FCE

If you are studying for the Cambridge FCE exam, you might find this blog interesting -

FCE BLOG

Fun with CBBC

If your kids are learning English, they'll have lots of fun on the BBC's kids site -

CBBC

New York, New York

It may not be possible for you to go for a spring break in the Big Apple, but you can take a virtual tour of this great city by watching the video below!

Spotlight Magazine

Some of you may know Spotlight magazine. Have you visited the website?

You can find news, articles and discussions at www.spotlight-online.it

Football Crazy

On Tuesday Manchester United take on Inter Milan in the Champions League.

These sites might help you improve your football vocabulary -

BBC Learning English Football Vocabulary

English Club Football vocabulary

Of course, the manager of the England football team is Italian - Fabio Capello! You can listen to Mr Capello's English in the clip below. Here he discusses John Terry and David Beckham.

Is his English as good as yours?!?

Simona Orlandi Poetry Competition

The Simona Orlandi Association is organising it's annual poetry competition. There is a section for poems written in English!

Send your English poems to Mike at dos.sandonato@ihmilano.it before 4th March.

The best poems will be published in a book!

Associazione Simona Orlandi

IH Milan Website

Don't forget to check our website for all the latest information about IH Milan!

IH Milan Site

Love is in the air

Don't forget Valentine's Day on Saturday! To impress your sweetheart, why not watch this video and learn the history of Febraury 14th!

Comedy Show

IH is happy to invite you to the frist live English comedy show in Italy. The play, written by English comedy actor John Peter Sloan is specifically aimed at Italian students of English and native English students.

The show is 75% in English and at Pre-Intermediate+ level.

The show, Culture Shock, will be followed by the film "The Visitor" (in English with subtitles).

Sunday 8 March - 10.30 am Cinema Anteo, Via Milazzo, 9.
Price - €7.50 + 0.50 booking fee

If you are interested, please contact reception. The booking deadline is Friday 20 February.

For more information visit the website culture shock - Here's a clip

Sir Ken Robinson

Sir Ken Robinson is a creativity expert. Have a look at his unusual website - it's visually stunning and full of lots of useful information. Sir Ken Robinson

TED

www.ted.com is one of our favourite sites. This site is a collection of short presentations by some of the world's leading speakers. You'll need a good level of English to understand the presentations!

Here is creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson talking about how schools stifle creativity.