Thursday, 29 January 2015

Cultural differences

Watch the video and say who speaks about what.



1. About food              _______________      _______________
2. Traffic conventions _______________
3. Social conventions  _______________
4. Shopping centres    _______________
5. School activities     _______________
6. Units of measure    _______________

Select the following lines to see the answers: 1. Christian and Jordan, 2. Jordan, 3. Jaime, 4. Christian, 5. Jorgen, 6. Christian

Wednesday, 28 January 2015

French words used in English

Last week we learned a couple of French words used in English, fiancé and fiancée. Watch the video and learn more French words that are common in English.


Tuesday, 20 January 2015

Superjam set to make a teenager millionaire

Watch the video about a Scottish teenager who has created an international business from his Gran's jam recipe. Then, choose the right answer. 


1. How did Fraser learn how to make jam?
a. His parents taught him.      b. His grandmother taught him.       c. He taught himself
2. Where did Fraser NOT sell his jam?
a. in factories                  b. at church fairs              c. at farmers’ markets
3. Where is Fraser’s jam produced now?
a. in his parents’ house    b. in his gran’s house       c. in a factory
4. What is special about Fraser's jam?
a. It’s from Scotland       b. It has grape juice in it   c. It’s made in a factory
5. Fraser's father wants him to ________.
a. succeed                b. retire                c. move out of the house
6. Fraser would like to start selling his jam in ________.
a. Britain                 b. the USA              c. his neighbourhood

Now watch the video again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers in the box.
14
half a million
19
1000
a few dozen
2009
1. Fraser started making jam when he was ______________ years old.
2. When Fraser was making jam in his parents' kitchen, he could only cook ______________ jars of jam at a time.
3. Now that Fraser's jam is made in a factory, over ______________ jars of SuperJam are produced every year.
4. Fraser's jam is sold at almost _______________ supermarkets in Britain.
5. In ________________, Fraser hoped to sell his jam in America.
6. Fraser's accomplishments are impressive for someone who is only ________________ years old.

If you want to check the answers click here.