This is a useful set of questions to get you reflecting on your own learning process and help you start devising your plans.
http://www.learnenglish.de/strategypage.htm
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
THE ALPHABET!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpIhzFh0yw8
NUMBERS!!!
1 to 10 (John John)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoNskJVK2YA
1 to 20 ( John John)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scu9zzC5U3g&feature=relmfu
1 to 12 (Sesame Street pinball song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZshZp-cxKg
1 to 9 (DJ Premier)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SgvvH6wfRU
ALPHABET, NUMBERS AND NOTES!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-aSjHnbw18&feature=related
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/a-b-c-lyrics-the-jackson-5/ba0857d1dbd0c97c48256a8c0020c9e8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpIhzFh0yw8
NUMBERS!!!
1 to 10 (John John)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoNskJVK2YA
1 to 20 ( John John)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scu9zzC5U3g&feature=relmfu
1 to 12 (Sesame Street pinball song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZshZp-cxKg
1 to 9 (DJ Premier)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SgvvH6wfRU
ALPHABET, NUMBERS AND NOTES!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-aSjHnbw18&feature=related
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/a-b-c-lyrics-the-jackson-5/ba0857d1dbd0c97c48256a8c0020c9e8
Labels:
A1 FUN,
A1 listening,
a1 pronunciation
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
For hip hop lovers who struggle daily to unfathom the seemingly unfathomable! Make sense out of the sometimes marvelously creative twististry of rhymes.
http://rapgenius.com
http://rapgenius.com
Labels:
B2 vocab,
b2 FUN,
b2 reading,
C1 fun,
C1 reading
For those of you interested in amateur film-making and getting good quality clips, be them music video clips or otherwise.
http://www.vimeo.com
http://www.vimeo.com
Labels:
all levels all skills,
b2 art,
b2 FUN,
B2 listening
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Johnny Cash. An old school artist that luckily got to have a horde of different admirers at the end of his life. This video is a monument to honesty.
The song , which was originally written by Trent Reznor, was the inspiration for a video that made a whole lot of young people rave about a 70 year old artist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YizGd_bVEVk&feature=related
Song lyrics
http://www.lyrics007.com/Johnny%20Cash%20Lyrics/Hurt%20Lyrics.html
Interviews with Trent Reznor and Johhny Cash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlzjqPGdOSM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLjskiusfMo&feature=related
9 minute documentary about the end of Cash's life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6klx6ViCYsw
Monday, September 12, 2011
I realized it might be possible to actually see these writers having a goat what they do best: using words. True, They are novelists, not orators and some writers feel oddly ill at ease when confronted with spoken word.
Martin Amis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw0QwZpUiT8
Kazuo Ishiguro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=batJu1ypW-Y
Salman Rushdie (very juicy stuff; indepth exploration of the issue of a variety of issues. This interview doesn't really have much to do with the author's novels):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc60ro81dIw
Ian McEwan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc60ro81dIw
Esther Freud (the authors interviews the author of Beirut Blues)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddxVtrqfxjs&feature=related
Hanif Kureishi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzYMGkmkv_g
Rose Tremain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx3M7Kn-EME
Will Self
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-dBLO-Zn4g
Ben Okri
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orNNO90R-JI
Philip Kerr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlTyoygUTII
Martin Amis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw0QwZpUiT8
Kazuo Ishiguro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=batJu1ypW-Y
Salman Rushdie (very juicy stuff; indepth exploration of the issue of a variety of issues. This interview doesn't really have much to do with the author's novels):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc60ro81dIw
Ian McEwan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc60ro81dIw
Esther Freud (the authors interviews the author of Beirut Blues)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddxVtrqfxjs&feature=related
Hanif Kureishi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzYMGkmkv_g
Rose Tremain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx3M7Kn-EME
Will Self
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-dBLO-Zn4g
Ben Okri
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orNNO90R-JI
Philip Kerr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlTyoygUTII
Friday, September 09, 2011
The new enfant terrible of Scottish comedy (Not for political correctness adherers!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvOQxeQKrdw
A classic (between-bracket-warning still applies): Billy Connoly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDhETFcgWTE&feature=related
A bit of Scottish fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kuZICFk_is
Mr. Foul-Mouthed Scott vs. Mr. Razor Sharp Big Words
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebviKewRtvc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvOQxeQKrdw
A classic (between-bracket-warning still applies): Billy Connoly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDhETFcgWTE&feature=related
A bit of Scottish fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kuZICFk_is
Mr. Foul-Mouthed Scott vs. Mr. Razor Sharp Big Words
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebviKewRtvc&feature=related
Labels:
b2 FUN,
B2 listening,
C1 fun,
C1 listening

I got this info from a short essay Salman Rushdie wrote in 1993. Those of you who are into reading might get at least half as excited as I did when you lay your eyes on the lists, which obviously are not exhaustive but allow for quite a cluster of talented individuals.
