Listening and spelling

Listen to the words and type what you hear to practice listening and spelling.

Write down what you hear in these videos.

Video 1
Video 2

Here you can listen and practice some difficult sounds.

Music for English

First listen to this song about possessive adjectives, possessive pronouns, and possessive object pronouns.

Then check out this youtube video with the lyric of the Beatles' song, Yesterday.

And then try Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps.

Then explore youtube and try to find songs in English with lyrics.

If you want to practice grammar, try this exercise on pronouns.

If you get bored, try one of the links on the right.

Practice, practice, practice!

Hi class,

I hope you had a good weekend.

Tomorrow there is an Action Group meeting at 7:30 until 8:30 if you want to go, you will be excused from class during the time of the meeting.

Click this link to practice listening.

Click this link to practice grammar.

Click this link to practice reading.

If you finish early, check this link which is more listening practice.

Practicing simple past

Write these sentences in the negative simple past.

Rewrite the following positive sentences into negative sentences.

Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).


Pool of exercises

Listening practice

More practice

Please do the exercise in the post below to practice for our make up quiz tomorrow.

Then you can listen to this story about the upcoming wedding of Prince William and do the games and exercises.

More practice

Phrasal Verbs

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1. I was late for work because

   
   the car broke down.

   
   the car broke up.

   
   the car took off.

   
   the car break down.

   
   the card tore up.

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2. Which choices are correct? More than one answer is correct.
   I made a mistake but I _________________.

   
   crossed out the answer.

   
   crossed the answer out.

   
   crossed it out.

   
   crossed out it.

   
   cross out the answer

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3. I have to wait for my co-worker to _____________ before I can leave.

   
   
   catch up

   
   get in

   
   hang up

   
   show up

   
   hurry up

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4. Every morning I ________________ at 5 o'clock in the morning.

   
   
   give up

   
   take off

   
   get up

   
   look up

   
   wake up

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5. The gun __________ and accidentally killed the man.

   
   
   blow up

   
   went off

   
   go off

   
   turn off

   
   hurry up

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6. "There's too much talking during the quiz. Everybody _____________!"

   
   
   be quiet

   
   sit down

   
   shut up

   
   wake up

   
   stand up

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7. After the dishes are dry, please __________________.

   
   
   put away them.

   
   put them up.

   
   put them in.

   
   put them away.

   
   put them up.

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8. I was so tired after work. I was really happy to have a place to ____________ on the train.

   
   
   sit down

   
   sit up

   
   sit out

   
   sit in

   
   sit around

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9. The first time Derek Jeter _________________ a Yankee uniform, he felt proud.

   
   
   put off

   
   put on

   
   put back

   
   put out

   
   put up with

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10. Go ahead without me. I'm not finished yet. I'll _______________ with you later

    
    
    catch up

    
    come across

    
    get along

    
    hold on

    
    look up

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11. I prefer to cook at home but these days I'm so busy I __________ a lot.

    
    
    call back

    
    eat out

    
    go out

    
    check in

    
    figure out

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12. This neighborhood has a lot of dogs so _________________ where you walk.

    
    
    watch out

    
    look out

    
    pick out

    
    come across

    
    slow down

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13. ____________________ the car!

    
    
    get off

    
    pick up

    
    get on

    
    get in

    
    get out of

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14. I ____________________________ my children after school on Tuesdays.

    
    
    fill in

    
    pick up

    
    pick out

    
    catch up

    
    give up

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15. Congratulations on _____________________ this quiz. Keep studying! Don't _______________

    
    
    get through, give up!

    
    getting through, give up!

    
    got through, give up!

    
    gets through, give up!

    
    gotten through, give up!

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Quizzes and listening practice

Hello class,

I'm sorry that I can't be there with you today. Today you should practice listening to some very short stories that will help you to practice hearing phrasal verbs. Here is the link.

Tomorrow we will go over the quiz. We will also discuss if we want to try it again.

Finally watch this episode of We Are New York. Do these exercises. You can print out a copy to write on.

Exercise 1: Put the words in order.
Follow the example.

1. you • Could • speak • please • slowly • more • ? Could you speak more slowly please?

2. say • please • again • that • Could • you • ? ____________________________________

3. explain • you • please • that • to • Could • me • ?____________________________________

4. you • for • me • spell • Could • please • that • word • ? ____________________________________

Exercise 2: How Do You Feel?
Complete the sentences. Follow the example. Use these phrases:

concerned about • excited about • grateful for • happy for • proud of • upset about

1. It’s your big break. Your band has a job at a wedding.

How do you feel? I am ___ excited about___ the job.

2. You want to go uptown, but you took the subway downtown. Now you are late.

How do you feel? I am _______________________ it.

3. Your son wins the poetry contest at school.

How do you feel? I am ____________________ him.

4. Your grandmother needs to see the doctor.

How do you feel? I am her ______________________ health.

5. Your coworker helped you open a low-fee bank account.

How do you feel? I am _________________________ his help.

6. Your best friend just got married.

How do you feel? I am ______________________________ her.

big break = important opportunity for a very good job
grateful for = thankful for

Good luck! I will see you tomorrow! ~ Kris