What are reading skills? – click here to find out
When we talk about reading skills, what usually comes to mind? Prediction, reading for gist, reading for specific information and skimming and scanning?
Andy Murray – finally did it – again :)
Andy Murray wins wimbledon men’s final after 77 years of drought
A Scottish victory
Saint George – The patron saint of England
Happy St George’s Day to everyone in England!
You will not see many people celebrate this day in England, so let’s do it for them! 😉
Quick facts about Saint George
20 things you didn’t know about him
Queen Elizabeth II
The Queen is celebrating her 87th birthday
A spectacular show outside Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s birthday
watch the video – here
The origin of Valentine’s day
Do you know who invented Valentine’s Day?
Who can we blame? – read about it – here
A look back at Valentine’s Day
An article in The Guardian about the history of Valentine’s Day
read it – here
Valentine’s Day from days gone by – in pictures
Brian Cox interview: stars in his eyes
Brian Cox made a quantum leap from playing pop with D:Ream to putting the fizz into physics on TV. He talks to Bryony Gordon about his new series, Wonders of Life.
Read the Telegraph article – here
Augmented reality
As part of the “Google X” project, the co-founder of Google had been seen testing their new augmented reality glasses
Read the article from The Guardian – here
Animal Research Saves Human Lives
Read the following text and answer the questions at the bottom.
Don’t forget to submit!
Useful links for the oral topics
EU animal research shall it stay or shall it go?
speaker’s corner trust – controversial topics, pro and con
The impact of China’s one-child policy analysed
People growing up under China’s one-child policy are less trusting, more risk averse and more pessimistic, a study concludes.
Read the BBC analysis – here
Our misconceptions about stroke
Why would a healthy, active man in his 50s have a stroke?
read the BBC article – here
How to have a dry January
“Let’s go for a drink!” is the typical invitation to a social meeting, so how do you give up drinking without giving up your friends in England?
Read the BBC article about alternatives – here
Happy 150th Birthday London Underground
30 great reasons we love the tube:
The map, the staff, the great merchandise are just few of them.
Read the article here
A newly opened Victorian house
A Victorian house which has been largely hidden from public view will finally reveal some of its secrets to the public in 2013. It is is officially handed over to the care of the National Trust on Friday.
read the BBC article – here
Queen Victoria and her children
A BBC article about the “domestic bliss” of Queen Victoria’s family: her turbulent marriage and the strained relationships with the kids.
read the article – here
Tanulni együtt jó! Tanulni úgy jó, hogy elfelejtjük, hogy tanulunk, azt csináljuk, amit szeretünk, es közben “ránk ragad” egy csomó hasznos dolog is.