SCHOOL DINNERS

Today we visit Scotland, to find out what a Scottish schoolgirl thinks of her school meals. And because the European Cup Football matches have reached an interesting stage, and poor old England have been knocked out by Italy, this might be a good time to learn a new football expression.


School dinners

PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT - BASIC AND INTERMEDIATE

This is a game to practise past simple and present perfect. You can play in pairs or by yourself. Click on start and then 'hit' to make the wheel spin.

Past Simple and Present Perfect

FREE PRACTICE FOR BASIC LEVEL

Videos and audio exercises on a wide range of topics

http://www.okey-dokey.co.uk/listening/general_pre-intermediate.php

FREE PRACTICE FOR INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS

The sites below are for students who are sitting for certification exams but can be used by others throughout summertime:

http://www.examenglish.com/FCE/index.php - on the right there is a menu with practice tests.
http://www.okey-dokey.co.uk/listening/general_intermediate.php - plenty of listening exercises. However, if you want to improve your reading skill, you could try out reading the newspapers and tabloids-reading authentic material

READING FOR BASIC LEVEL

I would like to add these websites where you can find reading texts to have more practice for the certification exams:
Using English
Esl-lounge.com
Esoeonline
Esolcourses - this one has activities for all levels.
English for everyone - grade 6 for basic students.
KET examination - on the right menu there are five parts in the reading section. You could try the other sections too.

EATING HABITS - FOR ALL LEVELS

From food vocabulary to recipes and ideas, there's everything a food-loving English learner can want!

Plenty of activities for all levels on OKEY-DOKEY

ELLLO - LISTENING SITE FOR ALL LEVELS

These activities are good for elementary students . The topics are simpler and the vocabulary is more common. Each topic has got the transcript and on the right side you have 'vocabulary quiz' and comprehension quiz'. Besides there is information about difficult words if you click on 'vocabulary' next to 'transcript'

ELLLO - BASIC
ELLLO - LOW INTERMEDIATE

These are good for intermediate and advanced ones. Follow the same instructions as above.

ELLLO - INTERMEDIATE
ELLLO - HIGH INTERMEDIATE
ELLLO - ADVANCED

LISTENING PRACTICE FOR ALL LEVELS

Randall's is a website that offers you lots of material to practise your listening skill. Every level has its own material: basic students can try out 'easy', intermediate ones ' medium' and advanced 'difficult'. However, if you feel confident enough, why don't you try higher ones to see if you can make it?

A different section on the site is this part with videos and exercises, only for intermediate and advanced.
Randall's video snapshots

MORE ABOUT FOOD - BASIC 2

Vocabulary to help you pronounce and learn about food and meals

Vegetables
Meals and Cooking
Fruit
Food

FECHA MATRÍCULA PARA ALUMNADO OFICIAL Y PUBLICACIÓN DE NOTAS

Les recuerdo a todos que, el próximo 1 de Junio, se abre el período de matrícula para el próximo curso escolar, para el alumnado oficial. El plazo de finalización será el 13 de Julio. Si no realizan la matrícula en dicho plazo pierden el derecho a la plaza y ésta será ocupada por el alumnado de nuevo ingreso.

Asimismo, comunicar que las notas se publicarán el viernes 1 de Junio y podrán realizar las reclamaciones pertinentes hasta el 5 de Junio.

SEASIDE ENTERTAINMENT - BASIC 2

Where can you go on a rollercoaster, watch a puppet show or ride a donkey? Does playing virtual sports help you to play the game well in real life? Find out the answers to these questions by watching this video.




Seaside Entertainment

FOOD IN THE UK - BASIC 2

What do you think of as typical British food? Roast beef? Fish and chips? Tea and cakes? Or maybe there's more to British food than that? Check out this video to find out about what people in the UK are eating these days. There are complementary activities and the transcript.

Food in Britain

GRAMMAR VIDEOS AND EXERCISES - BASIC 2 AND INTERMEDIATE

Grammar snacks

This section offers you grammar practice in bites. The videos show the grammar that is used in a natural way. A conversation-style explanation and interactive exercises will check that you can really use the language.

Grammar snacks

READING FOR CERTIFICATION - INTERMEDIATE 2

This is a site with plenty of reading texts. At the bottom of the page you can move on to the next one by clicking on page 2 or 3. The activities are grouped by the type of exercise you have to deal with.

Reading for Intermediate 2

LISTENING FOR CERTIFICATION - INTERMEDIATE 2

These two sets of activities are thought to help you improve your listening skill. The first link will take you to a bunch of activities for an intermediate level whereas the second link is aimed to those of you who look for more demanding tasks. You could start with the first and then try the second. Who knows? You might get really surprised to know how good you have become in listening.

Intermediate Listening
Upper Intermediate Listening

All the activities are supported by their transcriptions so, after listening twice, you could check out whether you have understood or not by having a look at the dialogues. You can also download the files to your MP 3/4 or any other gadget.

LISTENING FOR CERTIFICATION - BASIC 2

On the following page, you will find 9 listening exercises with their transcription, in case you find it difficult to understand. If you click on the topic, you will be taken to the exercise and the audio. The audio can be downloaded as mp 3 file to use it every time you need.

Listening for Basic Level

FUTURE REVISION - BASIC 2 AND INTERMEDIATE 1

These are more exercises online to continue practising future tenses (be going to / will / present continuous). The link below will get you to a page with a lot of exercises but basic students should only do those in the first three groups, and the ones in orange: Be going to, will - future and Future Simple. The other two groups are for more advanced students.

Agenda Web

LISTENING TO A SPEECH - INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED

Randy Pausch was an American professor who sadly passed away (died) in 2008. He was an extremely inspirational person, and through this video I hope it will remind you of what is important in life. Listen to the interview and try to fill in the gaps in the sentences.
Note: in English, 'the reaper' is another word for 'death'

Activity

THE POWER OF SMILING - LISTENING - INTERMEDIATE 2 AND ADVANCED

This is a lesson that will help you live longer, be more successful and feel as if you have eaten lots of chocolate without the calories! Listen to the lecture and see if you can answer the questions below true or false. I recommend you to listen at least twice and carefully, as the man giving the talk speaks quite quickly. 






Activity

MUSIC - ALL LEVELS

And now a bit of fun. I thought some relaxing activities could be good after the strain caused by the exams. Here are some links with songs and activities:

Whitney Houston - I know him so well
Taylor Swift - Breathe
Wicked - For Good
Cold Play - Fix you
The script - If you ever come back
Corinne Baiyle Rae - Put your records on

Beautiful tunes, indeed, to help you chill out.