COMPUTERS' ROOM - MAY 31ST, 2009

Hi students,

Today we are going to work on a listening activity:
http://www.esl-lab.com/world/worldrd1.htm

A reading activity:
http://efreeway.avcenter.ntu.edu.tw/freeway/self_assessment/package/package6/reading.htm

A video to reinforce our knowledge about Global Warming (remember to answer the questions on your notebook):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBQ8-zEcE9w

When you finish, look for information about Modal Verbs.

MAY 24TH / 2009 - VISIT TO THE MULTIMEDIA LABORATORY - GROUP 801

Good morning students!

PLEASE TAKE NOTES. You will be given a worksheet after our visit to the lab with some questions about stress patterns and intonation.

Stress patterns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbs5aoqftvq&eurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2eeslvideo%2ecom%2fquiz%5fint2%2ephp%3fid%3d2221%26pagenum%3d1&feature=player_embedded

Intonation (ONLY PARTS 1 AND 3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2bhdxcszj4&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k80wit0t2rc&feature=channel

Next you will find a funny video about inventions for lazy people. At the end there is a quiz. Take it!
The top 5 laziest inventions
http://www.eslvideo.com/quiz_int2.php?id=1419&pagenum=2

Now… would you like to chat with intelligent robots? Go to this link and improvise!! You may speak or write.
http://www.eslfast.com/robot/

SERIAL KILLERS

CHECK THIS OUT:

http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/

GROUP 801 STUDENTS

COMPUTERS' ROOM - APRIL 19, 2009

READING COMPREHENSION

Good morning students,

The following links contain reading comprehension activities. They are based on international testing systems, so they will help you identify your level of achievement in this skill and in English as well.

http://www.usingenglish.com/comprehension/47.html

http://www.usingenglish.com/comprehension/8.html

http://www.usingenglish.com/comprehension/32.html


If you need to find the meaning of an unknown word visit this link:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

GRAMMAR

Do you want to review some grammar points? Visit the following links and do the exercises proposed:

Modal Auxiliaries:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/modals/can.htm

Conditional I (Probable Condition):
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/type_1_statements.htm

Conditional II (Improbable Condition):
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/type_2_statements.htm

Conditional III (Impossible Condition):
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/type_3_statements.htm

Find the correct conditions:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/conditions.htm

Have a nice week.

SYLLABLES

The following links help to practice the topic about syllables. The game may look childish, but it's really fun and useful.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/soundandspell/syllables/game.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/soundandspell/syllables/factsheet.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/soundandspell/syllables/quiz.shtml

PHONETIC CHART

Hi!

In the following link you will find a phonetic chart with an example of each sound. On your right you may clik on "kwiz" to practice:

http://www.stuff.co.uk/calcul_nd.htm

MULTIMEDIA - MARCH 29TH

HELLO STUDENTS,

HERE YOU WILL FIND THE LINKS TO WORK WITH IN OUR VISIT TO THE MULTIMEDIA LAB. DO ALL THE EXERCISES CONSCIOUSLY. REMEMBER: "PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT"

GO TO THIS LINK. SCROLL DOWN TO THE VOWEL SOUND PHONETIC EXERCISE AND DO IT TO PRACTICE WHAT WE HAVE STUDIED IN CLASS:
http://www.esltower.com/PRONUNCIATION/interactive/Vowel%20sounds%20phonetic%20exercise%20-%20output/quizmaker.html

IN THE FOLLOWING LINK CHOOSE THE VOWEL SOUND THAT YOU HEAR:
http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/uploads/ressources/pronunciation/min_pairs/not_nut/not_nut.htm minimal pairs vowels

CLICK IN THE MIDDLE BUTTON AND CHOOSE THE OPTION YOU HEAR:
http://international.ouc.bc.ca/pronunciation/minpair12.html


LET’S PRACTICE LISTENING!

IN THIS LINK YOU WILL FIND A LISTENING FROM THE MOVIE "TROY". LISTEN AND TRY TO WRITE WHAT YOU HEAR. THEN, CHECK YOUR SCORE. DON’T CLICK ON THE SOLUTION BUTTON… EXERCISE YOUR EARS AND BRAIN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN :)
http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/uploads/ressources/listening/trailers/13_troy.htm


NOW, LISTEN AND CHOOSE THE RIGHT OPTIONS
http://www.esl-lab.com/review/review.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/worldnews/worldnewsrd1.htm

VERY GOOD!
THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY!

SANDRA.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/pron/unit1/start.shtml

As usual, BBC offers a variety of very nice exercises to practice British English. This is a good website to find out which are the most important differences between American and British accents. The vowels component is very comprehensive in this site.

http://international.ouc.bc.ca/pronunciation/

In here you can find tongue twisters, listening exercises on a specific phoneme. I personally suggest the consonants component