STUDENT'S CORNER (A-2 level)

Here you will find some exercises to practise English vocabulary, grammar, sociocultural aspects, etc

Activity 1 (Vocabulary)- Fill in the gaps with vocabulary related to illnesses. Illnesses.

Activity 2 (Vocabulary) - Do the crossword about vocabulary on illnesses in Illnesses

Activity 3 (Writing) - Would you like to be a housewife/househusband? Why? Write down 50-100 words, send it to your teacher and make comments on your classmates' opinions.

Activity 4 (Writing)

Step 1: Look for information about the Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art or the Museum of Modern Art of New York (choose just one of them!) in New York City Travel.

Step 2: Write down the details about its location, how to get there, opening hours, price and contact phone.

Step 3: Now, look for a map of New York and print two copies of the area in which the museum is located in Google maps.

Step 4: In one of the maps draw the exact location of the museum.

Step 5: Decide a starting point and write down directions. Finally, bring the information about the museum and the two maps to class .

Activity 5 (Writing) - Search for information on the Internet. Write a brief biography about a popular person who is not alive and who was the first person to do something (100 words). Include:

- When was he/she born? Where?

- When did he/she die? Where? Why?

- What was his/her job? Why was it important?

- Any other interesting facts of this person's life.

Then, send it to your teacher and make comments on your classmates' biographies.

Activity 6 (Grammar) - Click here and do the exerises 'Past simple and continuous' and 'Past simple and continuous (2). Correct yourself.

Activity 7 (Writing) - Search for information about one extreme sport on the Internet and write down a description (50-100 words). Include: 1. Brief definition. 2. Where you can do it. 3. Necessary material. 4. Any other interesting information. Here you have some useful websites:

http://www.extremedreams.co.uk/

http://www.doctordanger.com/

http://oxfordstuntfactory.com/

Then, send it to your teacher and make comments on your classmates' descriptions.

Activity 8 (Writing) - Search for information on the Internet about a popular sportsperson. Write down interesting aspects about his/her life and the sport he/she does (100 words). Then, send it to your teacher, read your classmates' compositions and make comments on them.

Activity 9 (Sociocultural aspects) - Visit the following websites and search for 5 courses that you can study at Oxford University. Write them down and bring it to class.

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

Activity 10 (Sociocultural aspects) - Useful links for pictures on Global Warming:

http://www.flickr.com/

http://images.google.es/

Activity 11 (Grammar) - Click here and do the exercises on Don't have to and mustn't.

Activity 12 (Writing) - Surf the Internet and write a short composition (80-120 words) in English about Martin Luther King. Follow this guideline:

Paragraph 1: when and where he was born and a general idea of who he was.

Paragraph 2: early life

Paragraph 3 and 4: main events, achievements and summary.

Linkin and time words: during, in, eventually, finally.

Then, send it to your teacher, read your classmates' compositions and make comments on them.

Activity 13 (Writing) - Write a short description about any invention or discovery you like. You can use the encyclopaedia or the Internet. Remember to include:

Paragraph 1: definition of the object or product and what it is used for.

Paragraph 2: information about who invented/discovered it, when, where, etc

Paragraph 3: impact or influence on society.

Then, send it to your teacher, read your classmates' descriptions and make comments on them.