History of Thanksgiving

The First Thanksgiving  (very interesting)

 

VIRTUAL LEARNING

Virtual School: A Day in the Life of a Connections Academy Family

How does virtual school work?

Conditional sentences (type I): exercises

Conditional sentences, type I, Multiple Choice - Exercise 1

Conditional sentences (type I) negative: exercises

Conditional sentences, type II, statements - Exercise 1

Conditional sentences, type II, negative - Exercise 2

Conditional sentences, type III, statements - Exercise

Conditional sentences, type III, Negations - Exercise

Conditional Sentences / If-Clauses Type I, II und III

GAP YEAR

Time Out: Gauging the Value of a Gap Year Before College

Gap Year / Time Out FAQs

How (and Why) to Stop Multitasking

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW

http://blogs.hbr.org/bregman/2010/05/how-and-why-to-stop-multitaski.html

Click the link above and read this very interesting article on multitasking.

Exercises Modal Verbs

EXERCISE 1



EXERCISE 2

JOB INTERVIEW Usual questions Questions to avoid How to behave Check some of these interesting and helpful topics by clicking the cartoon.

Defining or non-defining relative clauses

EXERCISE 1 EXERCISES BRITISH COUNCIL

Listening exercise - arriving at your new workplace

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/youre-hired/episode-10

EXERCISES RELATIVE CLAUSES

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

THE WORLD OF WORK

EXERCISES ON VOCABULARY INTERESTING EXERCISES - WORDS WITH MULTIPLE MEANINGS MULTIPLE MEANINGS VOCABULARY - ADVANCED - WORK AND JOBS

Rising Brazil tackles immigration question

This is a very interesting CNN news with extremely useful vocabulary and expressions, besides all the important facts mentioned, directly related to current immigration questions.

Click the following link:

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/28/world/americas/brazil-immigration/index.html

GENDER DISCRIMINATION + HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION

CLICK the link below:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16787534

David Cameron's Speech - PART 2

David Cameron's Speech on Multiculturalism PART 1

The power of advertising - ENDLESS CREATIVITY

Rita Sales, from 11º B, chose these great images to speak about how poweful and creative advertising can be, in its various ways to persuade and amaze the consumer.

Have a look.

St Valentine's

Andreia Cristóvão, from 11º B, is the only participant and therefor winner of the St Valentine's photo contest. Here's the photo she took and her caption.
Congratulations, Andreia.

London - A multicultural city

Love is...

Invasive species in Florida

Burmese pythons have been putting many of Florida's fauna at risk. For more read this article in Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Science.

Just click on the researchers of Florida University who are holding the python.

I wish... start making your wishes for St. Valentine's

This is a CHALLENGE for St. Valentine's:

Take a photograph and write a caption starting with I WISH...
The theme is obviously LOVE.

Be creative. There is a prize for the winner.
(send it to the e-mail on the blog. Deadline 10th February)

Exercises Inversion of Subject and Verb + If Clauses

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

Inversion of subject

Clik the picture to check the inversion of the subject.

Are the UK, Great Britain and England the same to you? Have a look.

             
                                                    CLICK THE THIRSTY QUEEN

Where's the mistake? Solutions

1. You didn't see him, is it?

· You didn’t see him, did you?

2. When you would like to go?

· When would you like to go?

3. That man he is tall.

· That man is tall.

4. Her jewelleries were stolen.

· Her jewelry was stolen.

5. I am understanding it now.

· I understand now.

6. They two very good friends.

· Those two are very good friends.

7. Sushila is extremely a lazy girl.

· Sushila is an extremely lazy girl.

8. When you leaving?

· When are you leaving?

Where's the mistake 1?

1.You didn't see him, is it?

2.When you would like to go?

3.That man he is tall.

4.Her jewelleries were stolen.

5.I am understanding it now.

6.They two very good friends.

7.Sushila is extremely a lazy girl.

8.When you leaving?

IF CLAUSES

If clauses are used when we refer to hypothetical situations. The types are used depending on the possibility of the situation taking place (Type I - most probably; Type II - not so certain; Type III - merely speculating about a situation which has already happened and cannot be changed). Have a look at these three examples:

1. If John studies harder, he will pass the year. (There is a great chance of happening).

2. If John studied harder, he would pass the year. (It means John doesn't study that much but there is still the chance of changing that situation).

3. If John had studied harder, he wouldn't have failed the year. (Sorry! Too late. John failed the year because he didn't study. The situation wouldn't take place, and we're only speculating on an impossible future).

Some further explanation and examples can be found if you click the smiley.

EXERCISES