PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES - INTERMEDIATE 1

Five activities with sound to enhance your vocabulary.

Personality adjectives

COOKING SHOW IN SPACE - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 2

Cooking show in space

CHOCOLATE NEWS - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 2

Chocolate news

MODERN FAMILY - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 2

 This video introduces the family

HOW TO TALK ABOUT FOOD AND DRINKS - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 2

In this video you are introduced to some common terms that are used when describing food and drinks in English.

TIPS ON FOOD AND MOOD - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 2

Tips to help you explore the relationship between what you eat and how you feel. Improving your diet can help give you:

- positive feelings
- clearer thinking
- more energy
- calmer moods

INTERACTIVE PHONEMIC CHART - ALL LEVELS

Important practice before starting with English this year. The link below show symbols on a clickable chart representing the 44 sounds used in British English speech. Students have to click on each symbol or sample word to hear how they are pronounced. 

Interactive Phonemic Chart

PHRASALS - INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED

Phrasals

IDIOMS WITH 'HAVE' - INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS

SERIES FOR SPANISH LEARNERS OF ENGLISH - BASIC AND INTERMEDIATE LEVELS

To help you with your listening skill over the summer, I thought you could enjoy this series made for English learners. This is one of the episodes but in case you like watching it, click on 'youtube' icon and then you will be taken to the youtube page. There you can choose other episodes.

CARTOON MOVIE - WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES - INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS

COMPARATIVES - BASIC 2

Practice comparative and grammar. Click on the correct word to complete the phrases.

http://gamestolearnenglish.com/compare/

ONLINE PICTURE DICTIONARY - BASIC LEVEL

This is a very simple and basic visual dictionary for children , but a good one for young learners or beginners. You click on each word and you will see a bigger picture with its name and pronuntiation.

http://www.opdome.com/

LISTENING COMPREHENSION WITH MOVIES - ALL LEVELS

Learning through media (movies, music, etc.) is one of the best ways to learn a new language. The clips on this site will improve your listening comprehension skills, helping you to learn and practice English as spoken by normal people every day! These particular clips are from recent movies. Good luck!

Learnenglishfeelgood.com

CAN I? or MAY I? - BÁSICO 2

OPINION ESSAYS - INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS

Opinion essays from cristinaramir12

VIDEOS IN ENGLISH FOR PRACTICE - ALL LEVELS

Some of you were asking for listening practice at home. Here are some videos to enjoy.
Cartoons in English

HOW TO WRITE AN ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES ESSAY - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

How to write an introduction



How to write an essay

FUTURE TENSE - BASIC LEVEL 2

I thought you might need extra help with future. I have found the following pages with online exercises. 

Grammar:

Future

Exercises:

Future tenses 1

Future tenses 2

Future tenses 3

Future tenses 4

Future tenses 5

Future tenses 6

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2 - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

These are some links to do some grammar practice. Remember to use only type 1 and 2, not 3.

Conditional sentences 1
Conditional sentences 2
Conditional sentences 3

COVERING LETTERS - INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS

Covering letter from angelomagno

JUDGING BY APPEARANCES - INTERMEDIATE 2

Enjoy this video again.

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES - INTERMEDIATE 2

You will learn words that have the same meaning as "advantage" and "disadvantage", such as "drawback", "downside", "positive aspect", "benefit", and many more. Come and improve your vocabulary by learning these synonyms in a very short time.

YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE - SONG

LISTENING ACTIVITIES - BASIC 2 AND INTERMEDIATE 1

On this link below, you can have access to plenty of audios with online activities. They can be a good practice for the final exams.

English Tonight

BASIC: ANIMAL SOUNDS

Hey, How are you?? Watch this video 

COMPLAINT LETTER - INTERMEDIATE 2

APPLICATION FOR YOUR MOBILE FOR PHRASAL VERBS -

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES - ALL LEVELS

A very important grammar unit. Students have to learn how to use gerunds and infinitives in sentences. Here is a website with a lot of exercises to do online:



Gerunds and infinitives



Quiz 1
Quiz 2

REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISES - INTERMEDIATE 2 / ADVANCED 1

Plenty of online exercises on reported speech:

Page 1

Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5

THE TIME: CLOCK GAME

Practise the time with this little videogame

PRESENT PERFECT - BASIC 2

Grammar explanation



Here are some links to enjoy doing a bit of grammar.

