Unit 2 - Literature (T1)

Activity 1 http://www.esltower.com/GRAMMARQUIZ/GRAMMAR/compoundnouns/compoundnouns.html

Activity 2 http://www.esltower.com/GRAMMARQUIZ/GRAMMAR/compoundnouns1/compoundnouns1.html

Activity 3 http://www.mansioningles.com/gram06_ej1.htm

Activity 4 http://www.esltower.com/GRAMMARSHEETS/nouns/compoundnouns.pdf

Activity 5 http://www.esltower.com/GRAMMARSHEETS/nouns/compoundnouns1.pdf

Activity 6 http://www.esltower.com/GRAMMARSHEETS/nouns/compound%20words%20-%20city%20life.pdf

2A-. Grammar Explanation

2A.1. Past simple VS Past continuous

2A.1.1. Past Simple (Low Level)

http://esl.about.com/library/beginner/blwhatdid.htm

2A.1.2. Past Continuous

a video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oRtcfl5Cvo

a written explanation http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-progressive

(Low Level) http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/past_cont.htm

2A.1.3. Past Simple and Continuous (Standard)

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/pastsimpleorcontinuous/menu.php

2A.2. Present Perfect Simple

2A.2.1. Video Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaTx5Mx2F4Y

2A.2.2.How to make the present perfect

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple

2A.2.3. How to use "already / just / yet" in sentences with present perfect

http://www.isabelperez.com/Already%20Yet%20Still.htm

2A.2.4. Using "for" and "since"

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-m_for-since.htm

2A.2.5. A teacher recorded on video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOHiSlqPR94

2A.2.6. An arab teacher explaining the present perfect with "for" and "since" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SHXFGc8xUU

2A.2.7. Past Simple vs Present Perfect

Video 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuijFkbUaa8

Video 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvVPmf8zKQ

2A.3. Past Perfect

http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/pastperf.htm

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-perfect-simple

2B-. Grammar Activities

2B.1. Past simple VS Past continuous

2B.1.1. Past Simple (Low Level)

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/past_simple.htm

2B.1.2. Past Continuous

a) http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-progressive

b) http://autoenglish.org/gr.pascon.i.htm

c) Low Level http: www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/past_cont.htm

2B.1.3. Past Simple and Continuous (Standard)

a)http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/pastsimpleorcontinuous/menu.php

b) http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/past_cont.htm

2B.4 Irregular verbs list (5 activities)

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/irregular-verbs

2B.2. Present Perfect Simple

2B.2.1. Present Perfect. Low level (4 activities)

activity 1 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?03

activity 2 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?04

activity 3 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?05

activity 4 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?07

2B.2.2. Present Perfect. Standard level (4 activities)

activity 1 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?04

activity 2 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?05

activity 3 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?06

activity 4 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?07

2B.2.3. Present Perfect. High Level (6 activities)

activity 1 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?06

activity 2 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?07

activity 3 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?08

activity 4 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises

activity 5 http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/stillyet.html

activity 6 http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_perfect_1.htm

2B.2.4. Using "for" and "since"

activity 1 http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/since.htm

activity 2 http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g4-for-since-exercise.php

2B.2.5. English conjunctions "since", "for", "last", "ago"

activity 1 http://www.englishmedialab.com/Quizzes/intermediate/since%20for%20last%20ago.htm

2B.3. Past Perfect

Activity 1 http://www.english-4u.de/past_perfect_ex1.htm

Activity 2 http://www.english-4u.de/past_perfect_ex2.htm

Activity 3 http://www.english-4u.de/past_perfect_ex3.htm

Activity 4 http://www.english-4u.de/past_perfect_ex4.htm

Activity 5 http://www.english-4u.de/past_perfect_ex5.htm

Activity 6 http://www.english-4u.de/past_perfect_ex6.htm

3-. Reading Comprehension

4-. Listening

5A-. Speaking

5A.1. Talking about book + Showing agreement and disagreement

activity 1 neither / either

http://www.usingenglish.com/handouts/52.html

activity 2 so do I / neither do I

http://www.usingenglish.com/handouts/68.html

5A-2. A book review

video 1

5B-. Pronunciation

5B.0. Listen and repeat to improve your intonation (Daily updated) http://www.manythings.org/lar/

5B.1. Listen and find the correct word (High Level)

http://www.manythings.org/pp/

6-. Writing

Writing a book/film review

Follow these steps to write a book or film review.

Pre writing

Remember and take notes of the plot of the story. What impression did it produce on you?

Writing

• Introduction: give the title and author of the book. If you're reviewing a film mention the director or actors.
• Body:
  • 1. Summarize the plot in a few sentences.
  • 2. Mention the setting: the place and time of the plot.
  • 3. Say something about the main characters.
  • 4. Say something about the content.
• Conclusion:
  • 1. Comment on the book or film.
  • 2. Let others know whether or not you liked the book/film.
  • 3. Why do you like it? Why don't you like it?
  • 4. Is the author's style good or bad, is the book / film interesting or boring etc.
  • 5. Do you want to recommend the book/film?

Post writing

Edit your writing.

Useful Expressions:

Title, Author / Director, Actors

The film is directed by

The film is produced by..

It is starred by...

The book is written by ...

Setting

The action takes place in ... (setting)

The action of the film is set in ...

The story takes place in...

Characters and Plot

The main characters are ...

The story is about ....

The novel tells the story of ...

In the course of the novel the action develops dramatically.

The novel / film begins with...

The novel has an unexpected ending.

The end of ... is ...

Reaction

I am impressed by

I think ....

The book is terribly / beautifully written

The film is terrible / exciting.

What surprised me is ...

What I liked is...

What I didn't like is...

I liked/didn't like the film / novel because ...

7-. Dictations

http://www.rong-chang.com/eslread/eslread/dict/contents.htm