Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2011!!!!!!!

Christmas fun sites!

If you want to check your knowledge on Christmas or just try some crosswords, check these out:

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-traditions-lb.html

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-santa-lb.html

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-xstory-lb.html

http://a4esl.org/q/h/9704/dg-wh.html

http://www.manythings.org/wf/1/christmas.html

http://www.manythings.org/jumble/christmas.html

http://www.manythings.org/hmj2/christmas.html

http://esl-lab.com/santa/santard1.htm

http://esl-lab.com/gift/giftrd1.htm

http://www.manythings.org/fqhci/

http://www.manythings.org/voa/001225sp2.htm

http://www.manythings.org/voa/021212ta.htm

http://www.manythings.org/voa/001224sp.htm

http://www.manythings.org/voa/021230ta1.htm

http://www.manythings.org/voa/021230ta2.htm

http://www.manythings.org/voa/021230ta3.htm

It's Christmas time!

Choose one Christmas song to sing in class. Do you like any of these? Do you have any suggestions? Let me know before next Friday!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSgEDKjmT5o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODAVIMSRcIg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RengWX0P5KA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1rYmzQ8C9Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzd6oCP3FKk

Books I used to read when I was a teen...

One of my favourites was Reunion (Reencuentro in Spanish), by Fred Uhlman. I strongly recommend it.
Outsiders (Rebeldes in Spanish), by Susan E. Hinton is a book I'll never forget. It was a present for my 15th birthday and I still have it!
The first book I read in only one day was Love Story, by Erich Segal. If you like love stories, you shouldn't miss this one! And make sure you have a box of Kleenex handy!

PLAZO ABIERTO PARA SOLICITAR MOVILIDAD COMENIUS

El 1 de diciembre termina el plazo para solicitar la participación en el Programa de Movilidad Comenius. Con este programa la Unión Europea facilita a estudiantes de secunadria (mayores de 14 años) estancias en el extranjero de 3 a 12 meses. Durante la estancia el alumno estará matriculado en un centro de secundaria y asistirá a clases como cualquier otro alumno del país en el que esté residiendo. Los gastos los cubre el programa.
Si estás interesado, visita la siguiente página para más información y requisitos de solicitud:

http://www.oapee.es/oapee/inicio/pap/comenius/mac.html

Pictures of our Halloween projects!

You look good, don't you think?

Jack the Ripper

Here you have two presentations with the real story... Then you have interactive activities and quizes to check your knowledge!

http://www.loyno.edu/~history/journal/1999-2000/documents/VictorianCultureandSociety_JacktheRipperasVictorianEntertainment.pdf

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/gcselinks/crimepunishment/resources/murder.ppt

http://www.activehistory.co.uk/Miscellaneous/free_stuff/jack/LifeinWhitechapel.ppt

http://www.activehistory.co.uk/Miscellaneous/free_stuff/jack/jack.htm

http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz621957216f0.html

http://www.triv.net/html/Users5/u13995.htm

http://www.activehistory.co.uk/fling/quizzes/yr9_jack_ripper/quiz.htm

The Mystery of the Mary Celeste

Over 125 years ago, the Mary Celeste ship was found floating, crewless, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, in apparent pristine condition. The fate of the crew and passengers has never been adequately explained...

http://deafwhale.com/maryceleste/index.html

http://occultopedia.com/m/mary_celeste.htm

http://numa.net/celeste/

http://electricscotland.com/haggis/haggis5/htm

NEW TOPIC: MICHAEL JACKSON

Next week we'll be talking about Michael Jackson in class. Check the following sites before:

http://www.mjfanclub.net/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4612963.stm

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-jackson-memorial8-2009jul08,0,199118.story

November's movie (Thursday, 25th November)

Guys, today someone suggested the following movies: Wuthering Heights,Big Wednesday, New Moon, From Hell (about Jack the Ripper), Sweeney Todd, Tell the truth and Romeo and Juliet. What do you think? Do you like any of them? Do you have other suggestions? Post them here!

NOVEMBER'S PROJECT

This month you can choose the topic: Guy Fawkes Day or Thanksgiving Day.

Make sure you post the names of the people in your group and the related bibliography on the blog before 25th November!

Here you have a few related websites:

http://www.bonefire.org/guy/index.php

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/games/gunpowder/index.shtml

http://www.cyberwitch.com/Wychwood/Temple/hallows.htm

http://esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa110800a.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFDSobNnfQs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vri5bEWr3H4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1en7yYFJ8s&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C_K1-PzCss

THIS WEEK 'S ON ENGLAND!

Topic of the week: ENGLAND (and the UK)!


