TV PROGRAMMES
QUIZZES
Would I lie to you?
Watch the three sketches from the BBC 1 programme and try to determine if the different situations are true or a lie. Then watch them again and answer the questions you can find at the multimedia section.
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1. David Mitchel's 3-point pen policy.David Mitchel's explains his 3-point pen policy...
Answer the questions on the multimedia section |
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2. Is Hugh Dennis superstitious?Hugh Dennis explains why he touches the tip of his nose frequently...
Answer the questions you can find at the multimedia section |
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Does Greg Wallace read books in the sauna?.Find out about Greg's custom.
Answer the questions on the multimedia section |
The Common DenominatorThe Common Denominator is a quiz show on Channel 4 in which contestants need to find out what connects two objects (words or pictures mainly). For example: What connects the band Queen and the word Planet? Answer below the picture.
Get access to the Channel 4 site clicking on the picture. Get more information and watch a clip of the original Quiz show here: http://buzzerblog.com/2012/10/channel-4-picks-up-the-common-denominator-records-november-and-december/ Answer: Mercury |
CATCH PHRASECATCH PHRASE-ItvA quiz show in which you have to find out what the expression or phrase is. The object of the game is described literally as "to say what you see and if you see it, say it!". Play the game online on Paul Stacey's website: http://www.paulstacey.co.uk/catchphrase.php
Get more information on http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Catchphrase |
Countdown. Channel 4
The show in which two contestants competes against the clock in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility. Very similar to our Cifras y Letras. Check when it is the next one on at http://www.channel4.com/programmes/countdown.
Other Programmes
Jamie Oliver's tubesite
British cookery. Learn how to cook in English explained by a British cook. Subscribe and enjoy it!
He also has his own website: http://www.jamieoliver.com/
He also has his own website: http://www.jamieoliver.com/
NEWS
BBC NEWSVideoclips on news of the world about different topics: Technology, Business, Science, World, the UK, the USA, etc. They are updated 24 hours a day: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/
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ACTIVITYThe News. An activity for intermediate/UpperintermediateDownload the News:Get the files of this conversation lesson: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/lesson-plans/conversation-lesson-%E2%80%93-news
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TV SERIES
HORRIBLE HISTORIES
Tudor Diet PlanThis is a BBC programme which explains history to children and teenagers with a lot of sense of humour. Quite interesting programme for history teachers. These are two sketches from the programme that illustrates the treatment of Food in history.
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Roman Table mannersGo to multimedia downloads to get the pdf file with the quiz for these two sketches.
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DOCUMENTARIES
NATURE'S WEIRDEST EVENTS
Series 2 episode 1
Chris Packham examines some of the weirdest natural events on the planet. With
the help of footage taken by eyewitnesses and news crews, he unravels the facts behind each story. |
BBC Horizon Documentary – The Truth about Personality
This programme is not available on YouTube yet. Michael Mosley explores the latest science about how our personalities are created – and whether they can be changed. Mosley is a very pessimistic person and is also stressed. To try to change it he tries two techniques with very good results. One of them is meditating ten minutes a day. The other one is a game called "Training attention to help deal with stress" in which you have to click once and and again on the smiling or accepting face. Perfect to fight stress:
Attentional Training Game by Baldwin Social Cognition Lab McGill University
Instructions
The idea is to do this task at least 3 times a week over a 6 to 8 week period. You also need to do mindfulness meditation for around 10 minutes per day, 3 days a week, over the same period. Click on the headline above to learn more about this game and similar ones.
Instructions
The idea is to do this task at least 3 times a week over a 6 to 8 week period. You also need to do mindfulness meditation for around 10 minutes per day, 3 days a week, over the same period. Click on the headline above to learn more about this game and similar ones.