English With Jonquil

Hello everyone, I hope you are keeping cheerful in the lovely sunny weather, and that you have worked on your English! Here are some resources for you this week, enjoy! Remember that you can leave a message for me in the comments section below, it would be good to hear from you, Jonquil Beginner/elementary: 1) A great website for working your vocabulary:   https://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/ 2) Reading comprehension and questions: http://www.onestopenglish.com/elementary-news-lesson-the-2020-olympic-games-will-not-take-place-lesson-plan/558282.article Pre-Intermediate/intermediate:  Reading and comprehension: http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/news-lessons/is-yosemites-rare-firefall-too-beautiful-for-its-own-good-pre-intermediate-/-intermediate/558261.article Upper-intermediate: Reading and comprehension http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/news-lessons/is-yosemites-rare-firefall-too-beautiful-for-its-own-good-upper-intermediate/558262.a

The 23rd of April is Shakespeare's birthday.  Here is a webquest for my intermediate students.  Enjoy! Activity 1: William Shakespeare: An introduction to his life Read the biography on Shakespeare below, and try to complete the missing information. Then visit  https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/teach/william-shakespeare-the-life-and-legacy-of-englands-bard/zfw6d6f  to find the correct information and complete the short biography. Shakespeare is England’s most famous dramatist and _____________________. His plays are known throughout the world, and he introduced up to 300 _____________________ and dozens of _____________________ into the English language. He was born in _____________________ -_____________________ -_____________________ in the year __________________. He probably went to the local _____________________ school, King Edward VI’s School, where he learnt Greek and _____________________ . He didn’t go to _____________________ . In 1582, he married __________

Spring is here, and the weather is wonderful – not too hot and not too cold! Thank you to Vincent for this beautiful photo of his daffodils, which inspired me to write this lesson. A traditional poem about spring is by the English poet, William Wordsworth (1770-1850).   He wrote about finding daffodils when he was walking in the countryside. 1  Vocabulary – Using your dictionary Match each word from the poem with a synonym: To wander                           To move like a butterfly Vales                                    A light wind A crowd                              A multitude A host                                 To walk To flutter                              A large group A breeze                              Valleys           I wandered lonely as a cloud           That floats on high o’er* vales and hills           When all at once I saw a crowd           A host of golden daffodils;           Bes

                                                                Hello Everyone! I hope the continuing lockdown is going well.  Here are some listening exercises for you this week. Feel free to try more than one if you find it too easy/difficult. Also, keep working on your vocabulary books, revising your tenses and practicing your pronunication. Use this website to explore exercises for you:  https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/ And remember to keep in touch by leaving a comment below! Best wishes,   Jonquil Beginner/Elementary:  Booking a Table Pre-Intermediate:  Four Conversations Intermediate:  Meeting an Old Friend Upper Intermediate:  Film Reviews Advanced:  A History of Hand Gestures

Hello Everyone, During this difficult time, I wanted to give you some resources to help you continue learning. Here is a list of things that you can do at anytime, and it is a good place to start. ·           Organise your vocabulary books – revise, test yourself, add new words ·           Try to read an article in English.  A good free online newspaper is The Guardian  https://www.theguardian.com/uk      (but don’t read the articles on COVID-19 ;D!) ·           Watch a documentary, series or film in VO (subtitled, of course!) ·           Write a journal in English – everyday write a sentence or paragraph, use a new word or a new tense ·           Email, text or Whatsapp other classmates, to keep up-to-date ·           Do some online grammar exercises.  This a good website  Learning English - Exercises, Grammar, Vocabulary, Tests, Games I will continue to put resources up on this blog for you, as often as I can.  Take care and keep safe, Jonquil

Hello Everyone, I hope you are well and enjoying this lovely Spring weather. Here are some links to work that you can do. There is a text to read and two tasks.  The answers are included.  There is also a PDF version of the work if you prefer.  It is below the tasks. Beginner:  In a restaurant    https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/beginner-a1/a-restaurant-menu Elementary/Pre-intermediate: Study Skills   https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/pre-intermediate-a2/study-skills-tips Intermediate: Fake News!  https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1/how-to-spot-fake-news  Upper Intermediate/Advanced: Language Evolution  https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/advanced-c1/how-humans-evolved-language Enjoy!                                                   Jonquil