Archive for October, 2009

Trick or treat?

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31. Do you know why are pumpkins, skeletons or ghosts associated with halloween? What does it mean the expression ‘trick or treat’? If you want to know more about this celebration click on here.

8-) Try it! There are a lot of online activities about Halloween, as well as crafts to do. Click and enjoy Halloween! or if you like, do the Halloween’s quiz or watch and read one story about Halloween.

Future: what does it mean to you?

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Are you ready for the future? Have you though about it? Can you contribute to a better future? How? How do you image yourself in ten or twenty years time? What are your expectations? What will you do to achieve your purpose? 

8-) Try it! Watch the video and start a discussion in class, decide if you are agree with these students and try to answer the questions mentioned.

Which sentence is written correctly?

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

8-) Try it! Sometimes we have problems about Capitalization and Punctuation, click on the Grammar Blast and test yourself!

Comic of the day

Friday, October 9th, 2009

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Opposites

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Opposites are words that are contrary or radically different in nature, qualities, direction, result or significance. For example: male-female, long-short, up-down…

8-) Try it! Click on this matching quiz and match the opposites. Drag from the right column to the left column.

I’m blue

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

8-) Try it! How many things are blue in the song? Try to write down a list. When you finish check your answers by clicking on the lyrics.

Create a comic strip

Monday, October 5th, 2009

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A comic strip is a sequence of cartoons that tells a story, often humorous.

8-) Try it! The stripgenerator web page offers the possibility to create your own comic strip. Login in or register if you want to add strip to your strip gallery and allow other users to comment.

Comic of the day

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

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Any doubts in Grammar?

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

8-) Try it! If you have any doubts in grammar, you can click on British Council grammar point. Scroll down to choose a grammar point or select a letter from the list to move more quickly. You can read brief explanations of common grammar points or play some grammar games.