Transport

What's your favourite means of transport?

Explore London Transport Museum and you'll find lots of interesting things to learn about the history of transport:

http://www.ltmcollection.org/museum/index.html

To practice vocabulary related to transport, visit the following links:

http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/transport.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/london/unit1/index.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1727_transport

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1221_trains

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/activities/transport01.html

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/vocabulary/car1.htm

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/58.html

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/activities/cars.html

http://www.berlitzpublishing.com/berlitz/quiz.asp?TAG=&CID

http://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/Kids/kidssign.htm#top

Would you like to travel to Great Britain one day? Upon arrival, you are required to fill in a landing card. Use this online landing card to embark yourself on an imaginary trip to the British Isles that will certainly come true one day!

http://www.wsl.edu.pl/%7Eazetka/landing_card.html

Grammar Practice

Those of you in need of extra grammar practice might like to visit the following ESL link, which contains hundreds of simple grammar activities that might be of help.

http://www.isabelperez.com/grammar.htm#Grammar

What's the weather like today?

What's the weather?

What's the weather?

What's the weather like today?

Is it rainy? Is it windy?

Are there clouds or is there sun?

Here you'll find lots of useful links to some vocabulary practice on THE WEATHER!

For children:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/aboutweather/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/weatherandpeople/index.shtml
http://www.english-4kids.com/kidsvideos/beginnervideos/clothes%20and%20weather/clothes%20and%20weather.html
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/activities/weathermapdr.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/investigate/weather_maker.htm

For young learners and adults:
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/weather-vocabulary.htm

BRIGHT SPARKS 3

FRIENDSHIP

HOW TO BE A GOOD FRIEND
• Good friends listen to each other.
• Good friends don't put each other down or hurt each other's feelings.
• Good friends try to understand each other's feelings and moods.
• Good friends help each other solve problems.
• Good friends give each other compliments.
• Good friends can disagree without hurting each other.
• Good friends are dependable.
• Good friends respect each other.
• Good friends are trustworthy.
• Good friends give each other room to change.
• Good friends care about each other.

What is a friend for you?

Here you'll find some very nice poems written by children all around the world:
http://www.tooter4kids.com/Friendship/What_is_a_friend.htm
Here is a nice website where you'll find cute ecards and stuff to send your friends:
http://kids.yahoo.com/
Watch this fun video on what is a friend
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=wZHmsVRshwU

New Laser by Macmillan

The New Laser Series, published by Macmillan, has been chosen as set coursebook for learners training for international examinations ranging from intermediate to upper-intermediate levels. Do visit our website for useful links to resources.

Move for Adult courses

Move by Macmillan has been chosen as set coursebook for adult courses for 2008/9. Please do refer to our website regularly to find extra resources to expand and consolidate book activities.

Little Bugs! Bugs! Bright Sparks!

Little Bugs 1 & 2, Bugs 1 and Bright Sparks, all published by Macmillan, have been chosen as set coursebooks for 2008/9 for young learners. Please do visit our site regularly to find useful resources to supply book activities.

Blockbuster and Upstream

Blockbuster and Upstream, by Express Publishing, have been chosen as set coursebooks for 2008/9 for Junior courses and Teen courses. Please find links to both their microwebsites where you'll find lots of useful resources and activities:
http://www.expresspublishing.co.uk/elt/blockbuster/
http://www.expresspublishing.co.uk/elt/upstream/active.html