Monday, 30 April 2012

The Environment

Ecologists and scientists are worried about the state of the environment. Humans are polluting the earth and this is going to cause world problems such as global warming and the greenhouse effect. Learn some words about the environment studying these flashcards, do the spelling, matching and listening activities. Then you can play games and do the pastimes. Enjoy them! I hope you will think about ecology because we are in this together.






Ted-Ed. Lessons Worth Sharing

Ted-Ed. Lessons Worth Sharing

Today I'd like to introduce you to this website, highly recommendable for teachers involved in bilingual projects. Besides, it's worth the visit if you are an English teacher looking for listening comprehension exercises. Ted Ed site offers videos about topics that can be found in the curriculum of several subjects. Plus, each video features a comprehension quiz, writing prompts and the chance to create your own lesson. But that's not all, teachers who sign up can make their own lessons from any youtube video. A fantastic tool for learners and teachers, a great resource for PILC and CLIL lessons.



Ted-d Video Tutorial








Sunday, 29 April 2012

Wh- questions

In the exercise below, you have to match each question to the correct answer. Remember to refresh the page to keep on practising after each try. Each time you refresh the page, you will get a different question. Good luck!



Video Logs

Some internet users have video logs and they update them regularly. There is a wide variety of video logs and of course, we can find a good buch of them for English learners. Here's a compilation you might want to save in your favourites tool bar.



American English and much more with captioned news and features. Stories are read one-third slower than regular VOA English. You can also read, listen and learn with daily MP3s and texts at voaspecialenglish.com

Idioms, vocabulary, news, entertainment and much more.

Vocabulary, grammar patterns and conversations for young learners of English as a second language.

Five-minute podcasts with lessons for beginners, elementary and advanced students.

Short videos with free lessons on realenglish.com

Grammar, vocabulary, idioms and pronunciation. 

Videos and scripts for students and teachers.


Free Time Activities. Taxi Race

In the game below, you can revise grammar and vocabulary about free time activities. You must complete the sentences with the correct option. Remember to pay attention not only to vocabulary but also to grammar. You will see a taxi race and you will have to get to your destination as fast as possible but you must respect these rules: control your speed and don't damage the other vehicles. You must be careful and responsible! Press the left and right arrow keys to steer. Press the up and down keys to control the speed and press the space bar to jump over the other cars. Don't forget! Don't try this with a real vehicle!



Wild Taxi Race