the Editor

Dear EditorThe Unemployment problem is the most important issue in my city, it´s true that it is very common in the world, but I think in Madrid is more detrimental. There is a lot of people that have had to travel to other countries to find a job. If you are young it´s very difficult because companies require that you have experience.Now days if you have a job, you are always afraid...
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Making an Impact Vocabulary

Quizlet Games activists (n.) people, usually outside of government, who actively promote a political party, philosophy, or issue they care about apathetic (adj.) showing little or no emotion or animation be aware of (v.) know about circumstances (n.) facts and conditions that affect a situation escapists (n.) someone who likes to fantasize...
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Personalities Vocabulary

Quizlet Games assertive (adj.) Inclined to be bold and confident driven (adj.) Strongly motivated to succeed easygoing (adj.) Taking life easy; not stressful introspective (adj.) Contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings; inward looking nurturing (adj.) Helping to grow or develop with care optimistic (adj.) Expecting the best;...
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Vocabulary - Unit 2

Practice this vocabulary with Quizlet Games anonymously (adv.) without giving a name at stake (adj.) at risk; in danger automatically (adv.) in a mechanical manner; gets done without a person's deliberate control benefit (n.) something that aids or promotes well-being; (v.) to aid or promote well-being device (n.) an instrumental...
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Unit 1 - Simple Past vs. Present Perfect

Grammar- Simple past and present perfectThe simple past is used to talk about actions that began and ended in the past. My mother was a teacher for five years.The present perfect is used for actions that began in the past and continue in the present.My mother has been a teacher for ten years.  For the past five years she has worked as a primary teacher.Additional Resources Present...
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Unit 4 English - Modal and phrasal modals

Modals and phrasal modalsCould is used to say that someone was able to do something in general at any time:She could read music by the time she was three.Was/were able to is used to indicate someone managed to do something once:He was able to finish the race in under an hour.May and can  are often used to give permission.  There is no past form of may for giving permission.You may use your...
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Unit 3 English - Adverb Clauses

Adverb clauses of purpose, contrast and timeAdverb clauses answer the questions, why, when, how, or where something happened:I left the party early because I wasn't feeling well.Adverb clauses with because, since, and so that answer the question why:I can't go out tonight because / since I have a lot of homework.Adverb clauses with when or whenever answer the question when:When (ever) I have to speak...
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Unit 2 English - Passive Voice

In a passive sentence, the object of an active sentence becomes the subject:ACTIVE: Willem Kolff invented the fist artificial heart.PASSIVE: The first artificial heart was invented by Willem Kolff. Tense Active Voice Passive Voice Present People in Morocco speak Arabic and French. Arabic and French are spoken in Morocco. Present continuous They're building...
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Writing Paragraphs in English - What's Your Sign

IñigoIn Europe most people think that their future is written on a piece of paper that appears in the weekly gossip magazine, we call: Zodiac Signs. Probably if we lived in China and our personality our future would be determined by the theory of the five elements ,in this culture think the personality and body of each is made of this five. Now I want to find similarities between my zodiac sign:...
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Jose D. - Portfolio

Student Profile:What you do: Now I am looking for a job.Where you have studied English: I studied English in my school, in a academy.What your Hobbies are: My hobbies are going cinema, reading books and comics, playing video games. What inspires you: A good song inspires me, my family also inspire meSomething that is unique about you: Despite being a men I can do a lot of thing at the same time My...
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My Boss'/Teacher's Personality

DavidThe best teacher I ever had was my teacher of Chemistry at the high school. If I think about it he had most of the principal characteristics a good teacher must have, in my opinion.He taught us the effort culture. Every day we had a little exam. We had to answer in 5 to 10 minutes short questions about chemical formulation. So you had to study every day the chemical elements table and the new...
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How has technology changed society?

ElenaLife is constantly changing and the reason why is technology. Technology always has been connected with human life and their society and it has progressed since then in many different ways, especially during the last century where it has been created a world that long time ago it couldn’t be imagine. Before that life was so hard to live.This technology has improved our life’s quality for...
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