Thursday 12th

The teacher will ask you what to do on:

http://www-popexpo.ined.fr/english.html

What do you think of the topic in general?
What did you know?
What have you learnt?
How does this activity affect what you already know?

You will work on the worksheet provided by the teacher.

On a hot October day...

Hello Everybody:
I hope we can have a productive session today. Remember to post your comment HERE to give you a mark.

Remember to use www. wordreference.com to check vocabulary. It is also a good idea to leave this page open to go through the activities.

First, visit www.tefl.games.com

Click on free esl games on the right hand side at the top. Go to Card games and
start with opposites game 4 (lower int) to start with.

Go to Synonym 4 and play

Next, go to phrasal verbs 1 and THEN phrasal verbs 2

Go to www.shiporsheep.com and click on minimal pairs number 9. Repeat and imitate the sounds and words you hear.

Then, go to:

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/preint/a_grammar/unit07/

Do the activities on “For and Since”

Do the activities on the present perfect.
Go to:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/preint/a_grammar/unit08/hwy_preint_unit08_1/
Match the sentences
Go to:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/preint/f_everydayenglish/hwy_pre_dialogue05/

Notice the intonation and try to imitate it. Listen and repeat by pausing it if you need to.

Now got to www.shiporsheep and click on minimal pairs number 10. Repeat and practice the sounds and words.
Go to:
http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/launch.do?activityID=566&level=2&unit=9&type=Cup_click_stress&stage=2

Do the five activities corresponding to the unit. Conditionals /Consequences/ time contrasts

Go to www.sheeporship.com and click on minimal pairs number 29. Repeat and practice the sounds.

If you have more than 13 mins go to:

http://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal1.htm
MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE MEANING OF THE VERBS ABOVE BEFORE YOU START. THERE IS A NUMBER OF WORDS FOR YOU TO LOOK UP AND LEARN.

If you have less than 13 mins go to:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flash/wordmaster/
and practice your vocab.
Best regards,
Beatriz

Thursday 8th

Hello Everybody:
Remember to keep this window open to optimize time.
Let’s start with some listening. Go to:
http://www.elllo.org/english/0951/T988-George-BreakUp.htm

And HIDE THE TEXT to start with. Listen and show the text the second time if you need to. If you don’t, then answer the questions straight away.
Let’s practice some collocations (combinations of word that occur with a higher frequency)
Go to:

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

Click on level 2 for MARBLES. This is like memory. You click on a word and you need to find the partner (and memorize it) to find the combinations. Good luck!
Shall we practice some grammar?
Go to:

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/americanheadway/ahy_level2_home/ahy_level2_u04_01/
And choose the correct answer.
Let’s listen again. Go to:

http://www.esl-lab.com/elem/elemrd1.htm#pre

And choose the correct alternative.
Go to:

http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/launch.do?activityID=365&level=3&unit=1&type=Cup_drag_and_drop&stage=1

And do the activity.
Go to:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?
ContentType=text/html;quiz=1238_like

Use of “like”

And choose the correct answer.
Let’s check some vocabulary.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flash/wordmaster/
You can play something else on this website, or do a different activity or go to:

http://www.santiagotimes.cl/santiagotimes/index.php/2009092017157/news/cultural-news/index.php

And check the news for tomorrow.

Do not forget to post your comments on this blog.
Bye.

We were so close...

Dear all,
I can´t believe we were drawing 2-2 and, in a question of 2 mins, we lost it all....
Still think we did a fairly good job. sniff, sniff..
Comments? Post them here.

Great site

There aren't many good websites dedicated to learning English that are free of charge. In my opinion, the BBC is a the best.

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

Take a look around, then tell me what you think. Some specials:
"beat the keeper","flatmates", the teacher, among others.
Write a comment telling me which activities you visited, found more useful and if there is anything you didn't like. I'd also appreciate comments on other English learning sites you find good .

(minimum 60 word comment with YOUR name on it)

Good morning everybody! Remember to keep this site open and minimized to optimize time.

I would like you to comment on the result of the different activities on my blog. Remember you can use a friend’s authorization to post on my blog, but remember to write YOUR name.

First of all, let’s practice some pronunciation:
You are going to hear the conversation and pause it after each exchange. Repeat. Try to imitate the pronunciation and intonation. Do not feel embarrassed. We are all here to learn!
Click on:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/int/f_everydayenglish/hwy_int_dialogue06/

Then go to:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/elementary/a_grammar/

Go to:
Unit 14. Grammar, Present perfect 1 & Present perfect 2. Then go back to unit 10 vocabulary (Town and country)
Go back to Unit 6 and select “What….like?” Do the activity. Remember to raise your hand if you have any questions.

Go to Unit 10 and select comparatives and superlatives. Then do the activities on superlatives.

Click on Headway pre -intermediate. Click on Grammar . Select Unit 6 and choose comparatives. Do the activity.

Go to unit 7 and do the activities on present perfect and for and Since.

Go to “Marble” (bolitas) game. This game is aimed at practicing collocations. Collocations are combination of words that occur with higher frequency. E.g. Keep a secret, tell a story.

The idea is to click on time, press phrases (above) and then memorize where each word is, so you can put each marble with the corresponding partner.

Click on Headway pre -intermediate. Click on Grammar . Select Unit 6 and choose comparatives. Do the activity.
GO BACK TO:

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/elementary/ Click on Test builder on the right hand side. Choose a minimum of 4 sections (ideally from the topics and grammar seen so far this semester) Take the test. Register results to tell me the topic you chose and the results you got.

For those who have extra time, visit: www.guinnessworldrecord.com and find out about crazy stuff like:
The longest fingernails on the planet/The largest metal plate on a skull/Science and technology or anything you find interesting. Write about some amazing facts.

General Revision...Sort of! June 16th

Good morning everybody! Today we will do a general revision.

Please remember to leave this page open all the time to optimize time...


Go to:

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

Go to Unit 9, and do: Like /would like
Count/Uncount

Go to Unit 10: Comparatives
Crossword

Go back and click on American Headway and click on Level 2

Go to U1, and do: Tenses
Crossword

Go to U 3: Past simple/ Past Continuous Word search and choose L2 (if it is too hard, do L1)
Now go to:

http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/launch.do?activityID=413&level=1&unit=12

Click on:

“Common health problems”. Read instructions and guess the words.

http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/listtypes.do?level=1&unit=9&stage=2

Work on all the activities on: (CHECK INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY!)

• Appearance
• Contrastive stress in responses
• Describing people; modifiers with participles
• modifiers with participles and prepositions 1
• modifiers with participles and prepositions 2

How is your English? Honestly! Post a comment on the blog. Make sure you say who you are.