THE OSCARS

 Interested in knowing more about what happened at the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night? Have a look at this activity!

http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/article/1861014.html

MARDI GRAS IN NEW ORLEANS - VIDEO ACTIVITY

http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/festivals/carnivals-and-fiestas/mardi-gras/mardi-gras-advanced-listening.html

If you click on the link above you can watch a video and do some listening comprehension questions about how people in New Orleans celebrate Mardi Gras. I´m sure you´ll be looking forward to going there and have fun! :)

1NA - PHILIPPINES TYPHOON (LISTENING AND READING COMPREHENSION)

Still shocked by the devastating effects of the typhoon in the Philippines, have a look at this video from the CNN to get first-hand information and read the article found on the BBC to practise some vocabulary connected with natural disasters (Match the highlighted words with their definitions).

GUY FAWKES NIGHT - AN INTERACTIVE GAME (INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/gunpowder/index_embed.shtml

DO YOU HAVE A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT?

If the answer to the question above is YES and you want to improve your English while you surf this great social network, then you cannot miss these Facebook pages. Some of my favourite ones are:

- Learn English
- English is Fun
- English Idioms
- Multimedia English

- Real English
- Break Into English
- Learn English as a Second Language
- Pronunciation Studio
- Cambridge English Language Assessment
- News in Levels

1NB - THE ALPHABET, NUMBERS, WHAT´S YOUR NAME, COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES

2NI - FOOD

Don´t you feel hungry after all these days talking about food in class?? I do!!! ;)

If you want more practice on this topic you can have a look at these interesting links where you can learn many things related to food. Hope you enjoy them!!! Bon appetit!!! :)

LISTENING EXERCISE (PUB LUNCH):

http://www.carolinebrownlisteninglessons.com/publunch/menu.php

2 ARTICLES ON BRITISH FOOD:

http://www.ukstudentlife.com/Britain/Food.htm

http://h2g2.com/approved_entry/A103177

QUIZ ON HEALTHY EATING:

http://www.nhs.uk/tools/pages/healthyeating.aspx

1NA - SPEEDFLATMATING

New course, new expectations, new emotions, new resolutions...Welcome to your first advanced year!!! :)

We don´t know each other very well yet but, after this evening´s lesson, I´m sure that will have changed. Probably we will have found someone we click and, even, a potential flatmate!!! ;)

Have a look at the official Speedflatmating website (link below the video) for opinions on the site and then leave a comment answering this question: "Would you use Speedflatmating to find or to rent out a room?". Think about advantages, disadvantages, tips...

http://www.speedflatmating.co.uk/

1NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve done the reading, vocabulary and grammar on page 62 and 63 and the vocabulary on page 64.

Homework: revision exercises on page 61 + extra grammar exercises.

Happy weekend!!

QUEEN´S SPEECH 2013

Queen´s speech to feature new curbs on migrants from the EU
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/may/08/queens-speech-curb-eu-migrants?CMP=SOCNETTXT6966

2NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve done the Journeys section on page 77 and we´ve done the vocabulary and reading on page 82 and 83.

Homework: exercise on prepositions.

See you on Thursday!

1NB

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve done the target activity and the Keyword section on page 59.

Homework: Exercise 2 from the Across Cultures section on page 60.

See you on Wednesday!

1NA - TV, INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY

TV guide: listening
http://www.esl-lab.com/tvguide/tvguiderd1.htm

Is TV a good or bad thing? - listening
http://www.elllo.org/00MXPages/24-MX-TV.htm

Turn the TV off - Vocabulary exercises
http://www.englishpage.com/vocabulary/interactivelesson20.html

Television cloze test
http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/bltv.htm

Reading / listening comprehension - Viral marketing
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine-articles/viral-marketing

Reading / listening comprehension - Information society
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine-articles/information-society

Reading / listening comprehension - Be your own investigative journalist
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine-articles/be-your-own-investigative-journalist

Reading / listening comprehension - Mobile phones
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine-articles/mobile-phones

Reading / listening comprehension- Soap operas
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/newsaboutbritain/2009/02/090127_soaps.shtml

2NB

Hi everyone,

Yesterday we did the Target activity on page 70.

Homework: cloze test, Keyword section on page 71 and eercise 1a and 3a on page 73.

Happy weekend!

1NA

Hi there,

On Thursday we corrected your homework and we explaines the grammar on page 81 (quantifiers).

Homework: Practice 7A on page 81 and the grammar exercises on page 141.

See you on Tuesday!

1NI

Hi there,

On Wenesday we did the task on page 62 and we started unit 8 ( we did the listening activity on page 66).

Homework: cloze test "You are what you eat"

See you on Monday!

1NB

Hi there,

Today we´ver studied the past of the verb to be.

Homework: page 56 exercise 2b and 3 and page 57 exercise 3 + the cloze test.

Happy weekend!!

1NB

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve done the Your weekend section on page 57 and we´ve started the next lesson.

Enjouy your free day tomorrow!!

See you on Wednesday.

1NA - PURPOSE CLAUSES

Exercises:
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6268

Exercises + explanation:
http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eap/2004/u2/purposereasonresultclauses.htm

Explanation (slideshare):
http://www.slideshare.net/englishatchabacier/purpose-clauses-2970250

Explanation + exercises:
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/gerund3b.html

1NI - TRAVEL

Nee York Listening:
http://esl-lab.com/newyorktravel/newyork-travelrd1.htm
Video about Great Britain +Activities:
http://www.quia.com/cz/312926.html?AP_rand=1478420859

Around the World in 80 Days (Video + Exercise):
http://www.quia.com/cz/365794.html?AP_rand=879798253

Direction Game (Listening Activity):
http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/feb7th/directions.htm

Travel and Sightseeing (Listenig - Easy):
http://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/travel-sightseeing-1.htm