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

RESOURCE1
RESOURCE2
RESOURCE3 (DIFFERENCE AMONG USED TO/GET USED TO/BE USED TO)

EXERCISES1
EXERCISES2
EXERCISES3
EXERCISES4

THE GET EXPRESSIONS

HERE ARE SOME RESOURCES WITH GET EXPRESSIONS

DEFINITION OF GET AND USES

RESOURCE 1
RESOURCE 2
RESOURCE 3 (PHRASAL VERBS)

EXERCISE1
EXERCISE2
EXERCISE3
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

RESOURCE1

RESOURCE2

RESOURCE3 (FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS)

RESOURCE 4 (FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS)

EXERCISES:

EXERCISES1

EXERCISES 2

EXERCISES 3

EXERCISES 4

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:
RESOURCE 1
RESOURCE 2 (IDIOMS)
RESOURCE 3 (REALLY GOOD)
RESOURCE 4 (DOWNLOADABLE DOC BY CATHERINE SCHNELL)
AUDIO RESOURCE 1

EXERCISES WITH HAVE EXPRESSIONS:
EXERCISES1 (EASY)
EXERCISES 2
EXERCISES 3

EXPRESSIONS WITH BE
RESOURCE1
RESOURCE 2

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.

RESOURCES I
RESOURCES II
RESOURCES III
RESOURCES IV
RESOURCES V
RESOURCES VI

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:
LINK1
LINK2

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