Monday, December 17, 2012

Gerunds and Infinitives



How much have you learned about gerunds and infinitives? Do you really know how to use them? Click on these links and you´ll see. This is the first part of gerunds and infinitives. There is a second part on it and also a third one.

An email/ A letter of complaint

Have a look at these two websites. The former will help you with the grammar of complain, a sample of a letter and some exercises, whereas the latter deals with another sample and a quizz on the topic.

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Sample of signposting

Watch this video and you´ll see the way the speaker signposts her presentation.


By clicking here, you´ll find the list of expressions from BBC Learning English which will help you to signpost your presentations. Here is also a number of topics that may come in handy when having to face your presentation in class. Remember that you are free to choose the topic you want too.

Presentations


A presentation is a formal talk that "presents" ideas or information in a clear, structured way. People are sometimes afraid of speaking in public, but if you follow a few simple rules, giving a presentation isn´t actually that difficult.
Here you have some keywords that will help you to signpost the different stages of your presentations.

Presentations




For an in-depth look at presentations follow this link.This tutorial guides you through from the initial preparation to the conclusion and questions and answers. You can also have some practice by doing some online exercises.