LINKS TO PRACTICE REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS PRONUNCIATION.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_WYJClELoc&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL-NPf14MM0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRsLLGnYhJ0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfEm3iEgRDQ

LEVEL 5 / JUNE 15TH SUMMER COURSE


ASKING FOR/GIVING ADVICE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i604hEWbC8U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLFvH2UzHAQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdzlLuPYzxc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm1KKcgQ7DM

http://www.michellehenry.fr/advice.htm

https://www.thoughtco.com/giving-advice-tips-1211120

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1734

https://en.islcollective.com/resources/search_result?Tags=giving%20advice&searchworksheet=GO&type=Printables

https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/giving-advice

https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/asking_for_advicegiving_advice/elementary-a1-conversation/64209

ITM  LINKS TO PRACTICE LISTENING. 
ALL LEVELS

    
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice      
IN THIS LINK YOU WILL FIND  BY LEVELS.
LEVEL 1 ( A1 -)
LEVEL 5- 7 (A2 )
LEVEL 9  (B-1)

http://www.esl-lab.com/   IN THIS LINK YOU WILL FIND RANDALL'S

LEVEL 1 ( EASY) - LEVELS 5 -7 (MEDIUM) 
LEVEL 9 (DIFFICULT)

IN THESE LINKS CHOOSE LISTENING PRACTICE ACCORDING TO YOUR LEVEL.
http://angelasenglishcorner.blogspot.com.co/search/label/LISTENING

http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_police.htm

http://www.mansioningles.com/listening00_niveles.htm

http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=13830

http://www.eslgold.com/speaking/talking_past_actions.html

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/used

http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topicsmenu/life-in-the-usa.html 

http://www.englishspeak.com/english-lesson.cfm?lessonID=25

http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topicsmenu/listening.html

http://www.talkenglish.com/listening/listen.aspx    
http://www.agendaweb.org/listening-exercises
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening.php
 IN THESE LINKS  YOU CAN PRACTICE WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS 
TO PRACTICE LISTENING. LET'S TRY!!!!!!!

LAB – PRACTICE LEVEL 9 

OPEN THE LINKS AND PRACTICE.

DESCRIBING ABILITIES / SKILLS

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/communication-lesson-ability.php

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-of-ability.html

REVEWING VERBAL TENSES

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html

http://www.grammarbank.com/verb-tenses-practice.html

http://www.english-4u.de/tenses_exercises.html

LISTENING PRACTICE:

1.       OPEN THE LINK AND PRACTICE WITH B-1 B-2

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice

2.        OPEN THE LINK AND PRACTICE WITH MEDIUM - DIFFICULT

http://www.esl-lab.com/

READING PRACTICE: JOB SKILLS / THE DREAMED JOB

https://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-advice/career-planning/273051-the-top-10-skills-thatll-get-you-a-job-when-you-graduate

https://www.livecareer.com/quintessential/job-skills-values

 AFTER READING THE TEXTS ABOUT JOB SKILS AND THE DREAMED JOB, PREPARE YOUR OWN ORAL PRESENTATION. 

ORAL PRACTICE:  LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR DREAMED JOB AND YOUR JOB SKILLS. PREPARE A SIX MINUTES SPEECH DESCRIBING YOUR DREAMED JOB AND YOUR SKILLS.  

LAB - PRACTICE  LEVEL 1 MARCH 23RD. 

OPEN THE LINKS AND PRACTICE THE TOPICS. 

VOCABULARY.

