Music!!

Hi everyone,

Here are a few things that you can enjoy this week.

1. Click here to listen to the song by Canadian musician K'naan. You can read the words to his song as you listen. This song was chosen to be the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup!

2. Click here to go to the CBC Radio 2 website. I like listening to this radio station in the afternoons and evenings.

You can click on any of the "listen" icons to listen to the radio programs. I like "Shift" and "Drive" the best!

What is your favourite kind of music? Can you find a youtube video of your favourite song? Click on "comments" and tell us!

-Sara

Answers for 'Mexico City' past tense questions

Here are the questions for the "Mexico City" worksheet. There are other possible answers. Please see me if you have any questions.

1. Did he like Mexico City?
2. Where did he (frequently) walk?
3. What did he look at?
4. Did he speak Spanish? (or Did he speak Spanish and understand everything?)
5. Why did he often stop?
6. What is his name?
7. What did he have trouble doing? (or What trouble did he have?)
8. Was it difficult for him to order meals in restaurants?
9. Who got sick?
10. What did he decide?

VCC's list of ESL websites for students

Click here to go to VCC's list of ESL websites for students. There are many good websites here to help you practice your English.

simple past tense practice

Click here for a short exercise on the simple past tense.

Click here for some grammar notes and exercises on the simple past tense from the University of Victoria's ESL website.

Click here for a short quiz on simple past questions.

Answer Key: British Columbia reading

Part A

1. T
2. T
3. F
4. F
5. T
6. T
7. F
8. F
9. F

Part B:

1. coast = land near the ocean (e)
2. mild = not too hot or too cold (g)
3. lumber = wood (h)
4. slope = part of a mountain (b)
5. champions = people who win at sports or games (c)
6. popular = well-liked (a)
7. climate = weather (f)
8. tourists = visitors (d)

Part C:

1. ...it has a mild climate. (b)
2. ...there is a lot of rain. (e)
3. ...it has good slopes. (c)
4. ...it isn't the same everywhere. (a)
5. ...their jobs depend on them (d)

Writing: parts of a sentence

Click here for exercises on parts of a sentence. Look for the "Unit 1.Web Activities" link on the left hand side of the page and click it. Then choose Activities 5 and 6.

You can do the other activities if you want to - it's good practice!

Cambridge Online Dictionary

The Cambridge Online Dictionary is free. You can check spelling, understand new words and listen to pronunciation.

Click here for the Cambridge Online dictionary.

There are 4 different dictionaries to choose from:
1) Advanced Learners Dictionary - you can hear the pronunciation of words
2) Learners Dictionary - good for beginner students
3) American English Dictionary
4) Idioms Dictionary
5) Phrasal verbs dictionary

Grammar: simple present and present continuous

Click here to practice your grammar.

Click here to listen to a short video: "Present Continuous: What are you doing"?

*The video is the LAST video on this page - scroll down to find it*

(The video is British so you'll hear different accents. You'll also hear the word "boot" - in the video it means "trunk of a car")

Click here for more grammar practice.

Westcoast Reader listening practice

Click here to go to the Westcoast Reader's blog. You can read and listen to stories.

There is/There are practice

Hi everyone,

Here are some links to practice 'there is/there are'.

Click here for easier practice

Click here for harder practice