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Ejercicios de escucha con reportajes de la tele y de la radio ¡Vale! En esta página los servicios de Google Analytics y de Google Adsense hacen uso de cookies. Más información Cookie Consent plugin for the EU cookie law Ejercicios de escucha para estudiantes de español de nivel avanzado Escucha de fragmentos del telediario (TVE) The Plot The Plot The Plot Question time! What is it that you think they wanted? What do you think is in the barrels? Which mouse is in charge?

Language Functions in English A language function explains why someone says something. For example, if you are teaching a class you'll have to give instructions. "Giving Instructions" is the language function. Evidence Hunter activity pack The Evidence Hunter activity pack empowers young people by equipping them to ask, ‘What is the evidence behind this claim?’ It aims to develop the skills and confidence needed to critically assess claims online and reduce the spread of false information. By following the activities in the pack, participants will assess real claims that have been made online, in the media or in advertising, and look at what evidence exists to support them. Free ESL worksheets, ESL printables, English grammar handouts, free printable tests Welcome to our downloadable ESL worksheets section. Whether you're an ESL student looking to practice English, or an ESL teacher looking for printables/ handouts for the classroom, check out our list of topics below. The topics covered include verb tenses, phrasal verbs, articles, prepositions, pronouns, countable and non-countable nouns, and many others. Click if you want to save time by downloading an exercise package in one zip file: IMPORTANT: The worksheets are for classroom/home use only. WE DO NOT ALLOW THE REPOSTING OF ANY OF OUR WORKSHEETS ONLINE.

babbel Illustration by Ale Giorgini The time has come: you’ve decided to learn a new language! Whether it’s your first adventure into this realm or you’re already a veteran in the area of foreign languages, the path to your goal always follows the same steps. 150 English Essay Topics To write a quick essay, you need to choose a topic you know a lot about or a subject that you believe strongly in. It helps if you have spent a lot of time thinking or talking to people about that topic. That will let you easily think of things to say. To find that easy topic, follow these steps: 1. Read my list of easy essay topics (these are divided by subjects to help you scan quickly: sports, healthy living, women, education, business, environment): Or my list of Easy Argument topics (obesity/dieting/food, recycling, families, and relationships, technology, aging and retirement):

ESL Printable Worksheets The worksheets below are designed to be used in an English lesson. Their two main purposes are to practise language points and to bring humor to the classroom. Ideas on how to use: 1. Give students the blank caption portion and have them guess the captions. Dave's ESL Cafe: Free English Grammar Lessons Adjective Clauses #1 Adjective Clauses #2 Adjective Clauses #3 Adjective Clauses #4 Adjective Clauses #5 Adjective Clauses #6 Adjective Clauses #7 Adjective Clauses #8 Adjective Clauses #9 Adjective Clauses #10 Adjective Clauses #11 Adjective Clauses #12 Adjective Clauses #13 Conditional Sentences #1 Conditional Sentences #2 Conditional Sentences #3 Conditional Sentences #4 Conditional Sentences #5 Conditional Sentences #6 Conditional Sentences #7 Conditional Sentences #8 Conditional Sentences #9 Confusing Words: Bring and Take Confusing Words: Come and Go Confusing Words: Get #1 Confusing Words: Get #2 Confusing Words: Get #3 Confusing Words: Get #4 Confusing Words: Get #5 Confusing Words: Get #6 Confusing Words: Get #7 Confusing Words: Get #8 Confusing Words: Get #9 Confusing Words: Get #10 Confusing Words: Get #11 Confusing Words: Get #12 Confusing Words: Get #13 Confusing Words: Hang Confusing Words: It's and Its Confusing Words: Lend and Borrow

Teaching Advanced ESL Students - Reach to Teach Teaching advanced ESL students can at times be intimidating – if your students are already holding complex conversations and have a strong grasp of grammar and a large vocabulary, what do they need a teacher for? But rest assured that even the most advanced ESL learners out there have a lot to gain from a good ESL teacher who knows how to teach to their level. Teaching advanced ESL students can be easier in some ways and much more challenging in others – advanced learners are likely to be much more focused, disciplined and self-motivated. You also won’t have to struggle to communicate basic classroom rules and expectations to them.

ESL English Listening & Adult Literacy - News - Audiobooks - Songs - Radio Dramas 1) Without Your Memories, Are You Really Still You? (Listening time = 28 - 25 minutes - depending on chosen listening speed) 2) Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth! (Listening time = 10 - 13 minutes - depending on chosen listening speed) 3) DNA Tests, the Golden State Killer and Your Privacy (Listening time = 11 - 14 minutes - depending on chosen listening speed) What is a malaphor? It's not rocket surgery! Have you ever mixed up your idioms and come out with something slightly… odd? Maybe you meant to comment on the relative trustworthiness of an acquaintance, but instead of saying ‘I wouldn’t trust him as far as I could throw him’ – i.e. not even a little – you crossed this with ‘I wouldn’t touch him with a bargepole’, and ended up telling the world at large that you ‘wouldn’t trust him with a bargepole’. An altogether different kettle of worms. But while your newly coined expression may technically be incorrect, it still manages to get your point across; if you don’t trust him even a little, why would you trust him with bargepole? This phenomenon of mixing idioms has a name and it’s called a malaphor.

Speaking 7-9 ⋆ WebEnglish.se Talk, talk and talk some more Every spring the Swedish schools must arrange National Tests in English for all 9th graders to attend. An essential part of this test is speaking English. The students need to be able to tell something about themselves, their experiences and/or their thoughts, and also to discuss given topics with a… Questioning That Deepens Comprehension Editor's note: This post is co-authored by Nancy Frey, a Professor of Literacy in Educational Leadership at San Diego State University and a credentialed special educator, reading specialist, and administrator. Questions are a common way for teachers to check for understanding, right? The answer we’re looking for is "yes." Who hasn't questioned a group of students to determine whether or not they understood the content? Unfortunately, not all questions are created equally.