Wednesday, 6 December 2017
Tuesday, 28 November 2017
SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2017
When we talk about a past action in a past time, we use the past simple. When we talk about a past action in an unfinished time we use the presesnt perfect have / has + past participle.The uses of the present perfect are
1. To talk about a past action in an unfinished time - I have drunk two coffees today
2. To speak about an experience at an unspecified time of the past - I have been to America
3. To speak about something that started in the past and continues now -I have lived in Italy for 8 years
4. To bring something from the past closer to the present because it is news, or because there is a consequence now.
You have cut your hair!
This is a good book for grammar, Units 7 + 8 and 13 + 14. - http://vk.com/doc8069473_202956457?hash=5ce925651868f7ad3c&dl=aa922cf229371819a9
Irregular verb forms can be hard to remember. You can try putting them in groups of verbs that change in the same way.
Try these worksheets
or watch these videos
Then complete the questions on Page 3 on this document.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1_B2HZ_bIslS3N4cFl2N3VGRlk/view?usp=sharing
In English we make a difference between finished and unfinished time. When thinking of the past we must think about the time in which the action happened.
When we talk about a past action in a past time, we use the past simple. When we talk about a past action in an unfinished time we use the presesnt perfect have / has + past participle.The uses of the present perfect are
1. To talk about a past action in an unfinished time - I have drunk two coffees today
2. To speak about an experience at an unspecified time of the past - I have been to America
3. To speak about something that started in the past and continues now -I have lived in Italy for 8 years
4. To bring something from the past closer to the present because it is news, or because there is a consequence now.
You have cut your hair!
This is a good book for grammar, Units 7 + 8 and 13 + 14. - http://vk.com/doc8069473_202956457?hash=5ce925651868f7ad3c&dl=aa922cf229371819a9
Irregular verb forms can be hard to remember. You can try putting them in groups of verbs that change in the same way.
Try these worksheets
or watch these videos
Then complete the questions on Page 3 on this document.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1_B2HZ_bIslS3N4cFl2N3VGRlk/view?usp=sharing
WEDNESDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2017
Reading can be an excellent way to learn new words and review grammar in a natural context. However reading a book in the original version can be difficult. There are books, by famous authors or biographies or non fiction books written in simplified English so that they are not to difficult to understand. one publisher is Macmillan.
I have some books in pdf format. Ask me if you are interested.
When talking about the past, as well as the past simple you can use the past continuous and the past perfect to add different levels to your story.
http://www.eltbase.com/quiz/201_02.htm
Two ways to understand these tenses better are
1) reading and
2) using them to talk about your life or experience
Think of year in the past, for example, 2005, and answer these questions thinking about your situation at the time.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1_B2HZ_bIslVE45VDRIaEk2a0U/view?usp=sharing
Reading can be an excellent way to learn new words and review grammar in a natural context. However reading a book in the original version can be difficult. There are books, by famous authors or biographies or non fiction books written in simplified English so that they are not to difficult to understand. one publisher is Macmillan.
Here you can read sample chapters from their books before you decide what you want to buy.
For example here is the first chapter of Frankenstein
You can but the book with a CD on Amazon
Or you can sometimes find them online.
When talking about the past, as well as the past simple you can use the past continuous and the past perfect to add different levels to your story.
You can read about these tenses here
http://www.vivquarry.com/wkshts/narrative.html
and also on Page 121 of PET Result
There are some exercises on these tenses on Pages 21 and 51 of PET Result.
and also on Page 121 of PET Result
There are some exercises on these tenses on Pages 21 and 51 of PET Result.
and try the exercises on narrative tenses here
Two ways to understand these tenses better are
1) reading and
2) using them to talk about your life or experience
Think of year in the past, for example, 2005, and answer these questions thinking about your situation at the time.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1_B2HZ_bIslVE45VDRIaEk2a0U/view?usp=sharing
MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2017
Watching films is a great way of learning more informal English, that can include -
- contractions e.g. I'm, I'd
- phrasal verbs - get on, get off
- abbreviations - CDs, ATM, ASAP
- informal phrases - catch you later!
- incomplete sentences - got the time?
For more examples of informal language, go to English Club
https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/contractions-informal.htm
In the above list, perhaps the most difficult are the phrasal verbs. These are verbs composed of one verbs and one preposition that can have literal or figurative meanings. It is impossible to learn them all, but you can start to understand them better by considering verbs that you can make matching a common verb with different prepositions
http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/take-phrasal-verbs
Or by thinking of verbs to use in common situations
http://www.onestopenglish.com/community/your-english/phrasal-verbs/your-english-phrasal-verbs-in-the-news/551473.article
This is a great book for learning phrasal verbs
https://vk.com/doc177534154_437754297?hash=958f73f9bcc3b17fb3&dl=875b31c6888dbc1d77
Watching films is a great way of learning more informal English, that can include -
- contractions e.g. I'm, I'd
- phrasal verbs - get on, get off
- abbreviations - CDs, ATM, ASAP
- informal phrases - catch you later!
- incomplete sentences - got the time?
