agosto 22, 2006

WISH LIST (LEVEL 4)

What do you wish were different about these things? Write down your wishes...

My bedroom, my job or study, my appereance, my family, my possessions, my skills...

agosto 02, 2006

Writing - A Letter to the Editor (Level 4)

Use your own ideas to write a letter to the Mayor of your town about any local problem.

julio 29, 2006

USED TO (Level 4)

How have you changed?

Write five sentences about yourself using used to.

(rememeber to click on "click here to write a comment" right below this message you're reading)

julio 26, 2006

Compound Nouns (All Levels)

Learn about Compound Nouns HERE

This is a GRAMMAR GAME to practice with Compound Nouns.

About Your Childhood (Level 4)

Write a paragraph about things you used to do as a child. Make sure to practice with "Used To".
For extra practice, try printing these sentences and correcting them.

julio 25, 2006

Describing Pros and Cons (Level 7)


Choose an unusual job and make a list of the advantages and disadvantages. Write a paragraph or two and add a title.

Don't forget to write your name in the comment.

julio 21, 2006

Personality Types (Group 6 pm)

Do you ever get annoyed by a certain type of person or situation?

Write down five things that annoy you the most.


By the way, take this on-line test to discover your personality profile:

Personality Profile Test

julio 20, 2006

Welcome (Group 3 pm)

It's good to have you in this level. I hope we can enjoy this time together. Remember to post your personal profile at the end of this message. Just click on "Comments".

See you in class.

julio 17, 2006

Welcome Level 7 (6 pm group)

I really enjoyed having you in class. Remember to write a composition about

"Making new friends and Keeping the old ones".

Post your suggestion in 'Comments' and don't forget to write your name.

See you in class.

- Carlos Eduardo -

julio 12, 2006

Spelling Exercise (6am Group)

Dear Students,

This exercise is for extra practice in the spelling of the "Simple Present Third Person"

Verb + S

A little more ...

Simple Present statements

Continue Practising...

Questions

And...

Negations

That's all for today. Have fun!

Carlos E.

julio 11, 2006

Welcome UCO's course.

Hello to all students of UCO's course (6 am to 8 am). I hope you enjoy this resource a lot. It's intended to help you improve your English skills.

I strongly recommend to check the course of Aula Fácil. You can find the link in the sidebar under the title "Recommended Links".

- The Teacher -

julio 01, 2006

Reported Speech (Level 8)

These are some interesting exercises on-line about Reported Speech. This is the topic of the unit 16, Interchange 2.

Click Here!

Carlos E.

A Friend Never Lies

Hi, friends. I hope you didn´t get too surprised with your grades. As a I said in the title "A friend never lies to you". I encourage you to check the final test answers and learn from your mistakes.

I really enjoyed having all of you in class. You are nice and dedicated people. Now. your new challenge is to better yourselves.

This blog is going to be here for you. I´m planning to get new communication tools and better links.

Keep in touch and God bless you.

- Carlos Eduardo Vásquez -

junio 06, 2006

About the Classes

I'm sorry I wont' be able to go to Guatape the next two Fridays. The university assigned me a course from Monday to Friday until June 22.

The classes will continue as programmed before. We have 4 sessions left on Saturdays.

See you next Saturday.

Carlos Eduardo Vásquez

junio 01, 2006

English Factory

Congratulations to all of you! Finally the blog is working well. I have read all your messages. Sorry I couldn't answer them... It's end of semester at the university, so I'm very busy these days.

Take care!

- The Teacher -

mayo 20, 2006

Conjunctions

The conjunctions we studied last class were:

"AND", "BUT", "THOUGH", and "HOWEVER".

Write sentences using these conjunctions regarding the following topics:

People
Food
Shopping
Weather
Crime
Things to do

Read the examples on page 73.

So long!

About Harry Potter

Have you ever read a Harry Potter book? What do you know about this famous character? Search a little if necessary.

See you soon!

Level 7, Short Stories - Guatape

Post the short story you started last Saturday morning. Don't forget to write your name at the end of your comment.

Take care!

mayo 19, 2006

About The Mid-Term Test

Hi, there.

The Mid-Term test is going to be held the weekend after elections.

level 3, please study units 7 to 10
level 7, please study units 11 to 13

Note: The test will include an oral examination. Prepare a topic in advance.


- The Teacher -

mayo 07, 2006

Present Perfect Continuous Practice

You want to practice? this exercise is going to be helpful to you. It's focused on the grammar topic we studied last Saturday.

http://www.aulafacil.com/CursoIngles/Ejercicios14.htm

- Carlos E. -