Archive for the ‘4th CSE’ Category

What do animals think about Christmas?

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

8-) Try it! Watch and listen how animals see Christmas dates. Very funny and good way to practise your listening! If you want to know more about them, click on Creature comforts web page.

 

Comic of the day

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

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Second life for teenage learners of English

Monday, November 9th, 2009

 

Do you want to learn English and visit the UK for free? Now you can, virtually. The British Council has created a learning zone for learners in the Second Life virtual environment. Interactive LearnEnglish activities and quests based on UK culture are available for all registered Second Life residents.

8-) Try it! Watch the video to get a general idea of what English Second Life is. You can register and know more about it here. Enjoy yourself and practise your English at the same time!

The Lord of the Rings into passive

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

 

Are you a Lord of the Rings fan? You can watch the opening scene, visit the official site and learn more about Tolkien universe, books and movies.

8-) Try it! If you want to learn more about Lord of the Rings as well as about English grammar and passive voice, you have to visit this site where you can do some crosswords, exercises or multiple choice activities.

Trick or treat?

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31. Do you know why are pumpkins, skeletons or ghosts associated with halloween? What does it mean the expression ‘trick or treat’? If you want to know more about this celebration click on here.

8-) Try it! There are a lot of online activities about Halloween, as well as crafts to do. Click and enjoy Halloween! or if you like, do the Halloween’s quiz or watch and read one story about Halloween.

Future: what does it mean to you?

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Are you ready for the future? Have you though about it? Can you contribute to a better future? How? How do you image yourself in ten or twenty years time? What are your expectations? What will you do to achieve your purpose? 

8-) Try it! Watch the video and start a discussion in class, decide if you are agree with these students and try to answer the questions mentioned.

Which sentence is written correctly?

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

8-) Try it! Sometimes we have problems about Capitalization and Punctuation, click on the Grammar Blast and test yourself!

Comic of the day

Friday, October 9th, 2009

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Opposites

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Opposites are words that are contrary or radically different in nature, qualities, direction, result or significance. For example: male-female, long-short, up-down…

8-) Try it! Click on this matching quiz and match the opposites. Drag from the right column to the left column.

I’m blue

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

8-) Try it! How many things are blue in the song? Try to write down a list. When you finish check your answers by clicking on the lyrics.