Hurricane Irma

Here is an article from The Day about Hurricane Irma

Article


Watch two videos and read the articles linked at the end of the page.

Linking your ideas

Using link words is important when you speak or write. Here is a lesson and some exercises to practise.

Lesson

Practice 1

Practice 2

Practice 3

Practice 4

Advanced practice 1

Advanced conjunctions - connectors

A little bit of grammar

 Relative clauses and exercises

more practice:

who, which, that

defining clauses 

pronouns and adverbs omission

a bit harder:

defining- non defining

Eating off the land in England

Eating off the land in England 

177-es | teatime magazine

River Cottage, the Text and photos by: Cat Allen site of a popular TV series promoting seasonal, sustainable and local dining, has opened its doors so diners can experience farm-to-table food first-hand. Writer Cat Allen describes dinner, bite by bite.

 Read the article on pdf here

Listen to the recording here 

To learn more... River Cottage website

1. Keep a notebook with all interesting vocabulary and examples of use.
2. To expand your knowledge and raise awareness of interesting expressions use Linguee English Spanish (←click)
3. Reading Strategy: 
4. To understand the text better ask yourself  WHAT is the text about? WHO.....? WHERE.....? WHEN....? WHY....? HOW....?                   
5.  Write down the answers you found by reading the text
6. Think and write down 5 good questions about any interesting aspect of the article.

Work on language

Here are a few interesting language topics to explore:

Intensifiers 

Compound adjectives

Phonology:

Changes in word stress

Homographs  /s/ and /z/

Shoot or save?

The importance of Photojournalism

(log in to http://app.wizer.me)

This is the worksheet you will be working with

your pin number is the last part of the url: 0X0XU2



further reading: 

• The Bang Bang Club
• Kevin Carter
• Kevin Carter song by The Manic street preachers and the lyrics
• The vulture
• all that is interesting

The Lure of London

The Lure of London | teatime magazine

A long history and a bright future draw millions-tourists and residents alike-to the UK's largest city. But living in London is not always easy, writes Amar Mistry. Text by: Amar MistryCountry: England ith the Queen, Big Ben, and Buckingham Palace, London is the crown jewel of the UK.

 Read the article on pdf here

Listen to the recording here 

• Keep a notebook with all interesting vocabulary and examples of use.
• To expand your knowledge and raise awareness of interesting expressions use Linguee English Spanish (←click)
• Reading Strategy: 
• To understand the text better ask yourself :
•  WHAT is the text about? WHO.....? WHERE.....? WHEN....? WHY....? HOW....?                    You can write down the answers you found by reading the text
• Think and write down 5 good questions about any interesting aspect of the article.

Munching on the move

Munching on the move


Instructions: While you read the article, move your mouse over the underlined words and you will find their translation into Spanish


For further work you can print a pdf version here
Audio mp3 here  

• Keep a notebook with all interesting vocabulary and examples of use.
• To expand your knowledge and raise awareness of interesting expressions use Linguee English Spanish (←click)
• Reading Strategy: 
• To understand the text better ask yourself :
•  WHAT is the text about? WHO.....? WHERE.....? WHEN....? WHY....? HOW....?                    You can write down the answers you found by reading the text
• Think and write down 5 good questions about any interesting aspect of the article.