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/classroom-games/

DESCRIBING PERSONALITY.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMU9tk7fhQI

DESCRIBING APPEARANCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzpcpfvEQwQ

FAMILY MEMBERS

http://www.freddiesville.com/family-members-fun-games/

http://www.freddiesville.com/games/family-members-memory-game/

http://www.agendaweb.org/vocabulary/family-exercises.html

LIKES – DISLIKES

VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0idHUlXtlc

http://www.michellehenry.fr/gout.htm

PARTS OF THE HOUSE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abgS7IIv19k

http://www.agendaweb.org/vocabulary/house_furniture-exercises.html

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=20

OBJECTS OF THE HOUSE

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/home-objects

http://www.agendaweb.org/vocabulary/house_furniture-exercises.htm

THERE IS – THERE ARE

VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfewTOeDdC0

PRESENT SIMPLE – PRESENT CONTINOUS

VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ShOoOd3FAo

EXPLANATION AND PRACTICE

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro

MARCH 22ND - LEVEL 5 - 

LISTENING PRACTICE    LEVEL 5 

http://www.esl-lab.com/     CHOOSE  MEDIUM 

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice

CHOOSE LEVEL A-1 A-2

MY PLANS FOR THE FUTURE / PLANNING FUN ACTIVITIES.
  Open the links and practice future plans.

EXPLANATION: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-1-will

VIDEOS: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgCMqmS0B5Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfkzQdxh35c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZa8vlO-kW4


PRACTICE:                               WILL 
 https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-1-will/exercises

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/will_future_statements.htm

https://english.lingolia.com/en/grammar/tenses/future-i-simple-will/exercises

                                             GOING TO 
http://paolatorres87.blogspot.com.co/p/my-future-plans.html


                                                 GAMES: 
WILL 
1. http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-practice/will-future-predictions

2. http://www.eslgamesplus.com/verb-tenses-interactive-grammar-game-for-esl-jeopardy-quiz-game/

3. http://www.engames.eu/future_will_be_going_to/
3.http://www.engames.eu/future/will_going_to/will%20and%20going%20to_grammar%20challenge%20(web)/index.html

LAB- PRACTICE               LEVEL 7

APRIL 3RD  - LEVEL 7 - 

LISTENING PRACTICE    LEVEL 7 

http://www.esl-lab.com/     CHOOSE  MEDIUM - DIFFICULT

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice

CHOOSE LEVEL  A-2, B-1

TALKING ABOUT PAST EXPERIENCES

REVIEW PAST SIMPLE- PRESENT PERFECT 

PRONUNCIATION REGULAR VERBS IN PAST. VIDEOS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_WYJClELoc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNwlP4E0Ms0

PRONUNCIATION IRREGULAR VERBS. 
VIDEO: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoXEk0lBaqg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q48X94BhFo

EXPLANATION: PAST TENSE / PRACTICE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLA58CSIf3M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGWiowdjnHk


EXERCISES:

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/past_simple-exercises.html

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/irregular-past-tense-esl-grammar-jeopardy-quiz-game/

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/

http://www.mes-games.com/past1.php

http://www.mes-games.com/past1.php

MATERIAL TO PRACTICE FOR THE WRITING TEST. 
  LEVELS   1-5- 7- 9   ITM  2017-1

HOW TO WRITE EMAILS AND LETTERS

GREETINGS

Formal

·         Dear Sir/ Madam,

·         Dear Sir or Madam,

·         To whom it may concern: (especially AmE)

·         Dear Mr/ Ms Jones,

Informal

·         Hi Dennis,

·         Hello Claire,

·         Dear Mum,

REASON FOR WRITING / REPLYING

Formal

·         I am writing to make a reservation/ to apply for the position of…/ to confirm my booking/ to ask for further information about …

·         I am writing with regard to the sale of …/ to the complaint you made on 29th February

·         Thank you for your e-mail of 29th February regarding the sale of… / concerning the conference in Brussels.

·         With reference to our telephone conversation on Friday, I would like to let you know that…

Semi-formal / Informal

·         Just a quick note to invite you to…/ to tell you that…

·         This is to invite you to join us for...

·         Thanks for your e-mail, it was wonderful/great to hear from you.

·         I wanted to let you know that / tell you about / ask you if

MAKING A REQUEST / ASKING FOR INFORMATION

Formal

·         Could you please let me know if you can attend … / if you are available for a meeting on 12th December?

·         I would appreciate it if you could please send me a brochure/ if you could please reply within two days.

