PRACTICAL ENGLISH 2ND BACH

PRACTICAL ENGLISH

ENGLISH PHONETICS

English Phonetic Chart

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabla_IPA_para_ingl%C3%A9s

PHONETIC CHART & EXERCISES

http://www.mansioningles.com/recursos17.htm

http://club.telepolis.com/phonetics/

Exercises and explanations (in SPANISH)

http://pronunciaringles.com/

General pronunciation rules (in SPANISH)

http://www.esltower.com/PRONUNCIATION/worksheets/cards/phoncards.html

General pronunciation rules (in English)

http://members.fortunecity.com/leanora/engpinen.html

http://www.agendaweb.org/phonetic.html

http://www.english-4kids.com/phonicsheets.html

http://www.englishmedialab.com/pronunciation.html

http://www.esltower.com/PRONUNCIATION/worksheets/crosswords/phoncrossword.html

Pronunciation exercises

http://cambridgeenglishonline.com/Phonetics_Focus/

http://www.englishmedialab.com/pronunciation.html

http://www.soundsofenglish.org/pronunciation/index.htm

http://international.ouc.bc.ca/pronunciation/

http://www.soundsofenglish.org/activities/index.htm

http://www.englishcorner.vacau.com/pronunciation/pronunciation.html

http://www.letslets.com/learn_english.php

ORAL ENGLISH ACTIVITIES

http://iteslj.org/questions/

http://www.waze.net/oea/

http://www.rong-chang.com/book/

http://www.eslgo.com/resources/sa.html

http://www.eslgold.com/speaking.html

http://www.agendaweb.org/

http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/

http://www.englishstudydirect.com/OSAC/langacls.htm

http://www.supercable.es/~lallena/oral.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/youmeus/videonation/video_nation_index.shtml

http://www.eslflow.com/debateanddiscussionlessons.html

CHATROOM (FOR STUDENTS)

http://www.englishclub.com/esl-chat/index.htm

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/chat.html

http://www.mansioningles.net/chat.htm

ON-LINE DICTIONARIES

http://www.onelook.com/


http://dictionary.cambridge.org/


http://www.merriam-webster.com/

http://www.wordreference.com/


http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

http://www.hello-world.com/English/dictionary.php?letter=A (English Picture Dictionary)

ON LINE DICTATIONS (ALL LEVELS)

http://www.fonetiks.org/dictations/

http://www.dictationsonline.com/

http://www.learnenglish.de/dictationpage.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/webguide/Listening/Dictation/

http://www.expressteacher.com/free-trial

http://www.learnenglish.de/englishtestspage.html#Dictation

http://www.manythings.org/fq/d1/

http://www.listen-and-write.com/

LISTENINGS

http://www.mansioningles.com/listening00.htm

http://www.englishcorner.vacau.com/listening/listening.html

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/listen-and-watch

http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/index.php?page=english-listening-exercises

http://www.autoenglish.org/listenings.htm

http://www.englishlistening.com/startListeningNow.do

http://www.englishstudydirect.com/OSAC/langacls.htm

http://www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/pilotproject/reading/intlis.htm

http://www.learnenglish.de/ (to learn about British culture and traditions)

CONVERSATION CARDS

http://english-zone.com/index.php?ID=94

http://www.rong-chang.com/

http://www.hello-world.com/English/conversations.php

READING COMPREHENSION ALL LEVELS (KEY INCLUDED)

http://www.englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Reading%20Comprehension.htm

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/language_arts/reading_comp/

http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.htm

http://www.miguelmllop.com/practice/intermediate/readingcomprehension/readingcompindex.htm

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/reading/index.html


http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingpassageindex.htm


http://www.usingenglish.com/comprehension/intermediate.html

DOCUMENTARIES AND MOVIES WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

http://www.yappr.com/index/categorycontent/type/video/p/1 (ENGLISH SUBTITLES)

http://www.thepyramidpower.com/blog/2009/08/06/home-documentary-with-english-subtitles/

http://portalingles.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-documentaries-with-subtitles.html

http://www.youtube.com/

http://www.123onlinemovies.com/category/english-subtitles

http://www.youtube.com/

http://www.123onlinemovies.com/category/english-subtitles

DOCUMENTARIES AND O.V.MOVIES

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/

http://documentaryheaven.com/

http://www.documentarywire.com/

http://www.documentarytube.com/

http://freedocumentaries.org/

http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/

http://www.freetopmovies.com/

http://www.momomesh.com/

http://www.youtube.com/

NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES IN ENGLISH

http://www.thebigproject.co.uk/news/

http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/magazines/

TELEVISION CHANNELS IN ENGLISH

http://www.tvchannelsfree.com/

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/radio-tv.html

http://wwitv.com/

http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/chat/index.htm

http://www.anglik.net/boards.htm (diferentes foros en /sobre el inglés.

