Classroom language

As you can see, this is a very important section for all of you. We need to understand each other, don't you think? So, time for starting up and let's set the classroom rules and instructions.

Any questions so far?

Classroom language Listening 

Tests and exams

The Learners of English are very likely to do any kind of TEST or EXAMINATION at least once in their learning life, and thus, if you are one of those who are desperately looking for some more tests to do, this the right Blog to start with.

Basic considerations before starting any English course or test.

First of all, let's find out your exact level of English.



Test your English by the

Vocabulary, Grammar, Reading, Listening, Writing TEST 1. Answer key  Audio



 

However, this is very best Test or exam ever!:

Where shall we go? Let's go on a trip! USA, UK, Ireland, India. Where?

To be or not to be. That's the question

Here's your document to practise all through the verb to be


Below you'll also find a Basic English Grammar, together with some more practice on the verb to be

grammar book

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Handshakes

To learn a new language, you need someone to talk to, and often you'll meet someone new. More than anything else, you've got to be relaxed in the classroom. So, let's break the ice and have a look at the different ways of greeting.

When saying hello & good-bye for the first time, what do you normally do?

When people meet, they should shake hands, smile and say: I'm ... (name). Nice to meet you.

or

Hello (name of the person)

Nice to meet you again. How are things?

Hello

Hi

Pleased to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

How do you do?

A handshake

A hug

Tap on one's back

Make eye contact with the other person

Hold the handshake for a few seconds

Smile

- Hello
How are you?

- I'm fine thank you. And you?
- Not bad, thanks.

- Goodbye!. Have a nice day.
- See you this morning!

- I'm sorry I'm late.
- I'm sorry.
- Excuse me!
- Don't worry.
- That's ok.
- Really?
- It doesn't matter.

As you can see above, you've got plenty of examples to practise all through this post. So, now it's your turn to grab a classmate and put your greetings into practice. Let's get it started!

Getting to know you

We've just started the lessons in Rodeiro and we were getting to know each other in class. I asked my students to write their full names and a very short description of themselves. Only one sentence. They could write it physically or personally, as the example provided. However, I think we could spend some time on more vocabulary practice, describing people and perhaps and a listening [audio] about the same topic too. I hope you find this helpful and so, let's practise descriptions.

Speaking Time

Oops! Time for speaking in English. Oh, dear! What a hard task! Our teacher talks too fast in class. However, how long do we speak in English every week? For 2 or 3 hours per week, perhaps less. Come on! Let's put our English into practice by doing this role-play about A day out in London.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

Do you like stories about the sea and its monsters? If you do, you'll probably enjoy reading one by Jules Verne








"Text adaptation by Lesley Thompson


When ship after ship goes down in the Atlantic, Dr Pierre Aronnax and his servant, Conseil, journey from Paris to learn more. What - or who - is attacking these ships?


Aronnax, Conseil, and the Canadian, Ned Land, find the answer to this question when they meet the strange Captain Nemo.


After a long journey under the sea in Nemo's submarine, the Nautilus, the doctor and his friends plan to leave for the surface".


This was mainly taken from the Oxford University Press web page.


Below you can have a look at its adaptation into the cinema. There's also a version for children:  
 



For further information on this book, you'd bettter go to its wikipedia article, the English complete version , and some literature notes.

My Idol

Through this simple task. we'll learn how to present and describe someone that we admire or at least, we feel interested in sharing some of his or her ideas and preferences. My Idol consists of a series of activities which go from Speaking to writing and listening. They are all task-based activities with a concrete aim in mind: sharing student's information all over the course and among learners and teachers.




Process:


1st Step: Think about someone you feel interested by. Someone who really admire.

Reading and Thinking

1st Read the essay you've got in front.


2nd Complete the following sentences:
My / his /her best points are ...( grammar, structure, prepositions, etc)
I need to work more on...(spelling, verb tenses, expression, etc.)


3rd Final presentation:
1- Reading aloud (intro.)
2- Points to comment on (Examples)
3- Conclusion (recommendation- regards)


For more reading resources, you'd better click on here:


This is only an example for you to see how the text to speech works:

Click on say it


Hello, my name is Mike. Welcome to our language portal! I want to introduce a new text to speech service, which means I can read out anything you like. I and my colleagues speak English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Just type a word or a phrase, or copy and paste any text, and I'll say it back for you. You can also translate your text to any of the available languages, and I will read out the translation. You may want to master a foreign language by practicing the pronunciation. Just repeat after me! It will be fun!

Lack of writing inspiration

Lately, it seems difficult for students to come to class with some writing ideas. So, we must find a solution all together. We've decided to start reading four different readers that are much related to our class story, about police and robbers' matters.


Cristian is reading Help! by Philip Prowse, Lara is reading White Death by Tim Vicary, Laura is reading Love or Money by Rowena Akinyemi and Sara is reading Footsteps by . After reading these books, they must tell us about them, writing a review on each book. In order to do so, we must follow a writing guide, which can be found in our wiki.