ST ANDREW´S DAY

On 30th November is St Andrew´s day, patron saint of Scotland, also the day of all the people called Andrew. On the left you can see the Scotland´s flag that it is part of the UK flag. If you want to know more about this day click on the next link:

St. Andrew story

BETTER IN TIME by Leona Lewis

My students of 3ºESO can watch and listen to the official video of the song Better in Time, I hope you like it.

VIDEOS FOR 1ºESO

Today I have included a list of cartoon videos (on the left) for 1ºESO, they are very funny and interesting, you can improve your listening and English vocabulary, they also have exercises, a grammar revision on each video and the list of the vocabulary used. You can watch two chapters. I will include a new video every week. Have fun!

THANKSGIVING

On 25th November, 2009 Americans are going to celebrate a very important festivity: thanksgiving. It is celebrated on the last Thursday of November to thank the harvest of the pilgrims and the indians. The traditional Thanksgiving meal is roast turkey, sweet potatoes, corn, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.

Some links to know more about this day:

The First Thanksgiving: Voyage on the Mayflower, Daily life, The Thanksgiving Feast (all levels)

The history of thanksgiving (3ºESO)

Thanksgiving puzzle (1ºESO)

EXERCISES FOR 1ºESO

Hello, this week I invite you to practise the grammar of unit 3, present simple in the affirmative, negative and interrogative form. I hope they help you use it properly. See you!
P.S: here you have a memory game about sports, this is the vocabulary we´re going to learn on Friday 19th.

EXERCISES FOR 1ºESO

Hello, how are you? Today I invite you to read a bit in English, here you have a link to read a text and do the exercise about it.
Also you can do a listening activity going into the next link. I hope you like it!
BYE.

ARE YOU SUPERSTITIOUS ?

Today is Friday the 13th, an unlucky day for British and American people, for us the unlucky day is Tuesday the 13th. It is said that it is a bad day to start a job, a journey, marriage, etc. The idea of an unlucky started in the medieval times and also because Jesus was crucified a Friday.

If you want to know more about superstitions, I invite you to read and browse the next link about general superstitions . One curiosity, a black cat in Britain is good luck! Besides you can do a quiz about this topic.

ACTIVITY FOR 3ºESO

Hello, you have here the link to the text about PAUL KLEE, copy it and paste it on a word document to read it carefully on your computer or print it out. I ´ll deliver you the worksheet with the activities about the text tomorrow, Thursday 12th November. See you soon! Remember, with this activity you will get a mark!

Video about GUY FAWKES PLOT

EXERCISES FOR 2ºESO



These are some exercises about grammar and vocabulary you are learning in unit 1 and 2. Have fun!

Click on sports
Click on present simple, present simple negative, present s. questions
Click on adverbs of frequency

Click on fruit, vegetables
Click on some or any, plurals,there is / are 1, there is / are

These exercises are to practise the grammar of unit 3. Click on present continuous affirmative,present continuous negative, present cont. questions

EXERCISES FOR 3ºESO

I have included some activities to practise vocabulary and grammar of unit 2. Enjoy it!
Click on personality adjectives
Click on present simple vs present continuous

EXERCISES FOR 1ºESO

This is a different activity and it is a good example to improve your English. Click on the next link to fill in a story.

Besides, you have some other exercises to prepare the next exam.
Click on present simple
Click on the family

SPECIAL DAY IN BRITAIN: GUY FAWKES´ DAY or BONFIRE NIGHT

"Remember, remember,

the fifth of November,

Gunpowder, treason and plot.

We see no reason whyGunpowder treason

Should ever be forgot!"

Rhyme about Guy Fawkes

In November 1605, the infamous Gunpowder Plot took place in which some Catholics plotted to blow up the English Parliament and King James l, on the day set for the king to open Parliament. The men were angry because the king had treated them badly and they didn't like it.
The story is remembered each 5th November when 'Guys' are burned in a celebration known as "Bonfire Night".

Bonfire Night is celebrated all over the UK, every year on 5th November, the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes is remembered.
Throughout England, towns and villages...

light huge bonfires,
let off magnificent fireworks,
burn an effigy (a homemade model of a man, like a scarecrow) and
celebrate the fact the Parliament and James I were not blown sky high by Guy Fawkes.

(taken from projectbritain.com)