TESTING YOUR ENGLISH: GRAMMAR FOR A1-A2

Congratulations! You've studied a lot and have done a good joB! Now, it's time for you to test your grammar in order to check your strenghts and weaknesses. Here are some interesting websites:

1-test-english

2-englishtestonline

3-speakspeak


Are you ready?

steady? Just choose your grammar topic and

go- if you still fail too much revise your grammar topic with web number 1,  test-english and start again!

Good luck!

FOCUS ON YOUR GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

If you need Grammar or Vocabulary practice, here's a web that might help you with lots of great exercises: FOCUS
Highly recommended!!!!

COMPLAINING: IN FORMAL LETTERS AND SPEAKING

Writing good formal letters can be easy if you have the necessary basic information!
Letters of complaint are probably more difficult because you often need to express feelings of disappointment and even anger in a polite and sensible way. So, here is some useful vocabulary
and an exercise.
When  you need to complain verbally, politeness is as important! Here is some interesting vocabulary.
And last but not least, a funny video including16 Ridiculous Tourist Complaints that are too funny!

THE POWER OF STORY TELLING

Telling stories is fun and a great way of connecting to other people!

Here is a video with interesting considerations and great advice on this subjet:  

Don't miss it, I can't recommend it too highly!

LOTS OF GREAT TRANSLATION EXERCISES!

Translating sentences is a good way of practicing structures and comparing languages!
If you want to improve your translation skills, you are lucky: there are useful online websites which provide lots of exercises!

For example:
                           1.exercisesonline.com, where you'll find practice according to your level

                           2.lawebdelinglés offers good grammar explanations for each level and great              translation practice of the different grammar points. 

  

                  

SUMMARY WRITING :)

Capturing the essence of a text requires practice: we should focus on the basic information and express it in a fluent and comprehensible way. 
Here's a web that can help you a lot in improving:  caribexams, it provides lots of exercises with sample answers!

STANDARD VS NON-STANDARD ENGLISH

Another interesting linguistic issue is the value of standar and non-standard varieties of English.

Here is an interesting speech by Professor David Crystal on the subject. Don't miss it!