VERBS FOR CLOTHES

USEFUL PHRASES FOR CONVERSATIONS

 

HOW TO WRITE A GOOD ESSAY

Speaking about fashion and clothes

PAST HABITS

COMING-OF-AGE RITUALS

 

 

 Watch the video and mark the following statements T -True- or F -False- 

1. The bullet ant ritual lasts one hour. 
2. To be considered warriors, these young men have to wear the gloves not only once but twice.  
3. The sting of a bee is more painful than a bullet ant’s stab. 
4. This ritual proves a young man is ready to be an adult. 
5. The dance around the pole, with the gloves on, lasts less than five minutes. 
6. The poison of the ants causes paralysis.  
7. The effect of the ants’ poison lasts a whole day 

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If you are interested in coming-of-age traditions around the world, go to THIS LINK for further information

BONFIRE NIGHT. Who Was Guy Fawkes?

EMAILS AND LETTERS

GRAMMAR: PRESENT PERFECT

EXERCISES

DREAMS

FOMO vs JOMO (The fear of missing out vs The joy of missing out)

 VIDEO HERE

ARE YOU SUPERSTITIOUS?

 

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS

COMPOUND ADJECTIVES

 

COMPOUND NOUNS

SILENT LETTERS

 

PHONETICS: /ɪ/ vs /i:/

CRAZY PRONUNCIATION

ENGLISH MANIA

Answer the questions. 
1. What kinds of mania does he mention?
 a)                                        b)                                c)                                 d)
 2. How do Chinese students practise English?
 3. How many people are trying to learn English worldwide?
 4. In which grade do Chinese students start learning English by law?
 5. Why do people choose to learn English?
 a)                                          b)                           c)
6. How long does the Chinese Gaokao exam last?
7. How many students in China have already taken Gaokao?
8. What other universal languages does Walker mention? a)                        b)
9. English is becoming the language of …………………..
10. What does English represent, according to Jay Walker?

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