Language Links Lab

A philosopher once said:” Half of good philosophy is good grammar” Martinich

1-Read about the history of English

http://www.englishclub.com/english-language-history.htm

2-Exams

http://www.testyourlevel.com

TOEIC^® – Test of English for International Communication ^TM

 

http://www.dailyenglishpractice.com/

http://www.englishclub.com/esl-exams/ets-toeic-practice.htm

http://www.examenglish.com

http://www.yeuanhvan.com

new-toeic-exam-handbook-20071

toeic-para-candidatos

http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.fab2360b1645a1de9b3a0779f1751509/?vgnextoid=06cfd898c84f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD

3-Differences between  English and Spanish

 Diferencias lengua extranjera01

4-VERBS , VERBS AND MORE VERBS

List of common verbs which are used to talk about daily routines:

http://www.lingolex.com/swom/wom-dailyroutine.htm

Spanish / English

http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/VERBLIST.HTM

Regular and irregular verbs            English / Spanish

http://www.scribd.com/doc/2360948/verbos-regulares-ter

http://www.scribd.com/doc/13064538/Irregular-Verbs

5-Make or Do ? (Theory)

http://www.vocabulary.cl/Intermediate/Do_Make.htm

http://esl.about.com/od/vocabularyreference/a/a_makeordo.htm

http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/doormake.htm

http://www.better-english.com/vocabulary/makedo.htm

Exercises (Practice)

 http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/mod.html

http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blmakedo1.htm

http://ww2.collegeem.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/domake1.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/youmeus/learnit/learnitv2.shtml#answers

6-Phrasal Verbs: look, put, take

Exercises:

http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/lookprep.htm

http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/putprep.htm

http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/takeprep.htm

phrasal-verbslook-put-and-take (meanings)

 

7- Interjections, tag questions and rejoinders

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/interjections.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-questions-tag.htm

http://free-english-study.com/speaking/rejoinders.html

 

8-Conditionals. If I were you, I would read this:

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences

9-The Subjunctive Experience: Spanish vs. English

http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/subj1.htm

http://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/subjunctive.html

http://www.wordpower.ws/grammar/gramex09.html

 

10-Word Order

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/word-order

http://www.vivquarry.com/wkshts/worder.html

Exercises:

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/wordorder.htm

11-English Gerund vs. Spanish Infinitive

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerund

http://www.english-zone.com/grammar/ger-inf01.html

12-Some differences between British and American English

http://esl.about.com/od/toeflieltscambridge/a/dif_ambrit.htm

Selected Vocabulary Differences British and American English

http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/REF/usgbdiff.html

14- The Apostrophe

http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp

15- Simple Past

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M7xIwAqy9I

http://www.scribd.com/doc/2360948/verbos-regulares-ter

http://www.scribd.com/doc/13064538/Irregular-Verbs

PRONUNCIATION OF REGULAR VERBS:

After vowels: e.g. queued

1-Pronounce D after voiced consonants (vibration of the vocal cords)

After consonant sounds: B, G, L, LL, M, N, R, V, W, (Y), Z

Cleaned, turned, loved, smelled, cried, lived, listened, studied, played, called

2-Pronounce T after voiceless consonants (No vibration of the vocal cords)

K, P, SH, CH, F, H, GH, S, W, X

Eg.

DanCE / danS/ past /danST/. The rule is about the realization of the sound, not the spelling.

Worked, cooked, helped, looked, washed, watched, touched, danced, fixed, liked, and laughed.

3-Pronounce ID after T or D:

Wanted, needed, rested, painted, visited, tasted

Please read the following sentences:

a- She cleaned (d), cooked (t) and rested (id) last Monday.

b- He repaired (d) his car, washed (t) it and painted (id) it.

c-They called (d) on the phone, watched (t) TV and visited (id) their friends.

Please read this paragraph: (pay close attention to the linking process: consonant + vowel)

Yesterday I played football with my friends. Then I helped my mother at home. Later we watched TV, talked a lot and listened to music. I cooked for my friends. They tasted the food and liked it a lot. Then we went to a party and danced all night.

Please read the following stories out loud.  Pay close attention to the pronunciation of  regular verbs in the simple past.

Short Paragraph Stories

15-Intensifiers

http://www.michigan-proficiency-exams.com/intensifiers.html