Reporting verbs say and tell: Say y tell son verbos similares que producen mucha confusión.  1. Cuando utilizamos  "tell"   tenemos que añadir el objeto directo (me, you, us), le decimos a alguien algo. Por ejemplo: John  told  me  (that) he was going to be late. ==>" You tell somebody something" 2.  "Say" se utiliza para decirle algo a alguien. Es muy utilizado en direct speech acompañado del "to" . Por ejemplo: Ann said goodbye   to   me and left.==>"You say something to somebody" También se utiliza con el reported speech sin el "to", por ejemplo:  John  said  (that) he would be late. ==>"You say Something" Activity 2: Say vs Tell Say vs Tell activity

Direct speech and Reported speech Imagina que a tu amigo David se encuentra enfermo y se lo quieres decir a alguien. Esto lo podemos hacer de dos formas: 1. Direct speech: Repetir las palabras de David: David said " I am feeling ill." 2. Reported speech:  David said that he was feeling ill. También, se puede decir: David said he was feeling ill (se suprime el that ). Si observas los ejemplos anteriores, se ha pasado de presente a pasado: el  am  ha pasado a  was . El pronombre también cambia de " I "   a " he ". Aquí tienes otros ejemplos: Si en el Direct speech aparece el verbo en past simple o present perfect, se pasará a past perfect cuando se transforme a reported speech. Por ejemplo: Susan said "I went to the doctor, so I didn't go to work." Susan said (that) she had gone to the doctor, so she hadn't gone to work. Susan said "I  have gone  to the doctor, so I  haven't gone  to work....

Students will make their own story using the Story Maker application from the British Council’s website. They can make three types of stories: a fairy story, a horror story, or a science fiction story. O nce they have created the story they will work in groups of three, they will exchange the stories and read them individually. Retelling is a methodology used to assess how well a student has comprehended a story. In this activity students will not only work on their reading skills, but also on their speaking skills.   Click the link

Here you have an activity to work on the past continuous using a John Lennon's song "Jealous Guy". This is a fun way of practicing this grammar tense. Relax and enjoy the music!  Click the link

Modals: must and can´t You can use must to say you believe something is certain.On the other hand, you use can't when you think something is not possible. With this activity you will practice the use of modals.  Click the link

What time is it?, imagine you are late to school and your cellphone ran out of battery. Oh no! I don't know the time, What time is it?. After watching this video (Click for the video) complete the exercise in this link:  Click the link