Today's Black Friday

Black Friday is a popular label attached to the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the US. This day marks the beginning of the busy shopping season during which most consumers typically start their Christmas/holiday shopping.

Read more: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/blackfriday.asp

10 years after. Remembering September 11. (INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED LEVEL)

Picture taken in July'11 during our vacation in US

After 10 years, all the world still sadly remember where we were that day.

A complilation with diferente sources and educational material to work aspects related to this tragic attack.

• September 11:Lessons and Resources For Classroom Teachers. EDUCATION WORLD
• Teaching 9-11
• September 11 Digital Archive Stories
• Discussion Questions, Small Group Activities, and Writing Assignments By Laura Greenwald, Johns Hopkins 
• NYC Preps For 9/11′s 10th Anniversary (Pictures) 
• Sept. 11 on lesson plans this week  BY TODD SHIELDS
• 9/11/2011 The day that changed America. Scholastic.

CLick here and leave your experience at the wall : Where were you when...?

UK versus US spelling

Infografía leída en el blog TICs y formación de Alfredo Vela

ZOOM in on the USA: Publication + activities

Hace ya unos meses que estoy suscrita a esta publicación. Tratan temas relacionados con la historia americana, sociedad, tradiciones, curiosidades y además proporciona actividades para realizar. Sólo tienes que suscribirte.

Zoom In On the USA is a publication aimed to help English language students.You can receive Zoom every month by e-mail (in the .pdf format). The publication is also available on this website.

 

Zoom in on the USA is produced by the American IRCs in Poland