Present perfect sentences and experiencies -  Two different activities.
Present Perfect
Spin the Wheel
Past Participles
Past Participles 2


Watch the presentation and answer the questions - quia

A song -



Cases of present perfect in TV series

REPORTED SPEECH - INTERMEDIATE 2

Reported speech powerpoint from angelomagno

LINKERS AND CONNECTORS - INTERMEDIATE 2 AND ADVANCED

Linkers and connectors from angelomagno

SHERLOCK HOLMES - INTERMEDIATE 2

ALL ABOUT THAT BASS - SONG

The message of this lyrics is so true that I wanted to share it with you.



Translation in Spanish

LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS - INTERMEDIATE 2

LINKERS AND CONNECTORS - INTERMEDIATE 2

though, although, even though, despite, in spite of

in addition, moreover, furthermore, another

PHRASAL VERBS WITH PUT - INTERMEDIATE 2

USED TO / BE USED TO/ GET USED TO - INTERMEDIATE 2

PLAY, GO, DO - SPORTS - BASIC LEVEL

ENGLISH CONVERSATION - BASIC AND INTERMEDIATE LEVELS

I thought you might need some help when studying English over Xmas holidays and I found useful videos which could help you continue getting better at English. I'm going to post the link for the first conversation but if you click on the YouTube icon, you will be redirected to the YouTube website and on the right side menu there are more episodes or other similar videos with subtitles in English.

PEPPA PIG CHRISTMAS EPISODE - BASIC AND INTERMEDIATE LEVELS

PAST TENSES EXERCISES - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 2

These are sites to practise some grammar on past tenses in English.

1. Past perfect exercises - Perfect English
2. All past tenses - English Page
3. All past tenses 2 - Agenda Web
4. Past Perfect - Ego4you

SOMETHING STUPID - BASIC 2

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS -INTERMEDIATE 2

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

DESCRIBING PEOPLE - BASIC LEVEL 2

Each time, there's a short description for you to read and a choice of five faces. Can you guess who the person is? To start the game, you have to click on 'click here to play'

Guess Who

ACTION VERBS - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

PAST PERFECT - INTERMEDIATE 2

SUPERSIZE ME - INTERMEDIATE 2

You are going to watch a clip from a film about fast food. You can do a gap filling exercise after watching the clip. There is also more information on fast food which might be of your interest.

Supersize me

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS - INTERMEDIATE 2

Present Perfect Progressive 1
Present Perfect Progressive 2
Present Perfect Progressive 3
Present Perfect Progressive 4

WAITING IN A QUEUE - BASIC 2

When you describe a picture with people in it, you sometimes need words to say where the people are. This site has activities to help you practise describing where people are in a queue. Listen and do all the activities.

Waiting in a queue

LISTENING PRACTICE FOR ALL LEVELS - FROM BASIC 2 TO ADVANCED

Some students have been asking for sites to practise listening. There are a lot of them on the menu but if you dont want to spend time searching, here is one which is updated almost daily and has three different levels.

NEWS IN LEVELS

SPOOKY HALLOWEEN IDIOMS AND PHRASES - INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS

THE REAL SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - LISTENING - INTERMEDIATE 2

What you are going to watch is the real case of a slumdog millionaire. Watch and answer the questions.

Slumdog millionaire

MATCHING ACTIVITY - SHOPPING VOCABULARY - INTERMEDIATE 2

English words for shopping. Click on new game for more words.

Shopping words

PRICE TAG - SONG - MONEY - INTERMEDIATE 2

Another song for intermediate level. This one based on the topic of unit 2, money.

Price Tag

SHOPPING SPREE -INTERMEDIATE 2

This single mom had no idea that when her phone rang it would be Ellen on the line! and what happens next is on the video. It's worth a watch.

FIRST, FRY THE PRAWNS - FOOD AND MEALS - INTERMEDIATE 2

DESCRIPTIONS - BASIC 2

JOB DESCRIPTION - BASIC 2

SONG - MY BRAVE FACE - PRESENT PERFECT TENSES - INTERMEDIATE 2

Now coming a song on present perfect tenses by Paul McCartney. Who said that perfect tenses were boring. This is a classic which I hope you enjoy watching and singing.

PARTS OF THE BODY- BASIC 2

FACE



BODY

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE - BASIC 2

Where are you? Where is the box?



And now let's have some fun, singing aloud

BASIC: The Ant Bully: This, That, These, Those - Demonstrative Pronouns

This is a wonderful movie. It's fun, clever and the graphics are amazing. Watch this attractive scene to practice the use of demonstrative pronouns, because the characters use them all the time in a contextualized and visual manner.

