3/17/11

Practice your modals

Here are a few webpages to practice modals for speculation:

http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blmodalprob.htm


http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/naturalenglish/int/a_grammar/unit11/neint_grammar11_exp/


http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-explained/modals-%E2%80%93-deduction-present

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-explained/modals-%E2%80%93-deduction-past

Interview Dos and Don`ts

Here is a video about how to approach work interviews:




And, if you are interested in the subject, check this other videop on the blog:

http://teresascorner-teresa.blogspot.com/search/label/Jobs

3/9/11

Adjectives

Here are a couple of links to a website where you'll be able to practice all kinds of grammar exercises. These links refer to gradable and non-gradable adjectives and adjectives with -ed and -ing:

http://www.ejerciciodeingles.com/como-utilizar-adjetivos-acabados-ed-ing-ingles/

http://www.ejerciciodeingles.com/adjetivos-graduables-no-graduables-ingles/

3/3/11

Fatal Floods Rip Through Australia

Here is a video about the floods in Australia. Watch it and answer the questions:


http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=12590398
1) How have witnesses described this wall of water?

2) What happenned to some of the people?

3) What do police and authorities expect?

4) How many people were rescued by helicopters? Where were they?

5) Where is the flood going next?

6) When was the last time a flood this bad took place in the capital?

7) how many suburbs are on alert?

8) What is the weather forecast for the next few days?

3/1/11