2nd and 3rd CONDITIONALS

Explanation and exercises. Check englishgrammarsecrets, perfectenglishgrammar, and some more.

What would you do if you won 10 million pounds/dollars? Watch this video! Who do you agree with?

You can also have a look at ‘Natural English‘ and the web of ‘English File‘.

And finally two interesting activities based on video: Sex and the City, ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button‘ or Meet the Robinsons (at the end of the exercises you can find a WORKSHEET with a pdf copy of the exercises and key)

1o SONGS with conditionals? Yes!!! With the lyrics and different styles plus explanations… Look at the way they contract… And of course the songs If I were a boy by Beyoncé and Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton.

Tags: conditionals, third conditional, would

Zero and first conditionals

Here’s the first part of a  great explanation on video, and also watch the second part.

Zero Conditional:  Check englishgrammarsecrets.

The First Conditional: Word Order, Matching. Test, Test 2,

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Future time clauses

Sometimes we tend to use the future after when, as soon as, until, after, before, etc. when we refer to the future. In Spanish we tend to use the subjunctive but in English we just use a present.

Check on egeacademy for an explanation and exercises. You can also try the web of our book New English File.

Tags: future

How would you react?

How would you react in a critical situation? Would you freeze or act coolly?  Try this test!

What if you had a panic attack? Listen to some advice in this video!

How can you get ready for ‘disaster’? Here you’ll find all kinds of advice for ‘disaster preparation‘

And finally a reading on ‘Lucky escapes’: IO474-Lucky-escapes

Tags: conditional, crisis, disaster

VALENTINE’S DAY

Watch History of Saint Valentine’s Day

Here’s another video to learn how to be romantic and creative on Saint Valentine’s Day! And another video with vocab!

How many ways do you know to say ‘I love you’? More than a hundred?

If you want to send an original present try Jib Jab.

If you are single, watch this other video on how to survive this awful day…or read a guide on how to survive.

These links and more in eoienglishcorner.

EDUCATION: too strict or too lenient?

Comparing American and Chinese Parents

What’s a ‘tiger mother’? Check this link in voanews.com with a listening, reading and more.

Watch this video on a mother who is in favour of strong discipline.

You can also read more in this newspaper article from The Guardian.

Check on this video of a Chinese boy crying in snow in underwear. Do you think he’ll grow stronger? Make a comment!

Tags: education, parents

Taking risks?

Have a look at the first part of the film ‘Bowling for Columbine’ on why Americans love guns so much. Why are Americans so different from the Europeans? Is it because of the ‘dread factor‘, i. e., the perception of risk or danger that makes them feel more scared?

Passive houses: active saving

What do you think if you could spend half the electricity a toaster uses to keep your house heated? Watch also the second part. Apart from insulation what’s the theory behind it? It can also be applied to our Mediterranean climate. Finally a passive house in just EIGHT HOURS!!!

Tags: ecology, environment

NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE

And now a burning issue! The so-called ATC (Almacén Temporal Centralizado) is aimed at solving the problem of nuclear waste storage. However, are there any other options to keep radioactive waste? Is it as safe as they say? Not much according to Greenpeace… Did you know it is a ‘temporary’ facility? It is designed to last around fifty years and it will cost 54o M€ according to the official webpage.… How long will this radioactive waste last? How much is it going to cost in terms of money and health? Do you have more information? You’re welcome to comment!!

A hunter (kills?) a bear…

How many things can a hunter and a bear do together??? Have fun trying different verbs!!!