Take 5 – what does it mean?Pronunciation – famous.
A tedtalk on Joy with full transcript and vocabulary notes. Idiom – as cool as a cucumber. Recommended reading – French words used in English, from Next Step English. The answers to the Blue Skies gapfill from the last article.
Student exams.
Some exam vocabulary.
A fun game I recommend.
My singing, dancing and acting in the music school show.
Spot the two mistakes, The difference between subject and object pronouns, Word Order Rule, My video answer to the Spot the mistake question, U.K. and USA English Quiz, Idioms from Last week’s quiz
10 Ways to have a better conversation by Celeste Headlee. Celeste’s 10 recommendations with language notes (definitions for the more difficult English words).
Recommended reading Practice: Listening to people, Harvard Business Review, 1957. Last week’s Valentine’s Vocabulary Quiz Answer Key.
Halloween! A short history, useful vocabulary, modern traditions, watching and comprehension practice + a scary movie.
Kim Griffiths English 