Grammar Ninja Game

Screenshot of the "Grammar Ninja" game available at http://www.kwarp.com/portfolio/grammarninja.html

Screenshot of the "Grammar Ninja" game available at http://www.kwarp.com/portfolio/grammarninja.html

Grammar Ninja is a great game to reinforce your knowledge of the parts of speech in English. You play as a ninja who must hunt specific words within a sentence. First, choose "start" to begin, and then choose your level. You will then be given a sentence in which you must use your throwing stars (by clicking with your mouse pointer) to pick out the words that fall into a particular part of speech for that sentence. This game is very addictive! Click here to try Grammar Ninja for yourself.

Grammar is one of the most difficult things to master in English. If you need help correcting your grammar while you write in English, then check out the newest version of the Babylon translation software package which can translate documents between languages and has a grammar checking function.

"Spent" Interactive Reading Activity

Screenshot of the "Spent" game available at http://playspent.org

"Spent" is an interesting interactive activity that requires both reading and critical thinking skills in English. There are many Americans who don't have enough money to live on month by month. This website asks you to pretend that you are one such American, and it asks you to make a series of difficult decisions to see if you can get to the end of the month on a tight budget. This activity is excellent for reading practice! Try it, and see for yourself! Click here to play "Spent."

Virtual Job Interview

The window you see below is a virtual job interview. This activity is a great way to improve your reading and listening skills. You will be asked a series of questions by two different interviewers. After each question, you will see (under the video) four different responses you can choose. Click on what you think is the best response to each question. You will be given points based on your response, with 100 points being the most you can receive. You will also be given a link to additional videos with good suggestions for job interviews. Good luck!



NOTE: Another important thing for job interviews is how clearly you can speak. If you need to improve your speaking skills in English you should take a look at the Speak English like an American course (aff). It can really help you with your pronunciation!