HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Now is the time of year when we look back at the past year and look forward to the new year.

Was 2014 a good year for you? What did you do last year? What was the best and the worst thing that happened to you last year?

What news stories do you remember from 2014?

The Local - Italian news in English has posted the top ten stories of 2014? Do you remember them? Do you agree that they are the top ten? Would you add / remove any stories?

http://www.thelocal.it/20141230/italys-top-ten-stories-in-2014

What are your new year's resolutions for 2015? To talk about your intentions in English, use be going to plus the base form of the verb. For example, in January many people say

I'm going to exercise more.

I'm going to save money.

Here are suggestions for improving your English

Next year I am going to:

Read an English book.
Listen to the radio in English
Watch a movie in English with English subtitles
Watch a DVD in my language with English subtitles
Watch a DVD in English without subtitles
Use an English-English dictionary
Do online chat in English
Write to a penfriend in English
Listen to radio with an English speaking DJ
Listen to English speech radio such as BBC World Service or Voice of America
Meet with a conversation exchange partner
Do an internet search in English
Write emails in English
Read the lyrics of English language songs.
Play language learning computer games
Go through a list of new vocabulary I have learnt
Listen to an English language audio guide in a museum
Sing English language songs
Record myself speaking English

What are you going to do?