Showing posts with label Online Resources. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Online Resources. Show all posts

Saturday, 4 June 2011

Online Resources:Final Exam: Part 2

Find below the second set of links to assist you in preparing for the final exam:

Links:
Complete the Sentences: Adjectives
web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc 1
a4esl.org
web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc 2
Positive and Negative Auxiliary Verbs
esl.about.com
esl-lounge.com
ego4u.com
2
ego4u.com 3
Simple Present or Continuous
englisch-hilfen.de
web2.uvcs.uvic.ca
englishpage.com
a4esl.org


Online Resources: Final Exam: Part 1

To prepare for the final exam check out the following online exercises.

Links:
Matching Exercises: Questions and Answers
a4esl.org
englishgrammarsecrets.com
englisch-hilfen.de
ecenglish.com
Putting Words in the Correct Order englishgrammarsecrets.com
crjg.vil.ee

english.specialist.hu
eslpartyland.com
Word / Definition Match Exercises
eslgamesworld.com
carolinebrownlisteninglessons.com
learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org
learnenglish.de

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Online Resouces: Persuasive Speaking Tips: Tracey Goodwin

Find below links to a series of talks on Youtube on the issue of Persuasive Speeches. The short videos are presented by Tracy Goodwin — who has a Masters in Corporate Communication and 10 years experience in professional speaking — on behalf of Expert Village.

The first link is to the expertvillage website page, the remainder to individual videos on Youtube.

Links:
- Tracy Goodwin on Expert Village
1.
Introduction Examples for Persuasive Speeches
2.
How to Write a Conclusion for Persuasive Speeches
3.
Logos, Pathos, & Ethos Appeals in Persuasive Speaking
4.
Credibility in Persuasive Speaking
5. Understanding the Audience in Persuasive

. Using Evidence in Persuasive Speeches

Online Resources:Argumentative Speeches

Please find below some links on Youtube.com to some sample Argumentative Speeches.

Please note that you will only have 2 to 3 minutes to give your speech next week so your speeches will be shorter than many of these. Remember also that you will have to talk about both the arguments against your proposition as well as the arguments in favour. The ones on organ donation and stem cell research are of particular relevance to you as future doctors.

Links:
1. Stem Cell Research
2. Spanking Children
3. The Legalization of Legal Drugs
4. Organ Donation

Friday, 25 March 2011

Online Resources:Unit 4: 'must' and 'have to'

Please find below links to some information and exercises related to one of the the grammar points covered this week namely: 'must' and 'have to'

Links:
englishgrammarsecrets.com
englishclub.com
englishclub.com
college-em.qc.ca
english-area.com

Online Resources:Unit 4: 'can' and 'be allowed to'

Please find below links to some information and exercises related to one of the the grammar points covered this week namely: 'Can' and 'be allowed to'

Links:
englisch-hilfen.de
oup.com/elt
tolearnenglish.com

Online Resources:Unit 4: 'have to and 'don;t have to''

Please find below links to some information and exercises related to one of the the grammar points covered this week namely: 'have to' and 'don't have to'.

Links:
english-zone.com
eclecticenglish.com
bbc.co.uk/grammar challenge
englishpage.com

Sunday, 13 March 2011

Online Resources:Unit 3: Prepoisitions 'in', 'at' & 'on'

Please find below links to some information and exercises related to one of the the grammar points covered this week namely: Prepositions 'in', 'at' & 'on'.

Links:
eslgold.com
esl.about.com
english-4u.de
ego4u.com
englishpage.com




Online Resources:Unit 3: Past Simple

Please find below links to some information and exercises related to one of the the grammar points covered this week namely: Past Simple.

Link:
englishpage.com
ego4u.com
englisch-hilfen.de
isabelperez.com
e-grammar.org

Online ResourcesUnit 2: Phrasal Verbs

Please find below links to information and exercises related to one of the grammar points for Unit 2: phrasal verbs.

Links:
englishpage.com
stuff.co.uk
englisch-hilfen.de
learnenglishfeelgood.com
world-english.org

Saturday, 12 March 2011

Online Resources:Unit 2: Present Simple

Please find below links to some information and exercises related to one of the the grammar points covered this week namely: Present Simple.

Links:
englishpage.com
englishclub.com
englisch-hilfen.de
usingenglish.com
eclecticenglish.com

Thursday, 3 March 2011

Online Resources:Unit 1: have / have got

Please find below links to some information and exercises related to one of the the grammar points covered this week namely: have / have got.

