Writing tasks

I have found this interesting link. I hope you fint it useful.

Speaking practice

Link

Writing guide

Link

Linkers

Link 1
LInk 2

Sequencers

Link 1

Link 2

Link with dialogues

Here you have a nice link with dialogues
Here you will learn some nice speaking tips

Module 8 Unit 10 Media

Link 1
Link 2



Monologue script

Module 8 Unit 9 Celebrities

Celebrities

Conversation questions
Online exercise with linkers
lesson



Monologue scrpit on apearance

Module 8 Unit 8 Politics

Politics

Posters

Candidate

Go to meetings

Persuade

To vote for

Issue

Represent

To care about

Minority

Majority

Member of Parliament

To complain about

To be elected

Election

Reliable

Fair

Truthful

Open-minded

Corrupt

To be accountable for something to somebody

Constituency

Middle ground

Left-wing

Right-wing

Policy

Veto

Budget

Increase in spending

To have intention of

Income tax

Impose a tax on

To be responsible for

Benefit

Financial support

Equal opportunities

State pension

Corruption scandal

Economic crisis

To keep a promise

National Health Service

Demostration

Local level : grassroots politics

Dissatisfaction

Political unrest

Politica career

To take office

Reported Speech

Theory and online exercises
Role Play
Activities
Oral drills
Lesson

Indefinite pronouns

Complain letter to an MP

Making exceptions

 Grammar and online exercises

Module 8 Unit 6 Reported Speech

Reported Speech

Link 1

Another exam preparation link

Here you have another suggestion. Make the most of it.

http://www.ielts-exam.net

Module 8 Unit 5 Music

 

Speaking about music

Reading
reading 2 
Reading 3
speaking 1

Graphic organizer
Film English
Film in English Mixtape

Vocabulary

 Link 1
Link 2

Writing

Link 1 Prepare your ideas

Relative clauses

Link 1
Link 2

Questions

 Link 1

Videos

Film in English

Module 8 Unit 4 Shopping

Past deductions

Link 1
Link 2
Link 3

shopping

Link
Link 2
Video of the exam
How technology has changed the shopping experience

Writing

Link 1
Link 2
Link 3

Link with exam materials

Great link to prepare for your exam.

Another blog to That's English

Here you have the link from Zaragoza

Module 8 Unit 3

Speaking cards

Possibility 1
Possibility 2

Online exercises of possibility

Difficult situation

Concern prompts 

 

Double comparatives

 Link to unit

Link with listening

Link

Module 9 Unit 2 Banks

Conversation on banks

Link 1
Link 2
Link 3
Link 4
Link 5
Link 6

Link 7

Vocabulary

Link 1

Linkers

Link 1
Link 2 
Cause
Time sequence

Module 8 Unit 1

Interesting reading

Link 1

Reason linkers 

Online exercise

Writing layout

In all that time…

The reason was pretty obvious

Unlike my (friends)

In contrast,

One day

If

However,

because

What’s more, if…

but…

If…

My advice to people in a similar situation is:

Questions with prepositions

Online exercise
Online exercise 2
Game

Vocabulary

Link 1
Link 2
Link 3

Adverbs

Game Link 
Online game 

Agree and disagree

 game
game 2 

Request Functions

Online exercise
Unit 
Game 
Quiz 
Lesson on modal verbs with exercises

Writing formal letters to request information

Link 

Reason for writing:

• I am writing to receive further information about
• I am writing to enquire about
• I am writing to receive more detailed information about
• I am writing to receive further details about

Requesting first piece of information:

• The first thing I would like to know is
• First of all I would like to know
• I wonder if you would mind telling me first of all ....?

Requesting further information:

• Could you also tell me....?
• Could you also inform me ....?
• Would you also mind informing me ....?
• Would you also mind telling me ....?
• Do you know ....?
• I would also like to know if
• I would also like to know whether
• I hope you might also let me know about ...

Thanking for information:

• I would like to thank you in advance for this information
• Thanking you in advance for this information
• Thanking you in advance
•  

• Speaking monologues

  Link 1
  Link 2 
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
  TWO WAYS OF LEARNING
  
  
  
  
  COMPARE ANT CONTRAST THEM
  
  
  
  
  
  

  	Tradicional		Online learning
  What can they learn about in this way?	Different Methods Cost resources	Distance learning	concept of "learning by doing."
  How do you think they feel?			ability to self-motivate
  Advantages and disadvantages	Attend college full-time. the support and will to complete assignments and tasks on a daily basis. social interaction: one-on-one communication face-to-face time with other students and instructors		- Flexibility log in to your online course - discipline online video commit enough time required equipmente
  Popular among young people			set deadlines

  
  
  
  
  -         A benefit to taking online courses is that….
  -         Online classes will mold with your schedule—log in to your online course at a time that works best for you as opposed to having to attend a lecture at a specific time.
  - how much you can discipline yourself
  - Do you need structure in order to be a successful student?
  - Do you need a running to-do list every day to checks things off as you go?
  