In the early eighties these guys were given the weight label 'Best of Young British Novelists'. If Mr Salman Rushdie doesn't remember who were the bunch of literary critics who decided those and not other were the names and surnames on the lists, it is maybe not that important after all. Or maybe it is...
...I' ll try n google it...
Alright. The list was published in the literary magazine GRANTA, whose editor is Bill Bufford (Mr Rushdie did of course mentioned that further below. Why didn't I bother reading a bit further?) Anyway, here are the twenty writers:
Martin Amis, Pat Barker, Julian Barnes, Ursula Bentley, William Boyd, Buchi Emecheta, Maggie gee, Kazuo Ishiguro, Alan Judd, Adam Mars-jones, Ian McEwan, Shiva Naipaul, Philip Norman, Christopher Priest, Salman Rushdie, Clive Sinclair, Lisa St Aubin de Teran, Graham Swift, Rose Tremain and E.N. Wilson.
In 1990's list included the following word weavers:
Ian Bands, Louis de Bernieres, Anne Billson, Tibot Fischer, Esther Freud, Allan Hollinghurst, Kazuo Ishiguro, A. L. Kennedy, Philip KErr, Hanif Kureishi, Adam Lively, Adam Mars-Jones, Candia MacWilliams, Lawrence Norfolk, Ben Okri, Caryl Phillips, Will Self, Nicholas Shakespeare, Helen Simpson and Jeanette Winterson
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
One of the most respected English language experts. He doesn't sound like your average ivory tower dweller, though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7WSzxQ0nX4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihx5B8vkaQA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8qOC6PJGvA&feature=fvwrel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7WSzxQ0nX4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihx5B8vkaQA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8qOC6PJGvA&feature=fvwrel
Friday, April 08, 2011
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
MIA flies like paper, gets high like planes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sei-eEjy4g&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sei-eEjy4g&feature=related
Excellent tips, excercises and explanations.
http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/CILL/default4.htm
http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/CILL/eiw/complaint_letter_constructor.htm
http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/CILL/default4.htm
http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/CILL/eiw/complaint_letter_constructor.htm
Friday, March 04, 2011
Two amazing resources to get familiar with new vocab and explore the stunning world of synonymy.
http://thesaurus.com/
http://flashcards.dictionary.com/study/deck/5/reason-and-intention-logic-practice-quiz/
http://thesaurus.com/
http://flashcards.dictionary.com/study/deck/5/reason-and-intention-logic-practice-quiz/
Great resource to practice listening and to learn new vocab.
http://www.esl-lab.com
http://esl-lab.com/review/review.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-movies.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com
http://esl-lab.com/review/review.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-movies.htm
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
he remembered having once reflected upon the possibility of humans living like humans. there might have been a chance. some tribes had once truly believed in a pre-existing being, incomparable to anything real, endophoric to creation. an ironically centring exophora. this sole idea had made it possible to act humanely. they had feared the consequences of their injustices even if they were all essentially forgetful beings. some had lived hoping for an afterlife reward for their good actions. a few believed their lives were presents and followed a path set by their tenacious wills to be decent people.
an originator of duality and contradiction, possibility and opposition? modern notions of history and science din t seem to allow for such an entity.
the fleeting idea of a being setting everything in motion or even surveying the unfolding of events in the universe was made more approachable by the existence of messengers; some were charlatans, others were unveilers.
our boy, though, was of a third kind. No categories could really be applied to him.
an originator of duality and contradiction, possibility and opposition? modern notions of history and science din t seem to allow for such an entity.
the fleeting idea of a being setting everything in motion or even surveying the unfolding of events in the universe was made more approachable by the existence of messengers; some were charlatans, others were unveilers.
our boy, though, was of a third kind. No categories could really be applied to him.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Some more Q TV interviews.
