Pronunciation 2: Key or pin?

Visit the BBC Pronunciation page, go to videos and click on the sound board to watch the videos about the long and short i; then go to units and select unit 1 to learn more about these two sounds and do some exercises

Welcome to Learning guides

As sometimes it may be difficult for you to find things in the blog, I have started designing some new learning guides which will help you find your way in the blog and outside. The guides are meant to be a selection of links and exercises to reinforce and extend what we have learnt in class in each unit, they are not compulsory and you may choose just to do some of the exercises, which I am sure can be of good help to you.
I hope you like them!

Learning guide Unit 2 Intermediate 2

You'll soon find here another learning guide to reinforce and extend what you have learnt in unit 2

Learning guide Unit 1 Intermediate 2

In this learning guide you will find exercises on the different skills to reinforce and extend what you have learnt in Unit 1.

Keep Learning at Cyberenglish-Int2U1

Get your own at Scribd or explore others: Education Course Material esl int2unit1

How many words can you make?

Try and see how many words you can make at Fowlwords!

Pronunciation 1: Luck or lack?

If you want to learn more about similar vowel sounds in English, I recommend you to visit the BBB learning site, there you can watch some videos and do some exercises. Why don't you start this time with the confusing sounds of words such as luck and lack?

Song: It's probably me

Click on the player to listen to the song (if it doesn't work, go to Ana's Podcast and listen to episode 1), and then do the exercises here: It's probably me

Vocabulary: Friends

Practice your vocabulary at esl-lab

Listen!: friends

At Focus English you'll find some audio extracts about friendship which can be of good help for you to practice your listening. There are no exercises to do, just listen!

You can later visit Elllo, where you can listen to Jason talking about his neighbours and help him place them in their room.

Friends, friends, friends

Have a look at the list of conversation questions about friends, choose one or two and talk about them
Conversation questions

Reading about friends

Visit the Friendship page and read this sort of poem called "What I've learnt about friendship"

Listening to Poetry

I have found an interesting site called Poetry Foundation, where among others things you can read and listen to a poem. It's called a Poem a day and you can subscribe and receive the podcast on your computer everyday and then listen to it on your MP3.
This is the link, I hope you like it: A Poem a Day

Reviewing questions

There are some links on the sidebar to sites where you can practice your grammar. One of them is the Grammar Aquarium, here you have a link to exercises and some explanations on the use of questions: Questions

Remember there is also a file where you can read about questions - you just have to look for the folder grammar explanations on the sidebar- and you also have a link to Alice, a computer woman who will answer your questions.

Viva la Vida by Coldplay

Could you be loved?

Chat with Chatango

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Talk to Alice

We start our first unit reviewing questions and what better way to do that than talking to Alice. Give it a try, it's incredible! I have already asked her a few questions myself

Click here: Talk to Alice

Louie Austen - One Night in Rio

I'll soon publish the lyrics

Postcard from Mallorca

Dear student,
I was lying on the beach listening to my favourite music when I suddenly thought of you. Yes, I know I am on holidays but it's difficult to forget you all.
I thought to myself we are almost on the second half of the month and some of my students may be thinking that they should start reviewing for their exams. Yes, as a matter of fact, you should have started much earlier. Well, any how. You want to study for your exam but you would also love to enjoy the sun, here is the answer.
Go to itunes website and download itunes in your computer, then search for some audiobooks and podcasts and download them. Transfer them to your MP3 player, go to the beach and enjoy the sun!
You want to do some reading. Google your favourite topic!
You want to do some exercises, check the links on the list on the right side of this blog or google ESL exercises or whatever!
Enjoy the rest of the summer and see you soon!
Ana

Climate change

If you want to learn about climate change, here you have a report by the European Comission to start with. Click here
If you want to keep on reading, visit the BBC Weather centre. Click here
And last but not least, a very interesting video by National Geographic. Click here
Obviously there's more you can read and listen about this topic. So, if you're interested, Google it!

Exams, exams, exams

I've found another good site where you can practice and test your English, and many other things. You'll find the link on the right: World English.org

Music videos and lyrics

I've found an interesting site where you can watch some video clips and read the lyrics of your favourite songs. I have just been listening to a new version of a song by Elton John. Why don't you check if you find something nice?
Click here

Release me - Practice your listening skills

Click on the video above to listen to the song Release me and try to do the exercise.

This is the link to the new video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYfsJ6rXgoc

Release me by Oh Laura-ex - Upload a doc

Read this doc on Scribd: Release me by Oh Laura-ex

More links to grammar exercises

I've just added a new link to grammar exercises to the list Learning English on the net. If you really want to practice your grammar, that's a place I really recommend. English 4 U

Conditional Clauses - Link to explanation and exercises

I've found a site where you can learn more about Conditional clauses and do some exercises. Click here

Modal verbs - Link to exercises

For some exercises on the use of Modal verbs, go to the Grammar Aquarium

Reported Speech

Here you have an explanation on the use of Reported Speech. For some exercises, go to the Grammar Aquarium (look at the list of links at the top on your right).

reported speech - Upload a doc

Read this doc on Scribd: reported speech

Movies at BBC site

I have found an interesting site where you can read some films reviews, watch some movie trailers and try some quizzes to check your knowledge on cinema. Read some of this year's film reviews, try to answer some of the quizzes and then write your favourite film review.
Here you have the link: Movies at BBC site

Do you have a Second Life?

You may say your teacher is a freaky but ..., well, yes, she has a Second life. Do you know what Second Life is? Your teacher has been there and she can tell you that there are many opportunities for you to meet new people and practice your English.
My avatar, Anuskis Klotzel, has been to different places, specially to educational ones, and she has talked to teachers in the USA. You can see here a picture of herself at EDTech, a place for research on the educational potential of SL.
Would you like to try it too? You have to download the programme, create your avatar, and then search for places where you can practice your English. I can tell you there are many. When I know more about it, I will give you some landmarks (places to visit).

Sing with Amy Winehouse!

- Amy Winehouse Lyrics

Houses

What kind of houses are these?, is there any type missing?, where would you like to live?

Education - Pictures

Look at these pictures and choose one. Describe it and talk about it

Rich and famous

How much do you know about the celebrities?
Browse Vanity Fair's website and learn a bit more. Go to the archives and describe one of the last frontpages
Vanity Fair

Another brick on the wall - We don't need no education?

Ideal World

Share your thoughts with your classmates:
What would you eat for your last meal and who (dead or alive) would you share it with?

Friends

Express your opinion:
You should never criticize your friend's partner

Reported Speech

Here you have a list of most common reporting verbs:

Reporting Verbs

Relative clauses

If you want to review the use of Relative clauses, here you have some links:

- Defining relative clauses (explanation)
- Defining relative clauses (online exercises)
- Non-defining relative clauses (explanation)
- Non-defining relative clauses (online exercises)
- Prepositions in relative clauses (explanation)

The Media

Learn about the media in the UK and the USA with this treasure hunt

Read this doc on Scribd: The Media

Reviewing future tenses

Use this file to review the use of different future forms

Read this doc on Scribd: The Future

Passive Voice

Here you have an explanation on the use of the Passive voice.

Read this doc on Scribd: THE PASSIVE