Fun Ways to Learn English

Check out my Irregular Past Tense Spelling Game ! I made it because I had always missed something from the ones I found on the net, mainly the amount of words they make you practice. So I decided to make one myself :) You can practise 60 irregular past tense verbs with it. There are 5x12 verbs, each goup is set in a short story. There are 3 or 4 tasks for each group of verbs (16 tasks altogether. Here's how it goes: You must find the present equivalent of the verb in the given sentence. If your answer is right, the verb will disappear. The same, only a bit more difficult: the verb will not disappear, you will only hear a sound if the answer is right You must complete the sentences with the proper past tense verb I have already tested it on some of my students, it seemed to be effective :) Come on, TRY it!

Test yoursef by these games from oup.com: anteater game (elementary: prepositions) dolphin game (pre-intermediate) These are only my favourite ones, but there are more -for elementary students: here -for pre-intermediate students: here . Have fun and learn! More online practice More games .

If you're thinking about finding a new job, a well written covering letter is a key element. This activity from BBC Learning English helps you with the vocabulary needed in a covering letter . More business English . More online practice .

Here's a game to practise the most problematic numbers for most students: 11-20. (Click on the picture) Instructions: click on the number you hear, then on the letter at the end (by Oxford University Press) More online practice .         More games

If you are an esl (English as Second Language)or efl (English as a Foreign Language) learner, I would strongly advice you to use a good coursebook. Oxford and Cambridge are the leading names, but other publishers have some good stuff, too. I like using coursebooks from Oxford University Press because of the wide range of activities they offer on the internet. They provide grammar and vocabulary exercises, tests, games, etc. to each of the units of their most popular coursebooks. (I'm not paid to say this - I simply like them...) Here's the list of the coursebooks they offer online practice for. For example, if you are learning from Headway Elementary, you can choose Headway, then Elementary, then you'll be offered different fields of practice, and then a list of the units. Eg. you can find the grammar practice (present simple) for Unit 4 here. Some of the exercises are okay to be used without the books. I'll add some of them later. More practice online .