British Council Elementary Podcast Episode 6

TEFL Vocabulary, Grammar and Communicative Skills.

If you are a beginner (A2 CEFR level) these British Council Podcasts are excellent for getting you started.  As the week progresses I will post up other related work which will be appropriate for different levels of student ability.  If you are an Intermediate level of student you may want to use this resource to revise and then extend your knowledge.  Advanced students may just want to dip into the additional and other resources added during the week.

Go to: 

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/elementary-podcasts/series-01-episode-06

Find the audio link (MP3) right click and save it so you can listen to it whenever is convenient for you. The podcast comes with a support pack and transcript which is 22 pages long.  Use this link:

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/podcasts/files/learnenglish-podcasts-elementary-01-06-support-pack-transcript.pdf

Download and do the exercises.

Main Contents of Podcast This Week

• Telling a story - 'being late'.
• What famous person would you like to meet and why? Frida Kahlo, a famous Mexican painter
• Vocabulary quiz - words beginning with (single consonant sounds)
• Kazakhstan - a comparison of 'old' and 'new'.  Astana (capital city) versus traditional mountain scenery.  'Berkutchy' - a traditional eagle keeper or modern occupations.
• Expressing an opinion - how 'green' are you?
• Dialogue of Carolina from Venezuela when she is at university deciding what societies and clubs to join.
• Telling/retelling a joke

Here is a summary of the main language points of the podcast. Try to get more practise with these language points during the week if you can:

1. Use of the word 'like' as a verb, preposition and informal conversation filler.
2. Informal language and phrases.
3. Giving information to others.  For example: phone numbers, addresses.
4. Use of the phrase 'as well'

I will follow up with work that is related through the week.  This work will be graded for different levels of student ability.

ENGLISH PAGE - Modal Verbs Exercise 1

ENGLISH PAGE - Modal Verbs Exercise 1

A gapfill exercise using the modal verbs - can, could, have to, must, might and should. Suitable for Intermediate students.

British Council Elementary Podcast - 4

TEFL Vocabulary, Grammar and Communicative Skills.

If you are a beginner (A2 CEFR level) these British Council Podcasts are excellent for getting you started.  As the week progresses I will post up other related work which will be appropriate for different levels of student ability.  If you are an Intermediate level of student you may want to use this resource to revise and then extend your knowledge.  Advanced students may just want to dip into the additional and other resources added during the week.

Go to: 

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/elementary-podcasts/series-01-episode-04

Find the audio link (MP3) right click and save it so you can listen to it whenever is convenient for you. The podcast comes with a support pack and transcript which is 22 pages long.  Use this link:
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/podcasts/files/learnenglish-podcasts-elementary-01-04-support-pack-transcript.pdf

Download and do the exercises.

Main Contents of Podcast This Week

• How are you feeling? Enquiring about somebody's health after they have been ill.
• What famous person would you like to meet and why? Bob Marley
• Vocabulary quiz - nouns and verbs
• China - Cheung Chau Bun Festival
• Expressing an opinion - Do you prefer to read a book or watch a film?
• Dialogue of Carolina from Venezuela on the train on her way up to Newcastle.
• Telling/retelling a joke

Here is a summary of the main language points of the podcast. Try to get more practise with these language points during the week if you can:

1. British money - pounds and pence vocabulary
2. informal phrases - what do you fancy, this ones on me, stuff
3. phrasal verbs - it depends on

I will follow up with work that is related through the week.  This work will be graded for different levels of student ability.

British Council - Elementary Podcast 3

TEFL Vocabulary, Grammar and Communicative Skills for Beginners.

If you are a beginner (A2 CEFR level) these British Council Podcasts are excellent for getting you started.  As the week progresses I will post up other related work which will be appropriate for different levels of student ability.  If you are an Intermediate level of student you may want to use this resource to revise and then extend your knowledge.  Advanced students may just want to dip into the additional and other resources added during the week.

Go to: 
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/elementary-podcasts/series-01-episode-03

Find the audio link (MP3) right click and save it so you can listen to it whenever is convenient for you. The podcast comes with a support pack and transcript which is 22 pages long.  Use this link:
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/podcasts/files/learnenglish-podcasts-elementary-01-03-support-pack-transcript.pdf

Download and do the exercises.

