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• L’ anglès serà ineludible a partir del 2009 per tenir títol universitari. 

… the present perfect will be easy-peasy! The exercise takes less than 5 minutes and garantees, if completed correctly, that you are the master of the present perfect.

HERE!!

… the present perfect will be easy-peasy! The exercise takes less than 5 minutes and garantees, if completed correctly, that you are the master of the present perfect.

HERE!!

This coming Saturday, 2 February, will be the 800th anniversary of the birth of the king of Catalonia-Aragon, James I, known as ‘The Conqueror’. Count of Barcelona, King of Aragon, Valencia and Majorca, and Lord of Montpellier, James I is one of the most important historical figures in the Catalan Countries, a political, cultural and linguistic reality that took shape during his reign (1213-1276).

Spam is a word that can be translated as ‘correu no desitjat’. The origin of this word is quite curious. It was invented by the Monty Python, a group of British comedians, in an improvised act.

Here’s the origin of the word, explained by professor David Crystal (transcript).

And if you don’t care about linguistic curiosities, just play the spam game that you can find in the ‘game-of-the-month‘ section!

Spam is a word that can be translated as ‘correu no desitjat’. The origin of this word is quite curious. It was invented by the Monty Python, a group of British comedians, in an improvised act.

Here’s the origin of the word, explained by professor David Crystal (transcript).

And if you don’t care about linguistic curiosities, just play the spam game that you can find in the ‘game-of-the-month‘ section!

Lesson 5 is dedicated to the world of press, but what do we really know the press, or media, in English? I would like to put forward a simple task for you: visit an on-line newspaper, radio or tv channel and choose a piece of news that has interested you. You can add a link, and the reason why you chose that particular story.

This here is an exemple:

Enric12@hotmayl.com:

I chose this story because it is unusual for a government to say I’m sorry, especially to people who have a low status in society.

As simple as that. If you don’t know about newspapers published in English, check this list:

• United Kingdom
• USA
• Canada
• Australia
• South Africa
• India

Sometimes teachers talk about words that are old-fashioned, or dying-out, like the use of ‘shall’ for the future, or ‘lavatory’ instead of the more common ‘toilet’. However, the opposite may also happen: a student asks about a word that is too new for the teacher to know.

Well, professor David Crystal is one of the leading experts in the English language, and he recorded a series of short podcasts talking about some of the most innovative pieces of language today. This BBC production can be useful for learners who want to keep up-to-date with the trends of the English language. It may also work for teachers who have not moved from Catalonia in some years.

The podcasts are very short, not more than two minutes, and are accompanied by a trasncript of the recording, which makes it strongly advisable for listening practice. This here, is his comment on the use of the word ‘e-‘.

‘Tribe’ is a BBC production which shows a journalist – Bruce Parry-, experiencing life in some of the remotest areas in the world. For a short while, he becomes a member of the tribe who lives in that area.

This episode is particularly moving, as you will see how close the relationship between the Bruce and the tribe becomes. I suggest you sit back and relax, turn off the light and watch this hour-lenght documentary on whole-screen (double click).

Enjoy!

You don’t know when to use ‘have’ or ‘has’?

Don’t worry, this exercise will let you practise .

If you want more exercises on the present perfect, just follow this link. There are 234 of them!!!