Sunday, 27 October 2019

HOW TO WRITE A SUMMARY

What is and more importantly, what isn't,  a good summary?

Here are some insteresting tips 

This video will help you a lot:

And last, but not least! remember a summary is not about copying from the original text but using your OWN words! 

WHAT IS THE IPA-International Phonetic Alphabet?

If you want to improve your listening comprehension in English and your pronunciation, the International Phonetic Alphabet can help you a lot.
Here's a simple explanation of what the IPA is with examples of how to use the information in the dictionaries:


Friday, 13 September 2019

TEST YOUR ENGLISH!

Are you preparing to sit an English exam soon?  Here's a web with lots of material, and different levels. I'm sure it will help you improve all your skills and be ready when the moment comes!

PRACTICE OF SECOND CONDITIONAL WITH SONGS!

Singing is an excellent way of learning grammar structures, so if you are learning the second conditional:  open a window on your computer to read the lyrics and listen and sing this beautiful and lively song by Melody Gardot.


Monday, 18 February 2019

SENTENCE CONNECTORS: LINKING IDEAS IN TEXTS



It is essential to use sentence connectors correctly to express what you really mean and avoid misunderstandings, of course!

Here's a simple, good explanation 

And some practice:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Friday, 5 October 2018

WORD CLASSES

Words which belong to the same class function in much the same way, so, identifying the word class is really useful in English: i.e,  is the word "fly" and adjective, a noun, a verb, an adverb? can it belong to more than one word class? In English yes, it can. Look at the definition of "fly" from word reference and notice how a different word class makes such a big difference! And when you finish, check if you remember the word classes in English with this exercise.
For the verb: "to fly"
Simple Past:flew
Past Participle:flown
wordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2018
fly1 /flaɪ/  v.,  flew /flu/  or, for 11., flied, flown/floʊn/,  fly•ing, n., pl.  flies. v.
  1. to move through the air using wings:[no object]Outside the birds were flying.
fly2 /flaɪ/  n.[countable], pl.  flies. 
  1. Insectsa two-winged insect, such as the common housefly.a fishing lure dressed to resemble an insect or small fish.

Thursday, 4 October 2018

WORD ORDER IN ENGLISH

Sentence structure. Words, words, words. What's the correct order?

Let's start with affirmative sentences

Now, negative sentences

Study this chart from ego:
interrogativeauxiliary verbsubjectother verb(s)indirect objectdirect objectplacetime
Whatwouldyoulike to tellme   
 Didyouhave a partyin your flatyesterday?
Whenwereyou   here? 


and finally, interrogative sentences

For more exercises....