BLACK FRIDAY - TIME FOR SOME LAUGHS

UPCOMING CULTURAL EVENT

Dear students,

I'm posting to let you know about the next school event on Monday 25th, as I still didn't have this information in the last class we had. There will be an interesting cultural talk at the school auditorium at 6.30p.m.

CURIOUS BRITISH SPORTS AND OTHER COMPETITIONS

From charming to wife-carrying, discover the weird and wonderful competitions of Britain. In addition to these curious competitions, you will learn about traditional British sporting events including cricket, horse racing at Ascot and the Boat Race between the University of Cambridge and the university of Oxford.

Recommended language level: B1-b2

I hope you all can join us!

CARPOOL KARAOKE

When we talked about dangerous things to do behind the wheel in the class, most of you did not consider driving and listening to music particularly hazardous and some of you even found it relaxing.

Apparently many people think driving and listening to music is fun. So do all the fans of James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke. Carpool Karaoke, a segment of James Corden's Late Late Show on CBS, has become an online phenomenon.

In this part of the programme the host drives around in a car with celebrity guests singing their favourite tunes. Some of the biggest names in music and film, including Madonna, Ed Sheeran, Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Céline Dion and Adele have been some of Corden’s passengers.

One of the most popular segments included the then-First Lady singing a song by Stevie Wonder as he drove her around the streets of Washington DC. Thirty-four million people viewed the video of Michelle Obama rocking out to her favourite singer just one week after it first aired.

Watch it and enjoy, but don’t forget to drive safely!

Check the You Tube Channel for other guests:

TOP GEAR CROSS LONDON RACE

Did you enjoy Top Gear's challenge in the class?

Here's a link to the real programme on BBC. Enjoy this international award-winning series about motor vehicles famous for its presenters' quirky humorous style.

BITS - ELL

Dear students,

I'm posting a link one of your classmates shared with me in the class (Thank you, María, this website is a gem!).

BITS is an interesting site loaded with useful reading and listening material. You can find plenty of books to read and listen to but you must be aware they are unabridged. So this can be specially useful for upper-intermediate/advanced students.

Intermediate students can also find other useful resources. I definitely recommend exploring the site.

Got any useful links to share too? Post them in the comments! Cheers! 

B1 FIRST READING ASSIGNMENT

Read a book of your choice and complete THIS SHEET  with information about it. We will use it for a CLASS DISCUSSION of the books you and your classmates have read on JANUARY 13^TH

The book should be FICTION and have at least LEVEL B1 (INTERMEDIATE)

Remember you can borrow a book from the class library or, if you prefer to read it as an ebook, HERE's a site where you can find plenty of graded readers in different digital formats for free.

WRITING ASSIGNMENT B1 - INFORMAL EMAIL

One month ago you moved to London and you have decided to write to an English-speaking friend of yours to tell him/her about your life there and your feelings about the change. 

Length: About 150 words

Deadline: 2nd December