IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER BY CAROL KING

Click here and do this exercise. Once you've got the lyrics, print them and write a brief summary on the song.

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SEVEN CRYSTAL BALLS

Part one



Part two



Part three



Part four



Part five



Don't miss the end of the story: The prisoners of the Sun


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WHICH ONE DO YOU PREFER:SOFT OR LOUD?

or maybe this one



and now, for those who love piano music

TINTIN BOOK ON TRIAL

Listen to and read this piece of news from the BBC, copy down the new words and expressions, translate and learn them and write a brief summary of the article

ICELAND VOLCANO

Read and listen to this article from the BBC and copy down the new vocabulary in your notebooks, then learn the new words and get prepared to write about it.

IRREGULAR VERBS

Do these activities to check whether you you know the irregular verbs or not

• Game 1
• Activity 2
• Activity 3
• Activity 4
• Activity 5
• Activity 6
• Activity 7
• Activity 8
• Activity 9
• Activity 10
• Crossword 1 
• Crossword 2
• Activity 11

FAMOUS DETECTIVES

• Visit The Sherlock Holmes Museum

• Sherlock Holmes trailer

• Some activities on Sherlock Holmes 

LISTENING (1st BAC B. Homework for Monday, 1/III

Simon is being interviewed about his favourite places to go on holiday. There are two places he loves: Paimpol and Madeira.

Copy down these questions and read them carefully before listening to the podcast.
Then answer them

1. Where is Madeira?

2. Which language do people from Madeira speak?

3. Why do people like to go to this island? (write three adjectives)

4. What can people do there? (2 things)

5. What surprises the interviewer about this island?

6. What’s the weather like?

7. Why is March the best time to visit Madeira?

8. Has Simon ever been to this place in March?

9. Where is Paimpol?

10. Who is it a good place for?

11. Which is its major attraction?

12. Why does Simon like going to Paimpol ?

PRESENT SIMPLE

Here you can find some activities to practise the Present Simple

• A day in my life. Eight pages with different activities to help you to speak and write about your daily routines. 
• The Simpsons. Do you know much about them? Have a look!

CHARLES DICKENS

Who was Charles Dickens? Where and when was he born? What was he like?,What was life like in Victorian Age? What about his childhood, did it have any influence in his novels? Could you name any of the characters in his novels? Which was his first novel? Which are his most famous novels? How were his novels published?, Who were his publishers? Was he a successful writer?Who read him? Were illustrations important at that time? Have you seen any films based upon his novels? ... Well, here you have some links , an animation about his life and a game that will help you to find the answers to these questions and write his biography.

WHAT ARE THESE PEOPLE DOING?

I've chosen some famous paintings for you to admire and describe.  There's plenty you can say about these paintings. Think about the weather, the place, what people are wearing and doing, where they are located  ...
My first choice is named "The  peasant dance", and it was painted in 1568 by Pieter Brueghel.
The second one belongs to Henri  Matisse, who painted it in 1917. Its title is "La leçon de musique".  
And third and last Seurat's  "Sunday afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte" (1886)
Could you match them?

ASKING FOR AND GIVING DIRECTIONS

Here you have some links which will help you to learn how to ask and give directions in English

• Useful vocabulary 
• More vocabulary 
• A concentration game
  
• Follow the instructions and decide where my house is (listening exercise)
• A video