Practice English links & class photos...Debra's FAESL+ 3+ AM class

Hi wonderful class!
This site is for sharing pictures and links we might need in Computer Lab but you can also use them at home. The grammar links at the top are the ones we are using now. Enjoy, Debra

Grammar and Vocabulary Links:

Comparisons

Order of Adjectives:
drag words into correct order
multiple choice
guess then check own work
think of correct order of a sentence then check own work
drag words into correct order in a sentence
multiple choice

Adverbs:
pick the correct one, learn results at end
Choose: adjective, adverb, which spelling?, learn results at end

Past Continuous:
Mult. choice, immediate results
Mult. choice (with simple past examples too), helpful evaluation at the end
Mult. choice and fill in blanks, check own work after trying the answer

Present Continuous:
Simple Present and Present Progressive Quiz
pick the correct one, learn results at end
drop down: check what you think is the answer
choose answer, then check own work
type answers

Frequency Adverbs:
beginner
intermediate

Infinitive Verbs:
Gerund or Infinitive? - Quiz 1
Gerund or Infinitive? - harder?
Gerund or Infinitive? - another one

Use to and Used to:
explaination and practice activity

Modals:
Can, Should, Must: 1
Can, Should, Must: 2
Can, Should, Must: 3
Couldn't, Might Not
with infinitives - part 1
with infinitives - part 2
drop down, quiz 1
fill in the blank, quiz 2

We haven't studied these yet, this semester:

Verb Tenses - with links to many pages
Try the various pages. If one is too hard, try another one.

Count/Noncount Nouns:
quiz 1
much or many

Body Parts:
spelling practice
quiz
verbs used with different parts of the body
idioms

Make vs. Do:
one
two

Prepositions:
links to many pages/quizzes
quiz

Extras:

Irregular Past tense verbs:
one
two
three
four
five

BE -present and past:
one
two

A or An

Articles

Poss. Adjectives

More links to help you with practicing English.

Things you might be interested in:

Vocabulary and grammar
Free Rice - you practice while donors give rice to hungry people for every correct answer you make!

Dictionary - look up meanings and spelling of words

A great learning tool!:
American English Dictionary for Students of ESL
Thank Kevin for this one.

Idioms - a dictionary of 3,487 English idiomatic expressions with definitions

Pronunciation Practice - with links to many pages

Fieldtrip pictures
Breakfast trips, Boston, the Danforth Museum, Trader Joe's...

Celebration pictures and songs
End of semester fun

Beautiful and diverse landscapes of the US:
click to see without having to travel!

A Brazilian in America
A student worked on this online "book" of stories to practice her growing English skills.

Debra's Friendship Garden in the summer

poem by Debra for the class 5/8/08

This group of thirteen
has moved
into my heart.
Their troubles I feel
their successes I celebrate.

With pride
I read their
spring poems and
homework on boards.

With laughter and joy
I hear their
phone conversations and
sentences improve.

I know
how difficult
learning another language
can be.
Especially if one is not
young and not
using it every day.

This group of thirteen
rarely complains.
They are helping me learn
some of their languages.

Zao shang hao!
Tenha um bom dia!
Pozhalusta!

They are being patient and kind
as I learn
much
more slowly
then they.

You can request library books online:

Here is the library link so you can set up your own account. All you need to have with you is your library card. It has a number on it that you need to type into the first box. The directions are on the page for how to make a pin (password) if it is your first time. Write your password/pin down so you don't forget it.

If you can't set it up alone, bring your library card to class and we can do it together next time we have computer lab.

After your account is set up, you can type in a book's title, or author, on the library site, request the book, CD, book on CD, etc. and request that it to go to the Framingham Library, or whichever library is closest to you. When the book arrives at the library, they will email you and tell you how long you have to pick it up. If you don't know of a book to request, you can search the Internet for books, etc. to read or listen to. Or ask me for ideas.

Very easy...Happy reading!
-Deb