Reading and Writing 125

Thursday, 26 January 2012

Speed Reading Exercises

#1 These lessons will help improve your reading speed by getting your eye used to recognizing words quickly. It is not necessary to know the meanings of the words to do this lesson.


http://eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/SPDREAD/1/INTRO1.HTM

Speed Reading Exercises

#2 These lessons will help improve your reading speed by getting your eye used to recognizing phrases quickly. It is not necessary to know the meanings of the words you read to do this lesson.


http://eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/SPDREAD/2/INTRO2.HTM

Speed Reading Exercises

#3 These lessons will help improve your reading speed by getting you to read phrases instead of individual words.


http://eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/SPDREAD/3/INTRO3.HTM

Speed Reading Exercises

#4 These lessons will improve your reading speed by helping you recognize sentence structure quickly. It is not necessary to understand the sentence or all of the words to get the right answer.


http://eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/SPDREAD/4/INTRO4.HTM

Speed Reading Exercises

#5 These lessons will improve your reading speed by helping you recognize the core meaning of complex sentences


http://eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/SPDREAD/5/INTRO5.HTM

Text adventure game

Read the stories and make decisions. Your decisions can be good or bad. If you make the wrong choice the game ends....have fun!

http://eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/maze/vacation/vacation.htm

Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Internet use around the world-Reading Comprehension

Have a look at internet use around the world and answer the multiple choice questions.

http://www.esolcourses.com/content/ict/internet/internet-use.html

Intermediate Reading: How the internet works

Scan the information to find the answers to questions 1 to 8

http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2010/08/how-internet-works-esl-reading-quiz.html

IELTS Speaking Exam Tips:

Don't get over emotional
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/ielts-practice/dont-get-over-emotional
Don't memorize(memorise U.K.) answers
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/ielts-practice/dont-memorise-answers
Develop what you say
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/ielts-practice/develop-what-you-say
It's not a job interview
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/ielts-practice/not-job-interview
Tell the truth
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/ielts-practice/tell-truth
IELTS Exam- FAQ
http://www.ielts-exam.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50&Itemid=30

IELTS Writing and Vocabulary

Academic Vocabulary Quiz.

There are 10 questions in this vocabulary quiz.
You have ten seconds to answer each question.
http://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/IELTS_vocabulary.htm


There are 10 questions in this vocabulary quiz.
You have ten seconds to answer each question.

http://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/IELTS_vocabulary2.htm

IELTS Listening Practice

Here is a computer based practice listening test in 4 sections:

http://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/cbIELTS_listening.htm


Susan is telephoning a travel agency. Before listening to the conversation read the form carefully. Then listen and complete each gap with no more than three words.


http://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/IELTS_listening.htm

Canada Visa practice listening test. Great practice!

http://www.canadavisa.com/ielts/mod/quiz/attempt.php?id=22&username=guest

Reading/ Scanning skills

Read the questions, then scan for the information in the advertisement.

http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/christmas/intermediate/christmas-by-numbers.html

Here is a reading comprehension quiz to further your skills.

http://www.esolcourses.com/content/lifeintheuk/politics/general-elections-reading-quiz.html

Another reading comprehension multiple choice quiz to practice scanning for information.

http://www.esolcourses.com/content/lifeintheuk/politics/general-elections-reading-quiz.html