Hope you are all ok. I just dropped by to let you know that I started a new project for students of Básico 1 and 2. Feel free to visit and comment on the new:
Hope you like it!
Showing posts with label Reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reading. Show all posts
13/04/2009
08/06/2008
10 "English things" to do this summer
Are you short of ideas on how to keep you English alive this summer? Here you are a few:
1. Watch short videos and do exercises in Lingual.net and Yolango (you have to sign in for the second one, but it's worth it).
2. Find an exchange to speak and write to. Some possible websites are Shared Talk and My Language Exchange.
3. Do an online course in Livemocha or Mango Languages.
4. Revise English grammar with comics here. Make comics yourself here or here.
5. Are you brave enough? Read and listen to stories here or here.
6. Test and learn vocabulary here: The Internet Picture Dictionary.
7. In the mood for playing? Then try these games at BBC and Wordpower. Play Scrambled Sentences here.
8. Would you like to practice your Writing skills? Try this website to create a fairy tale, make a poem here or visit this site to get general advice on writing, tools and games.
9. Want to go a step further? Learn what Proofreading is here.
10. Finally, why don't you go back and read old posts in this blog? I'm sure you didn't have time to check it all. Scroll down and try clicking on "Older Posts" to access what has been published all year. You can also look for posts in the "Topics" section on the left.
Enjoy your summer and good luck with English.
Love,
Laura
1. Watch short videos and do exercises in Lingual.net and Yolango (you have to sign in for the second one, but it's worth it).
2. Find an exchange to speak and write to. Some possible websites are Shared Talk and My Language Exchange.
3. Do an online course in Livemocha or Mango Languages.
4. Revise English grammar with comics here. Make comics yourself here or here.
5. Are you brave enough? Read and listen to stories here or here.
6. Test and learn vocabulary here: The Internet Picture Dictionary.
7. In the mood for playing? Then try these games at BBC and Wordpower. Play Scrambled Sentences here.
8. Would you like to practice your Writing skills? Try this website to create a fairy tale, make a poem here or visit this site to get general advice on writing, tools and games.
9. Want to go a step further? Learn what Proofreading is here.
10. Finally, why don't you go back and read old posts in this blog? I'm sure you didn't have time to check it all. Scroll down and try clicking on "Older Posts" to access what has been published all year. You can also look for posts in the "Topics" section on the left.
Enjoy your summer and good luck with English.
Love,
Laura
18/05/2008
English made special for you
Would you like to get some more practice in American English? Voa News has a section of news that can be read and listened to at the same time- the language they use is "Special English". This section is specially designed for people like us, whose native language is NOT English. Here you have the explanation they give:"On October 19, 1959, the Voice of America broadcast the first Special English program. It was an experiment. The goal was to communicate by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native language was not English. Special English programs quickly became some of the most popular on VOA. They still are. Special English continues to communicate with people who are not fluent in English. Over the years, its role has expanded. It helps people learn American English while they learn about American life and stay informed about world news and developments in science."
Why not give it a try? Click here to get started.
Hope you like it!
03/05/2008
Health Websites
Hi there again!
Do you remember the activities we did last week? You can do some more on the Internet. Try the following websites:
- Click here if you want to access an interactive site for children: you can read about getting ready for hospital, getting treated and getting around. Lots of vocabulary and fun activities!
- A similar interactive site for children here.
- General health vocabulary + images here and here.
- Would you like to have the transcriptions to the words read aloud? Healthy habits read aloud (karaoke style) here.
- An interactive tale about going to the doctor here.
- Conversations at the doctor's here.
- How to make an appointment here.
- A telephone conversation here.
Hope you enjoy!
Take care.
Do you remember the activities we did last week? You can do some more on the Internet. Try the following websites:
- Click here if you want to access an interactive site for children: you can read about getting ready for hospital, getting treated and getting around. Lots of vocabulary and fun activities!
- A similar interactive site for children here.
- General health vocabulary + images here and here.
- Would you like to have the transcriptions to the words read aloud? Healthy habits read aloud (karaoke style) here.
