Do you enjoy shopping for clothes?

Listen to this conversation between a customer and a shop assistant on the British council teens page,

then do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills!

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/shopping-clothes

See you soon,

Fab!

 

 

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Are you interested in astronomy?

How much do you know about the Moon?

Is it older, younger or the same age as the Earth?

Where did it come from?

Find out more in this great video!

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/video-zone/where-did-moon-come

Or why not check out this fun website?

http://www.planetsforkids.org/moon-moon.html

 

See you soon!

 

Fab!

 

 

 

On this day in history in 1666, the Great Fire of London started.

It destroyed most of the centre of London and burned down the original St. Paul’s Cathedral.

You can learn all about it in this interactive game, and get lots of reading and listening practice at the same time!

http://www.fireoflondon.org.uk/game

 

 

… not the exams! (Did you know teachers hate exams at least as much as you do?)

No, one of the things I love is all the cool things we get to do,

like canyoning;

 

and via ferrata;

 

Unfortunately I can’t go on ALL the trips the school proposes ( or I wouldn’t have time to teach!!)

However the pupils really enjoy the ski camp;

 

I’m too claustrophobic to go pot-holing with the 5ème;

 

but I have been lucky enough to go on some fantastic trips;

to Spain…

 

and London…

 

Edinburgh, and Berlin, which was so much fun that even Genial Deutsch was nice to me 😉

 

 

It’s not just outside the school that we do some really fun stuff, but I’ll tell you about that another day!

See you soon!

Fab!

 

 

 

Only fifty years ago you might not have been allowed to attend the same school as your friends, or gone to the cinema with them, or the swimming pool.

 

Until people stood up, ( and sat down – on buses for example).

 

One of them was this man:

 

 

He said this:

Martin Luther King’s speech

and you can read it here:

US archives – I have a dream speech

 

Don’t forget.

 

 

 

 

Who is your favourite fashion designer?

What do you like wearing?

Do you think it is right to spend so much money to have designer clothes?

Check out this website to practice your English and fashion knowledge at the same time –

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/magazine/fashion

 

 

I’m back from my holidays, did you miss me?!

I had a great time, I swam and sunbathed, ran and read a lot,

I ate some yummy food and saw some friends and family.

Do you want to know where I went?

Here’s a clue:

Can you guess?

What about you? What did you do during the holidays?

Let  me know,

See you soon,

Fab!

 

As you have seen in « I can do it » sheet 3, we all have different learning styles,

check out these online tests to discover yours:

 

http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=younger

 

 

 

A future king of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms has been born in London’s St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington.

 

The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a baby – 8lb 6oz  – at 4.24pm GMT. Both mother and child are understood to be doing well.

 

The baby, who will be known officially as His Royal Highness the Prince of Cambridge, is third in line to the throne after his grandfather Prince Charles, who is first, and his father Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, who is second.

 

The birth puts paid to months of speculation over the gender of the royal baby. The birth of this particular heir held the potential of historical significance, being the first child to be born under the new Succession to the Crown Act 2013. This act ended over three centuries of primogeniture – the right of the first-born son to inherit the throne. Under the previous law, a first-born female child could have lost her place in line to a younger brother.

 

However, the royal child still holds the potential to be a royal first: the first heir to the throne since the Act of Succession 1701 to be allowed, if he wishes, to marry a Roman Catholic, although he will still have to seek permission from the reigning monarch at the time.

 

Prince Charles said he was « overjoyed » at the birth of his grandchild, and added: « I am enormously proud and happy to be a grandfather for the first time ». The Duke of Cambridge said in a statement that the couple « could not be happier ».

 

An official statement from Kensington Palace said: « Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well and will remain in hospital overnight. »

 

No statements have yet been issued about the name of the child; Buckingham Palace said the information would be released « in due course ».

1.) Are you interested by the news of a royal baby? Why/why not?

 

2.) What do you imagine it must be like to be born famous? Is this a life you would choose? Explain your answer.

 

3.) The royal birth will be the subject of much media attention. How much privacy should the royal family be allowed?