Last Thursday, 3rd December, it was celebrated the International Day of People with disabilities. This ten year old boy, Cole Blakeway, show us the value of celebrating differences describing his friendship with Steven, a boy with Autism.
Enjoy his message while listening to a perfect undestandable English speech!
Gotye’s song “Somebody that I Used to Know” contains irregular past verbs and the expression “used to” that we are currently working with. The song is about breaking up and not about perfect love.
Today, our 2ºESO A students have written some notes to tell their teachers what they are thankful for! They are so cute!
Hoy nuestros alumnos de 2ºESO A han escrito a sus profesores unas notas para decirles que están agradecidos por su labor! ¡Son tan majos!
jueves, 26 de noviembre de 2020
THANKSGIVING DAY
A
ship, called “Mayflower”, took off at September 6th 1620, with 102
people (the pilgrim) and 30 crew members on board to the new world of America,
later called “New England”.
The pilgrim had been traveling for 65
days until they reached the new world on November 11th in 1620.
While the men were building houses
for the small village of Plimoth, the women and children had to stay on board
of the Mayflower for another 2 months. In this winter more than 50 people died
because of illness and coldness.
In January 1621, the pilgrim had the
first contact to the “Wampanoag”, a tribe of Native Americans. They taught the
pilgrim how to hunt and how to plant or grow up corn and other plants.
In
autumn 1621, when the pilgrim had enough food, they wanted to thank the
Wampanoag for their help and celebrated the first American Thanksgiving, the
“Harvest Feast”. They celebrated it for almost 3 days and nights.
Nowadays, this festivity is celebrated on the fourth
Thursday of November every year and this year it is on 26th.
In USA there is no school on Thanksgiving Day
and there is no school on Friday. Families get together on
Thanksgiving Day and invite their friends. They have a big dinner. They eat roast turkey,
sweet potatoes (called yam), gravy, corn, pumpkin pie and cranberry sauce. Before dinner, they give thanks God for
the things they have.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
miércoles, 25 de noviembre de 2020
25N - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Today we have conmemorated the day for the elimination of violence against women at school. We have designed the silhouette of a woman with butterflies! It looked awesome!
Apart from it, here you have some English videos that encourage us to keep fighting against this problem.
On the 5th of November people in England celebrate Bonfire Night.
There are small fireworks parties in back gardens
along with big fireworks in public parks.
The
reason they celebrate is because it's the anniversary of an attempt to blow up
the Houses of Parliament by a protestant man called Guy Fawkes.
Guy Fawkes and some other men put 36 barrels of
gunpowder under the Houses of Parliament in London, ready to set off a
massive explosion. They wanted to kill the Catholic king James I.
One member of the group sent a letter to his friend who
worked in Parliament, warning him to stay away on November 5th.
The King found the letter. The Houses of Parliament were saved!
If you want to know more about this day, you can watch the following power point presentation and videos:
Así hemos celebrado Halloween en nuestro centro. Este año ha sido algo diferente, pero ha estado muy bien... para mi el mejor momento del día, el susto al entrar en el aula👽💀👹👻.. ¡Gracias, chicos!
Os dejamos unas fotos de la decoración de nuestras "aulas prefabricadas" y trabajos estupendos que han realizado nuestros alumnos de 2ºESO A.
Regular verbs have an established pattern through all their tenses. Usually, the only thing you have to do to form one is add -ed at the end of the word and that’s it. For example: Play - played / study- studied
Irregular verbs, on the other hand, Don’t follow a pattern at all. You can recognize them because they look so different in the past tense. Some examples:
Irregular verbs don’t follow any rules, and that makes them really hard to remember. Some of them, though, have a similar pattern. Instead of learning them in alphabetical order, put them in similar groups. How you do it depends on you, but here are some ideas:
- They stay the same in each form (split, upset, up, shut, cut).
- They stay the same in past tense and past participle (keep, shoot, bring, buy, build).
- They change in each form (be, break, flow, begin)
Here you can download a list of irregular verbs in groups:
Instead of going through a list of irregular verbs, focus on the most commonly used words first.
Find, found, found
Go, went, gone
Fell, felt, felt
Come, came, come
Know, knew, known
Say, said, said
Get, got, gotten
Give, gave, given
Become, became, become
See, saw, seen
Learn in sentences
It is easier to remember the words when they’re part of a sentence of a phrase. Learn words by putting them into sentences. This way, you will also learn how to use them correctly.
To learn the word see, for example, you can use sentences like this: “I see the bee, I saw the snow, but I’ve never seen a bee in the snow!”
Be creative—the weirder the sentences are, the easier they will be to remember.
The more you expose yourself to irregular verbs, the faster you will memorize them. So, read as much as you can, watch more television in English and listen to podcasts or songs.
Use your dictionary
If you’re not sure whether a verb is irregular or not, look it up in the dictionary. A dictionary entry will provide the past tense and past participle of the word so you can decide if it’s irregular or regular.
Apply all of these tips, and you will learn irregular verbs easly!
jueves, 17 de septiembre de 2020
jueves, 10 de septiembre de 2020
Tomorrow is day!!! Welcome back!
lunes, 20 de abril de 2020
World Book Day
is an international event by the United Nations and UNESCO (United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) celebrated to promote the
enjoyment of books and Reading.
