ENGLISHMANIA

Contest: Desserts from the World

2011-12-11T19:03:00.001+01:00

CONTEST: Desserts from the World

We are reading some recipes in English, Spanish and French. Next week, we will have a dessert tasting morning.

Date: 21 December
Place: School Lab
Groups: 1º ESO, 2º ESO

Advent Calendar

2011-12-02T18:17:00.001+01:00

Click to countdown the festive season with Macmillan's fun facts and classroom activities.

An Advent calendar is a special calendar which is used to count or celebrate the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Many take the form of a large rectangular card with "windows" of which there are often 24; one for each day of December leading up to Christmas Day. One is opened every day during Advent. In many of these calendars, each window opens to reveal an image, a poem, or a portion of a story such as the story of the Nativity of Jesus. More elaborate Advent calendars have a small gift concealed in each window, such as a toy or a chocolate item. (from Wikipedia)

Telling the time

2011-11-09T23:34:00.000+01:00

Let's practice telling the time with this wonderful interactive book (from Collège Marc Chagall):

click here

November Special Dates

2011-11-07T22:58:00.000+01:00

All Saints' Day (1st November)

Bonfire Night (5th November) click here

Thanksgiving Day (24th November) click here

Birthdays:

- Mark Twain (28th November)

- Mickey Mouse (18th November)

- Prince of Wales (14th November)

Halloween 2011!

2011-10-25T20:55:00.000+02:00

- Halloween links @ isabelperez
- Halloween Safety Game
- Halloween Webquest (PDF)
- Halloween Games
- Halloween @ Englishmania

Plurals

2011-10-18T22:09:00.003+02:00

- Activities: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- The Plural Girls Game
- Noun Plurals Billionaire Game

Bye-bye...Steve Jobs

2011-10-06T20:37:00.001+02:00

Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American computer entrepreneur and inventor. He was co-founder,chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Jobs also previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, following the acquisition of Pixar by Disney. He was credited in Toy Story (1995) as an executive producer.
In the late 1970s, Jobs — along with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Mike Markkula and others — designed, developed, and marketed one of the first commercially successful lines of personal computers, the Apple II series. In the early 1980s, Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of Xerox PARC's mouse-driven graphical user interface, which led to the creation of the Macintosh. After losing a power struggle with the board of directors in 1985, Jobs resigned from Apple and founded NeXT, a computer platform development company specializing in the higher-education and business markets. Apple's subsequent 1996 buyout of NeXT brought Jobs back to the company he co-founded, and he served as its CEO from 1997 until August 2011.
In 1986, he acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfim Ltd which was spun off as Pixar Animation Studios. He remained CEO and majority shareholder at 50.1 percent until its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company in 2006.Consequently Jobs became Disney's largest individual shareholder at 7 percent and a member of Disney's Board of Directors.On August 24, 2011, Jobs announced his resignation from his role as Apple's CEO.
On October 5, 2011, Jobs died in California at age 56 after struggling with pancreatic cancer for several years.^{(from Wikipedia)}

Tune in 2 Resources for 2º Bachillerato

2011-10-01T23:01:00.001+02:00

Here you have the downloadable course material:

Tune in 2

Wordlists
Language reference
Exam tips for PAU

European Day of Languages

2011-09-26T18:10:00.000+02:00

26 September

European Day of Languages

"© Council of Europe, Strasbourg www.coe.int/EDL".

26 September 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the European Day of Languages (EDL)

celebrated at the Council of Europe and throughout its 47 member states.

Language Fun Activities

Let's sing!

2011-09-23T08:00:00.000+02:00

Wake Me Up When September Ends

by Green Day

Click on the image to go to Lyricsgaps, listen to the song and fill in the gaps (beginner for 1ºESO, 2ºESO, intermediate for 3ºESO and 4ºESO)

Image from Lyricsgaps

via Post-TIC

How to expand your vocabulary

2011-09-22T08:00:00.000+02:00

VOCABULARY NOTEBOOK

You can download the following worksheets to keep a vocabulary notebook. It's a good idea to get an organised record of the new wordsyou come across.

Vocabulary notebook template

View more documents from saracor

School subjects

2011-09-19T08:00:00.000+02:00

Image from Manythings.org

First day of classes

2011-09-16T08:00:00.000+02:00

Welcome back!

This year we are going to start lessons with a time capsule.

Time capsule: noun - a container holding historical records or objects representative of current culture that is deposited for preservation until discovery by some future age. (definition by Merrian-Webster)

Fill out the sheet and decorate it with your own design. Then, put the page in the Time Capsule Box. I will store it until the last day of school. Download the worksheet

A lullaby

2011-09-04T23:00:00.000+02:00

Brahms' Lullaby

Lullaby
noun \ˈlə-lə-ˌbī\ a soothing refrain; specifically: a song to quiet children or lull them to sleep (definition by Merrian-Webster)
Spanish canción de cuna, nana

Johannes Brahms
German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period.

Remember: double-click any word (lullaby, Brahms...) for more information.

---> Let's practice English and French with this song I dedicate to Ethan, my precious little boy.

<p>The Real Canadian Songbook: Celine Dion: Brahms Lullaby </p>

September exams

2011-09-01T23:00:00.000+02:00

Back to work!

2011-09-01T00:23:00.000+02:00

PAU 2011 Junio (Andalucía)

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PAU 2011 Junio

Summer is coming!

2011-05-30T08:00:00.016+02:00

Let's start with some summer topics. Review the following vocabulary:

- Vocabulary (video lesson)

- Summer wordsearch

- Beach cloze (doc)

Coming soon...

2011-05-23T12:02:00.000+02:00

Summer is close and the end of school is very near too. New topics will be available very soon! Check Englishmania in the next few days!

