LISTENING ACTIVITY, PRACTISE YOUR LISTENING SKILLS: MEGHAN TRAINOR

MEGHAN TRAINOR IS AN AMERICAN SINGER WHO HAS BECOME WORLD FAMOUS THANKS TO HER HIT: ALL ABOUT THE BASS. IMPROVE YOUR LISTENING SKILLS BY PRACTISING WITH MEGHAN TRAINOR'S SINGLE, CLICK HERE

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE MEGHAN TRAINOR, CLICK HERE

THE CONDITIONAL CLAUSES

ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS IN ENGLISH IS TO LEARN THE CONDITIONAL CLAUSES. THEY CAUSE MUCH CONFUSION, BELOW ARE SOME RESOURCES THAT MAY BE HELPFUL TO YOU:
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RESOURCES7 (FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS)
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VIDEOS:

ARIANA GRANDE: BREAK FREE

ARIANA GRANDE IS ALL THE RAGE AND IN FASHION. BREAK FREE IS A WORLD HIT. PRACTISE YOUR ENGLISH WITH  THIS SONG (CLICK TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE EXERCISE):

CLICK HERE TO DO THE EXERCISE
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ARIANA GRANDE, CLICK HERE

DAVID GUETTA: DANGEROUS

DAVID GUETTA IS ONE OF THE LEADING DJS IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE, PRACTISE YOUR LISTENING WITH ONE OF HIS SONGS. CLICK HERE.
IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT MOR,  CLICK HERE.

TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD

TECHNOLOGY BRINGS US A LOT OF NOVELTIES AND IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO CATCH UP WITH NOVELTIES, HERE ARE SOME VIDEOS TO FIND OUT MORE

MODAL VERBS REVISION

WE HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN ABOUT MODAL VERBS IN PREVIOUS POSTS, ANYWAY IT IS GOOD TO CHECK THIS AGAIN:

IF YOU WANT TO CHECK PREVIOUS POST REGARDING THIS SUBJECT, CLICK BELOW
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HERE ARE NEW RESOURCES REVOLVING THE SAME ISSUE IN A GENERAL WAY:
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EXERCISES:
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HERE IS A COMPILATION OF VIDEOS EXPLAINING MODAL VERBS

CAN/COULD/BE ABLE TO/MAY/MIGHT

SHOULD/OUGHT TO/ MUST/HAVE TO/ NEEDN'T

NEEDN'T

RELATIVE CLAUSES AGAIN

RELATIVE CLAUSES ARE ONE OF THE HARDEST POINTS IN ENGLISH LEARNING

LONG TIME AGO WE DEVOTED A POST TO THIS SAME THING, IF YOU WANT TO CHECK IT AGAIN, CLICK HERE

 HERE ARE YOU A SERIES OF RESOURCES THAT MAY BE HELPFUL TO YOU
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RESOURCE5 (FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS)
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EXERCISES:
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HERE ARE SOME VIDEOS:

RELATIVE CLAUSES

RELATIVE CLAUSES IN ENGLISH ARE A TRICKY THING, HERE YOU ARE A SERIES OF RESOURCES TO PRACTISE:
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EXERCISES:

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SOME VIDEOS:

ED SHEERAN

ED SHEERAN IS A BRITISH POP SINGER, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE, CLICK HERE

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE LYRICS, CLICK HERE

IF YOU WANNA PRACTISE MORE WITH ED SHEERAN'S SONGS, CLICK HERE

ALL ABOUT THAT BASS

MEGHAN TRAINOR IS AN EMERGING STAR IM THE UNITED KINGDOM, HEAR HER NEW HIT ''ALL ABOUT THAT BASS'
Click here to hear the song

THE PAST TENSES

THIS POST IS DEVOTED TO THE PAST TENSES AND WE POST DIFFERENT RESOURCES TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE.

PAST SIMPLE

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PAST PERFECT

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PAST CONTINUOUS

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PAST TENSE EXERCISES

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GOTYE SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW

GOTYE
IS AN ARTIST FROM BELGIUM WHO BECAME FAMOUS WITH HIS SINGLE ''SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW''

LISTEN TO HIS SONG HERE, AND ENJOY THE ACTIVITY.

USED TO

USED TO IS A MODAL STRUCTURE WHO AIM IS TO TALK ABOUT PAST HABITS THAT ARE NO LONGER DONE AT PRESENT

HERE ARE SOME RESOURCES THAT MAY HELP YOU

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RESOURCE3 (DIFFERENCE AMONG USED TO/GET USED TO/BE USED TO)

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THE GET EXPRESSIONS

HERE ARE SOME RESOURCES WITH GET EXPRESSIONS

DEFINITION OF GET AND USES

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RESOURCE 3 (PHRASAL VERBS)

EXERCISE1
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EXERCISES4

DIFFERENT GENERATIONS

EACH GENERATION IS DIFFERENT FROM THE PRECEDING AND THE FOLLOWING. THIS REPORT ANALYZES THIS. WATCH THE VIDEO.

NOW ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

• WHAT KIND OF GENERATION GAP DOES THIS REPORT TALK ABOUT EXACTLY?
• WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN THEY COME CLOSE TO THE NEW INFORMATION AND RELATIONSHIP TECHNOLOGIES?
• WHAT COULD THE SOCIETY DO TO HELP THE OLD APPROACH THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES?
• WHAT DOES THIS REPORT SAY IN RELATION TO THIS?

