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A Message from Shakespeare

And now for an inspirational results day message from William Shakespeare 😎

Will you turn your sibling invisible?

Abracadabra! Scheming elder brother trick his little brother into believing he is INVISIBLE in a hilarious prank that leaves the poor youngster screaming and crying in fear.

Would you do that to your little brother? Yes? No? Why?

I highly recommend that everyone turns their siblings invisible HAHAHAH pic.twitter.com/SK4jLw7cNa
— DAVID DOBRIK (@DavidDobrik) September 6, 2018

Remembering Nina Simone (February 21,1933 – April 21, 2003)

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Legendary singer and songwriter, Nina Simone, has been identified by many publications as, “The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement,” due to her soulful performances of the mid-1960s that spoke to the heart of the struggle for social justice and equality. On the 85th anniversary of her birth, let's celebrate her genius.

Surf the Internet and answer the following questions:

When and where was she born?
What was her real name?
Why did she adopt the name of Nina Simone?
Where and when did she graduate?
What did she study?
Did she ever get married?
Did she have ant¡y children?
Where did she move after leaving New York?
Why did she leave the U.S.?
When and where did she die?

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NINA SIMONE

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The song you are about to hear was composed in 1953 by Billy Taylor but it wasn't until 1967 that Nina Simone covered the song in her album Silk & Soul.

The song has since become an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.

Get Enough Sleep!

A viral video has revealed the shocking detrimental effects that sleep deprivation can have, both on your mental and physical state. Matthew Walker, the author of Why We Sleep and professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, explained how sleep or lack thereof can seriously impact your health.
Watch the video below and try to answer the following question:

How much time can we spend awake before we our mental and physical capabilities start to become impaired?

Superstitions

Conversation Questions

Are you superstitious?
Do you believe in bad luck?
Do you believe in good luck?
Do you have any objects that you think bring you good luck?
Are there any superstitions that are common to your country or culture?
Have you ever been really lucky? What happened?
What do people do for good luck in your country?
Which numbers are lucky or unlucky in your country? Why?
Do you think that there is truth behind superstitions?
What numbers are considered to be lucky and unlucky in your country?
Do you have a lucky number?
Do you know any superstitions related to dreams?

Why the World is Awesome in 60 Facts

Dear students of EFL, look through numbers 1, 2, 13, 17 and 20 in your gap fill exercise and try to guess the missing words. How many did you get right?

Source

Why Men Should Be Feminist

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau urges men to be feminists: "It's not only that men can be feminists, it's that men should be feminists as well".
Watch the video below and elaborate a response expressing your agreement or disagreement with Trudeau's ideas on men becoming feminist.

These tips might help you give a response on that matter.

Amazing Things Happen

An introduction to autism that aims to raise awareness among young non-autistic audiences, to stimulate understanding and acceptance in future generations. It is intended to be viewed, discussed and shared widely by anyone but especially teachers and parents.

YouTube version (With subtitles in multiple languages) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezv85LMFx2E

Visit our website to watch in other languages: http://amazingthingshappen.tv

Great British Bands

Do you like listening to music? What kind of music do you like?
Do you like pop, rock, rap?
How many bands can you recognise in the map below?

Can you name any song by one of these groups?
How many do you like?
Who is your favourite singer/group?
How much do you know about British music?
Take a look at the map and share your answers with your classmates.

Birth Order Theory

Do you think birth order has any influence in your personality? Well, according to many research studies, it does.

Watch the video below and write down the personality adjectives that you hear. After that, organise them into four different boxes:

first borns,
middle children,
last borns and
only children.

Any problem with meanings? Look up the words you don't understand in WordReference.

Do the video descriptions match your personality according to your birth order? In what way?

Fun quiz

Is Britain a Divided Country?

Is Britain a divided country?

If it were a nation of 100 people, this is what it would look like. pic.twitter.com/AUFzsFJQac
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) October 5, 2016

International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM

Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons and is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women.

It reflects deep-rooted inequality between the sexes and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women and girls. The practice also violates their rights to health, security and physical integrity, their right to be free from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and their right to life when the procedure results in death.

