HALLOWEEN IS HERE...!

Hi, Halloween is near! Are you scared?? You should because on 31 October, at night, anything strange and misterious can happen... so before you go to bed, look around carefully! hahahaha

Halloween is an ancient Irish tradition, that spred to Europe and Asia...and nowadays everybody celebrate it... Prepara los caramelos o los dulces para el famoso Trick or Treat!

Ok so I'll post a bit of information so that you can learn more about this celebration...
First have a look at the brief explanation of Father Tomás about the history of Halloween...
En el siguiente vídeo un entendido de Halloween nos explica brevemente la historia de esta celebración.

Now have a look at this funny video about how The Simpsons celebrate Halloween, you will love it!

Here you have got a link to go straight to Hallowen web page. In this web page you will find out everything about it. A continuación os pongo un enlace para que descubráis todo sobre Halloween; el origen, leyendas urbanas, supersticiones, etc...

pincha si te atreves.....hahaha

La película de dibujos típica de Halloween es Nightmare before Christmas. I post the theatrical trailer so that you can enjoy it.

En una noche como esta, no puede faltar la peli y las palomitas, no? I recommend you one film I love:

Edward Scissorhands (Eduardo Manostijeras) Watch the trailer and decide!

THE MYSTERY OF STONEHENGE

Hellooooo,
well, we have finished Unit 1 and the exam, at last! Now I'd like to talk about one of the great mysteries of history in England: Stonehenge. Remember that in the end of the unit we were studying different types of pre historic writings; such as caves, clay, papyrus, etc... so now it cames in handy to talk about Stoneheng.

Hola chicos y chicas, os voy a hablar ahora de Stonehenge. Se trata de un conjunto de megalitos (piedras grandes) que tienen miles de años y que no se sabe muy bien la finalidad de esta construcción. Seguramente era para ritos religiosos y celebraciones místicas  pero no está muy claro...hay mucha gente que piensa que estas piedras tiene relación con avistamientos extraterrestres y es punto de contacto....qué misterio!

You can find more material about Stonehenge in the following link...

Aquí encontrarás la página web de Stonehenge

Look at some interesting pictures about this historical wonder.

Que bonita esta ehh...

A través del siguiente link encontraréis horarios de visita, precios, ofertas para grupos, quien sabe, a lo mejor algún día hacemos una excursión allí...

Más información sobre Stonehenge

Finally I post a video about Stonehenge. Have a look at it. It is really interesting...and it is in Spanish

GET READY FOR THE EXAM!

Hi students? How are you?
I hope you spend this weekend studying and revising all the things that we have learned throughout this Unit number 1.

Como quiero que saquéis buena nota, os digo las partes del examen para que queden claras, vale? 
Allá vamos...

1. VOCABULARY (2points)

In this section you will find some sentences to translate into both English and Spanish. These sentences will be taken from the Student's Book and Workbook.

A ver...en la sección de vocabulario tendréis que traducir frases que hemos visto en la unidad de introducción y unidad 1 del Student's Book y Workbook. Así que echadles un buen vistazo y practicarlas en casa muuucho.

2. GRAMMAR (3'5 points)

Very important: how to use the verb "to have got"...remember:

We use "have got" for plural subjects ( and the pronoun I). They have got English lessons on Friday.

And we use "has got" for singular subjects: She has got a nice dress.

You also have to study possessive pronouns: my, your, his, her.....

Don't forget the verb "to be". I am, you are, he is...

Y estudiad cómo se forman las negativas e interrogativas!!!

3. WRITING (1'5 points)

You need to write the writing about your personal information that we have practised in class.

4. LISTENING (1 points)

A very easy recording where you will circle the correct answer.

5. READING ( 2 points)

The most important when dealing with a text is to read it carefully and to know what is being asked.

Lo mas importante que tenéis que hacer con el Reading es leelo bien y saber qué os pregunta. Recordad las Question Words.

What- Qué?
Where- Dónde?
Where.....from- De dónde?
When- Cuándo?
Why- Por qué?
Who- Quién?

