Photos of my classes

The past I remember well

The present I must work on

What is 'chillax'?

Have you heard of the word 'chillax'?
Listen to this podcast and answer the questions.
1.Which two words are 'hidden' in the word 'chillax'?
2.Comment on the three examples explaining the word 'chillax'.

The Big Day

Whatch this video and answer the questions.

Who are going to get married?
When?
Where?

April Fools Day

Do you know the origin of April 1st?

Listen to this story and according to what you hear decide if the statements are true or false.

1.In medieval France April 1 was celebrated as Fools Day.
2.According to French and Italian customs you can be 'the fish of April'.
3.In Scotland Fools day consists of two days.
4.In Spain and Mexico this day takes place on the last day of the year.
5.On April 1 British and American people can play a trick on you if your shoelace is untied.
6.The two British policemen saw an alien on a field in Surrey.
7.Richard Branson's hot air balloon landed in London's Hyde Park.

Better communication skills

As our topic this month is about body language and how to communicate your ideas, I think this video will be really useful to develop these skills.
Watch the video and answer the questions.

1.How many tips are listed in the video?
2.What's Rebekah's job?
3.What words do open-ended questions start with?
4.Why is it advisable to avoid closed questions?
5.What can you do to avoid being distracted from the conversation?
6.How should you use body language to show you are engaged with the other person?
7.Instead of projecting your thoughts to the other person what questions should you ask?
8.What should you say instead of 'You're sitting on my chair'?

More on names

At the beginning of this term we really enjoyed learning about the origin of names.
This listening task gives you more information realated to this topic.
Listen to the British Council podcast and answer the questions.

1.Give five names that were top names for girls in the UK in 2004?
2.Give five names rhat were top names for boys in the Uk in 2004?
3.How long was 'Jack' a top name in the UK?
4.Write three things people named their children after?
5.How many girls were named after Shakira in the last year?
6.What nationality is Shakira?
7.How many American teenagers are called Armani?
8.Collect five colours which motivated parents to name their childen?
9.What name did David Beckham give to his child?
10.What new name did Zowie Bowie choose for himself?

Silent video

 

First watch this video with the sound muted and write a dialogue for the characters.
Then watch it again with the sound. Compare your dialogue with the original one.