3 words that mean summer to men / 3 words to summarise my summer
My summer mood
My best summer mate
A special person I met
A special place I saw
My best food experience
My summer soundtrack
The best time of the day / the best moment / day
Something special that took place during the summer
A lesson I learnt
003 Welcome [back] to my life
My passion
The way I spend my free time
The best place I’ve ever been to
A place I would like to visit
If I were ………………….. I would ………………..
In the future ……………..………
The things that make me happy
What I don’t stand
What my teachers should know about me
I think I am
My friends think I am
The reason(s) why I am here
004 Summer Work Placement Speak about your summer internship focusing on the following items: WHERE: place of work, city/village, kind of establishment (restaurant/hotel/pub/cafeteria/…), detailed description. WHEN: period of internship, timetable – working hours, day(s) off… WHAT: tasks & duties, skills applied, skills acquired, difficulties faced, accomplishments WHO: employer, colleagues, customers, relations... HOW: pros and cons of the experience, give reasons.
005 Greta Thunberg option 1 - "The global strike for climate: report on your personal experience". (for those who took part to the strike on Friday morning) option 2 - A presentation on Greta Thunberg (who is she, how old is she, where is she from, what does she do, when did she start getting interested in global change issues, when did she start campaigning, what are her main accomplishments so far) see also https://bbclasses.weebly.com/windows-on.html
006 SOCKMOB A Social Enterprise Working with Homeless Londoners https://sockmobevents.org.uk/ visita il sito e registra un vocale di un minuto per raccontare di cosa si tratta Spunti in italiano: Il sito presenta alcuni tour di Londra che sono condotti (guidati) dai senzatetto della città. I senzatetto conoscono la città in un modo diverso e inusuale e possono far conoscere (introdurre) luoghi speciali e interessanti che non sono inclusi nelle visite tradizionali della città. I quartieri presentati/da esplorare sono 5: Soho, Brick Lane, Covent Garden, London Bridge, Shoreditch. Raccontare le principali caratteristiche di ciascun tour.... Ogni tour costa 15 sterline. E' possibile comperare i tour online e darli agli amici come regalo. Esprimere il proprio punto di vista sull'iniziativa...
010 STORIES Pick up a story (and level) from the British Coucil Graded Reading Website. Read it, do the "check you understanding" exercises and summarise it.
011 LONDON FOOD EXPERIENCES Go to https://bbclasses.weebly.com/london-food.html Read and watch - prepare a 1-min speech for a radio programme on New Food Trends in Europe's Capitals
014 Fires in Australia useful links: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50951043 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51008051 make/answer questions: where - when - how long - why - what did they do - what are they doing - the situation so far key words: bush, wilderness, fire, firefighters, arson, lightning, global warming, casualties, put off, estinguish, drought, burn, rage, fuel, affect, hazard, spread
015 Holocaust Memorial Day HMD 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. It also marks the 25th anniversary of the Genocide in Bosnia. Remembrance is a duty we owe to our best self, since those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. "Don’t be content in your life just to do no wrong, be prepared every day to try and do some good" What is HMD? - https://www.hmd.org.uk/ Why do we celebrate it? (see Stockholm Declaration) What is this year's theme? (see Stand Together) Is HMD only about the genocide of the Jews? Where else in the world was genocide carried out? (see Holocaust and Genocides) collect information and prepare a 2-min speech 46 powerful books about the Holocaust The letter my mum left for us
017 CARNIVAL Carnival in Venice 2020 "Game, Love and Folly" https://theculturetrip.com/europe/italy/articles/the-carnival-of-venice-and-its-traditional-masks/ https://www.venice-carnival-italy.com hire a mask or costume... https://www.venice-carnival-italy.com/costume-hire/#/cart *** When and where is Carnival celebrated? When will it be held this year? / When is it being held this year? What is this year's theme? What do people do? What can visitors do? What are the origins of the festival? How many / Which events will be held this year? Which events are worth attending? Which venues will be worth going to? On which days would you recommend to go? Can you hire masks and costumes? key vocabulary: parade, floats, masks, costumes, venues, mingle, travel in time, celebrate, extravaganza, velvet, hide, gala dinners, candles, jugglers, marching bands, Mardi-Gras, Lent, procession, performance, revelry, hustle and bustle
018 Discussing JOBS Check if you know these jobs: pilot - police officer - dentist - vet - lawyer - bartender - cook - doctor - model - engineer - hairdresser - cleaner - musician - architect Which of the listed job(s) ... 1. ... involves working at night? 2. ... involves work at weekeds? 3. ... is well paid? 4. ... is dangerous? 5. ... needs a lot of training? 6. ... gives you a lot of holidays? 7. ... is your dream job?
021 Describe the picture First of all read carefully the directions given in the following slideshow: https://www.slideshare.net/analonfabi/describing-a-picture-28672012 Then take your chance and describe one of the pictures given in the second part of the presentation AND/OR find pictures that you may like better and describe them. Have fun! If you do not feel ready yet, you can first try with this guided description of the painting The Bathers, by Georges Seurat (1884): https://www.pinterest.it/pin/619385754974647420/
022 Describe the painting First of all choose a painting and find the following information: name of the painting author classification style year technique size museum/gallery where it is displayed
023 Describe a Festival or a special event Describe a Festival or an Event that takes place in your city/town/region. Surf the internet if necessary, and gather the following information: a. name of the festival/event b. when it takes place c. what it commemorates/celebrates/re-enacts d. in which part of the city/region/country it takes place e. how long it lasts f. what people do during the event g. how people are dressed h. what activities take place i. if special dishes are prepared on that occasion j. if it attracts people from all over the country/world k. how tourists can reach the place Record an AUDIO file.