Thursday, 30 October 2014
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Saturday, 7 June 2014
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Sunday, 27 April 2014
Future Tenses
Talking about the future can be confusing in English. We can use different verb forms to talk about our plans for the future depending on what kind of plan it is. Check out this activity on will, going to and the present continuous the test yourself with the quiz!
Future plans - http://goo.gl/uMh0NF
Monday, 21 April 2014
Tips for writing
A magazine article - http://goo.gl/XYI6cI
Writing activities (A1-B2) - http://goo.gl/LKWkie
Saturday, 19 April 2014
Friday, 18 April 2014
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Cute, aren't they?
My niece Ane with Iñigo in Ondarru. I don't know him, but my sister says that he's very nice. Very nice and very cute too. Giiiiirls, what do you think? Do you agree?
Friday, 4 April 2014
The Best & Worst of Rome - Five Things to Love & Hate About Visiting Rome
Ekain has shared a video about Rome on a comment below and I've decided to publish it here so that nobody misses it.Thank you for sharing it Ekain!
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Sunday, 23 February 2014
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
An opinion essay
An opinion essay - http://goo.gl/1S5re5
A for and against essay - http://goo.gl/07nwIV
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
Friday, 31 January 2014
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Friday, 17 January 2014
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Mobile Apps for ESL Students
Busuu
This language-learning app features more than 3,000 words and expressions and covers a wide range of topics through comprehensive vocabulary sections and interactive tests. Levels include beginner to advanced, and it is available for download on iPhone and Android (20 units are free and remaining content is available upon purchase).
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SpeakingPal English Tutor
A very entertaining and highly-interactive app, it features a series of mini-lessons of approximately 5 minutes, so students have no excuses when it comes to making the most of idle time. The student interacts with the app through speech recognition software that recreates a real video call. It’s available for download on iPhone or Android for free.
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Voxy
This is a tremendously popular app, particularly in the Spanish-speaking market. It features news and stories on a variety of topics, and provides games for language practice, plus short quizzes to test comprehension. It can be downloaded for free on iPhone and Android.
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MyWordBook
This app was developed by the British Council in conjunction with Cambridge University Press and offers a wonderful, engaging way to learn new words through sets of interactive flashcards. Additional vocabulary packs may be downloaded from Cambridge dictionaries. Available for free on iPhone and Android.
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Conversation English
This app features 20 lessons, each with a video dialogue. The app gives learners the option to read the conversation and then answer questions and complete a variety of exercises. It’s a great app for those who wish to practice more conversational English. It’s available for download on iTunes.
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English Grammar in Use Tests
Developed by Cambridge University Press and based on the successful Grammar in Use series, this app allows students to practice English grammar as a series of “tests” that are more akin to games. It’s not free, but it’s one of the best apps for students who want some grammar practice on the go. There is also a complete series of apps based on the Grammar in Use books available for iPhone.
These are but a few of the hundreds of apps available for mobile learning.
If you have tried any and would like to recommend them, please tell us about them in the comments below!
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