Today I'm adding a new post to show you how to learn English through online videos.
In Learning English Video Lectures there's a huge list of videos to improve your English knowledge. Click on them and... enjoy it!!!
See you!
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
A2 & B1 - Online Videos
Good afternoon pals!!!!
Today I'm adding a new post to show you how to learn English through online videos.
In Learning English Video Lectures there's a huge list of videos to improve your English knowledge. Click on them and... enjoy it!!!
See you!
Today I'm adding a new post to show you how to learn English through online videos.
In Learning English Video Lectures there's a huge list of videos to improve your English knowledge. Click on them and... enjoy it!!!
See you!
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
A2 & B1 - 365 ESL Short Stories
Peek-a-boo!
I know you're beating your brains out this summer and I'm part of it... but as a teacher, I'm trying to do my best for my students and I've got a new useful web page through which you can practise English.
365 Short Stories shows lots of short stories which are added weekly in order to read and listen in English and at the same time you can do exercises about the stories such as vocabulary, yes/no questions, cloze or crosswords. These exercises are just below the transcript of the stories.
At the top of the page there's a list of categories. Choose one and feel free to listen to the stories provided as many times as necessary.
Keep in touch!
I know you're beating your brains out this summer and I'm part of it... but as a teacher, I'm trying to do my best for my students and I've got a new useful web page through which you can practise English.
365 Short Stories shows lots of short stories which are added weekly in order to read and listen in English and at the same time you can do exercises about the stories such as vocabulary, yes/no questions, cloze or crosswords. These exercises are just below the transcript of the stories.
At the top of the page there's a list of categories. Choose one and feel free to listen to the stories provided as many times as necessary.
Keep in touch!
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
A2 & B1 - Online software to learn English
Hiya!!!
How's it going? Look what I've found! U.S.A. learns is an excellent ESL Online software which is free and can help you improve your English skills.
There you can practise all skills: reading, listening, writing and speaking (pronuntiation, in fact)!!!You need a webcam and a microphone, bear it in mind!
It's totally free. Just click on "start now" and write a name (real o immaginary), it doesn't matter!
Have fun with this new resource I provide you!!!
How's it going? Look what I've found! U.S.A. learns is an excellent ESL Online software which is free and can help you improve your English skills.
There you can practise all skills: reading, listening, writing and speaking (pronuntiation, in fact)!!!You need a webcam and a microphone, bear it in mind!
It's totally free. Just click on "start now" and write a name (real o immaginary), it doesn't matter!
Have fun with this new resource I provide you!!!
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
A2 & B1 - New English resources to practise English in summer
Hi everybody!
Here I am again! I've been surfing the net and I've just come across a useful web page to practise your listening skill. It's called TALK ENGLISH and lessons are graded into levels: basic, intermediate and advance.
- Basic listening lessons
- Intermediate listening lessons
- Advanced listening lessons
Click on any of the listening lessons, then on the dialogue. Listen to it twice while you do the question quiz. Be careful! When you click on "Check answers", the button doesn't work. However, you can click on "View answers" to check them. Finally, you can also listen to the dialogue and read the transcript at the same time.
Hope it helps!
Have a nice summer time!
Here I am again! I've been surfing the net and I've just come across a useful web page to practise your listening skill. It's called TALK ENGLISH and lessons are graded into levels: basic, intermediate and advance.
- Basic listening lessons
- Intermediate listening lessons
- Advanced listening lessons
Click on any of the listening lessons, then on the dialogue. Listen to it twice while you do the question quiz. Be careful! When you click on "Check answers", the button doesn't work. However, you can click on "View answers" to check them. Finally, you can also listen to the dialogue and read the transcript at the same time.
Hope it helps!
Have a nice summer time!
Monday, 2 July 2012
A2 & B1 - September exams
Hi everybody!
There's a pdf. doc in Docs section with all the information about the exams in September. Remember that you can also check these documents on the notice board at the School.
Have a nice summer holiday and try to do your best in September so that you can pass! :)
I trust you!!
Best wishes!!!!!
There's a pdf. doc in Docs section with all the information about the exams in September. Remember that you can also check these documents on the notice board at the School.
Have a nice summer holiday and try to do your best in September so that you can pass! :)
I trust you!!
Best wishes!!!!!
