C1 Bell ringing and global greening: What is happening for St Patrick’s Day?

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/bell-ringing-and-global-greening-what-is-happening-for-st-patrick-s-day-1.4204572 

Read the article about the best ways to celebrate St Patrick's this year and post your views.

B2.1 Present perfect simple & continuous

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

B2.1 Relative clauses

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/relative-clauses-exercises.html

C1 How we come across

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/03/elbow-bumps-and-footshakes-the-new-coronavirus-etiquette The Guardian. The New Conronavirus Etiquette

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p004y29m BBC Politeness

https://www.npr.org/2014/07/01/327248376/kids-dealing-with-negative-body-image-dont-judge-listen NPR Kids Dealing With Negative Body Image?

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jul/31/safety-blanket-why-more-teenagers-relying-life-coaches The Guardian ‘It’s a safety blanket’: why more and more teenagers are relying on life coaches

https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=461213445558831148#editor/target=post;postID=3361298905948826671;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=2;src=link  Why Confidence Is One of The Most Important Traits to Our Evolution

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

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/interview-questions-about-when-your-boss-is-wrong-2061297  How to Answer Interview Questions About When Your Boss Is Wrong

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000g44n Body Horror, Episode 1

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000gt7j The Ugly Truth

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)

https://www.rubenvalero.com/learningenglish/c1-advanced-cae/writing-cae-c1/cae-formal-letter-or-email/ Formal letter/email

https://www.scribendi.com/advice/how_to_write_a_letter_of_complaint.en.html How to Write a Letter of Complaint 

B2.1 Linkers

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

C1 Things to come

https://www.npr.org/2020/01/14/796427696/study-grindr-tindr-and-other-apps-share-sensitive-personal-data-with-advertisers  NPR Study: Tinder, Grindr And Other Apps Share Sensitive Personal Data With Advertisers

https://www.npr.org/2020/01/22/798126153/exclusive-seattle-area-voters-to-vote-by-smartphone-in-1st-for-u-s-elections  Exclusive: Seattle-Area Voters To Vote By Smartphone In 1st For U.S. Elections

 https://www.npr.org/2020/01/16/796786350/pigeonbot-brings-robots-closer-to-bird-like-flight  'PigeonBot' Brings Robots Closer To Birdlike Flight'

https://www.npr.org/2020/01/27/799402801/canada-wins-u-s-loses-in-global-fight-for-high-tech-workers   Canada Wins, U.S. Loses In Global Fight For High-Tech Workers

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

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/dec/02/psychology-human-biology Know thyself: Quantified Self devotees who live by numbers

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180822-this-jordan-greenhouse-uses-solar-power-to-grow-crops How to use seawater to grow food in the dessert

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000dyc2 The NHS, AI and Our Data (for class debate)

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/google-apple-amazon-nhs-health-data  Everyone should be worried by big tech's huge NHS data grab (for class debate)

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/18/805291279/losing-sleep-over-the-quest-for-a-perfect-nights-rest  NPR Sleep trackers can make it harder to fall asleep

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/07/803145517/from-delivery-trucks-to-scooter-moving-vans-fleets-are-going-electric NPR From delivery trucks to scooter-moving vans, fleets are going electric
https://nesslabs.com/jomo From FOMO to JOMO 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08h7tg6  The 5G con that could make you sick