On today's post we'll talk about English for Specific Purposes, that is, a sphere of teaching English language including Business English, Technical English, Scientific English, English for medical professionals, English for waiters, English for tourism, English for Art Purposes, etc. However, we'll only deal with Crime & Punishment or even some legal English. Videos about Crime & Punishment
As stated by the newspaper: The Guardian, "2015 smashed the record for hottest year since reporting began in 1850, according to the first full-year figures from the world’s three principal temperature estimates".
So, Climate Change is real and Natural Disasters are more likely to happen than before. However, please do not panic so quickly, 'cos this is just an ESL blog. Here we only learn about language, culture and sometimes what's on the News. Now let's go into a greater depth about Weather,Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Human Risks.
These days many people are talking about bad healthy symptoms and it seems like everyone is feeling under the weather. Do you know why?
Well, let's cheer everybody up with some doctor, doctor jokes. Are you familiar with them?
Here's a good one:
Doctor, Doctor my son has swallowed my pen, what should I do? Use a pencil ‘till I get there.
And would you be able to talk to a doctor in English? If not, here are some basic words and expressions, which are mainly based on Health and body parts:
When you start learning a new language, one of the most important things you have to do is to grow your vocabulary. The faster you learn new words and phrases, and the more you add to your repertoire, the more you will be able to understand in the language. So, let's now focus on some collocations and idioms of the English Language.
Welcome to English Learning! A whole course in front of us to learn some English, yeah! So, are you ready to take part in your learning? I hope so. To welcome all my students, I'd like to share this video below with you. Do you agree with him? Ok, then, let's relax and learn a lot. Enjoy your English!
In today's post we're not going to talk about trailers, but
movie trailers. Do you know how to learn and practise English through movies, cinema, TV, soap operas, Hollywood, Bollywood and so on? Well, first of all, let's watch a trailer, so that we can decide what to see, and then have a great time watching the film! LOL
Please click on here to open the presentation above, and enjoy movies all day long!
Today's question is very simple: "Are you an early bird or a night owl? Well, please tell us about you. Here's a good example:
Elena and Diego, thank you very much for your answers. If you find this question too difficult, please have a look at this presentation about telling the time first, and then you'll find out that speaking in English is just a question of time and dedication. Enjoy your English time! Please, again, let us know: Are you an early bird or a night owl? Do you need some inspiration first? Here's an article about the same topic. Leave us a message and stay tuned!
What are the 10 top places to visit for you? Ok, come on! Think about them. Before you die, they say that anyone should write a book, plant a tree, have a baby and there's more...
What would you like to do before you die? Learn English? Well, you may like languages a lot and that book could be written in English. Don't you think? No matter your preferences, please let us know and leave us a comment with your 10 Top things to do before you die. Thanks for your comments.
If that's your case, here's something you could have a look at. Please, click on here for more information. Some good explanations about those little punctuation marks, which sometimes may differ a little bit from the Spanish ones. I hope you find it useful. By the way, remember that in case of doubt, you can always contact me or, simply leave a message below. For some humour about Punctuation, click on here.
Where are you from? Where do you come from? What's your nationality? These questions above are commonly used in English when we meet someone for the first time. However, what else do you say and ask when you get to know someone new?
News for C1 News for C2 _______________________________________________ So, let's read the latest news and please feel free and leave a comment with your good news.
When you are writing or speaking in English, you often need to express frequency and the way you usually do things. So, basically we've got several ways to say that in English. We can add -ly to adjectives, in order to get adverbs like: general -- generally, or quick -- quickly. On the other hand, we could use a whole sentence like: I usually celebrate my birthday(by) making a cake. The sentence in red, therefore, answers the question: 'How do you celebrate your birthday?'. So, there are various ways of expressing how we do things in English.
For more information, please feel free to watch the following presentation on adverbs, or you can even ask any questions about them, leaving a comment for this post.
Have you ever got lost? I'm sure you have, at least once in your lifetime.
So, here's your section to share those amusing situations, when you got lost in anywhere you went to. Please, feel free to write about your anecdotes travelling, enjoying your holidays or even finding the way back home.
In order to get some inspiration for your entertaining stories abroad, here you'll find some common and useful expressions about Directions. With them, you'll learn how to give and ask for directions, and hopefully, you'll find your way back soon.
Still talking about our hilarious travelling anecdotes in the classroom, however, we've just realized that we do need a more elaborated task or project to practise with in class. So, we've been thinking about makingup a Treasure Hunt or a ScavengerHunt among our Basic 1&2 groups. What do you think about it?
Yes, your opinion is really important, but can you express your opinion in English?
During this course, I've been asking my students about their impressions and opinions and sometimes, they don't have enough words or expressions to talk about their own stuff and issues. So, here's your special document, for you all, special and unique people, who are learning the English language. That's all for you, just because of you, the most selective and extraordinary learners of English.
Verb Tenses are extremely important to understand the English Language. They are different from the Spanish ones. So, we'd better think about the English grammar, rather than comparing both languages, or assuming that English will be the same as our own language.
Therefore, here's a site for you to practise English Verb tenses from the beginning to the end. To sum-up, there're basically three points to take into account: 1st Think about the English grammar, 2nd apply common sense and 3rd do not translate every single word into your own language.
I hope you find these grammatical activities and explanations useful for your English.
Still interested in Basic Grammar, you could have a look at these two short and simple grammar e-books by www.espressoenglish.net (Basic 1, Basic 2), but please remember that they are not complete, simply because it's Basic Level, that is, not every single grammar exception. Enjoy these verbs with The Pink Panther:
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Have you ever got lost? I'm sure you have, at least once in your lifetime.
In order to get some inspiration for your entertaining stories abroad, here you'll find some common and useful expressions about Directions. With them, you'll learn how to give and ask for directions, and hopefully, you'll find your way back soon.
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Still talking about our hilarious travelling anecdotes in the classroom, however, we've just realized that we do need a more elaborated task or project to practise with in class. So, we've been thinking about making up a Treasure Hunt or a Scavenger Hunt among our Basic 1&2 groups. What do you think about it?
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