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Gap filling activity

Suggesting Ideas

In this activity you are going to listen to a dialogue between two friends planning a weekend break and practise asking for, making and responding to suggestions. The lesson plan also includes an animated video version of the dialogue, which can be played instead of the audio file. It also teaches vocabulary for describing and discussing ideas.

Alice and Simon are planning a weekend break. Listen to their conversation and answer the questions.
1. Why do they think Prague is a bad idea?
2. Why do they decide to go to Krakow?
3. What does George need to check before he can come?
4. Why do they prefer hostels to hotels?
5. Why do they decide to book the flight early?

Answers    Transcript 

ASKING FOR A SUGGESTION

(Where/What/Who) shall we/I...?

(Where/What/Who) do you have in mind?

What do you suggest we do?

MAKING A SUGGESTION

Why don't we...?

I was thinking about...

What about...?

What do you think about...?

I suggest we...

How about...?

ACCEPTING A SUGGESTION

I suppose we could do that. (unenthusiastic)

Yes, that might be worth trying.

That sounds like a good idea.

Right, that makes sense.

REJECTING A SUGGESTION

I'm not sure about that, to be honest.

I don't really think that's a good idea.

You must be joking! (strong)

ROLEPLAY

Work in pairs or groups. Take turns to select a situation from the list below and ask the other students for suggestions. You may invent additional details. Practise asking for, making, accepting and rejecting suggestions . Give reasons for rejecting ideas where necessary. 

1. You are going to a friend's birthday party, and you don't know what present to get him.
2. You need a new smartphone, and you don't know which model to buy.
3. You have won $50,000 in a lottery. You don't know what to do with the money.
4. You have a meeting with an old friend who you haven't seen in years. You want to take him/her out somewhere nice but you don't know where.
5. You want to watch a film or series on Netflix, but you don't know which one.
6. You have a free day tomorrow and you don't know what to do.
7. You have started a new job and you have to get up much earlier than usual. This is a problem for you.
8. You are not happy with your job.

Wounded Knee Massacre

‘I’ve been praying for this moment for over 50 years.’ — This man apologized for his great-great-grandfather, who led the troops that killed hundreds of Native Americans at Wounded Knee pic.twitter.com/ndTd41xtWa

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) November 11, 2019

Yesterday Movie Trailer

Listen to the trailer for the movie 'Yesterday' and answer the gap-fill questions about the dialogue.
How many different songs by The Beatles can you hear in the trailer?


Listen now to the original song played by The Beatles.
While listening to the song, choose the correct option of the verb. All verbs are in the past tense. When was this song first recorded  a) 1965      b) 1976         c)1956

Who wrote the song?
 a)  Paul McCartney    b) John Lennon      c) Both

Yesterday, Let It Be, I Want To Hold Your Hand, Something, Hey Jude, 

What a day in the life of astronaut @Cmdr_Hadfield is like aboard the International Space Station.

Here’s what a day in the life of astronaut @Cmdr_Hadfield is like aboard the International Space Station. pic.twitter.com/Qzi0ykBDvP

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) June 13, 2019

Rosalía speaks English fluently

.@rosaliavt talks about Billie and the current status of their collaboration! pic.twitter.com/Z2s8GnMgmf

— billie eilish updates (@eilishupdates) May 30, 2019

Who is Billie Eilish? 

#vintage – « Chacun interprète le #flamenco à sa façon […] mais si le cœur n’y est pas, ça ne fonctionne pas. » @rosaliavt pic.twitter.com/U7DhvzYG6Z

— Tracks (@tracks_ARTE) May 24, 2019

Make questions to find out about Rosalía's life:
Where was she born?
When was she born?
................................?

Environment videos & lessonplans & a quiz

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Greta Thunberg's emotional speech to EU leaders. April 2019

She did it again! Greta Thunberg, the Sweedish teenager who started school strike movement, gave a powerful speech on climate change to MEPs in Strasbourg.

Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg says time is running out to halt climate change and she’s urging European politicians “to panic.”

Thunberg told Members of European Parliament today: “I want you to act as if the house is on fire.”

She said that “if our house was falling apart you wouldn’t hold three emergency Brexit summits and no emergency summit regarding the breakdown of the climate and environment.”

