HALLOWEEN. FRENCH

HALLOWEEN.

TRICK OR TREAT SONG

Listen and fill the gaps Trick or Treat Song When the  goes down you can hear this sound - trick or treat, trick or . All night  you can hear our song: trick or treat, trick or treat. We are all  up with our costumes on - We keep on trick or treating till the candies are . Trick or treat, trick or treat. We ring the , and give a  on the door, please give us  treats, that’s what we’ve  here for - trick or treat, trick or treat. Hear us laugh and shout when the  comes out - trick or treat, trick or treat. All night long you can  our song: trick or treat, trick or treat You can’t scare us, we have no                                                  candy comes  only once a year. Trick or treat, trick or treat. We gonna ring the bell and  a knock on the door.                                                      Please give us some treats that’s what we’ve come here for. We knock once  - hear the doorbell ring and when the  opens -  together we sing trick or treat, trick or treat.

answers: sun, treat, long, dressed, gone, bell, knock, some, come, shout, hear, fear, free, give, more, door

INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED WRITING TOPICS

INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCE WRITING TOPICS

- ABOUT A FILM OR A BOOK

- A MOTHER HAS TO ADVICE HER DAUGHTER ABOUT THE ENVIROMENT

- APPLY FOR A JOB

- GOOD AND BAD MANNERS: phone, driving car, in the school...

- SMOKING. Advantages and disadvantages. Are you agree with the law about it? LAW: BAD OR GOOD. HIGH TAXES ON TOBACCO OR ALCOHOL

- FREE HIGH SCHOOL OR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION. SMALLER CLASSES. UNIFORM. TYPES OF SCHOOL.

- DESCRIBE A PERSON. APPEARANCE AND PERSONALTY

- LIFESTYLE. NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE

- PLANNING EAT OUT WITH YOUR CLASSMATE AT THE END OF YOURS COURSE.
 RESTAURANT, MENU, EXPENSIVE OR CHEAP, DANCING, CLUBBING

- ABOUT YOUR FAMILY. DESCRIBING A PERSON(appearance and personality?

- ABOUT LAST AND FUTURE HOLIDAYS. TRANSPORT. ACCOMODATIONS.PROBLEMS. GOING SIGHTSEEING.

- APPLY FOR A LANGUAGE SUMMER COURSE BY EMAIL

1- complaint about Hotel services (access, facities, sport facilities...) 160 words
2- article: ways/your experience for learning a language. 240 words
3- Complain a letter
4- Answer an email. Give someone some advice about Diogenes syndrome
5- Talking about compulsive shoppers. They buy things that they don't need.
6- Give your opinion about how is changing the life in the last 40 or 50 years. LEISURE TIME OF PEOPLE
7- Following a story. Use narratives tenses
It was a dark stormy night and you were driving along a solitary road and you car started making a very strange noise.
8. Socializing. Talk about family and friends celebrations
9. Talk about your city ( facilities, services, communications, life, people..)

Intermediate 1-2.

1-Recommend a mobile phone to a friend. Ask about what features they need and suggest other useful features.

2-You are dining out with a vegetarian – talk about what they can eat and make suggestions from the menu.

3-You are going out with friends for dinner – make suggestions about which restaurant to go to, with reasons. Try to persuade the group that your idea is the best.

4-You have been offered a new job. Talk to a friend about it and ask for advice about whether you should accept it.

5-You and a friend are going to study English. You want to do an intensive course in England but your friend wants to go to a language school in Spain. Discuss the pros and cons of each option.

6-You are on a blind date. Introduce yourselves and talk about hobbies, likes /dislikes, family, work etc.

7-Discuss the advantages / disadvantages of computers. Common problems, laptop/ desktop, features to look for when buying a computer.

8-You are planning a holiday with a friend. Discuss the best points about going to the coast, the mountains, abroad. Different styles of accommodation, travel, etc. Talk about previous experiences.

9- You meet an old friend and you ask him about your life, family, job, etc.

10- You are in a party with other people, and you talk with another person about things that you/him like and dislike, travel, music, cinema, etc.
11- You have to prepare a meal for a birthday.
12- Internet for our children. It's a good or bad idea.
13-at the doctor

14 -You have been in a forening country for a year. You are on holiday in your home country. Answer your friend's questions about how you found: the language, the food, the weather, being away from  your family, the culture.

15You would like to work abroad. Ask for advice from your friend. Ask them about their experiencies, people, culture, weather, food, family, etc.

16- You have just arrived at your holiday hotel.The room is tiny , dirty, cold and there is not hot water. Complain politely to the recepcionist.
You are the recepcionist in a holiday hotel. Respong to the guest's complaints.

17-You are a waiter/waitress in a restaurant. Deal with the costumers complaints. Try to persuade the customer that they ordered ham and mushroom.
You ordered a seafood pizza but the waiter has brought you a ham and mushroom pizza. You don't eat ham.

18-You are going to rent out a room in your house. Answer the questions from the person who wants to rent it.
You are looking for a room to rent. Ask quewstions about: the room, the house, the area, local facilities, any rules, pets or no, price.

