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Don't miss Charlie Todds entertaining  talk about sharing experiencies. Text and vocabulary   are available HERE See QUESTIONS below Questions 1. Charlie Todd tells us about some of his theater performances in New York. How does this type of theater differ from the traditional theater you know? Have you heard of /seen similar performances in your city? 2. Regarding the no-pants underground performance, Mr.Todd says “ And I love that moment in this video, because before it became a shared experience, it was something that was maybe a little bit scary, or something that was at least confusing to her. And then once it became a shared experience, it was funny and something that she could laugh at ” How can sharing an experience change the way in which we live that experience? 3. Can you explain the differences between gathering in a stadium to watch a football match and sharing a mass performance? 4. Wo...

Aim:  the aim of this task is to decide how you would group these street signs. Attention! There is no correct answer. The most important thing is that you use English to decide how to group these street signs. Use these language items: I think we could create a category called... The Drunken man can go under the category... I think the category.... is better We could create a new category called How about including the street sign ... under the category...? Once finished, compare your distribution/categories with other teams' What categories did you create? Where did you include the sign of...

Enter  link below to find a page with numerous description of artwork. Each piece of art includes a written description and an audio task The page is ARTBAY ON SIGHT.  You can access it by clicking HERE    A mong the paintings you will find:     "Coronation of the Virgin", "Venus and Adonis ", "Philip IV, King of Spain" or   "Early Sunday Morning" by Gentile da Fabriano, Titian , Diego Velaquez and Henri Matisse respectively  The sculptures include works by Barnett Newman and Nollekens. There are also descriptions of places and clothes. Don't miss the opportunity to use this page to help you get ready for your oral presentation.

This is Barack Obama's Victory Speech. Download text and vocabulary from this site HERE See questions below.   Questions 1. President Obama mentions Senator McCain and Governor Sarah Palin. What are the roles of senators and governors in the USA political system? 2. "Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston” This sentence refers to the strategy used by President Obama in order to raise money for his 2008 campaign. How does his strategy differed from the strategy implemented by his rivals or the strategies used in your country? 3. “There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage or pay their doctors' bills or save enough for their child's college education”.  President Obama mentions the 3 main concerns of USA citizen. Are these the same as those of the average person in...

Aim: The aim of this task is for the students to see that  grammar class and general meaning of a sentence are crucial before looking up words in the dictionary. Even then choosing the correct word can be difficult. Students need an English/Spanish dictionary. Ideally they should do the following exercise in the computer room using the dictionary in www.wordreference.com .  Download the documents  from this link: HERE  You will need: Answer Sheet for the Teacher  Tasks for the students.  You need not make photocopies. Just project the document on your whiteboard. Download the documents  from this link: HERE