Unit 1 (2º Bachillerato)

2010-09-25T12:38:00.006+02:00

UNIT 1: Travel the World

- Vocabulary list

- Exam tips for PAU

- Grammar:

USED TO, BE USED TO, GET USED TO
* I used to smoke a lot but now I don´t smoke. (something that happened regularly in the past)
* I'm used to driving on the left because I´ve lived in England. (something is normal, not unusual)
* I didn't understand the teacher at the beginning but I got used to it. (the process of something becoming normal for us)

- Grammar and activities
- Activities: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

USED TO OR WOULD
- Grammar and activities
- Activities: 1, 2, 3

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES
- Grammar
- Grammar and activities

- Writing: an informal letter
---> Example, example 2
---> Letter generator

Resources for 2º Bachillerato

2010-09-17T19:27:00.007+02:00

2º Bachillerato

- Exams

- Verb tenses chart (pdf)

- Phrasal verbs (lists and exercises)

- Vocabulary

School year 2010-2011

2010-09-15T08:00:00.002+02:00

WELCOME!
2010-2011

Hello everyone. A new school year is just starting. Are you ready? We are here to help with your English lessons.

Tips on ... HOW TO STUDY ENGLISH

-Before starting a new Unit, read carefully, study and understand the Grammar Appendix at the end of your book. Make outlines and summaries. Try to understand the grammar references, the examples and write down on your notebook one more example of each reference.
- Read at home the text at the beginning of every Unit and look for the words you don’t understand into a dictionary.
- Make a list of the false friends that appear in every unit and the ones you already know
- Do the exercises on your workbook.
- Keep your notebook clean and tidy. Use 2 pens of different colours, one for the Spanish words and sentences and another one for the English ones.
- Organize your time of study daily, do not leave the exercises for the last day.
- Ask your teacher in class every time you need, when you don’t understand some explanation, words you can’t find, exercises you don’t know how to do, doubts…
- Take part in the oral exercises in class. Use the English language when you need to ask or say anything. Oral participation is very important.
- Give your opinions or suggestions every time you want.
- Learn English through reading, movies and songs.

Have a great school year. Good luck!

September Exams

2010-08-30T12:05:00.003+02:00

Remember!!

1st September

8.30h - 10.00h

World Cup 2010- Official Anthem

2010-06-08T12:43:00.003+02:00

WORLD CUP 2010

Official Anthem

Unit 9 - 3º E.S.O. Passive voice

2010-05-13T13:18:00.006+02:00

Passive Voice

USE: the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action

FORM: be + past participle (-ed/3er column list)

PRESENT SIMPLE: Mary writes a letter ------> A letter is written by Mary

PAST SIMPLE: Mary wrote a letter -----> A letter was written by Mary

ACTIVITIES
1. Ego4u: present simple and past simple activities

2. Englishmania

3. Write 3 sentences in the passive voice and leave a comment here.

Image from http://bogglesworldesl.com/passive_voice_flashcards.htm

World Book Day

2010-04-23T08:00:00.000+02:00

World Book Day

23rd April

- The Playhouse: Shakespeare's games

- Interactive Globe Theatre

- How To Train Your Dragon Game

- Quiz

Image from http://plaza.ufl.edu/hsierra/cervanteshakespeare.jpg

Vocabulary Review 3º E.S.O.

2010-04-06T18:03:00.008+02:00

- Jobs: list, matching, scrambled letters
- Music: hangman, instruments
- Adjectives: category, matching pictures, colours, opposites, feelings hangman, personality
- Clothes: hangman, scrambled letters, matching, study and do exercises
- Cinema: film genres,
- Sports: complete, matching, verbs, crossword
- Action verbs: picture matching,
- Environment: hangman,
- Holiday activities: hangman,
- Health: hangman(anatomy), sickness matching, study and do the exercises
- Body parts: list, list2, matching, memory game, hangman,
- Food and drink: translation matching, picture matching, hangman, matching,

----> GENERAL REVIEW:
* LearnEnglish.be: click on a vocabulary topic (1st and 2nd year), study and do the exercises.
* Hangmouse: choose a topic from the list.
* Wordsearch: choose a topic form the list.

St. Patrick's Day 2010

2010-03-16T21:44:00.003+01:00

Saint Patrick's Day - March 17

- Interactive Book of Facts

- Quiz

- Games

2nd term review (4º ESO)

2010-03-12T09:32:00.004+01:00

4º ESO
2nd term review

- Future

- Conditionals

- Reported Speech 1

- Reported Speech 2

Image: http://www.darkroastedblend.com (via Banco de Imágenes gratuitas)

Big Challenge 2010

2010-02-25T08:51:00.003+01:00

The Big Challenge Quiz

Happy St. Valentine!

2010-02-14T22:32:00.003+01:00

My students' cards for Saint Valentine

St. Valentine

2010-02-09T08:00:00.000+01:00

14th February
Saint Valentine

- Valentine's Day (songs, poems, articles, crafts...)

- History (short reading comprehension)

- Listening anf fill in the blanks
- Valentine's Day Game

- Crossword

- Wordsearch

- Games
- Songs:
* All You Need Is Love- The Beatles
* Bleeding Love- Leona Lewis
* Where Is The Love?- Black-Eyed Peas
*L-O-V-E- Joss Stone

The Passive

2010-01-20T17:46:00.003+01:00

THE PASSIVE

Passive Voice

View more presentations from San Buenaventura Cali.

- Activities with Simple Present: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Activities with Simple Past: 1, 2, 3, 4
- The Coca Cola story
- Translation activities

Simple Past (2)

2010-01-18T18:27:00.004+01:00

Let's remember:
Affirmative-----> regular verb + -ed / irregular verb (see list) -----> She worked / She saw
Negative-----> did not + verb -----> She did not work
Interrogative-----> did + subject + verb? -----> Did she work?

