12 November 2012 / by Radmila Gurkova

The Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeaG1jRLIBw

Last month Hurricane Sandy caused DEVASTATING levels of damage to several large cities on the East Coast of the United States.
Atlantic City was almost completely SUBMERGED by flood waters before Sandy hit land and in the light of day it became clear the town had ENDURED heavy damage. The city's historic boardwalk was partially washed away.

The barrier island town of Ocean City, N.J., also took a huge hit from Sandy. Some streets were still OVERWHELMED with water on the Tuesday evening, while others were still blocked and unable to be used. People were experiencing UNPARALLELED frustration as their was no electricity or internet in many homes.

In addition, the state's transportation INFRASTRUCTURE experiencined challenges. The Path train and the Holland Tunnel, which connect New Jersey with New York City, remained closed on the Tuesday evening.

Have you ever been in a hurricane or severe weather? Have you ever experienced any extreme weather in Spain?

 

05

October 2011
New Apple iPhone fails to wow fans.
by Radmila Gurkova
Tim Cook, Apple's new CEO, who took over from his iconic predecessor Steve Jobs, announced its long-awaited fifth iPhone release. However fans were less than impressed! httpv://youtu.be/5uQLLpVNG5c ...

05

October 2011
New Proposal - Learn Languages at the age of 5...
by Radmila Gurkova
After reading this article, I'm surprised at the Tories new policy proposal, what with their anti-European stance . I completely agree with the idea of learning a language at an ear...

04

October 2011
Oxbridge TEFL - World Teachers' Day 5th October 2011
by Radmila Gurkova
World Teachers' Day was introduced by UNESCO on the 5th of October 1994 and has been celebra...

30

September 2011
Friday Meeting 30/09/2011
by Radmila Gurkova
Topics covered this week: - S1 (Beginners) Course. - Add more vocabulary? (not in the Target Language) - Oxbridge Students. - A new project called 'learning capsules'. ...

29

September 2011
Gary Vaynerchuk (Wine Library). You are going to kill it!
by Radmila Gurkova
If there is something you hate doing, please stop doing it now! Make your hobby a business. Ingredients: Patience and Passion.httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhqZ0RU95d4VIDEO Written break down ...

26

September 2011
Oxbridge TEFL - Teaching Methodologies - some examples...
by Radmila Gurkova
Have a look at some of these videos about teaching methodologies... Let us know what you think of them. The Direct Method (also the Berlitz Method) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiQvG-fvzLM &n...

26

September 2011
Current News - Conjoined twins separated by Great Ormond Street doctors.
by Radmila Gurkova
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dJTUAFr9T0...

26

September 2011
The 9/11 Decade
by Radmila Gurkova
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIhTBEUr_80The Clash of Civilizations is a theory, proposed by political scientist Samuel P. Huntington i...

23

September 2011
Friday Meeting 23/09/2011
by Radmila Gurkova
Developing the S1 Beginners Course Teaching Beginners in any language can be a daunti...

21

September 2011
Oxbridge TEFL - How to remember tenses and tense formation in English
by Radmila Gurkova
Have you missed this important session about tenses in English? Do you find it difficult to remember all these names with Latin roots? Do they not make any sense to ...