IS A DICTATORSHIP IN OUR COUNTRY POSSIBLE TODAY?

Hi there! I leave you this trailer from the movie "The wave". The movie is about an experiment carried out at a school by a teacher when discussing dictatorships or autocratic governments. Students start doing everything the teacher/leader tells them to and they start acting as a group or mass. They start wearing the same uniform, they have a logo, they criticize people who are not in the group and things get out of control. How would you relate this to our country and the situation we are experiencing nowadays? What do you think about the division of the society in two different groups?
This movie left me thinking a lot... I hope you like it! Here I leave you the link to the youtube page in order to watch the whole movie. It is translated into spanish and it is based on a real story which took place in California, Usa. This movie, however, is set in Germany. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM5rZLMbB-0

ARE YOU A SHOPAHOLIC?

On friday we talked about being a SHOPAHOLIC (and addict to shopping). We watched the trailer of the movie "Confessions of a Shopaholic" and we discussed the questions below:

 

ARE YOU A SHOPAHOLIC?

• HOW OFTEN DO YOU GO SHOPPING?
• WHAT DO YOU BUY?
• WHERE DO YOU GO SHOPPING?
• HOW MUCH DO YOU SPEND?
• HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU BUY SOMETHING NEW?

THE ROARING TWENTIES

Hi there!!!  If you visit the page below you will be able to watch a presentation on "the roaring twenties" in USA. It is a presentation I created with a friend using Prezi. I strongly recommend this page in case you need to prepare any presentation for your work or university. It is much better than Power Point.

http://prezi.com/1xhqx7w8vjwf/the-roaring-twenties/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

"The roaring twenties" was a decade of prosperity for the USA. It took place after the World War I. Nowadays, they are showing a movie called "The Great Gatsby". I'm going to see the new version today but you must have seen the old one (1971) with Mia Farrow and Robert Redford. I saw it last weekend and it was just wonderful! Anyway, if you are interested in US history, you will find this useful!

See you today at the chats! =)

DICTIONARY

Hey!!! Do you need to look up any new words? Consult this dictionary then! It's very complete and I always use it! You can even look up idiomatic expressions! Have a go!

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

EUTHANASIA

Hey!!! This clip's been taken from the movie "Million Dollar Baby". We'll use it when we discuss Euthanasia. Are you for or against it?

Here you can read more about what Euthanasia means:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia

LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS

Hey!!! This clip has been taken from the movie "He just not that into you". We will use it to discuss about "love and relationships". Enjoy!

CHECK THIS PAGE OUT!

Dear students,
Check this page out! Here you'll find tons of material for you to practice your English at home! =)
 
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/