Monday, 16 July 2012

Grammar in snack-size bites.


FEELING HUNGRY ?????????

Grammar practice in snack-size bites.
Grammar Snack videos show the grammar being used in a natural way. A conversation-style explanation and interactive exercises will check that you can really use the language.
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-snacks

Friday, 15 June 2012

TENSES: Enjoying the past, present and future.


Enjoy a game of basketball whilst learning your tense forms.
 
 Shoot the hoops !!!!
 Click on the link.
http://www.marks-english-school.com/games/b_verbs.html

To shoot hoops is based on the basketball meaning of hoop, a high metal ring through which a ball is thrown to score points, therefore meaning to play a game of basketball.



Simple Present: They play basketball.
Present Perfect: They have played basketball.
Simple Past: They played basketball.
Past Perfect: They had played basketball.
Future: They will play basketball.
Future Perfect: They will have played basketball.



Thursday, 14 June 2012


Monkey Idioms

What is an Idiom?
An idiom is a phrase or an expression that cannot be taken literally. When you use an idiom in everyday language, then it has a different meaning than the basic meaning or definition of the words as found in a dictionary.

Phrasal Verb: Monkey around
Meaning: Not to be serious
Monkey on your back.
A way of saying that there is serious problem that you cannot forget.
Monkey business.
A way of saying that you should stop messing around.
To settle down and stop the monkey business.
Funny as a barrel of monkeys.
To be extremely funny.

To make a monkey out of

To make a person appear foolish or silly.

Monkey Jokes


'Stop Monkeying Around!' 

What kind of a key opens a banana?
A monkey.
Why did the monkey like the banana?
Because it had appeal.
What did the banana say to the monkey?Nothing, bananas can't talk.
What do you call a monkey with a banana in each ear?
Anything you want, it can't hear you.
What did the monkey say when he cut off his tail?
It won't be long now.
Where should a monkey go when he loses his tail?
To a retailer.
Why don't monkeys play cards in the jungle?
There are too many cheetahs there.
What do monkeys do for laughs?
They tell jokes about people.
Ha Ha Ha !!!!!!!!