Image Jason Blackeye There has been a lot of talk about the moon lately because fifty years ago man set foot on it. There also seems to be a lot of debate related to whether this actually happened or if it was merely propaganda due to the Space Race. Aware as I am that this… Continue reading Listening Advanced C1: Do We Really Need the Moon?
Category: Natural world & environment
C1/C2 Rain idioms and expressions
Photo by Aleksandar Pasaric on Pexels.com We all know the one about ‘raining cats and dogs’ but what about ‘to rain on somebody’s parade’ or ‘to give something a rain check’? In the link below you’re bound to learn at least one more of the many British idioms. Go on! Give it a try!
C1/C2 Vocabulary quiz related to water
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A1 Asking and answering about the weather present simple
A bolt from the blue Serena Here are some activities to help you practise vocabulary and structures for speaking about the weather. >
Food waste and what we can do about it.
In 2016 Huffpost launched a campaign calling for action against the astronomical amount of food that was being dumped into the bins by supermarkets in the USA. Although the article is already over three years old, I’ve adapted it as a reading activity that you can do after listening to the video that briefly explains…… Continue reading Food waste and what we can do about it.
C1 Listening TED Talks Are we running out of clean water?
Despite water covering 71% of the planet’s surface, more than half the world’s population endures extreme water scarcity for at least one month a year. Current estimates predict that by 2040, up to 20 more countries could be experiencing water shortages. These statistics raise a startling question: is the Earth running out of clean water?…… Continue reading C1 Listening TED Talks Are we running out of clean water?
C1 Open cloze SOS Amazon Rainforest
C1/C2 Listening activity: Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest in Flames
Listening Advanced C1: Do We Really Need the Moon?
Listening activity Advanced C1: Greenland is Melting
Can we really deny this is happening? This beautiful island, populated many centuries ago by the Vikings is under threat. But just as Jason Box claims, ‘What happens in Greenland doesn’t stay in Greenland,’ meaning by this, that this is an issue that concerns the whole of humanity. I’ve used this news from CNN as a…… Continue reading Listening activity Advanced C1: Greenland is Melting