What kind of learner are you?

This chart will help you determine your learning style; read the word in the left column and then find the answer that most fits you in the three columns to the right. Your answers may fall into all three columns, but one column will likely contain the most answers. The dominant column indicates your primary learning style. Knowing what kind of learner you are can help you to develop a learning strategy.

When you	Visual	Auditory	Kinesthetic & Tactile
Spell	Do you try to see the word?	Do you sound out the word or use a phonetic approach?	Do you write the word down to find if it feels right?
Talk	Do you do so sparingly but dislike listening for too long? Do you favour words such as see, picture , and imagine?	Do you enjoy listening but are impatient to talk? Do you use words such as hear, tune , and think?	Do you gesture and use expressive movements? Do you use words such as feel, touch , and hold?
Concentrate	Do you become distracted by untidiness or movement?	Do you become distracted by sounds or noises?	Do you become distracted by activity around you?
Meet someone again	Do you forget names but remember faces or remember where you met?	Do you forget faces but remember names or remember what you talked about?	Do you remember best what you did together?
Contact people on business	Do you prefer direct, face-to-face, personal meetings?	Do you prefer the telephone?	Do you talk with them while walking or participating in an activity?
Read	Do you like descriptive scenes or pause to imagine the actions?	Do you enjoy dialog and conversation or hear the characters talk?	Do you prefer action stories or are not a keen reader?
Do something new at work	Do you like to see demonstrations, diagrams, slides, or posters?	Do you prefer verbal instructions or talking about it with someone else?	Do you prefer to jump right in and try it?
Put something together	Do you look at the directions and the picture?		Do you ignore the directions and figure it out as you go along?
Need help with a computer application	Do you seek out pictures or diagrams?	Do you call the help desk, ask a neighbour, or growl at the computer?	Do you keep trying to do it or try it on another computer?

Reading Comprehension- carpenter

Carpenters

Carpenters are involved in the construction of many different types of structures such as bridges or large buildings. Some carpenters change employers each time they finish a construction job. The duties of a carpenter differ just about each time the accept employment. In most cases, carpenters work in many different locations hundred miles away each year. Carpentry is a very strenuous outdoor profession. Carpenters endure climbing, bending, and heavy laborious work. Often they put themselves at risk of injury working with sharp tools and they work in areas where it is all too easy to fall or slip.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

1. Which of following may a carpenter do in a normal day of work?

a. type letters	b. package and ship mail
c. answer phones	d. help build a bridge

2. What is unique about a Carpenters job?

a. They do the same thing all day.

b. They something different each new job they receive.

c. They always work for the same person throughout their career.

d. They wear sandals.

3. What is one skill that would handy to have if you were a Carpenter?

a. typing	b. cooking
c. wood working	d. sewing

4. Write three words that describe a Carpenter:

1. _______________________________

2. _______________________________

3. _______________________________

Improve Your English Vocabulary

Use self-study vocabulary books, these should include a good dictionary, and a thesaurus.

Expose yourself to as much English as possible by reading, watching the TV, films or the news and listening to the radio or music.

Read an English magazine. If you can afford it take out a subscription to a magazine or newspaper.

Do online exercises. Keep a note of how you did and go back in a few weeks / months to see how you have improved.

Use stick it notes and label things around your home.

Try to memorize whole sentences, not just individual words.

Create or play word games. Scrabble, Crossword Puzzles, Hangman, and Dingthings are all great ways to play with words.

Notebooks

Keep a notebook to help you remember what you've learnt.

Here's a guide to keeping an English notebook.

Vocabulary webs

Build a vocabulary web to organise your vocabulary about certain subjects.

For example your personal life:-

and then extend it:-

and then extend it further...

Try this little gadget too.

Flash cards

Start a flash cards box.

Buy or cut out some cards all the same size.

Draw or cut out some pictures.

Paste the pictures onto one side of the card and write the correct word on the other side.

Put new words in the front of the box.

Test yourself using either the pictures, the words or both.

If you have forgotten a word bring it to the front of the box.

!On this site:- Use the vocabulary pages to learn new vocabulary thematically and in context.

!On this site:- You can use my on-line flash cards to practise your vocabulary.

Singing

Try learning the words to English songs, and even sing along with them. With friends or in the privacy of your own bathroom.

!On this site:- You can find some karaoke resources and ideas on the learn English through songs page.

!On the Network: You can find the words to some popular songs on the English magazine.

