Module2

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

The importance of Speaking Practice

Textbook Study Pages - For self-correction

• GRAMMAR

  • Comparatives: pp. 60 / 61; 69 -70

  • Modal Verbs: pp. 74-75

  • Simple Past: pp. 84-85

  • Connectors: pp. 90-91

• VOCABULARY – p. 97

Reading Texts – To be corrected by the teacher

• Language Learning Tips - pp. 65-67

• Studying abroad? - pp. 82-83

Listening Texts – Individual listening or class listening

• Why learn languages? - p. 72

• Studying abroad and experiencing a culture shock – p. 88

Speaking Activities – Pair or Group work

• Role-play a conversation with a tandem partner - p. 73

• Applying for a holiday camp (Role-play) – p. 89

CHALLENGES:

1. Transform the listening exercises into interactive exercises (and some of the grammar exercises as well)

2. Make a video of at least one of the speaking activities

3. …

LINKS:

• HOT Potatoes Download

• HOT Potatoes Tutorial

EXTRA Practice from the TEXTBOOK

• Page 79 or Page 93 (To be read and summarised to the class)

• Hands on a test: pp. 98 / 99

• p. 64 (Vocabulary)

• p. 71 (Adjective degrees)

• p. 77 (Modal verbs and language functions)

• p. 92 (Designing – and writing – a leaflet)

EXTRA Practice (Online Resources)

Reading and Writing

• Find an e-pal and start communicating with him / her (http://www.epals.com/)

LISTENING / Watching Videos

• • Studying English as a Foreign Laguage in Auckland, New Zealand (with subtitles)

  • Learning English Video (with subtitles)

  • Read about the Roehampton University Online

Test your General Knowledge ("Cultura Geral")

• British Lifesytle (MCQ - Multiple Choice Questions)

• TRUE OR FALSE FACTS ABOUT BRITISH LIFE

Speaking Tests - Examples and Comments

• IELT Speaking Tests

GRAMMAR SECTION

Linking Words

• • And / But / So/ Because (1)

  • And / But / So / Because (2)

    • ...

DEGREES of ADJECTIVES

• • Learn about the Comparative

http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/IMG/didapages/comparative/index.html

http://english-zone.com/teach/pdf-files/comparatives.pdf

http://www.english-zone.com/grammar/compare1.html

http://english-zone.com/teach/crules1.html

http://english-zone.com/index.php?LID=1270&URL=http://english-zone.com/teach/cmp-sup.html

PAST SIMPLE (or SIMPLE PAST)

You can watch a set of videos explaining the use and form of the simple past tense:

VIDEO lesson 1 VIDEO lesson 2 VIDEO lesson 3 VIDEO lesson 4

• • A webpage with the Rules

http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/simple_past.php

• • An Interactive Book with exercises (the first part is elementary revision work):

http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/IMG/didapages/pastsimple/index.html

• Choose the correct verb for each space

http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/pastsimple/exercise2.swf

• Build sentences

http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/past_simple_quiz_1.shtml

• A Fill-in the spaces exercise:

http://mark.yates.net/engextra/n01/ch10/n1_ch10_u4_past.htm

More Practice with the PAST SIMPLE of IRREGULAR VERBS? Help yourself!

MatchWords 1 | SpeedWords 1 MatchWords 2 | SpeedWords 2

MatchWords 3 | SpeedWords 3 MatchWords 4 | SpeedWords 4 MatchWords 7 | SpeedWords 7

PRESENT PERFECT

You can watch a set of videos explaining the use and form of the present perfect tense:

VIDEO lesson 1 VIDEO Lesson 2 VIDEO Lesson 3 VIDEO Lesson 4

• • Practise IRREGULAR Past Participle Verb Forms - Immediate Feedback

  • Correct Exercises A and B (Page 115)

  • Learn the differences between the Past Simple and Present Perfect

http://mark.yates.net/engextra/n03/ch04/n3_ch04_u3_pp_past_cloze.htm

Test your English

• • EF Englishtown

    • • Test your Engliss (1) Test your English (2)