The Singing Tree: An Interactive Installation

Technology, art and inspiration have combined into a glorious interactive Christmas tree in the halls of the  world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design, the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London. Every year, the museum commissions a designer to create a Christmas tree for the Museum’s Grand Entrance. This year, it’s…

Exam Tips To Improve Fluency And Gain Time

Hesitating for too long during the Speaking Part of any exam is a piece that every candidate wishes and needs to improve. It usually happens when you don’t know what to say after a difficult question for example and it may get worse due to anxiety. This can be overcome…

Back to School Activities and Motivation

photo: pixabay.com Browsing around for new school year first day ideas, I came upon some activities that would be interesting to try out. I also found some classroom posters that are really cool. So here they are: 1] TeamExercises is a youtube channel full of team games that can be…

Biology Frenzy

Are you mad for Biology or do you feel like exploring this field? Here is a list of relevant links to study, play and learn Biology. A science website for kids from the American Museum of Natural History. Biochemistry quiz     (you can change the settings and select study-cards, learn, speller etc or…

When Slang Vocabulary Becomes Official

Do you know and use any slang words and phrases? Do you rock your slang vocabulary or does it often deck you? Browse the following links to find: definition of “slang” at merriam-webster.com how slang language can become acceptable at grammarly.com most common british and american slang at myenglishteacher.eu example sentences, notes and…

What Is Happening In Syria?

photo credit: pixabay.com/el/users/Alexas_Fotos The on-going ordeal that Syrians suffer seems to have no ending. But what is happening in Syria anyway? Get some basic insight of the conflicting parties by reading and following the links in “Who Is Fighting Whom In Syria?” an article at blog.education.nationalgeographic.com

Is Your Relationship With Technology A Bad Romance?

Ajit Johnson, a Ph.D. student working in cancer genetics and genomics uses art posters to comment on “the invasion of tech addiction without even being aware of it”.  He has created a series of “some minimal posters describing our present generation and tech addiction”. Read more about it at boredpanda.com and discuss…