Summarising |
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http://lsa.colorado.edu/summarystreet/ |
Paraphrasing |
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Cohesive Devices/Linking or Signalling Words |
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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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http://patternbasedwriting.com/elementary_writing_success/paragraph-examples-%E2%80%93-narrative-persuasive-descriptive-and-many-more/ |
Academic writing-5 paragraph essay |
Prepositions |
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Missing Prepositions-Drones |
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?14 |
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?16 |
Prepositions of place, direction and time |
Prepositions in idioms |
Prepositions and Verbs |
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/prepositions.htm |
Word Order |
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Verb Tenses |
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Commulative Verb Tense Review |
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/601/1/ |
Passive Voice |
Video on Simple Past vs. Present Perfect |
Tenses in Academic English |
Future Forms |
Simple Past vs Past Continuous |
Past Continuous vs used to game |
Past Continuous, Past Simple and used to |
Talking about the Past_ British Council |
Verb Tenses in Academic Writing |
Timeline of Verb Tenses |
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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Exercise on Gerunds vs Infinitive |
Advanced Exercise-Final Test |
Gerund or Infinitive- Reference Verb List |
Understanding News Broadcasting/ newspaper articles |
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European Parliament Chief shocked by US spying claims |
Egypt Muslim Brotherhood Banned |
Euroscepticism on the rise, says EU poll |
The battle begins to get people to vote in EP elections |
The European Parliament unveils information campaign for EU election |
EU Political Parties
This page introduces the 7 political groups in the European Parliament and relates to the previous link-video about European Parliament election. |
News in levels- Written and Oral |
New Yorkers applaud World Trade Center comeback |
Chinese bank withholds $25 billion prepayment on China-Russia energy deal |
Syrian refugees stage hunger strike in front of Greek parliament |
Greek infrastructure goes on sale as Germany approves E86bn bailout |
Migrant Crisis- BBC World News |
Act of War by I.S. Suicide Bombers kill 132 in Paris Terror Attack |
Brussels lockdown |
Putin: Turkey shot down jet to protect ISIL oil trade |
Why Did Turkey Attack a Russian Plane? |
Putin: Turkey shot down jet to protect ISIL oil trade |
Russia-Turkey relations teeter on dangerous precipice after jet downing |
Russia plans sanctions against Turkey over jet downing |
Turkish FM slams Russia’s missile ‘provocation’ in Bosphorus |
Business Vocabulary |
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Collocations |
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EU Institutions |
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Listening Comprehension-Film Clips |
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The Great Gatsby-Film clip and multiple choice exercise |
Videos & Slide presentations on various issues of International interest |
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Citation Styles |
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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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Videos 2016-17 |
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Relative Clauses |
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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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Language features of Academic Writing_ with activities |