These are examples of the English tenses. The table is provided to help you recall the different tenses in English. For more detailed explanations you should visit the Grammar Study Pages and study the different tenses.
Let’s go trippin!!!
Do you like to travel? Would you like to meet people for other parts of the world? Do you need to practice your English? If you said “yes” to any of those questions….Trippin is for you!! This is a free website where you can travel around the world interacting with other English learners and practicing your English at the same time. So…what are you waiting for?!?! Get trippin!!!
WEBSITE: www.tripppin.com
3rd Floor Productions presents “English with Sound and Light”
Here is a great Youtube page with lots of useful videos on various English topics. Take a look and let mw know what you guys think!!
The videos posted on this site are designed to help English as a Second Language students learn vocabulary and grammar in context. They were designed by an ESL teacher, Michael Shea.
“I like to wash television…” ¿Lavando la tele?
Another example of why pronunciation in English is so important. This can mean the difference between getting what you want (people understanding your needs/comments) or something COMPLETELY different!! Check out this website to help you improve your English pronunciation….
http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset-ad3.html
Whaddayagunnadoaboudit? …….What?
Unfortunately, the “reality” of your English classroom is not the same as being out there on the “streets”. In spoken English, there are many differences from what you might see in a textbook. Check out this video and see if any of this sounds familiar to you!
Game Time!
As the end of the year is coming up, studying is the last thing that you want to do. So instead of stuffing your head in a book, try some of these fun online games to get some of your daily dose of English!
Listen and Repeat. Listen and Repeat. Listen and…
Voscreen.com is a great website for practicing your listening comprehension with short clips from movies, tv series, documentaries, commercials etc. Check out the website (try it first…) and if you like it, make an account (FREE) in order to get access to more content. Remember, listen and ….
Improving your writing flow
Does your writing sound a bit robotic or choppy? Maybe you aren’t using any “transition words” to help direct your reader. “Transition words” are used to help your reader follow your thoughts in a clear, coherent way.
Here are some websites with “transition words”. Try and apply some of these in your next writing assignment!!
Transition words 1: http://education.wichita.edu/caduceus/examples/essay_student/transitions.htm
Transition words 2: http://www.smart-words.org/linking-words/transition-words.html
Transition words 3: http://www.elc.byu.edu/classes/buck/w_garden/classes/buck/transitions.html
Let me give you some advice…
Advice and suggestions are such an important and normal part of our everyday lives. What should I wear? Should I go out to party with my friends if I have a test tomorrow? What would you do if you were me?
This website shows you various phrases (from beginner to advanced) to help form your suggestions and advice. Check it out!
Link to the website HERE: http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/fl-giving-advice.htm
15 Minutes a Day Keeps The English Doctor Away
Check out this interesting article written about the “self-correcting” method for improving your English. Does any of this information “ring a bell”? Is it something that you may have heard in class? Does this apply to you?
CHECK OUT THE LINK HERE: http://www.ultimate-online-swipe-file.com/Mistakes.htm