Thank you and Merry Christmas

Dear students,

Thank you very much for my lovely Christmas cards! I especially like the one which contains messages in Chinese, Japanese, Arabic and Farsi!! And thank you Iman for the ear-rings, yes I was naughty and opened the gift before Christmas day ... they are lovely, and exactly what I would have chosen myself. Thank you :)

I hope you have a good holiday, and get to relax - I also hope you won't forget your English during the 3-week period!

Requests for next term

Dear Students,

Since it is the end of term we thought it would be a good idea to find out if you have any special requests for next term. For example, more speaking activities, less grammar ....
Think about everything including reading, writing, computer lab sessions, pronunciation and so on.

Although the course plan is already mapped out, we are flexible and would appreciate your comments.

Heroes

Hello students,

Today I would like you to visit this website -http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/lcooper/wqresources.htm. Read about the various heroes, and answer the questions on a sheet which Caroline is going to give you.
If you finish early you many want to post comments below - are there any heroes who you particularly admire? Are there any who you feel should not be on the list?

Here is another link for heroes, it's BBC so the focus is more British:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2208671.stm
Again, comments appreciated ...............

Photos from Chatsworth House

On Sunday 25th November we went to the Peak District National Park which is located in the county of Derbyshire, south-west of Manchester. In the morning we went to Chatsworth House, and in the afternoon we visited the old-fashioned village of Bakewell.

Here are some photos from me and Nasser ......

Congratulations to Tomo

Well done Tomo for getting yourself a job in Oxfam. It will be a great way of improving your English, and doing something good for the world - also, it will look great on your cv! Well done!!

Trip to Peak District and Chatsworth House

Phillip and I are looking forward to seeing Bi'e, Iman, Salem, Ibrahem, Nasser, Fahad and Amjad outside the International Society at 8.20 on Sunday.

The Peak District is a very big very beautiful National Park, and as you can see from the photograph, Chatsworth House is like a beautiful fairy tale. Many films are made there (passive voice!).

Students who do not turn up on the day are reminded that they will not be permitted to go on future excursions.

Homework for Tuesday 27th November – “My Favourite Film”

Please try to include as much film vocabulary (page 154) as possible, and also some examples of the passive where appropriate.
You might like to include information about the type of film it was, where it was set, who directed the film, who acted in the film, the plot, why you liked it and so on …
No more than 250 words please.