English spelling and pronunciation are a challenge for all students and for all non-native speakers of the language. Think about it:in Spanish there are only 5 vowel sounds, in Catalan there are 8 vowel sounds but in English there are 12.

This is a simple site where you can practise sounds and pronunciation. I think the simple games offered are excellent to become aware of the fact that one sound may have more than one spelling. The activities are simple but you will exercise your listening and reading skills as well as encounter new vocabulary.

Hope you try it and like it.

BBC Words, Pictures and Phonemes

Watch Charlie Brown's video. It is short and funny. 

The purpose of going to school

So what is the purpose of going to school?

Learn Something Every Day

This fun site called Learn Something Every Day publishes a flashcard with some text and nice drawings. Check it out. It is a fun and easy way to learn vocabulary and as they say, learn something new every day. 

http://www.learnsomethingeveryday.co.uk/#

Getting ready to start again

So our vacations are almost over and we should be getting ready to start a new academic year. What about a simple video?

http://bit.ly/9aDewS

I hope you enjoy it! Time to shape up.

Listening Practice

Listening Activities

There are lots of places where you can do listening practice. Here are a couple of suggestions
http://www.esl-lab.com/

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

Link for revision

This might help you when revising or studying for your exam.

http://blocs.xtec.cat/plaimpulscaparrella/category/pre-intermediate-eoi-level-2-a2/

Practice

Used to

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/usedto.html

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/menu.php

Passive Voice

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive

Listening Practice

Choose on topic and start listening...

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

Reading Practice

Choose a topic you are interested in, and start reading

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