During a speech met with a standing ovation, Thunberg fought back tears as she warned about rapid species extinction, soil erosion, deforestation and the pollution of oceans.

In a reference to the international funding effort launched to rebuild the fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, she urged the lawmakers to use “cathedral thinking” to tackle climate change.

Greta’s 10-minute speech was interrupted by frequent applause and ended with a 30-second standing ovation.

Take the test below and learn some more about climate change and global warming.

Brave Greta Thunbergh!

Greta Thunberg, the Swedish schoolgirl who has inspired an international movement to fight climate change, has been nominated as a candidate to receive this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

 She was nominated by three Norwegian MPs. If she were to win, she would be the youngest recipient since Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai, who was 17 when she received the prize.

Who is Greta Thunberg?

The Swedish teenager - who on her Twitter page describes herself as "a
16-year-old climate activist with Asperger [syndrome]" - first staged a school strike for the climate in front of the Swedish parliament in August last year.
Since then, she has been missing lessons most Fridays to stage her regular protests.
She continued to gain international attention after speaking at the UN Climate Talks in Poland in December and at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January.

"On climate change, we have to acknowledge that we have failed," she told global economic leaders in Davos.

Listen to her speech at Davos

 

Learning vocabulary 

Hangman Game

Environment word games:

• Jumbled sentence: carbon dioxide
• Jumbled sentence: fossil fuels
• Jumbled sentence: environment award
• Word search: global warming
• Word search: pollution
• Quiz: climate change vocabulary
• Missing words: climate change
• Missing words: climate change - printable
• Missing words: ways to preserve our planet
• Missing words: ways to preserve our planet - printable

IWD Video Collection

Climate Change Terminology

                 

Global Warming Facts: 24 Facts about Global Warming

     

Climate Change Reading Comprehension 

Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Record Low  Breaking News Listening


           

Video listening worksheet

BLACK PANTHER

Stylish and majestic, this film places us inside the secluded world of Wakanda, found somewhere in East Central Africa. This is a land rich in vibranium, a metal capable of absorbing sound and energy and repurposing its power. T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) is the new king of Wakanda, but his sovereignty is challenged by Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan), an American who has a hidden family connection. Soon T'Challa will need all the help he can get from Okoye ( Danai Gurira), Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o), and sister Shuri (Letitia Wright), along with CIA agent, Everett Ross (Martin Freeman). But Killmonger has spent his whole life preparing for this moment, and now he's ready to take on the world.

          

              

'Black Panther' just became the first superhero movie to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars — here's what else is nominated this year pic.twitter.com/dVzuXnRC9r

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 22, 2019

Teaching Activities for: “With $218 Million Haul, ‘Black Panther’ Smashes Box Office Records” is from The New York Times Learning Network.

British English

Unlike the previous entry, the Br. English in this video makes the content of the speech crystal clear and easier to understand for everyone.        
         

The Secrets of Learning a New Language

Want to learn a new language but feel daunted or unsure where to begin? You don't need some special talent or a "language gene," says Lýdia Machová. 

In an upbeat, inspiring talk, she reveals the secrets of polyglots (people who speak multiple languages) and shares four principles to help unlock your own hidden language talent -- and have fun while doing it:

Together We Are stronger

                 

English Vocab with GOT

¿Te gustan las películas y series de acción estadounidenses y británicas, pero encuentras a los nativos difíciles de entender cuando hablan rápido? ¡Hoy aprenderás docenas de palabras en inglés para ayudarte a entender la conversación en inglés sobre la batalla! ¡Puedes aplicarlos a toneladas de series y películas! Aprenda mucho más vocabulario práctico con el Mini-curso GRATUITO: https://reallifeglobal.com/lewtv-got-lp/

 

A Breath of Fresh Air for Madrid

A breath of fresh air for Spain's capital. Read more: https://t.co/kp8b3lJCLB #environment #transport pic.twitter.com/68N1XVqjcI

— World Economic Forum (@Davos) November 30, 2018

In the news

The Guardian:
'It’s the only way forward': Madrid bans polluting vehicles from the city centre

El País in English

Madrid takes a historic step to becoming a car-free city centre

A Short History of the Capitol Building