English in Madrid

I am testing different ways of creating quizzes. Try this one out. Review of Prepositions Choose the correct preposition (if one is needed). It depends __ the weather. of in on She is married __ an Italian. - with to We arrived __ the hotel very late. in at to Don't worry __ me. I'll be OK. about for to I'm still waiting __ a reply. for - to He's really good __ languages. in with at She spends a lot of money __ clothes. on in for I dreamt __ you last night. with about in We are thinking __ our jobs. to change in changing of changing She married __ her English teacher. to - with Review of Prepositions 2 Choose the correct preposition (if one is needed). What are you looking __? at - to I asked __ her __ a cigarette. - / for to / for - / - He reminds me __ my brother. about of - I borrowed some money __ my colleague. of to from What are you thinking __? of about in Who? I have ne...

 Choose a preposition to complete the following sentences. I'm not good ___ remember ing names.     - / FOR / AT Too much caffeine is bad ___ you.     TO / FOR / ON Are you afraid ___ heights?     OF / IN / TO     Who is he married ___?     WITH / TO / - Our boss is going to marry ___ his personal assistant.     WITH / TO / - She's worried ___ her financial situation.     FOR / ABOUT / IN He didn't look pleased ___ see me.     TO / FOR / AT I was shocked ___ what I saw.     IN / BY / FOR What are you looking ___?     TO / - / AT What do you think ___ our new colleague?     TO / OF / IN Have you ever thought ___ mov ing house?     ABOUT / TO / IN He arrived ___ work half an hour late.     - / AT / TO My ...

Some students, or rather one student in particular, would like to review Prepositions of Place. We generally use: on for surfaces (attached to or touching the surface) at for points (exact position or location) in for enclosed spaces (inside something) I think it's better to learn with examples: ON I left my keys on the desk . The exercise about prepositions is on page 42 . There were no chairs so I sat on the floor . Mirror mirror on the wall , who is the fairest of them all? I lay on the sofa and watched a film. Is that a cat on the roof of the building? AT I think there is someone at the door . Can you answer it? The bookshop is at the end of the road . I'll ask the girl at the reception if she can phone us a taxi. I always sat at the back of the class when I was at school . He met his girlfriend at a disco . I'm going to stay at my parents'  next weekend. IN My sister lives in Ireland . I left my mobile in the car...

Which sentence(s) is / are wrong? A: Can you explain me that again? I'm not sure if I understand. (36%) B: Promise me that you will phone when you get there. (9%) C: He suggested us to visit Toledo but we didn't have enough time. (54%) D: She accused her husband of lying. She didn't believe his excuses. (45%) A is wrong. In Spanish you can explain sb stH but in English you can't - it's explain stH (to sb) or explain how to . Can you explain that to me again? I've already explained how to do it. B is right. There are two possible constructions - promise sb (that...) or promise sb to do stH (for sb) "I 'll do my best" he said. He promised that he would do his best. He promised to do his best. C is wrong. In Spanish you can suggest sb but in English you can't. It's - suggest + verb+ing suggest that + subject + verb suggest that + subject + should + verb "Why don't you visit Toledo?...

Source:  Markus Winkler on Unsplash   I am  thinking to go  to London next summer.  😡  I am thinking in going  to London next summer.  😡  I am thinking about/of going  to London next summer.  😍  So what's the difference between think of and think about ? Sometimes, like in the above example, they can be used interchangeably. think of is used when you think for a few seconds or you imagine something. When I hear this song, I think of my ex. Can you think of five countries that begin with the letter "S"? I can't think of his name right now. Oh, my memory is getting worse and worse. think of is also you used to  ask opinions . What do you think of our new teacher? Have you read his latest book? What did you think of it? What do you think of my new haircut? Lyrics: No I can forget tomorrow When I think of all my sorrow When I had you there But then I let you go When yo...

Some of the following sentences use the wrong time preposition or wrong in some way. Correct them. What are you going to do on the weekend? Did you go home the last Christmas? What did we study in class the last day? They got married on July 7th. Are you going away in Easter? I don't have to get up so early on Saturday mornings. We usually have our holiday on August. She was born in the 1960s. We go skiing in the winter. I have a meeting at 10 tomorrow morning. I don't go to the gym in Tuesdays. I came back to Madrid at New Year's Eve. The Second World War started in 1939. She is leaving the day after tomorrow. Shall we meet again on the next Thursday?