Gary

Mind Control

Listen to the audio file and read the text at the same time. Then answer this question: What is a cult?   Cults that use a belief system as their base are very common. Their belief system could be standard Christianity, Hinduism, Islam or any...

Read more

Worst Sounds in the World

Read the text and create a Top Three Worst Sounds from the list. Then explain the reasons for your choices. Scientists agree that unpleasant sounds fall into two distinct categories. First, annoying sounds like incessant car alarms and snoring...

Read more

Anglo-EU Translation Guide

Find the following phrases in the left-hand column: Very interesting. I almost agree. I only have a few minor comments. Then look at the middle column to see what you think people would understand. Then finally look at the right-hand column to see...

Read more

Why Guggenheim? Why Bilbao?

Read the article and then look back to the words on the whiteboard and say which of the words are used to describe the following places: The Guggenheim Museum. The city of Bilbao. The area around the museum. If Thomas Krens, the newly appointed...

Read more

Roller Coasters and Your Body

Read the text very carefully to understand all the words. Then play the audio. The audio contains the same text plus an additional paragraph. At the end of the listening describe how the different forces affect your body.   This dictionary will...

Read more

Chocolate – Like Falling in Love

Listen to the audio file and read the text at the same time. Then answer this question: Why do you think chocolate is often connected with romance?   Chocolate first came from Central America. The word chocolate comes from the Aztec language...

Read more