I look forward to your topics about British & American culture.
Your teacher.
Click on any of the following links for news and entertainment articles in English:
BRITISH WEBPAGES:
http://news.bbc.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk
www.independent.co.uk
www.timesonline.co.uk
www.telegraph.co.uk
www.mirror.co.uk
www.thesun.co.uk
AMERICAN WEBPAGES:
www.msnbc.msn.com
www.nytimes.com
www.latimes.com
www.boston.com/news/globe
www.chicagotribune.com
www.usatoday.com
CANADIAN & AUSTRALIAN WEBPAGES:
www.thestar.com
www.smh.com.au
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS & PICTURES:
http://justjared.buzznet.com
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Give a talk on the Cuban missile crisis.
David & Victoria Beckham: the ideal couple?
America´s fascination with the life and death of Anna Nicole Smith.
The Airbus A380. Rivalry between Airbus and Boeing.
This is an exclusive weblog for 5th-year students of English at E.O.I. Ciudad Lineal (19-21 h.)
As I mentioned in class, after Easter each student will prepare a topic from the list and give a 5-minute speech in class. Other students may ask questions after the presentation. Here are a few more of the topics you can choose from: *Student unrest in France; * British popular culture: Mods Vs. Rockers; * The Sundance film festival 2007:outstanding films; * The future of computer technology:what's in store for the future? * Corruption and speculation on the Spanish costas. * Bullfighting: cruelty or sport? * Immigration in Europe: a growing trend? * John L. Matthews (see picture above) and Abraham Lincoln's assassination. * Lord Byron's life and adventures on the continent. * Changing weather patterns: how it will affect life on our planet. * Link between gun ownership and youth murderin the U.S.A. * Binge drinking in Sweden and the U.K.
Elisabeth Reyes & Juan Fco. García from Málaga. * Beauty pageants: a springboard to success?
* Bird flu: is a pandemic inevitable?
* The Iberian Lynx: an endangered species?
* Teenage pregnancy and sex education in the E.U. The Liver building, Liverpool by L.S. Lowry. * The life and times of LS Lowry, British painter. * Crime: The Neil Entwhistle case. * The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 * Mapusaurus roseae: a new paleontological discovery. (see diagram below)