·         Could you possibly arrange a meeting with the Logistics Manager?

·         I would also like to know if there are any swimming pools in your area.

·         Please let me know how much the tickets cost.

Informal

·         I was wondering if you could come and see me sometime next week.

·         Would you mind coming early to help me clear up the place?

·         Do you think you could call Jerry for me?

·         Can you call me/ get back to me asap? (as soon as possible)

OFFERING HELP / GIVING INFORMATION

Formal

·         We are happy to let you know that your article has been selected for publication.

·         I am glad to inform you that we will be holding our annual conference in Brussels on 20 September 2014.

·         We regret to inform you that the show has been cancelled due to bad weather conditions.

·         We are willing to arrange another meeting with the CEO.

·         We would be glad to send you another statement if necessary.

·         Please do let me know if I can be of further assistance.

·         Should you need any further information/assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Informal

·         I’m sorry, but I can’t make it tomorrow. (= I can’t come tomorrow.)

·         I’m happy to tell you that John and I are getting married next month.

·         Would you like me to come early and help you clear up the place?

·         How about I come and help you out?

·         Do you need a hand with moving the furniture?

ENDING

Formal

·         I look forward to hearing from you.

CLOSING FORMULA

Formal

·         Yours faithfully, (when you start with Dear Sir/ Madam,)

·         Yours sincerely, (when you start with the name e.g. Dear Ms Collins)

·         Sincerely Yours, (AmE)

·         Sincerely, (AmE)

·         Yours Truly, (AmE)

Informal

·         Love,

·         Thanks,

·         Take care,

·         Yours,

·         Best regards, (semi-formal, also BR)

1.Sample Letter About Resolved Issue

Dear Ms. McDonald,

I am writing to follow up on our discussion last Wednesday. As you requested, I filed a work order with the facilities department regarding the damage to the ascending escalator you reported.

An examination of the escalator found that there was a shoelace caught in the gears. Said shoelace has since been removed, and the escalator was tested extensively to ensure this would not happen again. I am pleased to report that the tests were passed with flying colors, and the escalator has been reopened.

Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. Please continue to inform us should you have any other problems in our facilities.

Sincerely,

Marilyn Novak

Property Manager

Novak Skyscraper Construction

     2. Sample Formal Email to Boss

To: jjones@jonesofficesolutions.com

From: tmcaden@jonesofficesolutions.com

Subject: Meeting About New Internet Service Provider 1/8/2015

Mr. Jones,

I have been researching our choices for internet providers over the past week, and I wanted to update you on my progress. We have two options: H.C. Cable and Toll South. Both offer business plans, and I will go over the pricing of each plan at the meeting on Tuesday. Both of the options I listed have comparable speed and data usage offerings as well. I called your personal provider, GoGo Satellite, but they did not have any business offerings. They primarily do residential internet service.

I will talk with Joe and Susan in IT about these options and get their suggestions. I will also send out meeting requests to everyone, including Mr. Morris in operations. If you have any questions prior to the meeting, please let me know.

Respectfully,

Tina McAden

Administrative Assistant

Jones Office Solutions

http://www.jonesofficesolutions.com

(555) 124-5678

Links to write a letter

Taken from http://www.wikihow.com/Sample/Formal-Email-to-Boss   

http://best-letter.blogspot.com.co/2013/04/informal-letter-to-friends-and-family.html

http://www.goodletterwriting.com/formal-letters.html  for academic purposes.

