www.esl-lab.com
http://www.englishlistening.com www.listenaminute.com
Listening exercises graded according to different levels (the first two sites) and topics (the last one). |
DICTIONARIES
www.oxforddictionaries.com
https://www.macmillandictionary.com https://dictionary.cambridge.org https://www.merriam-webster.com Sentence Examples
http://sentence.yourdictionary.com
The Internet Picture Dictionary
http://pdictionary.com
Words ordered by categories, it includes several kinds of activities.
Urban Dictionary https://www.urbandictionary.com Dictionary for slang words and phrases. |
SITES IN SPANISH
www.inglesmundial.com http://agendaweb.org http://www.aulafacil.com/cursos/c90/idiomas/ingles https://www.ejerciciosinglesonline.com https://cuadernodeingles.com/ https://www.ejerciciosinglesonline.com/ ESO, BACHILLERATO, EOI - Vocabulary. Grammar explanation and exercises. Exams revision. Four skills practice.
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PRONUNCIATION
British English pronunciation.
http://rachelsenglish.com American English pronunciation. https://forvo.com/ Pronunciation dictionary. |
http://allphonetics.blogspot.com
Learning phonetics through songs. |
Graded short readings with audio (levels),
interactive grammar activities. One reading section about US culture.
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Grammar and vocabulary explanations, exercises
and grammar tests (and printable grammar tests), games (crosswords, find the
pairs, hangman), sentences for role plays, commercial English.
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http://es.lyricstraining.com
https://www.lyricsgaps.com
Music videos to fil in the lyrics of songs. Sorted by levels.
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Flashcards
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Videos (+subtitles)
"Language Leads Love" (Youtube Channel) Subtitled videos for kids about academic topics (A1, A2). |
ESL games and functional language in PDF.
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www.english-at-home.com
Speaking / Vocabulary / Grammar sections (theory, not practice), vocabulary wordsearches and quizzes. |
Chats, forums, rephrasing tests, graded games
(hangman, Mario grammar, vocabulary, memory, crosswords), 4 skills tests,
International ESL exams, CEFR levels, High School English grammar tests
(grades 6-12).
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www.esldiscussions.com
English conversation questions about several topics.
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Cambridge exams (YLE, KET, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE, BEC) and information about them.
http://www.autoenglish.org Cambridge PET and FCE exercises, ESO/Bachillerato/EBAU exercises. |
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Selected VOA Youtube videos (subtitled),
grammar and vocabulary videos, Readings, Listenings (audio,
video), vocabulary games, sentences, quizzes & puzzles (Java
required).
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Grammar, vocabulary theory and exercises,
pronunciation, readings picture worksheets and games in PDF (no key) for
elementary, pre-intermediate and intermediate levels.
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Very complete, even pronunciation and errors sections,
quizzes.
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www.usingenglish.com
Online grammar, usage and vocabulary tests ("ESL quizzes") graded according to different levels and reading comprehension exercises.
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Very complete, four skills, interactive games,
professionals.
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Flashcards, phonics, Business English
activities and role-plays, graded vocabulary word searches and crosswords
(jpg, worksheets), creative writing (prompts).
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Lots of tests, lessons, videos, audios,
chatrooms (chat with humans/robots), pen pals.
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Subtitled videos (small screen).
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Wordlists, grammar, listenings, flash,
readings, closes, quizzes.
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Short stories with interactive exercises
(vocabulary, close, crossword, sentences), audio and grade level.
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List of multiple resources, word games, fun,
business, phonetics, grammar and vocabulary.
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Clil readings.
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Grammar interactive tests.
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4 skills (grammar theory), pronunciation,
writing, games.
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Graded reading and listening tests and dictations.
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Graded interactive grammar and vocabulary
quizzes, crossword puzzles, bilingual quizzes (Java & flash).
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ESP – Course: 4 skills, grammar, full
phonetics, biligual wordlists, writing samples, spelling and punctuation,
TOEFL tests, placement tests, all graded. Forum and chatroom.
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www.englishmedialab.com
www.esl-galaxy.com www.esltower.com www.english-4kids.com www.eslgamesplus.com www.eslgamesworld.com
Great repositories (esltower/plus) of
interactive (board) games (grammar, vocabulary, phonics), topics, ppt and
printables.
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http://www.englishpage.com
Bachillerato grammar and exercises.
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Business ±, ESOL exams, grammar, skills.
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Lessons, games and quizzes for beginners.
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Grammar videos, theory, exercises, very good
grammar pdfs.
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www.examenglish.com
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk
International ESL exams, CEFR levels.
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ESP bilingual vocabulary wordlists &
grammar (+audio) theory and activities (also printable), worksheets to
colour, children songs.
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www.english-grammar.at
Online grammar and vocabulary exercises according to different levels (downloadable
worksheets and key also available).
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Grammar explanations and online exercises (grammar, vocabulary,
listening, reading).
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Wednesday 6 September 2023
LIST OF FREE WEBSITES FOR LEARNING ENGLISH
WRITING SKILL - MY FIRST STORY
In order to write your first story, these are the steps you should follow:
Opening paragraph - Say WHAT happened in a sentence, adding WHERE and WHEN it happened.
Body of the composition - Explain the details of the experience in an orderly way, using CONNECTORS OF SEQUENCE:
First, ... (The story begins)
Next, ... (The story follows)
Then, ... (The story follows)
After that, ... /Afterwards, ... / After, ...
