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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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| 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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| http://www.lavc.edu/library/outline.htm |
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Outline | http://writing.pppst.com/outlines.html
Select "Making an Outline" | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14683857.2011.556428 | Branching (concept mapping, mind mapping or clustering): A non-linear alternative technique to outlining | |
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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| Jumbled Sentences |
Wh Questions | Jumbled Wh questions | Wh Questions (2) | "Who" or "Whom" | |
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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| 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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| EU Institutions explained by the Presidents (in English/French/German) |
European Structural and Investment Funds | EU Cohesion Policy 2014-2020 | EU Cohesion Policy- ΕΣΠΑ 2014-2020 | The proposed TTIP Agreement | Glossary by Europa | Vocabulary on EU Institutions | | Listening Comprehension-Film Clips |
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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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| Oxford University Press Practice Test |
British Study Centres Free Online English Grammar Test | Diagnostic Grammar Test- World English | |
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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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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| Greece's Economy at a turning point? |
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Academic Writing |
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| Language features of Academic Writing_ with activities |
