USEFUL RESOURCES

Hello everyone,

These days I've been searching for resources for our virtual class. Sometimes I come across things I post on Google Classroom related to your lessons and sometimes I find more general things that I think you might find useful. 

I'll just post a couple of them which I will add to the PADLET wall you will find on the side bar on the right of the blog. This can serve as a reminder for you to use the useful links there too.

I'm aware many of you have less time than they used to at the moment, but others have more spare time than usual. So just in case you find it useful. Those of you who don't have time now, can always explore it whenever you want in the future. So here are some useful links:

The following are great resources for improving your writing skills and learning vocabulary:

This one is a great site to improve your reading and listening skills.
They are classified according to level and you can both read and listen to the texts before completing the multiple choice tests that are proposed. 

I hope you find them useful.

Take lots of care and stay safe

BITS - ELL

Dear students,

I'm posting a link one of your classmates shared with me in the class (Thank you, María, this website is a gem!).

BITS is an interesting site loaded with useful reading and listening material. You can find plenty of books to read and listen to but you must be aware they are unabridged. So this can be specially useful for upper-intermediate/advanced students.

Intermediate students can also find other useful resources. I definitely recommend exploring the site.

Got any useful links to share too? Post them in the comments! Cheers! 

READING ASSIGNMENT

SECOND READING ASSIGNMENT

Write a BOOK REVIEW of a book of your choice for a magazine for students of English.

Don’t forget to include the following points:

- Background information (title, author, type, setting…)

- Main points of the plot

- General comments on the plot, the main characters, the writing style…

- Your recommendation

* But do not reveal the end of the story!

- LENGTH: 175 words

- DEADLINE: May 4th

The book should be FICTION and have at least LEVEL B1 (Pre-intermediate/Lower-intermediate)

 * Ask the teacher for a handout with useful vocabulary and a sample of a book review.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WELCOME BACK!

Did you have a good Christmas? I hope you really enjoyed your holidays.

Have you made any New Year resolutions? I’m sure you have included “I’m going to learn more English” on your list. So I guess it’s about time to get down to work if you want to keep your resolution.  ;)

Here’s a little reminder of the reading assignment for this month, just in case you forgot over the holidays. I know how absorbing Christmas celebrations are…

On January 27^th we will be holding a class discussion of the books you all have read (Remember the book they should be fiction and have at least level A2, pre-intermediate or lower-intermediate).

You will present the book you chose to a small group of your classmates. You will need to complete a worksheet with notes about the book to help you in your presentation. If you still don’t have the worksheet, ask me for one. I will collect the worksheets you have completed after the discussion.

I hope you found the book you chose interesting and you are excited to share it with your classmates. If you didn’t enjoy it, though, don’t be afraid to be critical, we all would like to know your real opinion. Your classmates will find your recommendations very useful for the next reading assignment.

Keep posted!

LINGRO, MAKING YOU READING EASIER

Dear students,

Here's a great tool to make your reading easier and to improve your vocabulary. Lingro is a great site every student of English should know.

Lingro will help you surf the Internet in English when you are exploring a website full of new words you don't know. It will allow you to quickly look up and learn new vocabulary.

All you need to do is enter the name of the page you want to read on Lingro's homepage, and it will make all the words on the clickable. Then you can click on any word to find out what it means in English or in 11 different languages.

Isn't that cool? Now you have no excuse for not reading in English ;)

GRADED READERS E-BOOKS

Hi everyone!

Here’s an interesting website I’ve just found which you will love if you are avid readers but have no more space in your bookshelves for new books.

Here you will find adapted books for students of English classified into different levels. They are available on different formats for different eBook readers.  Some of them can also be downloaded as audiobooks, so you can listen to the story as well as reading it. And the best news is that all of this is for free!

Anyway, if you are more of a ‘traditional book’ person you can also visit to the school library and browse the shelves, you are sure to find something interesting too!

Click here if you are interested and enjoy your reading!