208 You’ve got mail!

Here are two examples of letters you wrote during yesterday’s lessons. Read these letters again and make sure you can do it again! First letter: Second letter:

208 Today’s lessons. Worksheet and debate!

After correcting the exercises you had to prepare for today, you were asked to write letters. Some of you wrote to a Greenpeace activist and the other group wrote to the Japanese Government to expose your views on Whaling. I’ll post some of your letters later on. This is the document you were handed today.  [...]

USEFUL WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

As the exams are about to start, I thought it was a good idea to give you a list of imprtant and useful words. You should try to learn as much as you can if you want to get ready for the day when you are to sit your exam!

208 New site to improve your grammar!

I have found a new website for you to get ready for your next test. You can train and test your understanding of the grammar use of “used to” / “be used to doing”. Here is the link: http://www.smic.be/smic5022/used%20to.htm

208 Whaling: Today’s lesson! (Canada-goers missed this one!)

Here is the correction of the worksheet you had to do for today. Remember to study the lesson about the difference between Used to + BV and be used to + BV + ing. Revise your tense as well and don’t forget that you can go on BEXI website to test your understanding of the [...]

208 Whaling: New document

Here is the document we will be studying in class during our next lesson. It will be important since it will help you to prepare for the debate! You will be asked to read it and try to underline the arguments either in favour or against whaling. Then you will have to write your own [...]

1ES2 208 New website worth browsing.

The Prince of Wales wants to save the rainforest. When the prince of Wales decides to prevent deforestation, he asks some of his friends to take a stand with him! What do you think about his involvement? Do you think it is legitimate? Do you think people will be more likely to listen to him? [...]

208 When whaling becomes a controversial political subject between two countries.

The controversy is so harsh between Japan and Australia that it is now a topic which is used in TV commercials…

208 New video file. Whaling in Antarctica

Here is a video file which is quite close to the one we will be studying during our next lesson. It will provide you with ideas so as to answer important questions: Are environmentalists terrorists? Is violence sometimes legitimate? Click on this graphic picture to view the video.

208 Lesson on whaling!

Here is what we will be studying tomorrow after watching a video news report about Whaling in the Southern Ocean. You can have a look at it to get ready to give interesting and coherent answers. whaling-pia-marcia