LINK TO PRACTICE LINKING WORDS - SEQUENCE CONNECTORS.

https://es.slideshare.net/mgalalo/linking-words-and-connectors-of-sequence

       FEBRUARY 25TH 

UDEM

LAB PRACTICE LEVEL 6

OPEN THE LINKS AND PRACTICE

PROHIBITION – OBLIGATION – DUTY

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-exercises.html

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/modal-verbs-can-could-might-must-should-would-catapult/

http://eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/New_Snakes_%20Ladders/Mixed_Modals.html

http://www.englishmedialab.com/GrammarGames/basketball/modals%20can%20must%20would/modals%20can%20must%20would.html

GERUND OR INFINITIVE

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/ing-gerunds-infinitive-spin/http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/En%20garde/gerunds%20infinitive/gerunds%20or%20infinitive.html

LISTENING PRACTICE

http://www.esl-lab.com/

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice

·      READING PRACTICE                       LEVEL 1

1. Steve, college                           

student:

Well, I am tall and athletic. I play different sports: basketball, football, and soccer. I

have brown hair and hazel eyes. My friends say I am friendly and nice. I am very open. I

love discussing interesting ideas and meeting new friends.

2. Julie, journalist:                        

I am small, but I am strong! Sometimes I am shy around people I do not know. With my friends and family, I am very outgoing. My mom says I have a pretty smile.

Do you agree? She also likes my long, curly brown hair. My favorite color is blue, and I am

always optimistic. I am youthful, but I am an old soul.

3. Claudia, artist (Claudia was unavailable, so her friend Vivian talks about her):

Claudia? Oh, she is special! I like her spontaneous nature. She is young, exuberant, and lively; she is slim and active. She often wears colorful clothes. Do you see her picture?

She wears a green shirt and her favorite jeans! She has a creative mind: students love her passionate outlook on life.

4. Walter, doctor:                                      

I am nearsighted, so I wear glasses. I am well built; I have a dark complexion and black, wavy hair. I am focused and driven. I am not lazy! I am very patient. I work long hours, but I am never bored at my job. It is so interesting! I do not want a boring life. I am energetic and I want to be succesful.

Read the texts and make a list of vocabulary for physical and character or personality descriptions.

Answer the comprehension questions.

1. Why do Steve’s friends say he is a friendly and nice person? _______________

2. Why does Vivian say Claudia is special? _____________________________

3. Why is Walter happy in his work?  __________________________________

·         Read the underlined words and write a synonym, antonym or definition of each word or phrase.

4. What does the underlined phrase I am very open in text 1 mean? ____________

5. What does the underlined word optimistic  in text 2 mean? ________________

6. What does the underlined phrase creative mind in text 3 mean? ____________

7. What does the underlined word nearsighted  in text 4 mean? _____________

 Reading practice 2. 

 

Answer the comprehension questions. Use full sentences.

1.    How many siblings has she got? _______________________________________________

2.    Where does she live? ________________________________________________________

3.    How old is her grandmother? __________________________________________________

4.    How many family members are there in her family?  _______________________________

     5 According to the reading, do you think she is a happy person? Explain____________________

    6. When you have met a new person, what is the most important aspect for you: his / her physical  description or his / her personality? Explain.

MATERIAL LEVEL 6 UDEM 

REVIEW:                               OPEN THE LINKS AND PRACTICE.

 PRONUNCIATION REGULAR VERBS 

 ESPRESSING OBLIGATION- PROBABILITY- DUTY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j32SurxnE4s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_WYJClELoc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C4GO6s7eoo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F78fPNuIsDY

LISTENING PRACTICE
http://www.esl-lab.com/
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice

READING  PRACTICE: LEVEL 5       ITM

INTRODUCTION: Changes are inevitable parts of human life. Transformation, changes, hopes and challenges make our life exciting and worth living. Some changes are unexpected while some are long expected and meant to bring something good for us. Often changes define who we are and put us in situations we either find very challenging or favourable.

DESCRIBING A POSITIVE CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE

·       READ THE TEXT ABOUT DESCRIBING A POSITIVE CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE AND ANSWER THE COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS.

1.   You have asked me to think back on some change I’ve made in my life, that turned out to be one for the better! I am going to tell you what the change was and when it happened.

