Meryl Streep - Oscar's Backstage interview 2012

Do you like cinema? What do you think about the role of Meryl Streep playing "The Iron Lady"? Did you like it? Do you think she deserved it or, on the other hand, do you consider there are more young actors and actresses to be given the chance?


Try to do the gap fill activity. Then, try to guess what the journalists' questions were.

COLDPLAY

Do you like this pop band? Personally, I love them. It was a pity, but I could'nt go to the concert cause all the tickets were sold out. Here you have a song that is being a heavy rotation right now. I hope you enjoy it.

 

Adding emphasis

Do you like the Princess of Cambridge? It's been now more that a year that she became a member of the English Royal Family and ever since she's done a lot of public appearances. Here you are the first time she gave a speech by her own in front of an audience. You can do the "fill-gap activity", an exercise in which you can practise ways of adding emphasis orally.

 

Smoke and The Convenient Truth

Do you smoke? Either you are a heavy smoker or not, you should spend the following 5 minutes watching this video. It's worth watching it. Any reaction?

   

 If after watching it, you've decided to give it up, click here to get some advice

21 accents

So you think you will never be able to reproduce an English accent? Sure you are!!!

Watch this video. Where do you think this girl is from? 

Social networks in our lifes

Don't you think that sometimes social networks absorb a lot of our free time? This is also what happened to Kyle, one of the characters of Southpark.

Watch part 1 of the chapter and then complete the exercise below

Note: Gap number 7 is not mentioned in the recording. The answer is "surprise". Sorry about it!!!

Welcome!!!

Dear students,

This is just an opening message to wish you all a good summer. If you don't want to forget all that you've learned this year, here you have this blog, especially created for all of you

I hope you enjoy this blog and profit from it