ACTIVITIES:
* Saberinglés.com: 1. Complete with the past form , 2. Write the negative form, 3. Rewrite the sentence
* Ego4u.com: 1. exercises, 2. test
* Games: 1. Basketball game, 2. SpeedWord, 3.Jeopardy Betting

The Three Kings

2010-01-06T20:05:00.005+01:00

THE GIFT OF THE MAGI

1) Vocabulary: the Three Kings (Magi), Epiphany, Twelfth Night, camels, gifts (gold, frankincense, myrrh)---> Add three words.

2) Can you match kings and gifts?
a) Caspar b) Melchior c) Balthasar
1) Gold 2) Myrrh 3) Frankincense

3) Debate: What did you get/give for Christmas?

For further information:
- Wikipedia
- Last year's post about The Gift of the Magi (O.Henry)

2010!

2010-01-01T20:29:00.008+01:00

Do you remember dates in English? Remember how to say the year:

- 1900 Nineteen hundred

- 1985 Nineteen eighty-five

- 2009 Two thousand and nine

In the English-speaking world, there is a debate about HOW TO SAY 2010? What do you think? Here you have some options:

- Two thousand and ten

- Twenty-ten

- Ten

- Two-Oh-One-Oh

Happy New Year!

2009-12-21T12:17:00.004+01:00

Happy New Year 2010!

- Crossword
- Wordsearch
- Auld Lang Syne (Listen and sing it)
- New Year Scavenger Hunt
- BBC Christmas Crossword
- Games
- Jigsaw Puzzle

- ACTIVITIES:
1. How many words can you make out of Happy New Year? (examples: here, where, nephew...)

2. Write your New Year's resolutions (example: I promise to study English every day)

Christmas 2009

2009-12-14T19:07:00.006+01:00

Christmas 2009

- Games
- Where's Rudolph? (game)
- Christmas wordsearch
- Send a letter to Santa
- The Elves Save the Day (read and listen)
- Christmas around the world
- Vocabulary
- Vocabulary review
- Activities
- Karaoke: Jingle Bells, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Jingle Bell Rock
- We wish you a Merry Christmas (song and activities)
- A Christmas Carol by C. Dickens (AUDIO)

- Nightmare Before Christmas -What's this? (VIDEO)
- Links (Isabel Pérez)

Happy

2009-12-10T19:56:00.005+01:00

Happy by Leona Lewis

- Worksheet: click here

- Official site: click here

- Video with lyrics in English and Spanish: click here

I'm Yours

2009-11-26T00:36:00.002+01:00

I'm Yours by Jason Mraz

I'm Yours

Video with lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzuhw2dy1r0

Translation into Spanish: http://lyricstranslate.com/en/i039m-yours-tuyo-ya-soy.html

Next Stop London

2009-11-17T18:43:00.002+01:00

ENGLISH CHALLENGE
Win a Class Trip

With its 3 levels and all new questions, Next Stop London is back and even more thrilling than last year. Face the challenge now and try your hand at the questions about language, history and culture. Naturally, the prizes for Next Stop London 2010 are awesome – the winning class gets a trip to London for the whole class and the runners-up will win cool language tuition classes

Links for registration:
3º ESO A
3º ESO B
3º ESO C

Big-bigger-the biggest

2009-11-08T19:14:00.006+01:00

Comparatives and Superlatives

Grammar guide (download)

- Basketball game

- Comparatives video

- Superlatives video

- Quiz

- Reading: Britain's biggest dinosaur found

- Similes crossword

- Activities: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Activities different levels

HALLOWEEN!!!

2009-10-27T20:46:00.001+01:00

HALLOWEEN!!!

31st OCTOBER

- Vocabulary
- Vocabulary with pronunciation
- Vocabulary with pictures and activity
- Matching game
- Quiz

- Games: Haunted House, Costumes
- Listen and paint

- Jokes

- Gap-fill
- Quiz 2

Past, Used to, -ed/-ing adjectives

2009-10-26T08:20:00.001+01:00

PAST SIMPLE

Activities:
- Matching - Crossword - Quiz - Quiznet - Game - Fill in the blanks - Final -ed pronunciation - Song: Yesterday (The Beatles)

Further information:
- Explanation in Spanish and activities.
- Wikilearning

Writing a "silly story":
--> Create your own silly story.

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

EASY
- Fill in the gaps 1, 2, 3
- Was or were
- Grammar and exercises
- The Others
- Game

DIFFICULT
- Complete the texts 1, 2, 3, 4
- Verb tenses review
- Translation

ADJECTIVES ENDING WITH -ED OR -ING

- Matching
- Quiz1, 2, 3, 4

USED TO

Activities:
- Matching
- Correct order

Comments: Write down an invention and how the world has changed with it.
----> Example: People used to count with abacuses, but now we have calculators.

Present Continuous

2009-10-19T08:00:00.001+02:00

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

ACTIVITIES:
- Grammar rules
- Form sentences
- Present Continuous Guy
- Present Progressive 1-7
- Translation
- Listening
- Present vs. Progressive

Clothes

2009-10-15T20:47:00.002+02:00

- Can you colour her clothes?
- Matching clothes
- Cards matching
- Wordsearch
- Quiz
- Hangman
- Puzzle and song
- Short story
- English-Spanish games
- Dress-up games
- Clothes: more activities
- Listening: Pros and cons of school uniforms

Present Simple

2009-10-06T16:31:00.002+02:00

PRESENT SIMPLE

USE: facts, habits and routines, general truths, emotions...

FORM:
+ I work / She works
- I don't work / She doesn't work
? Do I work? / Does she work?

ACTIVITIES:
- Complete the text
- Isabel's ESL
- Translation

Learning the alphabet

2009-09-17T08:00:00.000+02:00

THE ALPHABET

- Song and game (beginners)

- Alphabet Antics (game)

All about me

2009-09-16T08:00:00.003+02:00

ALL ABOUT ME

Good morning! This is all about me. What about you? Get ready to introduce yourself in class and make a comment in this post.

