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Saturday, April 25, 2009

Subject-Verb Agreement: Confusing Words

Subject-verb agreement is one of the hardest things for Spanish speakers to acquire, especially because it's hard to tell whether some words are singular or plural. Follow the link below to hear and/or read an explanation about this grammar point and to take quizzes to test your knowledge. Please let me and your classmates know if you find this exercise useful.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1056_gramchallenge48/

Homework 3: Business News

If you want to practice your listening skills, take a look at this video from Businessweek about last week's most important business news. Which, in your opinion, is the most interesting news? Make sure to tell us about it during our next class.