PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION

• ASK AND ANSWER about PERSONAL INFORMATION: age/ origin/ nationality (play a game here)
• Personal Information Dialogue, to revise the language ( worksheet - very easy)
• "About me" a worksheet with frequency adverbs ( worksheet)

    

👀🎤 WATCH THE VIDEOCLIP OF A FAMOUS SONG: "People are Strange" by The Doors.

READ THE LYRICS AND SING ALONG.

CINEMA: AT THE BOX OFFICE

WATCH THE VIDEO AND PRACTISE BUYING CINEMA TICKETS :
( start at 5:34)




Read a conversation "at the Box Office" and practice writing a dialogue.

Watch another video about "Going to the Movies" ( American English)

TONGUE TWISTERS

Is your English a bit rusty? 
Start training it with Tongue Twisters and have some fun!

Try reading the poem below, too: "Weather the weather"

Let's Talk!

• Listen to people talking and then try to talk on your own about the same thing. Go to "AudioLingua" and listen, for example, to a woman talking about "what she would bring to a desert island" (the website is in French) - What would you bring to a desert island?
• Describe a photo or picture 1,  
• Find ideas for practicing with tons of topics at "iteslj.org", for example, free time and hobbies, sport...  ( a bit difficult, though) 
• And take a look at some conversation starters and communication strategies. 

PET FOR SCHOOLS (Speaking)

• Prepare for the speaking test and study the language: PET Speaking Guide 1 (*Mind that Part 3 is a bit different: each student describes a photograph) PET Speaking Guide 2  and PET Speaking help ( Writefix webpage)
• Describing a picture: Practice at LearnEnglishTeens
• Watch videos for the speaking test on You Tube

SPEAKING : ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND EXAMS

Look at some tips when you are preparing an oral presentation for the English class:

• Oral Presentation from Learn English Teens ( British Council)
• Exam Speak - try some questions and answers in 60 seconds

Watch the video below:

Watch a video from a PET Cambridge Exam in which students describe a photo:

> For rehearsing your oral presentation you should count the time. Try some fun online timers here.

SPEAKING: VOICE RECORDING RESOURCES

Here are some ways of recording your voice for speaking / reading tasks or just for fun.

> ONLINE:

• on Vocaroo, then send the sound by email
• on Speakpipe you can also send the link of your recording

> Try a "text-to-speech" site and create a "talking avatar" so that you listen to the text that you type:

• Text-to-Speech Oddcast

> You can learn the pronunciation of any word here:

• Merriam-Webster online dictionary
• Howjsay - a talking dictionary of English pronunciation

A good software to record your voice is Audacity. You have to download it or go to the school library. Don't forget to export the file as mp3 format. 

PHONE CONVERSATION / INVITATIONS

INFORMAL CONVERSATION - Notice the language we used when talking on the phone:

• Dialogue ( English Online)
• A telephone call ( YouTube)

MAKING SUGGESTIONS / PLANS :

• Inviting/ Accepting / Refusing ( My English Pages)
• Listen about "Leisure Activities"at eel-lab.

SOCIALISING and SOCIAL ETIQUETTE

Watch some VIDEOS:

• From "British Council - LearnEnglish"

Read about Manners and Social Etiquette:

• Acceptable behavior in England
• UK: Culture and customs ( advanced)