Showing posts with label Grammar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grammar. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Fourth year - Reported speech

Watch the following videos to practise and learn more about reported speech:

Reference words --- pronouns




Verb tenses ---- when to change tenses



Tenses--- changes

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Second year. Pronunciation: irregular verbs

Watch the following videos to practise the form and pronunciation of irregular verbs in English




Saturday, February 12, 2011

Second year - Grammar: can / can't

Here are some links to practise the structures we worked on this week.

Modal verbs, by Claudia Badarau


CAN/cannot ; COULD/could not - Practice, by Nataly Fedorina



have to, by Elisabeth Weixlbaumer

Friday, February 11, 2011

Fourth year. Practise: Double comparatives

Watch the following video and practise one of the structures we worked on in class:

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Second year. Grammar: imperatives

Watch the following video about the formation of imperatives. It's a video for children but I think it can be useful for you too.

Fourth year. Grammar: phrasal verbs

Watch the following videos to review phrasal verbs:




Saturday, January 29, 2011

Second year. Listening: comparatives and superlatives

Watch the following video in which some people answer questions, using comparatives and superlatives. Answer the questions below.



Comparatives

1. Which twin sister is older, Adele or Keavy? How much older is she?

2. What do the following people answer: Which is bigger, New York or San Francisco?

- Deboarh:
- Neil:
- Shannon:
- Kelly:
- Randee:

3. Who can cook better?

- Maureen or Raphael:
- Deboarh or Neil:
- Debra or Laura:
- Mia or Shauna:
- Archie or Helen:

Superlatives:

Watch the second part of the video and complete the sentences with a superlative:

1. Michael thinks that the ________________ city in the USA is New York.

2. Mary thinks that Greece is the _____________ country in the world.

3. Patty says that the ___________ country in the world is Antarctica.

4. Kevin says that Glasgow is the ___________ city in Scotland.

5. June thinks that Perth is the __________ part in Scotland.

6. Eoin says that Dublin is the __________ city in Ireland

7. Eoin says that Galway is the __________ city in Ireland.

8. Dermot says that the River Shannon is the ________ river in Ireland.

9. Mary Louise says that the ___________ place for them to visit is England because there's no language barrier.

10. Ken likes France the _________

11. Hayles thinks that the French are delightful people, the ___________ in the world.


The Most Beautiful Language

Watch the third part of the video and answer the question:

What is the most beautiful language for...?

- Adam
- Laura
- Keesha, Celeste and Mary:
- Cheryl:
- Robert:
- Deboarh:
- Neil:
- Jim:
- Robin:
- Rebecca:
- Maureen:
- Richard:
- Sheri:
- Yale:
- Alexander:
- Debra:
- Kelly:


Click here to check your answers.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Second year - Adjectives in -ed / -ing

These are some exercises to practise the adjectives that end in -ed and -ing. Click on the following links


ADJECTIVE ENDINGS -

Adjectives

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Fourth year - Second conditional

Watch the following video and answer the questions below:




What would the following people do if they won ten million dollars?

- Deborah

- Richard

- Karen

- Sybill

- Sheri

- Ada

- Cheryl

- Michael

- Preston

What would the following people do if they had ten million pounds?

- Jed

- Daina

- Jim and Robin

And finally, what would Elizabeth do if she won ten million dollars?


Click here to check your answers

Fourth year - First conditional sentence

Watch the following video to practise the first type of conditional sentences:



And here are some exercises for you to practise:

1. the first conditional, by Nuria Ortiz
Find this and other conditionals exercises in English Exercises .org

2. FIRST CONDITIONAL, by annapf
Find this and other conditionals exercises in English Exercises .org