Finally, ... (The story finishes)
Closing paragraph- Use one sentence or two to conclude your composition, describing your feelings about the story to the reader.
Wednesday 11 May 2022
WRITING SKILL - BOOK PRESENTATION PROJECT
VOCABULARY: LITERARY
FICTION GENRES
ADVENTURE
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FANTASY
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COMEDY
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TRAGEDY
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DETECTIVE
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LOVE
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HORROR
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SCIENCE
FICTION
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VOCABULARY: ELEMENTS OF FICTION
PLOT
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CHAPTER
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SETTING
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PROTAGONIST
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MINOR
CHARACTER
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TWIST
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PREPARING A BIOGRAPHICAL TIMELINE ABOUT THE LIFE OF A WRITER
- Name of the writer.
- He / She was born in … (year, country).
- He / She started writing in … / when …
- Relevant events in his / her life.
- Important works.
- He / She died in (year, country).
WRITING A BOOK REVIEW (1º ESO)
Paragraph 1
This book / short story is called … and it is a ... (genre)
book / short story. It was written by ... (author) in .... (country) in … (year).
Paragraph 2
(PLOT) It tells us about ... / It is about …
(SETTING) The action takes place in…(location) in ....(time).
The protagonist / main character is… (Describe him / her physically and psychologically)
My favourite character is … because ... / I also like
….
Paragraph 3
In my opinion/view, the book is ... (negative adjectives:
boring, awful, disappointing, predictable; positive adjectives: interesting, amusing,
thrilling, fascinating, amazing, exciting), because ....
In conclusion, it is a book I recommend / don't recommed to
anyone.
WRITING A BOOK REVIEW (2º ESO)
Paragraph 1
This book / short story I have read is called … and it is a ... (genre) book / short story, which was written by ... (author) in … (country) in ... (year). The main topic is ... (noun).
Paragraph 2
(PLOT) Summary of the events in the story using past tenses, including setting (location and time).
The protagonist / main character is… (Describe him / her physically and psychologically)
I love/dislike the protagonist / main character, because ...
The part in the story I liked the most was when ... My least favourite part of the story was...
Paragraph 3
I think / I feel / It seems to me that the book is ... (negative adjectives: boring, awful, disappointing, predictable, difficult to understand; positive adjectives: very/really interesting, amusing, thrilling, exciting, enjoyable), because ...
In conclusion, it is a book I would/wouldn't recommend to anyone.
WRITING A BOOK REVIEW (3º ESO)
Paragraph 1
This book / short story I have read is called … and it is a ... (genre) book / short story, which was written by ... (author) in … (country) in ... (year). It deals with (main topic or key ideas expressed in a few nouns).
Paragraph 2
(PLOT) Summary of the events in the story using past tenses, including setting (location and time).
The protagonist / main character is… (Describe him / her physically and psychologically)
I love/dislike the protagonist / main character, because ...
I was pleasantly surprised by ... / The best part of the story is when ... What I disliked the most was... / The worst part of the story was probably when ...
If I had written this book, I would have changed ....
Paragraph 3
I think / I feel / It seems to me that the book is ... (negative adjectives: boring, awful, disappointing, predictable, dull, uninteresting, erratic, difficult to understand; positive adjectives: absolutely/very/quite/really interesting, amusing, thrilling, fascinating, amazing, exciting, enjoyable //amazing, impressive, breathtaking, mesmerizing, gripping), because ...
In conclusion, if I were you, I would (not) read this book because... / I would (strongly/definitely) recommend/suggest reading this book to people who ...
Friday 22 April 2022
Monday 4 April 2022
SPEAKING SKILL - SHORT STORY: POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Click the following link to have access to a book I have created which includes some examples:
Tuesday 15 March 2022
SPEAKING SKILL - ORAL PRESENTATION OF A CHAPTER OF THE MANDATORY READING
Your talk should
be a 1 – 2 minute presentation to your classmates of your favourite chapter of the
mandatory reading. Here’s how you can do it – make
any necessary changes if you want to:
Ø Begin by telling the name of the author and the title
of the book as well as the one of your favourite chapter.
Ø Give a short summary of its
contents. Include the main theme of the chapter and what
you learned from reading it.
Ø Comment on the reasons why
you like the chapter. This may be based on the topic it deals with or on your
personal experience (hobbies, interests, lifestyle).
Ø To conclude, give the
chapter a rating, for example a mark out of ten, and justify it. Also,
recommend reading another book on the same topic or on a different one, based on your taste.
Wednesday 23 February 2022
SPEAKING SKILL - A BIOGRAPHY OF A FAMILY MEMBER
Introduction
“Good morning / afternoon. I am
going to talk about ……., who was my ……. I admire her/him specially, because …. (S
+ V + Cs).
Body
(S)he was born on
(date) in (place).
(S) he went / didn’t
go to primary / secondary school / University.
(S) he worked as a + (job)
/ in (place) for (X) years.
(S)he fell in love
with….. and got married to (person) in (place, year).
(S)he had / didn’t
have children.
(S)he used to ….. /
(S)he didn’t use to …
(S)he was + (personality
adjectives).
(S)he died from (cause) in (place, year).
Conclusion
I love her / him a lot, because …. (S + V + Cs).
That’s why I wanted you to know (a
little bit / something) about her / him”.
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