standard test practice

STANDARD TEST PRACTICE

Hi guys, here you have some websites where you can enter to practice for the standard test, I hope you find them useful! :)

http://www.examenglish.com/CEFR/A2.htm
http://www.englishtag.com/tests/level_test_pre_intermediate_A2.asp
http://www.examenglish.com/KET/ket_listening_part1.htm
http://www.examenglish.com/KET/KET_vocab.htm
http://www.english-online.org.uk/ketfolder/ktest1.php?name=Practice%20for%20the%20Key%20English%20Test%201
http://olpt.s3.amazonaws.com/online-practice-ket/index.html
http://www.usingenglish.com/comprehension/key+english+test.html

Listening exercises

 LISTENING EXERCISES

HELLO GUYS! Here you are some links that will help you improve your listening skills. I hope you give them a good use :) On the first link you just have to click on the video you want to watch and then you can listen to it and answer the questions or read the script. On the upper part there are some subdivisions regarding level. So just click on beginning and then if you think it's too easy just click on low intermediate. I hope you like them. Try the other links too :)

http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_beginning_start.php
http://www.esl-lab.com
http://www.saberingles.com.ar/listening/index1.html
http://esl.about.com/od/listening/Beginning_Level_English_Listening_Comprehension_Exercises.htm
http://www.rong-chang.com/listen.htm
http://www.englishmedialab.com/listening.html
https://www.englishlistening.com/index.php/listen-to-passages#close  

PRESENT PERFECT / PAST SIMPLE

PRESENT PERFECT / PAST SIMPLE

EXTRA PRACTICE


http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_present_perfect.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs5.htm
http://www.curso-ingles.com/gramatica-inglesa/present-perfect-past-simple.php
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/pspp1.htm

Infinitive of purpose

INFINITIVE OF PURPOSE

In English, we can tell people why we are doing something or why we are going somewhere in different ways. One easy way is to use the infinitive of a verb – to buy, to meet, to see.  In English grammar, we describe this as ‘infinitive of purpose’.

Here are some examples:

I’m going to the Mall to buy a new computer.

Mary is going to China to learn Chinese.

I’m going to Tom’s house to help him with his homework

I want to see the manager to tell him about a problem.

I sat down to rest and to think about my life.

I’m going downtown to get my hair cut.

……

We can also give short replies with an infinitive. Here are three examples:

1. ‘Where are you going?’

“The Post Office.”

‘Why?’

“To buy some stamps.“

…..

2. “I’m going to the Mall.”

‘Why?’

“To buy a new computer.”

…

3. ‘Why is Uyen going to Melbourne?”

“To study economics.”

EXTRA PRACTICE

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4685
http://www.autoenglish.org/generalgrammar/PurposeExercise.htm
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/infinitive

May/might /will/won't

May Might and Adverbs of Probability

May and Might

Use: 
Use May and Might to talk about what will possibly happen in the future. May and Might meanmaybe will. They can refer to the future or the present.
Examples: I might have a pen in my bag.  ( = present use)  
She may arrive tomorrow. ( = future use)

Form:
May and Might are modal verbs, like can, will and should, so they follow the same rules.
1) Do not add ‘s’ to the third person singular. 
He may come. NOT He mays come.
She might stay. NOT She mights stay.

2) To form a negative, add not after may and might. 
He may not come.  She might not stay.

3) To form questions, invert may/might and the subject. However, questions with might are not common. 
Might he be late? 

4) May can be used with ‘I’ or ‘we’ to make requests. However, can and could are more common. 
May I have some chocolate? May we go to the party?

5) May and Might are always followed by a verb in the infinitive form.
I might go. NOT I might to go.
She might stay. NOT She might staying.

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Will + adverbs of probability

Use:
You can use will and won’t with different adverbs to show how probable a future event is.

I’ll possibly go to the party. 
I’ll probably go to the party.
I’ll definitely go to the party. 
I’ll certainly go to the party.

Form:
Note that will / ‘ll is used before the adverb, but won’t is used after the adverb.

I’ll probably see you later. 
I probably won’t see you later.

EXTRA PRACTICE

http://englishgrammar3.blogspot.com/2008/02/will-or-wont-exercise-1-exercise-2.html

http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson39/willwont.htm

http://www.eli.es/uploaded_files/student_exercises/t4/exercises/oldt4jpredict/oldt4jpredict.htm

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-48099.php

might/may

MODAL VERBS / MAY AND MIGHT USES

Hi guys here is a video in which you can find the use of might and may together with other modal verbs I hope you find it useful :) 
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future

FUTURE TENSES WITH “WILL”

Simple Future has two different forms in English: "will" and "be going to." Although the two forms can sometimes be used interchangeably, they often express two very different meanings. These different meanings might seem too abstract at first, but with time and practice, the differences will become clear. Both "will" and "be going to" refer to a specific time in the future.

A. Notre: We use “Will” for future actions when we decide to do something at the time of speaking. (Do not use “will” to express future plans that have already been made at the time of speaking.)

Ex. It’s very hot in here

       Okay. I’ll open the window

I’m going to travel to Europe next summer

(Plan has already been made)

• Complete the following sentences with will (I’ll) and the correct verb from the list below.

Call/ have/ water/ walk/ mail/ go

1.   Would you like tea or coffee?

______________________________ tea, please..

2.   Would you like a ride home?

No, thanks. It’s a beautiful day. I think ___________________ home.

3.  We’re out of milk and I need some for the children.

Okay _______________________________ to the store and get some.

4. I just finished writing my brother a letter. Are you going to the post office now?

No, I’m not ___________________ it for you in the morning.

5.  These flowers look very dry.

Okay. ___________________________ them in a few minutes.

6.  Ken phoned while you were out.

Okay. __________________________ hi back after I finish lunch.

B. We often use “Will” for future predictions when we use the word “probably”

• For each of the situations below, predict something that will probably happen or something that will probably not happen.

Ex. Bob is going to take his driver’s test tomorrow. He didn’t practice

He’ll probably fail.   or    He’ll probably won’t pass.

1.   It’s raining. George doesn’t have an umbrella.

       

2.   Andy has a very bad cold.

       

3.  Nora didn’t sleep well last night.

4. Phil loves movies. There is a new movie playing at the theater tonight.

5.  Jan ate too much dessert last night and now she has a stomachache.