1stBACH_Review of tenses, Unit 1

Dear students, 

This might be your first experience ¨flipping¨ the way you learn English. 
Remember that your usual homework would take you some time. Watching a video and taking notes from it does take time as well. Use as many views as you need to understand this lesson: if it´s too easy, you can fast forward to find the next step. If, on the other hand, it is too difficult, you can always go back and watch the explanation again. 

Unit 1 is about present, past and future VERB TENSES. It is a REVIEW unit, which means that you should have already learnt most of these contents during your ESO years. Remember to find your code (challenge or basic) to start reviewing!

Don´t get overwhelmed about the contents of this post! I am just adding as much material as possible but, as explained above, it is a REVIEW, so you can skip the contents that you already know.

In the PAPER that you must turn in, you must add notes about the following tenses (and how to use them, of course!):
- PRESENT TENSES (simple and continuous).
- PAST TENSES (past simple, past continuous, present perfect simple, present perfect continuous, past perfect)
- FUTURE SIMPLE.
- ¨BE GOING TO¨

Here is a brief poster about VERB TENSES in English. It can be very practical when learning about when we use each tense:

CHALLENGE MATERIAL

Comparison of all verb tenses. Explanation in English.

BASIC MATERIAL

Present Tenses: Presente Continuo vs. Presente Simple

Past Tenses: Pasado Simple y Pasado Continuo

** Los contenidos importantes son hasta el minuto 4:27. El resto del vídeo os puede ser de gran ayuda a aquellos que tenéis dificultades para recordar los verbos irregulares. 

Past Tenses: Presente Perfecto y Presente Perfecto Continuo

Past Tenses: Pasado Perfecto

Future Tenses: Diferentes formas de futuro

** Hasta el minuto 5:50. 

FOR GAME LOVERS!
Check out the ¨VERB MACHINE¨ here... it is addictive!

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/games/verb-machine

WELCOME CLASS OF 2019-21!

... to our class´ blog. Welcome to a new school year and to OUR English lessons. By now Mr Diaz will have probably told you about this blog and how to use it. 

Here are some indications about this blog´s contents:

- Flipped classroom videos and resources: grammar support that you can visit as often as you need to reflect on what we are working on in the classroom. It will include videos, posters and/or other visual connections.

- This material will be graded: You will either find CHALLENGE or BASIC support material. Challenge material will usually include flipped content with explanations in English and Basic material will show explanations in Spanish for those students who are looking for a deeper clarification. 

- Blog entries will show a code: In case you get easily lost, find a code in the title! If you are looking for 1st of Bachillerato content, check the beginning of the blog entries: for example, if you are looking for VERB TENSE REVIEW, the title of the entry will be something like: ¨1stBACH Verb Tense Review¨ CHALLENGE.  

Finally, here is a little explanation about how flipped classrooms usually work. Enjoy them and become more independent!