Lit2Go is a great free online collection of stories and poems in text and MP3 to listen to, read or download. Check it out! Each reading passage can also be downloaded as a PDF and printed for use as a read-along.
Live-streaming apps like Facebook
Live and Periscope give us a voyeuristic peek into the lives of others.
But what is our obligation when we encounter digital violence?
When Lucy Pavia and her husband offered Loujean Alsaman, a refugee from Syria, a room in their home, none of them knew what to expect. But over the six months they spent together, the women forged a close, sisterly bond.
What would you do in these situations? think about it.
Your friend wants to get a part-time job in the evening but she is
afraid of coming home in the dark. Write an email giving her some
advice. Use the second conditional.
Hi, For the long weekend I'd like you to work on the following activities:
Writing: Write a text describing a house or flat. Write a description of your house or flat for a house rental website. Follow models on page 118 from the Coursebook
My gramar lab: Unit 54, Present and Future conditions, pages 162-163; Unit 55, Unlikely/Unreal conditions, p 164-165
The Royal Tobacco Factory in Madrid was originally built to house the Royal Factory of Playing Cards and Liquor, but in 1809, Joseph Bonaparte decided to turn it into a tobacco factory. Listen to the history that took place just next door to our school!!
Fill in the gaps according to
the information you hear:
1.Women were ……………………. and better at rolling cigars. 2.They could …………………………… their children. 3.The women cigar makers were …………………… in the workers’ struggle in Spain. 4.Galdos thought that women at the Tobacco Factory were the delight of the
people and the …………………. of the authorities. 5.The Tobacco Workers Union was created in …………………… 6.Clara Campoamor and Victoria Kent …………………… on topics related to women.
7.After 2000 the memory of the women tobacco factory workers slowly
……………………………. in the city.
I'd like to tell you about this app made by the Complutense University of Madrid in order to tell the story of women who lived in this city. Thanks to the app you can you can make a guided tour around the city stopping by the most important landmarks for women in Madrid.
Amy Chua, author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Professor at Yale Law School, and NAIS Annual Conference 2012 speaker, discusses supporting your child.
It will soon be time to sit your exams - but before you do, it's important to revise. Watch this video to pick up six top tips for revising - and then test your understanding in our quiz. BBC Learning English
In this 6 minute programme, Dan and Neil discuss how your food affects your mood, and teach you six items of vocabulary.
This week's question:
How many bacteria are there in the human body?
a) 39 million
b) 39 billion
c) 39 trillion
On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. On board was physicist Ronald E. McNair, who was the second African American to enter space. But first, he was a kid with big dreams in Lake City, South Carolina.
After watching, can you answer these questions? 1.When did the story of the library take place? 2.What happened when he entered the library? What names was he called? 3.How was the problem solved? 4.How did the librarian give Ronald his book? 5.What was special about Star trek? 6.How did a coloured boy from South Carolina become an astronaut? 7.How old would he be today?
Boy apparently drove across New South Wales alone before police stopped his family’s car, which they say was damaged
This is news story contains the typical pyramidal shape to give information.
The Palace Hotel in Broken Hill. A 12-year-old boy was pulled over by police after apparently driving 1,300km across NSW to the outback town. Photograph: Richard Hart for the Guardian
These are some questions on profile pictures answered by Evan. Take note of useful expressions you want to use yourself. How about you? what would you say to this?
Do you have a profile photo of yourself which you use on social networking sites, or on your ID? Answer 1
Whether it’s a photo of you on a night out or of you cuddling your newborn baby, the image you choose to represent you on social-networking sites says a lot about you
Recording session: August 17, 1969 in Harlem, NY. Harlem Renaissance Festival by Nina Simone, an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and activist in the Civil Rights Movement.
Mark the monkey robber. Mark broke in at midnight. He stuffed as much cash as he could into a sack and ran back to his car. But just as he was driving away, the car ...
I'd like you to think about the answer to these questions. Then, listen to the aswers provided by the native speaker and take note of the vocabulary and expressions he used. Can you think of a film which ...
4 Do you ever argue? What about? 5 How do you kee in touch? Answer 2 6 How often do you meet?Answer 3 7 Did you ever lose touch?Answer 4; 8 Do you think you'll stay friends for ever? Answer 5 VOCAB:
Nelson Piquet (born July 25, 1985 in Heidelberg, West Germany), also known as Nelson Piquet Junior or Nelsinho Piquet, is a Brazilian stock car racing driver and former Formula One driver. He currently competes in Global Rallycross for SH Racing. The son of three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet, he was signed as test driver for Renault Formula One team for the 2007 season, and was promoted to the race team for 2008, before being dropped midway through the 2009 season.After losing his drive, it emerged that he had, under instruction from senior members of the team, crashed deliberately at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix to help his teammate, Fernando Alonso, win the race; the resulting scandal became one of the most significant in the sport's history. Source: Wikipedia
I'd like you to read about these sports issues so that we can work with it in class.
The Harlequin Football Club (Harlequins or Quins for short) are an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the English Premiership. Their ground in London is The Twickenham Stoop. For sponsorship reasons they were formerly known as NEC Harlequins, but principal sponsorship is currently held by DHL, Adidas and IG. Between 2006 and 2011, the club shared its stadium with the rugby league team London Broncos, who were known during this period as Harlequins Rugby League and used a similar kit to the rugby union side. In 2009 the club's reputation was seriously tarnished by its abuse of
the blood-substitution, in an incident which became known as Bloodgate. Since then Harlequins have worked hard to re-establish their good name.They were crowned winners of the European Challenge Cup in 2011,the English Premiership for the first time, in 2012 and won the LV= Cup in 2013. Source: wikepedia
Are you afraid of black cats? Would you open an umbrella indoors? How do
you feel about the number 13? Whether or not you believe in them,
you’re probably familiar with a few of these superstitions. But where
did they come from? Stuart Vyse shares the weird and specific origins of
some of our favorite superstitions.
IN PAIRS, TRY TO GIVE AN ANSWER TO THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CLASS READER (20 marks)
1. Can
you name three important landmarks in New York? 2.Do
you remember any important person from Chicago? 3.Can
you name important writers from San Francisco? 4.What
is the nickname of San Francisco? And Chicago? 5.Who
were the first settlers in the USA? 6.Where
can you go for free to the beach? 7.Can
you explain the meaning of these expressions? (1,5 each)
The roaring twenties
Melting pot
The Haight
The Gold Rush
The Big Easy
Creole
The Louisiana Purchase
8.Can you place the following places in this map?
(0’5 each)
Hi,
I'd like to tell you about this app made by the Complutense University of Madrid in order to tell the story of women who lived in this city. Thanks to the app you can you can make a guided tour around the city stopping by the most important landmarks for women in Madrid. 
This is news story contains the typical pyramidal shape to give information.
Hi,
Nelson Piquet (born July 25, 1985 in Heidelberg, West Germany), also known as Nelson Piquet Junior or Nelsinho Piquet, is a Brazilian stock car racing driver and former Formula One driver. He currently competes in Global Rallycross for SH Racing.
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