Unit 2B - Speaking: How long have you...?

Personality vocabulary

We sometimes think of personality features as positive or negative, or even we may decide according to the situation.
Try to complete these columns with your own choices and then we will share and discuss different points of view in class!

HATE, LIKE, LOVE and PREFER

To my curious students... =)

We can use hate, like, love and prefer with an -ing form or with a to-infinitive:

I hate to see food being thrown away.

I love going to the cinema.

I prefer listening to the news on radio than watching it on TV.

He prefers not to wear a tie to work.

In American English, the forms with to-infinitive are much more common than the -ing form.

There is a very small difference in meaning between the two forms. The -ing form emphasises the action or experience. The to-infinitive gives more emphasis to the results of the action or event. We often use the -ing form to suggest enjoyment (or lack of it), and the to-infinitive form to express habits or preferences.

The -ing form is more common than the to-infinitive form after hate and love:

I hate decorating. I’d rather pay a professional to do it.

Would + hate, like, love, prefer

When we use would or ’d with hate, like, love, prefer, we use the to-infinitive, not the -ing form:

We would love to hear you sing.

Not: We would love hearing you sing.

They’d hate to cause a problem.

Not: They’d hate causing a problem.

I’d prefer not to give you my name.

Not: I’d prefer not giving you my name.

(“Hate, like, love and prefer” from English Grammar Today © Cambridge University Press.)

Source: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/gramatica-britanica/hate-like-love-and-prefer

Unit 2A - Spend or Save? - Page 134 - Grammar

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NUMBERS IN ENGLISH

We created this chart so that you can use it as a quick reference guide whenever you are writing numbers.

Remember that you need to use a hyphen (-) to join the two parts of numbers between 21 and 99.
(Though native speakers sometimes leave it out because they don’t realize it is needed)

You will notice I added some of the larger numbers too (hundred, thousand, million).
I recommend reading about the difference between million and millions and when you should (and should NOT) put an S at the end of the word. This same rules apply when talking about hundreds and thousands so make sure you know about it.

We have written more details about all numbers in English, both cardinal and ordinal numbers, as well as Fractions and Decimals here: Numbers in English

If you would like to practice these numbers then try the following games:

• Numbers from 1-100 in English
• Numbers Spelling Game

We also have a page about how to say telephone numbers in English.

I hope you find this useful.

Have a great day!

Source: http://www.woodwardenglish.com/numbers-from-1-to-100-in-english/

Unit 1B - Family Life - Extra Activity (Song)

OUR HOUSE

Madness