Welcome to the sixth installment of ENGLISH BRAIN TRAINING for becoming fluent in English!
If you don't remember how to do the exercises, watch the video explanation
(in English or in Italian).
Ask how old these people are
Answer to the questions about their age
When? On Monday, Tuesday, ...
Use pronouns (object)
Take a pen and a piece of paper and get ready for the dictation. Start from pictures and click on the sound icon. (Options--->Start with photos--->Options--->Click on the sound icon)
Q&A: Start from questions (Options--->Start with term--->Options)
Well done! See you soon!
Thursday, 30 June 2016
Tuesday, 28 June 2016
Lesson 14 - Yesterday
ENGLISH BRAIN TRAINING - 5 (part 2)
(Part 2)
How much or how many? Remember countable and uncountable nouns
Take a pen and a piece of paper and get ready for the dictation. Start from pictures and click on the sound icon. (Options--->Start with photos--->Options--->Click on the sound icon)
Q&A: Start from questions (Options--->Start with term--->Options)
Well done! See you soon!
How much or how many? Remember countable and uncountable nouns
Take a pen and a piece of paper and get ready for the dictation. Start from pictures and click on the sound icon. (Options--->Start with photos--->Options--->Click on the sound icon)
Q&A: Start from questions (Options--->Start with term--->Options)
Well done! See you soon!
ENGLISH BRAIN TRAINING 5 - (part 1)
Welcome to the fifth installment of ENGLISH BRAIN TRAINING for becoming fluent in English!
If you don't remember how to do the exercises, watch the video explanation
(in English or in Italian).
Someone tells you the she saw somebody you know so you ask how they are
How are they? The are all very well
Someone always does something you are doing now
When are you doing everything? Tomorrow
Go on to part 2
If you don't remember how to do the exercises, watch the video explanation
(in English or in Italian).
Someone tells you the she saw somebody you know so you ask how they are
How are they? The are all very well
Someone always does something you are doing now
When are you doing everything? Tomorrow
Go on to part 2
Sunday, 26 June 2016
Lesson 13 - A long way out
Storytelling:
A repository with many books for you
Let's start with the story of "The rainbow fish"
Read the story again
Build your own story
An example
Another resources repository:
ENGLISH BRAIN TRAINING 4 - (part 2)
(part 2)
Take a pen and a piece of paper and get ready for the dictation. Start from pictures and click on the sound icon. (Options--->Start with photos--->Options--->Click on the sound icon)
Q&A: Start from questions (Options--->Start with term--->Options)
Take a pen and a piece of paper and get ready for the dictation. Start from pictures and click on the sound icon. (Options--->Start with photos--->Options--->Click on the sound icon)
Q&A: Start from questions (Options--->Start with term--->Options)
Well done! See you soon!
ENGLISH BRAIN TRAINING 4 - (part 1)
Welcome to the forth installment of ENGLISH BRAIN TRAINING for becoming fluent in English!
If you don't remember how to do the exercises, watch the video explanation
(in English or in Italian).
Lest's ask do do something: Could you...?
Second activity: Ask questions
Third activity: answer "No" to the questions
Now pretend that you know all these people very well!
This time you don't know these people, but your sister knows them all very well
Continue with part 2
If you don't remember how to do the exercises, watch the video explanation
(in English or in Italian).
Lest's ask do do something: Could you...?
Second activity: Ask questions
Third activity: answer "No" to the questions
Now pretend that you know all these people very well!
This time you don't know these people, but your sister knows them all very well
Continue with part 2
Wednesday, 22 June 2016
Lesson 10 - Food quantities and qualities
Comparing quantities
Expressing Quantities
Phonetics
Food Taste
Feel
Monday, 20 June 2016
ENGLISH BRAIN TRAINING - 3
Welcome to the third installment of ENGLISH BRAIN TRAINING for becoming fluent in English!
If you don't remember how to do the exercises, watch the video explanation
(in English or in Italian).
Let's start by asking for permission politely: May I...?
Now we are at the restaurant and we are ready to order: I'll have...