Related websites:

http://simple.wikipedia.org/England

http://simple.wikipedia.org/English_language

http://enjoyengland.com/

http://www.google.es/imgres?imgurl=http://www.faustoferrero.es/faustoferrero/html/HotPotatoes/sports/cricket.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.faustoferrero.es/faustoferrero/html/HotPotatoes/sports/sport_quiz.htm&usg=__yCp9fa9B3Evs_HGdVP9cNbCagoU=&h=434&w=600&sz=21&hl=es&start=10&zoom=1&tbnid=m3WnSt_rwnYgoM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcricket%26hl%3Des%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe/england

Music and videos to share!

Here you can share songs, lyrics and videos!

These are my suggestions for this week (remember these guys used to sing in the 1960s and 1970s!):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QCZ_bv9aLc&feature=related

http://www.eslvideo.com/quiz_begin.php?id=657

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN7Xs9WVNBU&feature=list_related&a=GxdCwVVULXfw0ZTMOkbKBy_RdCRHLU0l&list=ML&playnext=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHtQ4-WBkis

http://www.history-of-rock.com/beach_boys.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC2gZMNkyJo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1FaflUn4Co

SURFING!

Soon we'll be speaking in class about surfing. What do you know about this sport? Have you ever tried?

Here you have a few links to get ready for this topic:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4530000/newsid_4535400/4535482.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4530000/newsid_4534800/4534808.stm

http://www.surfing-waves.com/

http://www.surfcitysurfdog.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeLjzzTLT08&feature=related

IF YOU GET BORED...

Guys, for some it's a very loooong weekend... If you happen to get bored, try this webquests:

- http://www.macmillanenglish.com/hotspot/resources/webquests/lv1-1.doc

- http://www.macmillanenglish.com/hotspot/resources/webquests/lv2-3.doc

Good luck!

SOUTH AFRICA

This week we are going to talk about South Africa in class.

The Republic of South Africa, with a population of 40,000,000 inhabitants has different official languages (Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu). How is this possible? What is the reason?

I recommend you the following links to help you find out and as a warm up activity:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S0Be5wZbrs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1DD2NKB8wM&feature=related

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/nelson_mandela/index.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Ovkye6lac

OCTOBER'S PROJECT

Here you can post the names of the people in your group and your bibliography. Remember you must do it before 29th October!

MOVIE SUGGESTIONS FOR 25th OCTOBER

Here you can suggest the movie you want to watch in October!
Do you like any of these?

See you on 25th October at 5pm at the Assembly Hall.
Bring your popcorn and your soft drink!

YES,THIS IS OUR BLOG!!!

If you want to post a comment all you have to do is:

1st. click on the title you want to write about
2nd. write your comment on POST A COMMENT
3rd. click on POST COMMENT

That's it!

BACK TO SCHOOL

Hi guys! We're back!

It's been a very nice and relaxing summer... Are you ready to come back to school???
I've been looking forward to seeing you all again! I've got lots of ideas for this new course but I'd love to know if you have any suggestions, so feel free to post any comments on this blog!

See you all next week!

FINAL TEST

You can do it, guys!
It's one more week and tests are over!!!!!

Online listening activity

Try this to improve your listening skills:

http://www.englishtown.com/community/Channels/lesson.aspx?dialogName=EOM147&etag=E00196&ctag=EOM147

David Beckham

GAUMETT & OMAR!






• http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Beckham
• http://www.google.es/
• http://www.google.es/imghp?hl=es&tab=wi
• http://translate.google.es/?hl=es&tab=iT#
• http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/13683.david-beckham-quiere-mas-hijos.html
• http://www.publispain.com/beckham/datos_y_gustos.htm

The Beatles

Name of people in our group:
*Ulises
*Carmen
*Brais
*Irea
What it's abaout:
The Beatles, a famous british rock band.

Sites we have visited today:
http://www.barbara-bach.com/carlos.htm
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles
http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/470460/0/paul/mccartney/google/
http://www.taringa.net/posts/offtopic/1032006/Anecdotas-y-Datos-Beatles.html

Johnny Depp

Laura, Tamara, Natalia, Yerena and Erik.

We are going to talk about Johnny Depp.

Sites we are visited:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000136/


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_depp


http://mundofans.portalmundos.com/johnny-depp/

The Doors

- Name of people in our group: Aday,Jose Luis,Tomas,Acaymo and Jorge.

- What is about: the Doors.

- Sites we have visited today in class: "en.wikipedia.org".

Michael Phelps

1-. 5 PEOPLE
2-. ANDRÉS,MANUEL,JAVIER,ÁLVARO AND PABLO
3-. we are going to talk of Michael Phelps.About his life
4-. sites we have visited today in class:"en.wikipedia.org"

Kurt Cobain

- Name of people in our group:CESAR,CRISTIAN Y FRANCISCO

- What is about:Kurt cobain(Nirvana)

- Site we have visited today in class:en.wikipedia.org

Wayne Rooney

People in the group: Leo & John

The project is about: Wayne Rooney.

