INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE

What is peace? Do you think people will live in peace one day? What can make Mankind more peaceful?

Debate: Modern Vs Period

Let's have a debate. Which do you prefer: modern or period houses? Before you express your opinion, react to the previous comments. Use linking words and phrases.

Friendship proverbs

In the previous lesson we discussed the proverb "A friend is easier lost than found."
Find an interesting proverb or quotation about friendship, share it here and write a few sentences to comment on it. Don't forget to react to other students' comments. 

Autobiographical poem contest

Welcome to take part the poetic contest!
Follow the instructions above and write an autobiographical poem. Here's an example:

Line 1. John
Line 2. Tall, skinny, kind and caring
Line 3. Son of Fred and Josie, brother to Albert.
Line 4. Who loves horses, dogs, cartoons and cars.
Line 5. Who feels happy, energetic and special.
Line 6. Who is most happy when he is riding horses, out in the sunshine and on his school holidays.
Line 7. Who needs to always have his teddy near me, his pillow to sleep on and a snack in his bag.
Line 8. Who gives his brother a hand, his parents a pain in the neck and his friends a giggle.
Line 9. Who fears spending time in the principal's office, snakes and being sick over the holidays.
Line 10. Who would like to see Uluru, more stars at night and have more money in his wallet.
Line 11. Who most enjoys eating junk food for dinner, spending time with his brother and camping.
Line 12. Who likes to wear his dad's boots, his brother's clothes and his oldest T-shirt.
Line 13. One day he is going to be a cowboy with his horse.
Line 14. Stanley

World Peace Youth LIVE VIDEO CONFERENCE

Join in live video discussions with youth from around the world who are sure to be our future world peace leaders. Hear their ideas on how to make the world a more peaceful place for all of us. We invite you to join us on September 23rd for a live video webcast with youth panelist from around the world. We will be broadcasting from The Youth World Peace Forum in Florianópolis, Brazil.

September 23rd - Friday

11:15am Brazil Time

5:15pm Belarusian Time

Visit: http://worldpeaceyouth.org/september-23rd/ to learn more.

Shakespeare competition

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in 2016, we’re on a global quest to discover a new generation of creative talent! In this year’s competition, we’re inviting non-native students of English from across the world to show off their writing and / or artistic skills.

Choose one of the plays from this list and re-write a scene, event or the plot in the style of a modern-day magazine or news article. Hamlet, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Romeo and Juliet.Entries should be between 500 – 1000 words

Closing date for entries: Saturday 1st October 2016

Visit: http://www.macmillanreaders.com/creative-competition to learn more.

Our concerns

What are you concerned about? Share your ideas and comment on others'.