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This online level test will give you an approximate indication of your English proficiency level. You can use the result to help you find content on our website that is appropriate for your English language ability. About the online level test 25 multiple-choice questions 10–20 minutes This test is designed to assess your understanding of English grammar, vocabulary and phrasing. You will be required to read each question carefully and select the answer that you think is correct. Instructions Test your English language skills by choosing the correct answer, then decide how sure you are that your answer is correct. It is very important to be honest about how sure you are. You will not be able to return to the previous question once you have submitted your answer and moved on, so make sure that you are completely satisfied with the answer you choose before you submit it. Results Your result will be one of three possible levels: Find content for your level
Matilda - Roald Dahl
Nobody has seen Willy Wonka - or inside his amazing chocolate factory - for years. When he announces plans to invite the winners of five Golden Tickets hidden inside the wrappers of chocolate bars to visit his factory, the whole world is after those tickets! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is perhaps Roald Dahl’s best-known story. The story of Charlie Bucket, the five Golden Tickets, the Oompa-Loompas and the amazing Mr Willy Wonka has become firmly embedded in our culture since it was first published in 1964. Conservative estimates suggest the original book has sold over 20 million copies worldwide; it is now available in 55 languages. Roald Dahl began working on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 1961 shortly after finishing James and the Giant Peach, but its origins can be traced all the way back to Roald's own childhood. Roald wrote the screenplay for the film release of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka.
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Great Free Resources for Teaching Election 2016
The 2016 presidential race has been a roller-coaster ride of suspense and surprises from the beginning — and one replete with valuable “teachable moments” that shouldn’t be missed. Below, we suggest over a dozen instructional strategies and useful, free websites that can help teach students about our nation’s most pressing issues and the way our democracy works, as well as encourage them to voice their opinions about the issues they care about most. Please use our comments section to share additional resources we may have missed. From now until November, we’ll be offering regular election teaching resources, including lesson plans, Student Opinion questions, contests and an updated version of our four-part election unit. 1. Letters to the Next President 2.0 Overview Want to give your students a voice in this election even if they’re too young to vote? Starting this summer, young people are invited to publish their writing or multimedia responses on a special showcase site. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Road To Grammar - Text Analysis Tool
Quizzes Vocabulary Extended PracticeUnitsPDFsArticles KidsTeacher ResourcesBusiness English GamesBlog Teacher Resources Resources for Teachers Free English Test (CEFR) This is a free 20-minute test that will find your CEFR level (A1-C2). At the end of the test, you will get a detailed report on your strengths and weaknesses. Text Analysis Tool If you have a soft copy of a text that you wish to use as a reading exercise with your ESL students, you can use the Text Analyzer to: determine the approximate level of proficiency that the text is suitable for generate a suggested vocabulary list get meanings for the suggested vocabulary list highlight advanced words to help you simplify the text Conversation Question Sets 50 sets of conversation questions on different topics that you can use with your smartboard. Warm-up Conversation Questions A collection of 100 warm-up/icebreaker conversation questions that you can use with your smartboard. Video Lessons Guided Online Lessons CEFR Level Descriptors
26 Fresh ESL Conversation Starters to Get Students Talking! | Jennifer Teacher
10 Oct I love teaching conversation in the ESL classroom. Part of it must be that because the students able to “converse” in English are better able to demonstrate their personalities, preferences, thoughts… and therefore, I get to know them better. Often it is simply hilarious to see the range of answers students feel free to share in a comfortable environment. If you’re a conversation teacher in an English as a Second Language classroom, there may be times when you feel as though you want fresh ideas, a change in routine or some way to remain slightly unpredictable so your students remain curious as to what tricks you have up your sleeves. Always remember to keep in mind your students’ unique personalities and language learning journey, and never underestimate how engaged they can become with the right activity! Here is a list of 26 fresh ESL Conversation Starters to move your class! Enjoy! Like this: Like Loading... Tags: conversation, Lesson Planning, speaking
Road To Grammar - Text Analysis Tool
Copy and paste a block of text into the box below and click SUBMIT to analyze it. longer vocabulary list What does the Text Analyzer do? The Text Analyzer can rate the difficulty level of a text according to the Common European Framework, or CEFR Levels. ESL teachers may wish to use this tool to: determine the approximate level of proficiency that the text is suitable for generate a suggested vocabulary list compare the difficulty levels of two texts get meanings for the suggested vocabulary list (via ninjawords.com) How to use the Text Analyzer Simply copy and paste your text in the box above and click SUBMIT. How does the Text Analyzer work? Each word in the submitted text is compared to a list of the 10,000 most commonly used words in English. You can expect slightly different results compared to the Flesch-Kincaid Index. What is word complexity? This is the average position of the words in the list of 10,000 most frequent words in English.
Introducing Shakespeare - Mia Smith
I engelskans kursplan finns i det centrala innehållet följande bitar med. • Skönlitteratur och annan fiktion även i talad, dramatiserad och filmatiserad form. • Sånger och dikter. Är det bra jag som läser detta som en inbjudan att plocka in den stora barden i klassrummet? I år firar världen också att det är 400 år sedan Shakespeare dog, vilket ni kan läsa mer om här och även här. Getting to know Shakespeare Som inledning till temat lät jag mina elever bekanta sig med Shakespeare via olika korta youtube-filmer. Vi gick igenom begreppen, några förklarade jag, andra inte. Shall I compare thee? Nästa fokus var Shakespeares sonetter. Eleverna fick sedan läsa den 18e sonetten, Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day parvis, med överdriven betoning på rytmen. Shakespeare’s language För att eleverna skulle få en bättre inblick i varför Shakespeare anses vara så viktig tittade vi också kort på den här musikvideon från Horrible Histories. Romeo and Juliet Writing – Character analysis
