Watch this video about DEFINIG RELATIVE CLAUSES.
Sunday 28 November 2010
Relative Clauses
Here you will find further information, activities and examples of relative clauses.
Saturday 27 November 2010
LONDON
Watch this video about London and do these exercises. (the answers in "comments")
A. Choose the right answer or answer the questions.
1. The Home of British Government is...
a) Westminster Abbey
b) Buckingham Palace
c) The Houses of Parliament
d) The Gherkin
2. What’s the name of the best known clock tower in the world?
3. What part of London is famous for its shopping and nightlife?
a) The West End
b) The East End
c) The Mile End
d) The South End
4. What would you find at Covent Garden?
a) Bistros and bars
b) Shops and offices
c) Banks and building societies
d) Fruit and vegetables
5. Brick Lane is home of the ‘Great British’ what?
a) Curry
b) Museum
c) Bulldog
d) Breakfast
6. One of London’s newest bridges is…?
a) Tower Bridge
b) The Albert Bridge
c) The Millenium Bridge
d) Waterloo Bridge
B. Watch it again and complete the sentences.
7. The name Big Ben refers to …
8. Westminster Abbey has been the site of …since …Much of the current building is…
9. The London Eye is … tall and it’s the largest…with views across London stretching...
10. There are __________________ theatres in the West End.
11. In the East End, Colombia Road is famous for ...
12. The City is ...
13. From the Gherkin, one of the newest landmarks, you have some of the best views of...
14. The Millenium Bridge leads from... to ...
A. Choose the right answer or answer the questions.
1. The Home of British Government is...
a) Westminster Abbey
b) Buckingham Palace
c) The Houses of Parliament
d) The Gherkin
2. What’s the name of the best known clock tower in the world?
3. What part of London is famous for its shopping and nightlife?
a) The West End
b) The East End
c) The Mile End
d) The South End
4. What would you find at Covent Garden?
a) Bistros and bars
b) Shops and offices
c) Banks and building societies
d) Fruit and vegetables
5. Brick Lane is home of the ‘Great British’ what?
a) Curry
b) Museum
c) Bulldog
d) Breakfast
6. One of London’s newest bridges is…?
a) Tower Bridge
b) The Albert Bridge
c) The Millenium Bridge
d) Waterloo Bridge
B. Watch it again and complete the sentences.
7. The name Big Ben refers to …
8. Westminster Abbey has been the site of …since …Much of the current building is…
9. The London Eye is … tall and it’s the largest…with views across London stretching...
10. There are __________________ theatres in the West End.
11. In the East End, Colombia Road is famous for ...
12. The City is ...
13. From the Gherkin, one of the newest landmarks, you have some of the best views of...
14. The Millenium Bridge leads from... to ...
Friday 19 November 2010
Watch the video and take notes. Check with the transcript. Look at the vocabulary on the right and see the spotlight too. Then you can try the quiz.
Friday 12 November 2010
Grammar reference
used to, get used to, be used to (2), by begosantao
Find this and other used to exercises in English Exercises .org
Find this and other used to exercises in English Exercises .org
To be used to and get used to
Friday 5 November 2010
Presidential Election in the USA.
How much do you know about the US Presidential Election system? Watch this video about US elections and answer some questions.
Questions:
1) How old do you have to be to vote in US Elections?
a) over sixteen
b) over eighteen
c) twenty-one
2) How often do people in the US vote to elect a new president?
a) every four years
b) every five years
c) every eighteen years
3) When is the next US presidential election due to be held?
a) 2011
b) 2012
c) 2013
4) How are US presidential elections decided?
a) The person with the most vote wins
b) The party with the most votes wins
c) by votes cast in individual states
5) What are the areas that states are divided into called?
a) congressional districts
b) electoral areas
c) voting divisions
6) How is the influence that a state has in the election measured?
a) By the number of people who vote
b) By how big the state is
c) By population size
7) What is a person standing for election known as?
a) a candidate
a) an elector
c) a stander
I will give you the key in class,ok?
Electing a US President in Plain English from leelefever on Vimeo.
Questions:
1) How old do you have to be to vote in US Elections?
a) over sixteen
b) over eighteen
c) twenty-one
2) How often do people in the US vote to elect a new president?
a) every four years
b) every five years
c) every eighteen years
3) When is the next US presidential election due to be held?
a) 2011
b) 2012
c) 2013
4) How are US presidential elections decided?
a) The person with the most vote wins
b) The party with the most votes wins
c) by votes cast in individual states
5) What are the areas that states are divided into called?
a) congressional districts
b) electoral areas
c) voting divisions
6) How is the influence that a state has in the election measured?
a) By the number of people who vote
b) By how big the state is
c) By population size
7) What is a person standing for election known as?
a) a candidate
a) an elector
c) a stander
I will give you the key in class,ok?
Thursday 4 November 2010
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