Next week we are talking about social media and keeping safe online. There are some useful short videos you can watch which will help you prepare for the sessions:

Advanced group. Topic: Cyberbullying. Please watch and follow the stories of these 2 14 year old girls. Make a note of any useful words.

Here are some to help you: repercussions = consequences/duped = deceived/Fixers – Organisation helping people to keep safe online/deal with online abuse/explicit images = pictures with sexual/inappropriate content/wyd = what are you doing?

a dark side to social media/fake accounts/hurtful things/direct messages/to mess with/ joke around

This video is about sexting and is for the middle/advanced students:

The video below is for all students as the text is written on screen. Please note some of the spellings are wrong as this is how some people write in text messages.

Please view this and write down vocabulary. We are going to discuss Social Media on Monday

This is a difficult subject to talk about but it is important for everyone to know how to keep themselves and their children safe online.

Hope to see you on Monday or Thursday!

Hi everyone

I want to pass on a link to information about the Open Learning Centre as they have lots of interesting activities and courses available, even during lockdown! Here is the link:

https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/community-learning

They also have a facebook page which you can find by searching ‘Bracknell Open Learning Centre’.

Best wishes

Julie

Next week we will be talking about British habits and customs, and also when to use the verbs ‘make’ and ‘do’.

Here are some links to videos which will help you prepare for the sessions:

This first one is simpler so is more useful for the Monday class students – beginner and medium level.

Finally, this video is great for explaining the difference between ‘make’ and ‘do’:

Hope you enjoy the videos and see you next week!

Hello everyone,

Here are the Language Cafe dates for your diary:

For the moment the classes are on Zoom, on Mondays and Thursdays at 10 am for about an hour. The Monday session is for beginner and medium level learners and the Thursday is for advanced. The link is the same as before – please see earlier post.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Julie and Carolyn

Hi everyone,

1st Zoom Sessions Next week: Don’t forget, our topic is about New Year’s Resolutions and looking back on last year. Many students get confused about whether to use the verb “make” or “do“. Note these uses of “make”, using verbs of formal/informal decisions/agreements:

to make a decision

to make a New Year’s resolution

to make an agreement

to make an oath

to make vow

to make a promise

to make a contract

Please look each of these up and make sure you know what they mean.

Hope to see you next week!

Hi everyone,

Here is some useful information about the Citizens Advice Bureau:

CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, BRACKNELL

free advice on many issues eg housing/legal matters/employment issues/filling in formsBracknell Forest Help and Support during Coronavirus Outbreak

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If you need help or support during the Coronavirus situation or you would like to help the community please see below information.Call for Advice

We have a telephone service, both for new enquiries and existing enquiries.For all NEW enquiries, please call Adviceline on: 03 444 111 306 (please note this is not a Bracknell Area Code number)Or complete our online form and we will call you back

For any client returning about an on-going issue, please call our Appointments Line and leave a message on the answering machine giving your name, date of birth, post code, and phone number, so that we can find your notes and arrange for an adviser to call you: 01344 418997.

Having problems joining the Zoom classes?

IT problems/Connection Issues? Are these preventing you from joining online classes? Would you like to join in with online classes but you cannot because you don’t know how/you don’t have a laptop or i-pad?

If so, contact the Open Learning Centre via Reception –

01344 354220.

Hi everyone

Hope you are having a good Christmas break despite all the restrictions at the moment. In the first week back at the Language Cafe on Zoom, we will be talking about New Year’s celebrations and resolutions. Here are some useful videos to help you get ready:

There won’t be any firework displays on New Year’s Eve this year in London or other places, so this video shows you what they are like:

From the start of the new term, the Monday Zoom session will be for beginners and medium level learners and the Thursday session will be for advanced learners. If you are not sure which session to attend, please email me on julie.woods10@ntlworld.com and I will help you.

Best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year!

Julie and Carolyn

Well, 2020 has certainly been a different year for us all. I hope everyone is well and looking forward to some kind of time off over the next couple of weeks.

The Language cafe will start up again from Monday 11th January on Zoom. We meet at 10 till around 11, on Mondays and Thursdays – choose which day is best for you.

We will use the same Zoom link as before – see the earlier post for the link.

We look forward to seeing you again in the New Year and wish you a safe and peaceful Christmas holiday.

Best wishes

Julie and Carolyn

This is our last session for students before we break for Christmas. We restart the cafe online from Monday 11th January. Have a safe and peaceful Christmas!

This link takes you to the latest information about courses run by the Open Learning during next term.

https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/community-learning?medium=email&source=GovDelivery&fbclid=IwAR0AVinQkf-Y6tr3kTBILvb8SX1pau8jSIKA96NvmK3w-0RMAnuExdCZEHo

This is an interesting film about Christmas.

Lots of Christmas songs!

This week we are talking about Christmas and our UK/US traditions. Please watch these three videos to prepare. We will also talk about the conditional tense.