NA1 Going through the year

Grammar:
Agreeing & disagreeing: So do I / Neither do I / I do / I don't

Revising condicional sentences, posted by Mª Jesús

"I wish / If only": A reminder of its uses + Exercise + "Wish you were here." by Pink Floyd

Have something done

Used to / Be/Get used to

Had better / Would rather

Dive into The Grammar Aquarium,you'll find explanations and online exercises on anything you need to practise.

Reading:

Read the articles below  to revise and extend your vocabulary on some of the topics we've done this year. They also provide loads of examples of tenses, passive forms, reported speech, reporting verbs, conditional sentences, connectors...

Fashion:   

Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron choose British designers 

Michelle Obama fights to control summer dress in windy London.

Air travel &  natural and man-made disasters:  

Barack Obama cuts short Ireland trip to avoid ash cloud  

3.5 minutes of terror: Air France crash dropped at 10000 feet a minute
How Japan tackles its quake challenge 

Relationships:

Why do people get married after having children? 

Carla Bruni humiliated her husband Nicolas Sarkozy with ex-boyfriends, author claims

Health: 
Germany: Ten die from E.coli -infected cucumbers 

NHS nurses think care of elderly is beneath them.   

Edwina Currie says doctors are too posh to wash hands.  

Cities:

Globe Trekker shows Europe: Barcelona.

Listening:
Crime:
Man accused killing daughter girl 10 poisoned.

Music:

David Garrett rocks classical music.

Cities:

Globe Trekkers: " New York City: 10 things you need to know "  (Do not miss it!)

Climate change:

Interview with New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg . (Do not miss it!)