PAST SIMPLE - BASIC LEVEL

Games to practise past simple. Not everything is boring grammar exercises.

Snakes and Ladders
Jeopardy
Betting game

BRITISH ACCENTS - B2

In the UK there are many different accents, WATCH this video to know more.

OBJECT PRONOUNS (I) - A2.1

Here you are some VIDEOGAMES to practise.

DAY OUTING - BRITISH INFLUENCE IN CANARY ISLANDS

The British presence in our islands has always been important. That is why our school thought it would be a really interesting idea to plan an outing to Las Palmas de GC in order to learn more about the British influence on the island.  Below you can find two videos, one by Cliff Richard and the other one sponsored by Cabildo de Gran Canaria, which are both worth watching.




Cliff Richard


El viaje de Harriet

CRIME - ADVANCED

HERE you can practice more aspects of crime.

ROSS´S SANDWICH (B2 LEVEL)

CLICK HERE TO WATCH IT

FAMILY - BASIC LEVEL

Here are some websites to practise more about the family. I think they can be fun.
Family 1
Family 2
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive Adjectives 2
Genitive case 1
has or have got

COUNTRIES (A1.2)

VIDEOGAME :

WHO WANTS TO BE MILLIONAIRE? (COUNTRIES)

LISTENING ON MONEY - INTERMEDIATE 2

These are links with listening activities on money. This is extra activities to help you enhance your listening.

Janis's ESL Home (excellent)
Listen a minute
Esl lab
Esl lab 2
Learn English British Council
Breaking news English

JOEY´S EYEBROWS (VIDEO LESSON) B2

CLICK HERE TO WATCH

BREAKUPS LISTENING - ADVANCED

If you want to test your listening on breakups, here are some links:

http://www.talkenglish.com/listening/lessonlisten.aspx?ALID=229
http://www.talkenglish.com/listening/lessonlisten.aspx?ALID=233
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1006/100613-relationships.html
http://www.elllo.org/english/0951/T988-George-BreakUp.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/divorcelawyer/divorcelawyerrd1.htm

FRUIT - INTERMEDIATE B1

A fruit is the part of a plant that has seeds and flesh (edible covering). A fruit is normally sweet (or sometimes sour) and can be eaten in its raw (uncooked) state. Fruit are the way plants disseminate their seeds.

There is more about fruit on Woodwork English. In the video you can learn  how to pronounce the names of fruit in English.

VEGETABLES - INTERMEDIATE B1

A vegetable is the edible part of a plant that is used in cooking or can be eaten raw. They are different from fruit in that vegetables don't have seeds. Vegetables are often consumed as salads or cooked as part of a side dish or main meal.

A person who does not eat meat is considered a Vegetarian because they often only eat vegetables (and fruit).

The informal word for vegetables is veggies.

FOOD AND CONTAINERS - INTERMEDIATE B1

This English vocabulary game is to help you learn about different containers for food

Choose the correct alternative.

Food Containers - English Vocabulary Game

COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES - BASIC LEVEL

Watch the videos and learn how to pronounce.

SERIES ADVANCED "ROSS´S NEW SHIRT"

Watch, learn and have fun...

HANGMAN GAME - JUEGO DEL AHORCADO (BASIC LEVEL: A2-1)

Click HERE to play

LEARNING ENGLISH WITH SERIES - INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS

If you want to learn English in a funnier way, here is a video with a sample lesson. In case you want some more, click on the youtube icon on the video menu and you'll be taken to the youtube site where you can find more lessons.

TRICKY ENGLISH WORDS THAT SOUND (ALMOST!) THE SAME - ALL LEVELS

In this video, I share word pairs that English learners struggle to pronounce because they sound so similar!

VIDEO

CANARIAN WRESTLING

Great news!!!! One of our students gives his team the championships of the Canarian wrestling league. Our school feels proud of his great performance tumbling five opponents and leading his team to a decisive win on the last bout. Congratulations Doramas!!!!

In order to know more about Canarian wrestling, you can read below:

Of all the traditional local sports in the Canary Islands, there can be no doubt that it is the Canary wrestling that is still the most popular through to this day. The oldest chronicles with respect to the islands made allusion to this sport practiced by the islanders and passed down from one generation to the next. According to the Chronicles, these wrestling bouts were organized to solve conflicts with respect to land and other matters.

 The tradition is as alive as it was centuries back. The same rites and rituals have been maintained although the matches are now organized for sporting reasons only and in areas specially designed for the same, types of arenas called “terreros”. On these arenas, the wrestlers try to tumble their opponent, using skill often more than sheer strength. The winner is the wrestler who manages to floor his opponent making them touch the arena with any part of their body.

Although this is a type of combat, respect for one’s adversary is the essence itself of the sport. Nobility, respect for the loser, team spirit and regard for the rules are all tacit elements of Canary wrestling. Each time a wrestler is tumbled, the winning opponent helps him up and hugs him respectfully before abandoning the arena. 

Wrestlers can be big tough-looking guys and many of them are a fair size. However, to be a wrestler, you don’t only have to be strong but to be agile, to catch your opponent’s weak points and use them to good effect to knock him off balance. Wrestling matches are organized by rounds that bring together opponents from two teams who are eliminated as they fall in the various bouts. Wrestlers grasp each other by the clothes at the beginning of the bout and when the referee gives the go ahead, they set to, to try and tumble their rival to the ground.

The teams of Canary wrestling are organized by the Federation, set up in 1943, into regional and island competitions.

From: Patronato de Turismo Del Cabildo de Gran Canaria: 

http://www.grancanaria.com/patronato_turismo/Lucha-Canaria-Canarian-Wrestling.34130.0.html