Phonetics

For those of you who love English phonetics. Here you can practise with phonemes, symbols, sounds... play a game of hangman, pelmanism, quizzes, or just remember the phonemic chart: http://cambridgeenglishonline.com/Phonetics_Focus/

The human brain

Here are three pieces of news from the BBC.LEARNING.ENGLISH site which you might find interesting:
- Scientists hope to record dreams
- Working protects against dementia
- Multitasking harmful for productivity

Types of intelligence

Children & Learning:
Types Of Intelligence

Podcasts

This is a fantastic site to practise listening. The activities come in three different levels so try with level 3 because the others will be too easy for you: http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/index.shtml

Improve English fluency with chunks!

`Splendid Speaking´ offers you some advice on how to improve your fluency in English. Words aren't normally said in isolation but together, with other words, in CHUNKS. See if you find their tips useful: http://www.splendidspeaking.com/learn/improve_english_fluency.html

Hold on

A good song to appreciate English rhythm and weak forms. Canadian singer Michael Bublé sings HOLD ON.

Child labour in India

Accents of English

How many can you recognise?

Weak forms

For Wednesday's class. CLICK HERE for the `dictation´.

Books and Life

"Most of life is so dull that there is nothing to be said about it, and the books and talk that would describe it as interesting are obliged  to exaggerate, in the hope of justifying their own existence". E.M. Foster, 1879-1970: A Passage to India, 1924


"Books say: she did this because. Life says: she did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't...Books make sense of life. The only problem is that the lives they make sense of are other people's lives, never your own." Julian Barnes, 1946 -, Flaubert's parrot, 1984

Friends...the series!!! Princess Consuela

Here's the SCRIPTof one of the episodes of the TV series FRIENDS. The idea is that you read it before we watch it in class, probably next week. Some expressions have been highlighted because they're more typically American English. If you can't come on Monday, don't hesitate to ask me for the DVD.

Video Games at school

What do you think of the idea? Be prepared to discuss it in class on Monday:

Jamie Oliver

Have a look at his website to learn some recipies: http://www.jamieoliver.com/about/jamie-oliver-videos/how-to-cook-steak. If you scroll down you'll see the "recipe videos".

BBC Radio 4 Podcast

A great idea to help you understand English better is to subscribe to a BBC podcast and listen to it on a regular basis. Why not trying with this programme? http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/default.stm

There are programmes for people of all "shapes and sizes": http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts

Julian Treasure....Sound

Paolo Nutini - New Shoes

Listen to the experts

So is it thumbs up or thumbs down for these self-help books?
Listen again and do the exercise in the handout. I'll give you the key in a few days' time: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B6nwbMZd9a4qYTBmODJkY2UtMDZlMS00OGM1LTgxMjQtMDQ3YjdhMTc2ZmEw&hl=en&authkey=CM2A_b8G

How to be popular

Making New Friends:
How To Be Popular