RELATED LINKS:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/upp_intermediate/a_grammar/unit03/hwy_upp_unit03_1/
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/gr_movie/t_p_perf/index.htm
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/gr_movie/t_past_cont/index.htm
A look at how the efforts of Sarah Hale helped establish Thanksgiving as a national holiday.
http://link.history.com/services/link/bcpid1902518783/bclid1672079702/bctid15863486
How much do you really know about Thanksgiving? Try the quiz.
Listen to the following text about a fanous train robbery and do the quiz.
http://www.listen-to-english.com/?id=445
Thanks Mercedes!
We use this type of conditional sentences to talk about imaginary past situations. Watch the video and listen to some examples.
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/gr_movie/s_3_cond/index.htm
In this programme we look at the second conditional. We use it to talk about imaginary situations in the present or the future. Listen to the explanation and do the activities.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1159_gramchallenge38/
- In British English when a word ends in -r or -re we only say the /r/ sound when the next word begins with a vowel sound.
- There are also consonant-vowel links which help to make speech flow smoothly.
Democratic Senator Barack Obama has made his first speech as President-elect of the United States after defeating rival John McCain. He told supporters in Chicago: "Change has come to America".
To watch Obama´s victory speech click here.
Republican John McCain says he has spoken to Democrat Barack Obama and congratulated him on winning the US election.
To watch McCain´s speech click here.
Although you are not voters in the next USA elections you may be interested in watching Obama´s infomercial.
Click here to watch it.
Click here to read the transcript.
Thanks Antonio!
How to show interest with someone in an informal conversation
In this programme you can find out how to show interest with someone in an informal way. After you have listened to the programme, get some more practice doing the quiz.
Peter is Swedish but he learned to speak English fluently. He explains how he did it. Listen to him and do the quiz. You can listen to it as many times as you like and read the transcript when you finish.
http://www.elllo.org/english/0701/Q730-Peter-English.html
Do you speak global English?
When someone from China speaks to someone from Sudan which language do they speak?
The British Council, an organisation that promotes British culture, has just published a new report about the importance of English as a global language.
Listen to this programme that features the author of the report, David Graddol.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1412_weekender/page35.shtml
