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 Mayhem Br:Violent or extreme disorder; chaos: "complete mayhem broke out"
Law , historical The crime of maliciously injuring or maiming someone, originally so as to render them defenceless.
AmE: actions that hurt people and destroy things : a scene or situation that involves a lot of violence

A couple of videos:

A couple of videos:

• How to talk about your career 
• how to do well in an interview

How to make a book report

You'll have to make a 5-minute oral book report at the end of April. 

Here are some pointers: 

Soon you'll have to make an oral presentation about a book of your choice. 

Here are some pointers:

Introduction

You should state the book's title, the topic, and the author's name. Include publication information as well as the book's genre and the setting.

Body

• Did you enjoy the book?
• Was it well written?
• Which characters play important roles that relate to the overall theme?
• Is this book a part of a series?
• What is the writing style?
• Plot summary.
  

  Conclusion

• Was the ending satisfactory?
• Would you recommend this book?  
• Your opinion

(Adapted from http://homeworktips.about.com/od/writingabookreport/a/report.htm )

• Book Report Template

• Book report form 

Work Vocabulary

• IELTS Work Vocabulary
  
• Employment vocabulary and exercises
• Work idioms
   

Animal Idioms

Animal Idioms
Animal idiom quiz

The Panama Papers, explained with piggy banks

Good tips for speaking exams

These are some videos you will surely find useful:
How to give your opinion

How to talk about ADVANTAGES and DISADVANTAGES 

CONCLUSIONS – How to finish speaking in English
Dealing with speaking anxiety
Different ways to compare

Advice for IELTS but applicable to other speaking exams:

Video 1
Video 2
Video 3

C1 exam for teachers

Here is the latest news, including the schedule:
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EOI Admissions for next year

Don't forget: if you wish to study C1 as official students or start a new language next year, you must apply online between May 30th and June 10th. See more information here

Replying to spam

For James Veitch, a British writer and comedian with a mischievous side, spam emails proved the perfect opening to have some fun, playing the scammers at their own game.

Two Brains

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