New on 6 September 2012
New on 19 April 2012
New on 5 April 2012
New on 23 March 2012
New on 15 June 2011
New on 3 June 2010
New on 9 May 2010
New on 12 January 2010
New on 11 December 2009
New on 8 December 2009
New on 10 July
New on 17 December 2008
New on 29 November 2008
New on 19 May 2008
New 16 April 2008
New on 2 April 2008
New on 5 February 2008
- Meetings Scenario - in a cartoon of a
business meeting choose what your character will say.
New on 16 January 2008
New on 8 January 2008
New on 20 December 2007
- Report Writing: Introductions - a page
to help you understand the content and grammar of report introductions. It
contains explanations, an example and an exercise.
New on 27 September 2007
- Concern - how to use concern
correctly
New on 5 September 2007
New on 23 April 2007
New on 5 March 2007
New on 25 September 2006
New on 7 March
New on 27 February
New on 19 February
- Enquiry letter replies -
describes the content and language of letters of enquiry, with example
letters. Includes an exercise.
New on 7 February
New on 3 February
- Enquiry letters -
describes the content, language and organisation of letters of enquiry.
Includes an exercise.
New on 24 January
- Verbs of Knowledge and
Opinion - this exercise is to help you to avoid common confusions
between the uses of the verbs know, learn, understand, think and
believe.
New on 19 January 2006
New on 17 January 2006
New on 14 January 2006
New on 16 November
New on 8 November
New on 5 November
New on 28 October
New on 19 October
- Vowel game - for groups to
practise IPA vowel sounds; e.g. /I/,
/i:/, /e/ and /æ/
New on 20 September
New on 11 September
New on 7 September
New on 7 June
New on 5 May
New on 30 March
New on 9 March
New on 2 February
New on 12 January 2005
New on 7 December
New on 16 November
New on 11 November
- The Sounds of British English in the IPA
(International Phonemic Alphabet) chart
New on 5 November
New on 12 October
New on 11 October
New on 8 October
New on 5 October
New on 30 September
New on 24 September
New on 23 September
New on 21 September
New on 20 September
New on 10 September
New on 30 August
New on 2 June
New on 19 April
New on 8 April
New on 4 April
New on 3 April
New on 31 March
New on 30 March
- Report Introductions
- a text-reconstruction exercise to help you remember the language of the
introduction to a report.
New on 29 March
New on 23 March
New on 12 March
- Describing Numbers - an explanation, a program
to write and speak a number, and an exercise
New on 5 March 2004
New on 24 February 2004
New on 6 February 2004
New on 30 January 2004
New on 30 December 2003
New on 23 December 2003
- Adjective order - what order to
write or say adjectives in, and a technique to help you to memorise them.
New on 19 December 2003
New on 14 November 2003
New on 10 November 2003
- Synthesis - information and examples of
how to describe different opinions, how to analyse them, and how to give your
own opinion.
New on 7 November 2003
New on 3 November 2003
New on 24 October 2003
New on 29 September 2003
New on 20 September 2003
New on 15 September 2003
New on 1 September 2003
New on 26 July 2003
- Prepositions - at, in, on. Shoot the aliens to win. Games:
1,
2,
3,
4 and
5. (Internet Explorer only)
- Prepositions - of, for and from. Shoot the aliens to win. Games:
1,
2 and
3. (Internet Explorer only)
New on 23 July 2003
- Collocations - contains links to
the vocabulary; e.g. 'meet', and a matching exercise
- Collocations - contains links
to the vocabulary; e.g. 'express' and a matching exercise.
- Collocations - contains links
to the vocabulary; e.g. 'empirical' and a matching exercise.
New on 30 May 2003
- Academic Vocabulary - lists of academic
words. You can click the links for definitions, example sentences and
pronunciations.
New on 22 April 2003
- Report Correction Exercise -
correct these common errors made by students in report writing, so that you
can avoid making the same mistakes.
New on 10 April 2003
New on 9 April 2003
New on 8 April 2003
New on 6 February 2003
- Memo Headings - making the organisation
of your memos more reader-friendly
New on 16 January 2003
New on 13 December 2002
- Trends Headings - this exercise shows how to use
headings when describing trends. Includes an exercise.
- Letter of Adjustment (Reply to a Letter of
Complaint) spot-the-mistake exercise.
New on 21 June 2002
New on 27 April 2002
New on 10 April 2002.
New on 14 March 2002.
New on 21 February 2002.
- Collocations 1 - adjectives that collocate with:
display, apologies, funds, judgement, estimate, investigation, compensation, achievement,
interest, incident, offer and news.
- Collocations 2 - verbs that collocate with:
arrangements, communication, instructions, a memo, procedures, damage, evidence, an image,
the facts, the grounds for..., apologies and our deepest concerns.
- Workplace Idioms - Explanation and
Examples, Exercise 1, Exercise 2.
New on 11th February 2002.
Problem words - exercise on the differences
between some commonly confused words. Includes links to pronunciation, definitions and
examples.
New on 26th November 2001.
Presentation Planner
- helps you to write presentations by asking you for all the necessary sections of a
presentation. It then produces printable notecards and a script. It also reads your
presentation to you to help with your pronunciation.
New on 30th October 2001.
Using Sources (References) - correct the
in-text referencing errors in these sentences.
New on 23rd October 2001.
Using Sources (References) - correct the bibliographic
referencing errors in these references.
New on 8th October 2001.
Cause and Effect - this exercise
introduces the vocabulary and grammar needed to describe causes and effects. Includes an
exercise.
