Listening exercises

LISTENING EXERCISES

HELLO GUYS! Here you are some links that will help you improve your listening skills. I hope you give them a good use :) On the first link you just have to click on the video you want to watch and then you can listen to it and answer the questions or read the script. On the upper part there are some subdivisions regarding level. So just click on beginning and then if you think it's too easy just click on low intermediate. I hope you like them. Try the other links too :)

http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_beginning_start.php
http://www.esl-lab.com
http://www.saberingles.com.ar/listening/index1.html
http://esl.about.com/od/listening/Beginning_Level_English_Listening_Comprehension_Exercises.htm
http://www.rong-chang.com/listen.htm
http://www.englishmedialab.com/listening.html
https://www.englishlistening.com/index.php/listen-to-passages#close

PRESENT SIMPLE DO AND DOES

PRESENT SIMPLE

USE

1) repeated actions

My friend often draws nice posters.

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2) things in general

The sun rises in the East.

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3) fixed arrangements, scheduled events

The plane flies to London every Monday.

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4) sequence of actions in the present

First I get up, then I have breakfast.

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5) instructions

Open your books at page 34.

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6) with special verbs

I understand English.

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SIGNAL WORDS

every day, often, always, sometimes, never

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FORM

infinitive (3rd person singular he, she, it: infinitive + -s)

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EXAMPLES

Affirmative sentences:

I read books.	My brother reads books.
We sing pop songs.	She sings pop songs.
I play handball.	John plays handball.

Negative sentences:

You must not negate a full verb in English. Always use the auxiliary do for negations.

I		like	computers.
I	don't	like	computers at all.

My friend		likes	computers.
My mum	doesn't	like	computers at all.

Questions:

Use the auxiliary do.
Do you play football?
Does he play football?

The spelling of the third person singular form of the simple present:

All the verbs take an "s" in the simple present when conjugated in the third person singular (he, she, it) form:

Examples:

• I visit my parents every summer holiday. But my wife visits her parents every weekend.
• My brother meets his girlfriend everyday.

So the rule is:

He / she / it + Verb + S

There are however some special cases. Here are the spelling rules:

Silent e	Vowel + y	Consonant + y	Verbs ending in o	Verbs ending in s, z, sh, tch, ch
close = closes note = notes	play = plays say = says	study = studies marry = marries	go = goes do = does	miss = misses buzz = buzzes hatch = hatches finish = finishes teach = teaches

Examples:

• She drives to work every morning.
• He says he plays football on the weekends

Exception:

• The verb to have changes its forms as follows:
  I have two sisters and two brothers. But she has one sister and two brothers.
  I have = he / she / it has

PRACTICE:

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-simple-present.php#.UzDaiVx6EWY
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/zeitformen.htm
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-present-1
http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/psv.html 
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_simple-exercises.html

Have got/ has got

Have got/has got usage

Affirmative sentences

long form	contracted form
I have got a brother.	I've got a brother.
You have got a sister.	You've got a sister.
He has got a budgie.	He's got a budgie.
She has got a dog.	She's got a dog.
It has got Bluetooth.	It's got Bluetooth.
We have got CDs.	We've got CDs.
You have got a nice room.	You've got a nice room.
They have got pets.	They've got pets.

Negations

long form	contracted form
I have not got a brother.	I haven't got a brother. or I've not got a brother.
You have not got a sister.	You haven't got a sister. or You've not got a sister.
He has not got a budgie.	He hasn't got a budgie. or He's not got a budgie.
She has not got a dog.	She hasn't got a dog. or She's not got a dog.
It has not got Bluetooth.	It hasn't got Bluetooth. or It's not got Bluetooth.
We have not got CDs.	We haven't got CDs. or We've not got CDs.
You have not got a nice room.	You haven't got a nice room. or You've not got a nice room.
They have not got pets.	They haven't got pets. or They've not got pets.

Spelling:
There is not >e< hasn't.

correct: She hasn't got a ruler.
incorrect: She hasen't got a ruler.

Questions

question	short answer
Have I got time?	Yes, I have. No, I haven't.
Have you got lots of friends?	Yes, I have. No, I haven't.
Has he got a mobile phone?	Yes, he has. No, he hasn't.
Has she got a pink car?	Yes, she has. No, she hasn't.
Has it got mudguards?	Yes, it has. No, it hasn't.
Have we got milk?	Yes, we have. No, we haven't.
Have you got a brown bag?	Yes, we have. No, we haven't.
Have they got nice books?	Yes, they have. No, they haven't.

Do not use >got< in the short answer.

Have they got lots of friends?
correct: Yes, they have.
incorrect: Yes, they have got.

PRACTICE:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/have_got_questions.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/have_not_got2.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5962

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=8410

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=568

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?07

Possessive adjectives

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

Possessive adjectives are used to show possession or ownership of something. While we use them when we refer to people, it is more in the sense of relationship than ownership.

The possessive adjectives in English are as follows:

Subject	Possessive Adjective
I	My
You	Your
He	His
She	Her
It	Its
We	Our
You (pl)	Your
They	Their

The possessive adjective needs to agree with the possessor and not with the thing that is possessed.

Examples

• My car is very old.
• Her boyfriend is very friendly.
• Our dog is black.
• Their homework is on the table.

Like all adjectives in English, they are always located directly in front of the noun they refer to. (Possessive Adjective + Noun)

We do not include an S to the adjective when the noun is plural like in many other languages.

Examples:

• Our cars are expensive. (Correct)
  Ours cars are expensive. (Incorrect)

However, the verb that is used needs to be in agreement with the noun - if the noun is singular then the verb is singular; if the noun is plural then the verb is plural.