The Ant Bully - Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals

PLURALS - BASIC 2

You will probably know how to form plurals in English but, in case you have forgotten how to do it, I have posted these two links for you to play and learn how to do:

Game 1
Game 2

ENGLISH CONVERSATIONS - BASIC 2 AND INTERMEDIATE 1

BANKING AND MONEY - INTERMEDIATE 2

This is a list a vocabulary items related to banking

Banking and money vocabulary

ATM

abbreviation of Automated Teller Machine: a machine, usually in a wall outside a bank, from which you can take money out of your bank account using a special card.

bank balance

the amount of money in a bank account.

I'd like to check my bank balance, please.

bank charges

sums of money paid by a customer for a bank's services.

bank statement

a printed record of the money put into and removed from a bank account

bounce

when a check cannot be paid or accepted by a bank because of a lack of money in the account:

I had to pay a penalty fee when my check bounced.

cash

(noun) money in the form of notes and coins, rather than checks or credit cards:
Do you have any cash on you?

cash a check/cheque

(verb) to exchange a check for cash:

Would you cash a check for me?

checkbook (US) / chequebook (UK)

a book of checks / cheques with your name printed on them which is given to you by your bank to make payments with.

check (US) / cheque (UK)

a printed form, used instead of money, to make payments from your bank account:

I wrote him a check for $100.

credit

1. money in your bank account.

I was relieved to see from my statement that my account was in credit

2. a method of paying for goods or services at a later time, usually paying interest as well as the original money.

They decided to buy the car on credit.

credit card

a small plastic card which can be used as a method of payment, the money being taken from you at a later time.

checking account (US) / current account (UK)

a bank account that you can take money from at any time and which usually earns little or no interest.

debit

(a record of) money taken out of a bank account.

The account was in debit at the end of the month (= more money had been spent than was in the account at that time).

debt

money, which is owed to someone else, or the state of owing something:

He managed to pay off his debts in two years.
The firm ran up huge debts.

deposit (US) / pay in (UK)

to put money into a bank account.

If you go to the bank, will you deposit these checks for me?

direct debit

an arrangement for making payments, usually to an organization, in which your bank moves money from your account into the organization's account at regular times:

I pay my electricity bill by direct debit.

expense

when you spend or use money.

Buying a bigger car has proved to be well worth the expense.
We've just had a new garage built at great expense.

insurance

an agreement in which you pay a company money and they pay your costs if you have an accident, injury, etc:

life/health/car/travel insurance

interest

1. money which is charged by a bank or other financial organization for borrowing money.

I got a loan with an interest rate of 10%.

2. money that you earn from keeping your money in an account in a bank or other financial organization.

You should put the money in a savings account where it will earn interest.

loan

a sum of money which is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back, usually together with an additional amount of money that you have to pay as a charge for borrowing.

She's trying to get a $100 000 loan to start her own business.

NSF

Non Sufficient Fund

overdraft

The act of overdrawing a bank account.

payee

a person who money is paid to or should be paid to.

savings account (US) / deposit account (UK)

a bank account in which you usually leave money for a long time and which pays you interest.

standing account (UK)

an instruction to a bank to pay a particular amount of money at regular times from a person's bank account to another bank account (compare direct debit)

tax

(an amount of) money paid to the government, which is based on your income or of the cost of goods or services you have bought:

They're putting up the tax on cigarettes.

traveler's check

a piece of paper that you buy from a bank or a travel company and that you can use as money or exchange for the local money of the country you visit

withdraw

to take money out of a bank account.

Banking idiomatic expressions

Can I bank on your support?
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A company or an activity which is a licence to print money.
The company has been coining it/money since the new manager took over.
Since he's in the money, he's extremely generous to his friends.
Ice cream sellers are minting money thanks to the heat.
Most people think being a professional footballer is money for jam.
That costs an arm and a leg.
I got it for a song.
Time is money.
More money idioms with explanations and examples

Rich and poor

Describing a rich or a poor person:
Rich:

stinking rich, flush, well-heeled, loaded, moneyed, well-to-do, filthy rich, rolling in it, wealthy, prosperous, affluent, well off, ...

Poor:

dirt poor, hard up, needy, skint, broke, penniless, moneyless, poverty-stricken, empty-handed, deprived, unfortunate, underprivileged, meager, reduced, pitiable, humble, lowly, modest, destitute...

BANKING SERVICES - INTERMEDIATE 2

No matter where you live, opening a bank account is one essential part of life, and it is good to find out what services a bank provides. Listen to the words and complete the sentences in a gapfilling activity.

