Blend words

This is a link to some examples of portmanteau words courtesy of Vappingo,

Give it a look and choose your favourite.

Adjectives and images

Dear students,

I would like you to listen to this song. She used to be mine, written and sung by Sara Barailles

Trust your ears, resist the temptation to check the lyrics. It will help you with adjectives to describe personality. It also has beautiful images.

I would like you to write a litle story telling what happened to make her write this song.

Thanksgiving day.

You know my intentions to make you aware of the culture of some of the countries where English is the official language. The fourthThursday of every November Thanksgiving Day is celebrated across the US. Here you have a video to find out more.

Idioms and autumn

This is a link to english_teacher_julia instagram post.

Can you think of any more idioms related to this time of the year?

English Idioms: Knowledge.

This link will take you to some Idioms about knowledge. This was published on Instagram  by learnenglishquickly

Do you know anymore that you could add??

Make use of personality adjectives.

We have been studying some vocabulary to talk about personality traits, it is time to put it into practice in a real situation.

I have come across this instagram post. I would like you to make use of what you have learned either by writing an answer to this post or by creating something similar about any other job.
Should you like to have it marked, please hand it to me in class.

Remember, remember....

... the 5th of November.


You can learn more about it if you  click here as well as this piece from Sky News

Pet hates

or pet peeves

I am going to give you some links to find out people's top pet hates. What about leaving yours on the comment box?

From The telegraph:  The 100 most annoying things: poll

From "the student room"

From "head rambles blog"

A hard-working ballerina.

We have seen how no matter how important you are or how far you reach, you need to keep practising and working. An example of that is Hayley Forskitt, as we have listened to in the interview published in Speak Up Magazine  370

If you want to know more about her click here

Indian English

In your process of learning English in a deeper way, there is something you cannot miss.
Here you have two videos to feel the experience.

Happy Women's Day

To celebrate this day, I'd like to attract your attention to a silent problem, mental loading as described by the French comic artist Emma, published in The Guardian last May. Click here to enjoy it.

Landscapes

You have written the description of a memorable moment lived on a trip. This is one of the compositions you wrote.

Landscapes

It is impossible for me to erase from my brain and my heart the view of Antananarivo. It was at dawn when we arrived there after a twelve-hour-long flight across the African continent. A rusty red Peugeot took us through the overcrowded city centre. Nobody seemed to suffer from road rage despite the lack of traffic signs and the chaos that seemed to emerge from the very pavement. Trucks and buses from another era, motorbikes carrying a whole family of three or four members, ‘pousse pousse’ painted in gaudy colours and skinny black pedestrians going to and fro.

And the smell… If I close my eye, I am still able to feel how an awful odour invades my nostrils. A mixture of fumes coming from the varied kinds of transport, and the image of dry fish and little appetising red meat hanging down the stalls along the market street crammed with locals.

It was obviously the worst of the beginnings to the best of my journeys!

Estrella Rey

housing

We have seen in class different types of houses related to the environment where they are located.
Yet, the accomodation prices can lead to extreme situations. The Guardian has published something about this. Click here to find out more.

London with a different look.

If you want to see the London night with a new look, check these videos from youtube:

Related to this time of the year

These are some Instagram publications related to Xmas, click on them to find out more.

Rockefeller Center Christmas tree

Window displays

Improving pronunciation

This is a video from youtube by mmmEnglish, I think it could be useful.

Macy's Thanksgiving day Parade

Check this link to learn more about it.

November 11th

If you have read newspapers or have watched the news in the last few weeks, you will have noticed many people are wearing a poppy. November 11th is a relevant day for the veterans in the Anglosaxon world and has something to do with this little flower. In these videos you get to know a bit more about what it is celebrated on that day. Did you know about it?

Check this piece of news from the BBC

A mother's love

This is an endearing advertisement to value the job mums do with their children.

Let it be an excuse for you to practise your writing skills. Invent the story of one of the characters that appear in the video or,  if you prefer, tell us how your parents (or just one of them) have been the wind beneath your wings.

You can hand them in  before the end of November.

Happy Halloween!!!

These are some curious images related to Halloween. Enjoy them.

Washington Post

Halloween at the zoo

World biggest Halloween pumpkin

What do you think  of the big impact this festivity has in our society? Leave your comments in the box.