Tuesday 28 January 2014

Tastallengües: Language exchange with international students


If anyone is interested in language exchange, I encourage you to attend this event:



It is organized by the Universitat de València, and it's a good opportunity to meet new people from different countries and maybe find an Erasmus or international student for language exchange.


Si alguien está interesado/a en hacer tándem o intercambio lingüístico, os animo a que asistáis a este evento:


Está organizado por la Universitat de València, y es una buena oportunidad para conocer gente de diferentes países y quizá también podáis encontrar estudiantes internacionales o Erasmus para realizar intercambio lingüístico.

Sunday 26 January 2014

PET: Online resources + review of units 3.1 to 4.2

Dear students,
 I want to introduce you to some of the resources that you can find in this blog to prepare for the PET exam.

 First of all, this is an introduction to the PET exam, where you can see what the different parts of the exam are: http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/introduction-to-pet.htm

 Once you are acquainted with the exam format, you can find some PET practice tests in the same website, as well as useful grammar and vocabulary practice: http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/index.htm

 If you want further practice, here you have some more sample papers, with the recordings for the listening part, and the answer key at the end of each paper: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B611SFXiWeQ_Zkd3bFNOZEVtQnc

 Moreover, I encourage you to browse around this website, where you can find theory and exercises to prepare for the PET exam: http://menuaingles.blogspot.com.es/2012/04/curso-gratuito-pet-nivel-b1.html

 Also, here you can find some activities to practise Listening with documentary videos: Vocabulary + Listening Part 3 / Listening Part 3 / Listening Part 4

 Finally, I want to provide you with some on-line resources to study and review the vocabulary and grammar contents that we have seen in units 3.1 to 4.2:

Vocabulary: Jobs

14) Spanish-English vocabulary quiz: http://iteslj.org/v/s/cwlb30.html
15) Spanish-English vocabulary quiz: http://www.daypo.com/test-profesiones-ingles.html

Vocabulary: Rooms in a house and furniture

10) In the kitchen (definitions - more difficult): http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/food_drinks/kitchen_paraphrasing.htm


Comparatives and superlatives

· Theory + exercises:

1) http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/regcom.htm
2) http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/comp.htm
3) http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-comparatives-superlatives.php
4) http://elblogdelingles.blogspot.com.es/2011/02/little-few-less-fewer-least-fewest.html

Quantifiers with countable/uncountable nouns: much/many; (a) little/(a) few

· Theory:

- little / few: http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-little-few.php
- many / much / a lot: http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-many-much.php
- Quantifiers (review): http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-quantifiers

· Theory + Exercises:

http://menuaingles.blogspot.com.es/2011/07/unit-41-level-2-mid-intermediate.html

· Exercises:

- (a) little / (a) few:
1) http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-little-few.php
2) http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/afewalittle.php

- many / much / a lot:
1) http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-many-lot.php
2) http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/muchmanyalotof.php
3) http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/muchmany1.php

- Quantifiers (review):
1) http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/grammar-reference/countable-uncountable-nouns-1
2) http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/grammar-reference/countable-uncountable-nouns-2
3) http://www.grammarbank.com/quantifiers-exercises.html
4) http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-quantifiers.php
5) http://www.ihbristol.com/free-english-exercises/test/esol-smc-quantifiers
6) http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/quantifiers_quiz.htm
7) http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/cross/quantifiers2.htm


Defining relative clauses

· Theory + Exercises:

1) http://www.sinmiedoalingles.com/661/unidad-8-defining-relative-clauses/
2) http://www.eoilangreo.net/cristina/pre-intermediate/defining.htm

· More exercises:

1) https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/int/grammar/grammar_03_012e
2) http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/countries/uk/tour/stonehenge
3) http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses/exercises?02
4) http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses/exercises?10
5) http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses/exercises?06
6) https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file01/grammar01_d01
7) https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file01/grammar01_d02
8) http://www.autoenglish.org/generalgrammar/gr.relative.i.htm
9) http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.relative.i.htm

Thursday 23 January 2014

A1: Review of Units 12-17


Dear students,

Here you have some online resources to review and practice the contents from units 12 to 17. If you have any questions, you can write a comment below.
Aquí tenéis algunos recursos on-line para repasar y practicar los contenidos de las unidades 12 a 17. Si tenéis alguna pregunta, podéis escribir un comentario debajo.

