lunes, 24 de noviembre de 2014

For english students level 6

Countable and uncountable nouns



Exercises:

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-quantifiers.php#.VHOVEPmG_cg
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2134
http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/quantifiers_quiz.htm


LISTENING EXERCISES FOR ALL LEVELS

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/ordering-food-cafe
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/work
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/trains-and-travel
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/shopping-clothes

ENGLISH SONGS TO FILL IN

http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/songs/katy-perry/firework-gap-fill.html
http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/songs/mamas-and-papas/california-dreaming-gap-fill.html
http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/songs/adele/someone-like-you.html
For English Students Level 3- 20123- 20107

SHOWING SURPRISE VOCABULARY

https://elt.oup.com/student/headway/upperintermediate/everydayenglish/hwy_upp_dialogue04?cc=co&selLanguage=en
https://elt.oup.com/student/headway/upperintermediate/vocabulary/unit03/hwy_upp_unit03_4?cc=us&selLanguage=en

Listening Exercise:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/going-cinema
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/weather-forecast
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/free-time
FOR BUSINESS ENGLISH STUDENTS LEVEL 5 - 20104

PAST SIMPLE- USED TO

Exercises:http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?02
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?05
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?06

USED TO:



Exercises:
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/exercise1.html
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/exercise2.html
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/exercise3.html

Ordering Numbers and Figures Vocabulary

Language for asking directions
Can you tell me

Do you know
the way to

how to get to
the(nearest)post office

bus stop

toilet 
Covent Garden

Trafalgar Square

Bush House


Language for giving directions
Leftgo left
turn left
it's on the left
take a left
take the second (turning) on the left
left
Rightgo right
turn right
it's on the right
take a right
take the second (turning) on the right
left
Aheadgo ahead
go straight ahead
go straight on
left

Exercises: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/directions/exercises
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/directions/exercises?02
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1212_how_to_instruct/page2.shtml - LISTENING EXERCISE.
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/giving-directions


FIGURES

BUSINESS  ENGLISH  VOCABULARY

Graphs - Charts

statistics - results - trends

Graphs and charts are often used to present information and data.
Below you will find useful phrases and vocabulary for presenting figures and trends.
pie chartbar chartline-graph
pie chartbar chartline graph

Presenting Visuals -  useful phrases & vocabulary :

  • As you will see from this graph ...
  • I'd like to show you ...
  • Let me draw your attention to this part of the graph.
  • Let's look more closely at this month's figures.
  • This figure refers to the sales in China only.
  • This pie chart shows our share of the European market today.
  • As you can see, our main competitor has an even bigger share.
  • The bar chart represents sales in our Asian outlets.
  • Here you can see a comparison between ...
  • On the line graph you will note :

    • a strong upward trend in the sales of product A ...
      • despite occasional fluctuations ...
      • with a slight drop during the holiday season ...
      • with occasional variations due to ...
    • the overall performance of produce B is good.
      • The initial surge in sales was followed by a period of slower growth
        in the second half of the year.
      • The instant success of the product was followed by a period of
        stabilization in the level of sales.

Commenting trends - useful phrases :

  • Increases :
    • a slight/constant/marked/substantial/increase in sales
    • an increase of about/roughly/approximately/in the region of ... %
    • a little over/above what we predicted
    • the recovery/upturn began in (month)
    • an overall increase in ...
    • an upward trend in the demand for ...
    • sales reached record levels / reached a peak in (month)
    • a strong surge in the sales of ...
    • by (month), the figure had risen to ...
    • we predict that sales will soar in the coming year / over the next ... months
  • Decreases :
    • just under our target
    • way below our expectations
    • a slight / notable / significant decrease in ...
    • the downturn began in (month)
    • the situation began to deteriorate in (month)
    • the number has continued to fall
  • Fluctuations :
    • a slow start developed into steady progress in sales
    • an initial upward trend was followed by ...
    • we note slight fluctuations through the year
    • normal seasonal variations are the cause of occasional downward trends
    • sales have been (rather) irregular
    • the level / the rate has been unstable since ...
    • you will note a certain instability in the rate of ...

Conclusions - useful phrases :

  • We must focus our attention on ...
  • What I suggest is ...
  • There is a necessity for ...
  • We need more ...
  • We have no choice but to ...
  • Appropriate measures must be taken
  • The only option we have is to ...
  • These changes are inevitable.
  • We will have to revise our estimation.
  • The result / outcome will be ...
  • I strongly recommend ...
  • To conclude, I am happy / I regret to announce that ...

jueves, 13 de noviembre de 2014

For Business English Students Level A.1.2

OBJECT PRONOUNS


Object pronouns are used as an object in a sentence. They follow an action verb or a preposition, that means that they go AFTER the verb or the preposition. REMEMBER that subject pronouns go BEFORE the verb.




I have found these interesting links with activities for you to improve your knowledge. Enjoy it!

LIST OF VERBS 


For English Students Level 3

TIME WORDS


There are many words and expressions to refer to time. You can use these to sequence events and to make stories and anecdotes more interesting.

The present – permanent

Use the present simple tense to refer to permanent situations in the present.

now live in a small town.
Nowadays I live in a small town.
These days, I don't have much of a social life.

The present – temporary

Use the present continuous tense to refer to temporary situations in the present.

At present / At the moment I'm living in a small town.
For the time being I'm living in a small town, but I hope to move soon.

Talking about a period of time in the past

My mother started work as a nurse in the 1960s.
In those days she lived in London.
Back then nurses were badly paid.
At that time, nurses lived in special accommodation.

Talking about a single event in the past


At one time she lost her door key and had to stay in a hotel.
On one occasion she nursed the son of a famous politician.

Sequencing events in the past


There are many ways to sequence events in the past. Here are some of the more common ones.
After (in the middle of a sentence)
Afterwards / After that / After a while (at the beginning of a sentence)
Then / Before (in the middle or at the beginning of a sentence)
Before that / Previously / Until then (At the beginning of a sentence)
By the time (in the middle of a sentence followed by a past perfect tense)
By then / by that time (at the beginning of a sentence)
I went shopping after I finished work.
I worked all day in the office. Afterwards / After that, I went shopping.
I went shopping. After a while, I got bored.
I worked before I went shopping.
I went shopping at 6pm. Before that / Previously / Until then I had worked all day in the office.
I worked all day, then I went shopping.
I was desperate to go shopping by the time I had finished work.
I worked until 6pm. By then / By that time, I was glad for the opportunity to go shopping.

Other expressions to refer to the next event in a story

Later on
Before long
At that moment / Suddenly
Meanwhile
At the same time
Simultaneously (a more formal way of saying meanwhile / at the same time)
I worked and then went shopping. Later on I met some friends for pizza.
I waited for a while in the restaurant. Before long, the waiter came up and asked me…
At that moment / Suddenly, I heard the door slam.
Meanwhile / At the same time / Simultaneously my phone started to ring.

People who are no longer "around"

An ex-president = no longer the president: "The ex-president of France is still influential."
A previous / former boss: "A previous boss taught me how to make presentations."
"My former boss now works for a different company."
My late wife = my wife who has died: "My late wife painted watercolours."

Listening exercise: