Thanks to "Conservation International" enjoy the most refreshing and beautiful images of Mother Nature, speaking through the voices of outstanding actors and actresses, just click here and choose to listen to "The Rainforest", "The Ocean", "The Soil", "Water", "The Redwood", "Coral Reef" or "Flower". Spectacular!
Tuesday, 4 August 2015
SPEAKING: CONVERSATION STARTERS FROM INTERMEDIATE
Conversation starters World, is a great website to practise your English and improve your conversational skills in your own language too.
How? Using conversations based on the questions on the web, you can do this exercise alone and record yourself to show it to your teacher late,r or with a partner to practice and have fun at the same time!
Your fluency and accuracy will soon improve!
How? Using conversations based on the questions on the web, you can do this exercise alone and record yourself to show it to your teacher late,r or with a partner to practice and have fun at the same time!
Your fluency and accuracy will soon improve!
SPEAK ENGLISH WHILE YOU ARE ON HOLIDAY!: CONVERSATION STARTERS FOR ADVANCED
In Spain most people travel during their holidays in August. If you are an advanced student you might want to choose an English speaking place, like Scotland, where you can practice your new language or travel to a country where practically everyone has some skill in English, such as Norway or Holland. Young people in particular are mostly completely fluent in English. On the other hand, English-speaking films and television series are subtitled instead of dubbed. So if you can read this, you should have no problem speaking to other people, or even just watching television in such countries.
Don't be shy: talk to other fellow travellers, to receptionists, waiters, shop assistants...
Talk about the weather, your country, your new experiences, travel, food........if you need help, this list of conversation starters might help you.
So, what are you waiting for? Pack your suitcase, and have a great trip!
Don't be shy: talk to other fellow travellers, to receptionists, waiters, shop assistants...
Talk about the weather, your country, your new experiences, travel, food........if you need help, this list of conversation starters might help you.
So, what are you waiting for? Pack your suitcase, and have a great trip!
Monday, 3 August 2015
CONVERSATION TOPICS FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS
Taking about a topic isn't easy, even in your own language, here's a list of possible issues you can use to teach your mind to work faster and faster in English, in order to find ideas and express them.
List of topics
Click on the topic and you'll see these really useful questions, I've chosen the topic "Aliens", to activate your imagination.
To acquire more and more practice, here are some suggestions that you can use to talk about any topic:
*What most people think
*Advantages, disadvantages
*Positive and negative aspects
*Examples from your own life, tv, documentaries, films, ...
*If you talk about people you know don't mention any names, pleaaaaase!
*And a nice conclusion with your opinion
Remember, communication is your main aim so relax, use the language you know and don't try to say very sophisticated things or translate them in from your own language!
List of topics
Click on the topic and you'll see these really useful questions, I've chosen the topic "Aliens", to activate your imagination.
To acquire more and more practice, here are some suggestions that you can use to talk about any topic:
*What most people think
*Advantages, disadvantages
*Positive and negative aspects
*Examples from your own life, tv, documentaries, films, ...
*If you talk about people you know don't mention any names, pleaaaaase!
*And a nice conclusion with your opinion
Remember, communication is your main aim so relax, use the language you know and don't try to say very sophisticated things or translate them in from your own language!
Sunday, 2 August 2015
SUMMER FUN: FILMS TO LEARN ENGLISH
The cinema industry has produced so many films that you'll always find one to suit your taste.
This summer, with the hot temperatures, relaxing at home while you're watching a great movie is an ideal pass time.
For example, yesterday I enjoyed a hilarious an original comedy: Woody Allen's Scoop, with (wow!) Scarlett Johanson and ( wow, wow, woooowwww) Hugh Jackman!
This summer, with the hot temperatures, relaxing at home while you're watching a great movie is an ideal pass time.
For example, yesterday I enjoyed a hilarious an original comedy: Woody Allen's Scoop, with (wow!) Scarlett Johanson and ( wow, wow, woooowwww) Hugh Jackman!
I had borrowed the Speak up dvd from the library, so it was totally free and of course you can watch it with or without subtitles.
Highly recommended!
Highly recommended!
Friday, 31 July 2015
ANOTHER GREAT BRITISH COUNCIL WEBSITE FOR ADVANCED LISTENING PRACTICE (LEVEL 3)
With these Professional podcasts, you can do online listening exercises, download and print activities or even discuss the topics with interesting questions for discussion!
THE LATEST AND AMAZING NEWS ABOUT MUSIC!
As a music lover I've always believed in the magic and power of music and now, thanks to science and technology, we seem to unveil more and more of its secrets! Let's look at some amazing information from BBC News:
1.Why do we like the music we do? It depends on your personality: are you an empathiser or a systemiser?
2.Could technology turn you into a virtuoso - even if you have no musical training?! Watch this video, it sounds possible, doesn't it: it would be my dream come true! So, if you are a musician and need a guinea pig to play music with another brain, I'd be delighted to share the experiment!
1.Why do we like the music we do? It depends on your personality: are you an empathiser or a systemiser?
2.Could technology turn you into a virtuoso - even if you have no musical training?! Watch this video, it sounds possible, doesn't it: it would be my dream come true! So, if you are a musician and need a guinea pig to play music with another brain, I'd be delighted to share the experiment!
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