  
  
  

   

   

Module 7 Unit 10 Superstitions

Superstitions

Link 1 Conversations.
Link 2
Link 3
Link 4 Reading
Link 5 lesson
Link 6 Online quiz
Link 7 Listening

Fears

Link 1
Link 2 Film
Link 3

Module 7 Unit 9

Predicting

Link 1
Link 2

For and against essay

Incredible link with exercises

Module 7 Unit 8 Politics

Conversations

Link 1

Detective game

Link 1
Link 2
Link 3
Link 4 Online

Vocabulary

Link 1

Module 7 Unit 7

Conversation

Link 1
Link 2

I wish

Link 1
http://bogglesworldesl.com/…ameboardwishandhope.doc

Writing

Link 1
Link 2

Another link with exam practice

Exam practice

Letter layout

Letter layout

Module 7 Unit 6 Cinema

Link to passive activities
Passive with Ratatuille

TIME LINKERS

1.  To begin with ...

	=>	at first			=>	back then
	=>	in the beginning			=>	one time
	=>				=>	the other day
	=>	one morning			=>	one day
	=>	one evening			=>	back in the day

2. Action in the middle

	=>	then		=>	meanwhile
	=>	next		=>
	=>	afterwards		=>	soon/shortly (thereafter)
	=>			=>	as a result
	=>	suddenly		=>
	=>			=>	later on
	=>	beforehand		=>	at that moment
	=>	up until then		=>	still
	=>	in the meantime		=>	meanwhile
	=>	now

3.Concluding adverbs

		eventually, in the end				at last, last
		in the end				since then
		at the end

Consequences

You better 
Linkers exercise
Link with grammar and online exercises

Films activities

Horror films
Trailers activity
Oscar Awards

Film review

 Use this link to write your film review

Vocabulary

Online test

Module 7 Unit 5 Social Classes

Social Classes

Link 1
Lesson plan
Conversation questions 
Power point presentation 
Power point 2

Cause

Table with theory
Easy
Link 1
Link 2
Link 3
Link 4
Game

Attention getters

Link 1

Transactional letters 2

Language of formal and informal letters

Look at the following characteristics of letters. Decide whether they apply to formal or informal letters or both.

	formal	informal
begins with Dear …
refers to reason for writing
uses contractions
uses abbreviations
uses simple, short sentences
uses simple linkers, e.g. then, later
has paragraphs
is polite
could use slang
could use exclamation marks (!)
ends with Yours sincerely, / Yours faithfully
ends with Best wishes / Write soon
ends with a signature
ends with a signature and a full name printed (or in capitals)

Transactional letters

Informal letter exercise 
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Explanation
Expressions

Look at the following expressions which are used when writing letters. Where would you find each of them in a letter? Make a list under each heading:

Beginnings

Signalling the end

Closings (at the end)

When you have finished, decide if each expression comes from a formal or informal letter, and write F (formal) or I (informal) after each one.

a. Thanks for your letter.
b. I’ll finish now as I’m running out of space.
c. Thank you for sending me your brochure.
d. I must go now.
e. Sorry for not writing for so long.
f. If you have any further questions, please contact me again.
g. I must apologise for not contacting you sooner.
h. I look forward to hearing from you.
i. I’m writing to ask you a favour.
j. I’d better finish.
k. Write again soon!
l. The reason for my writing is to apply for the job I saw advertised.
m. Bye for now.
n. Anyway, I’d better post this letter now.
o. It was lovely to hear from you.
p. All my love.
q. Best wishes.
r. It was great to get your letter.
s. Regards,
t. Thank you so much for writing.
u. Take care.
v. I was so sad to hear that you had been ill.
w. Good luck!
x. I wish to complain about the terrible service at your restaurant.
y. Hope to hear from you soon.
z. I am writing with reference to your letter…

Postcards negative

Postcard English - negative

Some holidays are disappointing - here's what you can say on a postcard when that happens.

Taken from 

Ten Expressions to Use In Speaking And Writing

1. The place is a dump.
2. The journey was a nightmare.
3. We had a nightmare of a journey.
4. The food's disgusting.
5. I got food poisoning!
6. The people are so unfriendly.
7. It poured the whole time.
8. It's not what we expected.
9. Can't wait to get home.
10. There's nothing to do.

How To Use These Phrases In Your English

1. 1 is useful to refer to a place - hotel, restaurant, or city or even a whole country - that you don't like.
2. Bad journeys happen, and 2 and 3 are ways of saying that you had a terrible journey.
3. Food can spoil a holiday - 4 is a general comment, 5 shows that you were actually ill as a result of it.
4. 6. This is useful when you don't feel welcome in a place. It can refer to people in a specific place like a hotel, or a whole country.
5. We like good weather, so when it rains we feel disappointed. That's when 7 is useful.
6. 8 says that you expected more than you got - a better hotel, nicer facilities, more to do etc
7. 9 is a way of ending a postcard describing a bad holiday.
8. 10. If the holiday is boring, this is what you can say.