Kid President's Pep Talk to Teachers and Students!

How to learn English

Here are some ways to help you learn English faster:

1. Listen to English every day

Listen to English songs.

Watch programmes or movies in English.

Use online lessons:
http://www.isabelperez.com/grammar.htm#Vocabulary

2. Make an e-friend and write to him/her:

http://www.epals.com/?id=siteLogo&sessf=351957

3. Read English stories

Try EnglishClub.com for Young Learners: http://www.englishclub.com/learn-english.htm

4. Write down new words

Start a vocabulary (new word) notebook.
Write words in alphabetical order (A...B...C...).
Make example sentences.
Use English dictionaries:http://www.askoxford.com/?view=uk

5. Keep an English diary

How do you feel?
How is the weather?

What did you do today?

 I hope this will help you. Good work!

European Day of Languages: Hello! Talk to me!

Cristóvam - Andrà Tutto Bene (Português)

Happy Valentine's Day!

For my students

To all my dear students (who have worked so hard since September) I wish:

A Wonderful Christmas

with their family and loved ones

and a Very Happy New Year

with Love, Hope and Joy!

Your English Teacher

Last Christmas - Vintage Andrews Sisters - Style Wham! Cover - Postmodern Jukebox

Michael Bublé - Feeling Good

Song: Where is the love?

Books and reading

Do you love books? Then this is the page for you! You'll find lots of links to great websites about the latest books, book clubs and your favourite authors.

SITES ABOUT BOOKS
These sites have lots of information about your favourites books, writers and illustrators.

Book BoxThis is a mini-site by TV's Channel 4. It has information about books, authors, and also some tips for writing your own book.

Cool ReadsFind hundreds of reviews of books for 10-15 year olds, written by children aged 10-15.

Stories from the WebA site with stories, poems, interviews, and information about books. You can also send in your own stories and poems.

The Big Wild ReadEach year libraries in the UK organise a reading challenge based on a theme. This site is for children who are taking part in the reading challenge. It has a writer's blog, some great activities, and a place to leave messages.

The Blue Peter Book ClubBlue Peter is a children's TV programme by the BBC. Its website feaures a book club, with information about popular children's books and setting up a book club.

Wired for Books - Kids CornerThis site has stories from famous classic children's books by Beatrix Potter, Lewis Carroll and others. Read the stories online.

Compound words

What are compound words?

Explanation  




Now let's try some exercises! 

Matching activity

Fill in the gaps 


Good work! 

Reported speech

First click on the following link, read the explanation and analyse the tables:

Explanation

Now it's time to practise! Try the following exercises about Reported Speech:



Say and Tell Exercise

Reported speech: choose the correct answer

Reported speech exercises

More exercises

Work hard!

Past Simple vs Past Perfect

The past perfect tense is often used in English when we are relating two events which happened in the past. It helps to show which event happened first.


Now try the following exercises:

Recognising the Past Perfect

Past Perfect vs Past Simple

Good work!

Word formation: prefixes and suffixes

Practice makes perfect!

A . First study this page about the form and usage of prefixes and suffixes in English:

 Prefixes and suffixes: form and use

 

B. Then try the following exercises to test your knowledge!

Opposite prefixes 

Negative form 

Noun formation 

Vocabulary exercise 

 

Relative clauses

Now try the following exercises:

Exercise 1: choose the correct relative pronoun

Exercise 2: Combine the two sentences

Join the two sentences