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The Importance of learning English

Tom Cruise's Future

Tom Cruise's Future- Watch this video in which Peter Bart, the editor for "Variety," discusses the impact, if any, Tom Cruise's split from Paramount Pictures will have on his career.

August 23, 2006

Google Documentary (BBC)

Google Documentary: This is a documentary about the company named Google (45min)

UNIT 3- CHECKING THE FRIDGE BY TEXT

Google Vice President Vint Cerf talks to BBC Breakfast about the technology linking household appliances with the internet, and how good ideas come from children.

KEY: English in Use

PART 1 History Set in Stone

1. D
2. B
3. B
4. D
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. D
10. D
11. A
12. A
13. A
14. B
15. B

PART 2 - LANGUAGE VARIETY

16. within
17. there
18. much/strong/such
19. all
20. ever
21. what
22. even
23. though
24. a
25. did
26. longer
27. this
28. least
29. will
30. as

PART 3: INSINCERITY

• 31. up
• 32. the
• 33. those
• 34. such
• 35.
  
• 36. with
• 37. unique
• 38.
  
• 39. sharp
• 40. of
• 41. themselves
  
• 42
• 43. have
• 44.
  
• 45. some
• 46. is
  

Unit 3- We are all born free

We Are All Born Free
Julian Rhind-Tutt and an all-star cast narrate an animated film about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• Take notes about the main points in this film. What are our rights?.
• What is your opinion about this animated film?

Unit 3- What the future holds

Rick Rashid "What the future holds"

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Rick Rashid, senior vice-president, research, discuss the work of its research base in Asia

Answer these questions:

1. Take notes about what he says.
2. Summarize what you have heard.

Unit 3- Technology

Audio:

Listen to the programme and answer the questions. Don't look at the tapescript.

• What's the purpose of these meetings?
• Are men allowed to attend the meetings?
• Can you join Girl Geek Dinner? What do you have to do if you want to join them?
• What is a geek? Write an example.
• What kind of women attend these meetings?
• What is Eileen Brown's opinion about it?

Once you have answered the questions, you can read the Programme script.

The Rivals

1st DECEMBER!!

The Rivals Here you have the questions for the next short story!! This time you just have to answer them, you don't have to write an essay. Remember to use the dictionaries you find in this blog! Good Luck.

Pronunciation: /'raivl/

BBC Radio

Radio in English!!

Cambridge Dictionaries Online

Cambridge Dictionaries Online- Idioms Dictionary- Monolingual...

Choose the one that you prefer, these dictionaries are great.

Wordreference

Wordreference- Do you want a good translation??. Useful forums as well.

Merriam Webster Online

Merriam Webster Online- Are you looking for a good definition??

BBC learning English

BBC Learning English

Important: Key Vocabulary from Each Unit

CAE RESULT! Vocabulary of the book

Unit 2 - Lesson Plan 2- Homework: defining and non defining relative clauses

1- Listen to the story. It is full of relative pronouns-

2- Choose the correct answer for the defining relative clauses

UNIT 1- "Gerunds and Infinitives"

Gerunds and Infinitives

UNIT 1- "Adjectives describing people"

Adjectives

UNIT 1- "Idioms describing people"

Idioms

UNIT 2- Grammar 'Collocations 2"

Activity in Pairs

UNIT 2- Grammar 'Collocations'

Collocations (Page 24 + Collocations Photocopy)

Unit 2- Reading "Festival in the desert"

Festival in the desert (Page 22-23 CAE RESULT)

Unit 2- Listening "Customs and Traditions"

La Tomatina- Kattenwoensdog (Page 21-CAE RESULT)

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