May 25, 2011

Present simple and hobbies

Watch this video and review how to use the present simple.

May 23, 2011

Present simple review

1. Read a text about Christophe's typical Sunday and do the quiz.

2. Click "text off" and then "next". Listen to Lottie and answer the questions. Then listen again with the text on and check your answers.

a) How old is Lottie?
b) Who does she live with? Where?
c) How old is her father?
d) What does he look like?
e) What is he doing in photo 2?
f) What does he do?
g) What time does he get home?
h) What is Lottie doing in photo 4?
i) What does her father do after tea?
j) What do they do in the evening?
k) What do they both love?
l) What is she doing in photo 7?
m) What do they sometimes do at the weekend?

May 22, 2011

Past and dates review

Do the activities in this interactive book to review the past simple and the dates.

Extra listening: Booking a room in a hotel

Listen to the conversation and take notes (don't read it). Then listen, read and check your notes.

Where's the restaurant?

A very easy game to practise prepositions of place.

Prepositions of place

Where is the mouse? First point to different places in the room to learn prepositions and then click

Eating out

This video is from a really interesting website with lots of opportunities to practise your English. Have a look at it.

At a restaurant 2

1. Read the instructions for the quiz. Listen and choose the right answer.
2. Listen and read the script.

At a restaurant

1. Some vocabulary about food and restaurants.
2. Some useful expressions about restaurants (American English).
3. Learn to order in a restaurant.
4. Watch a conversation in a restaurant with subtitles.

Common shops and places in town



Revise some vocabulary about towns and cities with this interactive book.



May 14, 2011

Extra listening: a trip to Florence

Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions.
Click here to see the answers.

1.Who went to Florence for the Eid holiday?
a) Sonia
b) Sonia and her sister
c) Sonia and James

2. Did she have a good time?

3. How long was Sonia in Florence?
a) thirteen days
b) three and a half days
c) three days

4. What time on Saturday did Sonia pick up her sister?
a) 03.30
b) 04.30
c) 07.30

5. What time did the plane land in Bologna?
a) 3pm
b) 12 noon
c) 11.30 am

6. How long did they stop for lunch?
a) one hour
b) half an hour
c) one and a half hours

7. Was Sonia awake at 9 pm?
a) yes
b) no
c) not known

Shopping list

Listen to the dialogue and complete the list below:
Click here to check your answers.

ITEM /QUANTITY

1. /two kilos
2.
3. Plums /
4.
5. /------------------
6.
7.
8.
9. Flour/
10.
11.
12. Washing up liquid/

Food

Three short videos with food vocabulary.

1. Watch this short and easy video about drinks and condiments.
2. Review some food vocabulary watching this one.
3. Watch the video: where are you? and what are you doing?

May 10, 2011

There / They're / Their

Watch a video about these words.

Present Simple / Present Continuous

Watch this conversation and see some examples of the different uses of the Present Simple and the Present Continuous.

Present continuous

In this video lesson, students will learn action verbs with the present progressive - doing, sleeping, cooking etc.

The house

Don't look at the text.
Listen to Clare describing her house in England. On the right, click on "Quiz: comprehension qs" and answer the questions. Finally, listen and read the text.

May 07, 2011

Review: subject pronouns, object pronouns and possessive adjectives.

Click here and do the exercises in the interactive book.

Review abilities with CAN

Click here and do the activities in the interactive book.

My house- My bedroom



Another interactive book, this time with vocabulary about houses.

Present Continuous

Review the present simple and the present continuous with this interactive book.

Houses

Click here, wait until the page loads and do the exercises.