Thursday, November 21, 2019

"Why Gender Equality is Good for Everyone–Men Included"



Watch minute 8:03-4:14 and answer the following questions:




  • Why should men support gender equality?
  • Why is it good for countries?
  • Why is it good for companies?
  • What is the cost of inequality?
  • Why is it good for men?
  • Summarise the anecdote


  • Closing gender gap - Reading comprehension activities


     

    Thursday, November 14, 2019

    Tuesday, November 12, 2019

    Transport

    Transport vocabulary




    Transport of the future (6 minute english)

     

    Travel Europe by Train

    Friday, November 8, 2019

    Intermediate - Transportation

    Watch the video and choose the correct option.


    1. New Yorkers want transportation which is
    a. cheap and comfortable
    b. fast and sustainable
    c. reliable and effective

    2. Traffic jams make people
    a. be less effective
    b. get angry
    c. lose time

    3. Traffic congestions make the city spend money on
    a. improving the economic productivity
    b. repairing the roads
    c. taking care of the environmental pollution

    4. PlaNYC tries to
    a. find environmentally friendly solutions
    b. improve the recycling system
    c. solve New Yorkers’ job problems

    5. The bus service has improved thanks to
    a. more frequent buses
    b. new bus lanes
    c. reduced prices

    6. In the Bronx
    a. buses are 13% faster
    b. more people use buses
    c. there are more buses than in the 1st and 2nd avenues

    7. Millions of New Yorkers
    a. don’t use any network
    b. use the bus
    c. use the subway

    8. Bicycle users
    a. are safer now
    b. have 200 miles of bike lanes
    c. have a bike sharing service in the centre

    9. Taxis and buses
    a. use green energies
    b. will cost the city less
    c. will pollute less

    Answers (select this line to see them): 1c, 2c, 3b, 4a, 5b, 6b, 7b, 8a, 9c

    Wednesday, November 6, 2019

    Unit 2 - oral exam practice

    Ways to help others without donating money
    -give blood
    -become an organ donor
    -help a neighbour
    -donate what you don’t use
    -volunteer

    Tips to save money
    -check your shopping expenses
    -sell what you don’t use
    -set an amount to save every month
    -try to find the best price
    -don’t waste money on unnecessary things

    Present perfect continuous