Margaret Atwood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQkuMe2-X3Y&feature=related
Morgan Freeman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoKea_49v3I
MIA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaK0YBA8Lss
Leonard Cohen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugh8Xe6hX7U
Neil Young
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYwK6VhGTOw&feature=channel
Margaret Atwood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQkuMe2-X3Y&feature=related
Morgan Freeman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoKea_49v3I
MIA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaK0YBA8Lss
Leonard Cohen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugh8Xe6hX7U
Neil Young
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYwK6VhGTOw&feature=channel
Here's a few interviews with British artists and bands that have made good records in the last few years. Interestingly enough, they are all related somehow.
martina topley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJurmhJBCO4
tricky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po7cGTJXPU8
massive attack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9FI02XMOow
portishead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ--FwGRtNc
gorillaz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH0HlTloXHI
martina topley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJurmhJBCO4
tricky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po7cGTJXPU8
massive attack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9FI02XMOow
portishead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ--FwGRtNc
gorillaz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH0HlTloXHI
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Here's an essay by Evelyn Glennie in which she discusses deafness and how it is widely misunderstood.
http://www.evelyn.co.uk/hearing_essay.aspx
http://www.evelyn.co.uk/hearing_essay.aspx
Here's an essay by Evelyn Glennie in which she discusses deafness and how it is widely misunderstood.
http://www.evelyn.co.uk/hearing_essay.aspx
http://www.evelyn.co.uk/hearing_essay.aspx
Here's an essay by Evelyn Glennie in which she discusses deafness.
http://www.evelyn.co.uk/hearing_essay.aspx
http://www.evelyn.co.uk/hearing_essay.aspx
Here's an esay by Evelyn Glennie in which she discusses deafness.
http://www.evelyn.co.uk/hearing_essay.aspx
http://www.evelyn.co.uk/hearing_essay.aspx
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Friday, December 03, 2010
HEre's another useful blog you can check out: www.englishfifthyear.blogspot.com
Labels:
B2 vocab,
B2 listening,
b2 literature
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
The sounds of the English language:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/
Thursday, October 28, 2010

Always worth revisiting... or discovering.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jYOqu4b9BY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejM3odcn3Tk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Bcz8VRmyE&feature=related
Labels:
B2 listening,
b2 literature,
b2 video
Friday, October 22, 2010
Here's the first chunk of our communal writing project
The woman yawned. A long lazy noise came right out of her and was gone. It was an unearthly sound. She felt extremely tired
after a bad night's sleep. Nightmares had plagued her since her early
childhood but their vividness had increased of late. They had
become virtually indistinguishable from reality.
Nadia tentatively felt the other side of her bed with the back of her hand in vain. Her husband was gone.
Nadia tentatively felt the other side of her bed with the back of her hand in vain. Her husband was gone.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Excellent presentations focusing on cohesion, linking devices and how to structure your writings paragraph by paragraph.
http://vodpod.com/watch/4363865-writing-tutorials-paragraph-structure-01
http://vodpod.com/watch/4345081-writing-tutorials-paragraph-structure
http://vodpod.com/watch/4363922-writing-tutorials-c
http://vodpod.com/watch/4363865-writing-tutorials-paragraph-structure-01
http://vodpod.com/watch/4345081-writing-tutorials-paragraph-structure
http://vodpod.com/watch/4363922-writing-tutorials-c
Videos dealing B2 grammar classics in
Phrasal verbs.
RUN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1bw_manHJw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqKGAg0YFlo
GET
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qzd7zNt-qA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=886hLlkwipI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7kftdmgvBY
TAKE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1bw_manHJw&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmgUs936ULE
Phrasal verbs.
RUN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1bw_manHJw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqKGAg0YFlo
GET
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qzd7zNt-qA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=886hLlkwipI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7kftdmgvBY
TAKE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1bw_manHJw&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmgUs936ULE
Labels:
b2 grammar,
b2 phrasal verbs,
b2 video
Friday, October 08, 2010
Great alphabet song sporting an irresistible funky beat.
