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lunes, 18 de agosto de 2014

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

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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RESOURCES VI

lunes, 4 de agosto de 2014

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:

SITE 1 (FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS)
SITE 2
SITE 3
SITE 4
SITE 5
SITE 6 (FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS)

GO LEARNING DURING THIS SUMMERTIME AND ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS

miércoles, 21 de mayo de 2014

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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RESOURCE 7
RESOURCE 8
ORDER OF THE ADJECTIVES
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RESOURCES 10 (SPANISH SPEAKERS)
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HERE ARE SOME VIDEOS, ENJOY YOURSELF¡¡¡

martes, 20 de mayo de 2014

THE FUTURE TENSES

IN ENGLISH, FUTURE IS A TRICKY ISSUE,HERE ARE SOME RESOURCES THAT MAY BE HELPFUL TO YOU:

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RESOURCE IV (FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS)
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REOURCE VI

HERE ARE SOME USEFUL VIDEOS

SOME EXERCISES TO PRACTISE:
EXERCISES I
EXERCISES II
EXERCISES III
EXERCISES IV
EXERCISES V
EXERCISES VI

lunes, 19 de mayo de 2014

ART VOCABULARY

ART IS ALWAYS SOMETHING INTERESTING ROUSING PEOPLE'S INTEREST AND CURIOISITY, HERE ARE SOME RESOURCES BELOW TO LEARN NEW WORDS CONCERNING VOCABULARY

RESOURCES:
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RESOURCES VI
RESOURCES VII
RESOURCES VIII (FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS)

THE PASSIVE VOICE

THE PASSIVE VOICE IS ONE THE MOST FREQUENT ISSUES ARISING IN ENGLISH LEARNING AT GIVEN LEVEL, GENERALLY THE INTERMEDIATE AND HIGH LEVELS ALIKE
HERE ARE SOME RESOURCES TO DEEPEN INTO THIS ISSUE AND DEAL WITH DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES

FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS
RESOURCE I
RESOURCE II
RESOURCE III
FOR OTHER LANGUAGES SPEAKERS
RESOURCE IV
RESOURCE V
RESOURCE VI

EXERCISES:
EXERCISES I
EXERCISES II
EXERCISES III
EXERCISES IV
EXERCISES V

SOME CLARIFYING VIDEOS

WE HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED LEARNING AND LEARNT A LOT WITH THIS POST

miércoles, 7 de mayo de 2014

A BIT OF MODAL VERBS

TODAY WE ARE GOING TO FOCUS OUR ATTENTION ON SOME MODAL VERBS LIKE MUST, HAVE, SHOULD AND CAN:

FIRST LET'S START ON HAVE TO/MUST AND THEIR DERIVATIVES: THE NEGATIVE FORMS TOO

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RESOURCE II (FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS)
RESOURCE III (FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS)
RESOURCE IV (FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS)
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SOME VIDEO LESSONS

ACTIVITIES
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ABOUT SHOULD AND CAN:

SHOULD

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RESOURCE IV (FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS)
RESOURCE V (FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS)
RESOURCE VI (FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS)

ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES I
ACTIVITIES II
ACTIVITIES III
ACTIVITIES IV

CAN

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RESOURCE IV

ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY I
ACTIVITY II
ACTIVITY III
ACTIVITY III

THE PIONEERS AND THE EXPLORERS

TRAVEL IS A PLEASURE FOR THE MAJORITY, AND A CHALLENGE FOR THE EXPLORERS. MANY OF YOU HAVE EVER DREAMED OF BEING A EXPLORER SURELY, MAYBE WHEN CHILDREN. MANY SAY THAT THERE ARE NOT ANY UNEXPLORED PLACES YET, HOWEVER OTHER THINK THE OPPOSITE. TRAVELLING AND EXPLORING MAY BE ANOTHER ENTERTAINING WAY TO LEARN ENGLISH. THEIR TALES AND ACCOUNTS ARE A GOOD SOURCE OF INFORMATION, THE TRAVEL MAGAZINE OR ANY EXPERIENCE YOU MAY HAVE HAD WHILE YOU WERE EXPLORING OR TRAVELLING ROUND THE WORLD. SURELY, WHETHER YOU ARE AN EXPLORER OR AN ORDINARY PERSON LOVING WANDERLUST, WHAT COMES NEXT MAY BE OF YOUR INTEREST.

NOW LEARN A BIT ABOUT EXPLORERS