El delfín de El tinglado
El delfín de El tinglado

Palabra clave: intermediate

James Bond – Mission Accomplished

James BondJames Bond is an icon of western culture, and he has been the perfect secret agent for a long time. Writer Ian Fleming created James Bond in 1953, and his character has been a successful agent in all his missions since then. The novels and films that he has starred have accompanied our leisure time, and we have always had a great time with him. Now James Bond is going to check your skill in English verb tenses with some tests and stories. Verbs are actions, and James Bond is an expert in bold and difficult actions, as he shows us when he tries to catch spies and criminals all over the world.

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Por Alejandro Valero en Inglés el 21.09.15 con 4 comentarios
Palabras clave verb tenses, storytelling, pre-intermediate

LEGO, Only the Best Is Good Enough!

Lego

You have propably seen some of these, LEGO bricks! But have you ever heard of Ole Kirk Christiansen, a hard-working man who believed in his ideas and never gave up? Enjoy the story of LEGO, try the quizzes and you will discover many interesting facts about the most popular toys in the world.

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Por Ana M. Almarza en Inglés el 03.02.14 con 10 comentarios
Palabras clave Lego, story, intermediate

Past, Present and Future

Bomba de HiroshimaThis webquest is intended to help students to revise their knowledge of English verb tenses, but also to make them aware of the historical process. If we are to know who we are, we must know at least our recent past, get in touch with present concerns and foresee the future. It is a question of survival. The past is full of interesting events which reveal the essences of humankind. The present is a tangle of events, interests, ideas and worries that we should untwist to see what is really happening. And the future is always open to our hopes and our imagination in spite of the dangers we face today. Let's try to understand the world.

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Por Alejandro Valero en Inglés el 26.03.12 con 4 comentarios
Palabras clave webquest, verb tenses, intermediate, history

Sintel in Search of a Dragon

Actualizado el 21.09.15/08:44

Sintel and the baby dragon

Would you like to watch a beautiful but sad story? Here is Sintel, a short video which will make you feel and think deeply. You will feel the sorrow of a girl who is looking for a baby dragon that she has lost. In her search, Sintel finds difficulties and has to fight to get what she wants. The end is not as she expected, but she finally gets a reward for her quest. Likewise, young people are always in search of something and they have to fight. This film shows that you may get a reward if you make efforts to achieve a goal.

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Por Alejandro Valero en Inglés el 10.05.11 con 48 comentarios
Palabras clave storytelling, feelings, writing, intermediate

Robots from a Distant Planet. Revision of Verb Tenses

A good robot Millions of robots from a distant planet have invaded the Earth. They have made some announcements about their invasion, but we have to decipher them to know what they are saying. Can you do it? You only have to do these tests to find out the robots' intentions. Are they good or bad robots? What do they want to do on our planet? Can we fight against their armies? What must we do? Please, help us.

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Por Alejandro Valero en Inglés el 27.01.10 con 1 comentario
Palabras clave storytelling, verb tenses, writing, test, pre-intermediate

Who Knows? Formas interrogativas en inglés

Actualizado el 30.03.07/17:58

PreguntandoLa forma más habitual de saber si alguien sabe es haciéndole preguntas. Quizá sea este el método más antiguo para evaluar los conocimientos de las personas. Además, las personas, cuando no sabemos algo, solemos preguntar a los demás. Por eso, las formas interrogativas son importantes a la hora de aprender un idioma. Aquí vamos a repasarlas con algunas actividades y con un vídeo muy gracioso que muestra hasta qué punto es cierto aquello que dijo el filósofo de que "Solo sé que no sé nada". Apliquémonos el cuento.

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Por Alejandro Valero en Inglés el 25.03.07 con 9 comentarios
Palabras clave questions, interrogatives, verb tenses, intermediate

Scary Trailer

GrudgeDo you like horror films? I hope so, because they are not only very exciting, but very entertaining as well. Now you are going to see the trailer of a very scary film - Do you have a grudge? Get ready for the unknown. Get ready to see strange creatures and to hear weird noises and terrible screams. Don't call your daddy or your mummy, because they are too busy. You are brave enough to overcome all this fear.

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Por Alejandro Valero en Inglés el 18.12.06 con 1 comentario
Palabras clave listening, writing, lower-intermediate

Repaso de 60 verbos irregulares ingleses

Actualizado el 14.01.10/15:52

Los verbos irregulares son los enemigos a batir de los estudiantes de inglés. Tienen fama de sangrientos e imbatibles. Acaban con la paciencia de cualquiera. Tiran por tierra muchas esperanzas durante los exámenes. Pero aquí estamos para enseñarte a vencer a estos diablos engreídos. Si eres un estudiante valiente, si no tienes miedo al peligro, entra en esta actividad armado de voluntad hasta los dientes y domina a estos sesenta verbos irregulares que te esperan con ganas de vencerte...

Los enemigos

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Por Alejandro Valero en Inglés el 23.05.06 con 10 comentarios
Palabras clave revision, verb, irregular verbs, writing, test, intermediate

Repaso de tiempos verbales en inglés

Carril bus de LondresLos verbos son la columna vertebral de cualquier idioma, por eso conviene repasarlos continuamente. En esta actividad encontrarás un tinglado de tests y ejercicios, además de una ficha que resume los tiempos verbales ingleses a un nivel intermedio. Si estás en época de exámenes, y tienes que sacar tiempo de debajo de las piedras, te conviene repasar los verbos y hacer estos tests para ponerte en forma. Esta actividad está abierta, porque la actualizaré con más preguntas cuando crea oportuno.

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Por Alejandro Valero en Inglés el 06.05.06 con 29 comentarios
Palabras clave revision, verb tenses, writing, test, intermediate

Let’s go. Revising Social Situations

Actualizado el 28.07.13/22:15

Do you want to visit London? Listen to a conversation of two people who are deciding where to go in London. Listen carefully and do the listening comprehension test. With this activity, you will learn and revise useful sentences and expressions for everyday life. Another self-evaluation test is included to check your knowledge. Are you ready to talk to other people? Let's try.

Tower Bridge
The Tower Bridge in London

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Por Alejandro Valero en Inglés el 26.03.06 con 8 comentarios
Palabras clave social situations, listening, writing, test, intermediate

Anna’s Music Band

Actualizado el 28.07.13/17:43

Yuck_90s public access vibes Like many other young people, Anna has got a music band with her friends. Listen to her talking about her group and then create a music band with information from the internet. You will learn a lot of vocabulary about music. Finally, you may write a composition about any activities you share with your friends.

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Por Alejandro Valero en Inglés el 19.03.06 con 2 comentarios
Palabras clave present simple, listening, test, intermediate