English 4 Fun

                                                   Dear students!  Here you have a pair of  interesting videos downloaded from Youtube which will help you understand the main idea of the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. After watching this please complete the following exercises! Thank you!!! 1. Countable and uncountable nouns A Some of the following nouns can be used with more than on e expression. SUGAR, CHEESE, JAM, MILK, TOAST, CAKE , SPAGUETTI, SALT , CHOCOLATE 1. a piece of _____________ 2. a slice of _______________ 3. a plate of _______________ 4. a teaspoonful of __________ 5. a pinch of _____________ 6. a bar of ________________ 7. a jar of _____________ 8. a carton of ___________ Put the nouns into the following groups:  countable, uncountable, always plural, countable a...

HOLIDAYS Pictures taken from www.onlythebest2010.org and www.precisionfitnesshk.com A. The words in the box are all things you could take on holiday with you. Decide which ones you might need for going to these places. Remember you may need the same things for more than one holiday. washing powder                                          note-pad towel security wallet shopping bag driving licence boots digital camera                                                                          visa                                                     ...

Look at the work of art in the photograph. Do you consider yourself the kind of person who might want to own such a piece of work of art? Why? Why not?

Can you compare these two pictures making references to the food? What of the two meals do you think is healthier? Why? Why not? Give more than one reason for your anwer.

EDUCATION A.Look at the following differences between American and British English. 1. The equivalent of high school in British English is secondary school 2. In American English you graduate from high school or university, whereas in British English you only graduate from university. 3. Americans talk about seeing a movie , British people tend to use the word film. 4. Jock is an American word used to describe someone who is keen keen on sport. B.Explain the differences between each of the following pairs of words. 1. nursery school/ primary school 2. a state school/ a public school 3. grammar school/ a comprehensive school 4. a degree/ a career 5. a teacher/ a professor 6 a qualification/ a title

READING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES What is the writer's main purpose in this paragraph? I was inspired to describe my approach to language learning after reading a book on the subject by TIm Barnham. The method he describes is very similar to the one that I use, though I take issue with a couple of his suggestions, and I think his method needs to be updated for the internet age. Nevertheless I recommend the book highly, as it's full of good suggestions. Please note I'm not an expert. I can only comment on my own experiences, and how some tech know-how has helped me pursue my chief pleasure in life: learning languages. to describe which technology skills helped him learn languages to say which part of Barham's book impressed him most to indicate how he benefits from learning a language to explain his motivation for writing the article Piaget and Vygostky are two important figures in the development of early interactionalist theories of ...