KET: reading and vocabulary

Hello KET students. Here is a link to practise reading part 1: 

https://www.english-online.org.uk/ketfolder/ket1.php?name=KET%2520Reading%2520and%2520Writing%2520part%25201%2520test%25201

 And here are some vocabulary exercises...Click and drag (arrastrar) the synonym on the right so that it matches the one on the left. Always start with the top one and go down one by one.

http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/vocabulary/pet_synonyms_adjectives_1.php 

http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/vocabulary/pet_synonyms_adjectives_2.php

Have fun!

PET: Reading practise

Hi PET students. Here is a part 5 text for you to do, because most of you are having problems with this part of the exam. You can check the answers at the bottom when you've finished. Remember to do all the reading activities as if they were an exam, and then go over them again to look up and learn any vocabulary you didn't know. 

http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/Reading_Part_5/pet_multiple_choice_cloze_1.php

 Next, a part two reading text, which a lot of you are also having problems with: 

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_for_schools_reading2.htm


After that, some vocabulary exercises: Click and drag (arrastrar) the synonym on the right so that it matches the one on the left. Always start with the top one and go down one by one. 

http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/vocabulary/pet_synonyms_adjectives_1.php

http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/vocabulary/pet_synonyms_adjectives_2.php

And then describe this picture in as much detail as possible:

Have fun!

More about clothes

(How to do a rubik's cube)


Hi everyone!
Here is another link about clothes for you all to practise with: If you don't go to the webpage automatically when you click on it, copy and paste it into your browser.   

http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/FCE/fce_vocabulary2/clothes_3.php


And now, a couple of  reading exercises for PET students, but KET students please do them as well, they will improve your reading skills! Remember to look up anything you don't understand, and to write down and learn any new vocabulary.

http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/Reading_Part_4/four_option_multiple_choice_1.php

http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/Reading_Part_2/matching_1.php


Lastly, here is a picture for you to describe. Look up anything you don't know in a dictionary.....There are so many things, I wonder if you find all of them. Can you find a tortoise? And a feather? Make sure you say what the girl is wearing  too! Try and describe everything...
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Have fun!

Clothes vocabulary and elephants

Hello Year six. It's time to practice clothes vocabulary, so click on these links and do ALL the exercises there.

https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/clothing-vocabulary.htm

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/clothes

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/accessories

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/patterns-materials

Next, here is a very interesting short video about elephants...do the true/false quiz when you've watched it. 

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/video-zone/11-things-you-never-knew-about-elephants

Last of all, here are some more pictures to describe in as much detail as possible. Look up any words you don't know in a dictionary. 

Have fun! 

Stories to listen to.

Hi Year Six, how are you all? To help your listening skills it would be really great if you could listen to an audio book. There are lots of moments when you can do this easily: when you are on a car journey, getting dressed in the mornings or getting ready for bed at night, etc....I have been looking for some of my favourite stories from when I was more or less your age, from an author I like a lot: Roald Dahl. Here is a selection. You could choose one (or more) to listen to....Of course, the more stories you listen to, the better! If you have the book and you can read it at the same time, fantastic! (Click on the title to go to the webpage)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Matilda

James and the Giant Peach

Danny the Champion of the World

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Last of all, can you decribe this picture? 
Is there really a hole in the ground? Answers in you comments on the blog, please.

Have fun!!

Everybody: past simple and past continuous practise, and speaking practice

Hello again, year six....

We have been looking at the past simple and continuous tenses. Click on these links to pratise them....(Sometimes the past continuous is called the past progressive)

Explanation and practice

Past simple and past continuous practice

More practice

Next, some pictures for you to use to practise your speaking skills over the weekend. Describe each picture or cartoon sequence in as much detail as possible, and check any vocabulary you don't know in a dictionary...(What will happen when the golf-player hits the ball?)

Send me a post to tell me which picture is your favourite, and send me a comment so I know you have been using my blog. 

Have fun!.

KET: Listening practice: telephone numbers

Hello KET students...Here are some listening exercises: you may have to write down a telephone number in the listening exam, so this is good practice. These exercises are quite difficult because the teacher only says the number once (one time), but if you find it too hard you can always pause and go back a bit to listen again. Have a pencil and paper ready! 

Telephone numbers practice 1

Telephone numbers practice 2

 Now, can you describe this picture? 

Have fun!

PET. Listening practice: spelling names

Hello PET students...Here are some listening exercises: you will have to listen to and write down a name in the listening exam, so you need to practise. The  following exercises are quite difficult because the teacher only says the number once (one time), but if you find it too hard you can always go back at the end to listen again.) On the other hand, it would be great if you could do it listening only once, that way you would get really skilled at this activity.) Have a pencil and paper ready! 

Surnames/family names

Surnames/family names (2)

Now, can you describe this picture? Look at it carefully for minor details.

Have fun!

A few things to do

Please do the following exercises:

Past simple, regular verbs

Past simple irregular verbs

Places in a town

The Easter Islands

A clever dog

Now, can you describe everything you can see in this picture? 

Have fun!

Sports and stuff

Hi all, here are some more activities....Vocabulary:

Olympic sports

Moving

Sporting events

A reading exercise:

Why I love cycling

 A bit of grammar: 

Verb and preposition

And...

Magic!

Last of all, can you describe this picture? (Try and describe everything, and look up any vocab that you don't know in a dictionary) How does this happen? What will happen next?  

Have fun! 

Welcome back!

Hello Everybody, and welcome back to school! Here is a great webpage that has a lot of really useful activities for you to do:

https://flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/index.htm

 Here is a very useful revision exercise: 

present simple, present continuous

And here is some revision of vocabulary we did last term:

Education

Next, a video to watch practising words like sometimes, always, never etc:

Adverbs of frequency video



Try playing some games on the Cambridge English webpage to practise English. You just need to click on the link below, then play 'Funland' first, and 'Academy island' later. You will probably find that 'Funland' is a bit easy for you at the lower levels, but that it gets more challenging towards the end. 'Academy Island' is more difficult but it's good practice, so give it a try! (You can try the lower level games like 'Monkey puzzles' and 'Shop and drop' for a bit of revision too, if you like.) 

Games

Last of all, for a bit of speaking practice, describe this picture:(can you see anything strange about it?) 

Have fun!