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/the-alphabet-song
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/the-alphabet-song
Labels:
A1 FUN,
A1 listening,
a1 pronunciation,
A1 speaking
Traditional children's songs. Take your pick.
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs
My personal favourite
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/if-youâre-happy-and-you-know-it
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs
My personal favourite
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/if-youâre-happy-and-you-know-it
Labels:
A1 FUN,
A1 listening,
a1 pronunciation,
A1 speaking
Tongue twisters make excellent warm up practice!
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/tongue-twisters
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/tongue-twisters
Labels:
A1 FUN,
a1 pronunciation,
A1 speaking
The BBC put together this amazing resource. This is a sound by sound approach to the English phonemic system which will surely help you out with your pronunciation.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/
Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Interview with Amy Winehouse. She had just published her first album at the time. She was only 20 years old.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbsuC_Y3bmM&p=0ADA4C02DF4EB578&playnext=1&index=29
Live performance of her debut album hit Stronger than me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOLJx0qoiNs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbsuC_Y3bmM&p=0ADA4C02DF4EB578&playnext=1&index=29
Live performance of her debut album hit Stronger than me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOLJx0qoiNs
Labels:
B2 listening,
B2 speaking,
b2 video
Friday, October 01, 2010

Here's some clips from extras. The series stars Gervais as a loser actor. Some chapter feature cameo appearances by Hollywood stars.
Outtakes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mjsTuimR9I&feature=related
Bowie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv6mEv_rDdE&feature=related
Outtakes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeUYbgH5XmU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mjsTuimR9I&feature=related
De Niro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCzJcjwYVZA&feature=related
Samuel L. Jackson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR81gKiKXoE&feature=related
Daniel Radcliffe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR81gKiKXoE&feature=related
Orlando Bloom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh7qzDJG94M&feature=related
Stephen Merchant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsGH6j_ubJI&feature=related
Outtakes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mjsTuimR9I&feature=related
Bowie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv6mEv_rDdE&feature=related
Outtakes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeUYbgH5XmU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mjsTuimR9I&feature=related
De Niro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCzJcjwYVZA&feature=related
Samuel L. Jackson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR81gKiKXoE&feature=related
Daniel Radcliffe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR81gKiKXoE&feature=related
Orlando Bloom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh7qzDJG94M&feature=related
Stephen Merchant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsGH6j_ubJI&feature=related
Grammar based videos! Here's a few of them dealing with a variety of structures.
conditionals (2nd type)
conditionals (3rd type)
have/did
was/were
conditionals (2nd type)
conditionals (3rd type)
have/did
was/were
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Song meanings. Do you not get the impressions that some songs are impenetrable. This one by R.E.M. will surely make that impression turn into a strong opinion.
http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/12323/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UE7tXDKIus
http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/12323/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UE7tXDKIus
Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Karl Pilkington: The funniest man on earth according to Ricky Gervais, the man behind such works as The Office and Extras.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzc-0TzEFS4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUTH1coLIWE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzc-0TzEFS4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUTH1coLIWE&feature=related
Friday, September 24, 2010
THE LOST VIDEO!!!
This is the video I asked you to watch and do homework about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F73O3_im0Wo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F73O3_im0Wo
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Good listening practice on the run up to your test.
http://www.elllo.org/oct/mark/hood.htm
http://www.elllo.org/pages/chteach.htm
http://www.elllo.org/june/alex/alawyer.htm
http://www.elllo.org/oct/mark/hood.htm
http://www.elllo.org/pages/chteach.htm
http://www.elllo.org/june/alex/alawyer.htm
Friday, April 30, 2010
Impressive online catalogue. Many of the documents and books are available for free. You just have to submit your e-mail address.
http://ota.oucs.ox.ac.uk/catalogue/index-id.html
http://ota.oucs.ox.ac.uk/catalogue/index-id.html
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Lots of pronunciation and listening related links:
http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/esl_listening.htm
http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/esl_listening.htm
Monday, April 12, 2010
This podcast is a bit repetitive but quite good to learn how to pronounce irregular verbs.
http://www.manythings.org/repeat/
Here's a great free online English course for beginners as well.
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ELEMENTARY/presentacion1.htm
http://www.manythings.org/repeat/
Here's a great free online English course for beginners as well.