THE IRREGULAR VERBS

HERE ARE SOME RESOURCES RELATED TO THE IRREGULAR VERBS

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EXERCISES:

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VERBS + ING

THIS IS A TRICKY QUESTION, HERE ARE SOME RESOURCES THAT MAY BE HELPFUL:

VERBS +ING 
VERBS+ TO INFINITIVE

EXPRESSIONS WITH BE AND HAVE

''HAVE'' AND ''BE'' ARE TWO IMPORTANT VERBS AND STAR UMPTEEN EXPRESSIONS USED IN DAILY LIFE. HERE ARE SOME RESOURCES THAT WILL GIVE YOU A BETTER IDEA OF IT.

EXPRESSIONS WITH HAVE:
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RESOURCE 3 (REALLY GOOD)
RESOURCE 4 (DOWNLOADABLE DOC BY CATHERINE SCHNELL)
AUDIO RESOURCE 1

EXERCISES WITH HAVE EXPRESSIONS:
EXERCISES1 (EASY)
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EXPRESSIONS WITH BE
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THE EDINBURGH FRINGE

THE EDINBURGH FRINGE IS THE WORLD LARGEST FESTIVAL OF ARTS, IN FACT ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS OF DIFFERENT ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES COME TO EDINBURGH.

FIND OUT FURTHER INFORMATION HERE
THE FRINGE I
THE FRINGE II

JOURNALISTIC ENGLISH

READING A NEWSPAPER IS A GOOD WAY TO LEARN BUT WRITING A PIECE OF NEWS IS A HARD TASK BUT VERY HELPFUL TO LEAR TOO. ON THIS POST, SOME HINTS AND ADVICE TO WRITE NEWS ARE GIVEN, THE RESOURCES ARE INTENDED FOR PROFESSIONALS BUT THEY CAN BE USED BY ANY STUDENT WHO WANT TO LEARN MORE. LEARNING JOURNALISTIC ENGLISH IS ALSO A GOOD WAY TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH. SOME USEFUL VIDEOS COME NEXT:

HERE ARE SOME USEFUL WEBSITES, CLICK ON THEM TO GO STRAIGHT TO THEIR CONTENTS.

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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE DIALECTS

ANYONE WHO HAS SPOKEN TO SOMEONE FROM AN ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRY MUST HAVE SURELY NOTICED THAT EACH PERSON SPEAKS DIFFERENTLY, WITH A DIFFERENT ACCENT, DIFFERENT WORDS AND SO ON.

THIS IS BEACAUSE OF THE DIVERSITY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE DIALECTS AND LINGUISTIC VARIETIES. MANY GENERALLY SKIP THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER IT IS QUITE INTERESTING FOR THE ESL LEARNERS.  KNOWING OR BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE DIFFERENT ACCENTS AND DIALECT CAN ENABLE YOU TO UNDERSTAND THOSE SPEAKERS BETTER AND AVOID HAVING COMPREHENSION PROBLEMS WITH THOSE SPEAKERS.

HERE ARE SOME VIDEOS THAT MAY HELP YOU LEARN MORE ABOUT IT AND DISTINGUISH THEM. THERE ARE ALSO SOME OTHER VIDEOS THAT ARE MORE ENTERTAINING AND HILARIOUS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE AT THE END OF THE LIST.

IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE  ACCENTS AND THE  DIALECTS OF ENGLISH, VISIT THE LINKS BELOW:
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HOLIDAYS

SUMMER IS A PERFECT TIME TO GO ON LEARNING BECAUSE OF THE LARGE AMOUNT OF FREE TIME MANY WE HAVE IN THIS SEASON. MANY PEOPLE GO TO THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES TO STUDY ENGLISH, WHEREAS OTHERS PREFER TO SPEND THEIR HOLIDAY TIME IN THE BEACH AND OTHERS GO TO FARAWAY DESTINATIONS. NO DOUBT THAT THE SUMMERTIME IS THE PERFECT ONE TO PRACTICE ENGLISH AND LEARN MORE.
HERE ARE SOME USEFUL VIDEOS THAT COULD HELP YOU IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY AND TEACH YOU HOW TO TALK ABOUT HOLIDAYS ON YOUR RETURN HOME.

IF YOU WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY, GO TO THESE ENGLISH VOCABULARY WEBSITES BELOW:

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SITE 6 (FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS)

GO LEARNING DURING THIS SUMMERTIME AND ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS

HOW TO WRITE A DESCRIPTION IN ENGLISH

WRITING A DESCRIPTION IS ALWAYS A TRICKY THING, BECAUSE YOU MUST USE YOUR IMAGINATION AS WELL AS A LOT OF WORDS AND COMPLEX GRAMMAR STRUCTURES. HERE ARE SOME TIPS AND RESOURCES TO LEARN TO WRITE DESCRIPTIONS IN ENGLISH:

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 VOCABULARY RESOURCES FOR DESCRIPTIONS
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ORDER OF THE ADJECTIVES
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HERE ARE SOME VIDEOS, ENJOY YOURSELF¡¡¡