Halloween recipe

Halloween is back!
Have a look at this recipe: marshmallow Ghosts and Ghouls. Something yummy to have a sweet scarry night.

And for those who like Origami, here you another video about how to make a Halloween cat.

Technology vocabulary

Here you  have a video for you to learn and practice some vocabulary related to technology; remember that in any official speaking test (First, Advanced or Proficiency) you are going to be asked questions about technology and how technology and gadgets have changed your life.

Marty McFly Visits Hill Valley in October 2015

We're finally living in the month that Marty visited in 'Back to the Future II'

The exact date is October 21st, 2015, so there's still some time for flying cars and dehydrated pizza to hit the market

Here's a clip from the movie where Marty first walks into the Hill Valley of October 2015. Notice how he encounters a fax machine mailbox on the street.

And the trailer for a non-exixtent film that was going to be realeased at that time.

So, get ready for a real fake day; make your welcome posters, so Marty can feel at home.

Have fun

Well, as you seem a litle bit reluctant to believe me when I told you  about this in class, here you have some links  for you to check.

Compound adjectives

Defintion:

Two or more words (such as part-time or high-speed) that act as a single idea to modify a noun (a part-time employee, a high-speed chase). Also called phrasal adjective or compound modifier.
As a general rule, the words in a compound adjective are hyphenated when they come before a noun (a well-known actor) but not when they come after (The actor is well known).
Also, compound adjectives formed with an adverb ending in -ly (such as rapidly changing) are usually not hyphenated.

Exercises

 Join these words to form compound adjectives

A: COLD-- DIMLY -- OLD-- GOOD-- LONG -- BRITHLY - - DEEP -- NARROW-- MOUTH--HAIR-- SHORT--BRAND -- MIDDLE -- RIGHT --TONGUE

b: LOOKING -- HANDED -- ROOTED-- WATERING-- AGED -- RAISING-- TIED -- FASHIONED -- LEGGED -- LIT-- SHIGHTED-- MINDED -- BLOODED -- NEW -- LASTING

Click here to do some more practice

How to start you speech

Here you have a brief, clear and enhancing presentation to show effective ways to improve your speeches; this is extremely useful if you are preparing for Global Cities, Global Classrooms or The English Speaking Union Competition.

CAE Speaking Test

Have a look at this serie of videos where you are going to see in detail the different parts of the test and how to deal with them.