B2.1 Unit 4

          https://agendaweb.org/verbs/future-simple-exercises.html Will and Be going to

C1 Unit 3 Money

https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/gig-economy Gig economy, definition

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/01/the-dark-side-of-the-sharing-economy/ The dark side of the sharing economy

https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/11/13/244860511/whats-mine-is-yours-for-a-price-in-the-sharing-economy What's mine is yours (for a price) in the sharing economy

https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/11/14/244568645/how-the-sharing-economy-is-changing-the-places-we-work How the sharing economy is changing the places we work

https://www.gov.uk/contract-types-and-employer-responsibilities/zero-hour-contracts 

0-hours contracts 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertberger/2014/04/30/top-100-money-quotes-of-all- time/#67d9ed574998 Top 100 Money Quotes of All Time

http://www.businessenglishresources.com/idioms-exercises-idioms-about-money/ Idioms about money

https://www.consciousconnectionmagazine.com/2016/02/social-enterprise-examples-and-principles/ 10 Social interprise examples

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/21/781138076/u-s-canada-border-communitculture-changes-as-security-tightens Nothern border communitry's culture changes as security tightens

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/judge-says-sugar-dispenser-claim-is-compensation-culture-gone-mad-1.1630183  Judge says sugar dispenser claim is ‘compensation culture gone mad’

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/inversion.html Inversion I

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g85-inversion-multiple-choice.php Inversion II

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g85-inversion-multiple-choice.php Inversion III

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/nov/20/not-too-shabby-what-will-it-take-to-make-secondhand-clothes-mainstream  Not too shabby: what will it take to make secondhand clothes mainstream?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04vkrgl  BBC radio 4- Why are Hollywood actresses paid less than men?

B2.1 Modal Verbs

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/modals-mixed-2-exercises.html

C1 Reviews

http://cpesamplewritings.blogspot.com/p/how-to-write-a.html  How to write a review

http://cpesamplewritings.blogspot.com/p/how-to-write-review-of-restaurant.html A review of  a restaurant

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/oct/12/the-east-london-hotel-bethnal-green-review 'The East London Hotel': review

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/movies/parasite-review.html 'Parasite': review

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sorry_we_missed_you 'Sorry we missed you': review

https://www.france24.com/en/encore/20190520-cannes-2019-ken-loach-sorry-we-missed-you-gig-economy-palme-d-or  An Interview with Ken Loach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ZYBtNk7u4  Roddy Doyle: The Waterstones Interview

https://www.fightingwords.ie/ Fighting words

B2.1 What a story!

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/all-tenses-intermediate-exercises.html  Verb tenses practice

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/connectives/connectives-index.htm Linking words

https://www.fightingwords.ie/our-stories Fighting Words: stories

C1 Unit 2 Strong Emotion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC1hmFqC6e0  RHS Feel Good Garden

https://theconversation.com/emotions-shape-the-language-we-use-but-second-languages-reveal-a-shortcut-around-them-91281  Emotions shape the language we use, but second languages reveal a shortcut around them

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/participle-clauses/3/  Participle clauses

https://englishelxna2.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/participle-clauses/  Advanced 2 Participle clauses

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/oct/27/beauty-and-the-beam-the-future-of-led-therapy-looks-bright Beauty and the beam

https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/best-christmas-adverts-2019-a4281376.html  Christmas adverts 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpngFcbQTyE TopCashback - Cashback On Top

https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/brand-slogans-and-taglines  27 Companies With Really Catchy Slogans & Brand Taglines

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jtmw/episodes/player  The impact of reality TV on culture and society

https://www.grammar-quizzes.com/sent-cleft.html#hide1 Cleft Sentences I 

http://practiceforcae.blogspot.com/2015/08/emphasis-cleft-sentences.html  Cleft Sentences II

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02686-2 Tracing the US opioid crisis to its roots

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/shortcuts/2019/sep/19/burger-king-is-giving-up-on-free-plastic-toys-for-kids-when-will-others-follow   Burger King is giving up on free plastic toys for kids – when will others follow?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000b4w9  BBC Radio 4 -Only Artist, Roddy Doyle meets Antony Gromley