Refusing an offer: No, thank you, no... for me
Take a pen and a piece of paper and get ready for the dictation. Start from pictures and click on the sound icon. (Options--->Start with photos--->Options--->Click on the sound icon)
Q&A: Start from questions (Options--->Start with term--->Options)
Well done! See you soon!
If you don't remember how to do the exercises, watch the video explanation
(in English or in Italian).
Let's start by asking for permission politely: May I...?
Now we are at the restaurant and we are ready to order: I'll have...
Refusing an offer: No, thank you, no... for me
Take a pen and a piece of paper and get ready for the dictation. Start from pictures and click on the sound icon. (Options--->Start with photos--->Options--->Click on the sound icon)
Q&A: Start from questions (Options--->Start with term--->Options)
Well done! See you soon!
Sunday, 19 June 2016
Lesson 9: Football is more popular than volleyball!
How can you describe sport? What is football like?
Do you agree?
A listening activity
A text about Sport
ENGLISH BRAIN TRAINING - 2 (part 1)
Second installment of ENGLISH BRAIN TRAINING for becoming fluent in English!
If you don't remember how to do the exercises, watch the video explanation
(in English or in Italian).
Ready to start the drills? Use pronouns HE, SHE, IT, THEY
Turn the example into negative: HE IS... / HE IS NOT...
Ask: When can you see Mr...?
Answer to the questions: everyone is busy at the moment
Say when you have lesson
Continue with part 2
If you don't remember how to do the exercises, watch the video explanation
(in English or in Italian).
Ready to start the drills? Use pronouns HE, SHE, IT, THEY
Turn the example into negative: HE IS... / HE IS NOT...
Ask: When can you see Mr...?
Answer to the questions: everyone is busy at the moment
Say when you have lesson
Continue with part 2
ENGLISH BRAIN TRAINING - 2 (part 2)
Part 2
Take a pen and a piece of paper and get ready for the dictation. Start from pictures and click on the sound icon. (Options--->Start with photos--->Options--->Click on the sound icon)
Q&A: Start from questions (Options--->Start with term--->Options)
Well done! See you for the next set
Take a pen and a piece of paper and get ready for the dictation. Start from pictures and click on the sound icon. (Options--->Start with photos--->Options--->Click on the sound icon)
Q&A: Start from questions (Options--->Start with term--->Options)
Well done! See you for the next set
Lesson 8: Which is bigger, Rome or Venice?
Take a quiz about comparatives:
Watch a video:
A grammar lesson
Vocabulary - Similar words: high or tall? big or large?
Most common irregular comparatives and superlatives
adjective - comparative - superlative
good better (than) (the) best
good better (than) (the) best
well better (than) (the) best
bad worse (than) (the) worst
ill worse (than) (the) worst
far further (than) (the) furthest
Thursday, 16 June 2016
To improve your fluency: ENGLISH BRAIN TRAINING
Hello, from today I would like to start some exercises for your fluency;
the following activities, even if they don't seem to make much sense, should help you to speak English without translating from your mother tongue.
After a while you should get used to thinking in English!
The language in these activities doesn't focus on grammar or on a specific lexical group, but it is a random choice of examples, and that should help your brain flexibility.
You will find some oral drills, a dictation and a set of questions and answers for each unit of "English brain training"
In the video I explain how to use each set in order to make it effective for your language development.
(qui trovate il video in italiano)
(qui trovate il video in italiano)
Ask questions about what people are: English? French? A student?
Do this exercise twice, the first time listen, read and repeat both sides of each card, and the second time anticipate the answer on the back of each card
Do this exercise twice, the first time listen, read and repeat both sides of each card, and the second time anticipate the answer on the back of each card
You are very good at speaking languages: in this set you speak many languages
Mr Grant is very rich and he has many things...
Take paper and pen and get ready for the dictation: after each sentence check it flipping the card
Last activity: make it twice.
The first time just listen, read and repeat questions and answers; the second time listen to the question and answer without flipping the card. Check if you were correct looking at the back of each card.
I hope you find this activity useful and effective for your language acquisition. See you soon for the second installment of the "ENGLISH BRAIN TRAINING"
Tuesday, 14 June 2016
Lesson 7: Comparing Jobs
Speaking about jobs
What's the best job in your opinion?
