Angela's English classes

Advanced 5 – unit 11: speaking

Compare/Contrast Vocabulary http://efllecturer.blogspot.pe/2011/09/describing-photos-comparing-contrasting.html http://eldstrategies.com/functions1.html http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g2-the-the-comparatives.php Language of comparison and contrast http://library.bcu.ac.uk/learner/writingguides/1.18.htm Comparisons with Nouns…

Advanced 5 – participle clauses

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_56.htm#dangleex https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/597/1/ http://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/dangling-participle.html

Basic 6 -Unit: 5, electronics and appliances

Listening and speaking: http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/electronics/ Exercise on appliances: http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-household-lb.html http://www.elllo.org/english/Games/G038-Appliances.html http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei155/esl-test.php Electronics: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=9630 More vocabulary:…

Basic 8: At the airport videos

  Movie extract with captions        

BASIC 8 – COULD AND SHOULD

CC0 Public Domain   We should hurry or we could be late. Our flight departs in 30 minutes!   Match the statements to the advice: https://elt.oup.com/student/project3rdedition/level3/unit6/grammar/exercise1?cc=us&selLanguage=en Affirmative, negative and questions: http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/Should1B.html Complete the sentences with should or shouldn’t:…

Graded readers – Lecturas simplificadas

  CC0 public domain     1.http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/index.htm Listen and Read activities tell their stories through words, images, and sound. 2. http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/ With pictures. You can download the audio and pdf. 3. http://english-e-books.net/the-lady-in-the-lake-raymond-chandler/ Find books by level. You can read online and download audiobooks and the ebooks.     CC0…

Vocabulary to describe pictures – Advanced 7

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/describing_pictures.htm https://magic.piktochart.com/output/5159053-untitled-infographic https://myvocabulary.com/word-list/photography-vocabulary/ https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/writing/picture-description   Canvas image:  CC0 Public Domain  

Basic 7 – irrgular verbs

video and exercises http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/past-simple-irregular-verbs It’s also important to check the pronunciation of irregular verbs in simple past. tips and pronunciation http://www.espressoenglish.net/tips-for-learning-irregular-verbs-in-english/   more exercises…

Estimados padres, madre y alumnos: Aquí les dejo unos links para que puedan repasar la gramática de la primera unidad del ciclo 1.http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present-simple/index.html opción múltiple. escoger la conjugación correcta. 2.http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-forms.htm unir el sujeto con la conjugación correcta.…

  Upon completion of Aesop’s fables online course I thought it would be a nice idea to use his fables for storytelling and acting out in children classes.  I have had to teach a theatre class for children once and what took me longer was the part of material development.In addition, when taking their masks home, some parents made completely new masks. I would rather have kids use things created…

Advanced 5 – Participle clauses

    Type the type of participle clause you are asked: https://english.lingolia.com/en/grammar/sentences/participle-clauses/exercises Reduced Relative Clauses http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/participle-clauses-exercise-1.html   Multiple choice http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-89900.php http://www.kubbu.com/student/?i=1&a=7222_participle_clauses (If…

Is it free? Is it legal to use?

As you might have noticed I have been making changes in the images and/or adding information in my posts. After a bit of more than a year with this blog I think I have understood which pictures I can legally use here. I will explain what I have found out in a simple way. Now I make an effort to use public domain images. Public domain pictures are images you can copy, modify, distribute and use…

Futurelearn is offering a free MOOC (massive open online course)  from British Council (“UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities”) for people interested in learning more about the  British culture and improving their English language skills. The date hasn’t been announced yet, but I will inform you through my blog or you can register in Futurelearn and…

Intermediate 5, Unit 2, Lesson 2: Noun clauses

The lesson about noun clauses contained a lot of information that might be condusing at first. You can ty with the exercises first until you feel more confident. After that, I suggest you read more examples and explanation if you still have many doubts.   What is a clause? http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/clause.htm Identify noun clauses…

Aesop’s fables free online course at ALISON

  I really enjoy free online courses. This time I have found a course that might be considered attractive to many since it is about Aesop. I have read and heard many of Aesop’s fables as a child. However, I hadn’t researched about the author. Do you remember reading his fables? Perhaps some of the most famous are The Crow and the Fox and The Lion and the Mouse. This free online course teaches…

Advanced 2, Unit 9, Lesson 1 – Passive voice

  Present, past and future:  http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-85627.php Future : predictions about the future Will/ be going to + be + past participle http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Green%20Level/G5%20Future%20Passive.html https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?future-1 Future perfect: Actions that will be completed before…

Test your English level!

If you are not sure about your English level, why not take a free placement test online? Perhaps taking one will help you ascertain your knowledge or it will make you realize you need some more practice. Whichever your reasons are, it can serve as a review or as a reminder that we need to keep learning. You will find the following descritptions for different levels in the tests: Basic Speaker A1…