Happy Halloween!

EnglishCentral is a great website to help you learn English. Watch this video about the origin of Halloween. There are many things you can do to learn with it.

Reuters Video: Trick or treats as big business. Watch this video about what Americans spend on Halloween (it has the script).

Click here to see an interactive greeting card.

Visit old entries to see more things about Halloween.

Lou Reed

Lou Reed, Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneer, Dies at 71. Read about it here.

PRONUNCIATION

1. Pronunciation tips.
Have a look at this old post:

10.09.2009  PRONUNCIATION

2.Another old entry

Pronunciation of -ed endings

10.22.2009

Agreeing and Disagreeing

1. A short grammar explanation.
2. So / Neither - grammar and examples.
3. More grammar and exercises.
3. Practice:
- Exercise one
- Exercise two
- Exercies three

You can also check this old post:  So do I (10.02.2009)

Subject and object questions

Click here to see a lesson about the topic.

The Beatles Debut Album: 50 years ago

Watch this video and answer the questions (check your answers in 'comments').

1. How long did they spend recording the album?
2. How much did it cost?
3. How many copies did they sell?
4. Was it unusual to record an album in such a short time?
5. What did the band retreat to Abbey Road Studios suppose?
6. How long do some bands take to record an album now?
7. What do you really need to sell a record?

An interview with Malala

Malala sat down with Stewart to talk about her views on education and terrorism and how she plans to continue her fight to open up classrooms for girls all over the globe.
Watch part of the interview and answer the questions (check them in 'comments').


1. What feels very good according to the interviewer?
2. Why does she think terrorists are afraid of education?
3. When did the real terrorism start in Swat?
4. How many schools did they blast?
5. What did she do to speak out against terrorists? Why?
6. When did she realise the Talibans had made her a target?
7. Did she believe it? Why/ Why not?
8. What did she think she would do at first?
9. How does she think you might fight others?
10. What does the interviewer want to do?

The Daily Show
Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook

Malala Yousafzai

On 9 October 2012, Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head and neck in an assassination attempt by Atta Ullah Khan, a Taliban gunman. One year later she has been nominated for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize, although The Norwegian Nobel Committee has finally decided that the prize should be awarded to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons.

Here's a video shot before the attack. Watch it and answer the following questions (check your answers in 'comments').





1. What will happen on 15th January?
2. What does Malala's father do?
3. What has the family decided to do?
4. Why can't her father risk to keep his school open?
5. Why does Malala's father have to be careful?
6. How has the situation already affected the school?
7. Why does Malala's father face the end of his career?
8. Is Malala still hopeful?

What makes you happy?

Click here to see some tips to prepare your monologue for class.

Intermediate Listening Lessons

You can visit this website to listen to some conversations in English. Follow the instructions and try to make the most of it.

Vaughan Radio

You can listen to it here.