Hello Level 5 students

WELCOME TO THE BLOG

TUTORIALS

I am usually available for tutorials at the following times:

Tuesday / Thursday 9.45 - 10.45, 1.00 - 2.00

Monday / Wednesday 1.00 - 2.00 please ask in class OR bryn.watts@uexternado.edu.co


Other times might be possible too - so if you can`t do the above times - just ask me!

OR

You can go to a workshop with the English department Cra 1 Numero 12-53 tercer piso

Times will be posted soon

USEFUL WEBSITES


GRAMMAR

http://www.ego4u.com/ explanations and exercise on all important grammar points
www.cambridge.org/elt/resources
http://www.english-zone.com/
http://www.owl.english.purdue.edu/
Irregular verb list: http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/verbs.htm


LISTENING
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 (British English)
www.apple.com/podcasting
http://www.npr.org/ (American English)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/
(Soap opera - audio novela!!!)

READING
http://ressources-cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/reading/voa/index.htm (Excellent comprehension activities)
http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/literature (Literature)
http://www.bbc.com/ (Advanced)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/default.stm (Intermediate)
http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/2157/ Classic english
literature by HG Wells - about a man from Bogota in the country
of the blind (Advanced)

WRITING
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/writing
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

PRONUNCIATION
http://www.accentschool.com/ (free software)

ENGLISH AT EXTERNADO
http://www.uexternado.edu.co/englishlink/

TOTAL ENGLISH http://www.pearsonlongman.com/totalenglish/resources/resources.html

TEXT MESSAGES - A COMPLETE GUIDE TO TEXTING IN ENGLISH
http://www.lingo2word.com/index.php/

VOCABULARY
DICTIONARIES http://www.m-w.com/ http://dictionary.reference.com/
DISCUSSION OF SIMILAR WORDS ENGLISH / SPANISH: http://dr1.com/forums/spanish-101/40105-spanish-words-similar-english.html

Business English
http://www.bizhelp24.com/marketing/2.html
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/http://83.138.128.154/Main%20Site%20v2/14-30%20and%20need%20help/start%20up%20in%20business/business%20guides.asp
http://www.businesseye.org.uk/index.html
http://www.shell-livewire.org/http://www.startups.co.uk/

EXAMS

LISTENING EXAM

FRIDAY 12 11.00 B309 (normal room)

WRITTEN EXAM

WEDNESDAY 17TH C203 8.45 - 11.00

Level 5 Homework October 30

Watch the video



Read the grammar explanation for Conditional 2 on page 114

Complete exercises: pg115 Exercise 1 and 2
pg 116 worksheet

Enjoy Halloween

QUIZ PREPARATION

TOPIC SENTENCES

http://www.teachnow.com/samples/3304.pdf

http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/science/paragraphs/1.2.xml

http://www.eslbee.com/topic_sentences2.htm

Relative Clauses : SEE EXERCISES AND VIDEOS BELOW

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses

Past Modals of Deduction

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses


Used to

http://curso-gratis-ingles.euroresidentes.com/2006/05/el-uso-de-be-used-to-y-get-used-to-en.html

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/menu.php


Vocabulary - see lists below

Questions, tutorials, work to correct - email brynwatts@hotmail.com

GOOD LUCK

Defining Relative Clauses

Watch the video!
Vocabulary plant = factory R&D = Research and development

Remember we can also use WHICH for THINGS

WHO and WHOM - watch the videos





DO THESE EXERCISES:

http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.relative.i.htm

Vocabulary lists 7-11

Unit 7 Vocabulary

Unit 8 Vocabulary

Unit 9 Vocabulary

Unit 10 Vocabulary

Unit 11 Vocabulary

PASSIVES please read, watch and complete the following:

Overview

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/activepassive.html





Practice:

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/hadrians-wall