2.   The change was basically that I decided I needed to get a bit fitter, and the thing that helped me do so was joining up to do Park run. However, I’m jumping ahead. Let me explain how it came about… A couple of years ago I started to feel like I was getting old and losing my basic fitness. Although I walked quite a lot (as a form of transport, as well as to enjoy the local countryside) I wasn’t really doing anything else very much that was physical. I was never very good at sports, so I didn’t really know where to begin. However, I’ve always liked being outdoors, so on something of a whim I booked an activity holiday in Northumberland, which is a beautiful rural area in the north east of England, right by the coast. The holiday was great. We did abseiling; hill walking; body-surfing – all sorts of things. In addition, every morning began with a run along the sands of the seaside. Now I’d never run before – well only if I was trying to catch a bus, but otherwise, not at all. I wasn’t very good at it, and honestly, I didn’t even really enjoy it all that much. However, I did have to concede that it is a great form of exercise. You don’t really need any special equipment (apart from decent trainers); you can do it anywhere and it’s free! What’s more, I found out from some other holiday makers that in the UK there is a free weekly event held nationwide in parks all over the country. It is called Park run, and basically people gather every Saturday morning at 9.00 a.m. to run a fixed course of 5km and get a time for doing so. I wasn’t too sure if this would be achievable for me. I’d never run that far before. But I promised myself  I would try it ‘just once’ to see if I could.

3.   The day after I got back from my holiday I turned up to do the Park run at my local park. I can tell you the exact day! It was 24th August 2013 – I know this because the whole point of Park run is that if you register (which is free) then the organisation records your time each week and you can access it online afterwards. The first time I went I didn’t even manage to run the whole way round, but I did finish, and I did get a great sense of achievement. Because you know your time, it is quite addictive, you find you do want to go again the next week and see if you can improve!  My local park run is huge, with well over 500 runners taking part every week – so even though I was pretty slow, I found I wasn’t the slowest.

4.   Since that day over two years ago, I’ve found that I’ve gone to Park run almost every week.  I have taken part in some 70 park runs, and through doing so made new friends, maintained a certain level of fitness, and even gained the confidence to take part in some longer runs.  I’ve done lots of 10km races now, a few off-road runs – including one over 24km as well as taken part in obstacle races!  I would never have believed that the small change of ‘just going once’ to Park run to ‘give it a go’ would lead to me being such an enthusiastic member of Park run two years later.  By the way, I haven’t really ever got any faster, but I’m definitely a lot fitter.  Now I can’t imagine a Saturday morning without heading off for a run with my 500 friends at the local park!  That first day I turned up nervously to join in with Park run was definitely the beginning of a positive change in my life!

Taken from http://www.ielts-mentor.com/cue-card-sample/616-ielts-cue-card-sample-33-a-positive-change-in-your-life for academic purposes.

·         Read the questions and write a definition, synonym or antonym of the word or phrase.

1.    What does the underlined word “think back “  in paragraph  1  mean?

2.    What does the underlined word “to get a bit fitter “ in paragraph  2  mean?

3.    What does the underlined word “booked  “ in paragraph  2  mean?

4.    What does the underlined word “rural area “ in paragraph  2  mean?

5.    What does the underlined word “all sorts of things.  “ in paragraph  2 mean?

6.    What does the underlined word “great  “ in paragraph  3  mean?

·        Read the following statements and  answer True or False.

7.   He didn’t use to do any kind of sport.                      _______

8.   He was worried about his age.                                 _______

9.   Cycling was part of the activities to do in Park run.   _______

10. He enjoyed too much being part of Park run.           _______

·        Read the questions and choose the best answer.

11. Where is located Park run?  

a.   East coast               b. England                            c. Doesn’t say

12. Do people need any special equipment?

a.   Yes, they do            b. No, they don’t                   c. Doesn’t say

13. When did he decide to have positive change in his life?

a.   Saturday morning at 9

b.   Four years ago

c.   Long time ago

14. How often did he go to Park run?

a.   Every day

b.   Every Saturday

c.   Weekdays

·        Answer the questions according to your comprehension.

15. According to the reading, was it easy or difficult for him to make such a decision?

Explain?

16. Do you consider that is very important to make good decisions when you are getting old?

17. Write at least 3 positive things this person got after having that positive change in his life.