Thanksgiving Day

This week the Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Here is a video for you to watch if you want to know more about this special holiday. Click here and enjoy (English subtitles are available if you click on the 2nd button).

Thanksgiving (Song): I will survive (The Turkey Lady Strikes Back)

This lovely turkey doesn't want to die. Click here and enjoy! Happy Thanksgiving Day, or Turkey Day ;)

B 1. Grammar: Past simple vs. past continuous.

Watch the video (here) and listen to the explanation.

Exercises here, here and here. 

And now take a more difficult challenge: Click here and do the activities.

B1. Listening comprehension: Holiday plans.

  Click here and listen to Rose and Jack talking about their holiday plans.

B1. Pronunciation of the -ed ending (regular verbs) (2)

 Click here and revise how to pronounce the -ed ending of the regular past simple tense. To solve the puzzle you have to choose  /t/, /d/ or /id/ for each verb in the boxes. 

B1. Grammar: Past simple exercises

 Click here and complete the sentences with the verbs in the past simple. 

Now put the words in order to make sentences in the past simple. Click here.

B1. Listening (extra practice): Going on holiday.

 Listen to some speakers talking about their vacation plans. Click here.

B1. Pronunciation of the -ed ending

 

 Select to see the KEY (see below)

/t/: fixed, liked, looked, produced, washed 

/d/: begged, blamed, complained, lived, snowed 

/id/: added, divided, edited, landed, permitted

B 1. Pronunciation of the -ed ending in regular verbs

 Click here.

B 1: Past simple: pronunciation of irregular past forms

 Watch the video and practice the past simple of these irregular verbs. Click here.