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ELEMENTARY/presentacion1.htm
Friday, April 09, 2010
The animal alphabet!!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/games/theme/music/#/lb/misc/animalabc
Some other great games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/games/shows/
Baby signs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/somethingspecial/games/#/lb/somethingspecial/babysigns
Emotion theatre
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/tikkabilla/games/#/lb/tikkabilla/emotiontheatre
Poetry pie
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/games/shows/nopqr#/lb/poetrypie/poetrypiegames
Jackanory Junior
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/jackanory/games/#
Build a city
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/games/theme/music/#/lb/metoo/buildacity
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/games/theme/music/#/lb/misc/animalabc
Some other great games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/games/shows/
Baby signs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/somethingspecial/games/#/lb/somethingspecial/babysigns
Emotion theatre
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/tikkabilla/games/#/lb/tikkabilla/emotiontheatre
Poetry pie
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/games/shows/nopqr#/lb/poetrypie/poetrypiegames
Jackanory Junior
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/jackanory/games/#
Build a city
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/games/theme/music/#/lb/metoo/buildacity
Friday, March 19, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Rephrasing is a excellent of improving your written English showing-off capabilities.
Here´s link to practice rephrasing
Another way of becoming more proficient and boosting your vocab and syntax involves identifying a word used in different contexts and incorporating it into your language repertoire.
Here´s link to practice rephrasing
Another way of becoming more proficient and boosting your vocab and syntax involves identifying a word used in different contexts and incorporating it into your language repertoire.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Excellent warm-up for your oral exams: interactive one-sided dialogue.
http://englishconversations.org/interactive-stories/
http://englishconversations.org/2007/03/08/nurse-story-an-example-of-an-interactive-story/
http://englishconversations.org/2009/08/31/water-car-4-an-example-of-an-interactive-story/
http://englishconversations.org/interactive-stories/
http://englishconversations.org/2007/03/08/nurse-story-an-example-of-an-interactive-story/
http://englishconversations.org/2009/08/31/water-car-4-an-example-of-an-interactive-story/
Friday, January 29, 2010
Phrasal verbs you have to study before Mike comes to class next time.
GET(definition, example)
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/phrasal-verbs/phrasal-verbs-g-i.php
GET(practice)
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/phrasal-verbs/4pv17-get.php
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/phrasal-verbs/4pv22-make.php
GET(definition, example)
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/phrasal-verbs/phrasal-verbs-g-i.php
GET(practice)
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/phrasal-verbs/4pv17-get.php
KEEP (definition, example)
KEEP (practice)
MAKE (definition, example)
MAKE (practice)
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/phrasal-verbs/4pv22-make.php
Friday, January 22, 2010

Here s a list of songs used in class in case you might want to work with them. I've added some other good videos and interviews.
Tricky Piano
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk5SG-Des5Y
Interview with Tricky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yAXfvEP3rY
Macy Gray I Try
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsTk2xp0nvY&feature=related
Kate Nash Foundations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsTk2xp0nvY&feature=related
Interview with Kate Nash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHFbC203dtM
Lily Allen Smile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WxDrVUrSvI
Lily Allen LDN Accapella
http://www.youtube.com/user/danifacch18?blend=1&ob=4&rclk=cti
Interview With Lily Allen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TAVxKtRJO4
DMX Who We Be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB2_MmtMoIc
Jill Scott The Way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCerHrqWQkQ
Unknown Artists Rosie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuaPIDUQF5U
Vera Hall Trouble so Hard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9SENzRLk_M&feature=fvw

Labels:
A1 FUN,
A1 listening,
b2 FUN,
B2 listening,
music
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Beginners can practise their listening using these fantastic web.
http://www.agendaweb.org/listening/elem_interm.html
http://www.agendaweb.org/listening/elem_interm.html
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
I was amazed when i found this. This web is extremely useful both to get used to different accents and to get a feel of how everyday feels and souds. Listen to An English Accent.
http://englishconversations.org/
Check this one out. It´s a laugh.
http://englishconversations.org/2007/10/31/liverpool-accent/
http://englishconversations.org/
Check this one out. It´s a laugh.
