Did You Know?

Did you know that….?

Business Language, Multi-Word Verbs, Pronounciation & More

Here are some more links to interesting websites with various exercises, games, resources, etc.

The Internet is an infinite and extremely valuable means of learning – not only languages! So take your time, explore, and enjoy!

Quiz with the verb “get”

Wordformation – adding endings

Bussiness language to go

Talking business

Get that job

Welcome to London (practise English in everyday situations: shopping, at the train station, in a restaurant,…)

Interactive Pronounciation quiz

Lots of various quizzes on different topics.

And if you are preparing for the oral part of your vocational matura exam, this website with conversation questions on different topics may help you.

P.S.: Click on any of the cartoons below and have fun!

(source: www.glasbergen.com)

UK, GB, England or…?

If you want to know more about the UK & GB – not only about the geography, but also about typical food, symbols, hystory,  monarchy, culture, etc. , then the ProjectBritain is the perfect site to start with. It’s a kind of A-Z of British life and culture.

By the way, have you ever heard of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Wales? It is definitely the longest placename in GB, if not in the world. Try to pronounce it

British School System & more

You can learn a lot about the British school system here: British Schools

What do you think about this project? Danish pupils allowed full acess to web resources during exams.

Write your opinion in a comment.

Linking Words

When you are writing an essay or a letter you should use linking words. They help you connect ideas and sentences, so that people can follow your ideas. They also improve your style, because they are essential for your writing to be natural and clear.

Here you can find a list of linking words: Linking words.

And if you want to practice you can download two worksheets with exercises: Worksheet 1 and Worksheet 2.

(image source: www.dailyblogtips.com)

Talking about the Future

(Slika: http://pharmacy2blog.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/why-we-care-about-the-patient-centered-medical-home/)

Future Forms (powerpoint)

Probability, Certainty, Impossibility…

A grammatical explanation and an exericse

Modal verbs (powerpoint)

People – Personalities & Appearances

(Slika: http://rebeccamoniquewilliams.wordpress.com/2009/03/)

Some usefule materials on the topic “People”:

Describing people

Character Glossary (1)

Character Glossary (2)

How important is one’s looks in the media?

Here is your last homework for this year!        

Have you heard of Susan Boyle? Do you know her story?

Watch the video and then answer the questions:

Susan Boyle – I Dreamed a Dream (Britain’s Got Talent)

1. What was the attitude of the jury and the audience to Susan before her performance?
2. Did this attitude change? Why and how?
3. Why do you think the jury was so cynical about her at the beginning?

Now watch the interview with one of the jury memebers, Mr Simon Cowell:

4. In what way is she different from other famous people and celebrities?
5. Does he respect her?
6. What is your opinion of her? What do you think of the importance of one’s looks, background and age for being famous and successful?

Carbon footprint

Here are some carbon footprint calculators:

www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx

www.nature.org/initiatives/climatechange/calculator

www.focus.si

www.umanotera.org

www.energija.si

Calculate your carbon footprint with at least two of them and compare the results. Are there any differences in results?

Travelling, traffic problems,…

Watch the cartoon:

MODERN LIFE

 

Go to DVOLVER.COM and try to make your own movie.

You can send me the link to your movie by writing it in a comment to this post.

Slovenia

You can get some useful information for your homework on Slovenia HERE and HERE.

And what do you think about the “I feel Slovenia” video clip?

What about other “I feel”-videos?

All “I feel Slovenia” videos

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P.S.: Can you guess where the header image of this blog has been taken?

Films, Stories,… & Fun

French learning English:

How important is it to learn another language?

Sometimes, it can even save your life. Don’t you believe it? Watch:

Do you speak English?

What we will be doing in our course

Here is the lesson plan for this year, so that also those of you who cannot come to classes will know what’s going on and what the topics for the exam are:

Football (Soccer)

Here you can learn some words related to “our” football:

Football (Soccer)

And then check what you’ve learned:
Matching exercise
A gap-fill exercise