| Fiesta ESL © 2000/11 |
| Fiesta ESL © 2000/11 |
| FIESTA ESL'S NEWS SNIPPETS* (* Snippet = a small, interesting piece of news) Try to spend at least 5-10 minutes a day, reading something in English. You will soon notice how your vocabulary expands. Reading on a regular basis is one of the best and cheapest ways to improve your English. The proof? Well, just imagine what your native language would be like if you had never read at school! TOP TIP: Find books and newspaper articles that interest you. This way you will find it easier to motivate yourself. Have a look at some of the recent news articles below. These are authentic articles, written for native English speakers, so don't worry if you don't understand everything. If you find them too long just concentrate on the first paragraph. This Week's Snippets (21 February 2011): CINEMA Is Javier Bardem going to be the next James Bond villain? Read article HEALTH Being bilingual is good for your brain Read article SCIENCE Solar roads which melt snow Read article FUNNY The Loudest Cat in the World? Read article Printable Grammar Exercises (General English, Business English) Vocabulary Exercises (adjective synonyms, verb synonyms, etc) Test your English (Quick 5-minute tests) Irregular Verb conjugation exercises (Past simple and present perfect; present perfect continuous) |