Ding Dong Bell

Ding dong bell
Pussy's in the well
Who put her in?
Little Johnny Flynn
Who pulled her out?
Little Tommy Stout
What a naughty boy was that
Try to drown poor Pussycat,
Who ne'er did any harm
But killed all the mice
In the Farmer's barn!

Useful Vocabulary

Useful Vocabulary

Where We Live

cottage(s)	detached house(s)	semi-detached house(s)	bungalow(s)	terraced house(s)
	block of flats		high-rise flat(s)

!Note - no matter what kind of building you live in, it's your home.

Where We Work

	office(s)	factory (factories)	skyscraper(s)

Miscellaneous Places

	tower(s)	mill(s)	windmill(s)	castle(s)

Build Up

Special Buildings

	Airport
	Art Gallery
	Bank
	Bus Station
	Church
	Cinema
	Fire Station
	Garage
	Hospital
	Hotel
	Mosque
	Museum
	Police Station
	Railway Station
	Restaurant
	School
	Synagogue
	Theatre

Naturally Speaking

Talking to a builder / developer.

Can you provide references and examples of your previous work?	(Here references are comments on the abilities and character of a candidate organisation for a position or job.)
Are you able to provide a bank reference?	(Here a bank reference is a statement regarding the financial standing of an individual or organisation.)
Will you provide a list of all the materials you'll use and provide samples?	(Here a sample is an amount of something that shows you what the rest is or should be like.)
Do you use sub contractors?	(A subcontractor is a person or organization that performs work for the main contractor, but is not on their payroll and does not receive company benefits.)
What warranty do you offer, and what is the time period of this warranty?	(A warranty is a written guarantee of the integrity of a product and of the maker's responsibility for the repair or replacement of defective parts. In the UK the NHBC is the UK's leading warranty provider for new homes. 'Buildmark' is the name of their 10-year warranty.)
We will be using a snagging company. Is this ok?	(Here snagging means to write a list of defects at the end of a build process/phase/stage (a "Snag List" or "Snagging List"). A snagging company goes through a house to find faults and ensures the developer puts them right within a reasonable time.)

Dialogue

Here is a conversation between Mrs Smith (Joan) and her husband Steve.

It's Saturday morning and something is happening next door.
Joan:	Steve, what's all that noise outside?
Steve:	Just a minute, I'll have a look. ....... Oh! It looks as if the new next door neighbours are moving in.
Joan:	Oh, it's a bit early, isn't it? Ah well I guess we'd better get up.
Steve:	It's amazing how quickly the houses are selling round here, the Browns only put it on the market a month ago.
Joan:	Where did they move to?
Steve:	I think he told me they were buying a detached house in Surbiton.
Joan:	Sounds nice. I hope the new neighbours are nice.
Steve:	Well, I was speaking with Mr Brown last week. He told me they were a young couple with two daughters. They liked the house because it is near a good school.
Joan:	Two daughters! That will please John.
Steve:	Ha! Maybe we'd better pop next door and say hello.
Joan:	Yes, and maybe we'd better start thinking of selling too. I'd like a detached house in Surbiton as well!
Steve:	Hmm.

Cry Baby Bunting

Poem - Cry Baby Bunting

Cry Baby Bunting
Daddy's gone a-hunting
Gone to fetch a rabbit skin
To wrap the Baby Bunting in
Cry Baby Bunting

Bye, baby bumpkin
Where’s Tony Lumpkin
My lady’s on her death-bed,
For eating half a pumpkin

Bobby's Big Birthday Party

Bobby's Big Birthday Party

When Bobby turned six, his mom and dad had a birthday party for him. Twenty of his closest friends joined in the party. Everyone wore birthday hats and had birthday cake. The birthday cake was colored blue and white, which are Bobby's favorite colors.

As the day went on, the children played kickball in the back yard. Bobby played first base, Sally played outfield, and Bobby's dad was the pitcher.

At the end of the party, Bobby asked his parents if he could have next year's birthday at the zoo. His parents agreed and everyone cheered.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

1. How old is Bobby today?

a. three	b. five
c. six	d. ten

2. About how many people came to Bobby's birthday party?

a. five	b. seven
c. ten	d. twenty

3. Which of the following is a color that Bobby really likes?

a. blue	b. green
c. yellow	d. brown

4. What game did the party members play?

a. pin-the-tail	b. hide and go seek
c. baseball	d. kickball

5. What position did Bobby's dad play in the game?

a. first base	b. pitcher
c. shortstop	d. outfield

6. Where could you go to find Bobby's next birthday party?

a. school	b. the elk's hall
c. the kickball stadium	d. the zoo