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
A2 & B1 - Checking your score!
Hi everybody!
I hope you are all well after doing the exams. I have already corrected your exam and that's the reason of thes entry. If you want to know and check your scores before the marks are officially published, here are the date and time to do so:
- Basic Level 2 A: tomorrow 20th June Room 211 from 16:00 to 16:30.
- Intermediate Level 1 D: tomorrow 20th June Room 211 from 18:00 to 18:30.
- Intermedaite Level 1 CAL: 21st Room 211 from 17:00 to 17:30.
- Basic Level 2 C: 21st June Room 211 from 18:30 to 19:00.
I'll be waiting for you in the classroom.
Kind regards,
Miriam
I hope you are all well after doing the exams. I have already corrected your exam and that's the reason of thes entry. If you want to know and check your scores before the marks are officially published, here are the date and time to do so:
- Basic Level 2 A: tomorrow 20th June Room 211 from 16:00 to 16:30.
- Intermediate Level 1 D: tomorrow 20th June Room 211 from 18:00 to 18:30.
- Intermedaite Level 1 CAL: 21st Room 211 from 17:00 to 17:30.
- Basic Level 2 C: 21st June Room 211 from 18:30 to 19:00.
I'll be waiting for you in the classroom.
Kind regards,
Miriam
Saturday, 2 June 2012
B1 - Weekly summary
Hi everyone!
These last two weeks have been focused on the analysis and understanding of relative clauses, both defining and non-defining clauses. The context used for its explanation focused on the icon Che Guevara.
We also listened to a radio contest in order to guess the names of some important and famous people sucha as Madonna or George Clooney.
Sybil focused on phrasal verbs and taught you some new one through jokes and metaphorical meaning.
Finally, you had to write the last composition of our school year: en email of apology.
Please, remember to check the time of the appointment for the oral exam on Docs section.
Good luck!!!
These last two weeks have been focused on the analysis and understanding of relative clauses, both defining and non-defining clauses. The context used for its explanation focused on the icon Che Guevara.
We also listened to a radio contest in order to guess the names of some important and famous people sucha as Madonna or George Clooney.
Sybil focused on phrasal verbs and taught you some new one through jokes and metaphorical meaning.
Finally, you had to write the last composition of our school year: en email of apology.
Please, remember to check the time of the appointment for the oral exam on Docs section.
Good luck!!!
Friday, 1 June 2012
A2- Weekly summary
Hiya everybody!
During the last two weeks we've done plenty of things - the XX Anniversary party as well!!! We focused on quantifiers, too and enough through an article about how people's calendar age is not necessarily the same as their body age. The pronunciation focuses on pronouncing the new words correctly, such as enough.
We also studied how to express quantity by means of containers. As for speaking, we performed a dialogue at a supermarket.
Sybil helped you finish the last chapters of The USA book.
As there are no homework anymore, remember to check the time for the oral exam on Docs section.
Good luck on the exams guys!
During the last two weeks we've done plenty of things - the XX Anniversary party as well!!! We focused on quantifiers, too and enough through an article about how people's calendar age is not necessarily the same as their body age. The pronunciation focuses on pronouncing the new words correctly, such as enough.
We also studied how to express quantity by means of containers. As for speaking, we performed a dialogue at a supermarket.
Sybil helped you finish the last chapters of The USA book.
As there are no homework anymore, remember to check the time for the oral exam on Docs section.
Good luck on the exams guys!
Friday, 18 May 2012
Hiya everybody!
We have done a lot of things this week in class. We revised and corrected some Present and Past passive voice exercises. We had a very quick look to the compound pronouns with some-, any- and no-, which at some point in this yeat have cause trouble to some of you. Although these words may be familiar to you, I thought it would be a good idea to remember the use of these compound pronouns.
We also learnt about the contrast between -ed and -ing adjectives. At the beginning you looked worried because you couldn't understand the difference, but I think you managed to distinguished them by the end of the lesson.
Sybil helped you revised the used to grammar point through a pair communicative activity.
Finally, we introduced the topic of the difference between body age and calendar age to revise quantifiers and introduce new ones such as not enough.
As for homework, you have to do exercises a and b from the Grammar Bank 8B for next week.
Have a nice weekend!