Click here to download this worksheet.
Click here to download this worksheet (4shared)

School year 2009/2010

2009-09-14T09:00:00.006+02:00

Welcome back!

Okay, let's begin. Hello everyone. A new school year is just starting, are you ready? Yes, we're here again to help with your English lessons. Still wondering why learn English? Well, apart from the fact that it's compulsory ;-), English is the universal language on the Internet and we all adore the Internet, don't we? I'm sure you can find at least three reasons to learn a bit of English. Some reasons: Twilight books, international music, trips, job market, foreign friends...

Ana's tips on ... HOW TO STUDY ENGLISH

-Before starting a new Unit, read carefully, study and understand the Grammar Appendix at the end of your book. Make outlines and summaries. Try to understand the grammar references, the examples and write down on your notebook one more example of each reference.
- Read at home the text at the beginning of every Unit and look for the words you don’t understand into a dictionary.
- Make a list of the false friends that appear in every unit and the ones you already know
- Do the exercises on your workbook.
- Keep your notebook clean and tidy. Use 2 pens of different colours, one for the Spanish words and sentences and another one for the English ones.
- Organize your time of study daily, do not leave the exercises for the last day.
- Ask your teacher in class every time you need, when you don’t understand some explanation, words you can’t find, exercises you don’t know how to do, doubts…
- Take part in the oral exercises in class. Use the English language when you need to ask or say anything. Oral participation is very important.
- Give your opinions or suggestions every time you want.

Have a great school year. Good luck!

Back in September!

2009-07-01T08:00:00.000+02:00

We'll be back in September!
Enjoy your holidays!

Pictures: wordle.net

Final review

2009-06-05T10:51:00.002+02:00

FINAL REVIEW

* 1º E.S.O.
* 2º E.S.O.
* 3º E.S.O.
* 4º E.S.O.
* Diversificación

Relative Clauses

2009-05-11T08:19:00.007+02:00

Relative clauses

GRAMMAR EXPLANATIONS:
- Information about relative pronouns
- Clauses with who/which
- That/which in defining and non-defining clauses

ACTIVITIES:
- Who, which, whose (1)
- Who, which, whose (2)
- Relative pronouns 1, 2
- Pronouns matching
- Reading
- Quiz
- Matching
- Grammar and activities at ego4u

Eurovision Song Contest

2009-05-09T22:21:00.005+02:00

16th May 2009

Is it the United Kingdom's time?

The boy does nothing by ALESHA DIXON

2009-05-07T18:37:00.004+02:00

ALESHA DIXON - The boy does nothing

Alesha Dixon - The boy does nothing

Question words

2009-05-07T08:00:00.000+02:00

QUESTION WORDS

Have a look at this flashcard? Do you know all these question words?

WHAT/WHICH (thing/object)	HOW (way)
WHO (person)	WHERE (place)
WHEN (time)	WHY (reason)

LEARN:
- Grammar in Spanish
- Basic question types

PRACTICE:
* LEVEL 1:
- Quiz 1, Quiz 2
- Translation
- Fill in the gap

- Multiple choice
- Game

* LEVEL 2:
- Gap-fill exercise

- Make questions with who and what
- How + adjective
- Change statements into questions
- Game

Greetings

2009-05-05T13:00:00.006+02:00

GREETINGS

- 10 ways of saying HELLO

- 10 ways of saying GOOD-BYE

- Greetings

- Quiz with audio

---> Now, you are ready to have a short conversation with your partner.

(To download the mindmap, click here)

Greetings

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Saxon Genitive

2009-05-04T13:48:00.001+02:00

SAXON GENITIVE ('s)

's	for singular nouns and proper names	Peter's book
'	for plural nouns and proper names ending in -s	The boys' books

LEARN:

- Grammar in Spanish

PRACTICE:
- Test, explanation and practice
- Elementary OUP
- Rewrite
- Quiz
- 's or of phrase
- Game (not so easy)
- Game (3 levels)

More irregular verbs

2009-04-30T19:03:00.004+02:00

Read the question and move the frog UP and DOWN with the ARROW KEYS. Press SPACE to eat the fly with the correct word. If you like it, click here

World Book and Copyright Day - 23rd April

2009-04-22T18:20:00.000+02:00

23rd April

WORLD BOOK DAY

The connection between 23 April and books was first made in 1923 by booksellers in Catalonia, Spain as a way to honour the author Miguel de Cervantes who died on that day. This became a part of the celebrations of the Saint George's Day (also 23 April) in the region, where it has been traditional since the medieval era for men to give roses to their lovers and since 1925 for the woman to give a book in exchange. Half the yearly sales of books in Catalonia are at this time with over 400,000 sold and exchanged for over 4 million roses.
In 1995, UNESCO decided that the World Book and Copyright Day would be celebrated on this date because of the Catalonian festival and because the date is also the anniversary of the birth and death of William Shakespeare, the death of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega and Josep Pla, the birth of Maurice Druon, Vladimir Nabokov, Manuel Mejía Vallejo and Halldór Laxness.
Although 23 April is often stated as the anniversary of the deaths of both Shakespeare and Cervantes, this is not strictly correct. Cervantes died on 23 April according the Gregorian calendar; however, at this time England still used the Julian calendar. Whilst Shakespeare died on 23 April by the Julian calendar in use in his own country at the time, actually he died ten days after Cervantes, because of the discrepancy between the two date systems. (Source: Wikipedia)

Isabel's Links
Shakespeare's webquest
Playhouse- Home of the Shakespeare Games
The Playwright game
A Shakespeare Murder Mystery (BBC)
Interactive Globe Theater

Comparison (1)

