Holidays!!!!

My dear students,
At last we can enjoy the so long-awaited holidays. So now it´s time to relax, enjoy ourselves and have fun. But please, don´t forget your English during the summer holidays, and practise it whenever you can!
See you in September!

IDIOMS AND SPORT.

In the following video, you are going to learn 3 idioms connected with athletics. What do they mean? I also want you to invent 3 sentences including the three idioms.

OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN: TALKING ABOUT SPORT

In the following video you are going to meet Ivan Ukhov, a Russian high jumper athlete. What is his weakness, according to the video?

I also want you to tell me about you. What do you think your weakness is?

I'm looking forward to hearing your comments.

ARE YOU FOR OR AGAINGST SCHOOL UNIFORMS?

You don´t have to wear a school uniform at our secondary school. What do you think about it? Would you like to wear a school uniform? Watch the following video and tell me your opinions.
I also want you to mention at least 4 advantages and 4 disadvantages of  wearing uniforms according to the video.
What´s former president Bill Clinton´s advice about uniforms?

DICKENS´ BICENTENARY

Charles Dickens, one of the greatest writers in English Literature, was born 2oo years ago. I want you to watch the following video and learn 3 new words/expressions  related to Dickens :"Dickensian," "scrooge" and "What the dickens...?" Tell me the meaning of these 3 expressions, and send me a few sentences using each of the expressions. You can also tell me what you know about Dickens (date and place of birth, title of main works, etc.)

I hope you enjoy it!

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT FOOTBALL?

Do you like football? What do you think of it? Is it your favourite sport? Tell me about it, including your favourite player, favourite team etc. Do the following quiz too to discover how much you know about football, and tell me how you did.

INSIDE BIG BEN!

You´ve heard Big Ben lots of times, but have you ever wondered what it´s like up there in the belfry with the world´s most famous bell? Here´s your chance to visit Big Ben and see behind the scenes in the clock tower. Watch the video and answer the following questions:
1. How many stairs do you have to climb to the belfry tower?
2. How much does Big Ben weigh?
3.When does Big Ben chime?
4. How many times has it chimed in the last 150 years?