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Introduction: Fluency Awareness
The activities here aim to help you become aware of the elements that influence your fluency and their importance.
- Fluency: Steps to develop your fluency- Part 1
- Fluency: Steps to develop your fluency- Part 2
- Fluency: Steps to develop your fluency- Part 3
- The importance of improving your vocabulary
- Planning your Vocabulary Learning Road Map: Knowledge of Vocabulary
- The importance of improving your structure
- Planning your Structure Learning Road Map: Knowledge of Structure
- The importance of improving your pronunciation
- Planning your Pronunciation Learning Road Map: Knowledge of Pronunciation
- Suggestions to Improve your Speaking
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Knowledge- Test and Practice your Knowledge of Vocabulary
Here you are going to be able to 'test' your knowledge so that you know which areas you need to work more.
- Knowledge of vocabulary- Words and Phrases related to Daily Life
- “Eating out”: Video- Basic words and phrases related to Daily Life
- “Routine”- Common Daily Expressions- Video
- Knowledge of Vocabulary- Words and Phrases related to technology
- “Technology”: Video-Basic words and phrases related to Technology
- Knowledge of vocabulary- Words and Phrases related to specific professions
- “Dr.Henderson”- Words and Phrases related to specific professions- Medicine
- “Museum of the Future”- Words and Phrases related to specific professions- Architecture
- “Eco-Friendly Architecture”- Words and Phrases related to specific professions- Architecture
- “Feng Shui”: Your Life in Perfect Harmony- Words and Phrases related to specific professions- Interior Design
- “Feng Shui” : The Bedroom-Video-Words and Phrases related to specific professions- Interior Design
- “Feng Shui”- The Bedroom- Words and Phrases related to specific professions- Interior Design
- Knowledge of vocabulary- Words and Phrases Commonly used in Academic Settings
- Knowledge of Vocabulary- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Knowledge of Vocabulary- Phrasal Verbs
- Phrasal Verbs: meanings and types
- Phrasal Verbs: Separability
- Phrasal Verbs- Video
- Knowledge of Vocabulary- Idioms and slangs
- Navigating Idioms 1- Vocabulary Focus
- Navigating Idioms 2- Vocabulary Focus
- Navigating Slangs 1- Vocabulary focus
- Navigating Slangs 2- Vocabulary Focus
- Describing Trends- Idioms and Slang- Vocabulary Focus
- Tips to help you expand your vocabulary
- “Be a successful non-native speaker”- Reflection Focus
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Knowledge: Practice your Pronunciation
Here you will be able to practice the areas of pronunciation that might affect your fluency.
- What does pronunciation involve?
- Intonation- What languages sound like
- Intonation- How Intonation Changes Meaning
- Intonation- The Main English Intonation Patterns
- Intonation- Breaking the Accent Barrier 1
- Word Stress
- Word Stress- Quiz
- Sentence Stress
- Sentence Stress – Quiz
- Linking
- Linking – Quiz
- Linking Words- Part 1- Same Consonant Sounds
- Linking Words- Part 2- Similar Consonant Sounds
- Linking Words- Part 3- Consonant and Vowel Sounds
- Linking Sounds- final /n/
- Phonemic chart
- The final (-ed) of the regular past tense verbs
- The voiced “th” / ð / sound
- The voiceless “th” /θ/ sound
- The Long /i:/ and Short /ɪ/ Sounds
- The short “o” /ɑ/ sound
- The long “o” /oʊ/ sound
- The /ɔɪ / sound
- Tongue twisters to improve your pronunciation
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Knowledge- Test and Practice your Knowledge of Grammar
- Architecture: Contextual Reference -“The Cradle”
- Knowledge of Structure- Verb Tenses- Test your knowledge
- Verb Tenses Quiz 1
- Verb Tenses in English: General Overview
- Verb Tenses Quiz 2
- Verb Tenses in English: Simple Tenses
- Verb Tenses in English: Continuous Tenses
- Verb Tenses in English: Perfect Tenses- Present Perfect
- Verb Tenses in English: Perfect Tenses- Past Perfect
- Expressing the Future
- Future in the Past
- Knowledge of Structure- Modal Verbs
- Tenses: Concept Questions
- Modal Verbs
- Knowledge of Structure- Conditionals
- Conditionals
- Knowledge of structure- Relative Clauses
- Relative Clauses
- Knowledge of Structure- Reported Speech
- Reported Speech- General Guidelines
- Knowledge of Structure- Passive Voice
- Passive Voice
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Conversation 1: Functional Language
- Daily Conversations: Checking for understanding
- Daily Conversations- Agree and Disagree- Function Focus
- Daily Conversations- Polite Interruptions- Function Focus
- Daily Conversations: Asking for Information
- Asking for Information: Indirect Questions Part 1
- Asking for Information: Indirect Questions Part 2
- Asking for Information: Indirect Questions Part 3
- Asking short and gentle questions: Presenting Complaint-Medicine- Topic Focus
- Asking short and gentle questions: Types of Questions- Presenting Complaints- Medicine-Grammar Focus
- Asking short and gentle questions: Tenses- Presenting Complaints- Medicine- Grammar Focus
- Asking and Answering Questions:”Taking a Patient’s history”- Authentic Video- Listening- Medicine Focus
- “The First Heart Transplant”- Listening-Medicine- Specific Focus
- Agreeing and Disagreeing-must-know expressions- video
- Complaining or not Complaining?: Customer Service
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Conversation 2: Speak Up
- Life Skills Focus: “Becoming more self-aware” 1
- Life Skill Focus: “Becoming more self-aware” 2
- Language and Beyond Focus: “Consider the consequences of your actions”
- “Bridging the generation gap”
- Protegido: “Less than One”: Short Film
- “The logical song” by Supertramp 1
- “The Logical Song” by Supertramp 2
Phonemic chart
1- Read the phonemic chart below. Then click here, write the words written under each phoneme, listen and repeat.
2- Below is a British Council phonemic chart. Download it to hear the sounds of English by clicking on the symbols. Click on the top right hand corner of each symbol to hear sample words including the sounds.
Click here⇒ TEphonemic to download it and practice.
