Archive for September, 2006

Beyond the postcard

Beyond the postcard is a feature at the BBC WORLD service’s site where you can try listening comprehension activities and at the same time learn interesting facts about different places in the United Kingdom and listen to a variety of accents.

BBC Quiznet

A huge archive of quizzes on a variety of topics.

Where to next?

It is an interactive game that takes its users on a tour of six locations in the British Isles.

Countdown Quizzes

Ninety seconds to answer six general knowledge questions. Sounds easy, but can you do it?

BBC Wordmaster

Have you got what it takes to be the BBC Word Master? Play the game to test your vocabulary skills. There are thousands of words to practise.

Stress monsters

 

Stress Monsters: to kill these monsters you have to aim exactly at the stressed syllable.

Chutes and Lifts

Chutes and Lifts is an electronic board game which is a mixture of Trivial Pursuit and Snakes and Ladders. You have to get to the end of the board before your computer opponent. To do this you have to answer questions correctly: There are six topic areas (general knowledge, vocabulary, idioms, world culture, social English, sport and entertainment) and four types of question (ordering, multiple choice, read and write: listen and write).

Play ‘Who wants to be a millionaire’ on line

Play the original Who Wants to Be a Millionaire online game! You have 3 Lifelines: 50:50, Phone-a-friend and Ask the Audience.

The weakest link

Play The weakest link  on line!

Books section at María Valdés’s Page

María Valdés is an English teacher at Oviedo EOI.