Tips for your Certificate Exams

Hi there,

I was surfing the net and I came across to English in guía blog where I've found this fantastic document. In the embedded one you can find some useful expressions you can use during your exam. Now, you only have to read as much as possible, listen to English and practise it in our weekly Friday lessons.

  

Besides, in this powepoint you will be able to practise the functional language you need for your speaking test. The structures are very helpful, so REMEMBER them!

Finally, I found out another great article, published by Saro Rosales. A list of possible topics and useful expressions are included. So, don't miss it! ;)

Randall's Online Listening Quizzes

One of the best, most organized websites to find a surplus of listening quizzes is Randall's ESL Cyber Lab.
Randall's site is well-organized, user-friendly, and applicable for every level. In addition each listening quiz is put together with pre and post listening exercises, vocabulary activities including idiomatic speech, a quiz script, and conversation.

Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - For English as a Second Language

The Flatmates

From the BBC LEARNING ENGLISH comes this serie THE FLATMATES. As I told you in class, it is very funny to learn new vocabulary and new expressions. Apart from the episode you can do the quiz to check your understanding.

Meet the Flatmates. These are the characters:

• Tim: Tim's ambitious and very competitive. He'd like to start up his own business and is always on the lookout for people and ideas that can help him make his dream a reality. Until recently, he was working as an assistant manager in a department store, selling jewellery. 
• Helen: Helen was born in China but has lived in Britain since she was 12. She is at university studying politics and economics. Helen is worried about her exams. She wants to get a good degree but doesn't study as much as she should. Khalid: Khalid was born in Bahrain, but he is studying English at a language school near the flat. He is also a part-time business student at the University. He loves sport, especially football, and is interested in music and fashion too. here
• Alice: Alice is a nurse from London. She loves her job and gets a lot of satisfaction helping people get better. She wants to get married and have kids but she never seems to meet the right man. 
• Michal: Michal is Tim's cousin from Poland. He came to Britain to improve his English. He was a student in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) school. At first he was shy and he missed Poland a lot. 

You can choose the episode, click here to go through the archive.

Then, when you watch the episode you can go through the language point or the quiz.

VOSCREEN

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's blog I came across a site called Voscreen. After signing-up and choosing your native language from a list of nine, you’re shown a series of very short video TV/movie video clips where a phrase is said. Then, you have a choice of either clicking “I understand” or “Show Me The Script.” If you clip “Show Me The Script,” you’re shown two versions in your native language, and you have to choose which one is correct. Click on one and it shows if it’s the right one or not and then you can move to the next clip. If you clip "I understand", you're shown two versions in your native language, and you have to choose which one is correct, too. It is shown with green colour. 

This site Voscreen is free, you can sign up, access through your Facebook account or start as a guest.

WITHOUT YOU BY DAVID GUETTA

Enjoy this fantastic song by David Guetta. I really love it! It makes me feel alive! Let's dance.
Moreover, this site lyrics training is brilliant for listening to music while practicing your English. You can choose your level from beginner to expert, and then you should fill in the blanks. You can stop the music and repeat, take your time and write it down. It's a cool way to improve your English.

http://www.lyricstraining.com/play/9879/david_guetta_usher/without_you

Mosaic

What's the Mosaic project?

The Mosaic project is a compilation of interactive activities (listening, reading, use of English and speaking) designed for the EOI second level students (A2 or Pre-Intermediate) to practice, expand and consolidate the contents seen in the classroom. With the new curriculum for EOIs sometimes there is no time to do in class all the listening, speaking and reading activities we would like to since they can be too time-consuming but essential to the student. Therefore the aim of this project is to fill this gap.

For Intermediate students

I came across this site which is very interesting for intermediate students to improve your oral skills. As it is well known, speaking is always a problem for English students. Dominic Cole suggests many tips to improve your speaking.  

One of the most common problems for IELTS candidates is not having the opportunity to practise speaking simply because you live in a country where there are few chances to speak English. Reading and listening are easy enough, you can find books or internet sites. For writing all you need is someone to send your writing to. But speaking? Well, I’ve a suggestion for you. It may sound mad, but it isn’t – learn to speak to yourself. Let me explain why it can work and how you can do it. I’ll also try and give you a few practice ideas so that you can make it work for you.

Read more: Find your perfect IELTS speaking partner | Dominic Cole's IELTS Blog 

VERBLING _ SPEAK ENGLISH !

VERBLING és una plataforma per a parlar anglés amb nadius de forma gratuïta per mitjà de videoconferència. A més, compartiràs els teus coneixements d'espanyol.

A new site for learning English

és una pàgina molt interessant perquè ens ofereix molts recursos per aprendre anglès de forma lúdica. Podreu escoltar cançons, vore trailers de pel·lícules, les notícies etc. a més a més hi ha activitats on comprovareu el vostre nivell. Feu un cop d'ull i ja hem direu què vos pareix!

A new site for learning English

A news website where you can read and listen many short news stories. The stories that Go Go News covers aren't difficult. Try it, you will discover new interesting things. Keep in touch with the whole world!!

Useful Grammar

I recommend you this Grammar edited by Oxford University Press. Here you will find the explanations of basic structures in English and also many exercises. You can also check your answers because there is a version with keys. I think that it is very useful to buy a grammar if you want to continue studying English.

There are many levels: Basic, Intermediate and Advanced. Choose your best!

Story time for me

This is a site where you can listen and reading stories. These stories are aimed to children, however I think they are very useful for all learners who study English because you can learn lots of vocabulary and pronounciation. Enjoy them!

INTERACTIVE BOOKS

Podeu trobar llibres interactius per aprendre i reforçar els continguts donats a classe. És una pàgina molt interessant, hi ha un llibre per a repassar el past simple, un altre per a repassar el present simple (daily routines) i el present continuous. Hi ha tota classe d'exercicis:listening, writing, reading. TRy it!!!

Englishspeak.com

Englishspeak.com is a free and award winning new system for learning to speak English. The program contains lessons that give special attention to English pronunciation and everyday language. With over 100 lessons, Englishspeak.com provides a large amount of audio content. Users have access to two different speeds of playback for each item.

A Listening companion

In this site A listening companion you'll find dialogues to listen about common situations. Press to enter and enjoy the videos. I think that at first, they can be dificult, but don't worry. Try it and check your listening comprehension.
Remember! A MAN MAY LEARN WIT EVERY DAY.(TODOS LOS DÍAS SE APRENDE ALGO);)

A new site for learning English

En aquesta pàgina web, podeu trobar moltes unitats temàtiques per tal d'aprofundir en l'idioma i reforçar les 3 habilitats (llegir, escoltar, escriure). Sols heu de registrar-se i elegir el vostre nivell.