The
celebration of World Book Day takes place on every 23rd of April. It
is a notable date chosen by UNESCO’s General Conference, held in Paris in 1995.
23rd of April is the date when William Shakespeare, Miguel Cervantes and Inca
Garcilaso de la Vega, all famous writers have died.
23rd of April is also Saint George's Day, the patron of England and Aragón and the Day of the English Language.
Here you have three videos related to this day:
Shakespeare's life:
Saint George and the dragon:
The reading song:
Do you celebrate World Book Day where you live? Do you like reading? What's your favourite book?
sábado, 18 de abril de 2020
Tutorial Google Classroom para alumnos
Tutorial: Cómo subir mi tarea a classroom
Instrucciones de cómo enviar FOTOS de las tareas
lunes, 13 de abril de 2020
Record Experiences With a Free COVID-19 Time Capsule Workbook.
Natalie Long is a graphic designer and mom from Canada. She created "My 2020 COVID-19 Time Capsule" worksheets as a way for her daughter, Olivia to keep track of what is happening day-to-day. Long shared the worksheets on her Facebook page, making them available to the public. The 11-page document consists of various activities like interviewing parents, listing favorite foods, and writing a letter to themselves.
I hope you like it!
lunes, 6 de abril de 2020
EASTER
HOLLIDAYS
Now that
you have more free time, you have a great chance to learn English barely realising
it! I’ll tell you how…
1.Watching films:
One of the best
ways to learn English is watching films…
Reasons:
VOCABULARY:
You’re learning new
words. In films, words are used as part
of a story and this context helps you to learn and remember new words more
effectively.
PRONUNCIATION:
Nothing is better than
listening to real native English in a natural way.Hearing native speakers in films will teach better
pronunciation.
CULTURE:
You can learn about the
culture behind the language when you watch movies in English. Language and
culture are closely connected.
Tips to learn English
through movies:
1.Only choose interesting films. Watch
films you will enjoy or even films you have already watched.
2.Avoid difficult films. Try to choose
a movie that suits your current level of English. If you are a beginner, you
may want to start with simple cartoons or children’s films, like Toy Story.
3.Don’t pretend to understand every
single word, you should try to understand the general meaning.
4.Repeat your favorite lines!
5.Use subtitles. It is a good idea to
turn the subtitles on, better in English than in your own language.
Some films you may
like and be suitable for you:
1. Toy Story (1995, 1999, 2010 y 2019). Easy to
follow, both the story and vocabulary. For children and adults. Here you have a clip of one of these films to examplify how to learn with films.
2. Forrest Gump (1994). Simple and clear
language. The main character speaks slowly, perfect to follow his English while
learning the recent American History.
3. Love Actually (2003). A romantic comedy about the
lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in
interrelated tales all set before Christmas in London.
4. Notting Hill (1999). Another romantic comedy
about a modest bookstore owner who meets one of the most famous movie stars in
the world. It is the best choice to listen to the different American and
British accents of the two main characters.
B. LISTENING SONGS (you can find more songs in
the label “exercises online” or in “Blogs”)
To
practice simple present and continuous:
"Treat You Better" by Shawn Mendes
I won't lie to you
I know he's just not
right for you
And you can tell me if I'm off
But I see it on your face
When you say that he's the one that you want
And you're spending all your time
In this wrong situation
And anytime you want it to stop
I know I can treat you better
Than he can
And any girl like you deserves a gentleman
Tell me why are we wasting time
On all your wasted cryin' When you should
be with me instead
I know I can treat you better
Better than he can
I'll stop time for you
The second you say you'd like me to
I just wanna give you the loving that you're
missing
Baby, just to wake up with you
Would be everything I need and this could be so different
Tell me what you want to do
'Cause I know I can treat you better
Than he can
And any girl like you…
-To practice Past Simple
"Viva la vida"by Cold Play
One the hits of the British Band “Cold Play”, is
a great choice to practice past simple tenses with irregular and irregular verbs
(specially/d/ y /t/ sounds), to
practice their pronunciation. You can also revise the expression “used to +
infinitivo” (solía).
I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sleep
alone Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy’s
eyes Listened as the crowd would sing Now the old king is dead long
live the king One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed
on me And I discovered that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and
pillars of sand
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing Roman cavalry choirs are
singing Be my mirror, my sword and
shield My missionaries in a foreign
field For some reason I can’t
explain Once you’d gone there wasnever Never an honest word And that was when I ruled the world
It was a wicked and wild wind Blew down the doors to let me in Shattered windows and the sound of drums People couldn’t believe what I’d become Revolutionaries wait For my head on a silver
plate Just a puppet on a lonely
string Oh who would ever want to be
king?
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing Roman cavalry choirs are
singing Be my mirror, my sword and
shield My missionaries in a foreign
field For some reason I can’t
explain I know St Peter won’t call
my name Never an honest word But that was when I ruled the world
Oh oh oh oh ohh oh [x5]
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing Roman cavalry choirs are singing Be my mirror, my sword and
shield My missionaries in a foreign
field For some reason I can’t
explain I know St Peter won’t call
my name Never an honest word But that was when I ruled the world