http://englishconversations.org/2007/10/31/liverpool-accent/
Monday, January 18, 2010
Supa-dupa web page to practise listening
http://www.elllo.org/PagesMixer/17-MX-Intros.htm
http://www.elllo.org/PagesMixer/08-MX-DreamJob.htm
http://www.elllo.org/PagesMixer/16-MX-IdealDay.htm
http://www.elllo.org/PagesMixer/61-MX-Food.htm
You can get even more listening tests here.
http://www.elllo.org/PagesMixer/
http://www.elllo.org/PagesMixer/17-MX-Intros.htm
http://www.elllo.org/PagesMixer/08-MX-DreamJob.htm
http://www.elllo.org/PagesMixer/16-MX-IdealDay.htm
http://www.elllo.org/PagesMixer/61-MX-Food.htm
You can get even more listening tests here.
http://www.elllo.org/PagesMixer/
Monday, January 11, 2010
Interesting reflections on learning a second language.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCpT9bi8zSc&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGVNbkGFrNM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCpT9bi8zSc&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGVNbkGFrNM
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Primero K!!! Listen to these links only twice and do the activities.
www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1153/index.swf
www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1201/index.swf
www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1200/index.swf
www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1121/index.swf
www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1153/index.swf
www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1201/index.swf
www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1200/index.swf
www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1121/index.swf
Monday, December 07, 2009
Quite a good synonym game with -Ã different levels. Play for a good cause. If you know some other English learners who may enjoy the game let them know!
www.freerice.com
You can also change the subject if you're tired of synonyms: English grammar, Geography, Italian vocab, etc.
http://www.freerice.com/subjects.php?t=486260126360
www.freerice.com
You can also change the subject if you're tired of synonyms: English grammar, Geography, Italian vocab, etc.
http://www.freerice.com/subjects.php?t=486260126360
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Amazing pictures of world leaders from all over the world with audio commentaries by the photographer.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/multimedia/2009/12/07/091207_audioslideshow_platon
http://www.newyorker.com/online/multimedia/2009/12/07/091207_audioslideshow_platon
Friday, November 27, 2009
If you want to revise phonetics and practice your pronunciation check this out.
Theory
http://club.telepolis.com/phonetics/theory.html
http://club.telepolis.com/phonetics/wordbank.html
Time to practice
http://club.telepolis.com/phonetics/indexa.html
Theory
http://club.telepolis.com/phonetics/theory.html
http://club.telepolis.com/phonetics/wordbank.html
Time to practice
http://club.telepolis.com/phonetics/indexa.html
Labels:
a1 pronunciation,
b2 pronunciation
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
More cooking stuff.
Surf the internet for long enough and you'll finally ride the wave you were so looking forward to find. Family relationships, thanksgivings, cooking, nice music, newyorkers. All bets are off!
Thanksgivings left-overs special.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCSkHErtGjM
Can a couple of Newyorkers cook tortilla de papas?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qtOU18g-BA
Surf the internet for long enough and you'll finally ride the wave you were so looking forward to find. Family relationships, thanksgivings, cooking, nice music, newyorkers. All bets are off!
Thanksgivings left-overs special.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCSkHErtGjM
Can a couple of Newyorkers cook tortilla de papas?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qtOU18g-BA
Monday, October 26, 2009
Maybe some of you enjoy cooking programmes.
Indian snack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDlzz-fsWwk&feature=related
Here's a couple of lovely Moroccan specialities.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwaf4kMzxOQ&feature=channel salty option
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNiyTkBaIuo&feature=channel sweet toothers option
Celeb Cook Jamie Oliver. Italian challenges.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ4aLh8o0Lk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0XVDpPBHho&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn5vavMKw7E&feature=related
Thai lush.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl4NvSA3hRI
Indian snack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDlzz-fsWwk&feature=related
Here's a couple of lovely Moroccan specialities.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwaf4kMzxOQ&feature=channel salty option
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNiyTkBaIuo&feature=channel sweet toothers option
Celeb Cook Jamie Oliver. Italian challenges.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ4aLh8o0Lk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0XVDpPBHho&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn5vavMKw7E&feature=related
Thai lush.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl4NvSA3hRI
Monday, October 19, 2009
If you haven't checked this podcast out yet, have a go. You' ll probably find it both useful and entertaining. Once you get onto the vaughan radio web homepage click on podcast.