19- You and a friend are organising a night out. Suggest where to go and give reasons. When you both agree, decide where and when to meet and confirm the arrangements.

20- In the following situations student 1 they are making the right decision and the student 2 thinks the opposite.
Discuss the situations (conditionals would be useful!)

21. EATING HABITS (breakfast, have lunch, dinner)HEALTHY OR NOT HEALTHY
22. MONEY. DO YOU USUALLY SPENT OR SAVE IT? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUY OR DO IF YOU WONT THE LOTERY? SHOPPING.
23. DESCRIBING A SCRUFFY PERSON IN A PICTURE
24.1 Andrew is thinking of going to work in China
25.Maria's thinking of leaving her husband and taking the children with her because he's been having an affair.
26. Tina's thinking of becoming a teacher
27.Sharon's thinking of dropping out of university.
28. Rob's thinking of forming a rock band
29. HOLIDAYS. in the past or in the future. 
30. There is food in a fridge. Talking about what kind of family is.
31. Talking about relationship, a person who you admire or your are very close
32. Talking about your ideal house. Comparasing with another house.
33. You want to go to the beach but your friend, he wants to go to the mountains. 

TRAVEL/ HOLIDAYS

Intermediate B1

MY LAST HOLIDAYS

To start with, I'd like to travel to foreign countries, but I've never had the chance.

If I were a wealthy woman, I'd travel around the world and help people whose economic situations were difficult. Although, I've never been abroad, I arranged a trip to Edinburgh, last year.

On the 29th April, in the morning, the students and I went by bus to Alicante Airport.

We arrived there two and half hours before the flight departed because we had to checked in our luggage and passed through security. A couple of students had to pay a little more because their baggage was overweight.

Despite the fact that the flight was bumpy for me, it  was good for the rest of the people. The plane landed at none at the Edinburgh Airport. The weather was cold and it was raining.

While my classmates collected their luggage in the baggage reclaim I was looking at the train timetable to go to the city. In addition, as the train to the city was one hour later, we had enough time to buy some souvenirs.

Furthermore, there were several means of transport to go to other parts of the city and outskirsts, at any time. We bought a Day Ticket to visit it on a bus. At about £3.20 were paid by each of us. 

When we arrived at the hotel, we  dropped off our baggage in our rooms.

On the one hand, the ones were spacious and plenty of light came through the windows. 
On the other hand, the bathrooms and the wardrobes were small and narrow.

At midday, we had lunch in one of the most famous Starbucks called Standing Order, which was an old bank before becoming in a restaurant. We tasted the typical Scottish hamburgers and fish and chips. 

In the afternoon, we had to take an umbrella and put a warm coat and raincoat on if  we wanted to go sightseeing. We went to the Royal Mile where there was a woman with a red cape who led us to The Mary King's Close.

The second day, we got up early because after breakfast, we were visiting The Edinburgh Castle. At night, after eating in the Witchery, we went clubbing in Leith where there was a jazz bar called The Shore. It was awesome.

On the last day, we visited The Sterling Castle and The Williams Wallace Fort.

To conclude, we had an amazing experiencie. I highly recommed travelling there. 

Written by Susan

To advanced. B2

• subject + is thought /believed/ said to + infinitive or perfect infinitive or it is said/believed/thought that + clause. PASSIVE
•  third conditional
• gerunds or infinitives
•  reported speech with reporting verbs
•  advanced vocabulary and connectors
• must/might/should+ have+participle
• more words

NEW TECHNOLOGIES

QUESTION ABOUT  NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Do you have a mobile phone? Tell about their features

Recommend a mobile phone to a friend. Ask about what features they need and suggest other useful features

Do you prefer a laptop or desktop? Why?

Common problems, laptop/ desktop, features to look for when buying a computer.

What do you think about people who spents a lot of time working or surfing on their computers? What healthy problems could they have?

Advantages and disadvantages of computers.

FREE TIME

QUESTION ABOUT FREE TIME

How do you spend your free time? Who do you spend it with?

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Favourite books/ authors /   films  /   music   / TV programmes

Influence of TV – good or bad?Advantages and disadvantages

Talk about six different activities you have done in the evening during the past month.

When did you last go to the cinema? What did you see?

What is the best film you have ever seen?   

                                                                                                      

When was the last time you went to a party? Was it good?

Have you ever gone at the concert? Where, when, who? Did you enjoy?

Do you like playing computer games? Which ones?

LIFESTYLE

QUESTION ABOUT YOUR LIFESTYLE

Are you a morning or an afternoon person?

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How often do you do exercise?

How much sleep do you usually need? Do you think you get enough sleep?

What are your ideal working hours?

What’s your routine at day/at weekend?

How do you think you could improve your lifestyle?

How important is a healthy lifestyle?

Do you prefer studying in the morning or at night?

Do you usually relax more at weekends?

What would be a perfect night out for you?

Do you smoke or drink?

How much coffee do you drink a day?

SPORT OR EXERCISE

QUESTION ABOUT SPORT OR EXERCISE

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How often do you do any exercise? Do you enjoy sport?

