Computers and the Internet

1. Click here and learn some vocabulary.
2. Listening activity to practise that vocabulary.
3. The Internet- vocabulary.
4. Listening activity about the vocabulary.
5. More vocabulary.
6. Listen and read a text about computer terms.
7. Read the text and choose the correct tense (past simple or present perfect).

Sleepy teenagers

Read a text and do some comprehension and vocabulary activities.  

How to Deal with Exam Stress

Watch the video

Read the article

How to survive a festival

Click here to learn some tips about how to survive a music festival.

EXAMS

Exams 2014 (June and September)

David and Samantha Cameron's kitchen

Click here to see and read about this famous kitchen.

Special backpack for sitting

Can you recall the feeling when your legs are tired but there is nowhere to sit? What if you could simply sit down on your backpack?

Ten things you didn't know about Valentine's Day

Click here to learn some things about this date. There's also a video. 

Twelve Simple Tips to Improve Your Sleep

Have a look at these suggestions to improve your sleep (some vocabulary is explained and you can also watch some videos by experts).

20 Habits of Happy People

20 Habits of Happy People from Barrie Davenport

THE EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES

1. Click here to read about this day.

2. Click here and have a look at an infographic about speaking English in Europe.

3. Click here and try a Europe Trivia Quiz. 

Canarias EOI exams

Click here and then click on 'Inglés Nivel Intermedio' to download the exam samples.

BITS

Another incredible website for English learners.

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Watch this video if you want to learn more about this festivity.

Read and watch a short video about the parade in Birmingham (the third biggest one in the world).

*Remember to have a look at old posts about the same topic.

Waste

Click here to go to an old post about this topic.

FOOD

Vocabulary:

1. Click here to learn some basic food vocabulary.
2. Now click here to learn more words (sorry, it has no sound).

Readings:

1. Click here to read and listen to a text about food. Then do the multiple choice activity.
2. Read this article about Spanish Eating Habits.


Listenings:

1. This is a short listening about food with some activities.

2. Watch the video (from 1’15” to 2’39”) and answer the questions (check them in 'comments').


1.   What’s ‘Quick Burger’?
2. What does she order?
3. Why doesn’t Laura order anything?
4.  How long has Karina been a vegetarian?
5.  Who told Laura to start a new diet and why?
6.  What does Laura have for breakfast?
7.  What does Karina do in the mornings? Why?
8. What does Laura have for lunch?
9. Is it hard to be a vegetarian?
10. Why did Karina become a vegetarian?

3. Practise your listening with the four exercises on this website and learn about what British people do on Sundays.

4. Listen to Layla, a French girl, talking about American food and do the exercise.

5. Listen to Buddhi talking about her national cuisine (Sri Lanka).

6. Listen to Adelina talking about food in Spain.

Happy New Year!

1. Listen and read a text about New Year's Day.

2. Listen and fill in the gaps of this song by ABBA.

3. New Year's Resolutions. Learn some vocabulary and watch a video about this topic. Click here to see the script.

4. Watch this funny video about New Year's Resolutions. The lyrics are below the video.

Mandela's event interpreter

Read about what happened and watch a video here.

You can watch more videos and see other comments here.

23rd April- World Book Day

1. Watch this book trailer video for a short animated film based on Lane Smith's It's a Book, an adorable picture book for children that celebrates traditional books. Watch as a book-loving ape and a tech-savvy donkey exchange words.

2. Listen to this piece of text about libraries and do the activities.


Watch this funny video ad that takes place in a library.



3. The book with 11 different endings. Watch the video and take notes. Then watch it again and check your notes with the script.

4. World Book Day in The UK and Ireland. Read about it here.

22nd April, Earth Day 2013

Amazing videos of Planet Earth

Take a moment to appreciate the beauty of our planet Earth for Earth Day 2013.  

Watch this video and learn some vocabulary.

Watch this video about global switch-off for Earth Hour.

An interactive activity.