Category Archives: esl

Writing revision, all levels

May 15, 2013

Here you are some interactive websites to revise writing. Try them because they are pretty useful. We have to thank the teachers Ana Enriquez, Gloria Ferreira y Yolanda Marín (TIC: Expresión Escrita en inglés) from EOI El Fuero Logroño for creating this useful material. Click on each picture to see the different websites.

Básico

Intermedio

Advanzado

Posted by Eva Suárez in Avanzado 1, Avanzado 2, Básico 1, Básico 2, esl, Intermedio 1, Intermedio 2 Tags: writing

Speaking practice for Avanzado 2

May 15, 2013

If you want to practise for your speaking test, here you are a tool you can use. Please read the tutorial carefully and leave your contribution following the instructions given.

Read the instructions here:

Do the activity here (click on the picture)

The activity for avanzado is between slides 7 and 12.

Posted by Eva Suárez in Avanzado 2, esl Tags: speaking

Speaking practice for Básico 2

May 15, 2013

If you want to practise for your speaking test, here you are a tool you can use. Please read the tutorial carefully and leave your contribution following the instructions given.

Read the instructions here:

Do the activity here (click on the picture)

The activity for básico is between slides 1 and 6.

Posted by Eva Suárez in Básico 2, esl Tags: exam, speaking

Functional language… How do you say…?

May 9, 2013

Here’s the Powerpoint we saw in class to practise the functional language you need for your oral exam. These structures are VERY useful when you speak to English people so REMEMBER them and WHEN to use them. This is when all your work from Básico 2 now starts to make sense. Good luck next week.

Posted by mlord22 in Básico 2, esl Tags: grammar, speaking

Preparing for your final exams 2013

May 2, 2013

Certificate exams and final exams are round the corner and this blog is full of recommendations for you. Let’s talk about all the possibilities we offer here once again. Don’t say you don’t know where to start from!!!

speaking

Watch these videos of students taking their English exams, revise the teachers’ notes and try to improve your skills.
Watch these videos by the British Council, they give you advice about what to do and what not to do during your speaking test.
Saro Rosales, a teacher at EOI Las Palmas GC wrote an article for her students giving advice for the speaking test, don’t miss it.
Would you like to do a language exchange? Here you have a list of sites where you can do them.
Intercambio de idiomas, a website where you can find out about places to practise English with other learners and native speakers. People gather together to practise while having a drink.
Finally, here you have a list I wrote for my students back in 2009, why don’t you take a look at it?

vocabulary and expressions

Read this document written by my friend María Valdés, it contains expressions that can help you both with your writing and with your speaking.

writing

This post contains a slideshow presentation with a summary of the different types of texts you could find in your certificate exam.
Guidelines for writing, a slideshow presentation with lots of tips.

assorted skills

Try to follow the advice given in this article, where you can find tips to practise listening, writing and reading.
Do you know ELLA? Here you can practise all skills.
Busuu helps you with all skills, and you can even practise Engish with other students and native speakers. It’s a great community to learn different languages.

listening

All levels:

Randall’s Cyber ESL Lab: Listening activities for all levels.
Podcastsinenglish.com: Weekly podcast with video and activities. Good for all levels. Podcasts are free, but to download activities you need to pay for a subscription.
BBC Learning English: Different podcasts with activities, video and a series.
RepeatAfterUs.com: Plays, prose, poetry, fairy tales, etc.
Everydayenglish.com: Videos with grammar explanations for all levels.
English Listening Practice: Listening activities and other resources.
Voa News: News with an American accent.
mansioningles: listenings with differentiated tasks for all levels.
EFL club movies: Activities with movie trailers and videoclips.
EFL club songs: Activities with songs
Free Audio Books: Download audio books in English in different formats (mp3, iPod, etc.).
Arlyn Freed’s Listening Resources: List of links to assorted listening activities.
The Internet TESL Journal: Assorted links for all levels.
Learn English through movies

Básico:

Randall’s Cyber ESL Lab: Listening activities – do the activities for the easy level.
Podcastsinenglish.com: Weekly podcast with video and activities. Do the activities for Level 1. Podcasts are free, but to download activities you need to pay for a subscription.
mansioningles: listenings with differentiated tasks – do the activities for level ‘Básico’.

Intermedio:

ELLLO: Real life conversations with different accents. Good for Intermedio 1 and 2, y Avanzado 1
Global English Salon: Artículos actuales que se pueden escuchar (con acento americano) y leer
Breaking News English: news articles for reading or listening. Good for Intermedio 2 and above.

Avanzado 1 and 2:

BBC Four Interviews: interviews with actors, composers, singers, politicians, athletes, etc.
Cinema Activities: Online activities based on movie trailers.
English as Second Language: Several activities for this level, it also includes some indications to improve your listening.

Certificate exams

Remember that the Consejería de Educación del Gobierno de Canarias has published some examples which contain the certificate exams used last year. You can see them here, and if you want to practise even more, please visit these links, which contain examples from all over Spain.