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/11/21/771059522/they-bring-medical-care-to-the-homeless-and-build-relationships-to-save-lives Street Medicine

C1 Writing a report

A report is a document that presents information in an organized format for a specific audience and purpose. ... Types of reports include memos, minutes, lab reports, book reports, progress reports, justification reports, compliance reports, annual reports, and policies and procedures.

http://cpesamplewritings.blogspot.com/p/how-to-write-report.html

C1 Unit 1 Global Living

https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/we-refugees/ We Refugees, by Benjamin Zephaniah

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8760595-home-no-one-leaves-home-unless-home-is-the-mouth Home, by Warsan Shire

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1848759/sustainable-solutions-enable-chinas-rapid-urbanisation-without Sustainable solutions enable China's rapid urbanisation without disastrous environmental side effects

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0714nhy The City that Fell into the Earth

https://www.dezeen.com/2019/02/18/kiruna-moving-town-sweden-mining-climate-change/ Kiruna: challenge of moving town in Sweden is "moving minds of citizens"

https://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_burden_how_public_spaces_make_cities_work How public spaces make cities work, Amanda Burden

https://www.google.com/searchq=urbanisation+and+the+future+of+cities&oq=urbanisation+and+the+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l5.8024j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Urbanisation and the future of cities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dESni_wHfU 10 Questions on Gentrification

https://www.moneycrashers.com/gentrification-neighborhood-benefits-negative-effects/ What does gentrification mean? Benefits vs. negative effects

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49970607 Riba Stirling Prize: Norwich council council estate wins architecture award

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ29zDW9gLI  David Crystal - Is control of English shifting away from British and American native speakers? (Student A)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLYk4vKBdUo  David Crystal - Should English be taught as a 'global' language? (Student B)

https://theconversation.com/economics-nobel-2019-why-banerjee-duflo-and-kremer-won-125276  Economics Nobel 2019: why Banerjee, Duflo and Kremer won

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0009jbf BBC radio 4 Farming today. Rural services (in a pub)

https://thewinterbourne.business.site/ The Winterbourne Freehouse

https://theconversation.com/mayors-of-94-cities-are-taking-the-green-new-deal-global-as-states-fail-to-act-on-climate-crisis-125282  Mayors of 94 cities are taking the Green New Deal global, as states fail to act on climate crisis

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/12/04/where-are-the-worlds-best-english-speakers?cid1=cust/dailypicks1/n/bl/n/2019124n/owned/n/n/dailypicks1/n/n/EU/354622/n
Where are the world's best English Speakers?
 

B2.1 Trends

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/present_progressive-exercises.html Present simple and continuous tenses

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercises.html Present perfect practice

https://www.esl-lab.com/vocabulary-lessons/friendships/ Friendships Vocab

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127370598  'The Shallows': This Is Your Brain Online

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdJ1DSpiv54 Guilt free consumption

C1 Unit 0

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/sep/15/banksy-devolved-parliament-auction-chimpanzees   Auction for Banksy artwork depicting MPs as chimpanzees

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0008nw5  This week Mary Portas: On Style's fashion correspondent, Miss Jason, is in London talking to those he encounters in Covent Garden 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/33975877/comedian-recreates-celebrity-instagram-selfies
Comedian recreates celebrity Instagram selfies

https://www.npr.org/2017/07/16/537509450/challenge-accepted-visual-parody-on-instagram
Challenge Accepted: Visual Parody on Instagram NPR
den

C1 Live and Let Live

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/14/woman-awarded-29m-in-damages-in-johnson-johnson-cancer-case

A2 Be going to

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/future-be-going-to-exercises.html

C1 Taste

https://www.npr.org/2017/01/14/509807323/sweater-selfies-man-knits-his-way-around-the-world Sweater Selfies: Man Knits his way around the world

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lOk2cb1xII Art expressions

https://unherd.com/2019/04/can-culture-clean-money/  Does dirty money make the art world go round?

