The Digital Story of Nativity

There are some issues that never change. Enjoy this video and have fun this New Year's Eve!
"I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year" (Charles Dickens).

Merry Christmas!!

Christmas is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas. So may Christmas be in your heart!

Exams are over!

A student grabbed a coin, flipped it in the air and said: 'Head, I go to sleep. Tail, I watch a movie. If it stands on the edge, I'll study' :p
Congratulations! You have finished your exams. Thank you for working hard and studying. Sure you'll be rewarded.

Exams are coming!

Hard days are coming but don't despair, everything wiil be all right. I'm not telling you it is going to be easy - I'm telling you it's going to be worth it.
Meanwhile, have a look at this video and draw some inspiration from it, he, he.

Happy Thanksgiving!

DID YOU KNOW?   
Today is Thanksgiving Day! There were various Thanksgiving Day celebrations throughout the early years of colonial USA and Canada. It was George Washington who first declared that all the members of the new Union should celebrate Thanksgiving on the same day, Thursday, November 26, 1789. But, not surprisingly, it was Abraham Lincoln who first declared Thanksgiving as a US national holiday in 1863. America's neighbors, the Canadians, celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October. 
You're very lucky so it's time to give thanks for a lot of things. If you don't have any ideas, ask the turkey...

Saint Joseph Calasanz Feast Day is coming soon

There are a lot of activities waiting for you on 26th November: a mass, hot chocolate, playground games and Galasanz show. Come, celebrate and have some fun!

25th November

If your idea of a great day out is great music, a little dancing, and absolute entertainment then our Club Can't Handle Me lipdub is for you. Are your clothes and props (glasses, whigs, moustaches...) ready? Don't forget we have a date next Thursday at midday! It's the feel-good experience that will have you singing and dancing over and over again.

Jerusalem bells are ringing!

Just a way to practice for your Christmas show while listening to one of the best songs I've ever known. Try once and again! Here we go!

Allegria!

There is a love in me raging, a joyous magical feeling... Sing along and enjoy this awesome song!

 

Maths power

Mathematicians never die - they only loose some of their functions.

Personal interview

Hi again!
Remember that this week while we are working on our lipdub, your beloved teacher is making you a personal interview about your portfolio. Check it and be ready. We will work our hearts out.

Homework (ex. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, p.18-19, WB)

Activity one

1. has got
2. hasn't got
3. haven't got
4. hasn't got
5. has got
6. hasn't got

Activity two

1. No, I haven't
2. No, I haven't
3. Yes, I have
4. No, she hasn't
5. Yes, she has
6. No, we haven't

Activity four

1. Tom's ice-cream
2. Rosa's trainers
3. My parents' car
4. Thomas' sweater

Activity five

1. mine
2. your
3. his / his
4. she / hers
5. its / -
6. we / ours
7. their / theirs

Activity six

1. our
2. my
3. theirs
4. Tom's
5. Kate's

Activity seven

1. mine
2. his
3. theirs
4. its

A new challenge for your pronunciation!

Sing along while improving your fluency and pronunciation... Just a yellow lemon tree!

Homework (ex. 1-8, p.16-17, WB)

Exercise 1

1. People watched TV . F
2. Women wore long dresses. T
3. Chidren played football. T
4. People drank tea. T
5. Everyone used electricity. F
6. Children ate cakes. T

Exercise 2

1. Were Phil and Tom dancing?
2. Was Molly drinking?
3. Were May and Jan talking?
4. Was the cat sleeping?
5. Was Bob decorating the room?

Exercise 3

1. No, they weren't
2. Yes, she was
3. No, they weren't / were not
4. Yes, it was
5. No, he wasn't / was not

Exercise 4 (possible answers)

1. Ron was sitting
2. May and Jan were dancing
3. Molly was drinking
4. Phil and Tom were talking
5. Bob was tidying up / cleaning

Exercise 5

1. began  / enjoyed
2. Did / decorate / did
3. was watching / arrived 
4. Did / go / arrived
5. wasn't playing / came / was dancing
6. turned / read
7. was washing / was telling
8. finished

Exercise 6

1. was walking
2. saw
3. said
4. didn't reply
5. started
6. was speaking
7. came
8. was ... seeing
9. was staring
10. began
11. didn't know

Exercise 7

I accept all logical and grammatically correct answers

Exercise 8

1. c
2. b
3. c
4. a
5. b
6. a
7. c

And the winner is...

Yes! The Lipdub judges have come to a conclusion, after all has been seen, done and heard and the winner for 2010 is...Club Cant' Handle Me by Flo Rida & David Guetta. Saw it coming? Perhaps not. But a deserved winner, I'm sure you'll agree. Now, it's time to learn the lyrics and start working hard. Are you ready?

This is Halloween! This is Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!

Feel a chill down your spine? Warm up with these frightfully fun online Halloween games. Go to /http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/halloween/

WRITING COMPETITION

Burlington Books would like to welcome you back to the new school year
 with their latest Autumn Term Writing Competition!
They  have decided to offer their lucky ESO and Bachillerato winners
 fantastic prizes for their effort and creativity.

