Archive for the ‘Vocabulary’ Category

The idiom jungle II

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Let’s go to the idiom jungle again (if you haven’t done it yet, look for the 27th July 2009 post).

8-) Try it! Click on the idiom jungle and test yourself in this online exercise. This time it’s a multiple choice activity about people. Learn about idioms and good luck!

Minibeasts

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

A snail, a butterfly, an eel, a spider… how many ‘minibeasts’ do you know in English?

8-) Try it! First click on the video and try to identify and know the English name of these minibeasts. You can look for the translation in the dictionary. Then, try to complete the minibeast identification table. Finally, you can create your own identification table drawing the pictures and writing the names of the minibeasts learned.

Do you know the meaning of these verbs?

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

How many verbs do you know in English? It’s time to learn more!!

8-) Try it! Click on this English verbs online exercise and match verbs with definitions, if you know them you can continue to the next page, if not you can use the dictionary at the right corner of this blog. Try to remember and use them in the future!

What’s his/her job? Play a board game!

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Teacher, policeman, secretary, pilot, fireman, actress, reporter, pop star… do you know all the jobs in English?

8-) Try it! Click on the matching game and review some of them. Then, you can print the board game, practise and play with your classmates. You need a dice and some markers to play this game. When finishing you can play a miming game in groups.

De Board games

Sea animals

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Before going to the beach be sure you know all the animals you can find there, in and out the sea!

8-) Try it! First of all, click on the image and try to find all the animals in the word search. Then, try other online activities. Good luck!

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Sea animals jigword

Sea animals matchword (2 players)

Sea animals speedword

The idiom jungle I

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Do you like getting up early in the morning or staying up at night? In other words, are you an ‘early bird’ or a ‘night owl’?  In English there are some expressions we can use to refer to a figurative meaning. We know them as idioms. Sometimes they are very funny… Let’s discover them!

8-) Try it! Click on the idiom jungle and test yourself in this online exercise. It’s a multiple choice activity about friends and lovers. Learn about idioms and good luck!

Summer time! Vocabulary time!

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

It’s summer time! But don’t forget your English!

8-) Try it! Click on the link and try to improve your vocabulary by playing some games! You can choose between different types of games, topics and levels. If you need some help, use the Cambridge dictionary at the right corner of this blog.

Let’s playing with vocabulary!

Calvin’s funny faces

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Calvin & Hobbes are the two main characters of the comic strip written and illustrated by Bill Watterson. Calvin is an imaginative six-year old boy and Hobbes, his energetic stuffed tiger. If you don’t know them, don’t miss the link in this post they’re really good!

8-) Try it! Look at Calvin’s funny faces and try to match them with their definitions. If you need any help click on the definitions. Once solved, you can check your answers in the comment attached. Good luck!!

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To be angry / To mock / To make a smile To be sadTo be surprisedTo give someone a wink  To scream To make slanting eyesTo pull a face To be tired To pick your nose To be scared