Hello students,

Improve your English outside the classroom and revise for the written and oral tests.

There are several materials for you to use. Feel free to use them in a way that helps you.

1 - Let´s start with

As you know, in 1948 the United Nations wrote The Universal Declaration of Human Rights that established international standards about the rights and freedoms everyone is entitled to.

Watch this video from YouTube:

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

2 - However, human rights violations still occur around the world.

Each of the following videos portrays a violation of human rights. 

Migrant and refugee children

Child soldiers

Child marriage

Millions of children are ignored

Human trafficking

Violence against women

3 - The challenge for us all is to try to make a change and  fulfill the promise of the UDHR.

Watch these:

What do we want?

UNICEF for every child

Imagine

Heal the world

4  - Let's check 

Gerunds and infinitives

Exercise    1    2    3    4   

Phrasal verbs

List of frequently used phrasal verbs

Exercises:

bring	set
come	take
get	mixed phrasal verbs
go	three word phrasal verbs

That's all for now.

Remember to leave a comment on one of the videos

Thank you! J

School year 2017-18

Welcome to EnglishNet, the EFL blog for Jaime Moniz students.

EnglishNet gives you access to English language and culture.

This is a place where you have the opportunity to learn, practise and improve your English in a different way.

It contains links to help you learn and improve your English grammar and your listening, reading and writing skills.

You will also be able to participate and give opinions.

1. Let's start by watching these three videos related to our first topic:

English worldwide

The history of English

 Global English with David Crystal

  Why learn English?

2 . Have a look at 

25 interesting facts about the English language

3. And now watch the following YouTube links. It´s   fun time!      

 Why English is important

 Learning English pronunciation

The English language in 24 accents

4. Grammar time! Let's practise! These exercises online allow you to get more practice!

English pronunciation and sounds

Exercise      1       2 

The genitive

Exercise      1       2 

Impersonal passive voice

Exercise      1       2        3

That's all for now.

I hope you enjoy and get the most of this blog!

Do let me know what you think about ONE of the videos

Thank you! J

 Hello to all of you.

Our topic this month is:

1950s -1990s - ART, CULTURE AND SOCIETY

1 - To start with, let´s take a look at this video which tells us:

Our story in two minutes

2 - And now let´s go back a few decades.

Watch these videos:

1950s 

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

Please feel free to post your opinion on one of the videos.

3 - IT'S GRAMMAR TIME
Improve your English online

Impersonal pronouns

Exercise     1

The subjunctive

Exercise      1      2      3       

Thank you! J

 Farewell!

Hello all,

Improve your English outside the classroom and revise for the written and oral tests.

There are several materials for you to use. Feel free to use them in a way that helps you.

This time we will focus on the theme

Democracy and globalisation

1 Building a democratic Europe

I have chosen these YouTube videos related to The European Union.

Please watch them.

A brief history of the European Union

The European Union explained

European Union - a new Europe

Erasmus +

2 Globalisation

Globalisation has been taking place for hundreds of years, but has speeded up enormously over the last half-century.

However, there is a growing debate over its positive and negative effects.

These videos show some arguments from both sides:

Globalisation - good or bad?

Pros and cons of globalisation

Don't forget to leave a meaningful comment on one of the videos.

3 Improve your  

Inversion in conditional sentences

Ex    1        2           3

Future Perfect vs Future Continuous

Ex      1       2           3

Connectors of contrast

Ex    1        2           3

Asking polite questions

Ex     1       2           3

Thank you! J

Farewell.

Welcome back!

1 - Human rights for all

Freedom fighters

These three men took action to ensure the promotion and protection of human rights. They are prominent examples of how freedom and justice can be won through non-violent actions.

Let´s learn more about them. Watch these YouTube videos:

Gandhi

Selma

Long walk to freedom

Now watch this inspirational video:

Be the change you want to see in the world

2 - Open doors, open minds

Read these three articles of the Universal Declaration of Human rights

Article 13
Right to Free Movement in and out of the Country
Article 14
Right to Asylum in other Countries from Persecution
Article 15
Right to a Nationality and the Freedom to Change It

As you know, migration has been a constant feature of human history.

Watch these videos.

Europe´s refugee crisis explained

Border fences around the world

How should the world deal with immigration?

3- Grammar time!

These exercises allow you to get more practice.

Suffixes

Exercise   1         2         3            4


Inversion of the subject

Exercise    1        2           3            4

That's all for now!

Please feel free to leave some interesting comments related to the videos.

See you! J