Questions???

Forming questions in English can be a little complicated but if you remember this simple formula you’ll have no problem:
ASI Auxiliary Subject Infinitive
Do you like football?
Does your sister work?
or QUASI
Question word Auxiliary Subject Infinitive
Where do you live?
What does Peter do?
You can use this formula in the past simple too.
Try this game to practise and click here for another question formation activity.

Present simple: daily routines

What do you do every day?

We use the present simple to talk about daily routines and every day activities.
Look at these examples:

• We leave for work at 7:30 AM every morning.
• My husband watches the TV in the evening.
• Susan often meets with her friends after school.
• They usually play football on Sunday.
• Mark rarely visits his sick grandmother.

Try these exercises to practise the different forms: affirmative, negatives and questions
For some listening practice about people’s daily routines click here and here

Listening - Elementary Podcasts.

Listening can sometimes be one of the more difficult skills. Here is a great website which is specially for your level, called Elementary Podcasts by the British Council. There are lots of texts to listen to and you can also download the mp3 files and save them on to your computer, mobile phone or mp3 player. Special packs are available with activities to do and the tapescripts.

Remember, practice makes perfect!!

Speaking.

To speak well in English or to speak good English you need to practise as much as you can, with English tourists, going to any English speaking country and of course with your teacher, your classmates and the school’s conversation assistant Maire Larkin.
By clicking here you can watch some common situations and practise your English.
In this link you can practise many everyday situation and interact with a robot.
Here you can have a virtual chat.
Here I leave some examples of monologues on basic topics and the holidays you may help you prepare for your oral exam. I also leave you with some typical monologue questions for you to plan answers for.
You can always teach your friends, watch here Pepe Reina teaching Iker Casillas some basic English.

Reading.

Reading is an excellent way to develop your English vocabulary, try these easy stories and do the exercises.
If you click here you will have access to exam type exercises.
And here you can see two nice stories with exercises.
If you want more check this out. A hundred stories about life in America with exercises.
Enjoy!

Going to

There are 4 future forms in English. The one which is used most often in spoken English is ‘going to’. We use ‘going to’ when we want to talk about a plan for the future. Example: I‘m going to see him later today. Notice that this plan does not have to be for the near future. Example: In ten years time, I’m going to be boss of my own company. We use ‘going to’ when we want to make a prediction based on evidence we can see now. Example: Look at those black clouds. It‘s going to rain soon. Check these exercises: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Now, think about your future.
Here you are some questions to answer:
1) What are you going to do with your life?
2) What are you going to do after this class?
3) Where are you going to go for your next holiday?
4) Are you going to meet anyone at the weekend?
5) Are you going to watch television tonight?
6) What book are you going to read next?
7) When are you going to stop smoking?
8) What are you going to have for lunch / dinner?
9) Where in the world are you going to travel?
10) How are you going to get better at English?

Moving around a City and Directions

PLACES IN A CITY

Let’s revise some places we can find in any city with some vocabulary exercises: Exercise 1  Exercise 2 , Exercise 3, Exercise 4

In a city, there are a lot of different shops, check them here or try this interactive book once published (It also includes directions on pages 15-17)

                                   GIVING DIRECTIONS

First of all, let’s revise the prepositions of place again. Check them here and do these exercises.

Sometimes, we get lost in a new city and we need to ask for directions. We typically ask Excuse me, is there a BANK around here? How can I get there?

The answer will include one or some of the expressions below. Click on the image and find the places they describe:

Here you are some more interactive exercises on directions: a true/false exercise, listening 1 and listening 2. reading 1 and reading 2 and, finally, a multiple choice exercise.