2NA About history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JFw8M4PBUI

The historical period drama is a film genre in which stories are based upon historical events and famous people. Some historical dramas are docudramas, which attempt an accurate portrayal of a historical event or biography, to the degree that the available historical research will allow. Other historical dramas are fictionalized tales that are based on an actual person and their deeds, such as Braveheart, which is loosely based on the 13th-century knight William Wallace's fight for Scotland's independence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnIY6AE4m6E

http://flavorwire.com/432169/the-30-best-period-dramas-from-the-last-30-years

https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/categories/drama-historical

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rggk_H3jEgw

2NI Comparatives and superlatives

Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher).

Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). They are used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects.

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/comparatives-intermediate-level-exercises.html

2NA Phrases with get

https://quizlet.com/77359465/new-english-file-advanced-2c-expressions-with-get-eoi-flash-cards/

2NI About transport and travel

THE BICYCLE MAKES sense in cities. With rising urbanization, our cities need modern mobility solutions, and moving around on two wheels proves time and again that it can offer results.

https://www.wired.com/2015/06/copenhagenize-worlds-most-bike-friendly-cities/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycKXeKfu4lo

https://blog.ted.com/how-a-ted-talk-inspired-me-to-take-a-mid-career-sabbatical/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d96X1gv0c-E

2NA About childhood

I’ve got a physical disability and I’m severely dyslexic so you would think both those things would have worked against me as a child, but actually they didn’t. I have a mum who didn’t make an issue out of it, instead she focused on the joyful aspects of childhood in a very simple, creative way. She told me there was nothing I couldn’t do. So I rode a horse when I was two despite having just one hand to hold the reins. I went to France on my own when I was nine and America when I was 11.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/oct/17/what-is-an-ideal-childhood-michael-morpurgo-jacqueline-wilson-lemn-sissay

https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story/transcript

2NI Changing your life

In this funny and interesting TED talk Alistair tells us that our unconscious mind operates at 100,000 miles per second and our conscious mind operates at 100 miles per second. So despite your best efforts to change your negative behavior or habit, your unconscious mind had had the decision to continue 7 seconds before your conscious mind attempts to change.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPSzngIZrzM

2NA Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl said, "If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTnn5RLxEQo

2N About money

Would you hide your cash in an offshore tax heaven?

A massive leak of more than 13m files reveals the hidden wealth of some of the world’s richest people including sports stars, celebrities and heads of state. The Paradise Papers show how complex schemes set up in offshore islands can help the super-rich avoid billions in tax.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/video/2017/nov/05/what-are-the-paradise-papers-video

2NA About English language

David Crystal is fascinating, fastidious and full of knowledge on the subject of English spelling – though a little hard on Dr Seuss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gco5whWZWkI

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/aug/31/spell-it-out-crystal-review

Will English Always Be the Global Language?

There is no official definition of "global" or "world" language, but it essentially refers to a language that is learned and spoken internationally, and is characterized not only by the number of its native and second language speakers, but also by its geographical distribution, and its use in international organizations and in diplomatic relations. A global language acts as a “lingua franca”, a common language that enables people from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities to communicate on a more or less equitable basis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kvs8SxN8mc

2NA More about work

What really changes in our society when machines do most of the work?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06tky20

Many of us have grown up with the belief that a strong work ethic is a positive thing, and that by contrast idle hands are the devil's playthings. According to Professor Andrew Hussey, that argument makes very little sense.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b086s90c

2NI Present Perfect

The present perfect tense refers to an action or state that either occurred at an indefinite time in the past (e.g., we have talked before) or began in the past and continued to the present time (e.g., he has grown impatient over the last hour). This tense is formed by have/has + the past participle.

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercises.html