My favourite restaurant

Click here to watch the video (I gave you the handout with the activities in class). Check your answers in 'comments'.

If you want, you can read the script here.

New Year's Resolutions

I. Listen and answer the questions (check your answers in 'comments'). Click here if you want to read the script.

1. Who is Jayashri Kulkarni?

2. What date did Jayashri Kulkarni contrast January 1 with?

3. When are most New Year's resolutions broken by?

4. According to the article, what are identical each year?

5. What did the website usa.gov say people have a hard time doing?

6. How many of us make a New Year's resolution?

7. Who do many people resolve to help?

8. How long do 71% of us stick to our resolutions?

9. How many people continue their resolutions up to six months?

10.What kind of clause do people use to stop their resolution?

2. Click here to see a flowchart that explains how to make a New Year's Resolution that lasts.
3. Five New Year's Resolutions for Learners to Improve Their English. Listen to an English teacher and take notes. Then click here, listen, read and check your note.

Brazilian Food

Before listening have a look at the vocabulary. Listen to Rob and Grace talking about Brazilian food and take notes. Then listen and read the script.

Food

I. Fast food restaurant. 

Listen and fill in the gaps.

When I need a ­________ ________ ________ (1) , I often drop by a local fast food restaurant and buy a ________ ________. (2) I usually order a cheeseburger, a large order of fries, and a ________ -________ (3) drink. On the cheeseburger, I ask them to put everything on it: ________ (4), lettuce, mustard, ________ (5), pickles, and tomato, but I ask them to hold the mayonnaise. I also order some ________ (6) to wash everything down. If I'm really famished, I might order a ________ ________ (7). I sometimes pick up something for my roommate who eats ________ ________ ________ (8), so I have to order at least three hamburgers. I usually pay with ________ (9), but I sometimes pay for the meal using my debit card. I don't eat fast food too often because it contains a lot of ________ (10), but more and more restaurants are offering ________ ________ (11) like salads and chili, so there's usually something for everyone.

 Then click here to listen, read and check your answers.

II. Pizza 

Listen and answer the questions:

1. How often does he eat pizza?

2. What toppings doesn’t his roommate like?

3. What toppings does he ask for on his roommate’s half?

4. How do they both like the crust?

5. What else do they order apart from the pizza?

6. What happens if you buy two pizzas at the regular price?

7. Do they usually eat pizza leftovers?

Click here to listen, read and check your answers.

English is Great- Part 2

Richard finds out about all the different kinds of English and talks to some of the hundreds of thousands of students who come to Great Britain to learn English every year.
Watch the video and do the tasks.

English is Great- Part 1

The story of English starts more than a thousand years ago. Richard goes to the British Library to hear - and see - how the language has changed over the years.
Watch the video and try to complete the four tasks on the website (you can download the script at the bottom of the page).

Happy New Year!

1. Click here to learn some Christmas and New Year vocabulary.

2. Listen to the episode and take notes. Then, show the text, listen and read.