SHERLOCK HOLMES

• Learn about SHERLOCK HOLMES here ( Learn English Teens- British Council)
• Watch another video about him. Do some exercises.
• Do some activities about Sherlock Holmes here, too. ( gap-filling exercises)

•  Read a summary of story "The Hound of the Baskervilles here. You can watch the episode on YouTube.
  
• And a vocabulary game "Mysteries of Sherlock homes Museum"
• Visit the website Sherlockology about the BBC series. Watch the trailer of the films at IMDb or YouTube.

> Extra: Watch / Read a detective story ( Whodunnit) called " Murder in a country house". Then, write the end to the story.
> Read some more stories : "Five unusual cases" (difficult) or watch a funny video: "Test your awareness: Whodunnit?"

Volunteering

WATCH THE VIDEOS BELOW ABOUT VOLUNTEERING:







> Other videos are about " Making a world of difference" and 8 reasons to Volunteer ( for a future career). If you're interested in Scouting, here's a nice video. Or watch the video about "Henry and Sam in Kathmandu".
> Read / Listen about Volunteering and do some exercises: "Volunteering helps you live longer", "A charity show"
> Read a Fact File about "Helping others" ( easy)* and " Voluntourism" ( advanced)***

                 

A film comment / review

Write a film comment/ review 
( Year 8 Homework - see the EXAMPLES below)

Write about one film ( around 60/ 80 words) and refer:

• title of the film ( original title in English)
• type of film
• release date
• director
• stars
• summary of the plot
• opinions ( e.g. "I chose this film because I'm interested in.../ I think the film is amazing and the acting is quite good.../ I was impressed by the beautiful costumes... ")

🔎 Search information about films on the IMDb website, for example.

📌 Choose one film (adequate for school) from the films you like.

📝 Write your review. You can refer your favorite part ( scene or actor) or other aspects of the film, such as: the acting, the soundtrack (music), the special effects, the costumes, the photography, the screenplay (story), any awards.

👀 EXAMPLES: Use the model from your Student's Book or from here (Live worksheet).

Read the film reviews of "The Hunger Games", "Skyfall" or "The amazing Spider-man"

🎥You can watch some trailers: Gangs of New York, The Theory of Everything, Frozen or the following ones:

HEAKTH: Staying Fit and Healthy

Read this text about staying fit:
> In pursuit of happiness ( BritishCouncil)

Listen to:
> a man and wife talking about how to stay fit (eel-lab)
> Keren talking about her lifestyle ( ello org)

Learn about a serious eating disorder that affects a great number of teenagers: Anorexia.
Watch the video on YouTube: Katie's real story.


And watch about staying healthy:

Talking about sports

 >> LISTEN: What's your favorite sport?

>> WATCH : In the videos some kids talk about sport. They can help you talk about sports too:

>> TALK: Discuss the questions about sports and talk in pairs or groups. (click to expand)

 

>> WATCH- Finally watch the video for "Let's Move" program in the USA. Which athletes do you see? What are the benefits of sport according to them?

 

>> LOOK for some inspirational quotes of sport stars here.

KEEP COOL AND...DO SPORTS!

ALPHABET : PRONUNCIATION AND SPELLING

• STUDY THE ENGLISH ALPHABET (the phonetic symbols show the sounds)

• LEARN YOUR A-B-C- WITH MORE PRACTICE:

> Learning English Online - Listen to the pronunciation and spelling of words
> ESOL Courses - Click on the letters, listen... repeat
> ESL video Quiz - Watch the video with the questions: What's your name? How do you spell it?

CINEMA: AT THE BOX OFFICE

WATCH THE VIDEO AND PRACTISE BUYING CINEMA TICKETS :
( start at 5:34)




Read a conversation "at the Box Office" and practice writing a dialogue.

Watch another video about "Going to the Movies" ( American English)