               

When did you last play a sport? What was the sport? Did you enjoy it?

Have you ever been to a football or a basketball match? Did you enjoy it?

Have you ever won any cup or trophy? Doing what?

Have you ever cheated? Why did you cheat? What happend?

Have you ever been injured doing sport?

Do you prefer doing sport or being a spectator?Advantages and disadvantages

Do you thing you’re fit? Would you like to get fitter?

Do you prefer watching individual or team sports?

Have you ever know any famous player? Where, when, how?

Are men better than women?

Sporting role models – good or bad

A memorable sporting event you remember – why, what sport, when, what happened, etc.

RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY

QUESTION ABOUT RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY

Where do you live? How long have you live there?

Who do you live there?

Who do you get on well with? Why?

What’s is he/she name? How old is he/she?Age

What does he/she like or dislike?. Like or dislike doing

Talk about a close friend – when and where you met, how long you have known them, what you did together in the past, what you do now and what you think you’ll do in the future. Lose touch / keep in touch. Physical and character descriptions. Things you have in common / differences.

Do you argue about?

What do you do? Do you work or study?Both of them?

What do you like or dislike? What kind of music and movies do you like?

Who’s your ideal partner?

Are friends more important than family?

The changing concept of family – extended family – single parent families – more generations

Judging on first appearance.     Importance of first impressions.

PERSONALITY. WRITING AND INDIVIDUAL SPEAKING

QUESTION ABOUT PERSONALITY

Are you a confident person?

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Do you make friends easily?

Do you prefer extroverts or introverts?

Where you happy when you were a child?

Have you ever taken a personality test?

Are you succeeding in achieving your aims?

Do you usually lose temper easily?

What has influenced you most in your life?

Your two worst qualities?

Your four or five best qualities?

Your ideal boss? Do you prefer man or woman?

Are you doing anything interesting at the moment? Are you reading at the moment? Do you enjoy art or music?

What do you usually do at weekend/ at the weekend? Are you working on any project now?

FOOD

QUESTION ABOUT FOOD

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What do you eat in a typical day?

           

Healthy / unhealthy – fast food, homemade, take-away, high fat

Are you trying to cut down anything in your meals, at the moment?

Changing diet – influences of other cultures

Do you usually eat out?  What kind of restaurant do you like? Who do you go out with?

What do you look for in a restaurant – price, atmosphere, service, food, location.

Compare pre-prepared and homemade food

Recommend a healthy diet.   Make recommendations for sugar, alcohol, fats, salt in the diet

What did you have for breakfast?

Do you eat healthy food?

Do you eat snacks between meals?

What did you have for dinner last night?

BILINGUAL

READING INTERMEDIATE

Residents of the European Union (EU) are becoming better and better at languages. Almost 50 percent of the EU population say they can speak at least one foreign language very well. That figure rises to nearly 80 percent for students. To celebrate its linguistic diversity, September 26 has become the official European Day of Languages. The day’s website shows a Slovak proverb that says: “The number of languages you speak is the number of times you are human”. This is to encourage all Europeans to brush up on their language skills.

The results of the “Eurobarometer” survey put Luxembourgers at the top of the language ability list. An amazing 99 percent of Luxembourg’s population is at least bilingual. Those with the poorest language skills are the Hungarians (29 percent) and British (30 percent). English is the most widely spoken foreign language, used by more than a third of the population. German (12 percent) is in second place followed by French (11 percent). European enlargement means Russian has risen to fourth place – tied with Spanish. The EU spends $36 million a year on language programs.

TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):

a.	Europeans are become increasingly better at other languages.	T/ F
b.	Eighty percent of European students are bilingual.	T/ F
c.	September 26 is the official European Day For the English Language.	T/ F
d.	A European proverb says you are not human unless you are bilingual.	T/ F
e.	Ninety-nine percent of Luxembourgers are at least bilingual.	T/ F
f.	Britons are amongst the top of bilingual speakers.	T/ F
g.	French is the most widely spoken foreign language among Europeans.	T/ F
h.	Fewer and fewer Europeans are speaking Russian.	T/F

 SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

residents	worst
almost	improve
figure	expansion
diversity	equal
brush up on	nearly
amazing	annually
poorest	incredible
enlargement	citizens
tied	variety
a year	number

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1. What did you think when you first saw this headline?
2. Did the headline make you want to read the article?
3. Do you like reading articles about language?
4. How would you describe your English ability?
5. What other languages would you like to learn?
6. Do you agree with the Slovak proverb that says: “The number of languages you speak is the number of times you are human”?
7. What are your feelings toward your own language?
8. What are your feelings toward English?
9. How necessary is English for you?
10. What do you like most about English?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

1. Did you like reading this article?
2. What do you think about what you read?
3. Are you surprised at anything you read in the article?
4. Do you think British people have problems because they are not bilingual?
5. Why is English the most widely spoken foreign language in Europe?
6. Do you think Chinese will one day become the world’s most important foreign language?
7. Do you think everyone in the world should study English?
8. What other world languages are important and why?
9. Do you think the world should learn your language?
10. Did you like this discussion?