http://www.grupovaughan.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96&Itemid=22
http://www.grupovaughan.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96&Itemid=22
Labels:
A1 listening,
all levels all skills,
B2 listening,
b2 podcast
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Quite an interesting dictionary to check out new expressions, idioms and the like. An interesting feature of the dictionary is that if you look up a common verb such as know and click on idioms a comprehensive interactive list of idioms and collocations is displayed.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/know
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/on+its+last+legs
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/lost+for+words
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/know
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/on+its+last+legs
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/lost+for+words
Friday, September 25, 2009
Some biographical data about DMX. Funnily enough the lyrics of Who We Be run somehow parallel to his life.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Simmons
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Simmons
Great tool to create your own mind maps and practice definitions using two related words.
http://ninjawords.com/
http://ninjawords.com/
Labels:
B2 vocab,
b2 writing,
dictionaries
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Some excellent online dictionaries:
Dictionary/thesaurus
http://www.merriam-webster.com/
For slang and informal English
http://www.urbandictionary.com/
Visual dictionary
http://visual.merriam-webster.com/
Dictionary/thesaurus
http://www.merriam-webster.com/
For slang and informal English
http://www.urbandictionary.com/
Visual dictionary
http://visual.merriam-webster.com/
Labels:
B2 vocab,
b2 writing,
dictionaries
Monday, September 21, 2009
Here's a really interesting blog and some links I found in it. Have glance!
http://janebarden.edublogs.org/
http://www.telescopictext.com/
http://www.tuneintoenglish.com/
http://janebarden.edublogs.org/
http://www.telescopictext.com/
http://www.tuneintoenglish.com/
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Some excellent exam practice webs to get a rough idea of how much damage the summer did.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-exams-fce-listening-3.htm
www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/tsindex.htm
http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-exams-fce-listening-3.htm
www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/tsindex.htm
Saturday, April 25, 2009
ARE YOU LISTENING ...ENOUGH?
Listening practice tests for the following week.
http://www.esl-lab.com/home/homerd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/checkin/checkinrd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/complain/complainrd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/base/baserd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/review/review.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/problem/probrd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/sitter/sitter.htm

Listening practice tests for the following week.
http://www.esl-lab.com/home/homerd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/checkin/checkinrd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/complain/complainrd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/base/baserd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/review/review.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/problem/probrd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/sitter/sitter.htm
Listening comprehension exercises for the following week.
http://www.mansioningles.com/listening57.htm
http://www.mansioningles.com/listening55.htm
http://www.mansioningles.com/listening64.htm
http://www.mansioningles.com/listening16.htm
http://www.mansioningles.com/listening57.htm
http://www.mansioningles.com/listening55.htm
http://www.mansioningles.com/listening64.htm
http://www.mansioningles.com/listening16.htm
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Here's a list of games devised by the BBC for English kids to practice different skills. All of them can be useful for you lot. Have a go at state of debate (one of the last ones in the list):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/games/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/games/
Friday, March 27, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
New topic: Digital. Parrot these two texts and fill in all the exercises.
http://www.cdlponline.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity1&topicID=8&storyID=238
http://www.cdlponline.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity1&topicID=8&storyID=256
http://www.cdlponline.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity1&topicID=8&storyID=238
http://www.cdlponline.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity1&topicID=8&storyID=256
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Stunning web brimming with very entertaining activities organized by semantic fields. Exercices revolve around short textsthat students have to listen to. Activities include listening,
matching vocabulary, spelling words after listening to them, et cetera.
http://www.cdlponline.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=homepage
matching vocabulary, spelling words after listening to them, et cetera.http://www.cdlponline.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=homepage
Labels:
b1 FUN,
B1 listening,
b1 reading,
b1 vocab,
parroting
Friday, February 20, 2009
Some reading practice.
