UNIT 10 2012

UNIT 10
Describing abilities and skills

READ: http://www.eslgold.com/speaking/describing_people.html

ADJECTIVE LIST: http://www.examples-help.org.uk/parts-of-speech/personality-adjectives.htm
http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/~jbjoy/Adjectives.html

Talking about job perferences
LISTEN:
http://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/jobhunting-1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/jobhunting-2.htm

VOCABULARY: http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-jobs.htm

Describing personality traits
EXAMPLES: http://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/grammar/adjectives/personality/more-words-for-describing-personality.html

Gerunds
GRAMMAR: http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/gerund2a.html#gerundobjects
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/627/01/

GERUND LIST: http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerund_list.htm

PRACTICE: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?21

FOR THE GRAMMAR GEEKS:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/627/01/
Short responses

Clauses with because
GRAMMAR & PRACTICE: http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/8-15.html

UNIT 9 2012

UNIT 9
Talking about life changes in the past, present, and future;
GRAMMAR REVIEW, (simple past & present, furture):
http://www.verb2verbe.com/conjugation/english-verb/be.aspx

PRACTICE: (mixed): http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ii173/esl-test.php
http://www.examenglish.com/grammar/b1_presentperfect_pastsimple.htm

PRACTICE, (Smpl Past):
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_statements2.htm

READ: http://www.topics-mag.com/edition20/memories/page.htm

(PAST) USED TO show change and contrasts in past habits
GRAMMAR: http://www.eslbase.com/grammar/used-to

PRACTICE: http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-m_used_quiz.htm

I used to ... (to show present change in past habitual actions), is different than the phrase, I'm used to, (I'm accustomed to...). Take a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulezklvGaQk
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/mar20.htm

CONSEQUENCES:
READ: http://www.topics-mag.com/edition13/cheating-olga.htm
WATCH:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIJq8o3-s00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmjOSPnLVOI

DEFINITION: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/consequence

Comparing time periods
READ: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/031224_witn.shtml

TIME CONTRASTS WITH IF CLAUSES, (first conditional / the "real" conditional)
GRAMMAR:  http://www.inglesmundial.com/A10/grammar.htm
http://bogglesworldesl.com/glossary/secondconditional.htm
http://www.headsupenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=397&Itemid=94

PRACTICE: http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/if-clauses.html
http://www.inglesmundial.com/A10/grammar.htm

QUIZ 1 ONLINE REVIEW - UNITS 9&10

Click on these links for an online quiz review:

UNIT 9:
http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/listtypes.do?level=2&unit=9&stage=2

UNIT 10:
http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/listtypes.do?level=2&unit=10&stage=2