Hello and welcome to the blog. I will use this space to post useful links and videos to help you study the course.
This blog focuses on grammar. Please don't forget to also study all of the other parts of the course - reading, writing, listening and vocabulary. You can study these skills at the bottom of the page or by clicking here SKILLS LINK Also remember to look for news from the companion website : www.classjump.com/brynexternado
UNIT 1.1 QUESTION TAGS AND FAMILY VOCABULARY
http://www.saberingles.com.ar/lists/family.html some useful vocabulary, but don't forget to practice your vocabulary list!!!
this video helps to explain question tags, doesn't it?
An explanation in Spanish:
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http://www.curso-ingles.com/gramatica-inglesa/questiontag.php
An explanation in English
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Exercises:
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/questiontags.htm
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UNIT 1.2 ANY / EVERY / NO / SOME
Spanish translations of common compunnds example someone = alguien no one = nadie
http://acacia.pntic.mec.es/agip0002/auro/some.html
An Explanation
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A video on "indefinite pronouns" including any / every / no / some
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/pronouns-indefinite.htm
UNIT 1.3: MODALS OF POSSIBILITY
Watch the slide presentation:
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http://www.slideshare.net/gvinyals/modals-of-possibility
Here is a guide to the structure. REMEMBER you do not have to study possibility in the PAST.
http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/modals/possibility.html
http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/modals/tests/modalspossibility.html
UNITS 2.1 AND 2.2 FUTURE FORMS
Zoom in to read the document. Click on the links for more explanations and exercises.
FUTURE FORMS 2 (Better Version) for Level 4
Here's a video on the FUTURE PERFECT - note on this course we only study the future perfect with WILL
Now look at a video on the FUTURE CONTINUOUS. Again please not on this course we are studying the future continuous with WILL.
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2.3 IN CASE - I haven't found any good web activities on "in case" so please use your book or ask me for a tutorial.
3.1 NARRATIVE TENSES
Past Perfect Simple and Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect Continuous (and Past continuous) http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfectcontinuous.html
Past Perfect http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html
Past Continuous http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastcontinuous.html
Past Simple http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepast.html
Exercises
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/naturalenglish/upp/a_grammar/unit05/neup_grammar05
http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/hd1/english/narrate/narrtense.htm
http://www.cesdonbosco.com/filologia/english/narrative_tenses.htm
http://www.ice.urv.es/eoiact/level3/narrativetenses1.htm
3.2 ARTICLES
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3.3 ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
Here's an introduction to adjectives and adverbs. Remember you will be evaluated on the adjectives in the book and not necessarily those used in this video
4.1 IF STRUCTURES
FIRST CONDITIONAL
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/int/a_grammar/unit09/hwy_int_unit08_2
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/int/a_grammar/unit09/hwy_int_unit08_2
SECOND CONDITIONAL
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http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/2cond.htm
Watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOSNTqHHXPA
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GENERAL EXPLANATIONS and video
Explanation and exercises (not zero conditional)
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences
Video
4.2 MODALS OF OBLIGATION explanations and exercises
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-of-obligation.html
How many different modal structures are there?
MODALS OF OBLIGATION AND PERMISSION -
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/businessfocus/preint/2grammar/bf_grammar_u09/
should http://www.englishpage.com/modals/should.html
have to http://www.englishpage.com/modals/haveto.html
must http://www.englishpage.com/modals/must.html
4.3 EMPHASIS SORRY I havent found any good resources on emphasis
5.1 USED TO / GET USED TO / WOULD
Some examples of used to
An explanation in Spanish:
http://curso-gratis-ingles.euroresidentes.com/2006/05/el-uso-de-be-used-to-y-get-used-to-en.html
Explanation and EXERCISES
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/menu.php
5.2 ABILITY
A video on CAN, COULD and BE ABLE TO
past ability http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blcanbeable.htm
5.3 ALTHOUGH / HOWEVER / BUT / NEVERTHELESS
An introduction to CONNECTORS (linking words)
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An explanation in Spanish
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