I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE ALL THIS STUFF IS FOR FREE!!!!!!
http://www.educator.com/language/english/ap-english-language-composition/hendershot/introduction.php?ss=731
http://www.educator.com/chemistry/biochemistry/hovasapian/
http://www.educator.com/computer-science/wordpress/strine/
http://www.educator.com/computer-science/html/strine/
http://www.educator.com/mathematics/basic-math/pyo/
http://www.educator.com/music-theory/garage-band/spinella/
http://www.educator.com/physics/high-school-physics/selhorst-jones/
http://www.educator.com/music-theory/ap-music-theory/shahab/
Monday, May 27, 2013
Opinion essays vs. for and against essays; juicy explanations, sweet exercises to practise your linkers and a list of common mistakes whose awkwardly bitter flavours nobody will want to taste.To top it all with, a delectable vid on how to write essays that will add a refreshingly crunchy new twist to your argumentative meals. Bon appetit!
http://academicwriting.wikidot.com/opinion-essays
http://academicwriting.wikidot.com/exercises
http://academicwriting.wikidot.com/for-and-against-essays
http://academicwriting.wikidot.com/practical-exercises-on-the-use-of-linking-words-and-phrases
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liyFKUFCQno
http://academicwriting.wikidot.com/common-essay-mistakes
http://academicwriting.wikidot.com/opinion-essays
http://academicwriting.wikidot.com/exercises
http://academicwriting.wikidot.com/for-and-against-essays
http://academicwriting.wikidot.com/practical-exercises-on-the-use-of-linking-words-and-phrases
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liyFKUFCQno
http://academicwriting.wikidot.com/common-essay-mistakes
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
More GRANTA stuff.
vids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65mtLCbODCk&list=UU-QBOHsJwH6kjI6QcrGvv3w&index=1
podcasts
https://soundcloud.com/ted-hodgkinson-granta
vids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65mtLCbODCk&list=UU-QBOHsJwH6kjI6QcrGvv3w&index=1
podcasts
https://soundcloud.com/ted-hodgkinson-granta
Labels:
B2 listening,
b2 literature,
b2 vocab,
C1 listening,
c1 literature,
c1 vocab
Sunday, May 12, 2013
A New generation of young British writers. You now speak their language. Are you going to miss what they have to offer?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8E7HLUaRF4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49e7JomuB2I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPmyJWOYLms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65mtLCbODCk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM1WwfARBPU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8E7HLUaRF4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49e7JomuB2I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPmyJWOYLms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65mtLCbODCk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM1WwfARBPU
Labels:
B2 vocab,
b2 FUN,
b2 literature,
b2 reading,
C1 fun,
c1 literature,
c1 vocab
Monday, May 06, 2013
Useful language for discussions and debates.
http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/agreeing-disagreeing-expressions.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/agreeing-disagreeing-expressions.htm
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Short BBC clips of a variety of topics.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20121012-the-city-of-the-future
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130402-a-self-employed-world
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130312-liquid-heart-of-south-america
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130205-sahara-life-giving-sands
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130402-typewriter-is-ipod-of-its-day
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130328-news-2050-hypersonic-take-off
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20121012-the-city-of-the-future
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130402-a-self-employed-world
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130312-liquid-heart-of-south-america
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130205-sahara-life-giving-sands
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130402-typewriter-is-ipod-of-its-day
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130328-news-2050-hypersonic-take-off
Labels:
B2 vocab,
B2 listening,
B2 speaking,
b2 video
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Sample letters of complaint and some tips on how to go about writing them!
http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/letters-of-complaint
http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eiw/complaint_letter_constructor.htm#Warning
http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/odo/practical%20writing/disappointing%20holiday.pdf
http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/odo/practical%20writing/leaking%20radiator.pdf
http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/odo/practical%20writing/faulty%20product.pdf
http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/odo/practical%20writing/unsatisfactory%20workmanship.pdf
http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/letters-of-complaint
http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eiw/complaint_letter_constructor.htm#Warning
http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/odo/practical%20writing/disappointing%20holiday.pdf
http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/odo/practical%20writing/leaking%20radiator.pdf
http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/odo/practical%20writing/faulty%20product.pdf
http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/odo/practical%20writing/unsatisfactory%20workmanship.pdf
Monday, April 01, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
Fill-the-blanks listening practice. The internet is awash with listening tests. Have a look round!
