Past tenses (Intermediate)

Past simple and past perfect - grammar explained + exercises and tests bellow.

Past simple and past continuous - exercises

Modal verbs

Modal verbs explained + interactive exercises.

Can, could have to, might, must, should

Have to, must

Couldn't, might not

Could, might, should, would

Modals, verb forms

Final test

Adventure in the desert

A desert, a kiss by a camel, riding on a camel, annoying flies, an unexpected accident and a dangerous encounter. (2 in 1:Cartoon & Test).
Aim: Mixed tenses revision.
Level: Intermediate and upwards.

http://www.englishtenseswithcartoons.com/page/visualtests/1

Present perfect or past simple? (Intermediate)

Try this short online exercise - it is very similar to those we have done in Unit 2.

http://www.englishtenseswithcartoons.com/pages/exercises/PastSimplevsPresentPerfect1.php

First conditional exercises (Pre-intermediate students)

For more practice on first conditional, try to do these online exercises:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/type_1_statements.htm

or

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/firstconditional/exercise1.html

Let us know if you find some more.

Unusual journeys

Two follow-up videos for 2AB/Straightforward Intermediate Unit 2.



Apparently, this somewhat controversial video has not been accepted among some Slovaks with great enthusiasm (see - or rather not - the steamed comments on youtube :) ). The author, Michael Palin, is an excellent British comedian and writer known for his rude humour, so consider this and be merciful to him :)

Having talked about unusual journeys and giving up your job to do something more exciting, here is Matt Harding's story in Slovak, video included. Via gobl.blog.sme.sk  Absolutely gripping.

Marec mesiac knihy

Využite výhodnú marcovú ponuku vydavateľstva Macmillan, ktoré nám ponúka zľavnené anglické knihy v zjednodušených verziách, tzv. "Readers". Texty sú adaptované na úroveň Starter (300 slov) až po Upper-Intermediate (slovná zásoba 2200 ). Knihy sú v cene od 2,20 do 7,80 Eur za knihu/knihu s CD a kompletný zoznam je vyvesený pri kabinete AJ.

Do čítania, priatelia!