Here you'll find interesting things to improve your English: materials used in class, other interesting links with extra information, discussions about topics dealt with in class...and anything you want to add and share with the rest of the students
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Friday, November 22, 2019
Thursday, November 21, 2019
"Why Gender Equality is Good for Everyone–Men Included"
Watch minute 8:03-4:14 and answer the following questions:
Closing gender gap - Reading comprehension activities
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
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
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
-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
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