Links:

better-english.com
ego4u.com
englisch-hilfen.de
englishexercises.org
real-english.com

Online Resources:Unit 1: Auxiliary Verbs

Please find below some links to information and exercises related to one of the grammar points discussed in Unit 1 namely: Auxiliary Verbs.

Links:
ego4u.com
learnenglish.de
usingenglish.com
ucl.ac.uk
english-test.net

Monday, 17 January 2011

Online Resources:Order of Adjectives

One of the questions tomorrow will relate to the order of adjectives. Find below a link to a very useful website on this Grammar point which also contains a set of exercises which will help you prepare for tomorrow's exam.

Links:
Order of AdjectivesLink

Friday, 7 January 2011

Grammar for Communication: Online ResourcesUnit 10: Second Conditionals

In Communication Skills / Grammar for Communication classes this week we looked at the Second Conditional. The second conditional is like the first conditional. We are still thinking about the future. We are thinking about a particular condition in the future, and the result of this condition. But there is not a real possibility that this condition will happen.

If you want to read more about this grammar point and do some online exercises, follow the following links.

Links:
uvcs.uvic.ca/elc
better-english.com
englishgrammarsecrets.com
learnenglishfeelgood.com

Friday, 31 December 2010

Grammar for Communication: Online ResourcesUnit 9: First Conditionals and Time Clauses

In Communication Skills / Grammar for Communication classes this week we looked at the First Conditionals and Time Clauses. While we use the First Conditional to talk about future events that are likely to happen, time clauses simply state the relationship of other actions (e.g. before watching the soccer match) to the activity in the main clause [e.g. Fatima studied for the exam...]

If you want to read more about these grammar points and do some online exercises, follow the following links.

Links: First Conditionals
englishgrammarsecrets.com
englishmedialab.com
uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone
better-english.com

Links: Time Clauses
tillyer.net
edu.ge.ch
oup.com/elt
english-zone.com

Saturday, 25 December 2010

Grammar for Communication: Online ResourcesUnit 8: Present Perfect, Past Simple

In the Communication Skills / Grammar for Communication classes this week we looked at the Present Perfect and the Past Simple. While the past simple is used to talk about actions in the past that have finished (it talks about 'then' and definitely excludes 'now'), the present perfect simple to look back on actions in the past from the present. It always includes 'now'.

If you want to read more about this grammar point and do some online exercises, follow the following links.

Links:
esl.about.com
ego4u.com
englishpage.com
uvcs.uvic.ca/elc
englisch-hilfen.de

Friday, 10 December 2010

Grammar for Communication: Online ResourcesUnit 6: Order of Adjectives, Comparatives Superlatives

In the Communication Skills / Grammar for Communication classes this week we looked at Order of adjectives, and Comparatives Superlatives. While the order of adjectives relates to the fact that when you use more than one adjective, you have to put them in the right order, according to type, Comparatives and Superlatives are special forms of adjectives that are used to compare two or more things.

If you want to read more about this grammar point and do some online exercises, follow the following links.

Links: Order of Adjectives
uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone
better-english.com
usingenglish.com
learn4good.com

Links: Comparatives & Superlatives
uvic.ca/elc/studyzone
eflnet.com
usingenglish.com
eslbase.com

Friday, 5 November 2010

Grammar for Communication: Online ResourcesWeek 5 / Unit 4: The Simple Past


In the Grammar for Communication classes this week we looked at modals

A modal verb is an extra verb which is used before the main verb and gives more information about the main verb. The nine modal verbs in English are: can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would

If you want to read more about this grammar point and do some online exercises, follow the following links.

Links:
englishexercises.com
englishpage.com
autoenglish.com
learn-english-today.com
a4esl.org
english-language.webpark.pl

Thursday, 28 October 2010

Grammar for Communication: Online ResourcesWeek 5 / Unit 4: The Simple Past

In the Grammar for Communication classes this week we looked at the simple past.

As the people at esl.about.com note: we use the past simple to talk about activities or routines which take place at a specified time in the past.

If you want to read more about this grammar point and do some online exercises, follow the following links.

Links:
esl.about.com
englishpage.com
better-english.com
ego4u.com
englishlearner.com
englishgrammarsecrets.com