Timoteo's presentation

Here you can find the slides Timoteo used for his presentation.

Composite nouns and possessives

Here you can find some information on composite nouns and possessives with exercises, as well as the key for the exercises. I am hereby also making another document on the same topics with exercises, as well as the key for the exercises.

Gerund vs. infinitive

Numerous exercises on gerund vs. infinitive along with their key are hereby made available for you to have access at your convenience.  You can also find the list of verbs used with gerund and/or infinitive here.
Here you can find more information and exercises on the same topic.

Articles

Here you can find the document on articles along with the key for the exercises.

Prezi

Here is the link for Prezi, an online tool for presentations.  You will have to create an account if you want to use it.

More tips on PowerPoint presentations

Here you can find list of do's and dont's for PowerPoint presentations.

The dont's for PowerPoint

Here you can find Don McMillan's standup on the dont's of a PowerPoint presentation.

The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint

Here you can find Guy Kawasaki's recommendations on the length (10 slides), duration (20 minutes) and font size (30 points) in a PowerPoint presentation.

Here you can find a stream of his pitch. ('Bozo' means 'fool'.)

Lists of three and the rule of three: two speeches

Here you can find the first part of Steve Jobs's iPhone product launch speech.
Here you can find Barack Obama's inauguration speech.
In both of them, please pay attention to the usage of the lists of three and the rule of 3s.
Here is a stream where the rule of 3s is explained among other useful tips on making presentations.

The status of Brussels as the "capital" of Europe

Here can find a TED talk by George Papandreou on our topic.  If you want, you can use the subtitles and/or interactive transcript as you watch it.

Here is you can can have access to a documentary called "The Brussels Business", which is a bit longer.  It is about lobbies in Brussels.

Well-being: diet, places to eat and work environment

Here you can have access to a short piece on a book I am currently reading.  It is called The Story of the Human Body by Daniel Lieberman.  I think we can use this piece to initiate our discussion on well-being, life style and diet.

Universities in the world

Here is an Economist articles on world universities.

Here you can have access to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

Comtemporary classical music

Here you can have access to a New-York-based contemporary classical music station.

High vs. pop culture, and how to appreciate classical music

Here you can find a Guardian article on high culture vs, pop culture from a pedagogical perspective.

Here you can find a short text with tips on how to learn to appreciate classical music.

Composite sentences with future tenses

Here you can find many exercises on future tenses.  I am also hereby making a list of all the tenses and key words available. You can do exercises 18 - 28, which deal with future tenses. Remember: we do not use 'will' in the part of these sentences with the linking word.

The European School vs. Belgian schools

During our next session we will be talking about the advantages and disadvantages of sending children to the European School as opposed to Belgian schools.

Here you can find an article on the topic.

National stereotypes

During our next session, we will be talking about the national stereotypes regarding our countries of origin. We will be proceeding by people's sharing their immediate associations concerning a given country.
Here is a webpage where you can find a list of some national stereotypes.