British Council – Learn English Teens: Introductory Activities

Introduction The British Council website Learn English Teens has a nice range of exercises which help students practice all the main English Skills. Although the level is generally a little lower than UFP Level 3 or IELTS Band 5, there are still some useful resources for UFP students, especially as quick exam preparation & general revision.

The section called Skills has exercises at different levels of difficulty A1, A2, B1, B2 etc.

This is the link to the home page.

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/

Note: Many of the activities use Flash so will work very well on PCs but not on i-Pads.

Students can navigate around the site by means of the drop down menu buttons at the top of the screen.

Today we will look at the following resources:

1. Vocabulary exercises 2. Grammar exercises 3. Listening skills 4. Reading skills5. Study Break – Video Zone

British Council – Learn English Teens: Introductory Activities

1. Vocabulary: Meals & Cooking

Click on the link below

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/meals-and-cooking

(i) Practise matching pictures – words (Learn & Remember) then some spelling practice (Write)

Games

(ii) If you look underneath this quiz you will see 5 games to practise the vocabulary.

British Council – Learn English Teens: Introductory Activities

2. Grammar: Conjunctions

Click on the link below

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/conjunctions-and-or-so-because-and-although

(i) Watch the video and then read through the grammar explanations & examples underneath.

Explanation & Examples

(ii) When you are happy that you understand the grammar point, try the exercises underneath. You can also download some worksheets.

British Council – Learn English Teens: Introductory Activities

3. Listening Skills: Going to the cinema

Click on the link below

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/going-cinema

(i) Click on the blue link called Preparation before you listen.

(ii) Work through the exercises in blue underneath as you listen, e.g. multiple-choice.

Preparation

British Council – Learn English Teens: Introductory Activities

4. Reading Skills: World’s Weirdest Food

Click on the link below

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading-skills-practice/worlds-weirdest-food

(i) Click on the blue link called Preparation before you read.

(ii) Work through the exercises in blue underneath as you read, e.g. multiple-choice.

Preparation

British Council – Learn English Teens: Introductory Activities

5. Study Break – Video Zone: Earth Hour

Click on the link below

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/video-zone/earth-hour

(i) Click on the blue link called Preparation before you watch.

(ii) Work through the exercises in blue underneath as you watch, e.g. true or false.

Preparation