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This topic is rather boring so here you are some exercises...

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FORMAL LETTER / EMAIL - INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVEL

Taken from http://www.fluentland.com/groups/english-grammar/forum/topic/how-to-write-formal-letter/

EMOTIONS - ADVANCED

ADJECTIVES / VERBS + PREPOSITIONS - INTERMEDIATE 2 AND ADVANCED LEVELS

COOKING VERBS - INTERMEDIATE 2

OPINION PHRASES - INTERMEDIATE 2 AND ADVANCED LEVELS

HOW TO START OFF WITH AN ESSAY - INTERMEDIATE 2 AND ADVANCED LEVELS

If you seem to struggle to start off writing an essay, the video below might help you out. The video will teach you how to paraphrase successfully and how to change essay questions into your own words. These skills are very useful for university and high school students, as well as any students writing English proficiency exams like the TOEFL or IELTS.

EASY ENGLISH SPEAKING: WHERE ARE YOU GOING? BASIC 2

Watch this video and repeat what you hear!

VIDEO

ADJECTIVE ORDER - INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS

This site explains how to use adjectives in a phrase when there are more than two at a time. I hope you can understand the explanation given.

http://aprendeinglessila.com/2014/06/orden-palabras-ingles-adjetivos/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork

BODY IDIOMS

VEGETABLES IN ENGLISH - BASIC LEVEL

Here are the explanations, that is, whether the vegetable is countable or uncountable, for example.
http://www.multimedia-english.com/videos/lesson/vegetables-in-english-bre-and-ame-versions-woodward-english-6438

COVER LETTER - INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS

NEW LINK TO WATCH MOVIES

Here is another link to watch movies with English subtitles. It will be added to the menu on Television and Radio section. Hope you like it.
http://putlocker.is/

PHRASAL VERBS - INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS

DESPITE, IN SPITE OF, ALTHOUGH - INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS

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

Intermediate lessons and quizzes for students

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

21 PODCASTS FOR EVERY PERSONALITY - INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS

Buzzfeed offers loads of podcasts to improve your listening. This website has thought of people with different likes and there are up to 21 different links, which will take you to another page with plenty of podcasts. The range goes from food to movies, TV programmes, DIY or fitness, to name just a few. I hope you enjoy this site.

Buzzfeed

CONDITIONALS GRAMMAR - INTERMEDIATE 2

JACK THE RIPPER INTERMEDIO 2

An interesting documentary on Jack the Ripper

THIRD CONDITIONAL - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 2

The third conditional is for past unreal actions. Try the tests below to check your understanding.

 

http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/tests/3rdconditional.html

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/grammar-thirdconditional2.html

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g8-third-conditional-exercise.php

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/conditional-third-exercises.html

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/con31.htm

Game to have fun

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/ClassroomGames/Billionaire/Conditionals%20Billionaire%20Game/play.html

LISTENING PRACTICE FOR FINAL TESTS - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

These are some activities from some excellent websites or blogs:

1.  Entertainment news
2. Welcome to Heathrow
3. Hi-tech toilets and digital taps. 
4. Camping under the stars
5. UFO: a story to remember
6. Medical advice
7. Emergency call
8. First date
9. Show time
10. Radio advertising

ASKING AND GIVING DIRECTIONS - INTERMEDIATE 1

Do the preparation exercise before you listen. Then, look at the map and listen to the directions while you do the other exercises.

DIRECTIONS

Other interactive activities on directions:

http://inenglish.pe/e-learning/aula/socializing-asking-directions-exercises.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en33inst-game-destination-impossible

READING & LISTENING / ADVANCED

Improve your listening and pronunciation with all these texts

TEXTS

LISTENING ACTIVITIES ON FILMS - INTERMEDIATE 2

Learning through media (movies, music, etc.) is one of the best ways to learn a new language. The link below use movie clips to help you to better understand spoken English.

Movie clips

Lessons on movies

Trailers

COMPARTIVES & SUPERLATIVES LESSON - BASIC

Watch these interesting videos

  lesson

  video

STRONG ENOUGH - SONG

SECOND CONDITIONAL - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Conditional quiz

Song

ZERO AND FIRST CONDITIONALS - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Some practice and other links to conditionals:

http://efllecturer.blogspot.com.es/2011/12/what-will-happen-if-1st-conditional.html

FILM VOCABULARY - INTERMEDIATE 2

Learn words related to films by doing this quiz

FILM QUIZ



Vocabulary for describing films

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES - BASIC 2

LESSON

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

LISTENING PRACTICE - INTERMEDIATE 1

For more listening practice, these are some activities you can do.

Transport
Describing people
Education
Health
Environment
Sports

MODALS FOR OBLIGATION AND PROHIBITION - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Modals for obligation and prohibition

THE WORST BRANDING GAFFES (PASSIVE) - ADVANCED

LESSON on PASSIVE

PASSIVE VOICE GRAMMAR - INTERMEDIATE 2 AND ADVANCED LEVEL

Passive grammar powerpoint from angelomagno

Exercises online:

Passive voice 1
Passive voice 2
Passive voice 3
Passive voice 4
Passive voice 5

Grammar with exercises

MUST / HAVE TO - BASIC LEVEL

This is a powerpoint presentation that can help you understand these two modals. It was made by David Mainwood

Modals for obligation and prohibition

View more presentations from David Mainwood

FILM REVIEW - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

If you are interested in knowing how to write a film review you can have a look at the website of EOI Guía. You will find all you need to write good film reviews.