NEWS AND NEWS WITH SUBTITLES

http://www.youtube.com/voalearningenglish#p/a

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/

http://edition.cnn.com/

http://abcnews.go.com/

LEARNING WITH SONGS

http://www.subingles.com/

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/songs/index.html

http://bussongs.com/learning_songs.php

http://www.isabelperez.com/songs.htm

http://www.braam.ik.org/

http://www.songsforteaching.com/esleflesol.htm

http://www.learnbysongs.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B81afxJcwFw

ESL GAMES, FUNNY FACTS & TRIVIA

Here you'll find a lot a games and trivia to help you learn English (Hangman ,Spelling

,Catching,Matching and other games,

http://www.manythings.org/e/grammar.html Grammar

http://www.englishmedialab.com/grammar.html Grammar

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/GrammarGames.html

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/ClassroomGames.html

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/VocabularyGames.html MEMORY GAMES

Test your knowledge:

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm USA states

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/euroquiz.html Europe geography

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm World

VOCABULARY,LISTENING,READING,SPEAKING...

http://www.manythings.org/

http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/world/cultures/culture_mixes.html

http://pop-culture-trivia.blogspot.com/

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/uk.html

http://www.comedy-zone.net/triviazone/humans/cultural-trivia.htm

http://englishstudyforvms.wordpress.com/2007/05/26/english-trivia/

http://www.manythings.org/fq/1/9999.html

http://www.learnenglish.de/quizpage.html

http://www.telefonica.net/web2/allp/ew/Quizzes.html

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/usaquiz.html (Geografía USA)

http://www.syvum.com/quiz/us/ (sobre USA, Historia,Geografía, etc)

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-puzzle.html (estados de USA)

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/euroquiz.html (Europa, Geografía)

http://www.purposegames.com/game/countries-europe-quiz (Europa, Geografía)

TO LEARN ENGLISH ONLINE

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

http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/flare/EnglishStudySite2005.html

http://esl.about.com/

http://isabelperez.es

http://www.mansioningles.com/

http://www.english-for-students.com/

http://www.learnenglish.de/

http://www.italiainghilterra.org/study-zone-eng.html

http://www.agendaweb.org/

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish.htm

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

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-printables-worksheets.html

http://www.tvchannelsfree.com/

http://www.englishclub.com/webguide/Listening/Dictation/

http://www.english-the-easy-way.com/Links/English_Resources.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/learn-english.htm

http://www.englishbaby.com/lessons

http://www.englishcorner.vacau.com/

http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/

http://multingles.net/accion.htm

http://www.kinglishschool.com/index.htm

http://www.englishlearner.com/index.html

http://bogglesworldesl.com/

TOPICS FOR CONVERSATION AND ROLE PLAYS

http://www.eslgold.com/speaking/topics_conversation.html

http://www.englishstudydirect.com/OSAC/langacls.htm (listening & speaking)

http://www.eslflow.com/speakingandcommunicativeicebreakeractivities.html

http://www.eslflow.com/debateanddiscussionlessons.html

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

EXPRESSIONS FOR CONVERSATION AND PERSONAL COMMENT

(1) When you start saying something

contributing to a conversation

making a contribution

First of all, I would like to say/state that.............

To begin with, I...................

In the first line, I.............

(2) What can you say instead of "I think" (don't sink, please)

I would say/think

In my opinion

To my mind

I am of the opinion that

I hold the opinion that

(3) When you want to stress your "personal opinion":

Personally I think

As far as I am concerned

As for me

As I take it

As far as I can see

(4) When you "agree" or when you "don't agree":

I entirely/quite agree with you.

I agree to (with) her plan.

I am of the same opinion.

I differ from/with you entirely.

I disagree with you: I am sure you're mistaken.

