Would you like to improve your speaking skills?

If this is the case, then I can recommend a few websites with interesting tips and exercises that will help you improve your speaking skills:

• Oral presentations
• Typical speaking tasks 
• Speaking practice (PET)

WHAT DOES SPRING LOOK LIKE?

Click on the previews to check out the fantastic photographs and descriptions of this beautiful season:

SPRING IS BACK

FROM THE SKY

SPRING IS COMING, BEAUTY AND LIGHT

Read the rules for the competition below. 

Don't forget to submit your PICLITS!

St Patrick's Day

March 17 is St. Patrick's Day, an annual feast which celebrates Saint Patrick, one of the patron saints of Ireland.

If you want to learn about the history of St. Patrick and some other Irish traditions, watch the following video.

Pancake Day

Dear Students,

Today is Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday, which is a special day celebrated in many countries around the world. On this day many people eat pancakes. If you want to know more about Pancake Day, and learn how to make pancakes, visit the following websites:

• Reading and recipe
• Reading and listening exercises
• More exercises

Man On Wire

Man on Wire tells the story of a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit who, on August 7th, 1974, stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between the New York World Trade Center’s twin towers.

This documentary incorporates Petit’s personal footage to show how he overcame the challenges to achieve "the artistic crime of the century".

For more information, visit: www.manonwire.com

Practice Tests (PET)

Dear Students,

If you want to practise for the test, I recommend the following websites where you can download lots of interesting materials: 

• Englishaula.com (listening exercises)
• Flo-Joe (Reading, Writing, and Speaking exercises)

The following website is called "Exam English". When you open the links, go to the column on the left, where it says "Practice Tests".

• Reading and Writing
• Listening

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