Intermedio: Friendship

We've been talking about friendship over the last couple of weeks. I'm sure you're familiar with the BBC Learning English Series, The Flatmates. Why not try doing the following exercises on the subject of friendship?

1) The Episode: First of all, listen to the episode.
2) Language Point: Now read a list of vocabulary about the different aspects of a friendship.
3) The Quiz: Finally, try a quiz about the language point.

Are you good at singing? Perhaps you'd like to try to sing along to the following karaoke song about friendship, or ask a friend to sing with you. Good luck!

Intermedio: First Conditional and Future Time Clauses

Hi everyone!

If you want more information on the First Conditional, listen to this episode of "The Flatmates". Then, read this information on the First Conditional, and finally, try this quiz.

And here are some more exercises:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

You can visit the following websites in case you want to learn more about Future Time Clauses.
Theory
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Finally, here is a fantastic song by Leonard Cohen. If you listen carefully, you will find a lot of examples of the First Conditional.


If you want to read the lyrics, click here.

Third Conditional / Ironic

Some extra information and exercises on the Third Conditional:

Theory
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Also, I would like you to watch this video and do the exercises.

Second Conditional / If I were a boy

If you still want to do some extra exercises on the second conditional, check out these websites:

Theory
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Now listen to the song If I were a boy by Beyoncé, and try to do this exercise. You will find many examples of the second conditional. Good luck!

Year 3: Present Perfect Continuous

Hi everyone!

In case you need extra practice on the Present Perfect Continuous, here are a few websites that you might find interesting:

Theory
Since and for
Present Perfect Continuous
Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous 1
Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous 2
Quiz

You can find a lot of examples of the Present Perfect Continuous in this song by The Rasmus. Listen to the song and then do this exercise. You can check your answers here.

Passive / Reported Speech / Relative Clauses

Try to find examples of passive sentences in the song Amazing, by George Michael.

Now read the rules and do the exercises.

Passive voice:Theory
Passive (various tenses)
Active or passive

Revise your relative sentences with the following exercises:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Reported speech: Rules
More rules
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Here's a revision of all the grammar points of lesson 6.

Good luck!

Year 2: Yellow

Do you know this song? It's called Yellow and it's by Coldplay. Download this exercise and follow the instructions:

1.- Write the past simple of the verbs.
2.- Try to fill in the gaps.
3.- Listen to the song (minimize the window, so you don't read the lyrics).
4.- Finally, watch the video and check your answers.
Good luck!!!

Year 4: Mixed conditionals / Love in the first degree

I'm sure you want to find out more about mixed conditionals. Read this information, and then do the exercises.

Now you do this exercise and then watch the video. This song compares being in love to being in prison, so I'm sure you'll find lots of interesting legal expressions. I hope you enjoy it.

Christmas carols

Hi there!

Do you know a programme called Screamer Radio? You can download it onto your computer (it's freeware, by the way) and with it, you can listen to radio stations from all over the world (in English and other languages). Visit their website: http://www.screamer-radio.com/

Here are some interesting karaoke videos. You can ask your family and friends to sing along ;)

TO+INF or GERUND ? / Work

If you want more practice on TO+INF / GERUND, read the explanation and then do the quiz and the exercises:

Theory
A quiz
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

In this website, you'll find a lot of interesting words related to jobs and work.

Now watch this funny video by Belle and Sebastian. The song is called Step Into My Office Baby, you can read the lyrics and the glossary here.

Year 2: Sports

If you want to learn more about olympic sports, try these websites:
BBC Learning English_Olympics 2008
International Olympic Committee

Why don't you test your knowledge of sports with this quiz? You can try this game too.

Now listen to `We are the champions´ and do the activities. You can check your answers here.



Here is a powerpoint presentation on prepositions of place and movement that you might find interesting.

Prepositions Of Place Movement

View more presentations from teacher.loccko.

Year 2: Songs

Hello, again

Do you want to revise your tenses? Then, try this quiz.

Watch these videos and do the activities. You have got the worksheet of True Blue and, if you click here, you can download the key.



If you want more practice on the Present Perfect, listen to this song and do this activity.

Radio in English / Christmas Songs

Hi there!

I´ve just discovered this little programme. It's called Screamer Radio and it's fantastic. You can download it onto your computers (it's freeware, by the way) and with it, you can listen to radio stations from all over the world (in English and other languages).
http://www.screamer-radio.com/

Here are some interesting karaoke videos. You can ask your family to sing with you after Christmas dinner. It'll be fun!!!