2009-04-21T08:34:00.005+02:00

Comparative adjectives

RULES

1) One syllable--> +er-------------- tall - taller than
2) One syllable ending in consonant-vowel-consonant ---> double the consonant +er ------------ big - bigger than
3) Two syllables ending in -y, -le, -er, -ow ---> +er --------- happy - happier than
4) More than two syllables ---> more ------------beautiful - more beautiful than
5) Irregular adjectives: good-better than, bad-worse than, far-farther/further than

ACTIVITIES
- Comparatives 1
- Comparatives 2
- Explanation and activities (Open menu- Grammar1- Comparison)

Britain's Got Talent

2009-04-18T16:22:00.003+02:00

Susan Boyle (11 April 2009)

You'd be forgiven for judging the book by the cover when you meet 47-year-old Susan. Having never married, sharing a flat with her cat has given her a cheeky sense of humour, and even the judges were ready to write her off, until - that is - until she began peforming her rendition of 'I Dreamed a Dream' from Les Miserables... (Source: Britain's Got Talent)

Watch it!

and then listen to the complete song.

Song lyrics | I Dreamed A Dream lyrics

Translation 4º ESO - Unit 6

2009-04-16T11:06:00.004+02:00

Translation 4º ESO (UNIT 6)

1-Os dije que no me gustaba la música clásica, pero no me escuchasteis.
2-Andy me dijo que no podía quedarse porque tenía prisa.
3- “Te compraré una moto si sacas buenas notas”- me dijo mi padre mientras cenábamos.
4-Mary ordenó a su hijo que dejara al loro en la jaula.
5-Me preguntaron cuál era mi nombre y si vivía en Huelva .
6-Nos contaron que no habían ido a la fiesta la noche anterior porque tenían que levantarse muy temprano ese día.
7-Prometió que me llamaría otra vez al día siguiente si tenía tiempo.
8-El policía quería saber si estudiábamos en ese instituto y por qué no estábamos en clase.
9-Le dijo a su novia que no le besara en público.
10-El profesor nos ordenó que nos sentáramos y que no comiéramos chicle.

Pepa's contribution (For answers, see comments)

WRITING TASK: Unit 6 (4º ESO)

2009-04-14T08:15:00.003+02:00

Writing a comic

1) Create your own comic taking into accoun that you must use Present simple and Present continuous and that you must write a statement, a question, an order and a suggestion.

2) Report the sentences in the balloons.

- Resources:
* Comic Creator
* Garfield's Comic Creator
* Disney Comic Creator
* Strip Creator
* Strip generator

REMEMBER: Speaking task UPDATED!

Past Simple of TO BE

2009-04-13T20:48:00.007+02:00

Past Simple of TO BE

- Quiz

* Thanks to the Students of 6th 4 of ES/2,3 de Alvide in Portugal who gave us an award. Thanks for sharing.

Reported Speech (2)

2009-04-13T08:00:00.001+02:00

Reported Speech (review)

RULES TO REMEMBER
- No quotation marks ")
- Pronouns, time and place expressions often change
- THAT is often used after SAID
- The verb is changed to the past so remember the chart and the list of irregular verbs

- Review
- Study activities
- In Spanish
- Write your comic and bring it to class

Macbeth

2009-04-12T12:21:00.003+02:00

Macbeth

Remember we are going to the theatre on April 24th, so let's learn about this play by Shakespeare.

- Summary in tabloid style

- Webquests: one, two

- Quiz

- Wikipedia (Spanish)

- Shakespeare

Happy Easter!

2009-04-09T11:22:00.003+02:00

Easter

- Easter on the Net

- Vocabulary games

- Games

April Fools' Day

2009-04-01T09:41:00.006+02:00

April Fools' Day

April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day, although not a holiday in its own right, is a notable day celebrated in many countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, family members, enemies, and neighbors, or sending them on fool's errand, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible. Traditionally, in some countries, the jokes only last until noon: like UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, someone who plays a trick after noon is called an "April Fool".Elsewhere, such as in Ireland, France, and the USA, the jokes last all day. (from Wikipedia)

- Isabel Pérez's links
- Reading

Remember: Change your clock!

2009-03-28T10:47:00.004+01:00

Clocks will move forward one hour on Sunday 29 March 01:00 GMT in UK (at 02:00 in Spain)

We can remember which way the clocks are set by the help of this phrase:

Spring Forward; Fall Back (Fall = Autumn)

Resources: Changing clocks in UK, The time (interactive), Telling Time

Earth Hour

2009-03-28T10:26:00.004+01:00

Earth Hour
28th March
20:30-21:30

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VOTE EARTH by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for Earth Hour.

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- Information

- Game

Going to the Middle Ages

2009-03-26T17:46:00.008+01:00

Medieval Day (Thursday, 2 April)

Did you know that we are going to travel to the Middle Ages next week? Yes, it's true!! Click on the pictures and let's get ready for the trip.

To see the rest of chapters, click here

(Contenidos Educativos Digitales de la Junta de Extremadura)

Sylvia Plath

2009-03-24T20:28:00.003+01:00

Nicholas Hughes, Sylvia Plath’s son commits suicide

The son of the poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath has taken his own life, 46 years after his mother gassed herself while he slept. He was only a baby when his mother died but she had already sketched out what he meant to her in one of her late poems. (In Nick and the Candlestick, published in her posthumous collection Ariel)

For further information: Times Online

Nick And The Candlestick
I am a miner. The light burns blue.
Waxy stalactites
Drip and thicken, tears

The earthen womb

Exudes from its dead boredom.
Black bat airs

Wrap me, raggy shawls,
Cold homicides.
They weld to me like plums.

Old cave of calcium
Icicles, old echoer.
Even the newts are white,

Those holy Joes.
And the fish, the fish----
Christ! They are panes of ice,

A vice of knives,
A piranha
Religion, drinking

Its first communion out of my live toes.
The candle
Gulps and recovers its small altitude,

Its yellows hearten.
O love, how did you get here?
O embryo

Remembering, even in sleep,
Your crossed position.
The blood blooms clean

In you, ruby.
The pain
You wake to is not yours.

