Sight is a short film about augmented reality so in honour of such a great topic Multimedia English created a conversation lesson about modern technology. Discuss these general questions with your teacher Sight Intro Questions: What’s your favourite gadget? How many apps do you have on your phone? What’s your favourite one? Are apps really useful? […]
Tech columnist David Pogue shares 10 simple, clever tips for computer, web, smartphone, and camera users. And yes, you may know a few of these already — but there’s probably at least one you don’t. Workshop Method: We prepare some vocabulary before watching the video. We watch the video with no subtitles We talk about […]
The Anthropocene is a recent and informal geologic term that serves to mark the evidence and extent of human activities that have had a significant global impact on the Earth’s ecosystems.
Viewpoint: Why New York City is best for small businesses Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18020624 Words & Phrases: to draw ( 3 meanings) vitality a blueprint to access to assess pro-bono to enrol the red tape obstacle to fill out (paperwork) to streamline to oversee to thrive A recent study commissioned by Citigroup, and […]
Source: The Guardian National Gallery joins Google Art Project’s virtual culture tours Ten British galleries join likes of Palace of Versailles and the White House as online museum grows to 30,000 objects Google’s Nelson Mattos unveils the latest Art Project updates in Paris 1. What’s the difference between wander and wonder? 2. What are […]
Goya goes to Barcelona Intro Questions: Do you like Goya? What do you know about him? Would you like to see this exhibition? Why is his work popular? How many meanings of the word draw do you know? A conservationist inspects the Goya painting El Pelele before it was hung for the CaixaForum […]
Mobile World Congress: Will this be the year for NFC? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9701830.stm Mobile World Congress in Barcelona has been host to over 1,500 companies hoping to have the idea that will take the mobile industry by storm. Spencer Kelly takes a tour round the conference floor and reveals the show’s big themes. 1. NFC: Near […]
Spain and the Blame Game http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carles-boix/spain-economy-catalonia_b_1297516.html? Do you have a deficit with the bank? Do you always comply to the rules or sometimes break them? Do you have any debt on your credit card? Could you help me to shift all my stuff to my new apartment this weekend? Who do you blame […]
Melting down hips and knees: The afterlife of implants Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16877393 As people live longer and medical technology improves, more and more of us will have a surgical implant before we die. We are also getting cremated in larger numbers – and so there is often some expensive metal left among the ashes. Where […]
Introduction: Skype classes are designed to help with listening comprehension and conversation skills. They will include different and diverse subjects for expansion of vocabulary. Today’s subject is cyber attacks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2012/02/120216_6min_english_cyberwar.shtml Please prepare the vocabulary and listen to the news report… Some words need to be changed into the correct tense. Exercises: hacker […]
