Hi, everybody.
Our first post on this blog will focus on the positive side of these crazy times. This quarantine is a new situation for everybody, but we can take advantage of it and do those things we hardly ever do because of our stressing life. For example, right now you are practising English. Look at this slide show and try to guess what these people are doing. Review the structure of the Present Continuous in Unit 5B (Grammar Bank page 218) and then go to englishfileonline.com for practice (follow the instructions on How to access English File Online Practice on the first page of your textbook). Finally, you can make a comment to this post telling us what your are doing these days to keep yourself busy and happy.
Stay well and take care of yourself and your family.
My family and I are living these days in the best way that we can.
ReplyDeleteWe have made a daily plan, in which we start with breakfast, toast or fruit, coffee, milk or juice.
Then we collect the house, make the beds, put a washing machine, wash the dishes, etc. Since the rest of the house is clean, although on Saturdays we clean the entire house.
Next, we usually go out to the garden with the dogs and sweep outside, water the plants and trees.
My boyfriend and I are doing a daily routine of exercises, warm-ups, aerobics, exercise bike, sit-ups, squats and stretches.
Then we take a shower, and we are going to prepare lunch, for lunch we have made a board of what we eat more or less every day, meals based on fish, meat, vegetables, potatoes, eggs, etc.
After lunch, we always usually watch a movie or series, and in the afternoon, I start studying the oppositions that I am preparing, and my boyfriend gets to work since they have sent him homework online.
I am also reading a book, doing a puzzle, drawing, making desserts, playing cards, parchis, etc.
Also writing a little, as much as I feel or what comes to mind or if it is a good day we sunbathe in the garden or on the roof, we also play a lot with our dogs.
And every day we call or make video calls with my grandparents, my parents, my aunts, I am relieved to see that they are well.
And finally after dinner and start watching movies or series again, I take my time and reflect a little, call my friends or talk to them for a little while, it does me a lot of good.
Let's hope that everything goes well and that soon everything returns to normal.
Hi, Dácil. Thank you very much for your comment.Wow, I'm very impressed with your fantastic English and also with all the things you are doing.
DeleteJust, let me give you some feedback to your answer. You have used mostly the present simple which is correct if you tell about the routines you do every day. However, you are mixing it with the present continuous and that's a mistake. For example you should have said "Then we take a shower and we prepare lunch". Check again your writing and try to find those mistakes.
You could also answer my question using the "present continuous", like you did in one of your paragraphs ("I am also reading a book..." ). This is correct because you are telling me what you are doing these days (present continuous) and not "What do you do every day? (present simple).
Be careful also with the omission of the subject and the verb "To be". For example in the sentence "Also writing a title" you need to use "I am also writing a little". Check other sentences with the same mistake.
Although I highlight these mistakes, I have to tell you that your comment is very well written; you have used a lot vocabulary and the right order in the sentences. But, above all, I am very happy to receive such a positive comment.
Continue taking care of yourself and your boyfriend and your English. ;) You are doing a fantastic job.
Bye for now.
Hi, I'm Miranda.
ReplyDeleteThese day are very confused for everyone, but we need to see the positive part.
My family and I, we have fun together, we doing exercise in the
stationary bicycle and dancing with the game "Just Dance" on the Nintento Switch every day.
We cooking together and we doing housework.
I get up very late in the morning. And then, I study for 1-2 hour three days a week.
During the nigth, my brotyher and I, we see again the serie "Game of Tronos"
and we go to bed very late.
Sometimes, during the week, I call my rest of family, and my friends.
I hope this happens soon and we can go outside and that we receive hugs and kisses from the people we love.
Hi, Miranda.
DeleteThank you very much for your answer. I was so happy to hear from you. Wow, I see you keep yourself busy. That's very healthy.
In regards to your English, I'm very happy with your writing. However, you have also made the same mistake as Dácil: mixing the present simple and present continuous and also the omission of the verb in some sentences ("we cooking" instead of "we are cooking").Please check my answer to Dácil and try to correct them.
I also hope that you can go outside soon and hug each other.