Theme: The Person I Most Admire in the World
Some suggestions:
- Famous person: a singer, artist, sports person etc.
- Historical figure: Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Sir Isaac Newton etc.
- Member of the family
- Or even (for extra marks) your teacher!
Around 150 words should be enough but there’s no limit.
 Photographs will be most welcome.
Closing Date: 17th  December 2010

Check your progress (p. 97, SB)

WORD LIST
beautician, childminder, coach, entrepreneur, fasshion designer, fire-fighter, hairdresser, journalist, judge, lawyer, manager, plumber, shop assistant, surgeon


VOCABULARY

1. childminder
2. beautician
3. shop assistant
4. surgeon
5. journalist
6. fashion designer
7. judge
8. hairdresser

GRAMMAR

Activity two

1. are having
2. leaves
3. Is ... studying
4. aren't talking
5. don't ... watch
6. is
7. isn't walking
8. Does ... give

Activity three

1. some
2. many
3. a
4. any
5. a lot of
6. much
7. a few
8. many

WRITING ( This is only an example)

My favourite sport is aerobics. I usually do aerobics at the community centre on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The teacher is very good and I enjoy the music she plays. I exercise for an hour and I really feel great after the class.

Are you carrying on your portfolio?

Remember to include:

• Me Bag activity about your last holiday.
• My Family.
• Obama to students.
• Board game: Let's talk about.
• Media discussion.
• Lipdub preparation.
• Macmillan Science: 4 units.
• theworldchallenge.co.uk (watch four projects and choose your favourite).
• eslvideo.com (watch videos at intermediate and high intermediate; songs are O.K. but remember to vary)

...

Make a change

Enjoy this day! Have lots of fun!

Our own lipdub!!!

For about one year ago the new word lip dub was spreaded into the whole world wide web. Especially on video platforms like or it became more and more popular. But what stands behind the word  lip dub and what does it really mean?

The term "lip dub" was coined by Jakob Lodwick, founder of Vimeo. (from imeo.com)

The idea and the word were formed by the founder of vimeo and became popular with publishing the world-wide first "office lipdub" by New York agency "Connected Ventures". This established a new way of company presentation in the web. Till this day many companies did it the same way with their own "office lipdub".

This year we have a big challenge: making our own lipdub, with our students, our school... We'll do this step by step.  Someone asked Are you nuts? We went crazy but... YES, WE CAN!!!

Coming soon...

How important is to learn another language?

Homework (Workbook, p.10-11)

HI! Here you are the right answers for the exercises I asked you to do. Correct yourselves and ask me if you find some problems. Don't worry, be happy!

Exercise 1

1. are
2. is
3. is
4. are
5. aren't
6. is
7. isn't
8. is

Exercise 2

1. am / am not
2. are / aren't
3. are
4. is / isn't
5. is

Exercise 3

1. Is your classroom black? No, it isn't
2. Is today Monday? Yes, it is / No, it isn't
3. Are your parents Canadian? Yes, they are / No, they aren't
4. Is the school big? Yes, it is / No, it isn't
5. Are you fifteen? Yes, I am / No, I'm not
6. Is blue your favourite colour? Yes, it is / No, it isn't
7. Is your birthday in September? Yes, it is / No, it isn't

Exercise 4

1. d
2. f
3. a
4. e
5. c
6. b

Exercise 5

1. Where is your house?
2. When is your birthday?
3. How old is he?
4. Why are you happy?
5. Who is she?
6. What's your favourite lesson?

Excercise 6
I accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

Exercise 7

1. What's his name? His name is Johnny Depp
2. When was he born? He was born on 9th June
3. Where was he born? He was born in Kentucky
4. What's his nationality? He's American

Homework (Student's Book, page 15)

HI! Here you are the right answers for the activities I asked you to do. Correct yourselves and ask me if you find some difficulties. Take it easy!

Exercise 5

1. Janet doesn't usually play tennis, but she is playing tennis now.
2. Brad doesn't usually eat junk food, but he is eating a hamburger now.
3. Vera usually talks on the phone and she is talking on the phone at the moment.
4. Kevin and Tina usually watch TV, but they aren't watching TV now.
5. Ron and Kate don't usually read books, but they are reading books now.
6. Brian doesn't usually walk to school, but he is walking to school now.

Exercise 6

1. Do you always walk to school? Yes, I do / No, I don't.
2. Are you sitting in class at the moment?
3. Do your parents often watch TV?
4. Is your teacher talking now?
5. Are you talking to your friends right now?

Exercise 7

1. wants
2. doesn't like
3. asks
4. are... doing
5. answers
6. am watching
7. am playing
8. tells
9. wants
10. loves
11. doesn't know
12. is sitting
13. is trying

Exercise 8

1. Mary's mum wants her to work in the family supermarket.
2. Mary wants to work with her aunt at a fashion design centre.
3. Mary is sitting in her room and she's trying to think of a way to tell her mum about her plans.

READING LESSONS

Hi everyone!
    
 We are going to start reading a book. It is called The Big Mistake and Other Stories and it is  written by Nella Burnett-Stuart and Bruna Deriu. It is a mystery and horror book. David is looking forward to a quiet week by the sea with his girlfriend - but things don't turn out as he expected... Who stole the diamond necklace? Inspector Baker has been promised promotion if he can solve the case. Will he succeed ... Trudy is depressed and miserable. She isn't getting on with her parents. She's not the only one with problems though... Three young boys start digging in a garden. What exactly are they looking for? This is a stimulating collection of original stories.

 At the end of each chapter there are different activities. Remember that I will pick those activities up every week and at the end of the term there will be an interview about what you read. I hope we will have lots of fun with this story!

Welcome on board

Welcome back to school!!