Monday 24 March 2014

How angry are you?

What are you like?
Are you a more easy-going person, or a more stressed person?
Do you spend lots of time in traffic jams? Does that make you angry?
Do you mind waiting for people?
What gets on your nerves?
What calms you down?
What are some of the synonyms of angry that you can remember?
How about its opposites?

Listen to this 6 minute English from BBC Learning English and find out what research has found out about anger:

Angry People


Now that you have listened to the clip help me out with some vocabulary:

public transport annoys me
it's the passengers that I find most annoying
it really makes my blood boil when...
things that used to make us angry

Monday 17 March 2014

A Job Interview

 

What happens in the sketch? (up to 1:55'')
What impression do you get of the interview? Is the applicant successful?
How does the video turn out?
How did your last job interview go?
Have you ever felt as wrong about a situation as the guy in the video?
What advice can you give him? (use should)

Thursday 13 March 2014

Teapot Tower - I like it, do you?

Believe it or not, this is an office building:


Listen to this BBC report and tell me if you would like to work there:

Words in the news: Teapot Tower

Monday 10 March 2014

Cinema Etiquette

Do you think there is a proper way to behave at the cinema?

What are some of the things you may do?

And what are the things you shouldn't do?

Listen to this BBC Learning English Lesson:

Cinema Etiquette

Students of all levels!!!

My newest addiction: Duolingo

have you heard of the app Duolingo for language learning?

It is sooooo nice!

You may review basic forms that your teacher is always correcting but they never seem to disappear from your English...

You may learn new vocabulary and practice listening, writing, speaking and reading too, why not?

And best of all, you may do it almost anywhere, anytime. When you are in the doctor's waiting room. On a bus.

It is free and it works on mobiles, tablets and computers:

https://www.duolingo.com/