18 December 2011

Some reminders

Before we start this new adventure, some reminders:

Everybody is welcome to participate and suggest improvements on the blog. Having this in mind, you should take into account that this is a blog to imporove your skills in English. Needless to say that whatever you post has to be in English and show good quality in content and accuracy.

Your comments will be taken into account to add up extra points to your final mark.

13 December 2011

How this blog is organized

The blog is organized the following way:
a) on the right-hand navigation bar you will find:
- Learning resources to practise your skills (grammar, dictionaries, ...)
- Culture links which you can use for your projects.
- Music suggestions made by the students themselves.
b) on the left you will find:
- A video just to have fun or to invite to reflection.
- The entries for the different discussion topics about which you should make your contributions during or after the lessons. Your teacher will tell you when you can start posting.

The best invention ever!

What do you think is the best invention in the world? Why?

Are you "environmentally friendly"?

Do you think you are doing enough for the environment? Mention 2 examples

Creepy, creepy

Tell us about what gives you the creeps, what makes you shrink.

Beauty is only skin deep

Is physical beauty superficial and less important than intellect or personality?

Fashion

What's your opinion about fashion? Are you a fashion victim?

Bullies

What would you do if you saw someone bullying a classmate? Would you intervene or would you let the bullies get away with it?

Reality shows

Do you watch any reality shows? Why? What do you think about them?

Stars

Are you interested in the secrets of the stars? Do you think their private lives are not respected?

Your bookmarks

Why don't you tell us about one of your favourite films?

Hot destinations

Which tourist destinations do you think are "hot" and which are not in your country?