Wednesday, June 30, 2010

What do people in other countries eat for breakfast?

Hi class, This time we are going to practice our listening comprehension strategies. Watch the following four videos and post a comment describing your favorite breakfast. Remember to concentrate on the vocabulary we have practiced in class. Good luck!



Saturday, June 26, 2010

Food, food and more food!!!



Hello everybody,

Hope you are doing OK studying vocabulary for our next class on describing food. I thought of helping you a little bit so I have some matching and concentration games for you.

a. Go to each one of the following links:
http://www.quia.com/mc/551153.html?AP_rand=196837435
http://www.quia.com/mc/551414.html?AP_rand=1246892728


b. Click on: play this game

c. Match the pictures with their names by clicking on each correspondent item.

d. Play as many times as you want.

If you think those are too easy, try the following two which are a bit more difficult because you have to use your memory skills (similar procedure):
http://www.quia.com/cc/551153.html?AP_rand=80705064
http://www.quia.com/cc/551414.html?AP_rand=1714268869

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

What are Homer plans for the weekend?

Hi everybody,
As we practiced yesterday in class we can describe future plans using statements like "I'm playing soccer on Saturday morning". Here is an exercise that might help you to practice this topic. Look at the picture, choose a day and post a comment describing what Homer Simpson is doing next weekend.

Enjoy and keep practicing!!

*If you want to see the picture bigger, click on it with the right button of your mouse and open it in a new window.

Monday, June 21, 2010

What are they doing?




Hi everybody,
Hope you had a nice weekend. Here is a quick quiz on ongoing activities just to refresh your memory before next class. Enjoy it

Go to:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/present_progressive_statements_long.htm

Thursday, June 17, 2010

What's the weather like in . . .?



Hi everybody,
This time I have an assignment in which you will have to "travel" around the world. The goal is that you find places around the world with the appropriate weather to do some activities. Follow these instructions.

a. Go to the page: www.weatherforecastmap.com
b. Look for places around the world with the right weather conditions to do the following activies:
*Stay home and drink a hot chocolate.
*Go swimming.
*Walk at the park.
*Take a nap.
*Wear a sweater you got for your birthday.
*Go skiing.
c. When you have found the places. Post a comment saying what temperature and weather the place has and what activity we can do there.

Example: The weather in Rome, Italy is clear and sunny with a temperature of 18°C. It's good weather to play soccer with your friends.

Monday, June 14, 2010

How often does Willy . . .?

Well class as we practiced how to talk about frequency last class, here is an exercise that will helpp you to describe if I do the following activities always, usually, sometimes or never. Keep in mind a normal month has 4 weekends, look at the chart and write your conclusions.

Good luck!!


Thursday, June 10, 2010

More on daily routines!!




Hello everybody,
As I know you liked the quiz, I found another one that will help you practice more before we describe other people's routines in class. Get ready and keep practicing!!

Go to the following link:
PRESENT SIMPLE, 3rd person

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

A quick quiz of daily routines!!




Hi guys,
As we practiced yesterday how to talk about somebody's routine, I found a quiz that can help you review what we studied. Good luck and keep practicing!!!

http://www.english-zone.com/spelling/verbs1.html

Monday, June 7, 2010

More on daily routines!




Hi everybody,
This time I have a listening exercise for you. In the link I attached you will find different exercises. Please ONLY do exercise II, play the conversation and listen to it as many times as you want. Practice "catching words" and then try to get the answer for the following questions:
1. What does the man do at 5:00 a.m.?
2. What does he do at 6:40 a.m.?
3. What time does he catch a bus?
4. What does he do at 6:30 p.m.?
5. Mention two activities his wife usually does.

Remember you don't need to understand everything in the conversation. Little by little and with practice you will get better at this type of exercise. Good luck!!

Go to the following link:http://www.esl-lab.com/schedule/schedrd1.htm

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Daily Routines!!

Hi everybody, Watch this video of some teachers describing their daily routines. Select some vocabulary and post a comment with a description of yours. Have fun!!

We have a winner!!!!

Hi everybody,
I want to congratulate Jazmin who discovered our secret character.

He is from Argentina.
He is young.
He is short.
He is an athlete.
He plays soccer.
He lives in Spain.

And Jazmin is right . . . he is Lionel Messi!! Thank you for practicing yes/no questions!!