READING BOOKS - ALL LEVELS

If you love reading, this website offers you plenty of books to read books online or if you prefer you can download them and listen to the audiobooks.

http://english-e-books.net/

TV AND MOVIES - ADVANCED AND INTERMEDIATE 2

These sites offer you a wide variety of activities for different levels and skills on the topic of films and TV:

http://www.esolcourses.com/cinema/vocabulary.html
http://www.english-in-chester.co.uk/e-learning/lesson/film-vocabulary/

Now lessons which go over film vocabulary:





Here are nine facts you probably didn't know about Oscars

http://www.englishblog.com/2016/02/oscars-animation-9-facts-you-didnt-know.html#.WI93SVPJzIV

SUPERSTITIONS - INTERMEDIATE 2

Find the hidden words and phrases connected with superstitions

http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/folklore/superstitions/superstitions-word-search.html

Some reading on sporting superstitions
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120327-why-do-we-have-superstitions

The origin to 7 most common superstitions
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/09/28/the-origins-behind-7-common-superstitions/

Time for some fun
http://a4esl.org/q/f/y/zz97mdt.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quizzes/crossword/090213_superstition.shtml

Star signs characteristics
http://www.isabelperez.com/star-signs.htm

READING - ADVANCED 1

Being optimistic might affect your health for good. The New York Times Learning Network published the article below to introduce the topic of the importance of a positive outlook in life for our health.

A Richer Life by Seeing the Glass Half Full, by Jane E Brody.

LESSONS AND QUIZZES FOR 'PRUEBA DE CERTIFICACIÓN' - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Intermediate lessons and quizzes for students

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

READING & LISTENING / ADVANCED

Improve your listening and pronunciation with all these texts

TEXTS

READING PRACTICE FOR INTERMEDIATE 1

Now it is time to do a bit of reading. Here are some activities:

Job Application
Health
Memorandum
Holidays
Free time
Accommodation
Education 2
Education 1

READING ON MONEY - INTERMEDIATE 2

Are you good with money? Read the text to find out about British teenagers and their cash! -

Money

READING ON HOLIDAYS - INTERMEDIATE 1

Do people have lots of holidays where you live? Where do they go and what do they do? Read more to find about holidays in the UK! 

Holidays

SUPERSTITIONS - INTERMEDIATE 2

These are different texts on superstitions:

1. The origin of 7 common superstitions
2. Sporting superstitions
3. Western superstitions

Vocabulary activities:

• Different superstitions

DO ANIMALS HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOUR? - ADVANCED LEVEL

Do animals have a sense of humour? - life - 28 March 2014 - New Scientist

BULLYING - ADVANCED LEVEL

This is an article on the way a mom punishes her own daughter for bullying other classmates. I recommend you to read it and watch the news item at the bottom of the page.

Mom Cybershames Daughter for Online Bullying. Who's the Bully Now?

Lady Gaga is launching a charity in the US to help young people with anti-bullying issues. Read the article

Lady Gaga's born this way anti-bullying charity launch

CRIME - ADVANCED LEVEL

This week we have been dealing with crime in advanced level and we've felt really pleased to have an ex police officer at school. It's been a rewarding experience to see how students interacted and the way they have put into practice all they've been learning. To follow with this topic, I thought you could also find interesting to do activities like the ones below:

• Crime vocabulary
• More on crime terminology
• Listen to the audio passage and answer the multiple choice questions. Now try this other audio on thefts
• Read the ESL passage about crime in the city. Fill in the blanks with the correct word.
• Games - There is a list of words related on crime. From a list, you decide what type of game you want to play.

READING AND LISTENING - INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS

On the link below you can read and listen to different texts in English. It is another tool to improve your listening skills.

VOA Special English

EASY ENGLISH READING AND LISTENING - ALL LEVELS

More news to continue practising your listening. Different levels depending on the level you choose.

People in a high place - level 1 :: News in Levels - easy English reading and listening

READING ACTIVITY - BASIC LEVEL

Click on the picture to see the animation. Then click on the ball to read the story. Finally, play the game.

Yesterday at the sea

READING COMPREHENSION - ADVANCED LEVEL

Multiple activities for advanced levels.

Multiple choice cloze 1
Multiple choice cloze 2

Open cloze 1
Open cloze 2

Word formation 1
Word formation 2

Key word formation 1
Key word formation 2

READING COMPREHENSION - BASIC LEVEL

More reading comprehension tests for Certificacion:

SET 5
SET 6
SET 7
SET 8

READING COMPREHENSION EXAM PRACTICE - BASIC LEVEL

Reading Comprehension and Test Preparation that will help you read and understand English and prepare for reading exams. Each set of exams has five types of exercises that you can see on the top menu: Signs / Details / Matching / Gist / Gap.

SET 2

SET 3

SET 4

READING COMPREHENSION - EXAM PRACTICE - BASIC LEVEL

Reading Comprehension and Test Preparation that will help you read and understand English and prepare for reading exams. Each set of exams has five types of exercises that you can see on the top menu: Signs / Details / Matching / Gist / Gap.

1) “Signs” – you are shown 5 signs, one at a time and asked to choose the meaning.	2) “Details” – you are asked 10 true/false questions to see if you understand specific, detailed information from a reading.		3) “Matching” – you read descriptions of 5 different people and then try to match them to a thing or situation that is best for them.
4) “Gist” – you are asked questions to see if you have a generalized understanding of a reading.	5) “Gap” – you are given a reading with missing words. From a list of words, you choose and type in missing words.

Today you are having the first set of exercises. In the coming days, we will post other entries with more exercises. 

SET 1