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 […]
Meta Data Network on Vimeo Information technology has become a ubiquitous presence. By visualizing the processes behind our interactions with this technology we can trace what happens to the information we send into the network. How do you pronounce meta? How do you pronounce data? Please discuss the following words from the video: […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ted.com Siegfried Woldhek shows how he found the true face of Leonardo You are going to view a presentation from Ted.com. Mona Lisa is one of the best-known faces on the planet. But would you recognize an image of Leonardo da Vinci? Illustrator Siegfried Woldhek uses some thoughtful image-analysis techniques to find what he believes […]
Source: Guardian.com New car-sharing scheme that could put Paris streets ahead Les Bluecars are clean, green, chic and cheap. But Parisian pedestrians need to watch – and listen – out Vocab & Phrases: Do you know these words? Discuss their meaning. Put (something) streets ahead.. Chic Watch out ! Listen out ! zipping bemused […]
A Day Made of Glass 2
Upper Intermediate + : conversation and comprehension class
Vocab building: general, technology & educational.
Skills: using common / colloquial expressions & phrases
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 US National Film Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2012/01/120119_6min_english_films.shtml Please prepare the vocabulary and listen to the news report… Some words need to be changed into the correct tense. […]
A Day made of Glass A class designed to help you use all the modern technology words, using video. Language level: Intermediate – advanced (B1 – C1) Learned type : All ages Time : 60 mins Activity : Descriptive everyday English with technology. Topic : Future technology with glass. Language : Phrasal verbs, technology […]
