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Category Archives: ESO4
International Women’s Day
Why is there an International Women’s Day?
How can we change the situation of discrimination that women suffer all around the world?
Watch this adverts and say what’s the message they give:
Modal verbs: Must / Have to / Should
Listen to the video and do the exercises that will appear on the screen or next to it.
Click on START and then click on 
to watch it full screen.
If you have any problems with the video go to this link: Modal verbs
Let’s talk about love…
Alternative treatments
I. Answer the following questions in pairs.
What comes to your mind when you hear the word “alternative treatment”?
What alternative treatment do you know about?
What kind of people uses it?
Do you trust it?
II. Listen to the introduction to the interview. (Up to 0:30)
What is the interview going to be about?
What is integrative medicine?
Who are they going to interview?
III. Now watch the rest of the video and say if the sentences below are true or false.
T/F
| 1. Alternative medicine is also studied at the medical school | |
| 2. Integrative medicine is a mixture of alternative and conventional treatments. | |
| 3. The best way to practise integrative medicine is with a trained physician. | |
| 4. The benefits of integrative medicine are that it takes into account the needs of the patients. | |
| 5. According to Dr. McCann, the patient has an innate ability to heal | |
| 6. There are different types of patients, some people have small problems like a cough. | |
| 7. People choose integrative medicine because they want their doctor to know them and be active participants in their care. |
A Christmas love story
I. Watch this love story. STOP IT AT 1:15
In groups of 3, discuss what you think happens next. What do you think is the end of the story?
II. Now keep on watching it until 1:33. What is the ad for?
Do you think the ending is surprising? Can you think of any other love stories that had a similar ending?
Why do you think Christmas ads always deal with love? How do they affect people at this time of the year?
[Thanks to The English Blog for the idea]
Anagram Christmas
I. What is an anagram?
In pairs you’ve got 5 minutes to solve this anagrams. (You can find more anagrams here)
II. Now that you know what an anagram is, can you say what an “antigram” is?
Watch this ad and fill in the gaps with the missing words. Here’s the worksheet.
Did you like the advertisement? Do you remember any special Christmas ad? In pairs, explain the ad to your partner. Why do you like it?
[Thanks to the The English Blog for the idea]
The Millennials
– Do you know what the Millennials are? When do you think they were born? What different generation names do you know? Can you tell any differences between your parents’ generation and yours?
I. Before watching the video, match the words to the definitions:
| 1. outnumber | a. a small piece of paper or other material that gives information about the thing it is fixed to. |
| 2. spike | b. a person’s way of understanding and thinking about something. |
| 3. rejection | c. how large or small something or someone is. |
| 4. label | d. to be larger in number than another group |
| 5. break down something | e. a very high amount, price or level, usually before a fall. |
| 6. boost | f. the act of refusing to accept or agree with something |
| 7. size | g. something that helps a situation increase or improve. |
| 8. outlook | h. to divide something into smaller parts |
II. Now watch the video. Listen to the first part which is about the different generations that existed in the US and say if the statements below are true or false. (Up to 1:19)
| T/F | |
| 1. Gen Y, Gem Me, and the Boomerang generation refer to the Millennials. | |
| 2. The Millennials where born between the late 70s and the 2000s. | |
| 3. The Generation X was born between the 60s and 80s. | |
| 4. They weren’t conservative at all. | |
| 5. The Babyboomers were born after the Second World War. | |
| 6. They rejected authority but when they grew up they were more conservative. | |
| 7. The Silent Generation was born in a time of prosperity. | |
| 8. The Greatest Generation fought the nazis and boosted the US economy. |
Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Source: http://breezyfeather.deviantart.com/art/Steampunk-Macbeth-336823732
CHARACTERS
Watch this VIDEO and fill in the gaps with the missing information:
Shakespeare’s biography
Source: de.wikipedia.org
Read the following TEXT and answer the questions:
1. When and where was William Shakespeare born?
2. How many brothers and sisters had he got? Did he go to school?
3. How old was he when he married Ann Hathaway?
4. What did he do at the theatre?
5. Why did the company he was playing at change its name?
6. Did he have a good life?