Listening tests and practice

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER!!!!
For those who need further practice for the listening part of the exam, here you have some useful links!
FCE tests:
http://www.examenglish.com/FCE/fcelistening.htm
http://www.mansioningles.com/first/first_cert06.htm


Listening exercises:
http://www.carolinebrownlisteninglessons.com/index.html
http://www.saberingles.com.ar/listening/index.html

Videos with scripts
http://es.englishyappr.com/welcome/VideoList.action

PASSIVE VOICE and some other uses

In Spanish, passive voice is not much used. However,in English it is absolutely a must for it is a common structure in newspapers or it is used to make a more polite statement and to slightly modify the meaning of a sentence.

Here you have the presentation we worked on last class so you can revise it. Good luck!

The future ahead: Future perfect and future perfect continuous.

This is a further step on the right use of the future tenses in English. The future perfect and the future perfect continuous are a just question of perception on the part of the speaker: the result of an action or the action in progress.
However, such a distiction is sometimes difficult to grasp, so here you have the presentation we worked with in class:




Do you want to know more and here someone using it?, then watch This:

GOTTA, GONNA AND WANNA...

Here you have a song to practice with. Please, note the pronunciation with the swa sound.




By the way, I also include the parody for that well-known song:

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Geruns vs Infinitive

Is it difficult to decide which is the right one?
Here you have a presentation to solve all your doubts:



Do you need more practice?
Click here: quizzes

And you can also check on this video in case you missed the class for the differences in meaning with some particular verbs such as "remember"

DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENGLISH SKILL LEVEL? "INGLÉS NIVEL MEDIO"

If you want to know if your level of English is "nivel medio", please, do not hesitate to watch the following video:

DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HAS IN STORE FOR YOU?

This is a revision of the future tenses, which is quite an easy grammar point. However, you know I will be very particular on the right pronunciation of "going to", that's why I have also included a song for further practice:

LET'S COMPARE THINGS!

I know grammar can be somehow tedious, however, "Better bored than sorry"!


But let's make it real, here you can have real examples of how to use them:

HOME SWEET HOME!

Here you have the presentation we worked with in class.A real pity the ones who couldn't enjoy the relaxation session which came afterwads!

What a character!!!

Let's learn and practice more about the necessary adjectives to describe a person.

Visit my webpage at Netvibes  and explore the different links.

When you finish, don't forget to write a short paragraph about your best friend!

 Click here: Character_Adjetives_lesson   


Now, it's high time you put all you have learned into practice!

More practice for "used to" and related expressions.

Do you need more help and practice?
Don't worry, click on the following links if you want:

• some more info or grammar explanation
• test your knowledge with a quizz
• or perhaps you can just relax by listening to The Cranberries and Just my Imagination  where you can find examples of "would/used to" for past habits:

How can we use "Used to" and all related expressions?

This is really a big question.
"Used to" or "Would"? "Be used to" or "get used to"? What a nightmare!
this presentation, together with the videos will surely help you understand the difference!




Video Part 1



Video Part 2

Past simple and Past continuos

Here you have a presentation on the use of the Past simple and the Past continuous, I hope you'll enjoy it!

Past simple and Present Perfect

If you want to revise the use of the Simple past and the Present Perfect here you have the presentation we worked with in class, where you also explore some interesting aspects related to the use of those two tenses. Enjoy!

Have you been reading the Book?

Then, we want to know what you think about it!
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

This is a really touching story, a terrible world seen trough the eyes of an innocent boy.
Now you have started reading the book here you have  some information on the film together with the trailer

And of course, here you have some interesting leading questions that we will be discussing in class. I hope you enjoy the book!