Sunday 7 December 2014

Simple Past or Present Perfect?

This video lesson will show you how easy it is to pronounce the ed ending as either /id/, /t/ or /d/.
In this English lesson you will find easy and clear explanations of when and how to use the present perfect (I have been doing) and past simple (I did).

Simple Past vs Present Perfect

Thursday 4 December 2014

Wednesday 3 December 2014

Will vs Be Going To

This English video lesson will help you learn when and how to use the Future Simple and the 'Going to' Future in the English language.

Exercises

Present Simple and Present Continuous

Present Simple exercises
Present Continuous exercises
Learn how the present continuous tense can be used to talk about plans and arrangements in the future

Wednesday 26 November 2014

UNIT 1: FOOD

Food vocabulary exercises
Beans, beans good for your heart. People in the UK eat over 90% of the world's tinned baked beans. Watch this video about baked beans and try the exercises.

Saturday 22 November 2014

UNIT 1:Talk about your family


On this video made by podEnglish, you will learn the vocabulary needed to talk about your family. If you want to see a helpful list of words related to the family, click here: Family.
Family members exercises

Monday 19 May 2014

E-commerce



The story of Paul who sold his blue and yellow shirts all over the world within 3 years.

Monday 12 May 2014

Who on earth are we?

Who on Earth are we? is a series about culture and how it affects us. It explores some of the major differences between cultures and looks at what happens when people from different cultures meet and communicate. The series is presented by Marc Beeby. 

Market Research


Do you know the techniques you can use for doing market research? What differences are involved in doing qualitative research as opposed to collecting quantitative data?
RELATIVE CLAUSES

Non-defining vs Defining relative clauses



Sunday 6 April 2014

News

Verb Patterns
Exercises on Gerunds and Infinitives
Easy explanation for those who have a low level of English
Choose a news story from this link to read it out loud in class. You must also prepare four questions to check your classmates' understanding.You can also have a look at this link from the BBC. Enjoy!

Tuesday 1 April 2014

Unit 8- Journey

Travel Hot Spots  Listen to Jonathan talking about some of the best places to visit in each continent and do the Comprehension Quizzes.
Giving directions 12, 3
Giving directions exercises

Study Abroad Trips Listen and do the exercises

Sunday 16 March 2014

Complaining

The advantages and disadvantages of different ways of complaining with some useful tips on how to complain effectively, whether in writing or speaking to your boss at work.

In the dialog, we will hear Donna, who works for a food products company called Fuller Foods. She’s calling Mike, an account manager with a company that distributes fruit. Donna is unhappy with the service she’s been getting and wants to complain about it.
Listening Questions
1. What excuse for the problem does Mike give at first?
2. What is the impact of the problem that Donna is complaining about?
3. What important question does Donna ask Mike at the end of the dialog?


The advantages and disadvantages of different ways of complaining with some useful tips on how to complain effectively, whether in writing or speaking to your boss at work. - See more at: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/business-magazine/complaining#sthash.dlxtKsvP.dpuf
The advantages and disadvantages of different ways of complaining with some useful tips on how to complain effectively, whether in writing or speaking to your boss at work. - See more at: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/business-magazine/complaining#sthash.dlxtKsvP.dpuf

Thursday 27 February 2014

The Pinocchio


This video was taken in a kindergarten in Iceland. The dance and song is called: "The Pinocchio" and is by Super Simple Songs. It is very funny to do this dance with children from 3 to 6 - they simply love it!

Tuesday 25 February 2014

Used to/Would

 A clear and concise explanation on the use of "Used to" and "Would", better than the one in your book. Enjoy!



Grammar in Songs: USED TO  

Songs are a wonderful way to learn and practise a foreign language. Here you can find some examples of the expression "used to+infinitive".

Viva La Vida by Coldplay

Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye