GM Food

Click on the following link and complete the tasks:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1glwO6HtZMyACnUIO_CohCr2i7bNGTkDIOv-QZH5cPz8/edit?usp=sharing

Sleep: Part 2 and Part 3

Sleep: Part 1 - How important is sleep?

How to....

Did you know that you can have fun with IELTS writing Task 1, describing a process?

You don't believe me? Complete the tasks below and see....

 

The following tasks are based on a 'how to....' website called the Videojug.

 

http://www.videojug.com/

 

Tasks
 

1. First choose a section that you are interested in (spend no longer than 5mins).
 

2.Once you have selected the category, choose a video that is about 3 mins long.
 

3. After that watch the video without looking at the script. At the same time take notes on each step. However, don't pause the video.
 

4. The following step involves dictionary work. Watch the video again and listen for unknown vocabulary. When you hear a word you don't understand, pause the video, find the word in the script, which is below the video, and look up the word in an online dictionary (use http://www.macmillandictionary.com/, http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/ or http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/file)
 

5. Following that select 5 key words and write them in your vocabulary notebook together with a definition and a sample sentence.
 

6. Finally summarise the video by describing each step and use linkers for IELTS Task 1 Writing a process and publish your writing on www.petra73.blogspot.co.uk. The above instructions should help you with the linkers. How many examples of linkers for describing a process can you see?

 

 



Homes of the Future

The following is a link to the BBC learnenglish website where you can watch a video about homes of the future as well as a number of tasks to check your understanding of the activity.

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/word-street/homes-future


If you want to print the tasks for the video, follow this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bc5znuYaaDtwT51VKq6_MPrpAwA1sWf34OYKyiZgMxc/edit

Pomegranate

While watching the video, complete the tasks below (click on the link).

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uZnGzTRnirgC-qz6akX-rZ4F49AWbCcQVWj_wrdpdAE/edit


The following link are the answers.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A8gfwpcX3NeBFSHrYuqyEPjxQpo9NvnaB2kqRnxo8CI/edit

Dust Bowl

Watch the video (you may watch just a part) and complete the following tasks:

1. While watching the video, take notes - no pausing is allowed
2. Tell you partner what you remember using your notes
3. Watch the video again and take more notes - no pausing
4. Compare with your partners
5. This time while watching the video, note down words you don't understand - no pausing
6. Check the new words with your partner
7. Select 10 words that neither of you understand, find them in the video and check the meaning in an online dictionary.
8. Watch the video again and read the text. When a photograph appears, pause the video and summarise the text you have just read.

Did you enjoy the activities? Did you find them easy, difficult, useful, boring? Any other comments, suggestions or ideas? Let me know by posting a comment.
Thank you.