READING THE NEWSPAPERS

Teenagers usually don’t like reading the newspaper - or reading in general -  but if you want to enrich your vocabulary reading is very useful. We tried this activity in pairs during one of our recent lessons: our teacher brought real English newspapers and we leafed through the pages in search of interesting news or curiosities. Our task was writing down a summary of the article giving the reasons why we had chosen it . It was quite useful and here are the results of our work in pairs.

WONDER: YOU CAN'T BLEND IN WHEN YOU WERE BORN TO STAND OUT

This extremely successful novel was published in 2012 since then over 5 million people have read it.

Anyone who's read WONDER by R.J. Palacio has fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. A very moving film based on the book was relased in December 2017 starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacop Tremblay.

COOL! NAUTIC SUP PARIS CROSSING

Every year the biggest Stand Up Paddle race in the world takes place in one of the most beautiful and romantic cities in Europe. Yes, you're right: it is Paris, obviously. This race gathers professionals and amateurs on the same starting line. Last year more than 600 riders participated in the race. This year 700 riders saw this city from an unusual view.

DISCOVERING CENTRAL PARK

Do you like animals? If you do, you’ll probably  know that in Central Park there is one of the biggest zoos in the world, situated in New York. It contains 130 species of animals. Here you can find Pandas, tropical birds, leopards and many other animals.

FOOTBALL MANIA: THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTERS & BEST STADIUMS

 

Do you often watch football or other sports on TV?

If your answer is YES, and you usually watch  football on tv, you know that supporters are the twelfth man in the field.

Supporters push the team to victory with stadium chants, thunders and choreographies.

Usually we think that just the most important teams have fascinating supporters, but this is not true.

JAZZ IS... FEELING! PT.1

Bill Evans used to say: “It bugs me when people try to analyze jazz as an intellectual theorem. It’s not. It’s feeling”. That explains our title. Are you ready for some great feelings and some great jazz?

Arisen in America, jazz can be seen as a reflection of the nation’s cultural diversity. One thing that makes jazz music so unique is that it’s focused on improvisation.

RBS 6 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP

Have you seen the Six Nations Championship 2017? The tournament ended on the 18th of March. It was an interesting tournament, with lots of emotions and twists. At the end of the tournament, this was the final chart:

ENGLAND 19

IRELAND 14

FRANCE 14

SCOTLAND 14

WALES 10

ITALY 0

As you can see, it was a balanced tournament. I have seen some of the matches and I can say that England is the best team in Europe at the moment (and Italy is the worst!). It is a pleasure to watch England play rugby!

When I was younger I used to play rugby and, in my opinion, it is even better than football.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: DID YOU KNOW THAT …?

UEFA Champions League is the most important football competition in Europe. All football fans know about the last UEFA Champions League draws. What about you?

QUARTER-FINAL DRAWS

MILAN FASHION WEEK!!

Do you like looking at the showcases to find particular dresses and styles?? Are you interested in fashion? If you are, this post is perfect for you. If you are not, never say never. Have a look at our photos, first! 

We are Benny and Alessandro M., for once in the same team. Today we are going to write about Milan Fashion Week!

TOMORROWLAND!!!

Hi guys! I am Alessandro M. and today i'm going to tell you about music, house music.

TOP FIVE PLACES YOU MUST SEE

 

Hi guys!! Welcome to my top five! Today I am not going to tell you about sport, unfortunately…

But I’ll tell you about the best 5 places in the world according to … ME! I’ve listed then in a top five.

RAFAEL NADAL

Hi guys!! Today I am going to tell you about a great tennis player: Rafael Nadal. Federer triumphed at the Australian open final against him but I'd like to talk about Nadal because even the losers are worthy of glory.

Rafael Nadal was born in Spain in 1986 and he has played tennis since he was a child. He won a lot of important titles in his career.

When he was 12 years old, he won two important titles. At 17 Nadal became the youngest male to reach the third round at Wimbledon since Boris Becker. Later he won 14 titles of the Grand Slam! He is an emblem of tennis.

RUGBY AND THE SIX NATIONS

Hi guys! I’m Alessandro M. and today no football, ok? What about some rugby news?  I am going to tell you about the Six Nations Championship 2017. The Six Nations Championship is beginning on 6 February 2017 at the Stade de France.

The Six Nations Championship is a rugby tournament involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

TOP SAVES

Hello everyone and welcome back to my football top tens!!!  Today I want to show you a video about best saves in the story of football. I really love playing football. It is my favourite sport. And I hope you can sympathize with me.

TOP 10 ... BEST GOALS!!

Good morning everyone!  Welcome to my top ten! Today I’m  going to talk with you about football!!! And I mean it:  I really expect to talk football with you in our comment section so, don’t be shy, please!

Let’s start then!  I’ll show you the best goals in the history of football in this video, I’ll tell you which one is my favourite below and then … I’m really curious to know about your favourite ones!

LET'S SWIM! MICHAEL PHELPS vs GREGORIO PALTRINIERI

Micheal Phelps is one of the best swimmers in the world. He was born on June 30, 1985, in Baltimore, Maryland.

He competed in his first Olympic Games when he was 15, as part of the U.S. men’s swim team. He won a total of 28 medals (23 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze) and setting the record for the most won medals by any Olympic athlete.

THE DARK SIDE OF FOOTBALL: EPIC INJURIES

Hi guys!! Welcome to Let’s Blog!!!

Today I’m going to share a shocking video with all of you. It’s about injuries in football.  Are you ready?  Warning: it can be really shocking!

*UNSUITABLE FOR FAINT-OF-HEART*