THERE´S NO HURRY !! (B1+)

TRY THE ACTIVITY ON PAGE 100 (STUDENT´S BOOK)
YOU CAN´T HURRY LOVE

WHICH VERSION OF THE SONG DO YOU LIKE BEST?

WHAT´S YOUR JOB? = WHAT DO YOU DO? (A1)

HOW MANY JOBS CAN YOU NAME IN ENGLISH?
WHAT DO YOU DO? DO YOU LIKE YOUR JOB? WHERE DO YOU WORK?
http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/jobs.htm

TALKING ABOUT GIVING UP…… (B1+)

Carmen, the blind 86-year-old trapeze artist who will not give up

Blind since the age of 34, Carmen is convinced that her sight will return one day, and so she still exercises every day.
An 86 year old blind trapeze artiste, who has overcome a brain tumour, is still training every day in the [...]

EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY (B1+)

COULD YOU MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT THIS PICTURE?
WRITE A SUITABLE HEADING FOR A PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST.

ARE YOU A WORKAHOLIC? (B1+)

HAVE A LOOK AT THIS PHOTO AND MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT IT.
THEN YOU CAN TRY THIS VOCABULARY EXERCISE FROM THE BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/youmeus/lingo/lingo_work.shtml

SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY (B1+)

WATCH THIS OLD VIDEO CLIP AND TELL US ABOUT THE STORY BEHIND THE PICTURES.
CHORUS
She works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
She works hard for the money
So you´d  better treat her right  (REPEATED)

 I met her there in the corner stand
And wonders where she is
And it’s strange to her
Some people seem [...]

RYANAIR SAYS BYE, BYE!! (B1+)

Ryanair announces the closure of its operations in Valencia

The break comes following a row over funding from the regional Generalitat government.
Ryanair has announced what it has called the complete closure of its operations at Valencia Airport following a row with the Generalitat regional government over subsidies.
Archive Photo EFE
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Ryanair wanted funding to increase [...]

RISING UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES (B1+)

Unemployment increases to levels last seen at the start of 2004.
The Spanish Government has admitted that unemployment is set to continue to increase given the financial and real estate crisis.
The Ministry of the Economy is now forecasting that it will reach 12.5% next year, following the release of latest numbers today which show it [...]

YOU´RE FIRED! (B1+)

Car workers take to the streets of Barcelona

The protest comes as Nissan want to lose 1,680 jobs in the Catalan region.
Thousands of people took to the streets of Barcelona yesterday in protest at the decision of Nissan to lose 1,680 jobs at their factory in the region.
Car workers in the streets of [...]

QUESTIONS TAGS ARE EASY, AREN´T THEY? (B1+)

TRY THESE EXERCISES:
http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-bd-tagq.html
http://www.english-zone.com/grammar/tags01.html
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/questiontags.htm
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/questiontags2.htm