5 June 2012

Fashion

http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint/b_vocabulary/bank03/nef_upperint_vocabulary03_01?cc=hu&selLanguage=hu
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint/f_idioms/exercise_03?cc=hu&selLanguage=hu
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-75797.php
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/OMFIRST2/UNIT3/lesson9/page2.htm

Flying


1) Airport vocab&dialogue:
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-85515.php
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-39966.php

2) Air travel listening - 6 mins (To open the audio, scroll down to "Download this programme (mp3 - 2.1 MB)"):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1615_6min_extra/page13.shtml

a) Here are a few words that come up in the text – what are they in Hungarian?
controversy
emmission
concern
intrusion
impact
sufficient
blame
facilities
contribute

b)
1-Who is David Willetts?
2-What is Hounslow?
3-Fill in the gap: "[Heathrow]'s the biggest simple........ in the country."
4-From the numerous speakers who do you agree with and why?
5-To what do the presenters (Jackie and Callum) compare „the number of passengers who travel through Heathrow airport annually”?

+1) Read this if ou're done:
http://www.epinions.com/trvl-review-5AAC-1893B8EF-39D8F8D5-prod3?cc=hu&selLanguage=hu

Image:
http://www.you-stylish-barcelona-apartments.com/blog/barcelona-the-new-international-flight-hub/

Past perfect simple and continuous


http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file01/nef_int_grammar01_b01?cc=hu&selLanguage=hu
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint/a_grammar/file02/nef_upperint_grammar02_b01?cc=hu&selLanguage=hu
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intplus/a_grammar/file03/nef_int_grammar_3_01?cc=hu&selLanguage=hu
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-53517.php
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/cgi2/myexam/voir2r.php?id=9553

image:
http://englishdailyworkout.blogspot.hu/2011/04/past-simple-past-perfect-execise-1.html 

9/11

Listen to stuff on BBC about 9/11

a) Listen to 2-3 recordings of "9/11 memories from the wreckage" here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14750251

(the less depressing ones are: the mobile, the toe rings, maybe the steering wheel)

b) Watch 1-2 videos from "9/11 10th anniversary: Stories from the embers" here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-14766880

(the less depressing ones are: "They were spooked by my camera"
"Somehow fate put us together")

New WTC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-14766880

Reported speech, indirect questions, reporting verbs


http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file09/grammar09_b01?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file09/grammar09_b02?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file06/nef_int_grammar06_ai01?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file06/nef_int_grammar06_ai02?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file06/nef_int_grammar06_aii01?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file06/nef_int_grammar06_aii02?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file07/nef_int_grammar07_bii01?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file07/nef_int_grammar07_bii02?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intplus/a_grammar/file06/nef_int_grammar_6_02?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint/a_grammar/file05/nef_upperint_grammar05_b01?cc=global&selLanguage=en
English-Hungarian
http://quizlet.com/12338286/5c-reporting-verbs-flash-cards/ 

Dreams

Dreams (from BBC)
Every week we ask you a different question. Hear what people in London say, then join the conversation! This week, what do you dream about?
Click here to listen to what some people in London told us, and see the words:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_dfkyJlpPo&feature=player_embedded

Have you ever dreamt you were being chased by a tornado? Or that you had an exam, but you couldn't find the right room?
We all have anxiety dreams like that. Tell us about your dreams.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1130_uptodate2/page12.shtml

CROSSWORD:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quizzes/crossword/111007_crossword_dreams.shtml

Listen:
http://heckagi.blogspot.com/search/label/sleep

Boday vocab and reading

http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint/b_vocabulary/bank07/nef_upperint_vocabulary07_01?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint/f_idioms/exercise_07?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/smiles/?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-34074.php
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-66396.php
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-49091.php

http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Funny-English-Idioms-to-Describe-the-Human-Body&id=6800374
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv194.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quizzes/crosswords/body.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1519_heart
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/index_interactivebody.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/wab/u3_1_1.shtml
http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/body.htm  

Past modals - practice links

B2
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intplus/a_grammar/file03/nef_int_grammar_3_03?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint/a_grammar/file04/nef_upperint_grammar04_a02?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engupp/a_grammar/unit06/6d?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engupp/a_grammar/unit06/6b?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engupp/a_grammar/unit10/10b?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/fceresult/fce/a_grammar/unit08?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/headway/upperint/a_grammar/unit08/hwy_upp_unit08_2?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
C1
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/advanced/a_grammar/file03/nef_int_grammar_3_01?cc=global&selLanguage=en
Game:
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint/j_games/theanteatergame/nef_upper_games_ant03?cc=global&selLanguage=en 

Crime

Crime vocab
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engupp/b_vocabulary/unit04/4b?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engint/b_vocabulary/unit05/5d_1?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engupp/b_vocabulary/unit04/4b?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engint/b_vocabulary/unit05/5d_1?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
Reading:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CrimeJusticeAndTheLaw/CrimePrevention/index.htm
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CrimeJusticeAndTheLaw/Typesofcrime/index.htm
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CrimeJusticeAndTheLaw/VictimsOfCrime/DG_181641    

Conditionals and time clauses

B1
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file04/nef_int_grammar04_b02?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file04/nef_int_grammar04_b01?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file07/nef_int_grammar07_a01?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file07/nef_int_grammar07_a02?cc=global&selLanguage=en

B2
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engint/a_grammar/unit09/9c_1?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engint/a_grammar/unit10/10c_2?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intplus/a_grammar/file03/nef_int_grammar_3_02?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint/a_grammar/file04/nef_upperint_grammar04_01a?cc=global&selLanguage=en
Game:
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint/j_games/theanteatergame/nef_upper_games_ant03?cc=global&selLanguage=en  

