Olympic Games in London

Click HERE and try the exercise while watching this video.

Send me the words you wrote after checking them.

New kind of houses...

...made entirely from recycled materials. If you want to know more about it, watch the video and do the exercises.




What are made the stairs from?
What kind of company did Phillips find 12 years ago?
What is the main advantage of building a house from recycled materials, according to Dan Phillips?
What does Mr. Phillips like playing with?
Who does Mr. Phillips build the houses for?
Who does Mr. Phillips usually hire? Architects/Unskilled workers/Construction companies?
What is the meaning of "preacher"?

Punch me Panda?

Watch this video and answer the questions:

1) In which city is the artist Punch me Panda performing?
2) How old is the Punch me Panda performer?
3) What kind of relief do they get by punching the Panda?
4) What is one of the ideas for punching the Panda?
a. Problems at work b. Relationship c. Disease

HELLO CHANNEL. A channel to learn English!

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Why don't you aim at listening at least one video a week? Your ability to listen and understand English would improve immediately!

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Enjoy the song

Depeche Mode "Enjoy the silence" (LYRICS)



1) Listen carefully to these words and classify them according to the pronunciation of the letter "i":/ai/, /i/ (short i), /i:/ (long i), schwa (between e and a)

violence
silence
little
pierce
right
girl
I
trivial


2) Pay attention to the pronunciation of -ed in wanted and needed. How are they pronounced?

3) What's the meaning of ever?

4) Derivatives:
a. The suffixes -ful, -able and -less are attached to words to form adjectives. Look for three adjectives with these endings in the song. What do they mean?
b. What new words could you create from: understand, harm and arm? Look up the dictionary if necessary.
c. Which sense does the suffix -less add to a word? And the prefix un- (unnecessary)?

5) What's the difference between break, crash, and pierce? and between harm and pain?

The story of a hero dog

What kind of dog was it?LabradorGerman ShepherdPoodle

What was the dog's name?BuddyDuddyFluffy

What happened to Buddy's house?It was destroyed by a volcanoIt was leveled by a hurricaneIt caught on fire


What did Buddy's owner ask him to do?
Go get helpGo get the policeGet some water

How did the troopers learn about the problem?they saw the smokea neighbor called for helpBuddy led them to the house

What was the major cause of the fire?A heaterA ChemistThe fireplace

How many people died in the fire?

Have you ever eaten meat with gravy?

I don't know why, but British love gravy... Watch the video and do these activities. Then, send them to my email.

What kind of meat does the speaker recommend you to use gravy with?
Where is the fat taken from?
When does the fat rise to the top of the bowl?
What are the ingredients of the roux?
How do you keep the roux from burning?
When do you know the roux is done?
What is the final step after seasoning it?