Love, love,
I have hung our cave with roses.
With soft rugs----

The last of Victoriana.
Let the stars
Plummet to their dark address,

Let the mercuric
Atoms that cripple drip
Into the terrible well,

You are the one
Solid the spaces lean on, envious.
You are the baby in the barn.

Feelings

2009-03-24T08:33:00.000+01:00

- Memory game

- Study the list and do the activities

- Matching

- Wordsearch

- Games

Speaking task 1 (4º E.S.O.)---Updated!

2009-03-23T08:00:00.003+01:00

Speaking task 1 (4ºESO)

Date: 29th-30th April

Place: English Department

Task time: 8-10 minutes

1. Introduction: greet your teacher(s) and introduce yourself (name, age,nationality, pets, likes and preferences, hobbies and free time, food...)

2. Talking about your house (type, rooms, favourite place, chores) and your family (name, age, job, likes, free time)

3. Make 6 questions: 3 yes-no questions and 3 wh-questions.

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DIVERSIFICACIÓN

1.- Introduction : greet your teacher(s) and introduce yourself ( name, age, nationality, pets, likes and preferences, hobbies and free time, favourite food and drink, your school, favourite subject and teachers giving reasons...)

2.- Talking about your family ( name, age, job, likes, free time...)

3.- Ask 5 questions to the teacher

YOU CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR FAMILY !!!!!

Tips: Remember : speak in English all the time,don’t be nervous, try to use connectors and adverbs of frequency. While your partners are making the test, the rest of you will stay in the classroom working on the test as well. Speaking task for 4º A, 4ºB and 4ºC (The English Department)

St. Patrick's Day

2009-03-17T00:01:00.000+01:00

Saint Patrick - 17th March

- History
- Quiz

- Puzzles
- Games
- Webquests: beginner, intermediate
- Isabel's ESL links

Reported Speech

2009-03-10T07:50:00.004+01:00

Reported Speech

- Grammar and activities (ego4u)
- Englisch hilfen
- Absolutenglish
- Activities: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

- Game

Titanic soundtrack (Cristina's request)

2009-03-09T08:00:00.002+01:00

My Heart Will Go On

International Women's Day

2009-03-08T12:27:00.003+01:00

International Women's Day

A bit of humour

2009-03-07T20:24:00.006+01:00

If you want to have a look to more funny comic strips, click here.

Special dates in March

2009-03-02T15:28:00.005+01:00

8 March - International Women's Rights Day

- Women in History (wordsearch)

- Quiz

- Matching game

- Women's Rights (BBC game)

17 March - St. Patrick's Day

- History

- Quiz

- Games

- Webquests: beginner, intermediate

- Isabel's ESL links

22 March - World Water Day

- WWD 2009

- Story: Not a Drop to Drink (PDF-MP3)

- Water cycle (wrong order)

The Big Challenge

2009-02-25T12:30:00.002+01:00

The Big Challenge

Pepa's Contribution

Where?

2009-02-23T08:00:00.000+01:00

Prepositions of place
- Reading puzzle

- Game: coloca los objetos en el lugar correcto.

- Game: in /on /under /behind

- Where is the cat?

Directions

- Listening

- Destination impossible

The town

- Places around the town (listening)
- My neighborhood
- Inside and out (game)
- Places in town

WRITING TASKS: Unit 5 (4º ESO)

2009-02-19T08:00:00.001+01:00

1. What can a foreign teenager visit if he/she comes to your country? Write an informal letter to a friend and invite him/her.

2. Your English penfriend has asked you about your plans for the future. Write a letter telling him/her about your aspirations, and giving the reasons for your choices. Address issues such as studies, work, travel, marriage, children and lifestyle.

3. What will the world look like fifty years from now? Include information on: jobs, schools and education, war and peace, energy, food, environment and free time.

4. How will school be like in 5o years? How will students learn? What will they learn?
What would you do if you were the teacher?

No kissing here

2009-02-18T17:08:00.004+01:00

February 17, 2009

No kissing allowed at Warrington station – it blocks the platform
By Mark Hughes

Lovers hoping to bid each other an intimate farewell will no longer be able to do so in certain areas of Warrington Bank Quay train station after "no kissing" signs appeared following concerns that embracing couples were causing congestion.
The signs were installed on Friday as part of a £1m refurbishment of the station and have divided the car park and taxi ranks into "kissing" and "no-kissing" zones.
They will mean an end to scenes like the one between Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard in the 1945 film Brief Encounter, in which the couple share a passionate embrace at a station.
The idea of the "no-kissing" zones at Warrington station in Cheshire, was first mooted in 1998 by Colin Daniels, chief executive of the town's chamber of commerce. He came up with the idea after hearing that a station in Deerfield, Illinois, had used the signs to ease congestion.
But it was only last week, following the revamp, that the signs were put up because the station has become "increasingly busy" since the introduction of Pendolino trains between London and Glasgow and Super Voyager trains between Birmingham and Scotland.
Mr Daniels said yesterday: "It is a fairly congested station and ideally what we want is for people to come here, drop someone off and move on. But that wasn't always happening and people were lingering and causing delays.
"With these 'no-kissing' signs we are pointing out that we don't want people doing that right outside the front of the station. If they want to linger and say a longer goodbye they can do that in the 'kissing zone' where there is a limited amount of parking."
Mr Daniels said that the station would not be enforcing the zones too rigidly, adding: "It is a bit of fun, but it will be interesting to see if people observe it. They may seem frivolous but there is a serious message underneath."
And despite the timing of the signs appearing –one day before Valentine's Day – they are not, as some cynics have might suggest, a marketing ploy. Mr Daniels insists they are there to stay "unless someone nicks them".
At the station, commuters had a mixed view on the signs. Amy Swain, 21, said: "I don't see the point in the 'no-kissing' sign. I don't think it'll stop people. But the kissing sign is good, although it might be upsetting if you're single." But Ruth Hardman, 31, said: "They should spend the money on something more worthwhile."
A Virgin spokesman said: "It's just a quirky thing. It's nothing more than a light-hearted way of getting the message across."
Source: The Independent

Translation (Unit 5) - 4º E.S.O.

