Back to blogging...
I've started to tutor some young French students recently who are between 2nd and 3rd year of their Bachelor degree. After the upheaval of the Confinement in France and the change to all online lessons, there is definitely a great opportunity to keep up the online presence with help and links. In tandem with my teaching resources and a pseudo-blog through school, I have decided to dust off this old blog, rename it and get it going again too.
A film to match the weather today
I actually found it hard to write the word 'summertime' in the title as it has been raining for 9,5 hours as I write and is forecast to rain all next week too. The heating is back on and I'm drinking hot drinks rather than cold ones. So much for the summer...!
However, I guess we need the rain because the fact that this area was already close to drought conditions has been in the news recently. So while we wait for warmer days, it's always a good plan to watch an entertaining movie...
There's a trailer for a film called "A Rainy Day in New York" here. The film has not had top reviews so it may be a "washout" - better to check the reviews first. Still, the long trailer, in itself, is useful for English!
Do you know about Shadow Speaking?
You could also try to Shadow speak while you watch the trailer. You listen to a bit of the audio, practise saying it yourself then go back, play it again and speak along with the person on the audio. That way, your skills in listening will improve - try it with this one!
Vocabulary from the trailer
scoop - an exciting news story or a portion of ice-cream
a squeeze - a girlfriend/boyfriend or a tight fit
imbibe- to drink alcohol
copiously - in large quantities
absurd - ridiculous
funny business - idiom for something that is happening but is not normal
lousy - terrible, rubbish, awful
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