B2 conversation (14.11.23)

Today our focus was on retirement - its positive as well as negative sides. HW: complete the language structure task Sport (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/B2 conversation (14.11.23).pdf) and think about the topic Stay-at-Home Mothers and/or Fathers.

C1 conversation (14.11.23)

Today we talked about wakefulness, being awake and aware. HW: complete the language structure task How Technology is Helping People to Talk (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/C1 conversation (14.11.23).pdf) and think about the topic Speed.

B2 conversation (9.11.23)

Today we started by talking about the documentary series we loved to watch and proceeded with looking at different aspects of inspiration. HW: complete the language structure tasks 7 and 8 (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/B2 conversation (9.11.23).pdf) and think about the topic Retirement.

C1 conversation (9.11.23)

Today we talked about our own archaeological finds and tresures we have found as well as the roads less travelled which we have taken in our lives. HW: complete the language structure task Two Sleeps per Night (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/C1 conversation (9.11.23).pdf) and think about the topic Wakefulness.

B2 conversation (7.11.23)

Today we talked about school athletes and the effect of their sport commitment on the academic achievements, as well as different aspect of private tuition. HW: complete the reading task Reviews of TV Science Documentary Series (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/B2 conversation (7.11.23).pdf) and think about the topic Inspiration.

C1 conversation (7.11.23)

Today we had a presentation about Erasmus+ mobility programme and then talked about freelancing and digital nomads. HW: complete the reading task Careers in Archaeology (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/C1 conversation (7.11.23).pdf) and think about the topic The Road Less Travelled.

B2 conversation (2.11.23)

Today we concentrated on the things we were afraid of and various aspects of fear that affected our lives. HW: complete the listening task A Student Athlete (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/B2 conversation (2.11.23).pdf)(audio file sent on your email) and think about the topic Private Tuition.

C1 conversation (2.11.23)

Today we talked about proportions - from the perspectives of finance, healthy diet, time, work and life, body image etc. HW: complete the listening task Photographer and Cameraman (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/C1 conversation (2.11.23).pdf)(audio file sent on your emails) and think about the topic Working Freelance.

B2 conversation (31.10.23)

Today we discussed the often complicated relationships between siblings and different aspects of forgiveness in different types of relationships. HW: complete the language structure task I Don't Believe in Ghosts (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/B2 conversation (31.10.23).pdf) and think about the topic Being Afraid.

C1 conversation (31.10.23)

Today we talked about left-handed and right-handed people, about left and right in directions as well as politics, and taking sides in general. HW: complete the language structure task Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/C1 conversation (31.10.23).pdf) and think about the topic Proportion.

B2 conversation (26.10.23)

Today we talked about promises - what promises people gave and how easy/difficult it was to keep our promises. HW: complete the language structure task Brothers and Sisters (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/B2 conversation (26.10.23).pdf) and think about the topic Forgiveness.

C1 conversation (26.10.23)

Today we talked about nostalgia - what kind of a feeling it was and what we were usually nostalgica about. HW: complete the task On the Other Hand? (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/C1 conversation (26.10.23).pdf) and think about the topic Left or Right / Left or Right.

B2 conversation (19.10.23) NB! NO CLASS ON 24.10!!!

Today our focus was on habits that people have, why habits form and what habits we would like to have. HW: complete the language structure tasks Task 1 and Task 2 (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/B2 conversation (19.10.23).pdf) and think about the topic Promises.

C1 conversation (19.10.23) - NB! NO CLASS ON 24.10!!!

Our discussion today was about different ways of attracting attention. HW:complete the language structure task Community Centre Summer Events (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/C1 conversation (19.10.23).pdf) and think about the topic Nostalgia.

B2 conversation (17.10.23)

Today we talked about entertainment - what form of entertainment we enjoyed the most and whether everything had become entertainment these days. HW: complete the language structure task Food Habits (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/B2 conversation (17.10.23).pdf) and think about the topic Habits.

C1 conversation (17.10.23)

Today we talked about some things being no laughing matters, e.g. some sensitive topics or traumatic experience from the past, and other things really being a laughing matter, e.g. soem aspects of politics or situational comedy. HW: complete the language structure task Smart Dog! (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/C1 conversation (17.10.23).pdf) and think about the topic Attracting Attention.

B2 conversation (12.10.23)

Today we talked about the words we use, from dialectal and stylistic point of view, but also what we leave unsaid. HW: complete the reading task A Career in Video Game Industry (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/B2 conversation (12.10.23).pdf) and think about the topic Entertainment (Industry).

C1 conversation (12.10.23)

Today we talked about different aspects of fake - in beauty industry, social media, documentaries etc. HW: complete the reading task A Career in Comedy? (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/C1 conversation (12.10.23).pdf) and think about the topic It's No Laughing Matter / It's a Laughing Matter.

B2 conversation (10.10.23)

Today our attention was on oppositions: whether oppositions attracted each other, if opposition was needed in life and politics, was it possible to overcome opposition etc. HW: complete the language structure task Say One Thing,... (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/B2 conversation (10.10.23).pdf) and think about the topic The Words We Use.

C1 conversation (10.10.23)

Today we talked about being cautious and eliminating as much risk as possible, but also about instances when risk-taking was justified. HW: complete the language structure task Born Liars? (http://www.tlu.ee/~kivihall/C1 conversation (10.10.23).pdf) and think about the topic Fake.