Dear students,

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I wish you all Merry Christmas 

and a Happy New Year.

 "There is nothing more magical than decorated trees, lights, presents, family and friends to brighten up your life. Merry Christmas!" 

(http://www.inspirationallovequotesimages.com/2015/09/top-50-merry-christmas-quotes-wishes.html#Kids)

Click here and here to listen to two different but beautiful Christmas songs.
John Lennon (Beatles) and Mariah Carey.

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Dear 7th graders

Correction of the formative exercises - Unit 1

A. Read the text and complete the chart.

Nationality: French

Date of Birth: May 5th

Hair colour: DS (doesn't say)

Mother’s name: Claire

Father’s name: John

Brother’s name: Tom

B. Read and find the missing words.

1. son; 2. parents; 3. sister; 4. wife; 5. uncle.

C. Choose the odd word out.

1. serious; 2. shy; 3. tall; 4. short; 5. play; 6. wife; 7. long; 8. small.

D. Complete the sentences using the Present Simple of the verbs.

Is, live, am, is, are, doesn't live, is, go, are, has, are, have, go, stays, loves, don't like, Do … like?

E. Complete these sentences: Present Simple or Present Continuous?

1. am writing; 2. plays; 3. gets; 4. go; 5. is speaking

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Dear 8th graders

Correction of the formative exercises (Unit 1)

A. Complete the sentences with the words given.

television, programmes, newspaper, Internet, online, chats, post, blogs.

B. Complete these sentences using a phrasal verb below. Put it in the appropriate tense and form.

1. log in; 2. switched on; 3. hung up; 4. turn down, 5. call … back.

C. Read this short text and put the verbs in the correct tense and form (Past Simple or Past Continuous )

1.broke, 2.happened, 3.was talking, 4.fell, 5.took, 6.was crying/cried, 7.arrived, 8.recovered.

D. Choose the correct option.

1. used to; 2. didn't use to; 3. Did you use to?

E. Write USED TO (past) or USUALLY (present).

1. usually; 2. used to; 3. usually

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Dear 8th graders - CRITICAL THINKING

I had some very interesting opinions on the topic "What do you think could never be replaced by technology?". 
Read some of them below. 



"What could never be replaced by technology? I think about it sometimes! Now that phones and computers let you text, call and even video call people that are so far away, technology brings people together.

But, even if you see someone on the screen, you cannot give people a cuddle, or share the warmth of a hug. Sometimes, video calls make the person suffer and make her/him miss the other person even more.

So, what I think can never be replaced by technology is physical contact between loved ones."

"In my opinion, technology is good and bad at the same time. Using a phone to communicate with our friends is great because we can talk with them by distance, but we can’t express our real feelings like we do when we communicate face-to-face. So I think real friendship could never be replaced by technology."

"I think that human interaction, love and friendship can't never be replaced by technology because no machine has feelings. Machines could never feel love or attraction for someone, every body is different. People have their DNA but machines can always be replaced."

Do you know that ...

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Today the world celebrates the Human Rights Day: 10th December!

"Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.(...)"

(in http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/)
If you want click here to read the document UDHR and find out more about this date here or here!

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Dear 9th graders

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Here is the correction of the formative exercises from Unit 1.

A.1. rock climbing;

2. paragliding;

3. wild camping;

4. cliff diving;

5. visiting an exhibition;

6. debating society;

7. student exchange programme;

8. learning a foreign language;

9. writing for a school newspaper.

B. 1. b); 2. d); 3. e); 4. a); 5. c)

C. 1. met,  had; 2. hasn't eaten; 3. didn't want, didn't like; 4. was reading, heard.

D. 1. ..., weren't they?; 2. ..., did you?; 3. ..., isn't he?; 4. ..., did he?; 5. ... can he?

E. 1. ... going to ; 2. ... be able to; 3. ... you practise; 4. ... many.

blog.aids.gov

1st December, World AIDS Day

For This World AIDS Day, Hope is High

"WASHINGTON — For nearly three decades every December 1, we’ve heard about the tragedy of AIDS. (...)  More than 18 million people are on lifesaving anti-retroviral drugs that keep HIV in check. And now, scientists are talking about vaccines and a cure."

(in http://www.voanews.com/a/world-aids-day-hope-is-high/3618459.html)

If you want to continue reading the article click here!

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