STEP ONE
Here you have interesting information and exercises to practice the comparatives: the more you practise comparatives and superlatives, the easier they become!
(Level 2)
STEP TWO
Now try this exercise
STEP THREE
And here are some interesting exercises to check that you can use them in a perfect way....
Saturday, 30 August 2014
LOTS OF LISTENING EXERCISES FOR EVERYBODY!
1.Thanks to this web your listening skills will improve enormously, choose your level Level 1-Easy, Level 2-Medium or Level 3-Difficult. You can start with Easy exercises and progress little by little.........
And last but not least, another increeeeeeedibly useful British Council web for more and more and more and more listening practice.
And last but not least, another increeeeeeedibly useful British Council web for more and more and more and more listening practice.
IDIOMS, SAYINGS AND EXPRESSIONS IN ENGLISH
DID YOU KNOW THAT MUSIC HAS CHARMS TO SOOTHE A SAVAGE BREAST?
In Spanish we say" la música amansa a las fieras..."
A really good website to learn idioms and expressions. (Level 2)
In Spanish we say" la música amansa a las fieras..."
A really good website to learn idioms and expressions. (Level 2)
Watch TED. American English
Watch and Listen to really interesting people talking in American English. It's one of my favourites! (Level 2)
ARE YOU CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT WISE PEOPLE SAID? READ THEIR MOST FAMOUS QUOTES
This is a website I use when I want to read the wise words of my favourite writer:
or I'm curious about what has been said about different topics....
LEVEL 2. LISTENING TO BRITISH ENGLISH
You'll really enjoy this BBC website.
*Six minute English
It's a wonderful web for listening to the topics you're more interested in! (You can read the text at the same time)
*Six minute English
It's a wonderful web for listening to the topics you're more interested in! (You can read the text at the same time)
FOR COUCH POTATOES!
*FOR COUCH POTATOES!:
Tv in English with subtitles.
Tv in English with subtitles.
(Definition of couch potato):
| couch potato n | slang, figurative (sedentary person) (ES, figurado) | mueble nm |
| You're becoming a couch potato. You should get some exercise! | ||
| Mi marido es un mueble más en la salita. | ||
| (CL, coloquial) | gato de chalet loc nom m | |
| Estás hecho un gato de chalet: cada día más gordo. | ||
| tirado todo el día viendo televisiónexpr | ||
| Desde que está todo el día tirado mirando televisión, aumentó 10 kilos. | ||
| (ES, coloquial) | ser más vago que la chaqueta de un guardia expr | |
DO YOU KNOW THE MEANING OF YOUR NAME?
*DO YOU KNOW THE MEANING OF YOUR NAME:
Hi, my name's Gemma. What's your name?
Names usually hide interesting histories behind them. If you want to know the meaning and some more information about your name, I suggest a visit to this website (Level 1)
Hi, my name's Gemma. What's your name?
Names usually hide interesting histories behind them. If you want to know the meaning and some more information about your name, I suggest a visit to this website (Level 1)
LEARNING ENGLISH IS FUN!
*CARTOONS"
YOU MAY LOOK LIKE AN ADULT, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LITTLE CUTIE NAUGHTY BOY/ GIRL INSIDE YOU......WATCH SOME CARTOONS AND REMEMBER THOSE DAYS!(the first one may not work but, don't get disappointed, try the rest!) This is the perfect activity for days when you feel too S I O U
E R S
LEARNING ENGLISH IS FUN!
*THE ENGLISH ALPHABET*
WATH THIS VIDEO OF A CLASS LEARNING THE ENGLISH ALPHABET.
(I confess that as a teacher, one of the funniest things is teaching the alphabet and the spelling: it's reaaaallly fun :) :) :) :) ) (Level 1).
ENGLISH GRAMMAR IS FUN!
*ENGLISH GRAMMAR IS FUN!*
???????????LEARNING PHRASAL VERBS CAN BE FUN??????
If you don't believe me, try the web (Level 2)
Wednesday, 13 August 2014
DICTATIONS!
Improve your listening skills, writing skills, reading skills, spelling and punctuation with dictations: try level Intermediate, if it's too difficult, do level Elementary first........
DICTATIONS!
Improve your listening skills, writing skills, reading skills, spelling and punctuation with dictations: try level Elementary first......... |
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
COME ON, BE ACTIVE, LEARN *THE PASSIVE*
The passive seems difficult, but learning the passive really improves your English grammar!
1.ACTIVE OR PASSIVE?
Here is some interesting practice to begin with this topic
2.Now another exercise
3.And look how the passive voice is used in English, for example in stories:
The Canterville ghost
4.And finally, a test, of course!
1.ACTIVE OR PASSIVE?
Here is some interesting practice to begin with this topic
2.Now another exercise
3.And look how the passive voice is used in English, for example in stories:
The Canterville ghost
4.And finally, a test, of course!
*VERB TO BE*
The verb to be is one of the most important verbs in English because it is the auxiliary used to form different tenses like the present continuous or the passive voice. Here is some interesting information about it.
Now do some exercises:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
To be or not to be, that is the question! (Hamlet, Willian Shakespeare)
Now do some exercises:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Friday, 8 August 2014
ABC: LEARN THE ALPHABET
*THE ALPHABET*
1.Be a child again and sing this song !:
2.In English the spelling and the pronunciation are really different so knowing the spelling of the letters is essential, you can repeat this exercises until you know all the alphabet: And repeat it again to check that you can say the letters in English
3.And moooooore practice until your spelling is PERFECT! In this case you should click on the option "avalua't" to do a new exercise.