I stick to my opinion.

Let's agree to differ!

(5) When you want to say the "opposite" of what someone else

said:

on the contrary! quite the contrary! just the opposite!

That is the very opposite of what I said.

That is quite the contrary to what I said.

I maintain the contrary.

In contrast to what you said, I maintain that...........

(6) When you are "quite sure" of something:

of course!

That goes without saying (It goes without saying

that......)

I contend/maintain that................

It's my conviction that..................

(7) When you want to "ask a question":

May I interrupt you?

There arises the question/point whether/if......

This question raises the whole issue

(8) When you "haven't understood":

I beg your pardon. / Pardon?

Could you repeat what you've just said? But slower, please./

Could you slow down a bit?

(9) If you should want to "correct a mistake":

Excuse me (for interrupting) you should have said:"....."

(10)When you want to "distinguish" (make a distinction between)

two aspects of a question, when you want to distinguish one

aspect from the other:

on the one hand on the other hand

in general in particular

generally speaking

on the whole

taken as a whole

at first sight on second thoughts

(11)When you want to "add" something:

In addition,.........................

Moreover,....................

Furthermore,........................

Finally,...........................

(12)When you want to "emphasize" something:

I would like to lay (put) emphasis (stress) on the fact

that..

I just want to point out that................

(13)When you want to "say the truth":

To be frank (with you),...................

Frankly (speaking),.........................

To say the truth,........................

(14)And if you are "not sure":

I don't know exactly.

I don't know for certain.

(A) General phrases:

in other words in this respect

to a certain degree/extent It depends on your point

of

in brief/short.......... view

To be brief,..................

To cut a long story short,...... Let me put it this

way:....

I don't know. - I don't know either. Nor/Neither do I.

(B) Common Abbreviations:

e.g. (=exempli gratia) = for example, for instance

,etc. (with a comma in front of it) = and so on

i.e. (=id est) = that is (to say)

ESTE AÑO HABRÁ CAMBIOS IMPORTANTES EN LOS EXÁMENES DE PAU AL INCLUIR UNA PARTE ORAL. LA INFORMACIÓN QUE RECOJA EN LAS REUNIONES SOBRE PRUEBAS DE PAU SE OS COMUNICARÁ EN CLASE Y SI HAY ALGÚN MODELO SE OS HARÁ LLEGAR EN CLASE Y TAMBIÉN AQUÍ EN EL BLOG.

Para practicar, podéis utilizar estas páginas:


Exámenes PAU Inglés Universitat de València

http://www.upv.es/ingles/examenes.html

Exámenes de PAU de las universidades públicas de Madrid. (No son exactamente iguales a los de Valencia pero son muy parecidos y además INCLUYE SOLUCIONES)

http://www.clasesdeapoyo.com/selectividad/Ingl%C3%A9s

Criterios de corrección, estadísticas,MODELOS EXÁMENES etc de Universitat de VALÈNCIA

http://www.upv.es/ingles/



Exámenes PAU todas las asignaturas Universitat de València


http://www.cdlibre.org/pau/


Exámenes PAU todas asignaturas Madrid


http://www.emes.es/AccesoUniversidad/Selectividad/ModelosdeExamenes/tabid/344/Default.aspx

CONECTORES

Los conectores o conjunciones son palabras que usamos para unir doso más frases o dos palabras dentro de la misma oración. Aquí tienes losconectores más comunes agrupados en categorías.

Copulativos and, not only … but also …, not only … but … as well, both … and …, no sooner … than
Disyuntivos or, either … or …, neither … nor …, whether … or …, else, otherwise

Condicionales if, whether, unless, provided, providing, as long as, in case, in case of

Concesivos although, though, even though, even if, despite, in spite of, not even if, regardless of

Conclusivos therefore, hence, thus, so, consequently

Continuativos then, moreover, furthermore, besides, in addition to Adversativos but, however, nonetheless, yet, still, on the other hand, instead, instead of, on the contrary

Causales because, for, because of, as a result of, due to, owing to, since, as Comparativos as, as … as …, not as … as …, not so … as …, just as … so …, as if, as though

Funcionales so, so that, so as to, so as not to, in order to

Aquí encontraréis una lista inmensa de conectores Inglés-Español

http://heptagrama.com/connectors-glossary.htm