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/tsindex.htm
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/tests/pt1index.htm
http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/English_in_Use.php
http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/useofenglish4.php
http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ai577/esl-test.php
http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ai576/esl-test.php
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/tsindex.htm
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/tests/pt1index.htm
http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/English_in_Use.php
http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/useofenglish4.php
http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ai577/esl-test.php
http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ai576/esl-test.php
Fantastic subtitled videos to help you practice listening and speaking with real native speakers from all over the world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx5oXvuL_Lw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNIDVh-7Lx4&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgRd7BnBnBA&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auRTQeR9IVo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCRN-kzyKlg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6ZrVmS1ue4&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW7Xd9xBWvY&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfvC299DpbU&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR_yYTGBnKU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrTtUynukRI&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx5oXvuL_Lw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNIDVh-7Lx4&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgRd7BnBnBA&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auRTQeR9IVo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCRN-kzyKlg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6ZrVmS1ue4&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW7Xd9xBWvY&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfvC299DpbU&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR_yYTGBnKU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrTtUynukRI&feature=channel
Labels:
A1 listening,
A1 speaking,
A1 video,
A2 listening,
A2 speaking,
A2 vocab

Some listening tests from different webs.
HOME http://www.esl-lab.com/
http://www.esl-lab.com/elem/elemrd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/santa/santard1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/clothing/clothingrd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/schedule/schedrd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/fun/funrd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/kinder/kinderrd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/dating/datingrd1.htm
HOME http://www.ello.org/
http://www.elllo.org/english/Games/G033-Family.html
http://www.elllo.org/english/Games/G040-Sports.html
http://www.elllo.org/english/Games/G044-Hotel.html
Thursday, February 05, 2009



undisputed B2 champions...
phrasal verbs
phrasal verbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7kftdmgvBY&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qzd7zNt-qA&feature=related
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omphrasal/contenidotematico.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qzd7zNt-qA&feature=related
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omphrasal/contenidotematico.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYkgql41-R0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWfHZkrA_Zg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtgikUnj92A&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzN3Rw20cDc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P3Ljp5DLBM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjlpQqbW8uo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYEYwE93Ct4&feature=related
collocations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWfHZkrA_Zg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtgikUnj92A&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzN3Rw20cDc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P3Ljp5DLBM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjlpQqbW8uo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYEYwE93Ct4&feature=related
collocations
http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ii184/esl-test.php
http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blcollocation_1.htm
http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blcollocation_2.htm
http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blcollocation_3.htm
http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blcollocation_4.htm
http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blcollocation_5.htm
Friday, January 09, 2009
verb patterns practice.
infinitive or gerung.
to-inf vs. -ing
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/ingform/exercise1.swf
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/gerinf3.php
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/gerinf4.php
http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/infgerun.htm
http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/infgeru2.htm
infinitive or gerung.
to-inf vs. -ing
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/ingform/exercise1.swf
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/gerinf3.php
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/gerinf4.php
http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/infgerun.htm
http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/infgeru2.htm
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Excellent listening practice:
http://www.agendaweb.org/listening/elem_interm.html
These are some of the links in the web above:
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1153/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1201/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1200/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1121/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/997/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1084/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1095/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1241/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1113/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1151/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1157/index.swf
http://www.agendaweb.org/listening/elem_interm.html
These are some of the links in the web above:
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1153/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1201/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1200/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1121/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/997/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1084/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1095/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1241/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1113/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1151/index.swf
http://www.go4english.com/media_file/flashs/1157/index.swf
Monday, December 15, 2008
15 mins. a day listening homework. You are supposed to follow these three steps when dealing with each of the listenings proposed.
1.Answer questions (without text) 2.Listen and read the text 3.Text completion
http://www.agendaweb.org/listening/advanced.html
Here are some very useful listening links I published earlier on in case somwone might run out of listening exercises. You can always google combinations of words such as free FCE listening test, free FCE test, free FCE practice test, free First Certificate tests, or other similar combinations.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-exams-fce-listening-3.htm
http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-exams-fce-listening-3.htm
1.Answer questions (without text) 2.Listen and read the text 3.Text completion
http://www.agendaweb.org/listening/advanced.html
Here are some very useful listening links I published earlier on in case somwone might run out of listening exercises. You can always google combinations of words such as free FCE listening test, free FCE test, free FCE practice test, free First Certificate tests, or other similar combinations.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-exams-fce-listening-3.htm
http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-exams-fce-listening-3.htm
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Ricky Gervais, Karl Pilkington and Stephen Merchant. Most successful podcast veer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZGG6gAMWeg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBDDlE_k0kM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXews7Z2GTg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpmdAnOCUN4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fh4df1e2so&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZGG6gAMWeg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBDDlE_k0kM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXews7Z2GTg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpmdAnOCUN4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fh4df1e2so&feature=related
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