Australia

Australia is both the smallest continent and the sixth largest country in the world. However, we know very little about it. It is much more than surfers, kangaroos and Sydney. Click on the link below and you'll find the information to answer these questions.

Basic Facts about Australia

1.  What are the six states and two territories in which Australia is divided?
2.  Is the weather in Tasmania very different from the weather in Queensland? Explain.
3.  What two names did Australia have in the past?
4.  Why is Camberra the capital of Australia?
5.  Are kangaroos the most common animals?

Picasso

Pablo Picasso is the most famous artist born in Málaga. He is known worldwide because of his personal painting style but also thanks to his private life. Click on the link below to discover more about this Spanish genius. Answer ten out of the fifteen questions provided and leave the results in your comments as usual.

Picasso

Holy Week in Spain

Today is Easter Sunday. This means the end of another Holy Week in Spain. It is a very peculiar religious festival which is celebrated specially in southern Spain. But what do tourists visiting Spain these days think about it? Do they like it? What was their first impression? What all of them have in common?  Read the article following the link below and summarise it. Please leave your answers in a comment!
Holy Week in Spain

Good Manners

Being polite is very important for British and American people. It is a question of both what you say and what you do and it is specially so if you are in a business environment or in a formal situation. Click on the video below and then leave the answers to the questions in your comments!

1.  What do you say if you step on someone's foot?
2. How do you greet someone?
3. How can you cover your mouth?
4. Is it polite to seat next to other people? How do you measure your comfort zone?
5. What is rule number 13? Why is it important?