Monthly Archives: March 2011

Listening Comprehension: Designer Galliano’s Odious behaviour

Are you looking for your homework? Look no further! Here it is!

Watch the video and then answer the following questions:
( Intermediate level)


1. When and why was John Galliano sacked?

2. Where did it happen?

3. What adjectives does Michelle Kessler ,from New Tork Times, use to refer to Galliano’s behaviour?

4. Why is Natalie Portman so angry?

5. What adjectives does she use to express how she feels?

(answers here)

Ready-made lessons : lessonstream.org

I have to admit, it’s more like a confession though, that very often I post about some sites that, I am fairly certain, are not very useful  to my students. The reason behind these posts is that by having them published and organised into categories in my blog I make sure they are always handy and never lost to me.
Today’s post is not for you, dear learners(forgive my selfishness), but for us, English teachers.
This site lessonstream.org, is a great site for ready-made lessons. I’ve been following Jamie Keddie ‘s blog   http://www.jamiekeddie.com/ for  while and knew that he was planning to create a new site with new and old- edited material. And Wow! The site is just great and very creative. I love it!
So far there are 44 ready-made lesson you can browse by Language Level, Learner Type, Time, Main Activity ( Dictation: Running Dictation, Dictogloss, Picture Dictation, Speaking, Gap-filling, Collocations, writing…), Language Aims ( adjectives, tenses, passive…)Topic ( Money, school, jokes, love, food..) and Materials