We have done a lot of things this week in class. We revised and corrected some Present and Past passive voice exercises. We had a very quick look to the compound pronouns with some-, any- and no-, which at some point in this yeat have cause trouble to some of you. Although these words may be familiar to you, I thought it would be a good idea to remember the use of these compound pronouns.
We also learnt about the contrast between -ed and -ing adjectives. At the beginning you looked worried because you couldn't understand the difference, but I think you managed to distinguished them by the end of the lesson.Sybil helped you revised the used to grammar point through a pair communicative activity.
Finally, we introduced the topic of the difference between body age and calendar age to revise quantifiers and introduce new ones such as not enough.
As for homework, you have to do exercises a and b from the Grammar Bank 8B for next week.
Have a nice weekend!
B1- Weekly summary
Hi guys!
We have used the context of television to revise and extending your knowledge on phrasal verbs. We first talked about our watching habits and then the grammar was presented through three newspapers extracts, which I considered quite amusing.
We also paid attention to the pronunciation of common phrasal verbs, as well as some common sounds and sound linking to make our speech more fluent.
As for revision, we practised the passive voice in several verb tenses. On the other hand, Sybil introduced the topic we are going to study next week (or the following as we have the XX School Anniversary): relative clauses. She also taught you some useful text messaging abbreviations!!!
Finally, you have to do exercises a, b, c, d and e from the reading exercise 5 in unit 7C. It is about a couple who lived for 37 years without electricity and say which modern electrical devices they would not want to live without.
We have used the context of television to revise and extending your knowledge on phrasal verbs. We first talked about our watching habits and then the grammar was presented through three newspapers extracts, which I considered quite amusing.
We also paid attention to the pronunciation of common phrasal verbs, as well as some common sounds and sound linking to make our speech more fluent.
As for revision, we practised the passive voice in several verb tenses. On the other hand, Sybil introduced the topic we are going to study next week (or the following as we have the XX School Anniversary): relative clauses. She also taught you some useful text messaging abbreviations!!!
Finally, you have to do exercises a, b, c, d and e from the reading exercise 5 in unit 7C. It is about a couple who lived for 37 years without electricity and say which modern electrical devices they would not want to live without.
Saturday, 12 May 2012
B1 - Weekly summary
Hi guys!
How is it going? This week our lessons have been focused on the passive voice through the cinema. First of all, we read an article about film locations, which have inspired people to visit them. This provided the context to extend our knowledge about the passive voice in present, past and future tenses.
As you know, the vocabulary about cinema is presented in the second half of the unit and then put into practice in some communicative activities we did in class. We also listened to a true story of a young student who met, and then worked for, a world famous film director.
Sybil placed the emphasis of her lesson on the revision of reported speech.
As homework, you have to write a story entitled A Day to Remember but you also have to make a sentence using reported speech on our new collaborative activity. Click on "Editar" on the right-hand top margin, then go to the comic strip and write a reported sentence of one of the speech bubbles. Then, click on "Save" on the right-hand top margin again. Please, be careful and don't delete the rest of the sentences.
Here you are some more exercises on the passive voice so that you can practise at home at the weekend:
- Passive_1
- Passive_2
- Passive_3
- More exercises
How is it going? This week our lessons have been focused on the passive voice through the cinema. First of all, we read an article about film locations, which have inspired people to visit them. This provided the context to extend our knowledge about the passive voice in present, past and future tenses.
As you know, the vocabulary about cinema is presented in the second half of the unit and then put into practice in some communicative activities we did in class. We also listened to a true story of a young student who met, and then worked for, a world famous film director.
Sybil placed the emphasis of her lesson on the revision of reported speech.
As homework, you have to write a story entitled A Day to Remember but you also have to make a sentence using reported speech on our new collaborative activity. Click on "Editar" on the right-hand top margin, then go to the comic strip and write a reported sentence of one of the speech bubbles. Then, click on "Save" on the right-hand top margin again. Please, be careful and don't delete the rest of the sentences.
Here you are some more exercises on the passive voice so that you can practise at home at the weekend:
- Passive_1
- Passive_2
- Passive_3
- More exercises
A2 - Weekly summary
Hi everyone!
This week we have focused learning on what people were like when they were at school and how they have changed now that they are adults. We studied used to through a news story about the famous rebel Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, and an interview with a school teacher. We also paid attention to the pronunciation of used to.
