Thursday, November 22, 2012

Relative clause quiz


Choose the relative pronoun to complete the relative clause sentence. Each question has only one correct answer. When you are finished click on the "Next Question" button. There are 30 questions to this quiz. Try to use only 1 minute per question. At the end of the quiz, you will receive quiz feedback.

Friday, May 18, 2012

ECCE Links

Alice, why don't you also try these Online tests offered by HAU upon registering?


After you have finished that, you can explore all sorts of ECCE links on my blog:


http://markaki-students.blogspot.com/2010/05/useful-ecce-links.html 

Friday, April 20, 2012

Videos for listening practice


These videos seem to be best for upper-intermediate/ advanced adult learners, since most of them combine useful vocabulary, clearly pronounced words and English subtitles.


Facebook, Twitter Revolutionizing How Parents Stalk Their College-Aged Kids


Teaching kids about Global Warming

Youth Crime activity

Real English videos on YouTube


See also that older post on this blog:

What makes you happy?

Thursday, March 29, 2012

STOP YOUNG PEOPLE FROM SMOKING!


Dear Editor,
It is tragic that so many young people smoke regularly without realizing how many health problems they will have in the future.This is the reason which I am writing to you; to express my suggestions in order for all of us to deal with this serious problem.

Firstly, I believe that family has the most important role in this case because parents and relatives are in close contact with their children so they know their special features and weakness.In other words, they should explain to them the effects of smoking on their health and they should convince their children that smoking is a bad habit. Parents themselves must be role models for their children, setting the good example of working out in a gym or having some physical activities all together.

Secondly, schools and teachers have a lot to offer to tackle this problem with their educational programs. As I know many schools show some selected films in order to shock the children into an awareness of the problem and encourage them to avoid all the bad influences. In addition, educators know the way to be near the children by discussing their problems and rewarding their efforts. Also, they know how to organize lectures related with young people's problems, like smoking in this tender age, cooperating with different experts, such as doctors and simultaneously informing children's parents about these issues.

I firmly believe that with the cooperation of family and teachers, we can persuade young people that smoking is not cool. I think it will help to try these suggestions.

Sincerely
Aliki