Past simple -ed ending pronunciation

This is a really good video to practice the pronunciation of the past simple and past participle of regular verbs (-ed).

I hope you are able to notice the three different pronunciations of the -ed ending: /t/, /d/ and /ɪd/. We have seen this in class many times but it is still a big challenge for many students.

Saint Valentine's Day

Next Tuesday 14th February is Saint Valentine's Day.
Would you like to know the origins of this day?

Read this article if you want to know some of the traditions that take place on Valentine's Day in different parts of the planet.

Modals and Modal Perfects

Some exercises to practice modal verbs:
Exercises to practice each modal verb
Choose the right modal verb
Modal test
Grammar explanations
Modal Perfects Grammar Explanation (Spanish)
Modal Perfects Exercise 1
Modal Perfects Exercise 2

Relative clauses

Some theory and many exercises on relative clauses

Some more exercises:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5

Charles Dickens' 200th Anniversary

Today marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the writer Charles Dickens, one of English literature's most revered novelists and author of books such as "Oliver Twist", "Great Expectations" and "A Tale of Two Cities".

Would you like to know a little bit more about his life? Read this article and watch this video:

How much do you know about Charles Dickens' novels?
Can you match the title of each novel with the summary of its plot?
Click here to download the activity.

Then, play this game.
Can you survive Charles Dickens' London?