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Apr 26 / 4:56am

Listening practice for the final exam

Here are some webpages to practice your listening skills for the final exam. These are mainly news pages with very short news items:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/video_and_audio/news_summary/8070822.stm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/

Some American English, might come in handy, as well; Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab has lots of stuff:

http://www.esl-lab.com/

And for some practice with advertisements, check out this webpage:

http://www.advertisementave.com/

Apr 26 / 4:29am

Final exam info

Here is a webpage with information about the final exam. You can see examples of the different parts of the test (C-test, listening, writing, etc.) and you can find practical exercises for some of the final exam parts:

http://webs2002.uab.es/suab244w/ex-intro.html

Apr 14 / 3:44am

More info on CVs and cover letters

As you know, we have been working on CVs (a 'resume' in American English) and letters of application. Here is a webpage with some useful sections on the topic:

 

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/resumesandcoverletters/Resumes_and_Cover_Letter...

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/resumetips/tp/resumetips.htm

 

You will also find information about the interview process, how to find a job, and, here below, some interesting ethical questions regarding lying on your CV:

 

http://jobsearch.about.com/b/2010/04/11/lying-on-your-resume-2.htm

 

 

 

 

Filed under  //  CVs Job applications  
Apr 14 / 3:40am

Interesting vocabulary site

If you want to practice your vocabulary, you'll find all kinds of tasks here:

http://esl.about.com/od/engilshvocabulary/English_Vocabulary_Builder_Beginnin...

It's divided into levels but you might want to try the 'Advanced' section.

 

Have fun!

Filed under  //  Vocabulary practice  
Apr 14 / 3:37am

New address for C-test practice

Here is the new address for C-test practice:

http://wuster.uab.es/ctestpractice

 

 

Filed under  //  C-test practice  
Mar 18 / 5:28am

Weather Idioms

 

Look at the weather idioms below. Do you know what they mean? Can you match them to their correct meanings? Do you have any similar expressions in your language?

1. He’s a fair-weather friend. _________

2. She has her head in the clouds. _________

3. We’re having an Indian summer. _________

4. He left his last job under a cloud. _________

5. I’m feeling under the weather today. _________

6. It’s a storm in a teacup. _________

7. Every cloud has a silver lining. _________

8. I’m snowed under by work this week. _________

 

a) Abnormally hot weather

b) When people become upset over unimportant things

c) Bad things always have a good side.

d) Under bad circumstances

e) Depressed because you are not well, ill

f) To have a lot of work

g) When you are not thinking clearly

h) Someone who you can trust only when things are going well

 

Adapted from onestopenglish.com

Filed under  //  Practice   Weather  
Mar 12 / 5:38am

Clothes practice

1) Complete the sentences using the words below. You may need to change the form of the words. You may also need to use some of the words more than once:

hang, take off, fold, dress, iron, wear, put on.

a. After using an electric __________ and an ___________ board to ____________ your clothes, you should always ___________ shirts in a wardrobe, and carefully _____________ t-shirts before putting them in a drawer.

b. In the morning, I always ____________ my shirt before my trousers, and when I go to bed I always _____________ my trousers before my socks. I don’t know why. I like ___________ well. I always____________ a shirt and tie when I go to work.

2) Match the words below to the correct definition:

belt, zip, pocket, laces, sleeve, button, heel.

a. You tie them to keep your shoes on.

b. You fasten it to keep your trousers up.

c. You put your wallet and keys in it.

d. There is a row of them down the front of your shirt.

e. It’s at the back of your shoe, and it is sometimes very high.

f. There are two on your jacket, and you put your arms in them.

g. You use it to fasten the front of your tracksuit top. It’s made of metal.

Filed under  //  Practice  
Mar 10 / 12:15am

Prepositions

We all know how tricky prepositions are in English... for example, do we say 'log in' or 'log on'? Here is a page from Kenneth Beare's wonderful website to help you with prepositions. There are quizzes and lots of useful stuff.

Filed under  //  Prepositions   Quizzes