Countable & uncountable nouns

Adverbs of degree

Extreme adjectives

Amazing journeys

Present Perfect or Past Simple?

Do you know the difference of usage between present perfect and past simple?

Let's start with a joke!

If you understand the joke, then you understand how to use the present perfect in English!

Watch these videos to remember the rules and compare it to the past simple tense:

Now watch this other video for more practice:

Follow this link for more explanations...

Now, do you understand the joke below?

I hope so!

So click Bart to get some practice!

How long have you...?

Exercises on simple past / present perfect 1,  2 , 3

Present perfect simple

Formation & Structure

Uses 

Time Adverbs used with 

the Present Perfect Tense

The story of a teacher who couldn't read

Happy May Day!

International Workers' Day is celebrated on 1st May and is a national holiday in more than 80 countries. (Wikipedia)

Do this Reading Comprehension and find out many interesting facts about this celebration.

Besides, HERE you can find a lot of vocabulary related to Workers' Day.

List of vocabulary items related to 

International Workers Day (May Day / Labour Day) 

Related materials:

• Reading: International Workers' Day

• Reading: Trade Unions

• Vocabulary Lesson: Vocabulary related to International Workers Day

• Vocabulary Quiz: International Workers' Day and Trade Unions Vocabulary

Make or do?

Click on the links below for more practice

Make or Do Exercise 1

Make or Do Exercise 2

Make or DoExercise 3

Make or Do Exercise 4

Make or Do Exercise 5

Fundraising ideas

International Book Day

How many of the books in this children´s literature map do you recognize? And how many have you actually read? (Find the full list below the map)

Kevade by Oskar Luts for Esthonia

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone for Great Britain

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren for Sweden

Le Avventure di Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi for Italy

Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry  for France

The Never-Ending Story by Ende for Germany

Heidi by Spyri for Switzerland

Orlovi Rano Lete by Branco Copic for Serbia

Toreadors from Vasyukivka by Nestayko for Ukraine

The Adventures of Tin Tin by Hergé for Belgium

Fada Oriana by Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen for Portugal

Platero y yo by Jiménez for Spain

Mangas by Penelope Delta for Greece

Kake Make by Lina Zutaute for Lithuania

The Tale of Tsar Saltan by Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin for Russia

Tüskevár by István Fekete  for Hungary

Amintiri din Copilarie by Ion Creanga for Romania

Cufoja dhe Bubi Kacurrel by Gaqo Bushaka for Albania

Pabbi Professor by Gunnar Helgason for Iceland

Jip en Janneke by Anne MG Shmidt for the Netherlands

The Moonmins by Tove Jansson for Finland

Akademia Pana Kleska by Jan Brzechwa for Poland

Slovenské Rozprávky by Pavol Dobšinský for Slovakia

Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer for Ireland

Den grimme ælling by Andersen for Denmark

Mrs Pepperpot Stories by Alf Prøysen for Norway

Čudnovate zgode šegrta Hlapića by Ivana Brlić Mažuranić for Croatia

Geschichten vom Franz by Christine Nöstlinger for Austria

Click on the image below to get access to An Awesome Book, created by Dallas Clayton, an author and illustrator for his son. The book is about the idea of dreaming BIG and never giving up. Dallas Clayton wants to spread the love of reading all over the world. An Awesome Book is a book for children but I am sure you can learn some vocabulary from it, and it is translated into lots of different languages so if you have a little sibling or cousin, enjoy the book with him/her!

Happy World Book Day!

Learning the list of irregular verbs

How well do you know IRREGULAR VERBS?

Follow this link and practise putting them in groups to understand them better.

To practise further visit BBC Learning English and go through the different sessions.

Regular and irregular adverbs

Too / enough

TOO: It means more than is necessary or excessive. (DEMASIADO / A / OS // EGIA)

Too + ADJ / ADV

I am too tired                          The music is too loud.

He is too big                            You work too slowly.

Too much (Uncountable):        There is too much water.

Too many (Countable):           There are too many students.

ENOUGH:  It means sufficient. (SUFICIENTE / SUFICIENTEMENTE // NAHIKO / ASKI)

Enough + NOUN                    I have enough money.

ADJ / ADV + Enough             He is tall enough to play basketball.

NOT + ADJ + ENOUGH (NO SUFICIENTEMENTE / NO LO BASTANTE // NAHIKO)

He is not tall enough to play basketball.

* We use TO + Infinitive after TOO and ENOUGH

It's too hot to go jogging.

It's cold enough to wear a jacket.

Click the picture below to get some practice on too and enough structures. 

More exercises:  1, 2, 3, 4

Comparative and superlative of adjectives (and adverbs)

It is extremely easy to use either the comparative or the superlative structure. Do you know the EQUATIONS?

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COMPARATIVE

EQUAL               AS + ADJ / ADV + AS  

John is as intelligent as Mary.

John eats as impulsively as Mary.

INFERIOR                 LESS + ADJ / ADV + THAN

John is less intelligent than Mary.

John eats less impulsively than Mary.

SUPERIOR            MORE + ADJ / ADV + THAN (more than 2 syllables)

John is more intelligent than Mary.

John eats more impulsively than Mary.

                                    (ADJ / ADV + ER) + THAN (only one syllable)

John is taller than Mary.
John works harder than Mary.

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SUPERLATIVE        THE MOST + ADJ / ADV(more than 2 syllables)

John is the most intelligent boy. 
John works the most impulsively of all.

                                    THE (ADJ / ADV + EST) (only one syllable) 

John is the tallest boy. 
John works the hardest of all.

                     
                     biggest 

* TWO SYLLABLES: 

  a) -- --y          ier / iest

     pretty: prettier than / the prettiest girl

  b) -- --other   more than / the most 

     rapid: more rapid than / the most rapid car

  c) -- --ly

   ADJ (as 1 syllable)  ugly: uglier than / the ugliest cat
   ADV (as 3 syllables)  quickly: more quickly than / the most quicky

IRREGULARS:

ADJ / ADV            SUPERIOR        SUPERLATIVE

good / well                      better                      the best

bad / badly                     worse                        the worst

many / much                   more                          the most

few /little                       less                            the least

old (adjective)                older                          the oldest (things)
                                       elder                          the eldest (people)
far (adverb)                   farther                      the farthest (distance)
                                       further                      the furthest (general)

Click the picture below to get some practice on comparatives and superlatives.