Thanksgiving Day

You can see this episode online:

The Simpsons: Bart vs. Thanksgiving

If you find it difficult to understand, here is the script.

LISTENING PRACTICE 2.- Jamie's Ministry of Food

LISTENING PRACTICE IS TO BE HANDED IN IN CLASS. (Due by the end of next week)

Ministry of Food is all about getting people cooking again. Jamie Oliver wants to show us that anyone can learn to cook – and that it's fun, cool, can save you money and help you, your family and friends to live a healthier life. If you want to know more about Ministry of Food, click HERE.

Choose one of the recipes below, watch the video, take notes and write down the recipe so it can be useful for anybody willing to make it.

banana tarte tatin
chicken chow mein
everyday green chopped salad
fish pie
meatballs and pasta
mini shell pasta with a creamy smoked bacon and pea sauce
omelettes
parmesan chicken breasts with crispy posh ham
quick salmon tikka with cucumber yoghurt
sizzling beef with spring onions and black bean sauce

Sesame Street

Five minutes with Sesame Street
After more than 4000 episodes the iconic TV show is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8345690.stm

Sesame Street competition
Answer the questions about this video and enter the competition. E-mail your answers by Sunday, November 15.

Cookie Monster
- What's his favourite cookie?
- What does he do to keep in shape? (2 things)
Elmo
- He's very _______________.
Big Bird
- How tall is he?
- Can he fly?
- What can he do?
- What makes him happy?
Grover
- How does he describe himself? (8 adjectives)
Oscar the Grouch
- Where does his grumpiness come from?
- Where did he get his love of trash?

Michelle Obama in the first episode of the 40th anniversary series of Sesame Street

Mrs Obama appears in a segment encouraging children to grow their own food and eat healthily.

Earlier this year, Mrs Obama - who has introduced a vegetable patch at the White House - launched a campaign to help tackle America's obesity problem.

LISTENING PRACTICE 1

As the saying goes "Practice makes perfect", so let's get down to work.

Go to 6 Minute English and choose one of the programmes from 2009. Listen to it and hand in the following information:

• Title
• Brief summary
• What you've learnt

IMPORTANT: As you can read above, this listening practice is to be handed in in class. Also, for the last point, I'd like you to tell me what you've learnt in terms of language rather than content.

Articles

Different kinds of articles

The or Zero Article?

Now take the quizzes on this webpage:
Grammar Challenge

And, finally, let's use the grammar. Tell us which things you love and hate and why. If you can't think of what to say, have a look here for some ideas.

(from BBC Learning English)