Confusing Words

Some words in English are confusing. Here's a website that might help you: Confusing Words

IELTS Workshop

Yethreb staff and IELTS preparation students attended a workshop at the British Council. The workshop was presented by Sue O'Connell, author of the book Focus on IELTS as well as other exam preparation books and focused on the grammar and vocabulary necessary for students preparing to sit the IELTS exam.

A resource suggested by Ms. O'Connell was the Academic Word List. The most frequent word list can be downloaded as a PDF file: Most Frequent Words PDF

There are also some online exercises available for each sublist.

You can find them here: Academic Word List exercises

We'd like to thank the British Council, Tripoli for allowing us to attend the workshop and thank you to Ms. O'Connell for sharing with us her knowledge about English and IELTS.

Incredibly Fast Online Dictionary

Here is an online dictionary that's incredibly fast! It starts to give you the definition as you are typing the word. You can use the dictionary from the website or as an extension to your browser. Try it here: Definr Incredibly Fast Dictionary

Learning by looking

Here's is an interesting online picture dictionary called The Visual Dictionary.

This website is a great way to learn new vocabulary. Here's the link: The Visual Dictionary

Vocabulary Game - Free Rice

Play this vocabulary game to help end world hunger!

For each word you get right ten grains of rice will be donated through the United Nations to help feed hungry people all over the world.




Here's how to play:

• Click on the answer that best defines the word.
• If you get it right, you get a harder word. If wrong, you get an easier word.
• For each word you get right, we donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program.

WARNING: This game may make you smarter. It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades, job performance... (more)

Click here to play: FREE RICE

Topic Specific Exercises

The topic this week in the IELTS preparation class is ENVIRONMENT. You can find many English exercises about the environment at The Web Language Lab. They also have exercises about other topics that we'll be studying about in the IELTS preparation course.

Take some time over the holiday and see how many of the exercises you can complete. When we return after the break we will continue with the topic GM foods (genetically modified). There's an exercise about that topic too: The Web Language Lab

Enjoy your holiday!

Feeling Vocabulary Exercises

Here are 15 exercises using vocabulary about feelings. To visit the webpage click on the image above or on this link: Feelings

Online Dictionary

Here's an online dictionary that's fast! : Ninjawords

Making Sentences

Try this exercise just for fun. How many sentences can you make? Click on the image to play the game or on this link: Silly Sentence Game

English, baby!

Here's a website that has a different English lesson everyday. The lessons are fun and interesting. Each lesson has reading and listening - two skills that all the students need to improve. There are also vocabulary quizzes in each lesson. Click on the image above to visit the site or click on this link: English, baby!

PET & FCE - Practice Exercises

The deadline to register for the upcoming Cambridge University English exams is on October 29th. If you are interested in taking any of these exams you will need to make sure to register as soon as the Ramadan break is finished.

To help you prepare for the exams here are some online exercises:

PET Paper 1 - Reading Test

FCE Exam Practice: Word Formation (Paper 3 Part 5)

Cooking Verbs Vocabulary Exercise

Here's a fun exercise to keep you busy this Ramadan. How much do you know about vocabulary for foods and verbs used for cooking? Click on the image above to work on the exercise or on this link: Cooking Verbs

Fun Vocabulary Game!

Play this fun game to see if you know the parts of the face and head.
Click on the image above or this link: http://www.visualesl.com/body2_vocabulary.php

Family Tree Games

Can you put the names in the right boxes?

Use your mouse to move the pictures from the top to the boxes below. Use the right button on your mouse to check your answers.

Click on the image above to play the game or click on this link: http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/activities/family.html

~~~Here are some more difficult family tree games:

• Family Ties (Apostrophe s + vocabulary test ):
  http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/familytb.htm
• Family Ties 2 (Timed Flash quiz/game):
  http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/famiinst.htm
• Family relationships - compound expressions:
  http://www.nonstopenglish.com/exercise.asp?exid=755

Word Games!

Here's a website with some fun word games. Click on the image above or this link: http://www.richmond.com.ar/friends3/fun/game.htm

Adjective Game

Play this fun game where you'll use adjectives to make more interesting sentences. Click on the image above or on the link to play the Adjectives Game. http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/interestsentences/adjectives/game.shtml

Here's is an interesting website that lists English words of Arabic orgin. Click on the image above to visit the website.

Choose a room to decorate . . .

Here is a fun website! Choose a room to decorate and learn the names of all the things in the room. Click on the picture above to go to the website or click on this link: http://www.do2learn.com/games/createaroom/index.htm

English - what an odd language!

How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of the English language. A language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out, and in which, an alarm goes off by going on.