How to use SatNav

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-get-around-using-sat-nav

Here you can watch the video again and even read the script.

Vaughan Radio

Great radio station for learning English and consolidating vocabulary and structures: http://www.grupovaughan.com/vaughan-radio

Extra listening and pronunciation

Listen to Hannah describing her daughter. Click HERE to get access to the link. Then go to `File´ and `Download´


Now you can practise the two sounds:

- Track 26
- Track 27
- Track 28

Entrepreneurs

Click HERE to do some listening practice and don't forget there's a lot of interesting material on the BBc web page to practise reading and listening.

Cool listenings

From PODCASTSINENGLISH (exercises not available, just the recordings). http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/pages/level3.shtml

Multiple Intelligences

Listen to Howard Gardner talking about multiple intelligences. Listen and take notes:

- First time you hear it: write down the main idea in each section.
- Second time: pay attention to the details.

Listenings from ELLLO.ORG

Some listenings about topics that might appear in the exam (you never know!!!):

- The dole
- Eco tips
- School grades
- Online reading
- Online dating
- Food labels

Songs & lyrics

If you're into music and enjoy reading the lyrics of a song, this is the website for you.

Just an example with Robbie Williams. One activity you can do is read and listen, then enlarge the video to full screen and try to understand without reading. Like the idea? http://batlyrics.com/better_man-lyrics-robbie_williams.html

Another webpage

This is a webpage I'd like to recommend: http://www.englishcentral.com/ 

Please spend some time exploring its contents: the videos, the pronunciation, the possibilities it has. You have to register but it's going to take just a couple of minutes. There is an enhanced version that you have to pay for, but the basic one, which is free, will give you lots of material anyway.

Do we need grades in education?

Listen to Nydja and Todd discussing this issue: http://www.elllo.org/english/1001/1026-Nydja-Grades.htm

Another listening activity

We didn't have time to do this activity in class, so here you go....: http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/pages/level3a.shtml (please do number 13).

Oscars

Three days from the Oscar ceremony, find out about the movies competing this year: http://oscar.go.com/nominations

Social networking

Facebook, Tweeter...., they're everywhere and he hear about them all the time. But how did all this start? Find out in this three-part programme from BBC Radio 4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xw14v

INTO CITY

A lot of people all over the world tend to go to cities because all the best jobs are there: http://www.elllo.org/english/0550/573-City.htm

Tall people earn more

Check out this story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2009/05/090518_witn_tall.shtml

6 minute English

This is a BBC programme that helps people from around the world to improve their English. Someone has written the scripts and we can all take advantage of that. Try this one about poetry - and remember, there are more on YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNaDRZBrT_o.

The social network

Have you heard about the film `The social network´, about the beginning of Facebook? Watch the trailer and fill in the gaps, then submit your answers and see how many words you got right: Click HERE.

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

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

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