Take care of yourself, please.
María
Hello, I am Aregny.
ReplyDeleteThese days are complicated because everybody are home, but I am quiet because I am take advantage, for example:
- I study everyday for two - three hours.
- I am doing exercise during one hour.
- I am relax.
My mother is working because her work is very important for old people comunity.
She is nursing home.
Also my brothers and me are helping with housework.
I hope see you soon. :)
Hi, Aregny.
DeleteSo happy to hear from you. I'm happy to see you keep yourself busy and that you found time to answer my post. I appreciate it a lot.
Please check my reply to Dácil to see the correction to the same mistake you are making. You are all mixing the use of the present simple (daily routines) with the present continuous (activities you are doing right now or around the time you are speaking). My question was in the present continuous, but it is also possible to answer in the present simple, but you shouldn't mix both to answer the question. Decide which tense to use.
Finally, I want you to tell your mother THANK YOU very much for doing what she is doing. My mum has Alzheirmer and since I broke my foot she is in a nursing home so I know how important her job is.
I also hope to see you very soon.
Take care of yourself and your family.
Hi, I'm Miranda.
ReplyDeleteI'm wearing a piyama because I woke up recently.
This afternoon I will put on my sports clothes because I will practice sport at home.
Hi, Miranda.
DeleteI am also wearing pyjamas (this is the British spelling) or sports clothes all the time. The problem is that with these clothes I don't know if I am putting on weight. Tomorrow I'm going to check if my jeans still fit me well. They will tell me the truth...ha, ha, ha, ha!
Hello, dear Maria.
ReplyDeleteI´m Alejandro
I usually do exercice every morning. Always I do my housework with my dad. because my mother works twece a week help a old people on other house. they are her friends.
Every morning I have fruit on the breakfast and gofio with milk.
Also after study English I do class free online of electronic producction.
Becouse the music is my dreams and I don't live without the music.
The music clears me of the everthing that happens around.
I always listend music when I do housework also.
After lumch I usually drink coffee and I relax
In the afternoon I usually make music in the program Ableton live of Native Instrument and I play music twece a week on facebook make a live streaming for my followeers can listenting to me in their houses. I make mix a lot of for them.
This Fridays I do live streaming but on other instagram, profile "Relajo"
The people likes listen me
Also in the aftenoon I talk with my friends for videocall on WhatsApp.
In the evening I aften watch films online.
Wow, Alejandro, I see you are very busy even when we are in quarantine. Good for you. I never use Instagram but I'm going to look for you and follow you. I'd love to see you playing.
DeleteKeep working so hard with your English. I can see you are improving a lot.
Hello group!I'm Anna
DeleteThis situation isn't easy but life goes on sometimes with difficulties.
I'm at home because I don't work now but I'm wiyh my family.They work .All the days I wake up early, I have a shower and I drink water and coffee.I usually have a little breakfast and then I do the housework.
My son studies online but I study when I can do it.I listen to music while I cook the lunch.In the affternoon I read,write,I do exercises three times a week and in the night I watch a film or serie that I like it.
For first time I think technology is good.
Much health for everybody.
See you people!
Hi, Anna! Nice to hear from you.
DeleteI see that you are very busy although you are not working. You message is very well written, let me just tell you a common mistake with vocabulary; in English we say "everyday" instead of "all the days".
I'm glad you find technology useful. It feels so good to know you are on the other side of this screen.
Take care of yourself and your family, Anna.
Hello Maria:
ReplyDeleteI'm Pablo, I'm very happy you're okay.
I'm writing to take the situation that we're living the best posible.
I'm worried because the next week l spend it my mother, she is very old and I have to do everything.
I'm at home with my wife, we follow the instructions that mark us. Our routine daily is to get up, we have breakfast and do housework, then we make the lunch and in the afternoon we watch the news on TV. We usually do exercises to stretch our muscles.
At evening we watch TV or read a book. I also take oportunity to study.
We only see the family in the video calls, but we have wait the quarantine. My grandson say that virus is very bad, because he can't out the park to play.
