Week Beginning Monday 14th February

This Week's Homework

Monday / Wednesday class:  SB Pages 62 - 63 Reading. Pages 130 - 139 Grammar Bank 4C. Page 152 Vocablary Bank "The Body".

Ideally, we're looking at a Consolidation Test for Wednesday 23rd, although I think we might be a little bit pushed. Let's see.

Of course, everyone is doing the corresponding activities in the Workbook.

Your next written assignment is for March 4th. It will be the formal letter activity suggested in our SB on page 81. We will do some preparation in class beforehand.

This Week's festival






Gustav Klimt's Kiss for the Whole World

Find out about the history of St Valentine's Day here. Listen to and read a discussion on the positive and negative side of "Hallmark Holidays" here. Try a gap-fill here. Try a St Valentine's crossword here. Discover naturally occurring and man-made heart shapes photographed from the air here. Top Ten Memorable Kisses here.

This Week's News

NO class today (Monday 14th Feb) or tomorrow (Tuesday 15th Feb). Why not use the time constructively and get your interviews organised and recorded for "Atlantic Landscapes"?

Class as usual on Wednesday and Thursday!

This Week's Photo Essay



Biblioteca España, Medellín, Colombia

 Sarah Park celebrates Library Lovers' Month with these 15 photos of extraordinary library design.

This Week's Vocabulary

Check out this stimulating link by the Macmillan English Dictionaries webzine which focuses on false friends.

Week Beginning Monday 7th February

This Week's Homework

For Monday 14th / Tuesday 15th: FCE Reading Test.

Monday / Wednesday class: prepare Reading Page 57; Grammar Bank 4B Pages 138 - 139.

Tuesday / Thursday class: do grammar worksheet on Past Modals; prepare Grammar Bank 4C Pages 138 - 139.

This Week's Nature

Getting ready for St Valentine's Day? Check out this magnificent video with Sir David Attenborough to see what the Australian bowerbird does to attract his mate.

This Week's Festival

February 2nd is Groundhog Day in the USA. Find out about its history here. See the world's most famous weather forecaster here. Watch and listen to what happened when an imposter appeared on the scene here.

What's Happening in Egypt?

The News in Australia has a five-minute guide to what's happening in this transcontinental country and major power in Africa.