Italian Casanovas in crisis

  Are you a Casanova or have you ever met one? 

Tell me all the vocabulary you know about this topic.

Article to read: Italy's Casanovas hit where it hurts

Listening exercise: Downsizing for Italy's Casanovas

CROSSWORD ON LOVE AND MARRIAGE

Modern anger???

Are we getting angrier and angrier?  WHY?  (Listening exercise/podcast)

Possible solutions:  

How to Communicate With an Angry Person

 

How to Handle People Who Are Angry at You

 
What would you do???

Frustration, Anger, and Angry People

CROSSWORD ON THE HUMAN BODY

DUBAI, an engineering miracle!!!!

The greatest city on Earth???? At least, it is probably one of the most impressive man-made constructions in the world ever to be seen. Watch the video:

Some articles to read:

• Travelling to Dubai 
• Dubai 
• Life in Dubai   

   CROSSWORD ON TOURISM  &    QUIZNET on HOLIDAY ENGLISH 

Amazing story: Three tourists killed by lightning in Argentina!!!!

Have you ever heard such an amazing story ever before?

Read the story in these two articles and tell me your opinion and if you've ever heard something similar.

• Three tourists killed by lightning on Argentina beach

• Lightning at Argentinian beach kills 3, injures 22

 

What would you do in case there were some lightnings? Here's some advice:  1   2   and the final solution: GET INTO  A CAR AND CLOSE DOORS AND WINDOWS!!!!  WHY? Read about the Faraday Cage.

Some activities for fun:   Weather quiz  & crossword on weather  

FASHION OR SCIENCE: Wearable tech

Do you know any gadget you can wear? Here is an example:  COMPUTER GLASSES  and an article to read: WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY  (pay attention to the adjective used).



ACRONYMS: Do you know what CES stand for? 

The Consumers Electronic Show conference is Las Vegas  (CES 2014) is being held these days and here are some of the latest gadgets presented there. Read the articles and you will find some amazing facts:

• 

  Curved Screens, Wearable Technology Dominate Consumer Electronic Show

• CES 2014: Vergence combines wearable tech and drones

• Two big trends kick off CES: Wearable tech, connected homes

And finally here are some activities for fun: CROSSWORD ON ROBOTS ,  CROSSWORD ON SCIENCE &  QUIZNET.

2014 Chinese Year of the Horse

In 2014 Chinese people celebrate the Year of the Horse. You can read about it HERE.

And here is something else.

 

Here's a Year of the Rabbit QUIZZ. 

Now listen to this song by Al Stewart (Year of the Cat) and have a look at the lyrics. Do you like it? Give me your opinion.

Showrooming and shopping: a new way to go shopping?

Showrooming (What is it?) and shopping: a new way to go shopping now that the sales come???

 

 

Article to read (the peril of 'showrooming') and listening exercise to do

and now for fun let's do this crossword and this quiznet about coffee (so typical when we have a break in our shopping trips).

Michael Schumacher in critical condition after a skiing accident

Read and watch these articles about this sad and unfortunate accident:

• Michael Schumacher, former F1 champion, critical after ski fall

• Michael Schumacher in critical condition after skiing accident

  

    We are all looking forward to seeing him back in form soon!!!! (Click on the link to check the meaning of this phrasal verb)

  Here's a CROSSWORD to do. 

30 YEARS AGO SOMETHING INCREDIBLE HAPPENED IN SPAIN!!!!

 

30 YEARS AGO SOMETHING INCREDIBLE HAPPENED IN SPAIN!!!!

That monumental night against Malta

Spain's top newspaper recalls 12-1 victory over Malta 30 years ago today

 

And now some activities for fun:
   CROSSWORD    &    QUIZ  (The Olympic Torch Relay)  

Read these articles about Christmas' time:  End of year blog   &     Christmas Special 2011   and pay attention to the many useful links you've got there.

What is the Christmas holly? Here is more information about it. What is the Spanish word for it?

And now let's do a listening exercise:

Festive feelings

You can also do these two activities for fun:    CROSSWORD   &    CHRISTMAS QUIZ         

High speed train

What is the name given to the High Speed Train in Spain? and in France?


Are you for or against them? Read this article and tell me.

HS2: 12 arguments for and against

and now you can also do this    LISTENING EXERCISE   

What is exactly a 'high-speed rail'?

 

 

Barcelona and Paris finally get their high-speed rail link

And now some activities for fun:   CROSSWORD    &    TRANSPORT QUIZ    +  TRAVELLING BY TRAIN   

Christmas carols and songs

Here are some Χmas carols and songs:

• Jingle Bells (versions suggested by Andrea Gutiérrez and by Alex España)
• Χmas remix
• Silent Night  (version suggested by Amor Medina)
• Shake up Christmas by Train 
• All I want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey
• So this is Christmas by John Lennon  (version suggested by Paola Ruíz) 
• Santa Claus is Coming to Town by Mariah Carey 
• Last Christmas by Wham (version suggested by Andrea Gutiérrez)
• White Christmas (suggested by José Manuel Díaz), and the version suggested by María Béjar.

• Demi Lovato - Let It Go LYRICS (from Frozen) suggested by Mª José

   

And do you know what happened during the First World War at Christmas Eve?  >>>  Christmas truce 

Finally here's another one a friend of mine (he was teaching at our school for a couple of years some time ago) has just sent me. It may be a little bit weird, but I'm sure you'll like it:

badly drawn boy- year of the rat

Which one do you like the most?

Can you send me any other Christmas carols or songs?

By the way, what do you do at Christmas?  and what do you usually have for Christmas dinner?

Christmas cards

     

Have you ever written a Christmas card? Write your Christmas card here as a comment.

Christmas is here!

What do you like most of Christmas?  
 

What presents would you like to receive?   When do you usually get them?

What presents have you bought for your family?

And what presents would you buy for your English teacher?

Nelson Mandela has died!!!

A great man is dead, the one who fought against the Apartheid in South Africa. Some articles to read:

• NELSON MANDELA, also known as Madiba

• South Africa's Nelson Mandela dies in Johannesburg

• Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid icon and father of modern South Africa, dies

and some of his most meaningful QUOTES. Which one do you like the most?

What is the significance of the number 46664?

And now listen to "Ordinary Love", song by U2 dedicated to Nelson Mandela.