ENGLISH AT HOME - LEVELS 9 / 10

Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Babel II

ARTE + MÚSICA + PALABRAS

ENCUENTRO DE FIN DE AÑO

Bienvenidos a Babel II

Te invitamos al Segundo Encuentro de Lenguas organizado por el Laboratorio de Idiomas de la UBA. En este evento vas a poder hablar en tu propio idioma y conversar con hablantes nativos de la lengua que estás aprendiendo. Además habrá participación de alumnos del Laboratorio a través de música en vivo y de una exposición de obras de arte.

Fecha: Miércoles 7 de diciembre | desde las 7 PM

Lugar: 25 de Mayo 221 | Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Monday, 21 November 2011

Introduction to academic writing

Watch the following video. Once you've finished, test your understanding by doing the exercise below.

ACADEMIC WRITING » Quiz Question Maker

Saturday, 19 November 2011

Describing people, places and things.

1. 'Read all about it!' It is a game where you'll use adjectives to make more interesting sentences.

Are you ready to play? Click here and start!

2. When you want to describe people, places or things you need to use adjectives. These are words like 'brown', 'long' and 'curly'.

Do you think you're ready for the adjectives quiz? You will find it here (try the three levels).

3. Once you've finished doing the activities, share your experieces in the comments section.

Gerunds and Infinitives

Here are some pages for you to practise the topic above:

http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/gerinf1.php

http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/gerinf2.php

http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/gerinf3.php

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/gerund.htm

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/gerinf.htm

I would very much appreciate some comments about it.

Future Continuous

Something to remember:

Future progressive puts emphasis on the course of an action taking place in the future.
It puts emphasis on the course / duration of an action taking place before a certain time in the future. It can also be used to express an assumption regarding a future action.
It is not used very often as it can usually be replaced by future simple.

Use

action taking place before a certain time in the future
puts emphasis on the course of an action
action that is sure to happen in the near future

Signal Words

for ..., the last couple of hours, all day long
in one year, next week, tomorrow

PRACTICE

Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Definite and Indefinite Articles

If you feel like practising this topic, you can visit THIS SITE and do it while you read traditional English Fables.

You will find theory and rules as well.

Sunday, 23 October 2011

Personality transplant

Listen to the article and decide if these statements are true or false

a.	Doctors have found a way to transplant people’s personalities.	T / F
b.	A professor said people wouldn’t mind receiving the heart of a killer.	T / F
c.	People who receive new organs say they share the donor’s memories.	T / F
d.	Most donor patients believe they have some of the donor’s personality.	T / F
e.	The professor said very few people are superstitious about transplants.	T / F
f.	The professor said the most logical people are the most superstitious.	T / F
g.	A British teenager received a new heart even though she didn’t want it.	T / F
h.	Scientists have evidence that personality accompanies donated organs.	T / F

Would you be willing to donate your organs after you die?
Do you carry an organ donor card?
Do you think parts of a donor’s personality is transplanted along with the organ?
Would you accept a killer’s heart if you needed a heart transplant?
What do you think of giving someone a transplant against their will?
Would you like a personality transplant?