Future perfect and continuous, future simple


Future:
http://elt.oup.com/student/headway/upperint/a_grammar/unit05/?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engupp/a_grammar/unit03/3b?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engupp/b_vocabulary/unit03/3a?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engupp/b_vocabulary/unit03/3b?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engupp/a_grammar/unit03/3c?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engint/a_grammar/unit09/9d_2?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
Future perfect and continuous:
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intplus/a_grammar/file02/nef_int_grammar_2_03?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint/a_grammar/file03/nef_upperint_grammar03_a02?cc=global&selLanguage=en

mixed future:
http://elt.oup.com/student/naturalenglish/upp/a_grammar/unit04/neup_grammar04?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/naturalenglish/upp/a_grammar/unit04/neup_grammar04_exp?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/headway/upp_intermediate/a_grammar/unit05/hwy_upp_unit05_1?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/headway/upp_intermediate/a_grammar/unit05/hwy_upp_unit05_2?cc=global&selLanguage=en 
Video tutorials:
future continuous:
2:03
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udNmaJFwHE4&feature=related
5:48
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nYQbF8_iyw&list=UUN7cIs36_7IqWXxeR5-bDnA&feature=plcp

future perfect
4:18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpaEweSSsQo
5:18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_3ds8kVNp8

EXTRA:
future perfect continuous
5:43
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27RYxnUe6no&feature=related

FCE practice

http://cbpt.s3.amazonaws.com/cb-fce/index.html
http://www.examenglish.com/FCE/
http://www.english-online.org.uk/fcefolder/gramfce.php?name=Practice%20for%20the%20First%20Certificate%20in%20English
http://etornauta.wordpress.com/
FCE listening:
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/firstcertificate2/listening/fce04a.htm
FCE use of English multiple choice gapfill:
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/firstcertificate2/exercises/activity1.htm
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/

Passive voice - practice links


A2-B1
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file07/grammar07_d01?cc=hu&selLanguage=hu&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file07/grammar07_d02?cc=hu&selLanguage=hu
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engpreint/a_grammar/unit08/8b_2?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engpreint/a_grammar/unit08/8b_1?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
 http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engpreint/a_grammar/unit11/11d_2?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engpreint/a_grammar/unit11/11d_1?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/headway/preint/a_grammar/unit10/hwy_preint_unit11_1?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub 
http://elt.oup.com/student/headway/preint/a_grammar/unit10/hwy_preint_unit11_4?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1870#a
http://www.english-4u.de/passive_ex2.htm
B1-B2
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file06/nef_int_grammar06_b01?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file06/nef_int_grammar06_b02?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intplus/a_grammar/file07/nef_int_grammar_7_01?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/passive/menu.php
B2
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engupp/a_grammar/unit04/4b?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint/a_grammar/file03/nef_upperint_grammar03_a01?cc=global&selLanguage=en
Active-passive.
http://elt.oup.com/student/headway/int/a_grammar/unit02/hwy_int_unit02_3?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/headway/int/a_grammar/unit07/hwy_int_unit07_2?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/headway/upperint/a_grammar/unit01/hwy_upp_unit01_1?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/headway/upperint/a_grammar/unit01/hwy_upp_unit01_2?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/headway/upperint/a_grammar/unit03/hwy_upp_unit03_2?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engint/a_grammar/unit05/5c_1?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?simple-present-2
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?simple-past-2
Have sg done.
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engupp/a_grammar/unit08/8b?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/result/engint/a_grammar/unit11/11c_2?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub

Below there is a collection of Thanksgiving-related videos and reading materials.

Before you start, read the 2 jokes below:

"I was going to serve sweet potatoes with Thanksgiving dinner, but I sat on them.
"So what are you serving now?"
"Squash."

What did the monster say to the Thanksgiving turkey?
"Pleased to eat you!"


***VIDEOS:

Obama partdons a Turkey:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11833045
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8379507.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20434367

West Wing - pardon a turkey:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcCgmjqDA7k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xay-vwOeHcE

I will Survive - The Thanksgiving Version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdEsfiHXmoQ&feature=related

Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Subtitles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lStSLZiT0WE
other
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DME_Hpk8IeU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lJ70k-P4rw&feature=related 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2iv7QufAn0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2iv7QufAn0 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KryDna7I990&feature=endscreen&NR=1

Garfield's Thanksgiving [Full Length Version] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk9DyqkPr-U&feature=related

First Thanksgiving - A Chipmunks Tale 5 mins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_upPr_SQXao&feature=related

***READING & pictures:

Thanksgiving in pictures:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15865356

origins of the Thanksgiving tradition of breaking the wishbone
http://www.coffeebreakwithlizandkate.com/betcha-didnt-know-how-the-thanksgiving-wishbone-tradition-began

10 reasons Thanksgiving is better than Christmas
http://marshalljonesjr.com/10-reasons-thanksgiving-is-better-than-christmas/

Obama Thanksgiving:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11845230

Thanksgiving: US travellers hit the holiday roads
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15865830

Thanksgiving
Holiday history, turkey trivia, and Thanksgiving fun
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/thanksgiving.html

National Geographic Kids Thanksgiving Traditions
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/peopleplaces/thanksgiving-traditions/

Linking words - practice links


A2
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file02/grammar02_d01?cc=global&selLanguage=en
 http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file02/grammar02_d02?cc=global&selLanguage=en
 B2
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/writing/linking/index.htm
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/writing/linking/addition.htm
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/writing/linking/reason.htm
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/writing/linking/time.htm
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