ADDICTIONS (intermediate)

What is an addiction?
Why do we become hooked on this or that?
Can you name the most common addictions?
Are you addicted to TV? Or is is an addiction of the past?
Do addictions change with times?
Which addictions are common nowadays?

WORK (all levels)

Watch these scenes from a classic movie which was written, directed and starred by Charles Chaplin in 1936: Modern Times.

1. What are the working conditions depicted in the film?
2. Do you know the name of the kind of work that is being done?
3. Do you think those workers have job satisfaction? 
4. Are those skilled or unskilled workers?
5. Are they white collar workers or blue collar workers?
6. What qualifications are needed?
7. Would you say that job is well-paid?
8. Do you think the workers have opportunities for promotion?
9. What are their working hours?
10. Do they probably have to do overtime?
11. Do they work full time or part time?
12. Do you consider the job challenging or repetitive and monotonous?
13. Do you think the job is stressful?
14. Would you say those images are a thing of the past?

FILMS & TV PROGRAMMES (elementary)

TV & CINEMA (intermediate)

Move your cursor over the poster and visit the sites behind the pictures to see the videos and do the activities that it contains. You'll find memorable moments of TV and the cinema and lots more.

Films & Music (intermediate)

In this video you'll find a lot of scenes from classic movies. Watch it and say:

• How many actors can you identify?
• Can you name the films?
• Who sings the song?

Read the lyrics of the song:

Films & TV Programmes (intermediate)

How many types of films and TV programmes can you name?

Make a list with the different types and add a new film or programme to each category.