UNIT 12


Grammar: Adverbs of frequency
1) Quiz + answers + grammar reference chart: http://esltopics.com/download/420/

UNIT 13


VocabularyRooms in a house and furniture

Grammar: Prepositions of place


UNIT 14


VocabularyFamily
5) http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz85bem.htm (click on [Start])

GrammarPresent continuous


1)Affirmative: http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentContinuous1B.html
1b) Affirmative: https://elt.oup.com/student/project/level1/unit06/grammar/exercise2
2) Negative: http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentContinuous1C.html
2b) Negative: https://elt.oup.com/student/project/level1/unit06/grammar/exercise3
3) Yes/No questions: http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentContinuous1D.html
3b) Yes/No questions: https://elt.oup.com/student/project/level1/unit06/grammar/exercise4
4) Information questions: http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentContinuous1E.html
5) Formation: http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentContinuous1F.html
6) -ing form of the verbs: http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentContinuous1G.html
7) http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_cont_1.htm
8) http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_cont_2.htm
9) http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/pres_cont_quest1.htm
10) Quiz + answers: http://esltopics.com/download/419/

UNIT 15


VocabularyFood and drink

1) Listening (word list): http://www.speakenglish.co.uk/vocab/foods
2) Listening (activity): http://www.digitaldialects.com/English/Food.htm
3) http://www.montsemorales.com/vocabulario/Food1match.htm
3) Fruit: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/fruit.htm
4) Fruit: http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/food/fruitveg/fruitm.htm
5) Vegetables: http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/food/fruitveg/vegm.htm
6) http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/food/fruitveg/otherm.htm
7) http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/food/food1.htm
8) Translate to Spanish: http://www.isabelperez.com/hotpot/food.htm
9) Odd one out (¿cuál no pertenece al grupo?): http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/interlex/hotpot/cloze/theoddoneout.htm
10) Drinks: http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/interlex/hotpot/short/drinks.htm

UNIT 16


Grammar: Ability with can / can't

1) https://elt.oup.com/student/project/level1/unit05/grammar/exercise4
2) https://elt.oup.com/student/project/level1/unit05/grammar/exercise5
3) http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/Modalscan.htm
4) http://ourbasic1.blogspot.com.es/2010/02/can-cant.html
5) Short answers: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/can.htm
6) http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson13/05.html
7) http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1518

UNIT 17


Vocabulary: Question words

1) How much or How many?http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/howmanybuild3-1.htm
2) How much or How many?http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/Howmany.htm
3) Question words: http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/QuestionwordsImag3-18.htm
4) Questions and answers: http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/Questions&answers.htm
5) http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/wh-words46-2.htm
6) http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/basicquest3-4.htm
7) http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/Wh-words46-3.htm
8) https://elt.oup.com/student/project/level1/unit04/grammar/exercise5


GrammarPast simple of be: was / were

1) http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/was_were.htm
2) http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?03
3) http://suz.digitaleschulebayern.de/english/grammar/was_were1.htm
4) Affirmative: http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/Pastsimplebe.htm
5) Negative: http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/Pastsimplebeneg.htm
6) http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5211
7) Present or past simple of behttp://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2023

GrammarPast simple of regular and irregular verbs

Tuesday 21 January 2014

B1: Review of Units 12-17

Dear B1 students,
 Here you have some resources to review and practice the contents from units 12 to 17. If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.

