CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

 

FAKE HOLIDAY

 Zilla van den Born and Social Media Authenticity

Zilla van den Born, a Dutch graphic design student, created a fake 5-week vacation to Southeast Asia in 2014 as a university project. She convinced everyone, including her parents, that she was traveling through Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos while never leaving Amsterdam. The project aimed to explore how people filter what they show on social media and the gap between online presentation and reality.

LESSER-KNOWN ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES

Lesser-known English-speaking countries typically share these common traits: 

• Colonial Heritage: Most are former British colonies that inherited English through colonial rule and education systems. 
• Small Scale: They have small populations and limited global influence compared to major English-speaking nations. 
• Geographic Isolation: Many are islands or geographically separated regions (Caribbean, Malta, Belize, Guyana). 
• Economic Vulnerability: They rely heavily on tourism, agriculture, or niche industries, making them economically fragile. 
• Cultural Fusion: They blend English language and institutions with strong local traditions, creating unique hybrid societies. 
• Strategic but Limited: Often occupy important geographic positions but lack the resources to fully capitalize on these advantages.
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LONDON TOURIST INFORMATON OFFICE

 

GOOGLE EARTH AND SOME GREAT WONDERS OF THE WORLD

 

NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD

 

AMBIENT NOISES DICTATION

 

HOUSING PROBLEMS IN MADRID: AIRBNB

 

YOUR DREAM VACATION

 

SPEED-CHATTING GAME

SPEED-CHATTING (ALSO CALLED SPEED-TALKING OR SPEED CONVERSATIONS) IS AN ESL CLASSROOM ACTIVITY BASED ON THE SPEED-DATING CONCEPT, WHERE STUDENTS HAVE BRIEF,TIMED CONVERSATIONS WITH MULTIPLE PARTNERS.

HOW IT WORKS:

STUDENTS SIT IN TWO ROWS FACING EACH OTHER OR FORM INNER AND OUTER CIRCLES. EACH PAIR GETS A CONVERSATION TOPIC OR QUESTION. STUDENTS CHAT FOR 2.3 MINUTES, THEN ONE ROW OR CIRCLE ROTATES. PROCESS REPEATS WITH NEW PARTNERS AND TOPICS