Dear all, this post was supposed to be published on New Year's Day and that would make perfect sense. Due to Internet connection issues, I was not able to do so and I also ended up losing part of it...
Here’s a small teaching present for January 6, one you might be able to use in class at the beginning of your new term. It’s based on a TV game show called Family Fortunes. If you don’t know the show, click here to see an episode, or here to read the Wikipedia entry. Basic procedure 1 ask students to brainstorm five typical new year’s resolutions. (You may need to make sure they’re clear on the whole concept of new year’s resolutions, what they are, who makes them and why). 2 Tell...