UNIT 12


Grammar: Verbs with two objects

Theory:
http://www.slideshare.net/pzulaica/introduction-to-verb-patterns-verbs-that-take-2-objects
- Verbs with "to" vs. verbs with "for": http://www.grammarbank.com/double-object-verbs.html

Theory + Exercises:
1) http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/english-grammar/verbs/double-object-verbs
2) http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/english-grammar/clause-phrase-and-sentence/verb-patterns/double-object-verbs
3) http://www.e-grammar.org/direct-indirect-object/

More exercises:
1) http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=8982
2) http://random-idea-english.blogspot.com.es/2013/07/verbs-with-two-objects.html

UNIT 13


GrammarPresent simple and continuous for future

Theory + Exercises:
1) http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/grammar/present-simple-and-continuous-as-future-tenses.htm
2) http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g21-present-continuous-simple-for-future.php
3) http://www.clafoti.com/imagenes12/present_future.htm

UNIT 14 (only theory - sorry, I couldn't find any exercises! Practice with the activities in p.94)


VocabularyWeddings and relationships

- Marriage idioms and expressions: http://www.englishteachermelanie.com/expressions-marriage-asking-someone-to-marry-you-getting-married-and-types-of-marriages/
- Spanish-English vocabulary related to weddings: http://www.lingolex.com/swom/wom-weddings.htm
- Phrases for describing relationships: http://www.phrasemix.com/collections/21-english-phrases-for-describing-relationships

Vocabulary: Expressions with 'get'

1) http://www.espressoenglish.net/36-expressions-with-get/
2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH1PsOqNv-0
3) http://madridingles.es/post/1431525517/expresiones-en-ingles-con-el-verbo-get

UNIT 15


GrammarModal verbs for giving advice

Theory (it includes "had better", which we haven't studied in class):
http://www.englishnewsblog.com/modal-verbs/advice-should-ought-to-had-better.html

Theory + Exercises:
1) should vs. wouldhttp://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/modals/advice.html
2) should vs. couldhttp://www.grammar-quizzes.com/modal5b.html
3) should / ought to / had betterhttp://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=458
4) http://www.ejerciciodeingles.com/ejercicios-errores-habituales-verbos-modales-should-ought-to-rellenar-huecos/
5) http://www.ejerciciodeingles.com/ejercicios-transformaciones-should-ought-to-had-better/
6) http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode31/index.shtml
7) http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/330-modals-advice1.htm
8) http://hpbyrd.com/aegweb/exercises/x5/x5-A/x5-1.htm

UNIT 16


GrammarDefining relative clauses

Theory + Exercises:
1) http://www.sinmiedoalingles.com/661/unidad-8-defining-relative-clauses/
2) http://www.eoilangreo.net/cristina/pre-intermediate/defining.htm

More exercises:
1) https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/int/grammar/grammar_03_012e
2) http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/countries/uk/tour/stonehenge
3) http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses/exercises?02
4) Relative pronoun: subject or object? http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses/exercises?05
5) http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses/exercises?10
6) http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses/exercises?06
7) https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file01/grammar01_d01
8) https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file01/grammar01_d02
9) http://www.autoenglish.org/generalgrammar/gr.relative.i.htm
10) http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.relative.i.htm

UNIT 17


GrammarPresent perfect with 'already', 'just' and 'yet'

Theory:
1) http://www.blueblocnotes.com/grammar/present-perfect/already-yet-just

Exercises:
1) http://www.blueblocnotes.com/activities/grammar/present-perfect-tenses/already-just--yet
2) https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file04/grammar04_b01
3) http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g7-just-yet-already.php
4) http://www.ice.urv.es/eoiact/webmaterial/anna/segon/yet_already_just.htm
5) http://todayschool.es/blog/grammar/grammar-practice-just-yet-already/
6) http://www.servator.cat/eva/index_files/Grammar/2ndcycle/4tESO/prsperf2.htm
7) http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3211

Monday 20 January 2014

B2: Review of Units 12-13

Dear B2 students,
As promised, I am providing you with a selection of online resources to review and practice the contents from Units 12 and 13. If you have any questions, please leave a comment and I'll reply asap (as soon as possible).