I go to bed from eleven to twelve.
We beat this virus. " Remember to leave at home".
Hi, Pablo. Thank you for your message (it's very well-written, by the way). I'm glad you and your family are ok. You have very healthy routines. Good for you.
ReplyDeleteI understand it must be very hard for children, like your son, to be all day at home. Regarding your mother, I hope it is not too hard for you next week. Now I can't be with my mum because when I broke my feet we had to put her in a nursery home and now I can't visit her there. I miss her very much, but I know they are looking after her very well.
Anyway, Pablo, I will "remember to STAY at home" ("leave" is the opposite and we can't do that...ha, ha, ha).
Take care of yourself and your family.
My Daily Routine
ReplyDeleteI usually make up at 7:00 or 08:00 in the morning.
I Don´t have an alarm becouse y make my own schedule. A lot of days I just wake up when the sun rise.
I get up, drink a glass of water, and put some coffe with milk. Then I like to go for a walk in a park near my house.
My work hours are monday through thursday from three in the afternoon to ten at night.
I often have lunch at work eith other colleagues before going to work, they are very fun times.
At ten I go out for dinner or stay in and relax. I usually try to get to bed early, there´s always more to do tomorrow !!.
Ana Hernandez
DeleteMy Favourite Day.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite day of the week is friday, becouse fortunatelly is when my weekend start.
I wake up very early to make the most of the day, I get up about 08:00 and then breakfast at 09:00.
I often go to the market to buy fresh products. It´s a beautiful market.
I usually go with my great friend to have a tea very close there.
I always have a lunch at my mother´s house with her and my sister.
We usually go for a walk to a park near the house and if the weather accompanies we take an ice cream.
In the evening I usually go run with my husband and then we always go to a pilates class and after that we hava a hamburguer or tapas.
My Favourite Day.
DeleteMy favourite day of the week is friday, becouse fortunatelly is when my weekend start.
I wake up very early to make the most of the day, I get up about 08:00 and then breakfast at 09:00.
I often go to the market to buy fresh products. It´s a beautiful market.
I usually go with my great friend to have a tea very close there.
I always have a lunch at my mother´s house with her and my sister.
We usually go for a walk to a park near the house and if the weather accompanies we take an ice cream.
In the evening I usually go run with my husband and then we always go to a pilates class and after that we have a hamburger or tapas.
THIS IS THE CORRECT
My Best Friend.
ReplyDeleteMaria is my young best sister and she is so beautiful. She is tall and slim, her hair is like mine, It is long brown and very curly.
She has blue big eyes. Also she is fair skinner and freckly. She is really pretty.
Her personality is very moody. She is a very happy girld.
She loves to cook and to listen to music. She always listens to pop rock music. We always go to pilates class an mondays and yoga on wednesday.
I love her !!
My Family.
ReplyDeleteI come from a big family.
They are seven people in my family, plus two nephews of fifteen and twenty seven years old.
My sisters live in the city of Las Palmas, my sisters are nurses.
I look like my mother, we are both skinned brunettes.
I´m very different from my dad. He is talk active and doesn´t to wait for anything, but I´m very shy and patient.
My sisters likes staying at home and cooking but I prefer gardening and out door activities.
We always have lunch together at the weekend. Sometimes we go away for the weekend.
I live near my parents, so we meet for coffe every week.
Hello, I`m María Cruz.
ReplyDeleteThis situation is helping us to be more whit my family. For example, we are making dinner together every day, on Sunday in afternoon we are watching films and eating popcorn and chocolate, ,in the morning I doing sport with my sister, other days we are playing table games, this is very fun.
We are trying to be positive and relax.
Hello everyone, I am Leti, I hope everybody is fine, I´m sorry,I didn´t write before, I have been very busy with my son, I do not have much free time. I started to work in February and in march arrived the Coronavirus to Spain, since then we have stayed at home.So I take care of my son, I make desserts that I have never made before, cakes, custard, pudding. I study when the child sleeps.I try to do some sport, because I don´t stop eating. I hope all this ends son, because I´m so scared.
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