Finally I leave the theatrical trailer of the film The New Karate Kid. The protagonist is Will Smith's son. Os dejo ahora un trailer de la película The New Karate Kid, que es bastante buena, y va sobre un niño que con trabajo y disciplina consigue trinfar. Así que os dejo el trailer para motivaros y que os entren ganas de esudiar. Con trabajo y estudio sacaréis muy buenas notas.

Good luck!!!

Si no la habéis visto, os la recomiendo! y quién sabe, a lo mejor puede ser uno de los regalos que tenga el que consiga más puntos Classdojo!

CELEBRITIES IN ACTION

Hi...in this post you will learn some curiosities about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Last week we read a text about this couple and their six children. Can you remember?

Os acordáis del texto que leímos sobre estos dos actores? Bien, pues es importante que sepáis algunas cosillas sobre ellos...primero, que se hicieron pareja después de protagonizar la película
Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Es muy divertida, pero un poco violenta!

Do you know that Brad Pitt's favourite meal is pizza? and guess which was the first job he had...
he was a limousine driver!

¿ Sabéis cuanto dinero le pagaron por esta película? 20 millones de dolares...increíble no?
Lo más importante es que ambos están muy involucrados en actos solidarios y tienen una fundación para ayudar a niños desfavorecidos de países pobres.

Pincha aquí para acceder a su Fundación

Aquí podéis ver el traler de la última película de Brad Pitt, que se llama Moneyball. In this film, he is a baseball coach. I hope you like it. Está en el videoclub, lo digo por si a alguien le interesa.

TSUNAMI IN INDONESIA

Hi again...last week we read a text about Anika. Do you remember her? She lived in Bangladesh and floods were common in her local area.
A Tsunami is like an earthquake, but in the sea, and unfortunately is quite frequent in Asian countries, like tornadoes in Florida.

I'm not going to keep talking about disaster, since they make me feel down, and we are here to feel good, aren't we?
But having to do with these facts, I'd like to talk about Lo Imposible. I'm sure you have heard about it, some of you may have watched it in the cinema. It's about the Tsunami that hit Asia in December 2004. I don't know if I'll go and see it, because I don't feel like crying, but may be I'll go...

Have a look at the trailer and decide...If you make up your mind, you could leave some comments about your impressions on the film.

THEATRICAL TRAILER LO IMPOSIBLE

Ahora podéis ir al enlace que pongo a continuación sobre una superviviente de aquel tsunami, en el que esta famosa película esta basada. Por lo menos despedimos la entrada de hoy con buen saber de boca al leer sobre una persona que fue afortunada de contarlo.

Click aquí para conocer el testimonio real de Lin

A BIT OF ENGLISH TYPICAL FOOD

It's great to have a good meal, isn't it??
It is also true that Spanish food is one of the best in the world, in fact, Mediterranean diet is well known and very well appreciated around the world.

Well, but I need to be fair with English food, because in my opinion, English food is delicious!!
Do you know that one of the most famous cooks in England is Jamie Oliver? He is as popular as Carlos Arguiñano in Spain.

Jamie Oliver

You can visit his web page to find out more about him:

En este enlace descubrirás montones de recetas suyas y muchas cosas más...!

Una de las comidas más tipicas en Inglaterra son las pancakes. Son deliciosas tortitas que de verdad...están muy sabrosas...a continuación os dejo un tutorial de cómo hacerlas, so if you are good at cooking, try!

COOKING PANCAKES

Tiene buena pinta verdad?, but take care, if you eat a lot of them, your stomach will hurt!!

POSTCARDS FROM THE UK

The United Kingdom includes different nations: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We need to know that Ireland is not part of the U.K. , although most of the population speaks English.

Now look at some postcards from  the U.K.

Postcards from England... (Capital City: London)

Postcards from Scotland... (Capital City: Edinburgh)

Postcards from Wales... (Capital City: Cardiff)

Postcards from Northern Ireland... (Capital City: Belfast)

Parece un poco lioso; pero no lo es tanto. El Reino Unido se compone de un grupo de países; Inglaterra, Escocia, Gales e Irlanda del Norte y cada uno de ellos tiene su capital!