Doing maths: multiplication
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Doing Maths: division
Useful video about language that is not very often taught in class.
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Some unusual things to see in London
Quirky : bizarre, biscornu 1. Greater London House http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_London_House 2. Pet cemetary, Hyde Park http://wikimapia.org/10799178/Hyde-Park-Pet-Cemetery 3. Shunt Club http://www.shunt.co.uk/ 4. Canary Wharf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Wharf Canary Wharf Traffic Light Tree http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_Light_tree 5. Where all signs to London lead to http://www.kgbanswers.co.uk/to-which-point-in-london-do-motorway-road-distance-signs-take-the-number-of-miles-from-ie-london-10-miles-10-miles-to-where/2258230 6. Vauxhall Bridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Bridge 7. Picasso Mural http://wellcomecollection.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/a-mural-on-the-move/ 8. Tank on the Old Kent Road http://www.nothingtoseehere.net/2008/07/t34_tank_london_1.html 9. [...]
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Funny Video: Windows XP on a 1980′s computer
This funny video (not real, of course) gives me lots of opportunities to practice ‘used to’ in English. So talking about computers when I was a teenager: I used to have a Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer. We used to use cassette tapes to install programs Some of my friends used to copy manually computer programs [...]
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Daily English
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How to manage your bank account
This video contains useful language for anyone planning to live and work in America. checking account : compte courant /chèque (current account, UK) savings account : compte d’epargne/dépôt interest : intérêt deposit : déposer balance : solde fees : frais ATM (cash machine, UK) : distributeur de billets overdraught : découvert PIN (personal identification number) [...]
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Cell Phone Etiquette
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This day in history: March 21
Seems like this day in history marks some highs and lows in race relations and civil rights. Civil rights = droit civiques to fire = tirer (une arme etc) a bloody chapter – un “chapitre sanglant” A dozen years = 12 ans
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Recommended Blog
I just wanted to a share a link with you – it’s a blog by a very talented young English teacher called Luki Bancher. Luki Bancher est un jeune professeur d’anglais au parcours sans histoire : après un an passé aux Etats-Unis (1997-1998) pour parfaire son anglais après le bac (1996-1997), il passe [...]
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How to beg successfully (mendier)
Top tips for begging *where smart clothes *Beg in front of a bakery *ask for an exact amount *hide your wine bottle *make a sign about the people, not about yourself *ask a man, they give more often than women!
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American English : Snow in Southern USA
Ecoutez le reportage, et essayez de repérer des mots-clés: icy winter snorm paralysed snow, sleet and freezing rain fender benders (minor accidents involving two or more cars) cancel flights Texas Pan-handle expected Oklahoma Texas
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Guide to English Spelling
Few English words are spelled phonetically, making it difficult to learn how to spell correctly. Some reasons why English spelling is so difficult may be: English is a mix of several languages, and people would sometimes use the same words, but with different pronunciations. As dictionaries did not exist, people that could write spelled words [...]
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