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Tuesday 8 July 2014

Fun vs Funny

Foto: Non-native speakers often confuse the words "FUN" and "FUNNY."

Learn about the difference!

Prefixes

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Shared by English on the Move

To / For

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Grammar videos

Grammar videos

This section offers you grammar practice in snack-size bites. Our Grammar Snack videos show the grammar being used in a natural way. A conversation-style explanation and interactive exercises will check that you can really use the language.

When to add -es to verbs

Foto: Here are a few more verbs ending with "s", "ch", "sh", "x" or "z":

miss
kiss
wash
push
mix
fix
buzz

Write sentences in the past simple with one or more of these words! 
If you want to be corrected please ask. Corrections will be made tomorrow.

Look - See - Watch

Foto: Look!  I have something for you to see.

Learn about the difference between LOOK, SEE and WATCH.

Some common INTERJECTIONS

Foto: What's an interjection?  It's an exclamation, especially as a part of speech, e.g., ah! or dear me!.

For a bigger, clearer picture, download the PDF version:  https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/75624506/1-interjections.jpg

Here's a good list of common interjections. To listen to them, go to Forvo for real human voices. Forvo also tells you if the person saying the word is British or American...! 

For example, here are a dozen people prononcing "Wow". My 2 favorites at   http://www.forvo.com/word/wow/#en     are
"Pronunciation by liatris (Female from Australia)"  and   leowarfare (Male from United States)
Click on the blur play buttons to listen.

Type any words you want to listen to in the box at the top on the right! You can find almost ANY word at Forvo, but there aren't a lot of interjections, because, they are, well... special.

Finally try to find one that is not in the list!

Everyday email language

Foto: Everyday email language.

Expressing an opinion

Foto: Several good ways to begin to give your opinion:

Phrasal verbs with run

Foto: Writing practice:
Type a complete sentence using one or more of  these phrasal verbs with "run". If you want to be corrected, please ask.

below and under

Foto: "Below" and "under" are almost synonyms in some situations. They are also very different in other contexts.

Phrasal verbs with BACK

Foto: Let's start the day with these #phrasalverbs with "back".
Create and share sentence with one or two of the verbs.

Saturday 31 May 2014

Which are you?

Foto: Which are you? ;)

People and technology nowadays

Is technology making us antisocial? Discuss
(English Conversation Topic)



What do you think?

Every day - All day

Foto: The difference between EVERY DAY and ALL DAY in English http://www.grammar.cl/english/every-day-all-day.htm 

And a game to practice the difference:
http://www.grammar.cl/english-games/every-day-all-day.htm

Telephone Phrasal Verbs

Foto: Using the phone involves many phrasal verbs.

Pronunciation Bites

Have a look at this facebook page. Click here.

Modals: examples and uses

Foto: #English online

The History of the English Language

Have a look at this infographic: The History of the English Language.

The History of the English Language

Math symbols

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Schwa - The key to English pronunciation

schwa-sound

Using a schwa can increase vowel accuracy by over 30%, it is the star of English speech, but most learners of English pronunciation have never heard of it and do not use it. This article aims to solve that with 4 simple questions ... Click here to read the article.

Both - Either - Neither

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Collocations with TAKE

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Every day - Everyday

Foto: The difference between EVERY DAY (two words) and EVERYDAY (one word) in English:

http://www.grammar.cl/english/every-day-everyday.htm

And a game to practice the difference:
http://www.grammar.cl/english-games/every-day-everyday.htm

Ways of saying approximately

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Capital letters

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Reported Speech


What is reported speech?
Reported speech is the form we use to speak about what others tell us. Think about your day with other friends, co-workers and family. It's quite common to tell others what someone else has told you. Here are a few examples:
Jane: Mary told me she was going to the mall this afternoon to buy some clothes. She said she wanted to get a new dress and a few other things.
Peter: Oh, maybe she'll see John. He told me he needed to stop in at computer store to get something fixed.

reported speech mind map

Have a look at these two websites: 

Friday 16 May 2014

Thank you!

Thank you for being such wonderful students! 

And remember that whatever I do, I always have my students in mind and all the assignments and work I give you are for your own good and never mine.



Thank you to all my students for a great year!

FINAL EXAMS ARE HERE

Exams are here. Don't panic and keep calm and study English.
You can do it well.






Watch this video performed by Turtle Lake Elementary School Fifth Grade Teachers



Good luck!

Tuesday 22 April 2014

Happy St. George's Day!



St George's Day is celebrated in England on 23 April, in honour of St George, the patron saint of England.

The 23 April 1616 was also the date of the death of the English playwright William Shakespeare. UNESCO marked this historic date by declaring it the International Day of the Book. 

Many Catalonian men present their female relatives with roses on St George's Day (Día de San Jorge) in Spain. The day is celebrated on April 23 each year. Lovers also swap gifts of books and roses on this day. Click here.

If you want to know more information about St. George's Day, surf on the websites below and listen to the story of George and the Dragon:






And, as I can't give a book to all of you, let me share with you a link (www.voicesinthedark.com) where you can find  free audiobooks and stories read aloud by real people for free! Click here.   

Happy St. George's Day!

Happy Earth Day!





Sunday 20 April 2014

'For' and 'Since' for Time

For and Since

Comparatives and superlatives



Ways of saying approximately

Vocabulary: What are you wearing?

Vocabulary: kitchen verbs

Questions: HOW

Vocabulary

Expressing opinions

Vocabulary: SLEEP

Wednesday 16 April 2014

Happy Easter!


History of Easter



Why rabbits? Why eggs? History of Easter. 


Easter Egg History


Wednesday 19 March 2014

St. Patrick's Day


Here you are three different versions of the unofficial anthem of Ireland. Enjoy them!









And if you want to know more things about St. Patrick's Day, click here.

Saturday 8 March 2014

Animals pictionary

Many people think that the topic animals is suitable only for children. Thus the learners learn the names of twenty animals when they are young and they think it is enough. However, intermediate students need to know more animals than the twenty they learnt as children. Here you can practise what you  learnt a long time ago and add some more new words.



Click here.

Source: www.engames.eu

Be polite to thank and answer

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