Strawberries and tennis

What is the connection between strawberries and tennis?

To begin with, read these articles about this year's crop:

• Heavy Rains And Mild Weather Lead To Early Crop Of Strawberries

• Washout weather promises bumper strawberry crop, just in time for Wimbledon

Strawberries and cream at Wimbledon

Where the Strawberries Are a Smash

Quiznet:   WIMBLEDON 

What is freedom for you?

What does freedom mean to you? We all have to be very careful because our freedom cannot affect others' freedom.

Listening exercise: What is freedom? 

Some articles to read:   FREEDOM 

SKATEBOARDING

 SKATEBOARDING

Here are two videos about skateboarding Elena (2º ESO A) has just sent me:

 

VIDEO number 2:  http://vimeo.com/15226293

Do you like skateboarding? Have you ever practised it?

Quiznet: TALKING VAGUELY 

MEN vs. WOMEN

MEN versus WOMEN

Listening exercise:

The male brain, the female brain

What are men good / bad at?  

What are women good / bad at?

Spanish super-nanny hired for Prince George by the Royal Family

What is it a 'nanny'?   Where does this word come from?

Spanish super-nanny hired for Prince George by the Royal Family



Would you like to become a nanny? Click HERE.

Have you ever won the lottery?

Have you ever won the lottery, a raffle or anything like that?

Article to read:  A lifetime of winning competitions    

Listening exercise: Are you a winner?  

International Women's Day

Read about the International Women's Day.

100 women (videos to watch and news to read about the topic)

Listening exercise: 100 Women  

Crossword on WOMEN  and quiznet on Birth, marriage and death  

How do you see films?

Do you go to the cinema or just stay at home when you want to see a film? 

Tell me what you do and other possible ways to watch your favourite movies or pictures. (Do you know where these words come from and where are they used?)

Listening exercise:  Cinema etiquette  

Articles to read: The Movigoers Code of Conduct  &  Ten annoying breaches of cinema etiquette      

Crossword on Movies, Hollywood & Bollywood  and   Cinema

Quiznet on Being a Star  

Why are you smiling???

Reasons why you laugh and jump today (FRIDAY!!!!). Here's my hint:

Can you tell the name of a famous basketball player that appears at the end of the video?

Which NBA basketball team did he play for? Click here and here ... and you'll discover what magic is all about!!!!

And another videoclip of the same song.

Crossword on HAPPY AND SAD WORDS  and quiznet on SADNESS  and DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES  

Famed flamenco Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia has died

One of the greatest Spanish guitarits ever has died. What a sad day for all of us and the world of music!!!

Here you've got some articles to read:

• Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia dies at 66

• Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia dies

•  His biography

Can you play the guitar? Do like this kind of music? Listen to this and tell me.

Crossword on MUSIC  & quiznet on EMOTIONS and FEELINGS