This is neither the first nor the second time I write about my friend Elvira in this blog. Her cakes and cupcakes are absolutely perfect. She is the responsible of my lately bakery addition although I'm still far from her mastery.
This is the CHOCOLATE CAKE she makes. I have also made it several times and it is delicious.
Enjoy the video. This lady is a great cook and she explains the whole recipe in a very clear and enthusiastic way:
http://www.joyofbaking.com/cakes/SimpleChocolateCake.html
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
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Monday, May 4, 2015
ACCESO EXAMS CAM
Activity for my ACCESO STUDENTS.(By the way, Here are all the exams we have done during the course in case you want to keep on practicing. Come on. Don't give up. You can do it! Good luck!
http://sauce.pntic.mec.es/mbenit4/fprofesional.htm
http://sauce.pntic.mec.es/mbenit4/fprofesional.htm
FALSE FRIENDS
Activity for my ACCESO STUDENTS
In linguistics we call false friends to words that are similar in English and Spanish but don't mean the same. Be careful with them. There is a long list of false friends in your text book and there are also lists on web pages like these ones:
http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curious/falsefriends.html
http://menuaingles.blogspot.com.es/2010/11/lista-de-false-friendsamigos-falsos.html
In linguistics we call false friends to words that are similar in English and Spanish but don't mean the same. Be careful with them. There is a long list of false friends in your text book and there are also lists on web pages like these ones:
http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curious/falsefriends.html
http://menuaingles.blogspot.com.es/2010/11/lista-de-false-friendsamigos-falsos.html
LINK WORDS
Activity for my ACCESO STUDENTS
These are some links where you can find activities with link words:
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/cgi2/myexam/liaison.php?liaison=_connecteur_
http://www.michellehenry.fr/link.htm
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1954
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2163
http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/linking-words
These are some links where you can find activities with link words:
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/cgi2/myexam/liaison.php?liaison=_connecteur_
http://www.michellehenry.fr/link.htm
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1954
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2163
http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/linking-words
CONDITIONAL CLAUSES
Activity for my ACCESO students.
We dealt with Conditional Clauses at last! As you could see, they are not so difficult: Using the 1st, 2nd or 3rd Conditional depends on the POSSIBITITY of the fulfilment of the condition. You just have to use the VERBS correctly:
- 1st Conditional: If Clause + Present Simple, Main Clause + Future.
- 2nd Conditional: If Clause + Past Simple, Main Clause + Conditional.
- 3rd Conditional: If Clause + Past Perfect, Main Clause + Perfect Conditional.
Be careful since the sentences can also start with the Main Clause and remember that there are other LINKS: whether, unless, in case...
You can do more exercises if you click this link:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences
We dealt with Conditional Clauses at last! As you could see, they are not so difficult: Using the 1st, 2nd or 3rd Conditional depends on the POSSIBITITY of the fulfilment of the condition. You just have to use the VERBS correctly:
- 1st Conditional: If Clause + Present Simple, Main Clause + Future.
- 2nd Conditional: If Clause + Past Simple, Main Clause + Conditional.
- 3rd Conditional: If Clause + Past Perfect, Main Clause + Perfect Conditional.
Be careful since the sentences can also start with the Main Clause and remember that there are other LINKS: whether, unless, in case...
You can do more exercises if you click this link:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences
RELATIVE CLAUSES
Activity for my ACCESO students.
We are working hard with compound sencences lately.
Remember that Relative Clauses have the same function in the Compound Sentence as an adjective in a Simple Sentence, that's why they get just beside the NOUN they describe. Rememeber that
- DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES give essential information to describe the noun, they don't have comas and the main links are: WHO (for people), WHICH (for things) & THAT (for both).
- NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES give extra information, go between comas and the main links are: WHO (for people) & WHICH (for things).
I have found some links with interactive activities you can do. Good luck:
http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/relative_pronouns_clauses-exercises.html
Remember that we did inverse crosswords in class. I have found a wonderful blog with crosswords which definitions are Relative Clauses. You can see how useful Relative Clauses are to DESCRIBE THINGS AND PEOPLE:
http://bogglesworldesl.com/RelativeClauseCrosswords.htm
We are working hard with compound sencences lately.
Remember that Relative Clauses have the same function in the Compound Sentence as an adjective in a Simple Sentence, that's why they get just beside the NOUN they describe. Rememeber that
- DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES give essential information to describe the noun, they don't have comas and the main links are: WHO (for people), WHICH (for things) & THAT (for both).
- NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES give extra information, go between comas and the main links are: WHO (for people) & WHICH (for things).
I have found some links with interactive activities you can do. Good luck:
http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/relative_pronouns_clauses-exercises.html
Remember that we did inverse crosswords in class. I have found a wonderful blog with crosswords which definitions are Relative Clauses. You can see how useful Relative Clauses are to DESCRIBE THINGS AND PEOPLE:
http://bogglesworldesl.com/RelativeClauseCrosswords.htm
THE PASSIVE VOICE
Activity for my ACCESO students
We have been dealing with the Passive Voice in English this week. Remember that the difference between active and passive sentences is THE CHANGE OF THE POINT OF VIEW. We emphasize the DEED rather than the AGENT. We need a transitive sentence to change it to the passive voice. The OBJECT becomes the PASSIVE SUBJECT and the SUBJECT becomes the BY AGENT, which can be ommited if it is unnecessary or unknown.
There is a good explanation and lots of exercises in these links:
REVISION OF VERB TENSES
Activity for my ACCESO students. I have found a link with lots of interactive activities related to verb tenses. Do them!!!:
http://theenglishcafe.blogspot.com.es/2009/11/exercise-mixed-tenses.html
http://theenglishcafe.blogspot.com.es/2009/11/exercise-mixed-tenses.html
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