Present Continuous

Dear students,

We are studying "the Present Continuous" in our last unit.

1. We use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about activities happening now.

Examples:
It is raining.
What are you doing Alejandro? Mum, I am watching TV / I'm watching TV.
What are you doing Carolina in your room? Mum, I am dancing / I'm dancing.
What are you doing Adrián? I am playing computer games with Diego.

2. We can also use the Present continuous Tense to talk about activities happening around now, and not necessarily this very moment.

Examples:
Elena is studying really hard for her exams this week.
Lennon is reading a really interesting book now.
Erika is studying french with her mum.
Rafa is learning English

3. The Present Continuous Tense is also used to talk about activities happening in the near future especially for planned future events.

Examples:
Angel D. and Anthony are coming for dinner tomorrow.
Eva is seeing my dentist on Wednesday.
Lucia, are you doing anything tonight?
Daniel R.and Victor aren't going on holiday next week.

You can listen an explanation in Spanish here:


Audio by Evoca


You can read some explanations here:

http://www.curso-ingles.com/gramatica-inglesa/pcontin.php
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentcontinuous.html

Practice this here:

Exercise 0

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Have a nice weekend!
Bye

Penfriend Letters

Dear students,

As all you know we are going to exchange letters with students from a School in England.

Below you will find some links that will help you to write your first penfriend letter.

Don't forget!! On Monday, we will read and correct the letters in the class. Once, we have done it, we will go to the computer lab to rewrite and decorate our letters.

I hope you will find these links uselful.

Good luck!

"Ideas for our letters"


Useful links

http://www.english-room.com/penfriends_main.html

http://www.schooltrain.info/english/letters/letterspip.htm


How to write a letter to a new pen friend

These are just some ideas...You should do your own and personal letter.

Greetings: Dear friend, Dear Daniel
                   Hello!, How are you?

Name: My name is .................

Feelings: I am very happy to be your penfriend. I am very glad to be your pen friend.

Describe yourself: ***Revise this in the previous lessons.

                Age: I am .............................( 9, 10) years old. How old are you?
                look like: I've got long/ short brown hair. I've got brown eyes. I'm tall and thin.
                What do you look like?


Live: I live in ..............(Madrid, Barcelona...) Where do you live?

Family: I live with my mum, my dad and my two brothers. Who do you live with?
             I live with my grandmother and my sister.
             I have got two brothers. Have you got any brothers or sisters?

Pets: I have got a dog. Its name is... It's brown and big. It loves eating cookies... Have you got any pets?

School: I go to Ramón Pérez de Ayala School. I go by car / I walk to school / I go to school on foot. I am in primary 4 or I am in 4 grade.
             I study.....P.E, Science... What do you study?
             My favourite subject is Maths.....My Maths teacher's name is ..... She is...
             What's your favourite subject?
             We have a class blog...its name is...  Do you have a class blog?
             Our school has got a website.... you can visit it!

Hobbies: I love playing football. I also love dancing. I love reading comics. I like playing computer games.
                What do you like doing in your free time/ spare time?

Saying goodbye: Write back soon
                            From your penfriend
                            Love from Lucia