SING THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND BASIC VOCABULARY!

 Songs are ideal to lear structures and vocabulary, here is a web where you can find wonderful and popular tunes! 

OH YEAH!

 

BASIC VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES FOR A2

       HAVE FUN WITH THESE BASIC VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES IN ENGLISH!!!!

BASIC VOCABULARY FOR A1

 

                   HAVE FUN WITH THESE BASIC VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES IN ENGLISH!!!!

                                                                                         

????????QUESTION WORDS

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2 

EXERCISE 3

EXERCISE 4

MY PRECIOUS! POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS

MY PRECIOUS

MY, MINE, HIS OR HER, OR HERS?????

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES OR PRONOUNS?

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

BOTH

ORDERS IN ENGLISH ARE VERY VERY SIMPLE!

OPEN THE DOOR!:

ORDERS IN ENGLISH ARE VERY VERY SIMPLE!

JUST USE THE VERB WHEN IT IS AFFIRMATIVE AND WRITE "DON'T" WHEN IT IS NEGATIVE

HERE ARE SOME EXERCICES FOR PRACTICE OF THE IMPERATIVE. DON'T FORGET! DO THEM!

THE IMPERATIVE 1

THE IMPERATIVE 2

WHAT IS THE IELTS EXAM?

 Thinking about certifying your English level?

The IELTS may be an interesting option. So, what the video to see if it's really what you need.

What does the text look like? 

Check the sample test questions.

FEMALE AUTHORS WHO MADE HISTORY

PLURAL OF NOUNS

The plural in English may seem strange to Spanish speakers!

Step 1: revision of the theory and examples

Step 2: study 

Step 3: revise and exercise

Step 4: Test yourself!

Tutorial 1.CÓMO USAR MI BLOG GEMENGLISH2!!!!

¡Mil gracias a l@s alumn@s que me han animado a abrir un canal para empezar a grabar tutoriales! Soy novata, pero estoy segura de que podré seguir contando con vuestras sugerencias para ir mejorando en esta aventura, sabéis que podéis hacerlo a través de la opción "Contact me", a la izquierda del blog. Aquí tenéis el primer tutorial con consejos para sacar el máximo redimiento a esta herramienta. ¡A disfrutar aprendiendo inglés!

VARIETIES OF ENGLISH: SOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISH

It is amazing to realize how human societies acquire and use a language in order to develop themselves according to their specific needs. Here is a summary of the history, use, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation of this language variety of English, currently used by about 2.7 million people in the country.
And last but not least! To put theory into practice, don't miss this inspiring video where we can listen to one of South African English most relevant speakers, Nobel Prize winner for Peace, Nelson Mandela, talking about a topic so relevant to our current situation: "the importance of humility".

STAY AT HOME AND IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH!

"I don't have time to practise my English" used to be your excuse, but these days at home are a golden opportunity to improve! Here are my suggestions: you just have to follow my instructions every single day,  One hour will be enough. So are you ready? Click on your level, choose an activity and off you go!

MONDAY: LISTENING AND REVISION ACTIVITIES
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
 TUESDAY: GRAMMAR DAY
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
WEDNESDAY: PRONUNCIATION AND VOCABULARY
Levels 1, 2 and 3
THURSDAY: READING
Levels 1, 2 and 3
FRIDAY: LEARNING ENGLISH IS FUN!
SATURDAY: KARAOKE
This activity can be done alone or with friends!
Choose your favourite song  with lyrics on youtube, and after singing it a few times, feel like a music star and try singing the karaoke version!

SUNDAY: MOVIE DAY! Choose your favourite films and watch them in English, subscribe to a website, I recommend Ororo tv, and be brave, watch at least five minutes without subtitles!! 

TESTING YOUR ENGLISH: READING TESTS FOR A1-2 STUDENTS

If you need practice in testing your reading skills, don't worry, you have plenty of work here:

1.testenglish has lots of interesting texts to practice!

2.British Council  Start with A1- A2 texts

3.British Council 2 and try with more challenging texts!

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!