Modals and Modal Perfects: notes and exercises **WITH KEY!!**

Today I'm sharing with you some notes about modal perfects as well as exercises on modal verbs and modal perfects combined. Given that this topic is quite complex and confusing, you can practice with the LINKS provided in this blog.

As always, try and have fun. But don't die trying, please.

The answers are included.

Edufilms - The Most Beautiful Thing

Language -both verbal and non-verbal- is a gift that brings us together. Today I'm offering you a video that may make you think and reflect about reality and yourself. Give yourself the chance of learning not just English. Let the video below humanise you a bit more. Keep an open mind and... enjoy.

I'm sorry but I couldn't help challenging you. If you are curious enough, or you like being immersed in deep thought, or if you just have a lot of time to kill, have a look at the following questions and try to come up with interesting conclusions.

- How can communication bring people together?

- What strategies do you have to overcome communication breakdowns?

- How do you react towards unexpected circumstances?

- What do you think about the quotation? 

Exercises on Passive Sentences **WITH KEY!!**

In the document below you will find some practice on passive sentences, including causatives and impersonal types. The key is included.

Click on these links to practice transformation from active to passive. The key is included.

Practice 1          Practice 2          Practice 3          Practice 4

Reading practice: Spain's new penal code **WITH KEY!!**

Here's the first of -I hope- a set of reading comprehension worksheets to get ready for PAU. Notice that neither grammar nor composition exercises are included.

Thanks to thelocal.es for giving us so many opportunities to improve our English. 

Here's the KEY:

Civil Rights Day + Martin Luther King Day

In the USA, on the third Monday of January the Civil Rights Day is celebrated to honour civil right activists. This Day is combined with Martin Luther King Day.

Here you will find some facts about his life.

Here you will be able to watch his full speech 'I Have a Dream' with Spanish subtitles.

To learn his most famous quotes, click here.

If you feel like playing while you learn about Martin Luther King, then click here and... enjoy!

That Thing Called a Diet

While losing weight, don't lose your sense of humour. You will feel better and the whole world around you will appreciate it.

 

If you're taking diet just as an excuse to learn English -lucky you!- then check this out:

- Listen to six different people talking about how often they eat fast food and the food they like to eat. It includes comprehension and vocabulary practice.

- Learn new vocabulary about 'Food and Healthy Eating'.

- Test how healthy your diet is.