HOROSCOPES: Looking to the stars to foretell our future.

Do you believe in horoscopes? Is it appropriate for us to make our decisions rely on stars?

Read this article:

Astrologers look to the stars to help Indian businesses

and do this listening exercise: STAR SIGNS  to learn about the topic.

You can also read about these interesting phrases:

• Turn the page
• Bread and butter
• Wash your hands

And to finish here's a quiz to do: FUTURES 

Brazil 2014: Football, favelas, economy, carnival...

The World Cup is nearly over, but the main problems in the country are far from a clear future:    Brazilian economy   (LISTENING EXERCISE)

BRAZILIAN FOOTBALL: Listening exercise  

What is Brazil famous for?

Read about Brazil: BRAZIL PROFILE  

For example: BRAZILIAN MUSIC  (Listening exercise) and what about BRAZILIAN FOOD.



You can read something about Brazil: BRAZIL PROFILE

Which football national team do you think will win the next World Cup?

However, all that glitters is not gold and there are many problems to be solved such as:

• Brazil forces occupy favela ahead of World Cup

• Rainforest deforestation    ( quiznet on CLIMATE CHANGE & crossword on ENVIRONMENT)

What other problems do you know that this country has?


Crossword to do: The Football World Cup  and a quiznet: The word 'close'  

Smoking in Russia

Health habits:

Putin signs law banning smoking in public in Russia

 

Listening exercise: Russia's new smoking ban

Another listening exercise.

Di Stefano, Real Madrid Legend

These days the Football World Cup is being held in Brazil, but something really sad has just happened:

• Real Madrid legend loses health battle: RIP Alfredo di Stéfano

• The Independent: Alfredo Di Stefano dead: Video of the football legend in action 

• Alfredo di Stéfano, the man with 'Real Madrid DNA' 

• The Guardian: Alfredo Di Stéfano obituary

   

Moving video dedicated to this great footballer. Article to read. A life full of highlights.

The Tour de France is about to start and guess what

The Tour de France is about to start (what does the expression 'to be about to do sth' mean?) and guess what... WOMEN FIND FASTER CYCLISTS MORE ATTRACTIVE (listening exercise and article to read).

Ohter related stories:

• Spectator tickets for York Le Tour snapped up in hours

• Why is cycling so popular in the Netherlands?

  Quiznet to do: Sporty phrasal verbs  and crossword: Injuries and First Aid   

CONGRATS, HERR GRELL!!!!

Congratulations to Bernhard for having achieved one of the highest marks in the Selectivity exams in the province of Granada. 

And remember that he also got his B2 at the Official Language School in Motril!!!!!