Jo has been teaching English in Hungary and in the UK for several years. She spent her first couple of years as a kid in Canada, then moved with her parents to Hungary where she has lived ever since. Jo has a BA in American studies and Russian, and an MA in English Theoretical Linguistics. She is actively involved in teacher training and a regular presenter at teacher training conferences. Apart from her interest in teaching, she loves all kinds of sport, especially dangerous ones, such as her all-time favourite, downhill mountain biking.
American and British English
Event type: Workshop
Facilitator: Joanna Szoke
Minimum age: 12+
Level: Elementary / Pre-intermediate + / Intermediate / Upper-intermediate
Time: 60 min.
* On demand contents, level and timing can be tailored to groups? needs.
Movies, songs, games, tv series – some say this, some say that. You learn one thing but then you don?t understand the other. The English language has as many faces as countries where it?s spoken. We?ll look at the main differences between American and British English words, pronunciation and slang in a playful way. You?ll learn everything you need to be the cool kid round the block, who knows what it means to be gutted, bummed, knackered, chuffed or hyped, and someone who knows that chips are chips but not always, because they are sometimes French fries and sometimes crisps.
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Christmas Festivities in Britain and North America
Event type: Workshop
Facilitator: Joanna Szoke
Minimum age: 12+
Level: Elementary / Pre-intermediate + / Intermediate / Upper-intermediate
Time: 60 min.
* On demand contents, level and timing can be tailored to groups? needs.
Christmas is just round the corner, the lights are up, the songs started playing in shopping malls, candlelight is flickering behind the windows. Can you feel the holiday spirit yet? We?ll have a look at typical ways to celebrate Christmas in Britain, the USA and Canada, including the food they eat, the activities they spend their winter holidays with and the songs they sing with lots of fun and games. Join the Christmas jolliness and celebrate like a true English-speaker!
Materials:
British Festivals and Traditions research task intermediate plus
British Festivals and Traditions research task intermediate plus
Christmas Traditions in the the UK intermediate
Christmas Traditions in the the UK intermediate
Christmas Traditions in the the UK young learners preintermediate
Christmas Traditions in the the UK young learners preintermediate
Games for All
Event type: Workshop
Facilitator: Joanna Szoke
Minimum age: 8+
Level: Elementary / Pre-intermediate + / Intermediate / Upper-intermediate
Time: 60 min.
* On demand contents, level and timing can be tailored to groups? needs.
What could be a better way to burn off all the food you ate (and will eat :D) in the wintertime than playing different sports games? We will play human-sized tic-tac-toe, dodgeball and other fun games testing your ball handling skills. You will also learn the names of some common school sports and gym lesson activities. Come and have fun playing games in English!