Sheryl Sandberg:Sit at the Table: Why we have too few women leaders?

we work the black seam ~ sting

Tracy Chevalier - Remarkable Creatures

Are youn interested in fossils?
Let me recomend you a book that I enjoyed a lot: REMARCABLE CREATURES by Tracy Chevalier.
Listen to Tracy Chevalier talking about her novel.



Can you answer the following questions?

1. When and where is the story set?
2. Who are the main characters?
3. Where did Tracy Chevalier get her idea for the book?
4. How does she research her books?
5. What impact did the lightning have on Mary Anning's life?
6. What is Tracy holding in her hand?
7. What is her understanding of life?

The top 10 self-portraits in art

From an anxious Lucian Freud to an enigmatic Rembrandt and a noirish Cindy Sherman, these self-portraits take the selfie to a new artistic level 

Self-Portrait With Charlie (1995) by David Hockney.

David Hockney – Self-Portrait With Charlie (1995)

Hockney is ruthless in his self-portraits; he never poses or tries to look good. What he does is to record the act of self-portraiture – the fact of a painter looking in a mirror and trying to record what he sees – and give it a deliberately awkward material truth. In doing so, he paints the ideal of honest observation. Keep reading

What I am really thinking THE GUARDIAN

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Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Audiobook Part 1

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is one of the novels we're going to read this year.
These are two TED Talks that you can watch to get to know the writer a little bit better.

The danger of a single story

We should all be feminists

ENGLISH FILE THIRD EDITION STUDENT'S WEBSIDE

Here you'll find the Student's Book and Workbook audios and videos.

Self-portrait