viernes, 12 de octubre de 2012

UNIT 6 - 2012

UNIT 6

MAKING REQUESTS:
GRAMMAR:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv239.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv131.shtml

REQUESTS, (Accepting and Refusing):
GRAMMAR:
http://a-free-english-course.blogspot.com/2008/01/making-accepting-and-refusing.html
http://www.businessenglishebook.com/Business-English-Offering-Requesting.htm
http://www.eslgold.com/speaking/accepting_refusing.html

COMPLAINING:
LISTEN:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2011/07/110721_6min_english_complain_page.shtml

APOLOGIZING:
PHRASES: http://www.englishpond.com/speaking/Communication%20and%20daily%20English/apologies/index.html
http://the-esl-advocate.blogspot.com/2009/08/apologizing.html
http://esl.about.com/od/smalltalk/a/Apologizing-In-English.htm

PRACTICE: http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ii064/esl-test.php
LISTEN: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0802/080203-aborigine.html
http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=6662012


GIVING EXCUSES:
READ: http://allenglish.org/blog/?p=1071

TWO-PART VERBS: learn the verbs on p.37

WILL FOR RESPONDING TO A REQUEST:
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/decisions.htm

http://www.onestopenglish.com/community/lesson-share/lesson-share-archive/grammar/grammar-making-instant-decisions/145078.articlerequests with modals and Would you mind...?
GRAMMAR & PRACTICE:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/142_requests_offers/page7.shtml

MODAL VERBS OVERVIEW

MODAL VERBS OVERVIEW

Here is a website that gives a very clear outline of all the model verbs and their uses:
http://esl.lbcc.cc.ca.us/eesllessons/modals/modals.htm

And another that gives more in-depth explantions and practice quizzes: 
http://www.advanced-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs.html

UNIT 5 - 2012

UNIT 5

Describing Travel / Vacation Plans:

Planning a Vacation / FUTURE with "be going to" and "will":

LISTENING / GRAMMAR & PRACTICE, (GOING TO): 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1530_gramchallenge32/

USAGE, (going to vs. will):  http://www.englishcorner.vacau.com/grammar/rules/future.html

PRACTICE, (GOING TO vs. WILL)
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/will_going_to_future.htm
http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.gowil.i.htm

LISTEN: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1535_questionanswer/page9.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2009/06/090624_witn_wimbledon.shtml

WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmSKJ-t8lJ8&feature=related
                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALejnj--Was&feature=related

Giving Travel Advice / Modals of Necessity, Must, Need To, (Don't) Have To,

GRAMMAR & PRACTICE: 
http://www.advanced-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-of-necessity.html
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/330-modals-necessity.htm

LISTEN: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2009/07/090722_witn_eclipse_nepal.shtml

PRACTICE: http://english-zone.com/verbs/modals1.html
                      http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/330-modals-necessity2.htm

WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgIjV8dkpp0&feature=relmfu

Modal of Suggestion: better, ought to, should (not)

GRAMMAR
  http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/330-modals-advice.htm

PRACTICE:  
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/330-modals-advice1.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/330-modals-advice2.htm

jueves, 4 de octubre de 2012

QUIZ 2 ONLINE REVIEW - UNITS 3 & 4

Click on these links for an online quiz review:

UNIT 3:
http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/listtypes.do?level=2&unit=3&stage=1

UNIT 4:
http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/listtypes.do?level=2&unit=4&stage=1

UNIT 4 -- 2012

UNIT 4
Talking about and describing food
recipes and favorite snacks
Giving instructions

Cooking methods

Simple past-v-Present Perfect

GRAMMAR, (Present Perfect):
Sequence ADVs: first, then, next, after that, finally

SIMPLE PAST:
Grammar Review:

IRREGULAR VERB LIST:
http://www.myenglishteacher.net/irregular_verbs.html
practice: http://www.eslgo.com/quizzes/pastsimpleirreg.html

GRAMMAR & PRACTICE: http://www.clafoti.com/imagenes10/past_irr.htm

UNIT 3 - 2012

UNIT 3
HOUSES & APTS
                                         (and then you can do the exercises at the bottom of the page)

DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES: 
http://apuntesdeingles-mari.blogspot.com/2009/09/adjectives-to-describe-house-adjetivos.html
http://www.slideshare.net/tcher_joe/houses-and-apartments

PRACTICE: http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-housing.htm


LISTEN:http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixers/Q102Dreamhouse.htm

LIFESTYLE CHANGES
WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzDpEAOPLQw&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL225565F22BFE0308

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRAlkpiU-tM
 
READ: http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/50/201107152011071502253221367f70b5/Change-of-days.html

LISTEN: http://www.china232.com/092-lifestyle-change-esl-podcast.php

WISHES
GRAMMAR: http://esl.about.com/od/grammarstructures/a/I-Wish-I-Had.htm
http://www.usingenglish.com/weblog/archives/000326.html
http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/71518-wish-past-tense.html
http://www.studypage.net/l_index.php?id=52

WATCH:

DESCRIBING POSITIVE & NEGATIVE FEATURES:
GRAMMAR:
MAKING COMPARISONS
GRAMMAR:
EVALUATIONS using ENOUGH /NOT ENOUGH with ADJECTIVES or NOUNS:

                      http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/too_enough.html

EVALUATIONS using TOO with ADJECTIVES:
GRAMMAR:
EVALUATIONS using TOO MUCH / MANY with NOUNS:
GRAMMAR:
ENOUGH or TOO?

AS...AS, (Comparisons):
GRAMMAR & PRACTICE: http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/sameas.html
and comparisons evaluations and comparisons with nouns, (not enough..., too many/much..., (not as much/many)... as)

EXTRA/ COMMON MISTAKES:
GRAMMAR & PRACTICE: http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/muchmore.html