2º BACH

EBAU EXAMS

https://www.examenesdepau.com/examenes/castilla-y-leon/ On this page you will find EBAU exams from previous years. 

Starter Unit

In this unit we will go over present, past and futures tenses seen in Units 1, 2 and 3 of Trends 1.

 

Present simple and present continuous

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_simple-exercises.html Lots of exercises on the present simple form and use.

http://www.ejerciciodeingles.com/ejercicios-present-simple-rellenar-huecos/ Varied exercises on the present simple. It includes a link with grammar explanation

http://baladre.info/english/sedaviwebfront/presimpcont5.htm 

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs1.htm

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs2.htm

Past simple and past continuous

Videos 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5B9J2y7nd8 

A video with examples of the use of past simple and past continuous 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FVF5eLBQG8 Questions and answers with the past simple and past continuous

Practice 

 

http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/pastsimpleorcontinuous/menu.php: Grammar explanation and exercises.

 

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=734 More practice on these two tenses.

 

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/past_progressive-exercises.html Lots of exercises and tests on past continuous and past simple vs past continuous.

 

http://www.eltbase.com/quiz/089_01.htm The Donkey Dog anecdote. Fill in the gaps and find out.

Present Perfect and past simple

Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12wpL4CII6k Present perfect with for and since. Explanation and exercises

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcVXHIyTXyI  Short video that explains the difference between both tenses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojBQC0lEGUI Another video that contrasts the use of both tenses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRt5MIbhGVA Interactive video with exercises. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdvL1wfPMzw Another interactive exercise.

Practice 

http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/for_since_already-exercises.html Lots of exercises on for and since.

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper Grammar review and exercises on the use of present perfect and past simple

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_perfect-exercises.html Lots of exercises on present perfect and present perfect vs simple past.

Past Perfect and past simple

Videos 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nfGXMXdkFE Short video about the form and use of the past perfect simple.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGvDiycGoOg Video with grammar explanation and examples of the usage of the past perfect and past simple.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1sVzGfI8oU Popular songs that include example of the past perfect.

Practice 

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/past_perfect-exercises.html Great variety of activity to practice for and use of the past perfect and contrast between past perfect and past simple.

 

Future tenses

Will/be going to

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_62242Pf5F4 This video explains the difference between both tenses to indicate future

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/going_to_future_form.htm Form, use and exercises to practise

http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/goingtofuture/menu.php More exercises

Present continuous for the future

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS7_qa6AL4s In this dialogue the present continuous is used to talk about the future.

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-progressive/use/exercises?use02 Exercise to practise the present continuous for the future.

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4291 More exercises.

Future continuous 

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/futurecontinuous.html Tutorial on this tense which also includes exercises

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/future-exercises.html Varied exercises to practice "be going to" and also all the other future forms.

Future perfect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXQycMakyRw Short video that explains the form and usage of this tense.

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions1stedition/ui_unit_page/unit3/grammar/exercise2?cc=us&selLanguage=en  Exercise on future continuous and future perfect.

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/future-perfect-exercises.html  Varied exercises on the different future tenses.

 

UNIT 1

Perfect Tenses

Videos 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv3dgXjAru8 Video that explains the difference in form and meaning between the present perfect and the present perfect continuous tenses.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvoc5vDrb8E The Grammar Gameshow. Present Perfect or present perfect continuous

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXQqldoD2C8 Grammar quiz: present perfect or present perfect continuous?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzWV3fOTOIM Present perfect simple and continuous (in Spanish)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdhuZuJ3qy0 Cartoon video on the past perfect continuous tense

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10OQMBgwi5M Video that explains the difference in form and meaning between the past perfect and the past perfect continuous tenses.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZswtapn8sY Another video on both past perfect tenses.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlmY6r7t3Og Past perfect vs past perfect continuous (in Spanish)

Exercises

https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs14.htm Interactive exercise on these four perfect tenses.

 

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/present_perfect_continuous-exercises.html Present perfect and present perfect continuous exercises.

 

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-perfect-continuous-past-simple-exercise-1.html Interactive exercise on past perfect and past perfect continuous.

 

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/past-perfect-continuous-exercises.html A great variety of exercises on past perfect and past perfect continuous.

