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/