- An interactive tale about going to the doctor here.
- Conversations at the doctor's here.
- How to make an appointment here.
- A telephone conversation here.
Hope you enjoy!
Take care.
Chocolate cake (by Cristina Belver)
Thanks for sharing the recipe with us, Cristina. Here it goes:
I’LL TELL TOU HOW TO MAKE A CHOCOLATE CAKE
YOU’LL NEED:
1/2 cup of dark cocoa
1/2 cup of boiled water
1 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate
2 cups of sugar
2 eggs
2 ½ cups of flour
1 teaspoon of baking powder
¾ cups of milk
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees
- Grease a cake recipient
- Put cocoa, boiled water, salt and bicarbonate in a little bowl
- In a separated bowl beat the eggs, butter with sugar, mix with flour and baking powder
- Mix all this with the cocoa
- Pour into prepared recipient
- Bake at 180 º C until a knife inserted in centre comes out clean, approximately for 30 minutes
- When the cake has room temperature, place cut in half horizontally and whip with dulce de leche.
- Put chocolate on the top and around the cake
- Put the cake into the fridge for one hour.
If you prefer you can add rhum to the dulce de leche and chopped walnut on the top
28/02/2008
Invitation
Hi everyone!
We're nearly through unit 4 and ready to get started with unit 5. Today we'll mix content from both units:
- giving directions
- and party language
Can you guess what we're going to do? We're going to invite our classmates to a party at home. Click here to access the page and follow the instructions. Remember to include directions on how to get to your flat / house!
By the way... Who's cooking? (I can already imagine a person or two)
We're nearly through unit 4 and ready to get started with unit 5. Today we'll mix content from both units:
- giving directions
- and party language
Can you guess what we're going to do? We're going to invite our classmates to a party at home. Click here to access the page and follow the instructions. Remember to include directions on how to get to your flat / house!
By the way... Who's cooking? (I can already imagine a person or two)
18/02/2008
Language in Ads
Have you ever noticed the amount of COMPARATIVES and SUPERLATIVES we get in ads?
Try to match the following slogans with their corresponding products. Good luck!
Try to match the following slogans with their corresponding products. Good luck!
| “Coffee at its best” | Gillette razors |
| "Probably the best lager in the world" | |
| “The best a man can get" | Apple Computer |
| "The happiest place on Earth" | Maltesers |
| "Be the best" | Coca Cola |
| "The toughest job you'll ever love" | Carlin Black Label lager |
| “Keeps going and going and going." | CNN |
| “No battery is stronger longer." | Maxwell House coffee |
| “Think different" | Peace Corps |
| “The lighter way to enjoy chocolate" | Energizer Batteries |
| “The real thing" | Nescafé Gold Blend |
| “Your best bet for a fuller flavour" | Carlsberg |
| “The most trusted name in news" | British Army |
| "Good to the last drop." | Duracell Batteries |
24/01/2008
Reading is fun
Hello everybody!With all these exams going on, we sometimes forget to have fun. Why don't you go and check the following websites? They were created for children, but can also be useful for you:
1- Stories for children: you can read and listen to the story at the same time, karaoke-style!
2- Story Place: an interactive site to create your own stories.
3- I'm Reading!: this lovely website has lots and lots of different stories to choose from.
All you have to do is try these stories and feel like a child again.
Enjoy!
07/01/2008
Happy New Year presents
Hello everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas break.
I would like to give you a couple of presents to start the year:
- The first is a fun website that can help you write stories in English. Click here to access the page: all you have to do is click on a story, follow the instructions and start creating!
- The second is an online game in which you have to find objects for your backpack and words for a secret journal. You will learn English and have fun at the same time!
See you tomorrow...
I would like to give you a couple of presents to start the year:
- The first is a fun website that can help you write stories in English. Click here to access the page: all you have to do is click on a story, follow the instructions and start creating!
- The second is an online game in which you have to find objects for your backpack and words for a secret journal. You will learn English and have fun at the same time!
See you tomorrow...
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