January Week One

Welcome back!  This week we kicked off 2021 with a conversation about change: cultural change, lifestyle changes, trends, personal change, etc.  It was a great opportunity to practice a variety of verb tenses such as "used to" and the third conditional.

Listening:
Learners can try an activity from from BBC about changes throughout one Londener's life, or about environmental change. For something a little more challenging, try this activity about lifestyle changes in the pandemic.

For original version listening, try a clip from BBC entitled Change for the Better or an episode from Malcolm Gladwell's podcast Revisionist History

Reading:
Learners can try a short reading activity called Changes in Town, or Adapting to Change.

For original version, try reading an article form the Guardian's series, One Change That Worked, about lifestyle tweaks that brought about welcome changes.

Writing:
This week, please write an essay about one major change, in society, in your city, or in your life.  Be careful about the grammar you use to describe the way things used to be and how things could have been different!

Best,
Kelly