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.

Bob Dylan Nobel Prize winner

Bob Dylan's website, Hard rain's gonna fall lyrics


Read the article from The New York Times 

‘Bob Dylan Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature’

Answer the questions for the article above (New York Times)

*How Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize-winning lyrics serve humanity

*Bob Dylan Video report 

*Are these the lyrics that won Bob Dylan a Nobel prize?

*'Dylan towers over everyone' – Salman Rushdie, Kate Tempest and more pay tribute to Bob Dylan

*Dylan had been criticised as ‘arrogant’ for not responding to his award

*The times are a- changin'

My Holidays in Bhutan

Listen to the conversation between two people, Joe and Helen, who have just been on holiday in Bhutan. 

Click on Unit 7 

Michael Palin : Himalaya

Travel TIBET




Michael Palin's travels

Himalaya

Photographs, Route map, Interactive map, Video 

Read about the journey Day after day

National Geographic Destination Wild: The Himalayas
National Geographic Adventure: Mount Everest
Altitude sickness
Mount Everest in 3D


* Alexandra David-Neel documentary


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