UNIT 2 - 2012

UNIT 2
Talking about transportation and its problems:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1727_transport

http://www.mansioningles.com/ejer_voc17.htm

http://www.quia.com/cb/141717.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=135_travel_transport

http://www.csmm.qc.ca/sitsat/anglais/trans.htm
Evaluating city services

Asking for and giving information
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-17644.php

AVDs of quantity with non/count nouns, (too many, too much, fewer, less, more, not enough):

PRACTICE: http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ii248/esl-test.php

TOO/ENOUGH GRAMMAR: http://www.eslbase.com/grammar/too-enough

WATCH, (enough / not enough): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYsZ1cZzwwg

GRAMMAR: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv203.shtml

STUDY: http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/adjectives/adjectives-quantitative.php
http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/quantifier.htm

LISTEN: http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice.html
(you have the option to read Transcript along with the video. one left-hand side.) 

Indirect questions from Wh-Qs
http://www.ihbristol.com/learn-online/useful-expressions/intermediate/asking-for-information/57/

READ:
http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2010/04/14/why-fewer-toys-will-actually-benefit-your-kids/

QUIZ 1 ONLINE REVIEW - UNITS 1 & 2

Click on these links for an online quiz review:

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

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

UNIT 1 2012

UNIT 1

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES, (Remembering yours , and asking others about theirs)

READ: http://www.topics-mag.com/edition20/memories/page.htm

INTRODUCING YOURSELF

LISTEN: http://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/introductions-smalltalk-1.htm

                http://www.esl-lab.com/stalk.htm

                  http://www.inglesmundial.com/I1/listening.htm

 WATCH: http://www.englishvoices.org/ev-introductions.htm

                     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQnD3qJiJPo

PRACTICE:

            http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-12388.php

SIMPLE PAST VERB TENSE:

GRAMMAR:   http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepastforms.htm

                       http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepast.html

             

USAGE: http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_past_u.htm

PRACTICE: http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_past_quiz.htm

                      http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pasted.htm

IRREGULAR VERB LIST: http://www.englishpage.com/irregularverbs/irregularverbs.html

USED TO show change in past habits

GRAMMAR: http://www.eslbase.com/grammar/used-to

                       http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/menu.php

READ: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/youmeus/learnit/learnitv22.shtml

            http://www.iusedtobelieve.com/

PRACTICE: http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/exercise1.swf

WATCH:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXiAvRXtrkE

EXTRA: 

I USED TO... (to show present change in past habitual actions), is different than the phrase, I'm used to, (I'm accustomed to...). Take a look:

READ & LISTEN: http://www.5minuteenglish.com/mar20.htm

PRACTICE: http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-m_used_quiz.htm