Bank Services

Now it is time to do some speaking practice. First, listen to the conversation and then you take the part of B,  the customer, and do the conversation as if you were a customer at the bank.

Conversations at the Bank 

Finally, listen to the recording without reading the text. It is essential you don't read the text in the first two listens. There is a vocabulary quiz to support your understanding so it is up to you to do the quiz before or after listening to the recording.

From Saving Accounts to Certificates of Deposit

DESCRIBE A HOUSE - BASIC LEVEL 2

On the link below, you will find two exercise about house description.

Describe a room

SINGULAR AND PLURAL - BASIC LEVEL

Grammar



Singular and plural with parts of the body

CLASSROOM OBJECTS - BASIC LEVEL

BASICO 1: OBJECTS

Look at these OBJECTS

GREAT BRITISH MENU - LISTENING - INTERMEDIATE 2

After being working on food and eating habits, it's time you did some listening practice. I know you request listening activities all the time so you can start by watching and answering the questions in this episode of Great Britain Menu
And this other video which shows you how to make a cuppa (cup of tea)

Once over with the video, why not try this vocabulary?
Typical British food

And some bits of culture
Typical British food quiz

PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES - INTERMEDIATE 2

I have come across this amazing site with lots of activities. In order to revise adjectives, I thought these activities could help you remember them

Adjectives matching 1
Adjectives matching 2
Adjectives to describe personality 1
Adjectives to describe personality 2


Do you know what the position of adjectives is? When there are more than two adjectives in a phrase, it's advisable to follow some rules:

Adjective order

NUMBERS 1-20 BASIC 1

Aquí teneis los primeros números

NUMBERS - BASIC 1

Numbers 1-100

THINGS IN THE HOUSE - BASIC 2

Below are different pages with house items. You can listen to the items' pronunciation and their spelling in American English.

The Dining Room
The Kitchen
The Kitchen 2
The Bedroom
The Bathroom
The Bathroom 2
The House
The Garden
Indoors
The Utility Room

DESCRIBING HOUSES VOCABULARY - BASIC 2

CARTOONS - ALL LEVELS

These are some cartoons to help study English better. I hope you enjoy them.

CARTOONS

AUDIOBOOM - PODCASTS - ADVANCED LEVEL

AudioBoom is a site which offers loads of podcasts with the latest news or radio programmes. They have also launched a brand new listening app for your mobile, which they say is free to download from the App Store now. 

audioboom.com

GORDON RAMSAY'S SCRAMBLED EGGS - INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS

Gordon Ramsay, one of the world's most celebrated chefs, invites you to learn his tricks to make scrambled eggs.

FAST FOOD ADS VS REALITY

Why not try by yourself next time you eat fast food? Would you dare order one like in the ad?

BASICO 1/2 SALUDOS - GREETINGS Y PRESENTACIONES (INTRODUCTIONS)

Ve este vídeo / Watch this video

VIDEO

BASIC 1 THE ALPHABET

Hello dear new students,
es un placer tener nuevos estudiantes de inglés en la EOI Ingenio. Para empezar el año os colgamos un video sobre el alfabeto inglés.

BASICO 1 ALPHABET GAME

Play this videogame to practice the alphabet! HAVE FUN

MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA - ADVANCED LEVEL

I came across this video on youtube and I thought you would probably love to watch this fantastic film in original version. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did when I saw it.

Memoirs of a Geisha

DO ANIMALS HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOUR? - ADVANCED LEVEL

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

PRESENT CONTINUOUS - BASIC LEVEL

This site has got up to 9 different pages with exercises. To move through the sites you have to click on the number you can see above the activities

Activities for present continuous

SONG BY U2 - ORDINARY LOVE - ALL LEVELS

Here is a song by rock band U2. It was written to honour Nelson Mandela and is included in the biography film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.

SPEAKOUT- STARTER - PLANS - BASIC LEVEL

SPEAKOUT - STARTER - SHOPPING

SPEAKOUT STARTER - PLACES - BASIC 1

SPEAKOUT - THE PAST - BASIC LEVEL

JUSTICE - ADVANCED LEVEL

Watch and find out what ordinary people think of justice.

WHAT IS THE CRIME? - ADVANCED LEVEL

You want to know what the crime is? You aren't sure what to call a crime. Well, read the clues and click on the right crime.

Careless criminals
Criminal identification

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.

BBC MODERN SPIES - ADVANCED LEVEL

Have a look at the world of spies. I've come across these two videos which might interest you.

BBC Modern Spies - Part 1

BBC Modern Spies - Part 2