Punctuation..? A review
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Showing posts with label Learn English. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Learn English. Show all posts
Students' Useful Links to Learn English
The following websites are sites that my Upper Intermediate students found and wanted to share with the class. These are the descriptions as to why they like the sites in their writing.
Francisca
Francisca
Google Translate: http://translate.google.com/?hl=es
-You can listen to any
word you want as much as you want
-It´s good for the
pronunciation because you can try to imitate the word´s pronunciation
-You can translate any word
you want from any language
-This program gives you
many synonyms of the translated word
-It gives you an example
using the word in each language
-You can also talk and
the program writes the word for you
-But it is not
recommended to use this program for translating a sentence or to improve
grammar
Fedra
I would like to inform
you about the Website that I picked because I like some of its tips http://www.ecenglish.com/101-ways-to-learn-english
Other Websites:
Ivan
Actually, we have a lot of
possibilities to learn English on the internet. I was looking in my computer
and I found several resources on websites and Youtube.
I chose the website http://www.aprendeingles.net because
- It has a lot of possibilities like
videocast, vocabulary, grammar, listening…
- You can do
a level test, to know what exercises are better for you to improve
your English.
- This website has a lot of books
about several subjects like history, economics, fiction, and politics
- It has a very interesting blog,
where you can learn to improve your English while you are working,
for example. (popling, flash cards. Once every few minutes (you choose how
often) the Popling displays a notification containing a question from
a flash card set).
- I can´t use this resource, but
this web has connections with important channels in English: BBC
news, Reuters, CNN. You can hear the news while you do the chores or
another activity.
Reporting Verbs in English
Reporting Verbs that are followed by that:
Examples:
Direct Speech: "The report needs to be edited"Reported Speech: He said the report needed to be edited.
Reporting Verbs: He found that the report needed editing.
Direct Speech: "I deserve a second chance."
Reported Speech: He said he deserved a second chance.
Reporting Verbs:He insisted that he deserved a second chance.
Direct Speech: "It's my fault the letter was late."
Reported Speech: She said it was her fault the letter was late.
Reporting Verbs:She acknowledged that it was her fault the letter was late.
Common English Adjective Suffixes
Understanding the meaning of Suffixes can help us understand the meaning of words and expand our vocabulary. Here is a list of Common English adjective suffixes.
| Adjective Suffixes | ||
| -able, -ible | capable of being | edible, presentable |
| -al | pertaining to | regional |
| -esque | reminiscent of | picturesque |
| -ful | notable for | fanciful |
| -ic, -ical | pertaining to | musical, mythic |
| -ious, -ous | characterized by | nutritious, portentous |
| -ish | having the quality of | fiendish |
| -ive | having the nature of | creative |
| -less | without | endless |
| -y | characterized by | sleazy |
