Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November and is a holiday for feasting, gathering with friends and family and giving thanks. In the United States, it's not uncommon for people to live far away from their loved ones and to head home to spend Thanksgiving weekend with their kin. Here is a funny video about spending your holidays in your hometown.

Thanksgiving seating chart
Thanksgiving listening
Listening activities and answers
Friends clip Brad Pitt 
Friends clip Rachel's trifle

Fifty People One Question

Hey! Check out these videos and hear people answering difficult questions in various big cities around the world. The first one deals with regrets in life.

Can I have a word with you in my office...

Teacher Luke's podcasts are a fun and easy way to learn real English and common expressions. Here's a good one to start with about "management speak" where you'll find out what it means "to touch base with someone" or "to beat around the bush". 

I wish you would...

I don't know whether or not you are familiar with the American singer Ryan Adams, but I highly recommend his music. While my favorite Ryan Adams' song will always be this one, his cover of Taylor Swift's "I wish you would" fits in perfectly with our current unit on wish constructions. You can listen to it here and then read the lyrics here.

To practice wishes and hypotheses read and do the exercises here.

And for extra conditional work click here

Have a great weekend!