The Third Man

Next week you will start reading this novel by Graham Green. It was a film as well.
Here is a video that shows the opening credits of the "Third Man", featuring the theme song by Anton Karas..

And here is another one which gives you some more information about this classic which originally wins the First Prize at the Film Festival in Cannes and is awarded the Oscar for Best Camera for a Black and White Movie in . . . . . In 1999 the British Film Institute elects The Third Man as "Best Film of the Century".

After watching them, I'd like you to tell me:

• what you think you're going to read about,
• when and where the story takes place
• what kind of genre it is.

Click on "comments" and write your answer.

I wish I hadn't done it!

Watch the following video. Then go to the page below and do the exercises. After that, answer the questions below.

• Do the exercesis on this page: http://www.real-english.com/reo/55/55fillin3.htm

It's your turn now.

1. What's the worst decision you've ever made? Why?
2. What would you have changed if you had known the consequences?

Using Passive to avoid responsibility

You can check your understanding HERE

Spring has started!

Here's a video for you to watch and speak!

How do you like this song?

Why do you think she says "flowers never last for ever"?

What do you associate with "February 14"? Any words, images, experiences connected with this special day?

Would you have chosen this video to speak about love? Why? Why not?

If not, which one would you have chosen?

Wouldn't it be nice to share some experiences about Valentine's Day, special moments, memories? Let's do it in comments!

I suggest visiting the following site for some kind of inspiration: http://taggalaxy.de/ Just type a word, flower, for example, and lots of related words will appear. When you click on a planet, photographs will be shown.

 

Office gossip

•  Why does Nick want to talk with his boss? What did he say about Kirsten? What is she always doing? What does Nick think about the relation? What did Nick about the rest of the people? How do they react? How did Nick say he felt?
  What did his boss answer?

• Does this also happen in your workplace?
• How common is it?

EMPIRE CRASH: answer

Yes, there were many people in the building because there was a 6-day working week during the Second World War . . .

Here is a video about this news:

Present Perfect

An interesting video about tenses:




There are some exercises for you to practise here:

exercise 1

exercise 2

exercise 3

exercise 4

On the following page you will find a complete explanation, examples and exercises. Enjoy it!

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper 

Conversation skills

How to agree and disagree: learn the best expressions to argue and debate.




How to ask someone to repeat something

How to greet someone you haven't seen for ages

How to order a round in a pub

Chuck Brown: Still the Go-To Guy for Go-Go Music

Chuck Brown has been called the creator of go-go -- a form of African-American music that developed in Washington. Go-go is part jazz, part rhythm and blues, and part hip-hop. Watch the video and learn more about it:

Test Your Awareness : Whodunnit?

Watch the video below up to minute 1:54 and try to guess who's done it. Then continue watching and check your prediction:

What would you do if . . .?

Watch this video and say what these people would do if the won one millio dollars.

It's your turn now to answer the question!!!

Here's some extra practice for you:

• http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file06/grammar06_a01/
• http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file06/grammar06_a02/

Relative clauses

We may consider them quite hard, but never impossible to learn. Here's some extra practise:

Relative clauses

Just a little more help. Don't give up!

Things You Didn't Know about Easter

I forgot giving you my code. It's "sunshine"

Men's and women's brains

Watch this video and shareyour opinions with the rest of the group:

• Do you agree with Dr Mark Gungor?
• How often do you experience what he says?
• Would you say men have a "nothing box"?

Office gossip

 Watch the following video and try to answer the following questions using reported speech:

• Why does Nick want to talk with his boss? 
• What did he say about Kirsten? 
• What is she always doing? 
• What does Nick think about the relation? 
• What did Nick about the rest of the people? 
• How do they react? 
• How did Nick say he felt?
• What did his boss answer?

• Does this also happen in your workplace?
• How common is it?