English A2

Welcome to level A2

Level A2 is the second of the 2 basic levels of the English language, people with this level are able to:

• Is able to understand frequently used phrases and expressions related to areas of experience that are particularly relevant to him (basic information about himself and his family, shopping, places of interest, occupations, etc.).

• Knows how to communicate when carrying out simple and daily tasks that do not require more than simple and direct exchanges of information on matters that are known or habitual to him.

• Knows how to describe in simple terms aspects of their past and their environment, as well as issues related to their immediate needs.

 In this section you will find material such as web pages, practical exercises, texts, apps and songs. That will help you improve your level of English (A2) in the areas of grammar, reading and speaking

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El nivel A2 es el segundo de los 2 niveles básicos del idioma inglés, las personas con este nivel son capaces de:

·         Es capaz de comprender frases y expresiones de uso frecuente relacionadas con áreas de experiencia que le son especialmente relevantes (información básica sobre sí mismo y su familia, compras, lugares de interés, ocupaciones, etc.).

·         Sabe comunicarse a la hora de llevar a cabo tareas simples y cotidianas que no requieran más que intercambios sencillos y directos de información sobre cuestiones que le son conocidas o habituales.

·         Sabe describir en términos sencillos aspectos de su pasado y su entorno, así como cuestiones relacionadas con sus necesidades inmediatas.

En esta sección encontraras material como páginas web, ejercicios practicos, textos, apps y canciones. Que te ayudara a mejorar tu nivel de inglés (A2) en las áreas de gramática, lectura y habla.

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Grammar (gramática)

Educational websites (Sitios web esducativos)

In this section you will find 3 educational websites focused on the A2 level, the material on these sites is very good at the grammar level and we know it will work for you.

these 3 sites are:

• British council
• Cambridge english
• Exam english

(en esta sección encontraras 3 sitios web educativos enfocados en el nivel A2, el material de estos sitios es muy bueno a nivel de gramática y sabemos que te va a funcionar)

estos 3 sitios son:

• British council
• Cambridge english
• Exam english

British Council

 Is a public cultural institute in the United Kingdom whose mission is to spread knowledge of the English language and its culture through training and other educational activities, this page has a great deal of content to improve your level of English.

(es un instituto cultural público del Reino Unido cuya misión es difundir el conocimiento de la lengua inglesa y su cultura mediante la formación y otras actividades educativas, este página tiene gran cantidad de contenido para mejorar tu nivel de inglés.)

Cambridge English

Is an entity that performs English tests whose certification is highly prestigious for both students and teachers, it also has a website where you can find content to improve your level of English.

(es una entidad que realiza pruebas de inglés cuya certificación tiene gran prestigio tanto para estudiantes como para docentes, además también tiene una página web donde puedes encontrar contenido para mejorar tu nivel de inglés).

Exam English

Is a website with different English tests in all areas, its objective is to help you identify your knowledge and evaluate them, on this page you can practice your level of grammar.

(es una página web con diferentes pruebas de inglés en todas las áreas, tiene como objetivo ayudarte a identificar tus conocimientos y evaluarlos, en esta página puedes practicar tu nivel de gramática.)

Grammar exercise (ejercicios de gramatica)

In this section you will find different practical exercises to test your English grammar level A2, you just have to go to the links that you will find, they will take you directly to the activities. Don't forget to come back and leave a comment with your result.

(en esta sección vas a encontrar diferentes ejercicios prácticos para poner a prueba tu nivel de gramática en inglés A2, solo debes redirigirte a los links que vas a encontrar, te llevaran directo a las actividades. no olvides regresar y dejar un comentario con tu resultado)

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/past-simple-form-use/

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/present-simple-continuous/

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/asking-questions-in-english/

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/present-continuous-future-arrangements/

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Reading (lectura)

In this section you will find media content and some texts, that could help you to improve your level of English in the area of Reading.

(en esta sección vas a encontrar contenidos multimedia y algunos textos que podrán ayudarte a mejorar tu nivel de inglés en el área de lectura)

Three experiences I have had

Dear Sir / Madam,

I would like to apply for the job of tour leader for your Overland Africa tours. I have had lots of useful experience for this role.

I have spent five months backpacking around Africa. In 2018, I visited Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. I used local transport and organised my own accommodation, food and visas. I enjoyed meeting local people, learning about local traditions and visiting natural parks. I read and learned a lot about the culture and wildlife, and I even learned some Swahili and Afrikaans. This trip taught me to be independent and to organise travel arrangements.

I have also worked as a leader at a children’s summer camp in the south of England. I worked there in 2017. I led activities for children aged 9-12, including football, climbing and campfire songs and games. For this work, I received training in climbing instruction and first aid. During this time, I developed many useful skills. For example, I had to ensure the children were always safe and happy. I learned how to be helpful and positive, and I also learned ways to entertain people and help them make friends when they are with strangers.

Finally, I have completed the Active Youth Challenge. I did this while I was at high school in 2016. To complete this challenge, I firstly had to volunteer with a local organisation. I helped at a social club for the elderly, where I chatted and played games with the members. The experience taught me to be patient and friendly. Secondly, I had to learn something by myself. I learned car mechanics. This taught me some useful, practical skills. Thirdly, I organised a four-day camping and hiking trip in the Scottish mountains with other students from my school. This experience taught me about camping equipment and how to deal with problems like bad weather and getting lost.

