Tuesday, 3 May 2011

Wednesday 4th

Dear all:
Today you will work mostly independently. But we will start with:_

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/preintermediate/a_grammar/unit04/hwy_preint_unit04_1/

A concrete explanation & practice of "will".

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/will.htm

Quick revision of compund nouns.

http://www.kidseslgames.com/grammar%20games/Nouns/nouns1.html

Look online for free online resources on a topic you need to review. Think

Past simple, question formation, phrasal verbs, etc. And do some activities.

Now Please go to:

http://www.esl-lab.com/
and choose:

3 medium activities

1 medium academic activity

1 that you choose.

Go to:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

Choose one activity from " Words in the news"
1 chapter from " Flatmates"
And any other activities you find on the site.

Please remember to write a comment on your thoughts below.

Thanks

Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Wed 13th



Hello everyone.
I hope you are well. Today we are goint to practice some of the contents for the test. Please make sure to ask if you have doubts.

You can open www.wordreference.com to check vocab.

Let’s have a look at the present simple girl for those who may not have it clear yet.

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/present_simple.htm

Now
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_5.htm

http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/launch.do?activityID=442&level=1&unit=2&type=Cup_matching&stage=1

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_starter_home/ahy_starter_u06_01/

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_level1_home/ahy_level1_u11_01/

http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/launch.do?activityID=309&level=1&unit=5&type=Cup_word_up&stage=1

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_games_home/ahy_level1_marbles/

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file02/grammar02_c01/

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_starter_home/ahy_starter_u06_02/

http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/launch.do?activityID=447&level=1&unit=8&type=Cup_matching&stage=1

Have a listen & practice

http://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/travel-sightseeing-3.htm

Now test yourself with wordmaster

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flash/wordmaster/

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/present_cont.htm

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_starter_home/ahy_starter_u07_02/

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_starter_home/ahy_starter_u07_01/
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_level1_home/ahy_level1_u03_02
Please read the instructions before answering

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_games_home/ahy_level2_space/
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/d_phrasebank/ef_elem_practicaleng06/
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file01/grammar01_d01/

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/g_ef_elem_builder/

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_level1_home/ahy_level1_u06_01/
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_starter_home/ahy_starter_u08_01/

http://www.isabelperez.com/some-any.htm

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file03/grammar03_c01/

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/e_wordbank/

Please post a comment below.

Monday, 28 March 2011

Session I


Dear all:
Good morning.
On this first lab session we will go over contents see in the first few classes. Some of them may seem very easy. However, I will ask you to do them for the sake of practice. Remember you'll have to post a comment below at the end of the class.
Thank you.

Leave this site open at all times and open a new tab to visit the sites I recommend.

Please open www.wordreference.com and check any vocabulary you don’t know. Leave it open-

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_level1_home/ahy_level1_u02_01/


A crossword on occupations:

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_level1_home/ahy_level1_u03_02/

Last week we looked at the order of questions. Try this:

http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/launch.do?activityID=495&sortbytype=a&level=1&unit=4&type=Cup_sentence_ordering

Here is an explanation for you to understand the use of the past simple. Visit

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/past_simple.htm

Have a look at these prepositions

http://www.learnenglish.de/PictureIt/prepositionsplace.htm

Correct the mistakes. Visit
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/past_mistakes.htm

Go to:

Unit 6 am/is /are/ was /were.

Now practice a bit of pronunciation with

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_level1_home/ahy_level1_u06_02/

Go to Unit 7 on the same site and work on:

-Questions and answers

-Crossword (past tenses of verbs on the right)

Unit 8
-Past simple

Test yourself. Visit
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_level1_home/ahy_level1_u08_01/

Now let’s listen. You’ll need headphones.

http://www.esl-lab.com/meet/meetrd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/family1/fam1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/clocks-watches-1.htm

revise pres cont
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_level1_home/ahy_level1_u11_01/

Let’s look at this activity. Careful with instruction.

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_level2_home/ahy_level2_u06_01/

Revise count- uncount

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_level1_home/ahy_level1_u09_02/

Then, on the same website go to unit 3 and do the activity on Jobs.

Try this activity.

http://www.usingenglish.com/comprehension/19.html

listen and check understanding.

family

http://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/family-1.htm
Then

Choose a different reading from the “Health” section and do it.

For those who have extra time. Visit

http://www.santiagotimes.cl/
And do some reading on any topic you fancy.

Listen and answer this week’s question on pollution and plastic patches in the ocean.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2010/02/100218_6min_plastic_page.shtml


Pronunciation revision:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_dip_8.shtml