About spelling

Watch the video and write a comment about it.

Have something done

Activity 1. Click on the words in the correct order.

Activity 2. Complete the sentences.

Activity 3. Complete the sentences.

Can, could, managed to

Activity 1: Choose the correct answer.

Activity 2: Complete the sentences.

Saint Patrick's Day

St. Patrick is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. He was born in the fourth century and is famous for bringing Christianity into Ireland. St. Patrick’s Day falls on the 17th of March. Click here to listen to the text and then do Task 1. (scroll down) 

16th January: Martin Luther King's Day

 

Answer the following questions:

1. What event took place on 18th August 1963?

2. Who was the most relevant speaker?

3. What had happened a few months earlier?

4. How did President Kennedy react to that?

5. Where did the demonstration start and finish?

6. Who did Martin Luther King mention at the beginning of his speech?

You can find the answers to the question in 'comments'.

Christmas Lights by Coldplay

Watch the video and fill the gaps. You'll find the answers in 'Comments' . 

Christmas night, another fight 
__________, we cried a flood
Got all kinds of poison in
Of poison in my __________

I took my __________ to Oxford Street
Trying to right a wrong
Just walk away, those __________ say
But I can't believe she's gone

When you're still waiting for the snow to __________
Doesn't really feel like Christmas at all

Up above, __________ on air flicker
Oh, they flicker and they float
And I'm up here holdin' on
To all those chandeliers of __________

Like some drunken Elvis singin'
I go singin' out of __________
Sayin' how I __________ loved you, darlin'
And I always will

Oh, when you're still waiting for the snow to __________
It doesn't really feel like Christmas at all
Still waiting for the snow to __________
It doesn't really feel like Christmas at all

Those Christmas lights light up the street
Down where the __________ and city meet
May all your __________ soon be gone
Oh, Christmas lights, keep shinin' on

Those Christmas lights light up the street
Maybe they'll __________ her back to me
And then all my __________ will be gone
Oh, Christmas lights, keep shinin' on

Oh, Christmas lights, light up the street
Light up the __________ in me
May all your __________ soon be gone
Those Christmas lights keep shinin' on

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

The global food waste scandal

Watch the video and answer the questions:

1. What did he notice when he was feeding his pigs and selling them to get some pocket money? 
2. What was his first act of freeganism?
3. What point is he trying to make by showing these graphs?
4. Why isn't this surplus of food supply a success for human civilization?
5. What do the nine biscuits he found in a supermarket bin represent? How many are we left with to feed on? 
6. Why is it necessary to sneak around the back of supermarkets to know where all the waste is going?
7. What examples are given to show that real waste is not in supermarkets' bins?
8. What does the national dish in Kashgar (Wester China) symbolize?
9. What is one of the possible solutions to stop food waste?
10. What event did he organize for the first time in 2009?

(You can check your answers in 'comments')

Teens and elders bridge generation gap and digital divide

Watch the video and answer the questions:

1. What's 'Capable Living' about?
2. In what way are the employees special?
3. What's the goal of the company?
4. Who does Amanda Cavaleri speak to? What about?
5. What do demographic data show?
6. How can seniors be helpful for younger people?
7. What's one of Amanda's newest projects?
8. What has Bruce Mackenzie learned to do?
9. What does Jack Williamson think are the benefits of this programme?
10. What is her latest project?

You can find the answers to these questions as a comment to the post.

31st October. It's Halloween!

 

Watch the video and answer the questions: (the answers are in 'comments')

1. The celebration dates back to...
a) Roman rituals   b) Welsh rituals   c) Celtic rituals

2. Which USA state was the first to celebrate it according to official records?
a) Louisiana    b) Minnesota   c) Michigan

3. Which of these statements is true?
a) Fewer people in the USA celebrate Halloween now than they used to.
b) People celebrate Halloween for longer than they used to.
c) People spend less money on Halloween than they used to.

4. People in the USA will spend nearly 5 billion dollars on...
a) Halloween theme parks
b) going to the National zoo
c) costumes, candy and decorations 

5. Which of these statements is false?
a) Kids visiting the zoo dress up in Halloween costumes.
b) The keepers dress the animals up in Halloween costumes. 
c) Some of the animals are given Halloween treats.

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