 UNIT 2

Conditional sentences

Videos 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgc8gQi0nyg This song about the three conditional structures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxGqz2Qf4x8 Video that explains form and meaning of the three types of conditional sentences. (in Spanish)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsG-dz1drgQ This video explains form and usage of all conditional structures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ifCM8kJFKI This short video illustrates the use and structure of the first conditional structure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odC1NsZjRpo Watch the love story of Ricky & Rachel and practise the structure of the first conditional.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZwa9fvuIw4 Superstitions using first conditional.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgc8gQi0nyg Video about the second conditional structure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgc8gQi0nyg This cartoon video explains the use and structure of the second conditional and tells a story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuUkuORtfE0 Video that  explains the use and structure of the 3rd conditional.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgvqyt_8Zus Another video on the third conditional.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlIEwi9e7mQ Examples of the third conditional in songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueVWtZCdiDs "Unlucky in love", a comical cartoon story which uses the third conditional type.

  
Practice

http://www.inglessencillo.com/oraciones-condicionales Explanation of conditional structures (in Spanish)
The following links include different exercises. You can choose difficulty level and structures you want to practise.
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/if.htm
http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/fling%20the%20teacher/conditionals/conditionals%20practice.html Game to practise conditional structures.
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/conditional-sentences-3
http://www.eslgamesplus.com/conditionals-review-rally You can play this game in teams.
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/conditional-mixed-exercises.html 
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-conditionals.php

Conditional structures in songs.
If you click on these links, you will see video compilations of famous songs which include conditional structures in their lyrics. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWAUQgI87GE  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlIEwi9e7mQ  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxJ_HqOPtcs  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgc8gQi0nyg  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv9Rs_KzxIE

 Click on the picture and listen to this poem of the author of "The Jungle Book"

 

I wish/If only structures

Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WR1tu3zMJs Video (in Spanish) that explains the form and use of these structures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1aEVTBMrOY Cartoon video on these structures

Practice

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/wish-exercises-verb.html Great variety of exercices to practise both structures.

UNIT 3

The passive voice

Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePfmgMTgXl8 Difference between active and passive voice in form and meaning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PETuLoeFtPc Interactive exercises on these two passive tenses

Practice

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive Theory and lots of exercises.

http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.pas.i.htm

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/passive-exercises.html

Causative structure 

Video 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNpD8Izd2MY Video that explains form and meaning of this structure (in Spanish)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY8ch2SdTw8 Another video on the same topic (in English)

Practice 

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/cgi2/myexam/liaison.php?liaison=_fairefaire_

Links to different exercises to practise the causative structure.

UNIT 4

 

Relative pronouns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6YuaehMvzI Relative pronouns (in Spanish)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un-JNzrxe0E Defining and non defining clauses (in Spanish)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpYTihB4bqc The BBC Grammar Gameshow: Relative Clauses 1 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QICgIltwsWs The BBC Grammar Gameshow: Relative Clauses 2

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/relative_pronouns.htm Exercise on relative pronouns.

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1255 Another exercise on relative pronouns.

http://www.letshavefunwithenglish.com/games/relative_pronouns/ Games on relative pronouns.

http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/relative_pronouns_clauses-exercises.html Great variety of exercises on relaive pronouns

 

 UNIT 5

Modal verbs 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk9nQwoCFig This video illustrates the form and usage of the different English modal verbs

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-of-probability.html Theory of modal verbs to express probability

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-exercises.html Practice on modal verbs to express different functions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7u_2wk_X8U& Video on past modals (modal perfects) 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFEph23-xWI Form and meaning of modal perfects (in Spanish)

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/modals-exercises.html Varied exercises on modal verbs

 

UNIT 6

Reported speech

Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD40sIIoe5o Statements in reported speech.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCGrgV0Y5Wg Orders, suggestions and petitions in reported speech.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI3la90m8-Y Questions in reported speech.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvgJ1OAxruw Video that explains the difference between direct and reported speech.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOH6AGIhpIY Interactive game on reported speech.



Practice

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=373 

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6089

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5875

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3765 

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5393 

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3764 

https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5381 

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrquiz_reported1.htm Quiz on reported speech

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/reported_speech-exercises.html Great variety of exercises on reported speech.