2009-02-16T08:00:00.001+01:00

UNIT 5 (Future and conditionals)

1-Si a ella se le olvida mi cumpleaños, me enfadaré.
2-Yo en tu lugar, pediría perdón (say sorry)
3-¿Vas a estudiar inglés esta tarde o vas a salir con tus amigos?
4-Te prometo que te ayudaré con los deberes.
5-¿Qué harías si perdieses las llaves?
6-A John no le gusta el deporte. ¡No será profesor de Educación Física en el futuro!
7-Estoy cansada. Me voy a la cama.
8-La película va a empezar dentro de cinco minutos..
9-¿Llorarías si esto te sucediese a ti?
10-“¿Viene Tom a la piscina con nosotros?” “Creo que sí”
11-Está muy nublado. Creo que va a llover.
12-Tengo un novio nuevo.¡ Creo que te gustará!
13-¡Mira ese coche! ¡Se va a estrellar!
14-Si veo a Charlie, le daré el recado.(message)
15-¿Conduciremos coches voladores para ir al colegio en 2020?

Pepa's Contribution

If...

2009-02-15T15:35:00.010+01:00

Conditional sentences

- Grammar and activities (Types I, II, III)
- Exercises (englisch hilfen)
- Quiz
- Types I and II
- If I were a boy (subtitles in Spanish)
- I have a dream
- Matching
- Lesson plan

Song lyrics | If I Were A Boy lyrics

Happy Valentine's Day!

2009-02-13T12:45:00.002+01:00

- Write your love poem
- Activities
- Memory game
- Send a card
- More activities
- The Holiday Spot

Guessing... (4)

2009-02-09T08:00:00.002+01:00

Can you guess..?

No excuse this time because it's an easy one. Look at the picture. Where are we?

ANSWER: Stratford-upon-Avon is a market townand civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about three million visitors a year from all over the world

And the WINNER is Patricia (4ºC). Congratulations!

Güi spik inglish

2009-02-08T20:19:00.002+01:00

From Mr. Botin to Yuyu´s chirigota...., no doubt, güi spik inglish. What about you?

The Future

2009-02-04T00:19:00.003+01:00

The Future

1) WILL + INFINITIVE

In 2020 cars will fly.

2) BE GOING TO + INFINITIVE

Look at those clouds! It's going to rain.

3) PRESENT SIMPLE

My train leaves at 5.00.

4) PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I'm playing tennis on Monday.

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ACTIVITIES and RESOURCES:

- Will / Going to 1, 2

- Will: statements, negations

- Going to: statements, negations

- Quiz

- Future forms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

- Uses: will, be going to

- Song: I Will Always Love You (W. Houston)

- Video Lessons: 1, 2, 3, 4

Future Tenses

View more presentations from rosarioa.slide. (tags: acuña grammar)

Jokes

2009-02-03T20:50:00.001+01:00

Jokes

- What did you learn in school today?

- Not enough, I have to go back tomorrow!

- Teacher: You aren't paying attention to me. Are you having trouble hearing?

- Student: No, teacher I'm having trouble listening!

- Teacher: Why can't you ever answer any of my questions?

- Student: Well if I could there wouldn't be much point in me being here!

Listen and read more jokes.

- Read or download MP3
- Elementary
- Intermediate
- Helen's jokes

Sources: Randy Glasbergen, englishclub, jokes4teachers

The house

2009-02-03T20:00:00.004+01:00

My house

- Our house
- My house
- Where we live
- Furniture
- Furniture (card game)
- Paint your room
- Label the room
- Rooms of the house (hangman)
- Rooms and furniture
- Parts of the house (activities and questions)

Translation (Unit 4) - 4º E.S.O.

2009-02-03T08:15:00.002+01:00

4º E.S.O.-Unit 4 TRANSLATION

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-¿Cómo se hace la cerveza?
-¿Cuándo se construyó este hospital? ¿Se construyó hace mucho tiempo?
-Mis suegros nacieron en Madrid pero mi marido nació en Sevilla.
-Me robaron el coche la semana pasada pero al día siguiente lo encontró la policía. (utiliza en los dos casos la pasiva)
-¿De qué está hecha esta estantería? ¿Está hecha de madera?
-No se venden revistas aquí.
-Este vino no se hace en Francia. Se hace en España.
-Fueron vistos por última vez en Nueva York.
-¿Te ofrecieron trabajo durante la entrevista?
-En ese colegio se enseña japonés.
-¿Por qué se destruyeron tantas iglesias durante la guerra?
-Ese puente fue diseñado por uno de nuestros mejores ingenieros.
-Se envió un ramo de flores a la viuda.
-¿Se limpian las clases todos los días?
-Le ofrecieron una recompesa de 1000 libras.(He...........)
-Anoche rompieron el escaparate de la tienda.
-Se vendieron todas las entradas para el partido de baloncesto.
-¿A quién le dieron el premio?
-El vuelo fue cancelado por culpa del viento.
-A ella le prometieron un aumento de sueldo(a rise in salary)(She............)

Pepa's contribution

Guessing... (3)

2009-02-02T08:15:00.001+01:00

Clue: 14th February is St. Valentine's Day. Can you guess a word connected with this topic?

