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English Language: Short Guide to Key Difference Between American English and British English. BritainsGotTalent.pdf. Love GREAT Britain. Museum of London – Our games. London Virtual Tour. Strip the City. London Tour. Strip The City - London. British Life and Culture in the UK - Woodlands Junior School. London Tour. Brit Slang: Comparing American and British Slang - Video. Welcome to London – Tour around Covent Garden. Teenagers and UK culture. Why bring UK culture to the teen classroom?

Teenagers and UK culture

We can introduce UK culture into the English classroom to help our students improve their English and at the same time learn about values and ways of doing things which may be different to theirs. Learning about life and culture in the UK can be very motivating as it brings the language alive for learners and creates a link between language and real life. See if you agree with these comments from teachers on teaching UK culture to their teenage learners: ‘We need to avoid reinforcing erroneous British stereotypes to our teenagers. Not everyone in the UK is very formal and drinks tea at five o’clock!’ ‘Culture is the fifth skill in addition to reading, writing, listening and speaking. Window on Britain An introduction to Britain. London Travel Video Guide. Top 10 London Attractions. Facts and information about London.

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This is Activity Village's collection of original London colouring pages. Big Ben Model. London Coloring Page. Visitlondon.com Your Official London City Guide. Visitlondon.com blog. Differences Between American and British English. By Kenneth Beare While there are certainly many more varieties of English, American English and British English are the two varieties that are taught in most ESL/EFL programs.

Differences Between American and British English

Generally, it is agreed that no one version is "correct" however, there are certainly preferences in use. Voyage to the English speaking world. Engelska åk 9 - Nationella prov i främmande språk, Göteborgs universitet. Här ges exempel på olika typer av uppgifter som har förekommit och kan förekomma i nationella prov i årskurs 9.

Engelska åk 9 - Nationella prov i främmande språk, Göteborgs universitet

Provuppgifterna kommer framför allt från utprövningsmaterial som inte använts i prov, men också från tidigare givna prov, som inte längre omfattas av sekretess. Eslteacher- Most important English speaking Countries. Online history lessons - history and ICT. Walk through. The First Thanksgiving Student Activities for Grades PreK-12. Dr Ciaran O'Keeffe: Six reasons why we should celebrate Halloween - Dr Ciaran O'Keeffe. Reverend J John argues today that far from being a harmless celebration, Halloween celebrates evil and trivialises death and deformity.

Dr Ciaran O'Keeffe: Six reasons why we should celebrate Halloween - Dr Ciaran O'Keeffe

He says it subverts messages we would usually wish to promote - such as warning children not to take sweets from strangers - and glorifies everything that is evil and unpleasant. But I am here to step in and defend Halloween as something frivolously fun that deserved to be celebrated. Here's why... 1. The Origin of Halloween Halloween's origins lie in ancient customs regarding death or the praying for souls. 2. Despite Halloween seemingly being obsessed with ghosts, goblins and ghouls, it reflects modern society's fascination with all things spooky. 3. When a ghost suddenly jumps out at an unwilling victim in the latest scary movie we may scream or jump, knocking our neighbour's popcorn out of their hands. 4. Kids love spooky stuff. 5. 6 Bottom line...it's fun! Simple. Slangopedia: Slangordbok, slanglexikon, slangord, sköna ord, ordbok, uttryck och talesätt. British Slang.

If you’re planning on visiting London in the future, you might just want to familiarise yourself with some British Slang expressions that are very commonly used by the British.

British Slang

They will be very useful particularly if you’re likely to be socialising with Londoners. 1. “Mind The Gap” This famous expression is always used on trains and the London Underground (Tube). The “gap” refers to the space, often wide, between the train and the platform. 2. “Mate” is British Slang used to refer to men. 3. If something is “naff”, it is very uncool. » Ellen and Hugh Laurie compare British and American slang; how many can you get right? Culture articles. A weekend in London! Culture. My English Blog. TeachingEnglish. In this lesson students practise word building in preparation for part 3 of the Use of English test in the FCE exam.

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Through a series of activities students will become more aware of word ‘families’, enabling them to do the Use of English (part 3) more successfully. FASTEN SEAT BELTS 2 - Travel by Continent - Europe. Fasten Seat Belts, a light hearted guide to avoid misunderstandings while travelling.

FASTEN SEAT BELTS 2 - Travel by Continent - Europe

An innovative way to learn languages and pick up cultural tips. Travel by Continent / Europe In the Netherlands, it is the custom on someone's birthday to... Gifts, Miscellaneous, Do's & Don'ts, Netherlands Grec AP Audio program, Greece Neerlandais AP Audio program, Netherlands In Greece, you may see people mock spitting, for luck: « ftou ftou ftou... Body Language, Do's & Don'ts, Greece. My English Blog. Declaration of Independence 4 July 1776. Multimedia-English - learn real English, prepare for real life. A weekend in London! Scottish independence referendum 2014 explained. Let's talk about the UK (still with Scotland) At the beginning of the new school year teachers usually explain to their students what they are going to study.

Let's talk about the UK (still with Scotland)

Sometimes efl teachers not only teach grammar but also British culture, so one of the first cultural topics they discuss with their students are the geography of the UK and its form of government. Here you can find an interactive mindmap, a digital poster and a collection of useful websites, just to simplify the work. Click on the Glogster digital poster below, you will find general information about the United Kingdom and some videos. Now take a look at my Cacoo mindmap below about the UK form of government. I have edited it with Thinglink to make it interactive. You can also click on the following link to enlarge the above image: Last September, 18th Scottish people voted for Scotland independence. British Life and Culture in the UK - Woodlands Junior School. British Life and Culture in the UK.

Visitlondon.com blog. British Life and Culture in the UK - Woodlands Junior School. English is all around! Culture. Visiting London. English is all around. British life and culture. Stonehenge - Tour around Britain. Stonehenge is a mystical place.

Stonehenge - Tour around Britain

Its stone circles are probably more than 4,000 years old. The huge stones come from an area about 30 km north of Stonehenge. The smaller stones possibly are from the Preseli Mountains in Wales, almost 400 km away from Stonehenge. Nobody knows for sure what the function of Stonehenge was. Maybe it was a druid temple. British life and culture. Flippa London ~ Kilskrift. A trip to London.