For more examples of informal language, go to English Club
https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/contractions-informal.htm
In the above list, perhaps the most difficult are the phrasal verbs. These are verbs composed of one verbs and one preposition that can have literal or figurative meanings. It is impossible to learn them all, but you can start to understand them better by considering verbs that you can make matching a common verb with different prepositions
http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/take-phrasal-verbs
Or by thinking of verbs to use in common situations
http://www.onestopenglish.com/community/your-english/phrasal-verbs/your-english-phrasal-verbs-in-the-news/551473.article
This is a great book for learning phrasal verbs
https://vk.com/doc177534154_437754297?hash=958f73f9bcc3b17fb3&dl=875b31c6888dbc1d77
SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2017
When talking about the past, as well as the past simple you can use the past continuous and the past perfect to add different levels to your story.
http://www.eltbase.com/quiz/201_02.htm
Two ways to understand these tenses better are
1) reading and
2) using them to talk about your life or experience
Think of year in the past, for example, 2005, and answer these questions thinking about your situation at the time.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1_B2HZ_bIslVE45VDRIaEk2a0U/view?usp=sharing
When talking about the past, as well as the past simple you can use the past continuous and the past perfect to add different levels to your story.
You can read about these tenses here
http://www.vivquarry.com/wkshts/narrative.html
and also on Page 121 of PET Result
There are some exercises on these tenses on Pages 21 and 51 of PET Result.
and also on Page 121 of PET Result
There are some exercises on these tenses on Pages 21 and 51 of PET Result.
and try the exercises on narrative tenses here
Two ways to understand these tenses better are
1) reading and
2) using them to talk about your life or experience
Think of year in the past, for example, 2005, and answer these questions thinking about your situation at the time.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1_B2HZ_bIslVE45VDRIaEk2a0U/view?usp=sharing
FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2017
Reading can be an excellent way to learn new words and review grammar in a natural context. However reading a book in the original version can be difficult. There are books, by famous authors or biographies or non fiction books written in simplified English so that they are not to difficult to understand. one publisher is Macmillan.
I have some books in pdf format. Ask me if you are interested.
Reading these books we can learn about the past simple in English.
You can read about the past simple in PET Result page 121.
We also use 'used to' to talk about habits in the past.
Try the exercise on page 99 of PET Result.
Reading can be an excellent way to learn new words and review grammar in a natural context. However reading a book in the original version can be difficult. There are books, by famous authors or biographies or non fiction books written in simplified English so that they are not to difficult to understand. one publisher is Macmillan.
Here you can read sample chapters from their books before you decide what you want to buy.
For example here is the first chapter of Frankenstein
You can but the book with a CD on Amazon
Or you can sometimes find them online.
Reading these books we can learn about the past simple in English.
You can read about the past simple in PET Result page 121.
We also use 'used to' to talk about habits in the past.
Try the exercise on page 99 of PET Result.
Monday, 13 November 2017
MONDAY 13 NOVEMBER
Each Cambridge exam has its own handbook
PET (B1) - http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/168150-cambridge-english-preliminary-teachers-handbook.pdf
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/167804-cambridge-english-advanced-handbook.pdf
FCE - http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/167791-cambridge-english-first-handbook.pdf
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/167804-cambridge-english-advanced-handbook.pdf
CAE - http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/167804-cambridge-english-advanced-handbook.pdf
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/167804-cambridge-english-advanced-handbook.pdf
You can also find practice tests here
PET - http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/preliminary/preparation/
FCE - http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/first/preparation/
CAE - http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/advanced/preparation/
You can find more practice tests here
https://www.examenglish.com/
https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/
There is a lot of speaking and listening practice on Youtube
Listening - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=first+certificate+listening
Speaking - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=first+certificate+speaking
For the PET exam there is are lists of vocabulary that you should know. You can find them here.
Each Cambridge exam has its own handbook
PET (B1) - http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/168150-cambridge-english-preliminary-teachers-handbook.pdf
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/167804-cambridge-english-advanced-handbook.pdf
FCE - http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/167791-cambridge-english-first-handbook.pdf
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/167804-cambridge-english-advanced-handbook.pdf
CAE - http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/167804-cambridge-english-advanced-handbook.pdf
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/167804-cambridge-english-advanced-handbook.pdf
You can also find practice tests here
PET - http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/preliminary/preparation/
FCE - http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/first/preparation/
CAE - http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/advanced/preparation/
You can find more practice tests here
https://www.examenglish.com/
https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/
There is a lot of speaking and listening practice on Youtube
Listening - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=first+certificate+listening
Speaking - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=first+certificate+speaking
For the PET exam there is are lists of vocabulary that you should know. You can find them here.
For FCE and other exams, there is no list, but the following books can help you to increase your vocabulary in some common areas.
FCE - http://vk.com/doc243798239_300780464
CAE - http://www.e4thai.com/e4e/images/pdf/Test%20Your...Vocabulary%204%20(Upper-Inter%20to%20CAE)%20-%2049p.pdf
IELTS - http://www.ycdc.gov.mm/download.php?pdffile=ebook-13
Here you can find a vocabulary list per CEFR level.
http://www.englishprofile.org/wordlists
CAE - http://www.e4thai.com/e4e/images/pdf/Test%20Your...Vocabulary%204%20(Upper-Inter%20to%20CAE)%20-%2049p.pdf
IELTS - http://www.ycdc.gov.mm/download.php?pdffile=ebook-13
Here you can find a vocabulary list per CEFR level.
http://www.englishprofile.org/wordlists
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