lunes, 29 de noviembre de 2010

"How to..." videos

I've found an interesting web where you can learn how to ask someone where they got that, how to pay a compliment, how to greet, and so on. Watch these interesting videos and practice!!!

jueves, 25 de noviembre de 2010

THANKSGIVING DAY

On the last Thursday of November American people celebrate Thanksgiving. On this day families gather around the table and have turkey for dinner. Historically Thanksgiving began as a tradition of celebrating the harvest of the year. It is also celebrated in Canada but on a different day.

Watch this VIDEO and learn about how the Pilgrims and the Indians celebrated the first Thanksgiving.
And have some laught guessing which are the ingredients for this "traditional" English triffle-pie made by Rachel.
I hope you enjoy it!!!


sábado, 20 de noviembre de 2010

Travel, trip, journey, voyage... which one should I use?

When I finished checking your writings I realized you had a problem with this set of words: "Travel, trip, journey, voyage" so, in order to help you solve this doubt I found a web page which will help you understand it better, I hope!

Ten things you need to know about LONDON


Just in case we visit London any time, here you have an interesting video about the 10 most interesting things to do in London.
I hope you enjoy it!

PREFIXES


A prefix is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning. This is a list of the most common prefixes in English, together with their basic meaning and some examples.
I hope you understant them better now! ;)

miércoles, 3 de noviembre de 2010

The sounds of English


Do you think English sounds weird and you won't ever be able to pronounce it correctly? That's a mistake, you only need some practice and not being ashamed. Here you have some webs to practice and improve your pronounciation. Just click on the image and listen!

Here you have a DICTIONARY of English Pronunciation

martes, 2 de noviembre de 2010

LISTENING

Practice your listening skills with these quizzes in different levels and get ready for the listening Test.