What would you do if you were a photo journalist in a war zone and somebody near you was injured? Would you stop taking pictures and help this person, at the risk of your own life, or would you keep taking pictures that could make a difference in the conflict?
Discuss this and other moral dilemmas in this very interesting video
Saturday, 5 December 2020
Moral Dilemmas
Sunday, 29 November 2020
British and American English
So much in common, but yet so many differences!
Thanks to our ever increasing consumption of movies and series in original version, and our use of internet to read pages in English from all over the globe, most English learners have now a miscellaneous vocabulary and pronunciation which can no longer be defined as British, American or any other variety. Which English are we speaking?
Although it is not essential to keep a "pure" pronunciation, it is important to know which way we pronounce words. And it is yet more important to keep a coherent spelling, especially if we are about to start university.
Watch this video about British and American pronunciation:
And this other video about British and American spelling. It is a little monotonous, but worth watching until the end:
Monday, 23 November 2020
Thanksgiving
What do you know about this world-famous American holiday? Do we celebrate it here?
Look at this post in the blog to find out
Wednesday, 4 November 2020
Body Decorations Around the World
Apart from using different clothes, how can people change the appearance of their bodies? Are there many different ways of doing it around the world? Which is your favourite way? Which one would you use to change your appearance? Would you ever try to change your body permanently?
In groups of two/three students, choose one way of changing your appearance and explain it to the rest of the class. Write a text (10/15 lines maximum) and post it in your portfolio.
You can first watch this video to get some ideas:
Saturday, 31 October 2020
Bonfire Night
What do British people celebrate on the fifth of November?
Check this earlier post from my blog to find out!
Thursday, 22 October 2020
Halloween
Halloween is around the corner! Would you like to know the history behind it? Watch this video to find out
Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Innovative ways to fight COVID-19
Sick of the virus? We all are! It's nice to be back to school again, but hard with masks!
So let's get positive and learn about new ways to fight COVID-19.
Our canine best friend can help us! How? Watch this video to find out:
This video was broadcasted by SkyNews in may 2020. What does it say at the end, when do they hope to be able to use dogs to detect Covid-19?
Watch this other more recent video and find out if the dog training was successful and dogs are currently detecting the virus :
Wednesday, 9 September 2020
BACK TO SCHOOL
Here we are, back again, and really looking forward to seeing our students in person after the lockdown and the summer holidays! Let's hope we will have a nice start of the school year despite everything, and let's keep positive above all.
Sunday, 23 February 2020
My house
Do you know all the words to describe a house from inside and outside? What about home appliances?
Use this webpage to practise:
- Furniture and kitchen devices
- home appliances
- Parts of the house
To round up your learning, you can practise further with this Kahoot. Enjoy!!!
Sunday, 16 February 2020
The PAS House
Remember when your mother told you that you are not allowed to skate in the house? Well, you should totally take her to visit the PAS House, just to prove her that you indeed can! The PAS House is the fantasy of every skateboard lover, for is a home build to allow you to skate every inch of it.
Watch this video to know more!!!
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Are you trendy?
You will have to record a video about fashion, but before that you need some practise with clothes vocabulary.
Use these pages to learn more about clothes and fashion:
http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/clothing-problems
http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/trying-clothes
http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/making-clothes
http://en.ver-taal.com/voc_clothes4.htm
http://en.ver-taal.com/voc_clothes6.htm
https://www.vocabulary.cl/Hangman/Clothes.htm
https://www.learnenglish.de/games/hangman/hangmangameclothes.html