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/mar/11/bp-to-end-tate-sponsorship-climate-protests The Guardian. BP to end Tate sponsorship after 26 years

http://iteslj.org/questions/clothes.html ESL Conversation questions- clothes and fashion

https://www.bustle.com/articles/112212-6-trends-that-changed-the-fashion-world-for-the-better-photos 6 Trends that changed the fashion world for the better

https://owlcation.com/academia/25-Clothes-Idioms-Explained-to-English-as-a-Second-Language-Learners 25 Clothes idioms

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20190509-is-it-the-end-for-high-heels BBC Is it the end for the high heels?

http://random-idea-english.blogspot.com/2012/04/emphatic-do-does-did-and-other.html Random Idea English: Emphatic do, does, did and other auxiliaries

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0004l8g/episodes/player BBC radio 4 The five faces of Leonardo
https://www.meetvincent.com/about-meet-vincent-van-gogh/ Meet Vicent Van Gogh Experience (Student A)
https://www.banksyexhibition.es/en/the-exhibition/ Banksy: Genius or Vandal? (Student B)

https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/stories/banksy-bristol-museums/ Banksy and Bristol Museums

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170522-the-worlds-most-beautiful-house BBC The world's most beatiful house

https://helendipity.wordpress.com/2013/11/07/c1-adverb-adjective-collocations/ 
ADVERB / ADJECTIVE COLLOCATIONS

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0004mh2 BBC Across the Red Line. Should cultural artefacts be returned to their country of origin?

http://www.chadwicks.ie/blog/10-key-architecture-styles-and-their-defining-characteristics/ Architecture Styles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdRYw_9Harg  African American museum architects on building a lasting tribute

https://www.npr.org/2016/09/12/492847793/how-an-architect-used-striking-design-to-capture-new-smithsonian-s-meaning   How An Architect Used Striking Design To Capture New Smithsonian's Meaning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu75Il2reUU Spain gets a smart city with Disney like theme park

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/2019/02/18/elysium-city-spain/ Lonely Planet. Europe's first 'intelligent city' to  launch in Spain.

https://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/whats-on/music/music-festival    Top London music festivals 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDcaDv0U8yw The computer as artist: AI art and music

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/22/arts/design/christies-art-artificial-intelligence-obvious.html The NYT  Up for Bid, AI Art Signed ‘Algorithm’

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47700701 BBC  Could a computer ever create better art than a human?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1nS2GZDqHjPn5VQBYwfHRXK/seven-simple-ways-to-boost-your-creativity 7 simple ways to boost your creativity.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/21/against-the-grain-anger-grows-at-spike-in-sand-graffiti-by-tourists-in-japan The Guardian. Against the grain: anger grows at spike in 'sand grafitti' by  tourists in Japan

https://www.dazeddigital.com/beauty/body/article/43964/1/marian-newman-artist-behind-bjorks-nails-nailed-it WE CAUGHT UP WITH LEGENDARY NAIL ARTIST MARIAN NEWMAN TO FIND OUT ALL ABOUT HER NEW BOOK NAILED IT

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/
5NmCG5Rvvn46vFB0cMV1fPZ/what-s-the-real-cost-of-fast-fashion-and-do-we-even-care
   BBC Scotland. What's the real cost of fast fashion-and do we even care?

A2 Comparative and superlative

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/comparative-superlative-exercises.html

A2 About food

https://www.teachya.com/vocabulary/elementary/fruit_vegetables.php

https://www.english-4u.de/en/crosswords/at-the-table.htm

https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/237.html

C1 Live and learn

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/19/its-time-to-teach-climate-change-in-school-heres-how The Guardian. It's time to teach climate change

https://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/english-idioms-related-to-school/ 42 English idioms related to school and education

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/passive-voice-advanced-exercises.html Passive voice

https://www.bbc.com/news/education-34538222 BBC. Grammar schools: What are they and why are they controversial?

https://www.bbc.com/news/education-38611850  BBC. All you need to know about secondary school league tables

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00027nn BBC File on 4. Inside the World of the class A student

http://www.excellenteducationforeveryone.org.uk/bbc-radio-4-less-look-grammar-schools/ BBC Radio 4. Grammar schools

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00035wc  In Touch, Campus Cuts at Blind College

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20190220-how-can-a-distracted-generation-learn-anything BBC How can a distracted generation learn anything?

