PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS

We use the Present Simple to talk about things we do every day or usually. 
Usamos el Presente Simple para hablar de cosas que hacemos todos los días o habitualmente.

   I live in Cáceres.                          Yo vivo en Cáceres.

We use expressions like every day, on Mondays and in the mornings with the present simple.

Usamos expresiones como todos los días, los domingos y por las mañanas con el presente simple. 

    We study every day.                    Nosotros estudiamos todos los días.

On the contrary, we use the Present Continuous to talk about things that are happening in this moment, at the time we are speaking.
Por el contrario, usamos el Presente Continuo para hablar de cosas que están pasando en este momento, mientras estamos hablando. 

     I am writing on the computer.     Estoy escribiendo en el ordenador.

We use expressions like now and today with the present continuous.
Usamos expresiones como ahora y hoy con el presente continuo.

     She is watching TV now.             Ella está viendo la tele ahora.  

Let's see some examples to notice the differences:
Veamos algunos ejemplos para observar las diferencias:

     He drinks water every day, but today he is drinking a juice.
     Él bebe agua todos los días, pero hoy él está bebiendo zumo.

     I work at school every day, but today I'm not working. I am flying to
     Paris.
     Yo trabajo en el colegio todos los días, pero hoy no estoy trabajando. 
     Estoy volando a París.

GOING TO

GOING TO

We use going to to talk about things we are planning to do in the future.

Usamos going to para hablar sobre cosas que estamos planeando hacer en el futuro. 

It is formed by the verb to be followed by going to and a main verb.

Se forma con el verbo to be seguido de going to y un verbo principal.

to be + going to + main verb

      
     I am going to visit my granny.      Yo voy a visitar a mi abuela.
     She is going to buy a bike.            Ella va a comprar una bici.

To make the positive, the negative and the question forms we use the verb to be in the correct forms and positions.

Para construir las formas afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas usamos el verbo to en su forma y posición correcta.

Affirmative
    We are going to drink water.
Negative
    We are not going to drink water.
Question
    Are we going to drink water?

And remember, in the short answer you only need to use the verb to be.

Y recuerda, en la respuesta corta sólo usamos el verbo to be.

     Is he going to tidy his room?      ¿Va él a ordenar su habitación?

    Yes, he is. / No, he isn't.            Sí. / No.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

It's time for Christmas! And Santa is coming!

Christmas is the commemorationn of the birth of Jesus Christ. It is cellebrated on December 25. It is a Christian cellebration, but nowadays it is a mix of Christian and secular tradition.
In many countries people have customs that include gift giving, Christmas decorations, music, carols, cards, lights, trees..., not forgetting the figure of Santa Claus (also known as Father Christmas or Saint Nicholas) who brings presents to children.

Have you written a letter for Santa? I wish he would bring what you asked him. But don't forget to ask for gifts for kids that do not have.

Here you are a super simple Christmas Carol to sing at school with your youngest students.

ARE YOU A MO SISTA?

Or a Mo Bro?  














Welcome to Movember!!!
Movember is the contraction of moustache (bigote) and November in English.
It's a annual event that takes place during November involving the growing of moustaches during that month to raise awareness of men's health issues (prostate cancer and other male cancers).
Movember Foundation is one of the Top 100 NGOs (non-goverment organization) in the world. They organize events around the world to raise funds for research men's health issues.
It has spread from Australia to South Africa, Europe and North America. 

The origins of  Movember are in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1999, where a group of young men coined the term and the idea of growing moustaches for charity throughout the month of November. The group started 80 men and soon became a nation wide phenomenon.
Since then, the Movember Foundation has raised $174 million worldwide. Last year, 2012, 1.1 million people signed up to participate.
Do you want to join them? Click here for more information.
http://es.movember.com/

FOOD IDIOMS

Learn more at http://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/ 

RECIPES

BUTTER BISCUITS

Ingredients:
- 1 egg.
- 200g butter.
- 350g flour.
- 100g vanilla sugar.

Preparation method:
1. Mix the butter and the vanilla sugar.
2. Add the egg and mix.
3. Add the flour (sift) and mix.
4. Put the mixture into the fridge for 1 or 2 hours.
5. Preheat the oven to 170ºC.
6. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface work and roll out to a thickness of about 0.5cm.
7. Shape the biscuits with a pastry cutter.
8. Bake the biscuits for about 20 minutes.

READY FOR COOKING?

We are going to start learning cooking. 
Before starting we need to know some important things.

Different ingredients like fruit,

vegetables,

or a variety of products:

And you need different supplies for cooking:

And here you are some verbs you can use:

And remember, try to avoid fast food!