Steve Jobs steps down as Apple CEO

Posted on 25/08/2011 by argavalaki
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has resigned as chief executive of the technology giant and will be replaced by chief operating officer Tim Cook.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14659127

http://www.englishblog.com/2011/08/cartoon-iquit.html

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Cartoon: A Tale of Two Britains

Posted on 21/08/2011 by argavalaki
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Chile Mine Rescue Anniversary

Posted on 19/08/2011 by argavalaki
Mina San José - Patricio Sepúlveda - Gobierno de Chile

Chilean Miners: Still Trapped?

One year after the dramatic rescue of 33 miners from deep beneath the ground Lucia Newman returns to Chile.

Watch the video here:
Al Jazeera Correspondent – Chilean Miners: Still Trapped? 

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East Africa hunger crisis

Posted on 16/08/2011 by argavalaki
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14249733
The UN has declared a famine in parts of Somalia – the first in East Africa this century. Two years of drought have displaced 25% of Somalia’s population, while other countries in the region have also been badly affected.

Raising awareness about the famine in Africa
Watch the video: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/44148244#44148244

FEWS Eastern Africa July-September projection.png
“FEWS Eastern Africa July-September projection” by Famine Early Warning Systems Network – USAID – http://www.fews.net/pages/region.aspx?gb=r2. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

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Crime and Punishment – The Justice System

Posted on 16/08/2011 by argavalaki
This is a set of two separate worksheets (not to be used in the same lesson), whose aim is to practice vocabulary related to the justice system and the trial process. There is a crossword puzzle in the first worksheet. The second contains a matching exercise and a cloze exercise.

Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/62362506/Crime-and-Punishment-the-Justice-System 

You can find an online version here:  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4573

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The 8 secrets of success

Posted on 15/08/2011 by argavalaki
This worksheet is based on a TED Talks video (Richard St. John´s 8 secrets of success). It contains three exercises. 1. The students listen for the 8 secrets of success and write the words in the spaces provided. 2. They fill in the gaps with the missing words 3. They match the people with their occupations.

Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/62345395/The-8-Secrets-of-Success 

You can find an online version here:  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3178

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The Cutty Sark (reading + passive voice)

Posted on 15/08/2011 by argavalaki
On the first page there is an article taken from CBBCnews followed by two comprehension exercises (True/False statements and Find Synonyms in the text) and an exercise on passive voice. On the second page there is the story that inspired the naming of the Cutty Sark. It is followed by two vocabulary exercises (students practise guessing meaning from context).

Download:  http://www.scribd.com/doc/62340546/The-Cutty-Sark 

You can find an online version here:  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4076

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Laser B1+ Unit 1 Review (Jeopardy game)

Posted on 15/08/2011 by argavalaki
This is a game I’ve created using Flash Jeopardy Review Generator

Game categories:

  • Present Simple or Continuous
  • Stative Verbs
  • Personality Adjectives
  • Word Formation (Negative Prefixes)
  • Phrasal Verbs with Up

Click on the picture below to play the game.

https://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=399734#.VfK4Tn02FIE  

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The Berlin Wall’s 50th anniversary

Posted on 13/08/2011 by argavalaki
The Berlin Wall was erected almost overnight on August 13, 1961 – dividing the German capital in two.
Five decades later, commemorations are today being held, attended by politicians and civic dignitaries.
German historian Michael Stuermer talks to Al Jazeera about the legacy of the wall, and the divisions it created.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNH8ahjoH6o&feature=player_embedded#!

  Berlinermauer.jpg
“Berlinermauer” by Noir – http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Bethanien06.jpgOriginal source: “selbst fotografiert”. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

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World Wide Web celebrates 20th birthday

Posted on 06/08/2011 by argavalaki
BBC NEWS 6 August 2011 Last updated at 07:52 GMT 

Twenty years ago today a modest British scientist launched his new invention. At the time, almost no-one noticed, but it has since revolutionised our lives.
Tim Berners-Lee called his invention the “world-wide-web”.
Richard Westcott has been taking a look back at the technology that went on to change the world.

Watch the BBC NEWS video:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14430076

There is a 6 Minute English lesson with audio and text to download here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2011/08/110817_6min_english_web_page.shtml 

Tim Berners-Lee- Mosaic by Sue Edkins at Sheen Lane Centre.jpg
“Tim Berners-Lee- Mosaic by Sue Edkins at Sheen Lane Centre” by Robert Smith – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

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