Friday, August 24, 2012

Sane verdict for Breivik satisfies Norwegians (Reuters video)

Aug. 24 - Victims, their families and residents of Oslo breathe a sigh of relief after Anders Behring Breivik is declared sane, and given a recommended sentence of 21 years in prison. Sarah Wali reports




Watch the video and answer the questions.
  1. Has Breivik been found sane or insane by the Norwegian court?
  2. What sentence has he received?
  3. How many people were killed in the bombing?
  4. How many people were shot down at the youth camp?
  5. How old is Breivik?
  6. Where will he serve his sentence?
  7. What facilities will be available to him?
  8. Did Breivik want to be considered sane or insane? Why?
You can find a video transcript here.

Day after Oslo bombing-11.jpg
"Day after Oslo bombing-11" by Johannes Grødem - Flickr: Day after Oslo bombing. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Animal Idioms (worksheet)

The aim of this worksheet is to practise some animal idioms. The students first complete the idioms with the correct animal words and then they match the idioms to their definitions. Finally they use the same idioms to complete some sample sentences.




You can also find an online version here: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=8321