EOI Guia - film reviews

MODAL VERBS - MUST - HAVE TO - INTERMEDIO LEVEL

PRESENT SIMPLE
HAVE TO / HAS TO ( also have got to…)	General (external) obligation / rules / laws Some external circumstance makes the obligation necessary Impersonal ‘you’ – ( ‘you’ mean ‘people in general’)
MUST	Your own obligation / personal obligation / rules Some personal circumstance makes the obligation necessary (and the speaker almost certainly agrees with the obligation.)
DON’T HAVE TO DOESN’T HAVE TO (also haven’t got to …)	It is not necessary / there is no obligation
MUSTN’T	Prohibition

EXAMPLES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND PRESENT:

I must stop smoking. (I want to.)
I have to stop smoking. (Doctor's orders)

This is a terrible party. We really must go home.
This is a lovely party, but we've (got) to go home because of the baby-sitter.

Must you wear dirty old jeans all the time? (Is it personally important for you?)
Do you have to wear a tie at work? (Is there a regulation?)

WRITING SAMPLES TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING - INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS

See these sample student answers to FCE (Cambridge English First) Writing questions with feedback

Cambridge writing exam preparation

TRANSITION WORDS FOR YOUR NARRATION - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

ALWAYS ON THE PHONE - ADVANCED

LESSON

WHAT IS LOVE TO YOU? - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

People ranging ages 0-100  answered a big question, "what is love?"

LISTENING REINFORCEMENT - INTERMEDIATE 1

Activities to improve your listening:


Pet Listening
When she loved me
Listening for details
The lion King
The Frozen
Vacations
Weather Report
Mary Reilly

LISTENING REINFORCEMENT - INTERMEDIATE 2

These are some links with exercises where to improve your listening:


The effects of technology on relationships
The help
Hunger Games
Big Bang Theory
Cell Phone Etiquette
Benjamin Button

TIME FOR A HOLIDAY - LISTENING - INTERMEDIATE 1

We have been talking about slowing down in our daily life. Here are two videos using the topic of time. In the first video complete the blanks in the transcript with the missing words whereas in the second you might try to write down what they say, like a dictation. You can find the key after the second video.

http://mythatsenglish.blogspot.com.es/2013/06/time-for-holiday.html

APPEARANCES - INTERMEDIATE 2

These are two commercials about appearances. Hope you can understand the message. Do you feel identified yourselves with the message?

FIRST, THEN, NEXT, LAST, ETC - BASIC 2

IT´S ONLY ROCK ´N ROLL BUT I LIKE IT!

Hey! Don´t forget the complement when you use like, love, hate, etc: e.g. I like football very much. or I like it very much.

This song will help you!

PASSIVE - THINGS THAT HAPPEN EVERY 60 SECONDS - ADVANCED

LESSON

MEETING CLUB TO PRACTISE ENGLISH, FRENCH OR GERMAN

The Gran Canaria Language Exchange is a great initiative for the whole island created by Spanish and English tutor Theresa Coe (theresacoe@gmail.com). It is a free iniciative which offers oportunities to improve French, English or German. There are meetings over the island. For more information you could send Theresa an email.

There is also this link to find people close to where you live: http://www.meetup.com/English-Intermediate-Conversation-Group/

APPEARANCES LISTENING FOR PRACTICE - INTERMEDIATE 2

These are some links to work on appearances:

1. http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixers/T095-Appearance.htm
2. http://www.elllo.org/english/1151/T1183-Maria-Appearance.html
3. http://elllo.org/video/1251/V1299-Adelina-Appearance.htm
4. http://elllo.org/english/Mixer/09Fashion.html

JUDGING BY APPEARANCES - INTERMEDIATE 2

Here are some videos with ways to describe people physically. For extra vocabulary you have this link: http://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/grammar/adjectives/appearance/vocab1.html

What do you look like? from eoi.soraya

Describing People from Vinicius Luciano Menezes Cotrim

PHOBIAS AND FEARS - LISTENING - INTERMEDIATE 1

Reading and listening activities on:

Phobias
http://listenaminute.com/p/phobias.html
http://www.elllo.org/mobile/VM1101/V1128-Encounter.htm

Fears
http://listenaminute.com/f/fear.html
http://www.elllo.org/english/0451/457-Ruth-AfraidOf.htm
http://www.elllo.org/video/M051/M056Fear.htm
http://www.elllo.org/english/0151/157-Naju-Fear.htm

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Comparatives and Superlatives - The Greatest Show on Earth from David Mainwood

This is a link to a site which helps students to introduce, revise or practise comparatives and superlatives
The biggest and the best

SINCE / FOR - INTERMEDIATE 1

Quiz to know how to use since or for. Firstly, read the rules and then take a multiple choice grammar quiz.


Since / for 

MODALS FOR POSSIBILITY AND CERTAINTY - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Modals for possibility and certainty

FORMAL AND INFORMAL EMAIL - INTERMEDIATE 1

These are some tips on how to write a formal or informal email. I hope they are useful to you in your writing production.

3rd CONDITIONAL LESSON - ADVANCED

LESSON to speak using the 3rd Conditional