Going on a Holiday

Reading by the sea for Intermediate 2

Sentence transformations

Are you able to paraphrase in English? 



Hey, what exactly do you mean by that? 



Sentence transformations are highly useful for you to say things differently, or better said, different ways of talking about the same thing, using other words. 



So, please avoid repetition. 

Here's your presentation about Transformations and now it's time for transformation practice.



In your own words...

Listening

Listening skills are being developed here all through TIPS, Resources and thousands of Podcasts and activities. So, let's go and listen to English!

Tip 1:
Listen to podcasts about subjects which are Interesting, relevant and useful for you. If you are into Politics, for example, you could listen to BBC News. If you like fashion, you can listen to fashion podcasts like Oh Boy by Man Repeller series of podcasts on Fashion through i-Tunes.
For more BBC podcasts and topics, please click on here.

Tip 2:
Podcasts, what good resources they are! You can listen to them any time anywhere – at your desk or while you’re on the move. What better way to pass the time during a long commute than by immersing yourself in an entertaining podcast?

With a little dedication, Podcasts will help you quickly improve your listening skills and proficiency. One perk (benefit) is that podcasts often have transcripts (a written version of the audio). This means that you can listen and read at the same time, or look at a transcript if one part of a podcast confuses you.

You may also love the combination of reading, watching and listening. English language videos are available through the internet, and they may have great subtitles to make learning easier.

Sources:
http://www.onlinetefltraining.com/25-bbc-podcasts-for-advanced-english-learners/

http://www.fluentu.com/english/blog/esl-english-podcasts/

Health and Body Parts

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:







Do you know any other doctor, doctor jokes?


If so, please leave us a comment below. LOL

Colloquial expressions

Collocations and Idioms

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.

Phrasal Verbs

You've got a friend in me

QUESTIONS

When learning a new language, you may have some questions, and thus I just wonder whether you feel yourself confident enough asking questions in English. 

Having said that, here you'll learn how to ask questions and so, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, queries, doubts, comments, suggestions, recommendations or anything like that.

Welcome to English learning

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!

Thank you to all my dear students

Last but not least, I would like to thank all my kind students for their continuous attention and support inside and outside the classroom through this school year.


Thank you very much indeed.


I really appreciate your learning development and everyday effort to make a better world.


Fully and truly love for languages.


For more ways of saying thank you, please feel free to click on here.

English through movies

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!

American English vs British English

At last, we decided to write something about a very common topic in the English classroom:

American English vs British English

However, personally I don't think there's  confrontation between the two Englishes. Nowadays it's more like Globish English, don't you think?

Well, for those who really need to make the difference between both languages, here's your American English vs British English presentation.

Are you an early bird or a night owl?

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!

English Contractions

English contractions aren't too difficult, but we may have some problems when we pronounce them. So, here's a good presentation about English language contractions for you. 

Helpful enough?

10 Top places to visit

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.

Below you'll find some vocabulary and pictures about places and houses for you to write about those amazing places you've been to.
Please use your imagination and try to be as creative as possible.


YouTube waterfalls            Describing one's house and                                                   household items

Galicia    

Describing places.             Giving directions               

Lugo   

Presentation

Bits of grammar: Comparatives and superlatives.

Speaking practice on Comparatives and Superlatives:
Classroom survey (Basic 2)


Writing practice on Comparatives and Superlatives:
Comparatives and Superlatives (spelling and adjectives) (Basic 2)

English Punctuation

Are you familiar with Punctuation in English? 

Well, maybe you are not. 

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.

Stress and Intonation in English

Why do we take so long to understand stress and intonation in English?

Children learn stress and intonation very quickly, but what happens with ESL?

Today's post will try to answer these two questions above.

Let's practise English through listening, phonics, stress and intonation.

Here're some useful Stress and Intonation activities about Greetings. (handout, audio)

Numbers are  for Basic 1, aren't they? But, are they so simple in terms of stress? Definitely they are not. So, let's study some different ways of stressing numbers depending on the context. (handout, audio)

YouTube videos on Stress and Intonation.

I hope you find Intonation interesting. Please, feel free to leave any comments about Stress and Intonation below.

Countries and Nationalities

 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?


Here're some ideas about Countries and Nationalities.

Videos about Countries and Nationalities.


Ways of saying hello and good-bye.