This is a challenging lesson that will take some time and commitment. But, if you stick with it you will be able to practise your English is a very authentic situation.
Imagine you're going to visit The Barbican arts centre in London, but you have a lot of questions. Go to the website below, and see if you can find all the answers to your questions.
Here is a short, but interesting article, regarding the national curriculum here in the U.K.
Changes in U.K. education occur continuously, as those in power argue over what the most important things to teach our children are.
As an advocate for the arts, I think more arts disciplines, that foster creativity should be implemented.
What do you think?
What are the most important subjects at schools?
Read the article and then answer the true or false questions...
Jessica Ennis is a famous British athlete who came third in this year’s ‘BBC Personality of the Year Award’. This article focuses on her attitude to money. Read the article and then see if you can answer the true or false questions below. Are any of you involved in athletics?
Lesson by Caroline Devane
Ready...
Set...
GO!!!
I've never really understood the expression 'itchy feet'. I know what it means, of course, and for those of you who've never heard it before, itchy feet is what you get when you get the sudden urge to travel; to want to leave where you are because, suddenly, where you are is not where you want to be. I'’ve never felt like that. I've never felt the need to go out and see the world because, the way I see it, doing the job I do, the world tends to drop into my classroom and see me. So, I've never got itchy feet.
Until now.
'How long have you been teaching?'
'What did you do before you were a teacher?'
FAQs that are asked by many students of their teachers.
Language is alive and forever changing. Approximately 25,000 new words are introduced into English on an annual basis, and, in an attempt to keep you with a finger on the linguistic pulse, so to speak, and in the spirit of doing something a little different, here's a list of my five favourite 'new' words to the language. Enjoy!
1. A Nonversation a conversation that seems meaningless or ridiculous.
Satire: Witty language to convey insults or scorn. It's a way of criticising people or ideas in a humorous way, or a piece of writing or play which uses this style.
A while ago I posted a lesson based on a satirical article about Facebook. Here's another one, for your amusement, about illegal downloading! Read the article and try and complete the gaps with the correct words. Right, I’m off to listen to Spotify...
Lesson by Caroline Devane
This article, written by professional funny man David Mitchell, discusses whether young people should still be taking gap years. Do you think a gap year helps you grow as a person, or do you, like the writer, think it is just a waste of money? Read the article carefully then answer the true or false questions at the end. Let me know your opinion.
Lesson by Caroline Devane
A Gap Year: A yearlong break from study taken by some students on leaving school before starting university, often spent gaining work experience or travelling.
Here's a short letter from me about my upcoming holiday to Tenerife! I've removed some of the vacation related vocabulary. Read through the letter and try and fit the words in the correct gaps.
Resort
Beach
Sandcastles
Pool
Plane
Restaurant
Degrees
