1. Which are the two sides of mistletoe?
2. According to the Australian study, in what sense is mistletoe important in forests?
3. Where has the experiment taken place?
4. What was the experiment about?
5. How is Dr Watson familiarly known?
6. What were his predictions? Which were the final results?
7. What happened when the mistletoe vanished?
8. Why is bird diversity important?
9. Why are scientists in America trying to protect the brooms?
10. What is the controversy of introducing misstletoe onto trees?
Now look for synonyms for the following words (take context into account):
1. evergreen:
2. excised:
3. surprising:
4. injured:
5. herculean:
6. sparse:
7. keystone:
8. suck:
9. parasite:
Bring 3 news that are about 3 different topics. You will have to speak for 2 minutes without reading Possible topics: Crime Politics Weather Natural disasters Science Technology War/conflicts Unusual news People (celebrities or influential people) Art, cinema, music The Huffington Post (UK edition) The Guardian
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Christmas in France: practice your listening skills by watching this video about how people celebrate Christmas. Then do the multiple choice listening comprehension.
This is another version of the story, a modern version of Dicken's Christmas Carol spirit. This is not the typical Christmas story.
Read this article on the releasing of Coldplay's song on December 1, 2010 and decide if these statements are TRUE or FALSE (justify your decisions with examples from the text):
1. Their last song was in early 2009.
2. The video was filmed in Scotland.
3. They used new technologies to perform the song.
4. A lot of people participated in the video.
5. We know the name of this new album
6. It was a result of hard work
7. A non-violent, intellectual resistance group inspired it.
8. They prepared a huge performance to announce the release of their new song.
9. Chris Martin is married.
10. Gwyneth Paltrow participated in the video.
Now watch the video and listen to the song:
Now read the lyrics and translate them.
Coldplay – Christmas Lights Lyrics
Christmas night, another fight Tears we cried, a flood Got of all kinds of poison in, poison in my blood Took my feet to Oxford Street, trying to right a wrong Just walk away those windows sing But I can’t believe she’s gone When you’re still waiting for the snow to fall It doesn’t really feel like Christmas at all
A group of candles on me are flickering Oh they flicker and they flow And I am up here holding on to all those chandeliers of hope And like some drunken in this city I go singing out of tune Singing how I’ve always loved you, darling And I always will
Oh when you’re still waiting for the snow to fall It doesn’t really feel like Christmas at all Still waiting for the snow to fall It doesn’t really feel like Christmas at all
Those Christmas lights Light up the streets Down where the sea and city meet May all your troubles soon be gone Oh Christmas lights, keep shining on
[ Lyrics from http://www.songonlyrics.com/coldplay-christmas-lights-lyrics ]
Those Christmas lights Light up the streets Maybe they’ll bring her back to me Then all my troubles will be gone Oh Christmas lights, keep shining on
Oowwwhhhohooooowohohohoooo
Oh Christmas lights Light up the streets Light up the fireworks in me May all your troubles soon be gone Those Christmas lights keep shining on
[ Lyrics from http://www.songonlyrics.com/coldplay-christmas-lights-lyrics ]
Watch the video "healthy food" and answer the questions:
1. What´s the timetable at the market?
2. How many stores are there in the market?
3. What kind of products can you buy there? Name 4 or 5.
4. What does the sentence "five a day" mean?
5. Report the interviewed people´s words about their food habits.
Watch this video on how Amazon works and answer these questions:
1. Which are the advantatges of buying in amazon.com?
2. Instead of wearing tiny hammers and saws, what do the "elves" in Amazon use?
3. How many places like this are there across the USA?
4. How do we call, in Amazon language, a warehouse?
5. What do the products in movement represent?
6. How large is this Amazon headquarters?
7. What can you find in Amazon?
8. What is the goal of Amazon?
9. What are people asking for these days?
10. How do the machines "know" where everything ends up?
11. Why do they take real human beings to wrap the Christmas gifts?
From the show "Jaime Oliver food revolution", Oliver´s trying to convince a group of American kids that consuming processed chicken nuggets are bad. Watch the video and find out what finally happens...
1_ What´s the name of the
British newspaper? 2_ Name the tasks the
journalists do before they write an article.
3_ Who is the chief editor in a
newspaper? What does he/she decide together
with the journalists?
4_ What do you need to become a
journalist? 5_ How many national newspapers
are there in the UK? Which one is the most popular?
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6_ What´s a charity shop?
7_ What´s the timetable for a
shop assistant? Do they work at weekends? 8_ Name 3 tasks the shop
assistant usually does. 9_ What do you need to study to
become a shop assistant? 10_ Name 2 special skills you
need to be a good shop assistant. 11_ What´s the common salary
for a shop assistant? And in charity shops?
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12_ What does a builder usually
do?
13_ What kind of studies do you
need to become a builder? 14_ Why can it be a difficult
job? 15_ Have they got a good pay or
salary?
Mr. Bean doesn’t speak French but he’s
going to eat at a French restaurant. Study the following vocabulary and watch the video so that you can explain what is happening in the scene.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<!--[endif]-->Watch the video and
say if the following statements are True or False:
a.Jamie
likes omelettes but they are limited in terms of ingredients. ….. b. Eggs are
one of the best forms of proteins. …… c. He uses
4 eggs for this recipe. ….. d. He uses
milk and cream for his omelettes. ….. e. While he
starts whisking the eggs, he heats the oil and melts some butter in the pan.
….. f. It is better
to use medium heat. ….. g. He waits
20 seconds for the cheese and eggs to get cooked. ….. h. He uses
a fork to flap the omelette. …..
<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.<!--[endif]--> When Jamie puts the omelette on the plate, he
talks about the qualities of this dish. From the following list, select the adjectives that you can
hear in this last section of the video:
hard soft
melted great grated hot lovel simple brilliant
silky beautiful
