Notting Hill Carnival - August, 24 and 25 2014 - What's your favourite Carnival?

Colours, music, stalls, floats and costumes. The  biggest European  street festival  is held in London in August.London's Afro-Caribbean communities have celebrated their traditions since 1964 but learn more about this festival clicking on the following Blendspace lesson I prepared for you:Notting Hill CarnivalSOME ESL RESOURCESNotting Hill Worksheets and Printableshttp://www.eslprintables.com/cinema_and_television/movies/drama_movies/notting_hill/http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/pdf/index.pl?read=1937Carnival...

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Newspaper articles: some new (and old) ways of reading and writing

Nowadays more and more people read the news on the Net, so the way we read and even write a newspaper article is definitely changing.Have a look at these American surveys on how the Internet is affecting traditional journalism and how it'schanging the way viewers and readers get news.There are plenty of digital tools you can use to read or even write newspaper articles. I am going to show you just some of them.READINGHere you...

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Summer holidays: Beach vs. Mountains

August is time to take a vacation for many people and the two most common places people choose for their holidays are the beach and the mountains. Which do you prefer?THE BEACHSOME RESOURCESGreat resources about the sea and the oceans:http://www.henry4school.fr/Vocabulary/sea/sea.htmhttp://www.teachingideas.co.uk/themes/summerattheseaside/BEACH VOCABULARYVIDEOMaybe you already know some of the most common marine animals.... but what happens...

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