25th November, in class

WHAT IS BLACK FRIDAY? Click and you'll know.



Questions: [ See Script ]

1. During Black Friday, businesses often generate between ___________ percent of their sales for the entire year.

A. 10 and 30
B. 20 and 40
C. 30 and 50

2. At times, families and friends _________.

A. spend the night outside of stores
B. go to breakfast after shopping
C. ride together to local malls

3. What does Randall do on this day?

A. Randall camps at stores in the early hours of the morning.
B. Randall picks up different electronics for family and friends.
C. Randall stays home and shops at a different time.

This is a slideshare presentation on Thanksgiving's Day:

Thanksgiving day from American Corner Balti

Using Tubechop

The Unions in Dickens' time. From North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell.





Thanksgiving food on PhotoPeach






  This is another way, but with the video inserted in the form.

This is another bunch of practice for our blog course. 

    I have found Google Drive Form quite useful for my classes, specially we you can ellaborate your own exercises. 

Watch this clip from the film Boomerang and learn a stylish way of flirting. Then answer the questions in the form below.

    As Thanksgiving is close, let's have a look at it in the USA through an ESL video exercise. 




   A Lyrics Training link to revise in memory of Freddy Mercury's death anniversary.Princes of the Universe is one of the songs they made for the film Highlander (1986), a really good fantasy film starred by great actors.

To watch, listen and complete the lyrics, you have to click on the photo:

The Simpsons' homage to The Hobbit

"4 Regrettings and a Funeral"

Visiting San Francisco

San Francisco is not a tourist town in the same way that, say, Las Vegas or Key West are tourist towns. But there are so many cool things to do in San Francisco, it has become one of the nation's top destinations for travelers. From the barking seals and seafood at Fisherman's Wharf to the cafes and bistros in North Beach to the gardens and museums of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco attractions have become brand-names recognized the world over. Our online San Francisco guide includes tours for those so inclined, as well as lots of information about the restaurants, hotels and nightlife that make a trip to the City by the Bay unforgettable.