And the correct answer was...: SWEETHEART (Merriam-Webster- 1 : darling 2 : one who is loved 3 : a generally likable person 4 : a remarkable one of its kind )

February's special dates

2009-02-01T20:35:00.001+01:00

St. Valentine's Day (14th February)

- Vocabulary
- Words of love
- Listening
- Reading
- Make a valentine (for beginners)
- Isabel's ESL links

Shrove Tuesday - Pancake Day (24 February)

- Information

- Quiz

- Food events BBC

Ash Wednesday (25th February)

- Information

- Quiz

School Day of Non-Violence and Peace

2009-01-29T16:05:00.006+01:00

School Day of Non-Violence and Peace

(30th January)

* Peace symbols:

- drag and drop game

- reading and comprehension (pdf)

- listening (mp3)

- The Robe of Peace by O. Henry (pdf)

* Fun things:

- Coloring pages: Dove and bridge

- Famous posters

- Mail a rainbow for peace

- Peace in many languages

- Origami peace crane

- Educational games (via Begoña)

Song lyrics | Give Peace A Chance lyrics

Guessing... (2)

2009-01-26T08:30:00.002+01:00

CLUE: The School Day of Non-violence and Peace is held on January 30 every year.

Can you guess the word of this week?

ANSWER: Sorry, "peace" was too obvious and it was included in the clue, so as you can imagine, it wasn't the word we were looking for. The word of this week was PEACE-LOVING (adjective): inclined or disposed to peace, liking peace and trying to live and act in a way which will bring it.

AND THE WINNER IS... No winner this week. Keep trying!

Passive voice

2009-01-25T20:17:00.005+01:00

The Passive Voice

1) USE: when we are interested in the object or when we do not know who caused the action.

2) FORM: to be + past participle

3) EXPLANATIONS:
- English Hilfen
- Ego4u
- Jennifer ESL (videos)
- Saber inglés (in Spanish)
- Tenses chart

4) ACTIVITIES:
- English Hilfen
- Ego4u
- Isabel's ESL site
- Agendaweb

Inauguration Day 2009

2009-01-20T08:00:00.003+01:00

Inauguration Day 09

PARTICIPANTS: Barack Obama
LOCATION: Washington, D.C. (US Capitol)
DATE: January 20, 2009

Obama's inaugural speech

Create your "Obamicon"

The swearing-in of the President of the United States occurs upon the commencement of a new term of a President of the United States. The United States Constitution mandates that the President make the following oath or affirmation before he or she can "enter on the Execution" of the office of the presidency:
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
The newly elected or re-elected President traditionally adds "so help me God" to the constitutionally mandated statement.

The theme for Inauguration Day is "A New Birth of Freedom," in honor of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth.

SCHEDULE

Time ----------Event
8:00 AM ----- Gates open for ticketed attendees .
10:00 AM ----- Preliminary festivities begin, including music by The United States Marine Band, The San Francisco Boys Chorus, and the San Francisco Girls Chorus.
11:30 AM ----- If you have tickets to the Inauguration ceremony, you must have passed through security by this time.
Call to Order and Welcoming Remarks: Senator Dianne Feinstein ; Invocation: Dr. Rick Warren
Aretha Franklin will sing
Vice President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn into office
12:00 Noon ----- As specified by the U.S. Constitution (20th Amendment), presidential terms of office begin and end at 12:00 noon on January 20. Barack Obama will take the oath of office, which is this simple, 35-word, statement:
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
12:05 PM (approx) ----- President Barack Obama will give his inaugural address, speaking to the nation and world, for the first time, as President of the United States, followed by:
Poem: Elizabeth Alexander
Benediction: The Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery
The National Anthem: The United States Navy Band "Sea Chanters"
1:00 PM (approx) ----- Inaugural Luncheon.

2:30 PM (approx) ----- Parade down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House.
Evening ----- There are many inaugural balls held around Washington, DC. Some will be hosted by President Obama, others are just parties.

Activities to print

- Crossword

- Bingo

- Timeline

- Barack and Michelle

Sources: Wikipedia, Inauguration Day web, EL Civics

ENGLISHMANIA

Contest: Desserts from the World

Advent Calendar

Telling the time

November Special Dates

Halloween 2011!

Plurals

Bye-bye...Steve Jobs

Tune in 2 Resources for 2º Bachillerato

European Day of Languages

Let's sing!

How to expand your vocabulary

School subjects

First day of classes

A lullaby

September exams

Back to work!

PAU 2011 Junio (Andalucía)

Summer is coming!

Coming soon...

Unit 1 (2º Bachillerato)

Resources for 2º Bachillerato

School year 2010-2011

September Exams

World Cup 2010- Official Anthem

Unit 9 - 3º E.S.O. Passive voice

World Book Day

Vocabulary Review 3º E.S.O.

St. Patrick's Day **2010**

2nd term review (4º ESO)

Big Challenge 2010

Happy St. Valentine!

St. Valentine

The Passive

Simple Past (2)

The Three Kings

2010!

Happy New Year!

Christmas 2009

Happy

I'm Yours

Next Stop London

Big-bigger-the biggest

HALLOWEEN!!!

Past, Used to, -ed/-ing adjectives

Present Continuous

Clothes

Present Simple

Learning the alphabet

All about me

School year 2009/2010

Back in September!

Final review

Relative Clauses

Eurovision Song Contest

The boy does nothing by ALESHA DIXON

Question words

Greetings

Saxon Genitive

More irregular verbs

World Book and Copyright Day - 23rd April

Comparison (1)

Britain's Got Talent

Translation 4º ESO - Unit 6

WRITING TASK: Unit 6 (4º ESO)

Past Simple of TO BE

Reported Speech (2)

Macbeth

Happy Easter!

April Fools' Day

Remember: Change your clock!

Earth Hour

Going to the Middle Ages

Sylvia Plath

Feelings

Speaking task 1 (4º E.S.O.)---Updated!

St. Patrick's Day

Reported Speech

Titanic soundtrack (Cristina's request)

International Women's Day

St. Patrick's Day 2010