Do you know any films which have received any prizes at festivals recently? What's the recipe for success?
Today we are a film festival board. Watch these films (1 minute long clips):

http://www.filminute.com/listing.php?type=1&edition=2009&film=89
http://www.filminute.com/listing.php?type=1&edition=2011&film=159
http://www.filminute.com/listing.php?type=1&edition=2011&film=155
http://www.filminute.com/listing.php?type=1&edition=2012&film=185
http://www.filminute.com/listing.php?type=1&edition=2012&film=169
http://www.filminute.com/listing.php?type=1&edition=2012&film=170

now, be ready to express your opinion about each film. Offer a nomination and give yout grounds.

Last time we did mindmaps
Today we do prezi

Lesson 4
Today we'll work with Family Albumn Video
1. Watch Act 1 and do the tasks.
2.Watch Act 2 and do tasks "What's the order" and "After class"
2.Watch act 3. Who won the bet? How do you know?
4. Read the whole script and make sure you understand all the bold words.
5. Do the sounding act 1 scene 1 (up to Richard: tomorrow morning at ten o'clock)
Homework: on your blog post a story about the bet (as though you are Richard\Marilyn)

Lesson 3
Hello everyone,
we'll be practicing some online tools for vocabulary learning and writing.

 One of them is Quizlet - a tool which helps you create individual sets of vocabulary cards. You can play with a small one I've created - "Translator's false friends". Have a go with study, games and test mode

Afterwards, go to quizlet.com and create a set of vocabulary cards for the words from the text about hobbies and English Vocabulary in Use Unit 69. Insert your cards set into your blog, then, go and practice with other peoples' cards.

Secondly, have a go with this crossword maker you can take definitions from Cambridge online dictionary.  Insert your crossword or a link to it into your blog, then go and practice with other peoples' crosswords.

Finally let's practice some creative writing. Piclits  is another tool for imaginative and creative people who I'm sure all of you are. If you go to piclits.com, you can choose a picture up to your taste and write a composition using either drag-and-drop or freestyle regime. I would like you to experiment with both and attach links to them into your blog

Lesson 2.
We'll work on this video today

Lesson 1

Hello everyone,

Task 1

make your own blog and post your address as a comment to this post.

Task 2

we'll try watching another video this term))) hope you like it better)))

Before you watch, find our what punting is (hint - it's a leisure pastime) Use google picture search, for instance

Below comes the video. Watch it and try to understand what the relationships between these people are and what's the humor of the story.
In her last line helen remembers Shakespeare. This is what he said about not telling the truth:

"It's not enough to speak, but to speak true." (Midsummer Night’s Dream - Act 5, Scene 1). Translation: Do not talk just to talk. It is more important that when you do speak to tell the truth.

Do you agree? How does the quote relate to the video?

Task  3

Make scrips of two episodes:

1 - Simon invites Helen out on Sunday

2 - Jane encourages Davis and Matt to go out

Task 4

watch the video without sound and try dubbing it

Task 5 (to be completed as hometask)

You'll make your own cartoon! Go to this videomaker site and choose quick video maker.  Follow the instructions and make your character perform the following kind of dialogue (try to record your voice):

Character 1 (C1) invites Character 2  (C2)to do something together.

1. C1 asks C2 about his/her plans for a certain day - C2tells his/her plans

2. C1 invites C2 to do smth. together - C2 accepts the invitation

3. C1 arranges a meeting place - C2 asks about the time

4. C1 arranges the time - C2 agrees and says good-bye

5. C1 says good-bye

New Headway Pre-Episode 2-A Perfect Day