| Summarising |
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| Paraphrasing |
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Cohesive Devices/Linking or Signalling Words |
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| http://www.uefap.com/writing/exercise/parag/paragex12.htm |
http://www.uefap.com/writing/writfram.htm | http://grammar.about.com/od/sentencecombinin1/a/coherexercise.htm | http://grammar.about.com/od/sentencecombinin1/a/coherexercise_2.htm
The original sentences-answers to the previous exercise. | Cohesive devices with tables of information on their structure | |
Punctuation |
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| http://www.edufind.com/english/punctuation/index.php |
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/6/ | the Oxford Comma | |
Business Letters & Emails |
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| Model Business Letter and Email |
Sample Cover Letter | http://www.4hb.com/letters/index.html
Variety of sample business letters and emails | | Drawing up an outline |
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| Paragraph Structure- Topic Sentence |
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| Prepositions |
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| Word Order |
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| Verb Tenses |
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| Verbs |
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Modal Verbs |
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| Modals of Ability |
Modals of Obligation | Modals of Probability | can, could, be able to | can, could, be able to- esl lounge | Difference between can/be able to | can vs may | Ability, Permission, Requests, Advice_British Council | |
Reported Speech |
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| Verbs for Reporting in Academic Writing |
Exercise on Reporting Verbs-Oxford University Press | quiz on reported speech | quiz on reported speech 2 | Reporting verbs_ "complete the appropriate verb" exercise | Video_Passive verbs with "that" clauses (It is thought...) | Reporting verbs_positive, negative, neutral | List of Reporting Verbs_Strong, weak, neutral | Syntax of Reporting Verbs | Reporting Verbs Exercise_ Direct_Indirect Speech_select reporting verb | Strong/weak Author & Direct/Indirect Quotations | | Gerunds vs Infinitives |
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| Understanding News Broadcasting/ newspaper articles |
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Business Vocabulary |
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| Banking-Stock Market-Trading |
Banking | Accounting | General Finance Vocabulary | Marketing | Advertising | Sales | General Business Vocabulary 1 | Business Vocabulary 2 | Franchising | Talking about the Economy 1 | Talking about the Economy 2 | Game on International Relations vocabulary | |
Collocations |
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| http://www.better-english.com/strongcollocation/coll15.htm |
Vocabulary on War, Violence & Conflict | | EU Institutions |
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Listening Comprehension-Film Clips |
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| The Great Gatsby-Film clip and multiple choice exercise |
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Videos & Slide presentations on various issues of International interest |
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| International Migration |
Historical Context of the Human Rights Act 1998 | What is Franchising? | The real origin of the Franchising | NGO's Urged to Refrain from taking advantage of poor Kenyans | Paris Attacks: Social Media Response | Turkey's Identity Struggle | Brexit: 'Lose-lose situation for both sides' - BBC News | |
Citation Styles |
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| References-APA |
In-text Citations_Select the green button "Citations" on the list on the left | Journal Article to work on Citations | 5-paragraph essay with sources | Activity- Compile the References | | Diagnostic Grammar & Vocabulary Test |
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Passive Voice |
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| Various exercises on the Passive Voice |
Why use the passive voice in academic writing? | Passive Voice_British Council | |
Conditional Sentences |
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| conditional sentences-complex test |
wishes & hypotheses | Wishes about the Past vs. Hopes about the future | Verbs in Time Clauses and If Clauses | |
Videos 2016-17 |
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| Obama on the goal of his foreign policy |
Donald Trump On Foreign Policy | Fider Castro | Fidel Castro_Headlines | |
Relative Clauses |
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| Defining- Non-Defining (which or that) |
Defining- Non-Defining (which or that)_ Exercises | |
Countable vs Uncountable Nouns |
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| Grammar and exercise _ British Council |
Plural Nouns | English for Academic Research_ English Grammar (tricky cases eg. verb agreement ) | Various cases | | Videos_2018-19 |
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| Academic Writing |
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