Sybil commented on the 7-12 chapters from The USA book. Please, remember to bring the book to class when I tell you. If you have no book, you get bored and don't pay attention to her.
We also started a new unit which introduces the passive voice for present and past tenses. We changed the assumption that most inventors are men through a listening exercises which showd that women were responsible for several significant inventions of the last century. In vocabulary the focus is on verbs which are frequently used in the passive, e.g, designed, based, discovered... We also revised the pronunciation of -ed endings in past tenses and past participles.
As for homework, you have to do the exercises of two worksheets about the passive voice: present and past.
Here you are some exercises to practise present and past passive sentences:
- Passive_1
- Passive_2
This week we have focused learning on what people were like when they were at school and how they have changed now that they are adults. We studied used to through a news story about the famous rebel Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, and an interview with a school teacher. We also paid attention to the pronunciation of used to.
Sybil commented on the 7-12 chapters from The USA book. Please, remember to bring the book to class when I tell you. If you have no book, you get bored and don't pay attention to her.
We also started a new unit which introduces the passive voice for present and past tenses. We changed the assumption that most inventors are men through a listening exercises which showd that women were responsible for several significant inventions of the last century. In vocabulary the focus is on verbs which are frequently used in the passive, e.g, designed, based, discovered... We also revised the pronunciation of -ed endings in past tenses and past participles.
As for homework, you have to do the exercises of two worksheets about the passive voice: present and past.
Here you are some exercises to practise present and past passive sentences:
- Passive_1
- Passive_2
Friday, 11 May 2012
B1 - STUDENTS' GUIDE TO B1 EXAM
Hi everyone!
Here you are some crucial and useful information for the exams you are going to sit next month. It's worth reading it. It explains the instructions about each exam as well as the evaluation criteria to take into account. Download the Students' Guide to B1 Exam from the Official School of Languages web page.
Hope this helps!
Regards,
Miriam
Here you are some crucial and useful information for the exams you are going to sit next month. It's worth reading it. It explains the instructions about each exam as well as the evaluation criteria to take into account. Download the Students' Guide to B1 Exam from the Official School of Languages web page.
Hope this helps!
Regards,
Miriam
Saturday, 5 May 2012
Friday, 4 May 2012
A2 - Weekly summary
Hiya guys!!!
Ready for our new collaborative experience? First of all, let's summarize what we have done in class on Wednesday and Thursday. We corrected the exercises about modal verbs of possibility and advice and we focused on how to write a story.
As homework, you have to hand in the story from the worksheet that you chose in class next day in class. But you also have to make a sentence in our class story. Click on COLLABORATIVE STORY to access the wiki. Click on "EDIT" in the top right-hand corner and get to the end of the story. Next, write a new sentence using your imagination. Then, write your name and group in brackets. Finally, click on "Save" and your sentence will be added to the story.
Let's have fun while we learn!!!!
See you next week and nice weekend!
Ready for our new collaborative experience? First of all, let's summarize what we have done in class on Wednesday and Thursday. We corrected the exercises about modal verbs of possibility and advice and we focused on how to write a story.
As homework, you have to hand in the story from the worksheet that you chose in class next day in class. But you also have to make a sentence in our class story. Click on COLLABORATIVE STORY to access the wiki. Click on "EDIT" in the top right-hand corner and get to the end of the story. Next, write a new sentence using your imagination. Then, write your name and group in brackets. Finally, click on "Save" and your sentence will be added to the story.
Let's have fun while we learn!!!!
See you next week and nice weekend!
B1 - Weekly summary
Hi everyone!
This's been a very short week!!!! Anyway, we've had time to revise reported speech and indirect questions and we introduced and practised question tags. Therefore, exercise b, section 7B in the Grammar Bank and exercise b in the indirect questions worksheet on the B1 folder in Docs are homework for next week.
Here you are a webpage where you can find 6 different exercises on QUESTION TAGS.
Let's keep on learning!
Have a nice weekend!
This's been a very short week!!!! Anyway, we've had time to revise reported speech and indirect questions and we introduced and practised question tags. Therefore, exercise b, section 7B in the Grammar Bank and exercise b in the indirect questions worksheet on the B1 folder in Docs are homework for next week.