Visited sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Rooney

Hanna Montana

Names of people in our group: Cesia

What it is about: Hanna Montana

Sites we have visited today in class:

- http://domingoportales.blogspot.com/2008/12/biografa-de-miley-cyrus-hannah-
montana.html
- http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miley_Cyrus

- http://translate.google.es/translate?hl=es&langpair=en%7
Ces&u=http://www.popstarsplus.com/actress_mileycyrus.htm

Wayne Rooney

People in our group:Leonardo and Jhon
What it is about:Wayne Rooney
Sities we have visited today in class:
- Wikipedia

Kaká

Franklin's project

What it is about: Kaká

Sites he has visited today in class: wikipedia

Dracula

Names of people in the group:Macarena López Surita and Mª Kima Collazo Solla(4ºESO A)
What it is about:it is about Dracula and Vlad Tepes(the person who is based Dracula)
Sitesa we have visited today in class:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_tepes; http://www.elmundo.es/traductor/; http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr%C3%A1cula; http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_Draculea

John Terry

Antonio, Sergio, Iján y Edu

We are talking about John Terry

www.wikipedia.org

James Cameron

-People in the group:Mario, Jonathan y Francisco
-We are going to talk about James Cameron
Websites that we have visited today:
-http://en.wikipedia.org

Tiger Wood

Aridany and I are going to write about Tiger Wood, the famous golfer.

Nirvana

1. Names of people in our group:
-Guillermo Madrid
-Carlos Andres Patiño
-Brayan Bermudez
-Andrés F. Carabali
-Wbeimar Carpio

KURT COBAIN (NIRVANA)

WE VISITED WIKIPEDIA AND YOUTUBE.

Hanna Montana

JADIM ,EDUARDO B. AND PABLO

Hanna Montana

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Montana
http://www.pekegifs.com/hannahmontana/juegos/juegoshannahmontana5.htm

Bob Marley

-Names of people in our group: Jerónimo, Josito(el perro) y José Julián.
-What it is about:Bob Marley.
-Sites we have visited today in class: Wikipedia.com, Bob-Marley.com, grandesbibliografías.com...

Danny Jones. Miley Cyrus, Katherine Jenkins and Joe Jonas ^^

Names of people in my group: África, Aura and Andrea
What is about: We are going to talk about Miley Cyrus, Joe Jonas, Danny Jones and Katherine Jenkins.
Sites we have visited today: www.walesonline.co.uk
www.wikipedia.org
www.imdb.com

=D You're going to love our project ^^

To work in class on Friday 14th May

On Friday we are going to work on our projects. You can surf the Internet to find information on the person you have chosen.
When you finish, your group must write a comment and post it on the blog saying the pages you have visited to find the information needed.
I'll be around to help you.

The Best

Pyramid of Victory

Online radio stations

You can also listen to the radio, watch tv or read the news online.
Here you have a few suggestions:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/

http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/wmp.asp

http://www.linktv.org/

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/video/

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/

http://www.mirror.co.uk/

Modal verbs

This week's lesson is on modal verbs. Here are a few sites where you can practise online activities:

http://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal1.htm

http://english-language.webpark.pl/modal_verbs.html

http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei007/esl-test.php

If you have any questions, please come on Thursdays at break time (4B Classroom). You know we always take breaks on Thursdays to clarify, explain and speak English!
You are more than welcome!!!!

Relative Pronouns online Exercises

Here you have a few sites where you can work on relative pronouns:

http://www.miguelmllop.com/grammars/mygrammar/relatives.pdf

http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei039/esl-test.php

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses

http://www.tcet.com/EAonline/FlashedESL/fe-relative.html

Project

In April we are going to work on a project called FAMOUS PEOPLE:

* You can work in pairs or in small groups (no more than four people).
* You must select a famous English speaking person (they can be related to sports, literature,
music, history, ...)
* You must work at home. I will follow your work online. You must enter the blog to tell me
who is in your group and what person you have chosen to talk about. Solutions to problems you
might have will be also written at the blog.
* You must also hand in online (i.e. uploading it to the blog) what you have found about that
person as well as a bibliography.
* At the end of the month we will have a session to listen to your expositions in class. It will be
oral and every component in the group must say something.
* You will be graded.

I will be right here to help you. Good luck!

On line activities on passive

Hi guys!

Here you have a few sites to work on passive sentences. If you have any doubts, please do not hesitate and ASK ME!


PASSIVE ON-LINE ACTIVITIES:

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/active-passive.html

http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ai118/esl-test.php

http://www.eslgo.com/quizzes/raiderspassive.html

https://eee.uci.edu/programs/esl/passivelink.html