Thursday 1 September 2016

Module 1 Jobs: Introduction

There are so many jobs in the world. Do you know all these jobs? Can you say what a person does for a living in English language? By the way, to find out what someone's job is, you can ask:

"What do you do?"
"What is your job?"
"What do you do for a living?"

Here you'll find additional practice online:
Vocabulary exercises to help learn different types of jobs.

Sunday 17 April 2016

Appearance & character

Appearance Vocabulary
SPECIAL FEATURES
tattoo, wrinkles, moustache, freckles, beard, dark/pale skin, pierced ears, glasses, bald
FACE
long, round, small, oval
AGE
middle-aged, old, in her early twenties, young, in her early forties, in his mid-thirties, in her late teens
HAIR
curly, long, wavy, straight, blond(e), dark
BUILD
fat, well-built, skinny, overweight, thin, plump
HEIGHT
short, of medium height, small, tall

Character Adjectives SB. page 90

 

Saturday 9 April 2016

Sunday 7 February 2016

At the Doctor's

Visiting a doctor

Module 4e "French Spiderman"




The French Spider-Man

Real-life Super Heroes

Vocabulary: Action Verbs - SB. page 68 Ex. 1
Collocations - SB. page 69  
Alain Robert is a French rock climber and urban climber from France. Known as "the French Spider-Man" (after the comic character Spider-Man), or "the Human Spider," Robert is famous for his free solo climbing, scaling skyscrapers using no climbing equipment except for a small bag of chalk and a pair of climbing shoes.


                                      Some more Super Heroes!!!
Wim Hof - the "Iceman"



Daniel Tammet - an autistic savant

Monday 25 January 2016

Health Problems

Modern marvels or new nasties???


Hands up if you own a smartphone? Laptop? Tablet?
You might even have all three and the chances are, you spend even more time on them than you spend sleeping. But, apart from taking over your life, how might your technology affect your health? 

Vocabulary SB. page 62

Sunday 24 January 2016

The Weather

Module 3




Healthy Activities

Physical activity is any activity that you may do that helps to improve or maintain your physical fitness as well as your health in general.
It can include:
  • Everyday activities. For example, walking or cycling to work or school, doing housework, gardening, DIY around the house, or any active or manual work.
  • Active recreational activities. This includes activities such as dancing, active play, or walking or cycling.
  • Sport. For example, exercise and fitness training at a gym or during an exercise class, swimming and competitive sports such as football, rugby and tennis, etc.
Vocabulary SB. page 61

Thursday 7 January 2016

Monday 4 January 2016

Third Conditional English Grammar

2nd conditional English Grammar

Camping in the Wilderness

wilderness - a large area of land that has never been developed or farmed 
Do you think you can survive a night in the Alaskan wilderness? If you have decided to trek into the wilderness, it’s always best to be well-prepared and take a wilderness survival kit with you. In the event of an emergency, it could save your life.




CAMPING EQUIPMENT VOCABULARY SB. page 52

ADVENTURE

Reading SB. page 52

A father and son embark on a rafting trip down a fast-flowing Alaskan river. It's June, but they encounter a riverwide shelf of ice. The river is about to teach them a life-or-death lesson. Here you can read the entire story: The men the river swallowed


Wild Alaska - National Geographic Documentary HD

Module 3 (f)
If you want to learn more about Alaska,watch this film.