Relative Clauses

Relative clauses are frequently used in English to add information about the subject or the object of a main sentence. They may be defining or non-defining. Using them efficiently will help you enrich your writing and will make it more explicit. I found this web page which I suggest you visit for extra information and practice.

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/clause-phrase-and-sentence/verb-patterns/relative-clauses

 

Level 4 Homework - Natural Disasters

Investigate about a natural disaster in the past. Tell what it was, where and when it happened, what the consequences were. Here is the link to the video we watched in class so you can see it again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28IW0HQaHiE

Time Enough at Last! Level 4

We were talking about reading habits and what a "bookworm" is. Here are the links to watch the entire episode of "Time Enough at Last!" in the Twilight Zone series. Watch them and write a short paragraph expressing your opinion for class discussion. I hope you enjoy it. This is the story of a man whose only passion in life was reading but he couldn't share this pleasure with anyone, nobody seemed to understand him, until.....

Part 1:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8lF4TS-BgQ

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qeWC3jf14A

Part 3:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QRfzGVIE80&feature=endscreen&NR=1

Free Dictionary On Line and Irregular Verbs Practice

This is a recommendation for an on-line dictionary which is very useful and free. You can check all about words' meanings, uses, pronunciation, etc. You only need to click on the link and type the word you are looking for in the search device:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com

Another useful link below has a very complete list of irregular verbs and interactive worksheets to check your learning:

http://www.englishpage.com/irregularverbs/irregularverbs.html

I hope you find them of good help!

Favorite Travel Spots - Level 3 Assignment

Homework .


Welcome to Level 3! Here is an assignment for you.

Visit the web page below and choose a spot you would like to visit on your vacation:
Click on the location you chose and read the article. Write a paragraph describing why you would like to visit the place. Use some of the adjectives you learned (Book page 10). 
 http://www.topics-mag.com/edition11/travel-spots.htm

Click on the links below to get information about the city you selected: location, borders, language spoken, currency, nationality. Include all this information in your paragraph. Do your work on a separate sheet of paper with your name or send it to me by e-mail.

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/

http://www.greatestplaces.org/

 

Listening Comprehension Practice

You will have a chance to listen to an authentic Radio Program and tell the rest of the group what it is about. Be prepared to answer the teacher's questions about it. First, click on the link below:

http://www.npr.org/sections/radio-expeditions/

Click on the assigned report.

Listen as many times as necessary.

List about 5 important ideas you could get from the report and that tell what it mainly is about.

The reports are listed according to the number you got:

2 - Same Name, Two Very Different Cities.

3 - Tomb Raiders Threaten Mayan City's History.

4 - Biologist Keeps Track of Iran's Rare Cheetahs.

I hope you have fun!