When some medics suggested that limited FGM should be available to practicing communities, these young people decided to have a say #EndFGM pic.twitter.com/q1WmN7scLp
— The Guardian (@guardian) February 6, 2017

United Nations

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Worth Watching Ellen's Comments on the Travel Ban

Days after Donald Trump signed an anti-immigration order, the President chose the award-winning movie Finding Dory as the first film screened by the new administration at the White House.

Ellen Degeneres, the voice of the lead character Dory, took to her show’s stage to let Trump know exactly how she feels about both the executive order and his movie choice. She brilliantly uses Finding Dory’s plot to talk about immigration, family, and helping refugees — sadly the American Bigot-in-Chief probably didn’t get the message.

Martin Luther King I Have a Dream Speech

Delivered 28 August 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.

Martin Luther King I Have a Dream Speech - American Rhetoric

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Intermediate Reading Activity

MLK links 1 MLK links 2 Interactive Listening

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New Year's Resolutions

As stated in Wikipedia, a New Year's resolution is a tradition, most common in the Western Hemisphere but also found in the Eastern Hemisphere, in which a person resolves to change an undesired trait or behavior.

The beginning of the New Year is a popular time to make promises about positive things you want to do during the year ahead. Often they relate to improving our lifestyle. We call these promises ‘New Year’s resolutions’. Most people start their resolutions from 1st January.

"Will" is usually used in promises as in I will do my homework and work hard at school.

Here are some common New Year’s resolutions (personal plans for the coming year). Read and say the resolutions you would like to make.

I will………….

Exercise:

Studies:

Hobbies

Friends:

Responsibilities:

Now tell us about your own resolutions (promises)

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Watch the video below: 4-yr-old explains what is the problem with New Year’s resolutions and the Internet just loves it!

Do you think this little girl fully understands what she is saying?

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Here are some top New Years Resolutions:1. Start to spend more time with my family.2. Stop smoking.3. Try to save more money.4. Refuse to be negative.5. Practice playing music.6. Enjoy living life.7. Manage to organize my life.8. Offer more often to help by greenvilledepartment

New Year's Eve Customs Quiz

New Year's Day Webquest

New Year's Resolutions Difficult to Keep Listening activity

Another touching Xmas ad

Another Christmas-themed ad, This one from Polish auction site Allegro is called English for Beginners. It's touching, funny, and has some excellent ideas for learning English on your own.

LESSON IDEAS

1. Stop the video at 16s. What do you think the ad is going to be about?
2. Stop at 47s. Why do you think the old man wants to learn English?
3. Discuss the various techniques the old man uses to learn English (all of which are excellent!)
4. Stop ad at 2m04s. Where is the man going?
5. Stop ad at 2m29. Who is he going to see?
6. Stop ad at 2m37. Who do you think the young man and the woman are?
7. Who is the little girl?
8. We still don't know what the ad is for, so that can be the final question.

Learning Tips
Stick notes all over the house,

Watch English films (O.V)

Listen and repeat English words and phrases.

ABOUT CHRISTMAS

What do you normally do at Christmas?

Who do you normally spend the holiday period with?

Do you think it’s important for people to spend Christmas with their family?

Christmas means different things to different people.

How important to you are the following things at Christmas time?
> Being with family
> Having a break from work/university
> Religion
> Having the opportunity to travel
> Food and drink
> Giving and receiving presents

Heathrow Airport Christmas Ad

1. What can you see in this ad?

2. What is the ad for?

3. How do you know?

4. Is it easy to tell?

5. Is the ad effective?

6. How?

7. Does it make you want to buy this product or service?

Advertising Vocabulary

Matching exercise

Conversation Questions

What do you think of advertisements?
What is the best advertisement you have seen?
What types of ads don’t you like?
What is the most shocking advertisement you have seen?
What is the funniest advertisement you have seen?
What makes an ad memorable?
Where do you encounter advertisements?
Why do companies advertise?
What is a slogan? Do you know any?

The Defining Image of Rio 2016

As published by The Guardian, the defining image of Rio 2016 Olympic Games was Usain Bolt smiling at the camera.

Do you agree? Is there, as far as you are concerned, any other powerful image that can compete with Bolt's smile? Share your ideas.

More info about the picture here.

How much do you know about Usain Bolt? Where was he born? How old is he?