MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Dear students,

I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

KYOTO PROTOCOL MECHANISMS

Copenhagen Climate Conference has just started!

The 15th United Nations Climate Conference has just started in Copenaghen.

Watch the short film broadcasted during the opening ceremony. The film shows a six-year old girl who has a nightmare about the destruction of the planet due to climate change. She wakes up and begs politicians to “please help the world”, in a touching scene on top of a skyscraper.



Follow the Conference on www.cop15.dk!

Grammar exercises for next week class test

Dear students of the 4th year,

below you find some links to exercises about the grammar topics you have to study for next week grammar test:

Zero conditional

Conditional sentences type I

Conditional sentences type I

Conditional sentences type II

Conditional sentences type II

Modal verbs of deduction

Modal verbs of deduction

LISTENING ACTIVITY 5: Vatican goes green

Click here to listen to the BBC report "Vatican goes green"
While listening answer the following questions:

1. What will they install on the roof of Nervi Hall?

2. How many acres does Vatican City include?

3. What will the new energy help doing?

4. Will Vatican skyline be destroyed?

5. Which goal does the Vatican want to reach by 2020?

6. What does Pope Benedict think about environmental problems?

Click here to get the script and check your answers.