The countdown has begun: the last 100 days to the start of the FIFA2010 World Cup. How can we, English teachers, deal with this interesting and soon-to-be hottest topic? In this post I’m presenting an idea of integrating the major football event in the English class in form of a (global) blog-project. The idea behind it draws upon Tourism […]
Tag: society/culture
Alaska: About Whaling!
Whaling is a highly debated issue. After commercial whaling was banned in the 1940s and later the quotas were introduced by the IWC the discussion is continued on different fronts. Japanese are still whaling on “behalf of science.” Following their example other small countries want to start whaling (again) or have already resumed it. The […]
Many Cultures – A New Set of Flash Cards!
I’ve just made a new set of flash cards containing the vocabulary we’ve been using since the beginning of Unit 5. You can find it under the title ‘Many cultures’ on the Quizlet site. Have fun with it. See you on Monday. Mr Bosoanca
Brick Lane! (Assignment)
Read the short description of the movie, watch the trailer, take the quiz and answer the questions. Nazneen’s life is turned upside down at the tender age of seventeen. Forced into an arranged marriage to an older man, she exchanges her Bangladeshi village home for a block of flats in London. In this new world, […]