Ted talks

A good way to practice your English

 Ted Talks has hundreds of talks on every topic by adults and teenagers, and even children. You can choose the topic, the language, whether you want to  watch it with or without subtitles... It is a great  site to practice your English.

Here is an example:

NUMBER THE STARS

Your Next Read...

Number the Stars , by American writer Lois Lowry, tells the story of ten-year-old Annemaries Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen. The events take place in 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark.

In 1943 Hitler planned to arrest and deport Danish Jews. With the help of the Danish Resistance movement and many ordinary Danish people, 7, 220 of Denmark's 7,800 Jews were evacuated to Sweden.



...want to learn more?
The Danish Resistance
The Escape of Jews from Nazi occupied Denmark





The novel was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1990 as the "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children"



When you have finished reading, you can do the quiz
And if you enjoyed doing that one, here are some more quizzes
and still one more 

 

ROBOTS

 Watch the trailer for the 2004 film I, Robot and answer the questions:

1. What does the robot being interviewed repeat several times?
2. One of the characters says, "You are going to miss the good old days". What were the good old days?
3. What is the first law of robotics?
4. What does the old lady say to the cop investigating the crime?
5. According to the woman from the robotics company, there will be one robot to how many humans?

Writing: Opinion Essays

When writing an opinion essay, it is important to present your ideas and thoughts in an organized way.This video will help you.




Now look at the example and do the exercises.