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

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

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

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

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http://vimeo.com/1701050

This is for CAL. This visual dictionary can help you a lot with education vocabulary.

http://visual.merriam-webster.com/society/education/school/classroom.php
http://visual.merriam-webster.com/society/education/school/school.php

Your listening and speaking homework links. Here are some suggestions. All these poems and speech excerpts are around 2 minutes long. You ll have to choose just one to work on.

This is for Poetry lovers. I ve chosen four quite short poems.

Sydnee Stewart The Truth
Staceyann Chin And These Are Just Some Of The Things I Believe
Saul Williams When The Clock Strikes Me
Daniel Beaty Black Poets Truth Poets

http://www.blackvoices.com/blackhistory2007/poetrycafe/

This one is for those interested in having their conscience shaken up a bit and those who d like to know a bit more about black people in the USA.

Malcom X Who are you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7iHxAwPhpU&feature=related

This is for the dreamers.

Martin Luther King I have a dream
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZLvSnr6s50

Really useful visual tool to learn new vocabulary

http://visual.merriam-webster.com/

A1 students. Listen to the beginner's luck files!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.vaughanradio.com/RSS/CACH.xml

After a week dealing with job interviews here's a bit of extended practice on job opportunities for B2's.

http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_job1.htm
http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_job2.htm

These two listenings are taken from this page:

http://esl.about.com/od/advancedlistening/Listening_Comprehension_Exercises_for_Advanced_Level_English.htm

Comprehensive MP3 audio file collection with scripts. Over downloadable 100 files!!!


http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-podcast-english-listening-downloads-archive.htm

A1 and B2. Excellent web to have fun playing phonetic games.

http://www.cambridgeenglishonline.com/Phonetics_Focus/

Southafrican band Tumi and the Volume talk about their experience in America.
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvE_TO0Ebx24%26feature%3Drelated&h=83d754791c19ed10ea90a0b71849d456

A1. Some very interesting videos for beginners.

introductions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTSl4DuwJVk&feature=related

time time time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI1yQQ8Ppa4&feature=related

families http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCl2mKzxCCs&feature=related

grocery shopping http://www.youtube.com/watchv=W0zBXxTWcpg&feature=related

shopping vocabulary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejxsguR8h1w&feature=related

directions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esmQ9nysj6g&feature=related

like, love, hate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0zBXxTWcpg&feature=related

B2. Great video presentations organized around a specific topic. They include useful vocab and grammar to deal with the chosen topic.

trends and fashion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ58czI45gc&feature=related
relationships http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRQkRZU0M0w&feature=related
fears http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xKnOe8hirA
getting help http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtPRNuuNaDc&feature=related
religion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFFNQmqlgOo&feature=related
interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0zBXxTWcpg&feature=related




and a hilarious video to finish with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvpikUEIaLI&feature=related

A1 students! Some great links. Check this date.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

A1 students! Check these dates.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008

Timeless soul music classics

OTTIS READING THE DOCK OF THE BAY
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=wzrXc68gNjQ

MARVIN GAYE with lyrics
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=hajBdDM2qdg&feature=related

BOBBY WOMACK ACROSS 110 STREET
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=KtzRJgZG98I

This is really funny.

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=zfwRb_XKFvA&feature=related

A1 students!!! Good old Sesame Street videos.
http://www.sesamestreet.org/playlist_player?p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_id=playlistPlayer_WAR_sesameportlets4369&p_p_assetType=PLAYLIST&p_p_uid=74&t=1222311744158&