Multi Media Classes use all modern medias & technologies to help improve your listening comprehension, vocabulary building, reading skills and are designed to help your practise speaking and using new words from the class.
Odysseus’ Gambit on Vimeo – Using chess terms in everyday English Intro Questions:Do you play chess?Do you know the rules? The names of the chess pieces?What is a gambit? In this video the character tells us about his life. A large part of his life is spent playing chess. He uses a lot of chess terms […]
English medical vocabulary and conversational class designed for doctors.
John Lewis Christmas Advert 2011 Intro: John Lewis is a chain of upmarket department stores operating throughout Great Britain. The first John Lewis store was opened in 1864 in Oxford Street, London. In recent years there is a tradition to see and talk about the new advert. 1. Read about the song used in the […]
Nancy Sinatra – Bang Bang (A class with the famous song by Nancy Sinatra to practice verbs in the Past Simple) Who was Nancy Sinatra? Can you name any of her songs? What relationship is she to Frank Sinatra Ex 1: While listening to the song put the verbs in brackets into the past […]
The Internet of Things (a class about web 3.0, technology vocab, the changing world, the future tense and unlimited ideas) Intro: What does “ubiquitous” mean? What does “traceable” mean? The raise of Internet and advances in telecommunication and software services led to think the chance of connect every object. One of the first topics […]
Péter Fankhauser: Meet Rezero, the dancing ballbot You are going to view a presentation from Ted.com. Technology Entertainment Design. Onstage at TEDGlobal, Péter Fankhauser demonstrates Rezero, a robot that balances on a ball. Designed and built by a group of engineering students, Rezero is the first ballbot made to move quickly and gracefully — and […]
Can I be your friend? A fun conversation class about using social media Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Advanced (A1) Learner type: Teens; Adults Time: 30 minutes Activity: Question formation, listening comprehension Language: practical, everyday, colloquial Intro: How much do you use social medias? Which social medias do you use? What is unusual […]
About A Boy Intro: Have you seen the movie or read the book? Which do you think is better, the film or the book? Do you know/like the actor Hugh Grant? Based on Nick Hornby’s best-selling novel, About A Boy is the story of a cynical, immature young man who is taught how to […]
Ormie is a Pig, in every sense of the word. “Pig see cookie, Pig want cookie”. But they are out of reach…or are they? See Ormie’s attempts to gain the warm sweet taste that is his obsession.
5 top tips for China first-timers Vocab building: general & travel Skills: picture description and conversation. Reading exercise: using new vocabulary in different contexts Discussion: speaking practice about personal experience and travel. Materials: Text, images and video. Duration: 90 minutes. Link: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/china/travel-tips-and-articles/76639# Intro: What are the 3 different meanings for the word “tip”? What is […]
