Chinua Achebe

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-21898664
Who was Chinua Achebe? Why is he such an important writer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHF_w0gkyiI
When was Chinua Achebe's "Things fall apart" published? In the 50s (1958)
Who told almost exclusively the story of Africa for many years? When did this situation start to change? European writers. 1950s as African countries became independent.
"Things fall apart" has became a (4 words) classic of world literature.
How many copies did it sell? 11 million copies
How old was Chinua Achebe when he wrote this book? just 28
Where are most of his books set? Post-colonial Africa
When and how was he partly paralysed? In a car accident in Nigeria in 1990
Where did he live his last years? In NY

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Key future

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Families

Because families are changing...Interesting video about different types of families

The Optimism Bias

This is the video we watched in class. It's really interesting, now you can watch from beginning to the end.

Key present perfect

I finally post the key of the exercises on present perfect. I can help with your doubts on Thursday.
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A bit late but...

This is the video we watched in class.

If you want to learn how to trick-or treat properly and safely, watch this.

Fats Domino died

Fats Domino rock and roll symbol dies at 89.
If you want to read more click here
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fats-domino-rock-and-roll-pioneer-dead-at-89-w473594

Past Simple vs. Present Perfect

Find here some extra exercises to practise and review the difference between Past Simple and Present Perfect.
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