In my opinion the best job is....... , because......
How is your job better than others? (more interesting, funnier, longer holidays,...)
In which way is it worse (than others)? (less paid, harder, more difficult, ....)
What's the worst job in your opinion?
Compare your work with someone else's work: who works longer hours? who is better paid? which work is more interesting/boring?
What's the best job in your opinion?
In my opinion the best job is....... , because......
How is your job better than others? (more interesting, funnier, longer holidays,...)
In which way is it worse (than others)? (less paid, harder, more difficult, ....)
What's the worst job in your opinion?
Compare your work with someone else's work: who works longer hours? who is better paid? which work is more interesting/boring?
..
Thursday, 9 June 2016
Past simple
The Past Simple
Irregular Verbs: repeat to learn pronunciation
A list of verbs (in groups)
EXERCISES:
The most common irregular verbs
A longer list
Lesson 5: A perfect present!
Grammar Explanation:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/pres_perf.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/present_perfect_diagram.htm
http://www.teach-this.com/images/resources/find-someone-who-have-you-ever-2.pdf
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/present_perfect_diagram.htm
http://www.teach-this.com/images/resources/find-someone-who-have-you-ever-2.pdf
- Negations in the Present Perfect – Exercise 1
- Negations in the Present Perfect – Exercise 2
- Present Perfect – Sentences – Exercise 1
- Present Perfect – Sentences – Exercise 2
- Rules – Present Perfect – Exercise
- Questions in the Present Perfect – Exercise 1
- Questions in the Present Perfect – Exercise 2
- Sentences and questions in the Present Perfect – Exercise 1
- Sentences and questions in the Present Perfect – Exercise 2
- Sentences in the Present Perfect with already and yet – Exercise
Saturday, 4 June 2016
For grammar revision: Present simple and present continuous
Let's start from some grammar: let's revise present simple
Verb to be
Verb to be
Grammar explanation PDF
EXERCISES
- Questions without question words and am, are, is – Exercise
- Questions with question words and am, are, is – Exercise
- Short answers with am, are, is – Exercise 1
- Short answers with am, are, is – Exercise 2
- The forms of be – (am, are, is) – Exercise 1
- The forms of be – (am, are, is) – Exercise 2
- The verb be (am, are, is) in a text – Exercise
Verb to have
Other verbs
"Easy" explanation
Complete explanation (also adverbs of frequency)
Grammar explanation in PDF
EXERCISES
- Positive statements in the Simple Present – Exercise 1
- Positive statements in the Simple Present – Exercise 2
- Simple Present – Negations – Long forms – Exercise 1
- Simple Present – Negations – Long forms – Exercise 2
- Simple Present – Negations – Contracted forms – Exercise 1
- Simple Present – Negations – Contracted forms – Exercise 2
- Negations in the Simple Present – Exercise 1
- Negations in the Simple Present, don't or doesn't – Exercise 2
- Simple Present – Negation of sentences in English – Exercise 1 (verbs in bold)
- Simple Present – Negation of sentences in English – Exercise 2 (verbs in bold)
- Simple Present – Negation of sentences in English – Exercise 3
- Questions in the Simple Present – Exercise 1
- Questions in the Simple Present – Exercise 2
- Sentences and questions in the Simple Present – Exercise 1
- Sentences and questions in the Simple Present – Exercise 2
Now it's time for the Present Continuous (or Progressive)
Grammar explanation in PDF
EXERCISES
- Present Progressive (am, are, is) – Exercise 1
- Present Progressive (Auxiliaries and verbs) – Exercise 2
- Present Progressive – MIXed Exercise 1
- Present Progressive – MIXed Exercise 2
- Present Progressive – Negations – Short/contracted forms – Exercise 1
- Present Progressive – Negations – Short/contracted forms – Exercise 2
- Present Progressive – Statements – Contracted forms – Exercise 1
- Present Progressive – Statements – Contracted forms – Exercise
- Present Progressive – Statements – Long forms – Exercise 1
- Present Progressive – Statements – Long forms – Exercise 2
- Questions in the Present Progressive – Exercise 1
- Questions in the Present Progressive – Exercise 2
- Signal words in the Present Progressive – Exercise
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