One Reddit user decided to ask this question: "What is the best two sentence horror story you can come up with?".
Some of these creepy stories created are absolutely terrifying. It's crazy how just two simple sentences can send chills down your spine! Even some short films and a blockbuster have been inspired by them. Let's have a look! Read the original source on Reddit in links 1 and 2; a great compilation here, and some Tumblr in this link.
Stereotypes surround us, they are involuntarilly stick to our minds. For example, the Bristish are said to be extremelly polite.
Can you name some other national stereotypes? What about the Spanish? An article written by a British about "how to be Spanish" has been recently hardly criticised by Spaniars. What is your opinion? Read these more pleasant ones: 1, 2, 3.
Therefore... can we judge a book by its cover? Can we rely on racial, gender, religious or any other kind of stereotypes? Children are undoubtelly certain we are all equal.
Are you fit and healthy? Being healthy is not only a matter of beauty, it is a matter of happiness. If you look after yourself properly, you will feel much better and your life will improve. But... do you know what to do to be healthy? Try this quiz and watch the videos below. Then, let's comment!
Do you think learning word formation is difficult? This girl tells us about a very common suffix, which is kid of easy to use... kindda prolific!
Here we have a game to practise word formation: prefixes and sufixes, and heretwo with prefixes and their meanings. Finally, a compilation in this website.
Do you think we still live in a sexist society? Are we trapped by sex estereotypes? Do you know the meaning of the word "feminism2? Watch Emma Watson's speech (the complete version with Spanish subtitles here).
Don't you believe there women are still treated differently? Look at this infographic, or the one below:
Do you know who the suffragettes? Whatch these videos.
Our world keeps changing. Can you imagine how life was 100 years ago? May inventions have changed our lifes in a way that we sometimes cannot imagine. Watch the following video...
Which are the top ten inventions that changed the world? Have a look to see if the video mentions your ideas.
Back in the 80's, some people imagined the furture as a place where cars would fly...
Have you ever heard of the film Back to the Future? Investigate it's wiki! It depicted life in... 2015! They got some things right.... curious? Read this CNN article and watch the videos.
"He was never in time for his classes... He wasn't in time for his dinner... Then one day... he wasn't in his time at all."17-year-old Marty McFly got home early last night. 30 years early."
—Tagline for the film Back to the Future.
And we keep talking about films... or shall I say TV series and even novels? Many have imagined our future with not very positive views.... Distopias are the opposite to Utopias: an imaginary world were life is not as we would wish...
Some examples of distopian stories are The Divergent Series, The Hunger Games, The Handmaid's Tale, Blade Runner, 1984 and it's "Big Brother", The War of the Worlds (featured in The Simpsons), Black Mirror... Do you know them? Let's investigate a little! You'll share your information with the class.
One of the most prolific distopian authors was Isaac Asimov, and the film adaptation of I, Robot offers a lot to talk about (here).
But... how is life going to be in the future? Click here to see the homes of the future, and here to listen about innovations in Great Britain.
In order to speak about the future, sometimes we use Time Clauses. Revise their form and use with this slide, and then do these interactive activities (and some more on this link).
So... why is school important? What about the Educational System? Do you know about homeschooling, or any other systems or types of school? Theres a lot to talk about... watch these videos, read the article about technology in education, and discuss.
One of the best ways of learning is by having fun! So, why don't you visit the following page, with jokes in English? Moreover, you can try to learn some riddles or tounge-twisters, they're great to practice pronunciation and vocabulary!!!
Why don't you check these videos with tips in order to think in Enlglish: 1 and 2. You can also watch the tips by this youtuber:
By the way... have you heard about multiple intelligences? Check this link to watch a video and find your strong points! It comes from the website Best Carreer Match, which helps you find the career that suits you. Why don't you take this test for advice?
After such an intense debate... let's have a laugh with "Taking Exams"!
Idiomatic expressions show how a society thinks, am I right? That's the reason why they're so important: they show you different perceptions of reallity. Check the following article about idioms in different languages that cannot be translated.
In order to learn idioms and metaphorical expressions, it is sometimes useful to visualize the literal image, which might be hilarious! and, therefore, useful in order to remember. Check this article with some English expressions illustrated.
Shakespeare alone coined thousands of words that we still use today (many of them, awesome insults XD). But, do you know where the word "Yahoo" comes from? Have a look at the following article.
Idioms and expressions.
For the magic of idioms and expressions, check my entry on the topic. But just a bite to light you up... here.
Practice the Second Conditional and your listening skills by learning Beyonce's If I Were a Boy, a really interesting song about sexism, so further discussion is advised. You can also try the awesome Lyricstraining verision here.
Play the following game in order to revise all the tenses we have been working with. In the same webpage there are plenty of games to revise and learn vocabulary and grammar. Have a look!!!!
Why don't you listen to the following song? It's really beautiful! We are the world.
I know you are experts on the Present Perfect, but you can revise it a bit with the following presentation and activities, as well as the vocabulary on clothes and the listening activities from units 4A and B, 7A and B.