Main Contents of Podcast This Week

• Is that a new shirt that you are wearing?
• What famous person would you like to meet and why? Jonathon Ive
• Vocabulary quiz - colours
• South Africa - football matches and the Vuvuzuela
• Expressing an opinion - Why don't more people watch women's football?
• Dialogue of Carolina from Venezuela at lost luggage and in the underground.
• Telling/retelling a joke

Here is a summary of the main language points of the podcast. Try to get more practise with these language points during the week if you can:

1. use of 'could you' to make a request in a more polite way
2. pronunciation - silent letters and linking of sounds
3. friendly gestures from older people - 'love' and 'dear'
4. phrasal verbs - to look at, to look for, to look after, to look forward to
5. use of 'the' with the names of musical instruments

I will follow up with work that is related through the week.  This work will be graded for different levels of student ability.

Common and Proper Nouns

Last week we studied 'countable and uncountable nouns' and 'singular and plural nouns'. Today we are focusing on the difference between 'proper and common nouns'.   Basically, common nouns are everyday objects and not the names of people, places etc.

I have posted up a couple of extra links to help you learn the difference between proper and common nouns in more detail. If I find anymore, I will add them to the list. 

TEFL Global Resources Grammar Page

British Council Elementary Podcast - TEFL Global Resources

TEFL Vocabulary, Grammar and Communicative Skills for Beginners.

If you are a beginner (A2 CEFR level) these British Council Podcasts are excellent for getting you started.  As the week progresses I will post up other related work which will be appropriate for different levels of student ability.  If you are an Intermediate level of student you may want to use this resource to revise and then extend your knowledge.  Advanced students may just want to dip into the additional and other resources added during the week.

Go to: 
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/elementary-podcasts/series-01-episode-03

Find the audio link (MP3) right click and save it so you can listen to it whenever is convenient for you. The podcast comes with a support pack and transcript which is 22 pages long.  Use this link:
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/podcasts/files/learnenglish-podcasts-elementary-01-03-support-pack-transcript.pdf

Download and do the exercises.

Main Contents of Podcast This Week

• Is that a new shirt that you are wearing?
• What famous person would you like to meet and why? Jonathon Ive
• Vocabulary quiz - colours
• South Africa - football matches and the Vuvuzuela
• Expressing an opinion - Why don't more people watch women's football?
• Dialogue of Carolina from Venezuela at lost luggage and in the underground.
• Telling/retelling a joke

Here is a summary of the main language points of the podcast. Try to get more practise with these language points during the week if you can:

1. use of 'could you' to make a request in a more polite way
2. pronunciation - silent letters and linking of sounds
3. friendly gestures from older people - 'love' and 'dear'
4. phrasal verbs - to look at, to look for, to look after, to look forward to
5. use of 'the' with the names of musical instruments

I will follow up with work that is related through the week.  This work will be graded for different levels of student ability.

TEFL Global Resources - Elementary Podcasts from the British Council

Introducing TEFL Vocabulary, Grammar and Communicative Skills for Beginners.

If you are a beginner (A2 CEFR level) these British Council Podcasts are excellent for getting you started.  

Just, go to 

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/elementary-podcasts/series-01-episode-01

Find the audio link (MP3) right click and save it so you can listen to it whenever is convenient for you. The podcast comes with a support pack which is 22 pages long.  Use this link:

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/podcasts/files/learnenglish-podcasts-elementary-01-01-support-pack-transcript.pdf to download it.  There are transcripts and exercises to do.

Main Contents of Podcast

• phrases to introduce friends
• what famous person dead or alive would you like to meet and why?
• vocabulary quiz - kitchen and bedroom words
• Central Park, New York
• is it a good idea for celebrities to do work for charities- the arguments for and against
• dialogue of Carolina from Venezuela at immigration control
• telling/retelling a joke

There is a summary of the main language points. Try to get more practise with these language points during the week if you can:

1. use of 'going to' and 'intend' tense to talk about future plans (informal v formal)
2. use of the salutations 'goodnight' and 'good evening'
3. use of the term 'dear' to name somebody (usually from an older person to a younger person)
4. use of the phrase 'it depends'. Often followed by a preposition. For example - it depends if, it depends on etc

I will post follow up work.