Shopping roleplay

Two students of 1º ESO, María and Alejandro, are practising food vocabulary with a nice shopping roleplay.

This is part of the work our students are doing this week. 

Well done! 

Present simple and continuous

Let's practise the present simple and continuous tenses!

For 1º and 2º ESO, or for those of you who just want to revise this basic tenses, here you are really good online exercises:

• Game: present simple of TO BE
• Game: present simple of HAVE GOT
• Present simple - easy level
• All about the present simple (grammar + practice)
• Present simple at Isabel Perez's Site (The Happy Verby Gang)
• Contrast present simple/continuous (ESO & Bachillerato)
• All about present simple/continuous 
• Game: fling the teacher (present continuous)
• Game: snake and ladders (present continuous)
• Lots of grammar games!

Word order in English sentences

Word order in the sentence is a key concept in order to understand grammar and verb tenses. This year in Bachillerato, we begin by practising it :

• Word order: easy level
•  Word order exercises several  levels
• Statements, questions, word order and grammar explanation 

Halloween 2012

This is Halloween! 

 Last week we celebrated this popular and traditional festival with both students and teachers of IES San Álvaro.
We did thematic exercises, crafts and whiteboard games, we danced "Thriller" and we even tasted the all-time favourite: pumpkin cupcakes and pie.

Fancy some spooky games? Check these out!

• Carve a Pumpkin Game
• Can you spell the Halloween word?
• Find the Pairs
• Online Halloween Games

ENGLISH GENERAL REVISION

Need a good grammar revision to kick off the academic year?

Here you are two excellent compilations of exercises
that will help you to catch up with your grammar sessions:
English general revision at English-Hilfen
English Grammar Secrets

Good luck and welcome to the 2011-2012 course!

Second term...time to make an effort

• Exercises for 3º ESO 
• Exercises for 4º ESO

     Also, further practice for Diversificación Curricular, both levels.

Train your brains!

Brain training is crucial part of your success during your studies and also for the rest of your life.
Here you are some fun websites where you can improve your brain health and performance and learn English at the same time.

Lumosity
Brainmetrix
Games for the brain
Memory test

and especially for the students of Bachillerato, la curva del olvido