New on 5th October 2001.
Categorisation - this exercise introduces
the vocabulary and grammar needed for the function of categorisation, and includes a short
exercise to help you check that you understand.
New on 3rd October 2001.
Describing trends -
some useful vocabulary and a gap-fill exercise.
New on 27th September 2001.
Functions - exercise ondefinition, comparison and contrast.
New on 17 July 2001.
Idea Web - a mind map tool for organising and
prioritising your ideas to help you organise your essays and presentations.
New on 3 July 2001.
Organisation Tool - type your ideas into the
boxes in this program, then re-order them with the 'Up' and 'Down' buttons. You can then
print out the re-ordered ideas. Saves you time because this is easier than doing it on
paper.
New on 18 April 2001.
CILL Monthly Theme: Health - click here to see the
posters, the answers to the questions on the posters, and links to useful sites on the
theme of health.
New on 14 March 2001.
Resume Writer - a program to help you write and format
your resume
.
New on 29 January 2001.
EIW Materials
New on 5 December 2000.
ELC Materials on
Presentations.
New on 8 November 2000.
Summary, Quotation or Paraphrase - how to
decide which one to use in your academic essays.
New on the 10th October 2000
We have audio books that you can read and listen to at the same time. They
include:
- Animal Farm
- Drink with the Devil
- Motivation and Goal Setting
New on the 5th September 2000
EAP Homework Suggestions
New on the 28th August 2000
Diagnostic
Grammar Test - find out your grammar problems and how to solve them
New on the 7th July 2000
Job Application Letter Writer - fill in the
spaces and this program will write your job application for you!
New on the 27th June 2000
Job application grammar game. Shoot down the aliens
as they attack the Polytechnic! ONLY WORKS IN INTERNET EXPLORER, best at a resolution
of 800 x 600.
New on the 13th June 2000
Details for the Sounds Pronunciation Program.
New on the 30th May 2000
Advanced Dictionary Skills Site -
Improve your grammar, vocabulary and writing by learning how use dictionaries faster and
more efficiently.
New on 10th May 2000
Vocabulary: Common Confusions - a developmental
quiz with feedback.
New on 6th May 2000.
Job Interview Quiz on the content and
grammar of interview answers.
New on 25th April 2000.
Exercise on Articles and Geography -
teaches you the correct articles to use before countries, cities, islands, mountains,
lakes, seas and oceans.
New on 23rd March 2000.
Practice materials for the 'Graduating Students' Language Proficiency Assessment' Test.
This is an English test for many HKPU third-year students. We now have the official
practice materials for this test, including booklets and audio CDs for the listening
section. Come to CILL to prepare for this test, as these materials are not available
on the Internet.
New on 11th March 2000.
Minutes of the student committee meeting of 10
March 2000. Find out the plans for CILL.
New on 2nd March 2000.
The Student Committee - a group of students
representing the interests of CILL users. Click here to
find out more.
New on 1st February 2000.
CILL Materials for the ELC English in the Workplace Course
New on 17th December 1999.
Exercise on ordering
useful phrases for different stages of a presentation.
New on 29th November 1999.
Assessment submission form. Use this
form to submit your written assessments to your teacher over the internet.
New on 27th November 1999.
Checklist for Assessment Four. This checklist will help you to plan your presentation.
New on 18th November 1999.
Reference machine: fill in the boxes
to make a correctly formatted reference.
New on 12th November 1999.
Checklist for Assessment Three.
This checklist will help you to assess and proof-read your writing.
New on 22nd October 1999.
Checklist for Assessment Two.
This checklist will help you to assess and proof-read your writing.
New on 9th September 1999.
Lists of CILL materials to help with EAP (English for Academic Purposes):
- EAP - Unit 2 - Materials for Participating in Academic Discussion Groups
- EAP - Unit 3 - Materials for Academic Writing
- EAP - Unit 4 - Materials for Structuring Academic Writing
- EAP - Unit 5 - Materials for Citing Sources
- EAP - Unit 6 - Materials for Expressions and Style in Academic Writing
- EAP - Unit 7 - Materials for Assessing and Revising Academic Writing
New on 5th September 1999.
New on 10th June 1999.
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New on 17th May 1999.
A series of summer courses will be run from 14th June to 27th August and held in
CILL or one of the rooms in L008.
Activities will include:
- video watching and discussion
- a photographic club
- grammar and pronunciation workshops
- role-plays
- Internet activities
- discussion groups focusing on fashion, news and sports.
New on 5th May 1999.
Update of Job Application advice page.
New on 30th April 1999.
Link to Exite mail. Click 'E-mail' on the CILL home page in
the big 'C' design. This will take you down the page to the e-mail
section.
New on 28th April 1999.
- We want to re-decorate CILL in a more lively and interesting way. Please send us your suggestions by e-mail, in writing, or come and talk to us.
- We are planning a summer program of activities. If you have any suggestions and can come in the summer, please contact us.
New on 21st April 1999.
- Quick links to your Internet e-mail site; e.g. Hotmail: click 'E-mail' on the CILL home page in the big 'C' design. This will take you down the page to the e-mail section.
- An e-mail list. If you would like us to e-mail you about updates to the CILL Internet site and about events and new things in CILL, click here to send us an e-mail containing your e-mail address, and asking to be put on the CILL mailing list.
New on 17th April 1999.
- A search page to help you find things on the CILL site and on the Internet.
New on 12th April 1999.
- Useful Links - A page of useful links to other sites for learning English on the Internet.
New on 1st February 1999.
New on 14th January 1999.
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