Here you are a webpage where you can find 6 different exercises on QUESTION TAGS.
Let's keep on learning!
Have a nice weekend!
Friday, 27 April 2012
A2 - Extra exercises about Should / Shouldn't and modal verbs miscellaneous
Here I am again!
As this is going to be a very long weekend, I thought you would like to practise modal verb should(n't) online. Click on the links below:
- Exercises should1
- Exercises should2
As for revision of modal verbs, here you are some other online resources: modal verbs revision1 and modal verb revision2.
As this is going to be a very long weekend, I thought you would like to practise modal verb should(n't) online. Click on the links below:
- Exercises should1
- Exercises should2
As for revision of modal verbs, here you are some other online resources: modal verbs revision1 and modal verb revision2.
A2 - Weekly summary
Good morning guys!
We finished unit 6 by presenting modal verb should(n't) to give advice. The context is a radio programme where people phone in with problems, and then listeners are asked to e-mail their advice. There is also a focuse on the pronunciation of -ould (as in should, could, would) and on sentence rhythm.
We have also practised giving advice both orally and in written notes. As for vocabulary, we learnt the uses of get in the vocabulary bank.
Then, we learnt how to describe basic illness symptoms in English through a comedy episode at the doctor's. The useful vocabulary learnt helped us to better understand the practical English section on the book: At the Pharmacy. We revised how to ask for help and we learnt how to ask for medicine at a chemist's or pharmacy.
Finally, you have a worksheet about modal verbs of possibility and advice as homework.
Have a great long weekend!!
We finished unit 6 by presenting modal verb should(n't) to give advice. The context is a radio programme where people phone in with problems, and then listeners are asked to e-mail their advice. There is also a focuse on the pronunciation of -ould (as in should, could, would) and on sentence rhythm.
We have also practised giving advice both orally and in written notes. As for vocabulary, we learnt the uses of get in the vocabulary bank.
Then, we learnt how to describe basic illness symptoms in English through a comedy episode at the doctor's. The useful vocabulary learnt helped us to better understand the practical English section on the book: At the Pharmacy. We revised how to ask for help and we learnt how to ask for medicine at a chemist's or pharmacy.
Finally, you have a worksheet about modal verbs of possibility and advice as homework.
Have a great long weekend!!
B1 - Extra exercises on Reported Speech
Hi guys!!!
Here you some links to practise Reported Speech online:
- Simple statements
- Statements with time expressions
- Reported questions
- Reported questions with time expressions
As for indirect questions, here are some other online links:
- Indirect questions1
- Indirect questions2
Here you some links to practise Reported Speech online:
- Simple statements
- Statements with time expressions
- Reported questions
- Reported questions with time expressions
As for indirect questions, here are some other online links:
- Indirect questions1
- Indirect questions2
B1 - Weekly Summary
Good morning everybody!!!
In this unit we are going to study three quite different grammatical and lexical areas. Then, we firstly focused on reported speech: statements, questions and commands.Shopping and complaining about thing you've bought or bad service in a restaurant or hotel were the main themes for this lesson. As for pronunciation, we focused on consonant sounds.
Next, we learnt a different way to make questions: indirect questions through an extract of a detective novel. The vocabulary is concerned about compound nouns, such as, horror film, murder mystery, police inspector, crime writer or police station.
Finally, you have some extra worksheets on reported speech and indirect questions. Be careful and do only exercise b in the indirect questions worksheet. ;-)
Have a nice a long weekend!
Oops, I'm going to leave here some extra exercises on reported speech and indirect questions so that you can practise at home. It will help!!!
In this unit we are going to study three quite different grammatical and lexical areas. Then, we firstly focused on reported speech: statements, questions and commands.Shopping and complaining about thing you've bought or bad service in a restaurant or hotel were the main themes for this lesson. As for pronunciation, we focused on consonant sounds.
Next, we learnt a different way to make questions: indirect questions through an extract of a detective novel. The vocabulary is concerned about compound nouns, such as, horror film, murder mystery, police inspector, crime writer or police station.
Finally, you have some extra worksheets on reported speech and indirect questions. Be careful and do only exercise b in the indirect questions worksheet. ;-)
Have a nice a long weekend!
Oops, I'm going to leave here some extra exercises on reported speech and indirect questions so that you can practise at home. It will help!!!
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