Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Advanced and First: Paragraph Practice

Go to the BBC's Skillswise writing site http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/building-up-paragraphs to do as much work as you like on paragraphs. 

There are factsheets, exercises and games to have a go at  and even videos to watch Enjoy!

FCE & CAE: Paragraph Practice

Go to the BBC's Skillswise writing site http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/building-up-paragraphs to do as much work as you like on paragraphs. There are factsheets, exercises and games to have a go at  and even videos to watch Enjoy!

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

DIY UoE

Do it yourself, Use of English



Practice for Part 2 of FCE, CAE and CPE. You can now make your own exercises - and, ideally, share them with your classmates.

1 Find a section from a suitable article. Aim for about 200-250 words. Try to make sure it ends at a logical point (ie the end of a paragraph).
2 Copy from the webpage. You might need or want to check you have the text you want by pasting into an application like Word.
3 Go to here 
4 Paste in your text.
5 Choose a level: one word in 12 is best.
6 Print or save as PDF.






Warnings!

  • There's no level, as such - use this technique to practise understanding a text with gaps and filling spaces logically.
  • The words are selected at random, not specifically as they are for the exams.
  • The software doesn't distinguish between contractions or punctuation.



Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Linking Words



In spite of, despite and although are all used to show a contrast but there are differences in the structures used with them. Read the explanations then test yourself with the activity!

Try this with the post Plan, Plan, Plan! from December 2012.