Post Holiday Syndrome

Here you are the video we saw yesterday in class in case you want to watch it again with headphones on for a better sound ;-)

Google: best place to work for

This is the video we saw yesterday in class in case you want to watch it again and try to understand more details ;-)

THE HERO RATS...and the importance of smell

This video is a must!! HeroRATs are saving lives, sniffing out dangers such as landmines and disease. They are true heroes, working hand-in-hand with humans to create safer communities and a better world. A fully-trained HeroRAT can identify landmines quickly and efficiently, or can sniff out deadly pulmonary tuberculosis faster than traditional laboratory microscopy.

In short, HeroRATs provide a simple, innovative solution to some of the complex global problems facing humankind today. By working together, they can save even more lives and limbs. Click here to visit their website.

Watch the video below and see how they work...

Click here to access the activity: Try to explain the meaning of the following words and expressions in the context of the documentary. Then you can check your answers by reading the summary of the tapescript on the second page.

27th November: Thanksgiving Day

Do you remember Kiran telling us about this celebration?

Thanksgiving Day is a communal celebration marked as a sense of gratitude people feel for all the good things in life. This is done by offering prayers, gifting your near and dear ones. 

The fourth Thursday in the month of November is marked for the yearly celebration. The tradition of Thanksgiving continues till date in the form of Family Reunion and Feasting.

Family feast is an important tradition during Thanksgiving. The entire family sits at the table during dinner and offer prayer to the Lord Almighty for his continuous grace. It is also a time for relatives living in different places to come together and celebrate.

The traditional stuffed turkey adorns every dinner table during the feast. Pumpkin pie, Cranberry sauce, Corns are some of the dishes cooked everywhere to mark the day. Though historians don't have an evidence to prove that turkey was eaten during the first Thanksgiving dinner, but the thanksgiving celebration will be incomplete without it.

THE INVENTION OF THE TOILET

Yesterday in class we talked about how some inventions have changed our lives...and this is one of them indeed. Do you agree?

Watch the video and have your say! Add a comment and share your views with us, please! In your opinion, what has been the best invention ever?

Unit 1: The 30-day Challenge

Find below the video we saw in class yesterday in case you want to watch it again and read along the script. 
And remember! If you want to practise your listening skills, you can visit  www.ted.com to find out lots of videos about many different topics.

And find below two more posts to read and listen to more people who decided to take up different challeges!