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.