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47030362 10 global megatrends facing education

https://www.bbc.com/news/education-47023665 BBC Teachers to be offered cash to stay in school

https://www.gettingsmart.com/2018/08/why-students-need-practical-skills-and-how-to-teach-them/ Why Students Need Practical Skills and How to Teach Them

https://www.stokespeaks.org/about_us  Stoke SpeaksOut 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0002bmv Why Can't Our Children Talk?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0003d03 Costing the Earth. Clean air for kids

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34345791 Hygge: A heart-warming lesson from Denmark

https://www.foodforsoul.it/about-us/ Food for Soul

A2 Past simple - irregular verbs

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/past-simple-affirmative-exercises.html

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar-exercises-elementary.php

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs.html

A2 Regular verbs in past

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/past_simple-exercises.html

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

A2 To be in past

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/to-be-past-exercises.html

C1 How we come across

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p004y29m BBC. In Our Time-Politeness

https://jezebel.com/teenage-girls-turning-to-image-consultants-for-a-boost-5312640 Jezebel. Teenage Girls Turning to Image Consultants for a Boost of Self-esteem

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/communication-skills-list-2063779  The Balance Careers. Communication Skills for Workplace Success

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdIMGBffc_0  Business etiquette tips from Debrett's Chief Executive | Mint Luxury Conference

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45498464 BBC Why it is OK to have 'bad manners'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2MR5XbJtXU TED  The surprising secret to speakig with confidence

https://blogs.psychcentral.com/dbt/2012/04/10-signs-of-a-confident-communicator/ 10 signs of a confident communicator

https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=505733704&t=1552066339773 NPR Neighbors and depression

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b082966z BBC radio 4. Would  you consider cosmetic surgery?

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/gramatica-britanica/common-verbs/get  Get

https://www.ihbristol.com/useful-english-expressions/example/advice-and-suggestions-2  Advice and suggestions

https://hbr.org/2014/04/behave-yourself Harvard Business Review.  Behave yourself!

A2 Infinitive and gerund

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/infinitive_gerund-exercises.html

C1 Writing a formal letter or email

Formal letters may be written to an individual or to an organisation. The purpose may be, for example,

• to apply for part-time or vacation work (application letter)
• to apply for study or scholarship opportunity (application letter)
• to complain about something (complaint letter)
• to make suggestions about something 
• to request information (enquiry letter)

http://www.rubenvalero.com/english/content/fce-formal-letter-or-email Formal letters

https://www.scribendi.com/advice/how_to_write_a_letter_of_complaint.en.html How to write a letter of complaint

A2 Object pronouns

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/pronouns-objects.html

C1 Things to come

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0000mjy  BBC ,Costing the Earth  Electric Dreams

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46483178 BBC, Why your pizza may never be delivered by drone

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/dec/02/psychology-human-biology  The Guardian, Know thyself : the quantified self devotees who live by numbers

https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2018/03/05/590238807/in-the-future-movie-stars-may-be-performing-even-after-their-dead NPR In The Future Movie Stars May Be Performing Even After They're Dead

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180822-this-jordan-greenhouse-uses-solar-power-to-grow-crops BBC How to use seawater to grow food in the desert

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170329-the-extraordinary-electricity-of-the-scottish-island-of-eigg BBC The small Scottish island leading the world in electricity

https://www.thoughtco.com/idioms-and-expressions-with-way-1211223  Thoughtco. Idioms and expressions with way

https://www.orkney.com/plan/getting-here Getting here. Orkney.com 

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20190122-the-rise-of-the-posh-coffee-cup BBC The rise of the posh coffee cup

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/driverless-cars-uk-roads-2019-self-driving-hacking-cyber-security-a8766716.html The Independent. Driverless cars to be rolled out on UK roads by end of 2019, government says

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/mar/02/apps-that-track-babies-and-give-data-to-tech-firms-parents
The Guardian. 'You can track everything': the parents who digitalise their babies' lives

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A2 Present Continuous

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/present_continuous-exercises.html