Turning English Inside Out

Hi students in 1st year!! As I promised you, here you are the links where you can download the audio for All about Britain (chapters 1 and 2) so that you can read them perfectly on Tuesday. Good luck! Chapter 1: https://bbresources.s3.amazonaws.com/sites/3/AllAboutBritain_MP3_Ch1_9125.mp3 Chapter 2: https://bbresources.s3.amazonaws.com/sites/3/AllAboutBritain_MP3_Ch2_9126.mp3

Relative clauses and relative pronouns: Revision: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses Activities: http://www.english-area.com/paginas/relativeclauses.htm http://www.esltower.com/GRAMMARQUIZ/intermediate/relative%20pronoun.htm http://www.englishexercises.net/yywhowhich.html http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-2218.php http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/elt-adjective-clauses-who-that1.html  Comparative and superlative (video and activities):   http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/comparative-and-superlative-adjectives Too and enough: http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-too-enough.php#.VIxG4GePNnE http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-6980.php  

Countable and uncountable nouns: Video and activities: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/countable-and-uncountable-nouns Relative pronouns (activities):  http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/elt-adjective-clauses-who-that1.html http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-2218.php  http://www.englishexercises.net/yywhowhich.html  Videos about the environment (in case you want to practise your listening skills for the exam): This one with questions:  http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_intermediate.php?id=7956  And this one about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch:

Today people in America celebrate Thanksgiving. There are lots of resources that you can use to get to know more about this day. Enjoy them! Videos: Webquest: Reading: http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/thanksgiving-history-black-friday/1795687.html

    Every 5th of November, people all around the UK celebrate Bonfire Night, a night with a long tradition. They celebrate that Guy Fawkes and a group of men failed in their attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London in 1605, something that we know as the 'Gunpowder Plot'. Since then, fireworks displays and bonfires are organised and people sit around them and eat traditional Bonfire Night foods. Moreover, children always make a stuffed Guy and ask for 'a penny for the guy'. Now, it's your turn. If you want to discover more facts about this special celebration follow these links or watch these videos. Comments in class will be welcomed! Reading: http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/guy/history.htm Interactive activities:  http://www.parkfieldict.co.uk/infant/bonfire/contents.html Game: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/gunpowder/index.shtml Videos: And if you want to sing, this is a very well-kn

What are your hobbies and interests? Leave your comments after watching this video. Do you share any of their interests? Do you like something different?

Watch this video to learn how to make the past simple of irregular verbs. Then, follow the link to do some activities to practise it.   http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/past-simple-irregular-verbs

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Our new unit is about relationships and feelings and to introduce the first topic, here you are a video about a couple having an argument. What do you think will happen next? Watch it and find out! Every Argument Every Couple Ever Has EVER. from Casey Donahue on Vimeo .

How does Great Britain sound? Do you know? Watch this video!

Hi! Our last unit was about famous people from the past. We talked in class about them and their jobs. Improve your reading skills with this video about Famous Brits and then check how much you've understood with this quiz! Good luck! http://www.quia.com/quiz/3191293.html?AP_rand=2137466582 I'm sure the girls will love the song!!! :)

Practise for the exam with these activities: http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/firstconditional/exercise5.swf http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/1cond1.htm http://www.nspeak.com/newbasic/grammatica/ipoteticoprimo.htm http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/firstconditional/exercise1.swf http://www.impact-english.com/members/Grammar_Practice/Always/test-grammar/gr_prac_form-Cond1.htm http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/firstconditional/exercise2.swf http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/firstconditional/exercise3.swf http://suz.digitaleschulebayern.de/english/grammar/if1.htm Good luck!

Next week you're going to be in London. While you're getting prepared for that experience, you may want to have a look at this video with ideas about things to see and do there:  http://youtu.be/fyZYhLnLRXE or take a virtual tour of the city from the London Eye: http://www.visitlondon.com/discover-london/london-virtual-tour Enjoy your trip and have fun!

Our new unit is about sport, a topic that I know you love. Here you are a poster with different sports. Which is your favourite one? Do you practise any of them? Let's talk about sport!   Or maybe you like adrenaline and new sports like this: And if you're a football fan, try to beat the goalkeeper and show how much you know. And if you still have doubts, use the football glossary in English. Good luck! Beat the keeper game: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/beat-keeper Glossary: http://premierskills.britishcouncil.org/en/teachers/football-english-dictionary

Today is April Fool's Day, a day to have some fun with friends. If you want to get to know more information about it, read the following text or do the quiz! Reading:  http://www.5minuteenglish.com/apr1.htm Quiz:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1652_jokes

Follow this link to practise for unit 6 exam: http://divinainfantitaenglish.blogspot.com.es/2013/03/activities-to-practise-for-exam-1st-year.html

This is a great video to revise the difference between countable and uncountable nouns when talking about food. Watch it and do the activities in the link. http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/countable-and-uncountable-nouns

Here you are a link with a list of connectors and linkers that you may find useful for your writing tasks. http://mbonillo.xavierre.com/gramatica/markers.html

Today is St Patrick's day, the Saint patron of Ireland. Who was he and how do Irish people celebrate this special day? Watch this video and do the quiz or play with the interactive book to find these facts. Enjoy them! Video and quiz: http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_high_intermediate.php?id=7618 Interactive book: http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/saintpatrick/en/flash/

What happens to child prodigies when they grow up? Watch this video and find out! Then, you can follow the link to do a quiz: http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_intermediate.php?id=6549 What do you think about child prodigies? Have you ever met one?

I know most of you love animals and because of that I'd like to share with you this video about animal sounds in different languages. I hope you like it! Which is your favourite animal? And your favourite sound? Leave your comments! Bow Wow Meow - Animal Sounds in Different Languages from properniceinnit on Vimeo .

Hi 3rd year students! In class, we've seen some differences between British and American English vocabulary. In this poster, you can find a lot more!

Hi! Follow this link with activities to practise for the exam. Good luck! http://divinainfantitaenglish.blogspot.com.es/2013/02/practise-for-exam-2nd-year.html

When you have to do an oral presentation, you always make me the same questions: can I read? do I have to study it? And the secret is that you only have to be yourselves. Watch this video with some tips and get prepared for the presentations we've got next week.  See you around!  

Hi! In these blog entries, you can find some activities to practise for unit 4 exam. Don't forget that you can practise your listening by having a look at the videos that we've watched in class and that you can find in this blog. Activities: http://divinainfantitaenglish.blogspot.com.es/2013/02/present-perfect-vs-past-simple-3rd-and.html http://divinainfantitaenglish.blogspot.com.es/2014/01/present-perfect-activities-3rd-and-4th.html Good luck!

Hi there! In class, we have talked about trips and things you can see in a city or a town. Have a look at this link to find out more information about the cities you like and choose one to talk about it with your partner in class. http://www.aviewoncities.com/photos.htm Enjoy it!

Hi there! In class, we are going to talk about trips and the places that you've visited. Watch this video about Wellington, in New Zealand and do the activities in the link to practise. http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=15394

Hi there! Watch this video about Rick and Jann walking on the CN Tower Edgewalk in Toronto. What do you think? Are they adventurous? How about you? Would you do it? We'll talk about it in class. See you!