Unit 6A: Reported Speech

When you are reporting what someone else has stated you use Reported Speech. Play the exercises below to check your command of the style but click here if you want to revise the grammar.

• exercise 1
• exercise 2
• exercise 3

Listening skills. American accent

In this link you can listen and repeat a text where you are advised to wash your hands as many times as you want to improve your pronunciation. Notice the American accent. Also you can learn and revise new vocabulary.

And then you can watch and follow the transcript of one of the last President Barak Obama's speeches to its nation:

If you want to follow some of these speeches or even download the podcasts, follow this link

Revision of MODAL VERBS

We are back to our lessons again. Last year we learnt the use of modal verbs shall/should/may/might/could/have to/must/ needn't/couldn't to express:

• obligations and prohibitions 
•  duties and necessity
•  future possibilities
•  ask permission
•  ask for and offer help and advice
•  make requests and invitations 

Click on the link to play the snakes and ladders' game to revise.  Remember that modals are never followed by infinitive with "to" , they have no -s/-es for third person singular and never use auxiliaries for negative and interrogative sentences.

On the website from British council you cann practise and learn about rules and examples.Do the exercises below:

• To revise the modal verbs of obligation click here. 
• To express permission, obligation, non obligation...practise this exercise.
• If you want to learn more about the use of modals to express deduction follow this link and to express deduction in the past do this exercise.

Merry Christmas

We had no time to listen to a Christmas carol or any other Christmas time's songs, thus here you are a top track by Mariah Carey to sing along with your family and friends.

Holidays in the United Kingdom

I think this website can give you more information about the holidays in UK .

Advent time. Christmas is coming

Advent time is celebrated all around the world in English and not English speaking countries. On the link below you can learn more about the way these days are celebrated.

Grammar: The present perfect continuous

On the following link you can practise the use of present perfect continuous . Enjoy the game! OUP provides lots of resources for you. Unit 1 The present perfect continuous