Expressing probability

Click here to see an explanation about the use of likely, unlikely, bound, definitely and probably and then do the exercises.

Click here to read more grammar and do more exercises.

The Future

Click here to listen to a conversation about what the future will be like and do the comprehension and vocabulary activities.

Click here if you want to listen to the whole podcast about the future in five areas (medicine, transport, communication, food and marriage) that we had a look at in class.

Watch the video just for fun.



Have a look at old posts about "Future" and "Future predictions".

What is the coronavirus?

Watch the video and answer the questions. Check your answers in "comments".



1. What is it caused by?
2. What are the symptoms?
3. What are the cases we know about?
4. Where did it come from?
5. How old are the most affected people?
6. Who are those who have died?
7. How is it transmitted?
8. Is there a treatment? Why? / Why not?
9. How serious is this outbreak?
10. What's the death rate?

Verb Patterns: gerund, infinitive or both

1. Click here to see lists of verbs followed by the gerund or the infinitive. There are four pages.

2. Click here to see verbs that change meaning depending on being followed by gerund or infinitive. More examples here.

3. Explanations and exercises here.

4. Another explanation and exercises here.

Storm Gloria

Global Warming

This is the video in the photocopy. Check your answers in "comments".



Click on "environment" in content and do more listening comprehension activities related to the topic of looking after the environment.

Modelos de pruebas de certificación de Castilla La Mancha

Importante: 
Nos han comunicado que el próximo lunes 27 de enero se procederá a actualizar el enlace de la página de educación de la Junta de Castilla La Mancha donde hay modelos de pruebas de cursos anteriores. Se añadirán las correspondientes a junio del 2019, pero se eliminarán las anteriores al 2018.

Natural Disasters

Watch the video and do the exercises. Check your answers in "comments".

1. Match the places with the natural disasters (use some natural disasters more than once).

PACIFIC                                                                             Earthquake

JAPAN                                                                         Floods

NEW ZEALAND                                                           La Niña

TURKEY                                                                      2 rainy seasons in one

SRI LANKA                                                                  Severe droughts

PAKISTAN                                                                    Tornadoes

THAILAND                                                                  Tropical Cyclone Yasi

COLOMBIA                                                                   Tropical Storm Washi

THE HORN OF AFRICA                                                      Tsunami

THE USA                                                                              Wildfires

TEXAS

THE PHILIPINES

II. What do these numbers refer to?

9.0

40

180

48

12

753

543

1,000

CLICK ON "NATURAL DISASTERS" IN CONTENTS TO SEE OLDER POSTS ABOUT THE SAME TOPIC.

Endangered Animals

Click here to read about what an endangered species is.

Watch the video and answer the questions. Check your answers in "comments".



1. How many animals are already extinct?
2. What three factors cause extinction by natural causes?
3. How do more natural extinctions happen?
4. What catastrophic event killed dinosaurs?
5. How have humans been the biggest cause of extinction in the last 500 years? Give one example.
6. Why did bison survive?
7. Why are animals also hunted?
8. How do humans destroy habitats?

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

New Year's Resolutions



Click here to watch a video about resolutions just for fun!

Have a look at old posts about the same topic (including the video we saw in class).