16/04/2012

MODALS

Are you having problems with MODALS?
There are plenty of exercises in the
Grammar box but, if you don´t want to
look for them just click HERE and try!



EMPLOYMENT

Let´s practise a bit on vocabulary related to JOBS.
Click HERE and start working.

27/03/2011

CLOCK CHANGES IN MADRID




It comes again Spring Time and, as usual I have started feeling "Asthenia". They say changing time helps but I think I´m going to feel asleep until Summer holidays. What about you?
Remember last night clocks were turned forward 1 hour. If you want to know more, just click here.

11/01/2011

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011

It seems it was just yesterday when we started a new school term and we have already started a new year. Haven´t days gone too fast?
I talked about new school year´s resolutions then and, now it is the time to do the same about the new year´s ones. I am not going to point out a lot; I just want to mention one right now: TO QUIT SMOKING!

21/09/2010

NEW SCHOOL YEAR RESOLUTIONS



The end of summer and the beginning of the school year has always been the new year
to me, so it is the right time for me to make some New Year´s Resolutions.
Question of the day:

Do you have any New School Year Resolutions?

If you share them with us I´ll share mine with you but, meanwhile here you have some ideas:
1. Set up a study space
2. Balance spare time and school
3. Get enough sleep
4. Do all the homework on time
5. Read more books and watch less TV
6. Get organized
7. Take studies seriously

10/06/2010

FOOTBALL IN SOUTH AFRICA

I´m sure most of you are looking forward to what is going to start in South Africa but, what do you know about this country?
Do you know the country´s motto is "UNITY IN DIVERSITY"?
Do you know it has got more than 11 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES?

Find out more information here and be ready to enjoy what is coming.

21/04/2010

BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS, ... are....


Cool Myspace Generators


Would you like to create your own graffiti?
Just think about a book you have liked and, write a comment describing what a good book is for you, or send a quotation like the one above and I will show you how to do it.

BOOK´S DAY

What do Cervantes, Saint George, roses and books have in common?
Investigate a bit and write your answer here.
Just in case you don´t know how to star, there are some clues bellow:



Miguel de Cervantes





Saint George and the Dragon

12/02/2010

A CLASS DIVIDED

We have been talking and discussing about Rights and Responsibilities. Watch the video "A Class Divided" and answer to the following questions:

1. What do you think about the video?
2. For this experiment, the teacher has used what is called a socio-affective point of view. What kind of strategies has the teacher used throughout the two days classes in the video?
3. After watching the video, what can you say about the following?
PREJUDICES, DISCRIMINATION, RACISM...
4. What conclusions does the teacher get after analysing the relationship between the handkerchief and the school output?
5. Have you ever seen that kind of relationship in your life?
6. When the students met later on being adults, one of them suggested that kind of experiment should be compulsory in all the schools. What do you think about it?
7. Once you have seen the video, what conclusion have you arrived to?

29/01/2010

Does everybody have the same rights?
Listen to the following song and describe with your own words what is going on.



Lyrics | Phil Collins lyrics -

22/12/2009

CHRISTMAS CARDS

Last year, I gave you a model to write a letter to Santa but, what about the Christmas cards? Do you know they became fashionable during the reign of Queen Victoria? Here you have a very old Christmas card I´ve thought could be peculiar to you. Just have a look at it!

Museum of London object of the month December 2009

CHRISTMAS 2009

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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
DON´T FORGET TO BE GOOD BOYS AND GIRLS!
WE´LL SEE NEXT YEAR OR SOONER!

25/11/2009

THANKSGIVING

And after Halloween, what?
Thanksgiving!

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