vocabulary

Collaborative crosswords

Students work together using their own definitions to complete a crossword.

Vocabulary: In a hotel room

Whether you're planning a romantic Valentine's Day getaway or a business trip, it's helpful to know the right words for objects commonly found in a hotel room. We're here to help.

In a hotel room

Valentine's Day, on 14 February, is a great opportunity for a romantic getaway. ANNA HOCHSIEDER presents words to talk about the hotel room you might be staying in.

Picture dictation 1

Students listen to you describing a picture, and draw what they hear.

"Meep", says Beaker, the unlucky assistant to Dr. Bunsen Honeydew.

Meep! Defining the buzzwords of 2009 - Fun

What were the buzzwords that defined the past year? Were they the new words included in dictionaries? The most frequent words in the media? Words connected to specific events? Or just the language experts' favourites?

Vocabulary: bags

Soon Santa Claus will be making deliveries all over the world. And what does he use to carry all those gifts with him down the chimney? A bag! Let's talk about the bags we all carry.

Talking pictures

Students draw their own pictures on a theme, then talk about them.

Vocabulary: Winter Sports

In this week's podcast, the Spotlight Audio presenters, Anne Alexander Sieder and David Creedon, invite us to come along on a snowy outing.

Words of the day, the year, the decade?

"Is 'Climategate' the word of the decade?"

Let's talk turkey! Food at Thanksgiving - Medium

Explore words and idioms connected to the food Americans enjoy most at Thanksgiving: turkey. But can you guess what the white settlers ate every day back in 1621? Here's a tip: it wasn't turkey or hamburgers!

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Where to Go When: Great Britain and Ireland

Reisetipps für Grossbritannien und Irland, nach Jahreszeiten und Themen sortiert, von Geschichte und Kultur über Natur bis hin zu Festivals und Events.