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.

Valentine's Day

Want to find out more about Valentine's Day traditions?

Year 1: Read this text and do the activities.
Year 2: Read this text and listen to the story (or download it). Then download the activities.

Year 2: Clothes

Hi there,

If you want to practise your reading skills, here you have another text on the rise of Zara . Click here to get the answers.

You can also read this article on clothing sizes (and listen to it too).

Here you can find a listening exercise on verbs to talk about clothes.

Check what you have learned with this quiz.

Darwin

Charles Darwin was born 200 years ago -on 12 February 1809-, and 50 years later he unveiled his theory of natural selection. To mark these anniversaries, why don't we find out more about the life of the world-famous British naturalist and about the natural world?

Year 1:
1) Learn more about the natural world with this Ppt Presentation.

Animals

View more presentations from Marisol Smith. (tags: teaching animals)

2) Test what you have learned with this animal quiz.
3) Want a challenge? Then, try this game. You have to press 1, 2, or 3 on your keyboard to select the correct answer.

Year 2:
1) If you want to know more about the life of Darwin and practise your listening skills, click here. Listen to the recording and choose the right answer.
2) Do you want to brush up your animal vocabulary? Why not try this quiz?

Good luck!

Films in English

Are you interested in classic films? A classic film festival is taking place in Granada from the 24 January to the 1 February. Some of the films are in English with subtitles in Spanish.

More information on: http://www.retroback.es/

Year 1 + 2: Elementary Podcast

Hi, again

I´ve just discovered this very interesting podcast. For those of you who are not familiar the term, a podcast is an audio file that you can subscribe to, so that you don’t have to visit a website to listen to it. This is the first one of a series.



You can do the following activities while you listen.

When you finish, you can read the transcript.

I´ll try to include listening exercises here using this podcast. However, if you want to subscribe to this podcast, or find out more about it, go to http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-podcasts-elementary.htm.

Year 1: Can / Can't, More Verb Phrases

Check the following websites for more exercises on Can / Can't:

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson13/05.html
http://www.1-language.com/englishcourse/unit18_grammar_exs.htm

Vocabulary - More Verb Phrases:

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/b_vocabulary/bank10/

Year 2: Revision of Grammar

Hi, this is a Powerpoint presentation I didn't have time to do with you in class. However, you can have a look at it now. I hope you find it interesting.

Basics Of English Grammar 2 Ppt

View more presentations or upload your own. (tags: grammar english)

Year 1: Prepositions of time + connectors

Hi, everyone

If you need more practice on the contents of lesson 3D, here you can find some interesting resources:

Prepositions of Time (in, at, on):
http://www.aulafacil.com/CursoIngles/Ejercicios33.htm
http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz%20center/preptime.htm
http://www.better-english.com/easier/inonat.htm

Dates:
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ELEMENTARY/unit13/page2.htm

Connectors (and, but, or):
http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz%20center/girltalk.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/anbutor.html

Year 2: Going to / Present Continuous

Hello!!!

Here we are again. If you click on the following image, you will be able to listen to an interesting programme called Grammar Challenge:

1. First, you can listen to an explanation of Going to / Present Continuous to talk about future plans.
2. Then, teacher and student try to arrange a meeting. Here is the student's diary: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammarchallenge/pdfs/gc_32_future_plans_diary.pdf
3. Read the explanation: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammarchallenge/pdfs/gc_32_future_plans_explanation.pdf
4. Pracise what you have learned:
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1530_gramchallenge32/page2.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1530_gramchallenge32/page3.shtml

If you found it interesting, you can also download or subscribe to this programme's podcast.
Good luck!