BOTH, NEITHER, EITHER

BOTH, NEITHER AND EITHER

BOTH: it refers to two things or people. It has a positive meaning and it takes the verb in plural. 

                  Ex: These are both my books. Both books are mine
Ex: Both cars are in the garage. 
Ex: Both James and Sarah are in the school. 

NEITHER: not one and not the other. It refers to two things or people. It has a negative meaning and it takes the verb in singular.  

Ex: Neither of those books are mine (Not the blue one, not the red one)
Ex: Neither of the cars are in the garaje 
Ex: Neither James nor Sarah are at home. 

EITHER: one or the other. It refers to one thing where there are two possibilities. It has positive and negative meaning and it takes the verb in singular.
Ex: What do you prefere, English or Science? I like either
Ex: I would like to eat either chinesse or japanese food. 

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LET'S PRACTISE

1. http://www.confusing-words.com/?toload=inner.Body_ConfusingWords&id=6910&BereichID=134&title=+%3Ca+href%3D%3F%3EConfusing+Words%3C%2Fa%3E+%3E+&title2=both%2C+either%2C+neither
2. http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-4826.php
3. http://www.grammarbank.com/both-and-neither.html
4. http://www.examenglish.com/grammar/b1_both_either_neither.ht
5. http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/neither-either-both-exercises.html

Inés from 6ºC has done this fantastic table to explain the differences between BOTH, EITHER AND NEITHER. I'm sure it will be uselful to all of you. 

MIGHT, MUST, CAN'T

MIGHT, MUST AND CAN'T

MIGHT: We use might to talk about possibilities, things that are probable. 50% YES, 50% NOT
MUST: We use must to talk about things that we are pretty sure about, that we normally have evidences that they are true. DEFINITELY YES
CAN'T: We use can't to talk about things that we are sure they are not true, we have evidences that they are false. DEFINITELY NOT

1. http://www.tinyteflteacher.co.uk/learning-english/grammar/exercises/modal-verbs-deduction.html
2. http://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/intermediate/intermediate-grammar-exercise-modal-verbs-for-present-probability-must-cant-could-may-might
3. https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file03/nef_int_grammar03_b02?cc=us&selLanguage=en
4. http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3919
5. http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=7521

SHOWTIME (English Theatre)

www.showtimemadrid.es

OH, SUSANNAH!

This Friday we're having an English theatre. In order to get ready for it, they have asked us to learn some of these songs. Here you have some of the videos you can watch.

ENJOY AND LEARN THE LYRICS!

I come from Alabama
With a banjo on my knee
I'm going to Louisiana,
My true love for to see.

It rained all night the day I left
The weather it was dry
The sun so hot, I froze to death
Susannah, don't you cry.

Oh, Susannah,
Oh don't you cry for me
For I come from Alabama
With a banjo on my knee.

I had a dream the other night
When everything was still
I dreamed I saw Susannah dear
A-coming down the hill.

The buckwheat cake was in her mouth
The tear was in her eye
Says I, “I'm coming from the south,
Susannah, don't you cry.”

Oh, Susannah,
Oh don't you cry for me
For I come from Alabama
With a banjo on my knee.

I come from A-la-ba-ma
With a ban-jo on my knee,
I'm going to Lou-i-siana,
My true love for to see.

Oh, Su-san-nah, oh,
Don't you cry for me,
For I come from A-la-ba-ma
With a ban-jo on my knee.