I believe I have lots of useful experience to work as an Overland Tour Guide. I would love the opportunity to tell you more about my skills at an interview.

Yours faithfully,

Nicholas Rigby

Why do people collect?

Petra Engels owns 19,571 erasers, Carol Vaughn has 1,221 bars of soap, and Ralf Shrőder has a collection of 14,502 packets of sugar. Many people love to collect things, but why? Psychologists and collectors have different opinions.

The psychologist Carl Jung believed that collecting is part of our ancient human history. Thousands of years ago, humans collected nuts and berries. They kept them carefully and ate them when there was no food. The best collectors survived long cold winters or seasons without rain. Their genes passed to future generations. Nowadays, we still have a collecting instinct.

Historian Philipp Bloom has a different opinion. He thinks collectors want to make something that will remain after their death. By bringing many similar items together, the collector gains historical importance. Sometimes their collections become museums or libraries, for example, Henry Huntington, who founded a library in Los Angeles to house his collection of books.

Author Steve Roach thinks that people collect things to remember their childhood. Many children collect things, but few have enough money to buy the things they really want, and they lose interest. In later life, they remember their collections fondly. Now, they have enough money and opportunity to find special items, and they start collecting again. This way, they can re-live and enjoy their childhood years.

Art collector, Werner Muensterberger, agrees that collecting is linked to childhood. But he believes we collect in order to feel safe and secure. While babies hold blankets or toys to feel safe when their mother isn’t there, adults collect things to stop feeling lonely or anxious.

Autograph collector Mark Baker agrees that collecting is emotional, but he doesn’t collect to reduce anxiety. “For me, it’s the excitement,” he says. “I love trying to get a famous person’s autograph. Sometimes I succeed, and sometimes I fail. Also, by collecting autographs, I feel connected to famous people. I don’t just watch them on television. I actually meet them.”

These are just a few reasons for collecting. Do you know any people with collections? Why do they collect?

The man with the most world records

Ashrita Furman is a record-breaking record-breaker: He has set more records than anyone else in the world! In the last 40 years, he has established more than 600 records!

As a child, Ashrita loved reading the Guinness Book of World Records. He wanted to be in it too. But he thought people had to be good at sports to be in the book. He wasn’t a good athlete. He felt his dream would never come true.

But later in life, Ashrita learned meditation, and with this, he learned that nothing is impossible. He tested this idea in 1978 by entering a 24-hour bike race in New York. Without any training, Ashrita came third! After that, he started thinking about breaking records again.

First, he tried to break the record for the most jumping jacks. He failed at first, but, remembering that ‘anything is possible’, he trained, meditated and tried again. This time, he did 27,000 jumping jacks in 6 hours 45 minutes and became the new record holder. His achievement appeared in the 1980 Guinness Book of Records.

Today, Ashrita has a long list of records, including: walking the furthest distance with a bike on his chin, cycling the longest distance with a bottle on his head and lighting the most candles on a birthday cake. He says: “I choose ideas which are challenging, fun and childish! I enjoy practising and seeing my progress.”

He says his favourite record was “the longest distance on a pogo stick”. While he was on holiday in Japan, he saw Mount Fuji and thought it was beautiful, so he decided to try to break a record there. He did 11.5 miles. The most difficult record was “the most forward rolls”. In 10 hours, 30 minutes, he did 8,341 of them, travelling 12 miles!

If you want to break a world record too, Ashrita gives this advice. “Choose something you enjoy because you will need to practise. And don’t give up. Your mind will tell you that something is impossible, but it isn’t. If someone else has done something, and you work hard, you can do it too!

In these links you will find 2 texts with their respective evaluations,so you can test your reading comprehension.

(en estos enlaces encontraras 2 textos con su respectiva evaluación, para que pruebes tu comprensión lectora)

 https://test-english.com/reading/a2/why-arent-babies-born-on-certain-days_reading-test/

https://test-english.com/reading/a2/diva-of-magic-reading-test/

Videos with subtitles (videos con subtitulos)            

The purpose of the videos is to improve your Reading skills,ideally, you should focus on the subtitles and waht you understand from them

(El propósito de estos videos es mejorar tus habilidades de lectura, lo ideal es que te enfoques en los subtítulos y lo que comprendes de ellos)

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Speaking (habla)

songs (canciones)

 We have compiled a couple of songs with which the ideal is that you improve your level of speaking by singing and listening

(Hemos recopilado un par de canciones, con las cuales lo ideal es que mejores tu nivel de speaking cantando y escuchando)

Apps (aplicaciones)

We collect 3 applications that can help you improve your level of speaking in a interative way.

These apps are:

·       * Duolingo

·        *Cake

·      * Busuu

(Recopilamos 3 apliaciones que te pueden ayudar a mejorar tu nivel de spaeking de una forma interactiva)

estas son:

*Duolingo

*Cake

* Busuu

Duolingo

Cake

Busuu

Click in the logo to go to the page

(Haz clic en el logotipo de cada app, para dirigirte a la pagina)