This weekend the annual Thames festival is taking place and I am going to go and join in the party! This article comes from the free Evening Standard newspaper. I have taken some of the key vocabulary from the article away; can you put the correct word in each gap? Did anyone else go to the festival?
Lesson by Caroline
An Agony Aunt is a newspaper writer who answers questions and offers advice on personal problems to people who write in. Take a look at this example letter and then write your own advice. There's also a vocabulary exercise to do.
(Lesson by David, EC London English School)
Dear Abby,
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Reading - read the text and then match the words in bold with the definitions underneath.
Lesson by Jimi, EC London English school.
 Danny's been teaching English at EC Malta for over 10 years. |
Twenty minutes ago, I bought my first
This lesson is about the infamous Bernard Madoff. He is known for one of the worst investment frauds in history. If you are interested in finance, economics, investment or any related area of business, then this lesson is perfect for you!
Today's reading comes from BBC News Wales.
A code of conduct covering areas such as how pupils and teachers in Wales talk to each other on websites like Facebook is being opposed by a union. The NASUWT (National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers) says the new code is not wanted or needed and represents a waste of public money.
| Danny's been teaching English at EC Malta for over 10 years. |
There are 11 mistakes in this letter, please find and correct them all. When you are finished click on "Show Correct Letter" below.
To Dan,
Hey Dan, how is you? I’m really good, I enjoying London. It is a very interested city. There are so much to do. What have you doing? Do you have some news for me?
I had a great weekend, at Friday I went to Oxford Street and did some shopping with my friends. On Saturday I went to Liverpool street, there are a cool market there. I buyed some clothes. I had a rest on Sunday, I was so tired.
Good lesson for Advanced level students today. This report is taken from a BBC news story concerning a hot topic in the UK: