GRAMMAR UNIT 3 NARRATIVE TENSES

Practise narrative tenses with this sentence transformation exercise and do this fill in the gaps exercise too.

The future as seen from the past

If you need to practise this grammar point click here

UNIT 3 THE FUTURE AS SEEN FROM THE PAST

Here you can find an explanation on this point.

GRAMMAR UNIT 3 INVERSIONS

Try this exercise on inversions

The States

Guidelines for Oral Presentations

1     First of all, choose the State you like the most:

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin
Wyoming

2     Second of all, an available day. Four students will present each day.
              

3     Last but certainly not least, you are supposed to take some things into account:

1.      Your PowerPoint slideshows must start with an outline.  

2.      Excessive content is not allowed on the slides – just important info., pics., etc.

3.      Reading is not allowed – we’ll be looking for eye contact and interaction with the rest of the class.  

4.      It should take no more than 10 mins., but no less than 5.

5.      If you decide to include audio or video, it must be relevant and it has to do with your point.

6.      Check possible spelling mistakes on slides – they’re quite embarrassing!

7.      Try to have fun and amuse people listening to you. 

UNIT1 ADVERBIAL PHRASES

You can find an exercise on adverbs here

UNIT 2 FUTURE TENSES

Try this exercise to check your understanding on future tenses

UNIT 1 COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

 you will find some exercises on comparatives and superlatives by clicking here, here

Unit 1 THE PERFECT ASPECT

Here you will find some explanations and exercises on the Perfect tense.Try this one too.

" 'International English' used by non-native speakers is destroying the English language."

" The effect of English on other languages has been more positive than negative."

Elizabeth

‘I know I have the body of a weak, feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king - and of a King of England too.’

1. After the screening of the movie Elizabeth I, please click on the following links and read both of them in depth.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/henry_viii

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/elizabeth_I

2. Having read them carefully, you are supposed to come up with different things you’ll find right below. PLEASE PUT ASIDE YOUR LAPTOPS, FORGET ABOUT THE SITES YOU’VE JUST READ AND TRY TO DO IT USING YOUR OWN WORDS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL BE HIGHLY VALUED. IT SHOULD TAKE ONE PIECE OF PAPER (BOTH SIDES) EITHER HADNWRITTEN OR TYPED.

•  Your assignment must start with a tree of Henry VIII’s wives and kids
• Next thing has to be a brief note on “The Golden Age” as a kind of historical context or frame
• Last but not least, you have to finish your assignments with a personal bio about Elizabeth

Farewell.

Britishness

Guidelines for Oral Presentations

1     First things first, pick one of the following British icons:

1.      Red double-decker buses

2.      Telephone booth

3.      UK flag

4.      Taxi cabs

5.      “Bobbies”

6.      Queen’s guards

7.      Pop

8.      Punk

9.      Mini-skirt

10.  Tea

11.  Beer

12.  Buckingham Palace

13.  Bowler hat

14.  Umbrella

15.  Fish and chips

16.  007

17.  The Beatles

18.  The Queen

19.  The Big Ben

20.  Tower Bridge

21.  Football

22.  Harry Potter

23.  Shakespeare

24.  Stonehenge

25.  The Tube

26.  The London Eye

27.  Glastonbury

2     Second, choose a date (we will discuss this in class):

-          Feb. 2, 9, 16

3     Finally! You are supposed to take some .... little things ...  into account:

1.      Your PowerPoint slideshows must start with an outline.  

2.      Excessive content is not allowed on the slides – just important info., pics., etc.

3.      Reading is not allowed – we’ll be looking for eye contact and INTERACTION with the rest of the class.  

4.      It should take no more than 10 mins., but no less than 5.

5.      If you decide to include audio or video, it must be relevant and it has to do with your point.

6.      Check possible spelling mistakes on slides – they’re quite embarrassing!

7.      Try to have fun and AMUSE people listening to you.