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COVID-19 Advice for the Public (World Health Organization)-Learn and Reflect

Pandemics: The Big Picture

“Pandemics: The Big Picture” από World Economic Forum διατίθεται με άδεια χρήσης CC by-nc-sa-2.0

STEP 1: Load the following link. Read and/or watch the basic measures that WHO (World Health Organization) proposes to protect yourself and others against the new coronavirus. Use an online dictionary to help you with vocabulary.

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public

STEP 2: Take two online quizzes to check your knowledge on coronavirus.

https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/fact-or-fiction-how-much-do-you-actually-know-about-coronavirus-covid-19

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/17/learning/News-Quiz-Coronavirus.html

STEP 3: Answer the following questions.

QUESTIONS: Which basic protective measure from the ones you read in STEP 1 do you find the most difficult to follow? Why? What can you do/have you already done to refine your habits?  Is there any tip you can share to help others follow this protective measure? How can this measure help you and the community? How do you spend your day now that we are all staying at home?

Salad Decoration: Know Your Fruit And Vegetables!

Photo: www.hellowonderful.co/post/8-CREATIVE-WAYS-TO-GET-KIDS-TO-EAT-SALAD

Summer indulges us in fruits and vegetables inspiring nutritious creativity! Either for a party or our personal pleasure, salads can be refreshing not only to our palate but eyes, too. Have a look at this collection of what I think easy and impressive salad decoration ideas along with their instructions.

Photo: www.savvymom.ca/index.php/partysavvy/easter-party/4184/food

Beginner or not, revise and play with some fruit and vegetables vocabulary with the following resources.

photo: www.simplifylivelove.com/easy-summer-fruit-snack/

GAMES

Listening matching game at digitaldialects.com

Fruits Listening Memory Game and  Vegetables Listening Memory Game at eslgamesworld.com

Fruits crossword puzzle and Vegetables crossword puzzle at iteslj.org

Choose the kind of word game you like at manythings.org for fruit and vegetables

QUIZZES

Vegetables vocabulary quiz at englishmedialab.com

Comprehension exercises at tolearnenglish.com and a4esl.org

Fruit listening quizzes and Vegetables listening quizzes at 123listening.com

Sugar – A Song And Some Food Idioms

I accidentally heard this song in the beginning of the summer as I was browsing the radio stations in my car and it struck me with awe. I absolutely loved its melody and quiet but arresting melancholy. What do you think it is about? Who is the singer talking to? Can you explain these phrases: “I want you to realize when I’m gone” and “There’s sugar on your soul” ?

Find the song lyrics here.

Sugar is loved by everyone. What about sugar and food idioms? Look below for definitions and quizes.

DEFINITIONS

dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sugar-and-spice

idiomconnection.com/food.html

idioms.thefreedictionary.com/sugar

EXERCISES-QUIZES

5minuteenglish.com/mar3.htm

braingle.com/wii/trivia/quiz.php?id=25537

englishclub.com/vocabulary/idioms-food.htm

quizlet.com/23047276/test

 

 

Simple Opinion Essay Plan and Useful Links

From “Which make better pets, cats or dogs?” to “Truth: Is it absolute or relative?” the list of opinion essay topics can be infinite. An opinion essay is a type of formal essay where the writer expresses their personal viewpoint on a particular topic.

The essay can be short or lengthy, depending upon the range of  ideas or the word limit according to a particular exam type. Whatever the case, follow the regular essay guidelines and stick to your topic. Be clear, support with examples, use connectors to smoothly link one point to the next, avoid repetition and always prepare a plan to follow. Here’s a simplified one for you:

OPINION ESSAY LAYOUT

Are you more of an audio-visual type? Watch the following video to clarify any points on how to write an opinion essay.

Examples of Opinion Essays
writefix.com   Essays listed by topic and category
Guidelines and exercises
Prompts and food for thought
Finally, the following chart from myeverydayinenglish.blogspot.com.br briefly presents some common connectors to use in your essay. 

Merry Christmas With Mr Bean-Lesson Plan and Worksheet

Are you looking for a fun way to introduce some seasonal vocabulary, customs and activities to spend this year’s last school day? Well, how about watching a Mr Bean episode with your class? That’s what I did last year with my Grade 6 pupils and it was great success because it seems they are never bored with Mr Bean. Moreover, they were really motivated to do the worksheet activities since they all enjoyed the story.

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What Is A Phrasal Verb?

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Phrasal verbs are an important part of the English language, because they are very common in spoken English and informal texts. Native speakers would probably say  “The concert was put off” rather than “The concert was postponed”, so make sure you learn as many of them as possible by practising them regularly. Remember that they should be avoided in formal writing. 

Still, what are phrasal verbs? What are they made up of? Is it easy for you to figure out their meaning? Do you often mix them up? If you have followed this introduction up to here, you definetely understand a few of them, since the highligted words are examples of phrasal verbs.

Get down to studying phrasal verbs with the following resources. You will find definition, syntax and types of phrasal verbs as well as a few quizes to practise them. 

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English for Greek University Exams:On-line Resources / Ειδικό Μάθημα Αγγλικά:Διαδικτυακά Τεστ και Υλικό Εξάσκησης

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The following links lead to exercises or tests that can help you revise and test your knowledge of the English language at an intermediate to advanced level (B2-C2). Because of their level, they are appropriate for Greek University Candidates who wish to have an overall evaluation of their competence.

GRAMMAR

Short exercises at edufind.com

Quizes at grammar-quizzes.com

Test at depts.washington.edu

READING 

Intermediate at web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone

Upper-Intermediate at web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone

Advanced at web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone

Intermediate at usingenglish.com

Advanced at usingenglish.com

Intermediate/Advanced at infosquares.com

WRITING

Guide and exercises at owl.english.purdue.edu  

FCE/CAE/CPE/TOEFL/IELTS and more…

Tests at boostyourenglishscore.com

Tests at english-online.org.uk

IELTS reading and writing tests at ielts-exam.net  (check the writing tasks because there are model answers)

IELTS sample tests at ielts-exam.net  (check the writing tasks because there are model answers)

 

You may also be interested to check the rest of the resources labeled “Exams” and  “Ειδικό Μάθημα Αγγλικά” from the unit on the right.

 

 

Improve your Writing with Transitional Words and Phrases-Βελτίωσε το γραπτό σου με συνδετικές λέξεις και φράσεις

A bumpy writing ride

Transitional words and phrases are used to connect one idea to the next. They show how the main idea and its further development are connected within a paragraph or within a sentence. They are like the asphalt (bitumen) that glues the materials of the road surface together.

If the amount of the asphalt is little or of bad quality, then the road surface will come out cracky and rough, and our ride rather bumpy. Likewise, if we use little or inappropiate transitions in our writing, the meanings will be disorganised and the reader will not be able to read smoothly from one point to the next.

On the other hand, too many transitional phrases make our writing unnatural. Thus, it is necessary to fully understand what kind of transitions there are and how they are used.

Two helpful lists follow: the first includes some basic transitional words and phrases  and the second presents links to examples and exercises. 

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