Have a great week! :)


UNIT 12:


Vocabulary: Preparing and cooking food (recipes)

Theory:


Exercises:

Grammar: Undefined quantifiers with countable/uncountable nouns

Theory:
1) http://elblogdelingles.blogspot.com.es/2007/02/lesson-43-countable-uncountable-i.html
2) http://prezi.com/l6paebfaznjw/quantifiers/

Theory + exercises:
1) http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/grammar-reference/countable-uncountable-nouns-1
2) http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/grammar-reference/countable-uncountable-nouns-2
3) http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-many-much.php
4) http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-little-few.php
5) http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2134
6) http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/muchmanyalotof.php
7) http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/afewalittle.php
8) http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/muchmany1.php

UNIT 13:


GrammarInfinitive with 'to' vs. -ing

Theory + exercises:
1) http://www.vitutor.com/gramatica_inglesa/verb_tense/infinitive_ing_form.html
2) http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/grammar-reference/verbs-followed-ing-or-infinitive-1
3) http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/grammar-reference/verbs-followed-ing-or-infinitive-2

More exercises:
1) http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?06
2) http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?07
3) http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?08
4) http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?10
5) http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?30
6) http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/infinitive-gerund-1
7) http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/infinitive-gerund-2

Sunday 19 January 2014

Important reminder for the A2 Orriols group

Please remember:
There is no class next Wednesday (January 22nd).

Have a great week! :)

Sunday 12 January 2014

Language exchange in Valencia

Hi students!
Here is a list of different opportunities to improve your English level and practice with native speakers in Valencia. I really encourage you to attend any of them, because events like these are good to overcome your fears and shyness when speaking a foreign language. Moreover, they take place at bars and pubs, so you can drink some beers to loosen up! ;)
If you have any questions, leave a comment and I'll reply asap (as soon as possible).

¡Hola estudiantes!
Aquí tenéis una lista de diversas oportunidades para mejorar vuestro nivel de inglés y practicar con hablantes nativos en Valencia. Os animo a que asistáis a cualquiera de ellas, ya que eventos como estos son buenos para vencer vuestros miedos y vergüenza al hablar una lengua extranjera. Además, son en bares y pubs, por lo que podéis beber unas cervezas para soltaros! ;)
Si tenéis cualquier pregunta, dejad un comentario (intentadlo en inglés), y responderé en cuanto pueda.


MONDAY

Taronja Language Exchange

Time:
19:00-21:00h

Where:




Mondays are different...

Time:
20:00h

Where:
Pub Big Ben (Plaza Honduras,36)


TUESDAY

Classic Language Exchange

Time: 20:30h

Where: Upper Club (G.V. Marqués del Turia, 40)
English Night

Time: 20:30h

Where: Portland Ale House (c/Salamanca, 10)

+ info: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Portland-Ale-House/35965599857


WEDNESDAY
We speak English

Time:
19:30h

Where:
Café Berlín (c/Cádiz, 22)

English Night

Time: 20:30h

Where: Portland Ale House (c/Salamanca, 10)

+ info: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Portland-Ale-House/35965599857


Tándem Inglés-Español

Time:
21:30

Where:
L’Ermità Café Cultural (c/Obispo Don Jerónimo, 4)

THURSDAY


Real English and Spanish

Time:
20:00-23:00h

Where:
Radio City (c/Santa Teresa, 19)




Multilingüa Language Exchange

Time:
20:30h

Where:
Liverpool English Pub (c/Sueca, 74)

FRIDAY


Tube Chats

Pase de cortos seguidos de debates y charlas para aprender y/o practicar inglés. Entrada Gratuita.

Time:
19:00h

Where:
Loca Bohemia (c/Enrique Navarro, 8 - Benimaclet)








SATURDAY

Interactive Language Exchange

Time: 20:30h

Where: Seven (Plaza Honduras, 34)



SUNDAY