People are

ever thought of taking the canoe to work?

in London?

Have a look at this video

What does the future hold?

What is going to happen? What might happen?

Have a look at the graph.

Linguistically diverse London

Article on languages used on London tube

Why banning bossy is not enough

Some tips to help boost girls' and women's self esteem.

8 pronounciation errors that made the English language what it is today

Oh, pronunciation of the English tongue is not always easy. Check it out here.

The inky fool

The inky fool is a lovely blog by somebody refelcting and blogging about the English language.

Thanks, Philippa. 

HOME

HOME - a video

"We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth's climate."

Im Ausland arbeiten, Sprachen lernen

Informationsveranstaltung am Servei de Llengües.

Xerrades: "Aprèn llengües treballant a l'estranger"

Domestic violence

TED talks this time talks about domestic violence. A moving personal story

Amazing ambidextrous translator

Check out this video from the BBC. Not everybody can achieve this.

Thanks for the link, Kathy. 

FCE Collocations

Quizlet

Bei Quizlet kann man auch die Wörter auf Karten ausdrucken.
Quizlet permet tb d'imprimir targetes.
Quizlet allows you to print the words.

Zum Beispiel

Growing your own clothes

What's the weather like?

Travellers vs tourists

Foto: DP

Part 1

Part 2

Read the short introduction to the programme. 

“Lara Week discusses her research on travellers versus tourists - do those seeking 'authentic culture' provide more to foreign countries than those who stick to the 'tourist trail'?” (http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/ta)

Listen to the programme (18:20/19:48-26:30).

Answer the questions.

1.      What counts as authenticity?

2.      How would a traveller behave, in comparison to an ordinary tourist?

3.      Who are they usually? (income, class background)

4.      Travellers try to go off the beaten tracks. Do they actually find out more about the local cultures than ordinary tourists?

5.      On what is the research based?

6.      The Moderator, Larry Taylor, doesn’t think of himself as a tourist. Is this unusual for travellers/tourists?

7.      Are there any new trends in the tourism industry concerning travellers?

Check your answers to the questions.

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Tourist vs Traveller

Foto: DP

Part 1
Part 2
Check your answers

What counts as authenticity?

·        Travelling to places other people don’t go to

·        Travelling to dangerous places

·        Some wouldn’t go to touristy places.

·        Others say you should go to cultural sites, but you behave differently from the ordinary tourist.  

How would a traveller behave?

·        Be respectful towards the local culture

·        (Make an attempt to) speak the local language

·        Travel as a single person rather than in a group

·        Spend as little money as possible

Who are they usually? (income, class background)

·        The average traveller is better off than the average tourists.

·        They travel for a longer time.

·        They are of middle class background.

·        As they try not to spend too much money, they tend not to give much money to the local community

·        On the other hand, they try to use services local people have set up.

They try to go off the beaten tracks. Do they actually find out more about the local cultures than ordinary tourists?

They tend to describe the places they visit in pre-modern, exotic terms.

They have a pre-notion of what passes as authentic.

On what is the research based?

·        On blogs and forums

The Moderator, Larry Taylor, doesn’t think of himself as a tourist. Is this unusual for travellers/tourists?

·        Not, this feeling unites all tourists

·        They don’t like to see themselves as tourists

Are there any new trends in the tourism industry concerning travellers?

·        One can find holidays designed for traveller.

·        It’s a big market.

Speak it from day 1

Memories

How we need memories. (Re)touching lives through photos.

London through the ages, and Shakespeare sonnets

Click on BBC is a TV programme, but also an audio programme.

I found these two news items interesting that CLICK presents:

* 01. London – A City Through Time (www.heuristicmedia.tv)
* 04. The Sonnets by William Shakespeare (www.touchpress.com)