Happy Christmas to you all and happy new year!

    What did we do in class last Wednesday? We continue to work listenig, with a TED conference; and grammar exercises, using the conditional and different verb tenses and in the end the writing two topics to choose one, on your opinion, with arguments for and against about.
- The latest technology
- Obtain a driving license after 21 years of age

Yesterday Monday, we were correcting the extra 3A grammar, we did a listening of Pearson; and then the dreaded control, in the case of reading, two exercises, the first with five questions of true or false, about different forms of teaching for young people; I think the names were invented; and a second exercise of three alternatives, on certain festivals organized only for women and their evolution throughout history.
On the other hand we have nothing left but the speaking, next Wednesday, and which we have scarcely practiced! A greeting and encouragement in this hard task of learning English!

And finally,

Topics for monologues/ interaction

1. Technologies
2. Computers and the Internet
3. Consumerism (online shopping, men v. women, the crisis, shopping habits, television commercials, shopping addiction, etc)
4. Crimes, law, politicians, corruption, public safety.
5. Inventions (past, present and predictions for the future, cloning, playing with DNA, Robotics, etc)
6. Medicine (traditional v. alternative, NHS = National Health System, lifestyle and health, etc)
7. Modern nature (cloning human beings, technological advances, genetic engineering, etc)
8. Communication and relationships (networks, online dating, etc).
9. Education
10. Money (the crisis, politicians, banks, goverments, economic situation, 40-year mortgages,celebrities, sportspeople, etc)
11. Environment/ climate change/ global warming  (carbon footprint – make sure you know what it is)
12. Job market (men v. women, unemployment, civil servants, etc )
13. Travelling/ living abroad
14. Food and healthy lifestyle (eating disorders, stress, eating habits, etc.)
15. The media (the news, newspapers, the radio, TV and children, reality shows, advertising, etc)
16. Charity (animal rigths, famous people, governments, ways of raising money, etc.)
17. Appearance (cosmetic surgery, beautiful models and perfect bodies, television, etc.)
18. Work (parents and child raising, civil servants, men v. women, unskilled workers, immigrants, etc)
19. Family and relationships (present and past, changes, the elderly, marriage, etc)
20. Success (young age, celebrities, success and private life, work, stress, corruption, etc)

KEEP CALME!!!