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Modal Verbs

Here are some links practise modal verbs:

                                 http://www.clicknlearn.net/index2.html

http://www.autoenglish.org/modalverbs.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/hilfsverben.htm

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How to pronounce words and use them (by EmbedPlus)

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Travel, journey and trip.

Travel is used to mean the general activity of moving from one place to another.

Journey refers to travelling a long distance, or travelling regularly, emphasizing on the idea of travelling itself.

Trip refers to travelling a short distance, or an unusual journey, emphasizing on the place or the reason of travelling.

• travel
  Air travel is faster than rail travel.
  His job involves a lot of travelling.
  
  
• journey
  We had a long journey through the mountains.
  He usually reads the paper during the train journey to work.
  
  
• trip
  His job involves a lot of business trips.
  Our trip to Las Vegas was great.

Read the explanations and do the exercises here.

Try this  quiz

And this quiz too

Comparatives and Superlatives. 1º Bachillerato

You can practise comparatives and superlatives in the following links:

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/242.html

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/45.html

http://english-zone.com/grammar/compare1.html

http://www.1-language.com/eslquizzes/comparatives.htm


http://youronlinenglishclass.com.pt/Quiz/comparative.htm

Purpose in English: For, To or So That?

Remember: To talk about purpose, or the reason why we do things, we can use for + verb-ing,  
the infinitive with to
so that + subject + verb.

Examples:
Action or event 'for' + verb-ing 
I'm bringing some pots and pans for cooking.
I've got special glasses for reading small print.
A thermos flask is for keeping hot food hot.

Action or event Infinitive with 'to'
We've got some water to make tea.
I went to the shops to buy some milk.
I worked very hard to get a promotion.

Action or event 'so that' + subject + verb
I'm taking some extra blankets so that we don't get cold.
I chained my bicycle to the fence so that it wouldn't get stolen.
I worked very hard so that I would do well in the exam.

Practise in these quizzes: Quiz 1 quiz 2

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