Examples:

• My pen is black. (Singular)
  My pens are black. (Plural)
• Our child is intelligent. (Singular)
  Our children are intelligent. (Plural)

Its vs. It's

Be careful not to confuse its and it's.

Its = The possessive adjective for It.
It's = a contraction of it is.

PRACTICE:

http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Blue%20Level/B14%20Possessive%20Adjectives.html
http://www.grammar.cl/Games/Possessive_Adjectives.htm  
http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/possessive-exercises.html
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/possessives/possessives-adjectives
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz18mdf.htm
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1737

PLURALS

Regular Plurals

                           

For most nouns, the general rule for making the word plural is:

• If the word ends in s, x, ch or sh, add an "es" Bless + es = blesses

Box + es = boxes

catch + es = catches

Dish + es = dishes

• If the word ends in a consonant (all letters except a, e, i, o, u) + y, then change the "y" to an "i" and ad the letters "es" Baby = Babies

Candy = candies

• For all other non-irregular nouns, simply add an "s" to the end of the word Cat = cats

Dog = dogs

Kid = kids

Unchanging Nouns (no-change)

Certain other nouns have the same plural form as singular form. A large number of animals happen to follow this rule. For example, among others:

• Deer is "deer" whether singular or plural
• Fish is "fish" whether singular or plural
• Bison is "bison" whether singular or plural
• Moose is "moose" whether singular or plural
• Elk is "elk" whether singular or plural. 

Other Irregular Plurals

In addition to non-count nouns and unchanging nouns, there are several different types of irregular plurals which follow a pattern in the English language.

• For words that end in "fe," you change the letter "f" to the letter "v" and then add "s"

Knife = knives

Wife = wives

• For words that end in "f" you change the "f" to a "v" and add "es"

Half = halves

Loaf = loaves

• For words that end in "us," change the "us" to an "i"

Syllabus = syallabi

• For words that end in "o" add "es"

Tomato = tomatoes

Words that Change Form

Certain words do not add a letter to the end, but instead change the word itself. These words simply need to be memorized. Some examples include:

• Man to men
• Person to people
• Tooth to teeth
• Goose to geese
• Foot to feet
• Mouse to mice
• Ox to oxen
• Cow to kine
• Louse to lice
• Child to children
• Die to dice

COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES

List of Countries, Nationalities and their Languages

Below is a list of countries with the appropriate nationality. The Language that appears is the main language that is spoken in the country. We have not included all the languages that they may speak in that country.

Country	Nationality	Language
Afghanistan	Afghan	Persian - Pashto
Argentina	Argentine / Argentinean	Spanish
Australia	Australian	English
Belgium	Belgian	French / Flemish
Bolivia	Bolivian	Spanish
Brazil	Brazilian	Portuguese
Cambodia	Cambodian	Cambodian
Cameroon	Cameroonian	French / English
Canada	Canadian	English / French
Chile	Chilean	Spanish
China	Chinese	Chinese
Colombia	Colombian	Spanish
Costa Rica	Costa Rican	Spanish
Cuba	Cuban	Spanish
Denmark	Danish (Dane)	Danish
Dominican Republic	Dominican	Spanish
Ecuador	Ecuadorian	Spanish
Egypt	Egyptian	Arabic
El Salvador	Salvadorian	Spanish
England	English	English
Estonia	Estonian	Estonian
Ethiopia	Ethiopian	Amharic
Finland	Finnish	Finnish
France	French	French
Germany	German	German
Ghana	Ghanaian	English
Greece	Greek	Greek
Guatemala	Guatemalan	Spanish
Haiti	Haitian	French / Creole
Honduras	Honduran	Spanish
Indonesia	Indonesian	Indonesian
Iran	Iranian	Persian
Ireland	Irish	Irish / English
Israel	Israeli	Hebrew
Italy	Italian	Italian
Japan	Japanese	Japanese
Jordan	Jordanian	Arabic
Kenya	Kenyan	Swahili
Korea	Korean	Korean
Laos	Laotian	Laotian
Latvia	Latvian	Latvian
Lithuania	Lithuanian	Lithuanian
Malaysia	Malaysian	Malay / Malaysian
Mexico	Mexican	Spanish
Morocco	Moroccan	Arabic / French
Netherlands	Dutch	Dutch
New Zealand	New Zealander	English / Maori
Nicaragua	Nicaraguan	Spanish
Norway	Norwegian	Norwegian
Panama	Panamanian	Spanish
Paraguay	Paraguayan	Spanish
Peru	Peruvian	Spanish
Philippines	Filipino	Tagalog / Filipino
Poland	Polish	Polish
Portugal	Portuguese	Portuguese
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rican	Spanish
Romania	Romanian	Romanian
Russia	Russian	Russian
Saudi Arabia	Saudi	Arabic
Spain	Spanish	Spanish
Sweden	Swedish	Swedish
Switzerland	Swiss	Swiss
Taiwan	Taiwanese	Chinese
Tajikistan	Tajik	Tajik (Persian)
Thailand	Thai	Thai
Turkey	Turkish	Turkish
Ukraine	Ukrainian	Ukrainian
United States	American *	English
Uruguay	Uruguayan	Spanish
Venezuela	Venezuelan	Spanish
Vietnam	Vietnamese	Vietnamese
Wales	Welsh	Welsh / English

PRACTICE

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/ClassroomGames/Billionaire/Countries%20Nationalities%20Billionaire/play.html

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/nationalities-mw.html

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/group-the-words/countries

http://www.vocabulary.cl/english-games/languages.htm

http://www.vocabulary.cl/Hangman/Countries.htm

http://www.vocabulary.cl/english-games/nationality.htm

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/countries-capitals-nationalities-continents/