The Great War Centenary

• Armistice day  BBC an interactive story through WWI
• WWI resources for teaching & learning English BBC

The Day (article pdf): "White poppies are attention-seeking rubbish"
Is it wrong to wear a white poppy?

Eric Newby

An extract from his book A short walk in the Hindu Kush published by The Guardian

At sea aged 19 ( bottom left) and in the Hindu Kush. photos: PA

Eric Newby dies aged  86. BBC news 22 October 2006

Pushkar religious festival, Rajasthan.
Photos of the largest camel market

Departures and Arrivals

Eric Newby

HarperCollins Publishers, Oct 1, 2010 - Voyages and travels - 208 pages

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'Whatever else we remember of our travels, we remember our departures and arrivals. Often they are the most enduring of all our memories of them.'

From one of Britain's best-loved travel writers comes a fascinating collection of incredible highlights from an eventful life.

How ugly vegetables can feed the planet

Read the article online

article pdf

article audio in American English

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables  The book online   

Netflix series: Anne with an E

by Lucy Maud Montgomery a Canadian writer

The Guardian

Ten things Anne of Green Gables taught me

Being Brown in Britain

• Being Black and Brown in Britain by Joshua Virasami   Article
• Video and activities by the British Council    Multicultural Britain
• Collocations Units 21 & 22  Houses and flats &  Eating and Drinking

1. Keep track of  all interesting vocabulary and examples of use.Focus on collocations ( free online collocation dictionary click)
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

High degree of difficulty and more collocations

Practically from the cradle, many U.S. children plan and prepare to attend college or university


Article online
article pdf  and audio

 Best Colleges in the States

1. Keep track of  all interesting vocabulary and examples of use.Focus on collocations ( free online collocation dictionary click)
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.

Collocations Physical appearance and Families  units 18 & 19

The crusades through Arab eyes

The Crusades through Arab eyes by Amin Maalouf  Read online or download

listen to the Crusades through Arab eyes audio online