HISTORY: 9th May, 75 years since end of WW2

Boris Johnson: Britain marks 75th anniversary of British VE day. 
BORIS Johnson has told World War Two veterans their pluck and steel will inspire the nation to defeat coronavirus.
To mark today’s 75th anniversary of VE Day, the PM has written an open letter to the dwindling band of heroes who defeated Hitler.

• German president commemorates Germany's surrender. 75 years ago.
• Coronavirus and Victory Day

CITY WORKING ON E-SCOOTER REGULATIONS

NEWS- B2-C1: ELECTIONS IN SPAIN: QUESTIONS, QUIZZES, HUMOUR, AND MORE.

FOR TEACHERS: RUN AN ELECTION DEBATE.
MATERIALS:
ELECTION TOOLKIT
BALLOT PAPERS, POLICY CARDS

• QUESTIONS AND TRIVIA
• INTRODUCTORY QUESTIONS ON POLITICS.
• FUN TRIVIA.

• READING FOR INFORMATION:
• EL PAIS: THE FUTURE OF SPAIN: 5 PARTIES, 2 MODELS

UK POLITICAL PARTIES MANIFESTOS, POLICIES.

• POLITICAL PARTIES MANIFESTOS ( = PROGRAMA ELECTORAL) AT A GLANCE.
• UK POLITICAL PARTIES POLICIES. WHO ARE THEY? WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

WHAT IS THE HOUSE OF COMMONS






UK ELECTION 2017 EXPLAINED

• HUMOUR:
• TRUMP SPEECHES ARE HELPING PEOPLE LEARN ENGLISH. REALLY. ................REALLY??? BUT HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? CLICK ON THE LINK AND KEEP ON READING.

• EL PAIS NEWS:NATIONAL PARTIES have referenced the hit series "Game of Thrones" in campaign ads in a bid to win votes.

POLITICIANS AND METAPHORICAL CAMPAIGN.  

WIKIPEDIA: A GAME OF THRONES ( or as it is called:  GOT)

A Game of Thrones is the first novel in A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of fantasy novels by the American author George R. R. Martin. It was first published on August 1, 1996.  READ MORE HERE...

GAME OF THRONES OPENING CREDITS

VOCABULARY: THE STAGES OF LIFE.

VOCABULARY- THE STAGES OF LIFE.
VOCABULARY- BIRTH, LIFE AND DEATH.
FUNCTIONS we use in different life situations: newborns,  a graduation, retirement,  death, etc.

BBC NEWS DAVID BOWIE DIES OF CANCER AGED 69
About David Bowie

HAPPY NEW YEAR! NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

GRAMMAR 

WISHES FOR THE FUTURE AND PRESENT.

VIDEO AND READING ACTIVITIES.

NEW YORK TIMES (VIDEO AND ARTICLE)APPS FOR KEEPING NEW YEAR'S .ESOLUTIONS

10 TIPS TO MAKE YOUR NEW YEAR'S  RESOLUTIONS A SUCCESS.

READING. NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS: THE HEALTH INDUSTRY .

BBC Reading : The Cost of Christmas

The lowest price for an acceptable Christmas for a low-income family with two children is £182, according to a study - but the average family can spend up to £700. More.

Check this out! Here's a clip which shows phrasal verbs in context.
The payback.

BBC video: Black Friday in 60 seconds

But why is it called 'Black Friday'? The BBC explains in this video.

'Growing awareness of Black Friday in UK

BBC reading: The dark side of Toy Story

As Pixar’s classic animation turns 20, Nicholas Barber finds out what made the tale of Woody and Buzz Lightyear so special. Read more. 

Key words:

enshrined, snappy screwball dialogue,

disillusionment, heartwarming, downbeat,

heartwrenching,poignant, etc.

CNN Breaking News (2015): Paris terrorist attacks.

Read CNN article: France attacks: How will France respond?

Paris attacks: A new type of terrorism?

B2 (FYI- 5º A) : STOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NOW (25TH NOVEMBER)

FYI ( For Your Interest)- 5ºA

GENERAL INFORMATION
Information about the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

The hideout.org.uk

1. Your relationship: Healthy relationship is possible and you deserve to be in one!
2. What's Abuse?
3. Is this domestic abuse?

ACTIVITIES- HOMEWORK

TESTIMONIES: READING AND LISTENING TASKS

READING  AND WRITING TASK.

Before reading the task read the following information: How to Summarise a written text.

1. Read a couple of stories and select ONE.  Now summarise ONE of the stories 150- 200 words using the techniques learnt above.

LISTENING TASK.

Watch the videos below and summarise the whole story 150-200 words.

1. Watch this video. Daisy talks about how her dad abused her mum ( video with script)
2. Daisy talks about how she was affected in school. 
3. Refugee Key worker vide + tapescript.

NEWS ARTICLE: The Guardian

• Swedish 'social experiment' shows people ignoring domestic abuse in a lift

A Swedish organisation has posted a distressing video showing women being abused physically and verbally – yet only one person reacts

B2 ( Breaking News): Scotland votes 'NO 'to independence

BBC News

SCOTTISH REFERENDUM: SCOTLAND VOTES 'NO' TO INDEPENDENCE

B2 (News): World Cup 2014

Read the following articles:
Germans certain their team will beat Argentina
A-Z of a memorable tournament

B2 (Harvard Article): Instict Can Beat Analytics

You are going to read and listen to an article on Insinct and Analytical thinking.

Researchers have confronted us in recent years with example after example of how we humans get things wrong when it comes to making decisions. We misunderstand probability, we’re myopic, we pay attention to the wrong things, and we just generally mess up.
Read and listen to the interview  here.

B2 ( BBC articles): High performers vs. workaholics

Are you a workaholic? Or simply working hard?
Read the article here.

B2 ( Reading): BBC- Capital- The joy of living with less

The joy of living with less.
f you’ve ever fantasised about selling everything you own and paring down your possessions to the bare essentials, you’re probably familiar with minimalism.

Extra listening exercise: BBC news: Devo Max

On Feb 17  we discovered  and read about Scotland and devo max.

What does devo max stand for?

You are going to listen to a BBC radio programme in which the political and economical independence of Scotland is analyzed.

Read the questions and listen once before answering the questions. Then, listen again and stop the recording at your convenience to answer the questions.
Listen to the news.

Questions

1. How many interviewers know what "devo max is? 
2. Who's Michael Moore? 
3. What does Michael Moore understand by the term "devo max"?
4. What are David Cameron's views on devo max?
5. Two government powers are excluded from "devo max", which are these? 
6. ( minute 12: 10). 
1. Which country is a good example of  how "devo max" would works? What exactly does the speaker mention? 
2. How is the economy in this region described?
7. Note down at least 3 advantages in Scotland if "devo max" is put forward.

Submit your answers ( as a comment)

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BBC: 24 hours news in pictures

Day in pictures 1 March.