Spelling Challenge

How good is your spelling? Try this game by Oxford Dictionaries to find out.

Learn English with songs

This is another interesting site to learn English with songs. Enjoy!

Learn English online through songs

Would you like to expand your English vocabulary and improve your listening skills? This site offers songs in multiple European languages with text lyrics which you can manipulate as cloze activities. Click on the picture to try it out!

Friendish Xmas Quiz

Since Christmas time is around the corner, I thought this would be appropriate. Can you do the quizzes?

Tricky Xmas Quiz

Easy Xmas Quiz

Past simple - Irregular verbs

Here are 66 flashcards with the past tense of the irregular verbs. Click on the card to see the past tense of each verb. You may choose to see both sides of the card at once by clicking the option "Both Sides". Navigate through the cards by clicking on either side of each card. When you have finished, you can practise the verbs in the "Learn" section. You can either start with the infinitive or the past simple of the verbs. It's also possible to listen to the verbs instead.

Choose a Study ModeScatterLearnFlashcards

Choose a Study ModeScatterLearnFlashcards

Belinda's Halloween

Listen to Belinda's Halloween. Which words were new for you? Make a list with the new words you'd like to learn.

Halloween History

Halloween is an annual holiday in Anglo-Saxon countries. It is especially popular in the United States but it has also become popular in many other countries. Thus, I thought this would be a good opportunity to let you know a little bit about the history of Halloween.

Watch these videos and then make the quizzes that follow the videos. When you have finished, post the results of your answers to the comments' section.



 Quiz 1: Click here.




Quiz 2: Click here.

Writing a paragraph

As you know, a well written paragraph follows a simple structure:

1. It starts with a topic sentence that states very clearly the paragraph's main idea.
2. The sentences that follow are called supporting or secondary sentences because they provide details, direct evidence, illustrations or personal remarks about the idea presented by the topic sentence.

Please write your paragraph into the comment section of this post.

Crossword puzzle

Crossword puzzle -
Crossword puzzle - Key -

Generation Y

Watch the video and take notes on the following:

1. Political views of the teenagers
2. Important values/issues
3. ID with Generation Y

Write your notes in the comment section of the blog.

Welcome!

Dear students,
Welcome to our new blog. This blog is an excellent opportunity to practise English and to share your work and ideas with everyone. It will also facilitate the communication between the students and teacher.
Enjoy.

João Carlos Alves