http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_listening2.htm
http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/listening.php
http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_listening4.htm
http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_listening3.htm
http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_listening1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/expense/expensefra.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/trouble/troublefra.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/drive/drivefra.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/home/homefra.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/cm1/cm1wd.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/market/marketfra.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/taxi1/taxifra.htm
http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_listening2.htm
http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/listening.php
http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_listening4.htm
http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_listening3.htm
http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_listening1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/expense/expensefra.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/trouble/troublefra.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/drive/drivefra.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/home/homefra.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/cm1/cm1wd.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/market/marketfra.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/taxi1/taxifra.htm
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
What are you into?
Is it cooking, kitting, playing guitar, yoga, boulder climbing, origami, leaning chinese, fiction writing...?
WHAT IS IT?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFvOwf9IByc&list=PL688B13824DC61470&index=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6DvkrxjI6o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml-rxMwcaf0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_EkJ5nNCkA&playnext=1&list=PL25F7965C70285333&feature=results_main
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_l7QHxSwms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf5Esemp2f4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyQ1wEBx1V0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-hEdVboS6o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSijU52XJ7w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uw-nUvGrBY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Ehn3tnqpk
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Exemplify!!!
I had already hinted that this webpage is MUST when it comes to illustrating the use of a given set phrase or chunk of language.
http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/search?source=auto&query=+unacquainted+with
http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/search?source=auto&query=vent+my+frustration
http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/search?source=auto&query=+concede+that
http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/search?source=auto&query=+unacquainted+with
http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/search?source=auto&query=vent+my+frustration
http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/search?source=auto&query=+concede+that
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Some great discussion and debate links you can fantastic tips from...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtLd6AKiTfs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM7ypUb62Hc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyhozMqvq1ghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrcJOitz-d4
Interesting show on immigration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HshRtCDsF7g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc_Gc4bfnEg
Friday, February 08, 2013
miscellaneous samples of journalistic English
Articles, reviews, human interest stories and video interviews (if you're interested in photography make sure you check out the last link. you might get a few useful tips!)
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/movies/2013/01/the-season-two-premiere-of-girls-lena-vs-hannah.html
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/movies/2013/02/dvd-of-the-week-the-elephant-man.html
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/egypt/#slide_ss_0=1
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2012/12/jeffrey-toobin-second-amendment.html
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/everybody-street/
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/movies/2013/01/the-season-two-premiere-of-girls-lena-vs-hannah.html
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/movies/2013/02/dvd-of-the-week-the-elephant-man.html
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/egypt/#slide_ss_0=1
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2012/12/jeffrey-toobin-second-amendment.html
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/everybody-street/
communal writing
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.
Friday, February 01, 2013
communal writing
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. 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. a few believed their lives were gifts 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 didn 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 really applied to him.
an originator of duality and contradiction, possibility and opposition? modern notions of history and science didn 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 really applied to him.
To err is human...lyrics is plural!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrics
http://www.wordreference.com/definition/lyrics
Some miscellaneous comments and reviews taken from the amazon, youtube and vimeo.
http://www.amazon.com/Stronger-Than-Me-Amy-Winehouse/dp/B0000DD9AV
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Macy-Gray/dp/B000N8UYBO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CYE0DYIbaw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limit_to_Your_Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwTU9CY0gLE
http://vimeo.com/15624524
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrics
http://www.wordreference.com/definition/lyrics
Some miscellaneous comments and reviews taken from the amazon, youtube and vimeo.
http://www.amazon.com/Stronger-Than-Me-Amy-Winehouse/dp/B0000DD9AV
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Macy-Gray/dp/B000N8UYBO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CYE0DYIbaw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limit_to_Your_Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwTU9CY0gLE
http://vimeo.com/15624524
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