Friday 28 November 2014

Exams Week! / ¡Semana de exámenes!

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As we are in Exams Week, here's a simple and funny song to cheer up: Taking Tests Song

Como estamos en la semana de exámenes, aquí va una canción simplota pero divertida para animaros: Haciendo exámenes.


Try and have a nice weekend.


Friday 21 November 2014

Weekly Links 1º ESO —45

verb there to be
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"There + be": a review. It's an easy video easy but it will allow you to practice listening and pronunciation if you repeat the sentences. You can refresh your vocabulary about the house,as well.

"Hay": repaso. Es un vídeo sencillo pero te permitirá practicar escuchar y pronunciar si repites lo que dicen,  También puedes refrescar el vocabulario de la casa.


Have a nice weekend.

Weekly Links 2º ESO —69

possessives
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Possessive adjectives and pronouns: a review.


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Weekly Links 4º ESO —70

trip relative clauses
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A final touch to relative clauses lessons: the explanation about "Using Commas in Adjective Clauses".


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Weekly Links 2º BACH —66

Brothablack
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This week's topic: "What's your opinion about racism?" So here's a song featuring Brothablack and students of James Meehan High School in Australia: "What you say matters. Racism. It Stops With Me."


Have a nice weekend.

Friday 14 November 2014

Weekly Links 1º ESO —44

british food
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This week we have been talking about food, so here is a video about British food.

Esta semana hemos estado hablando de comidas, así que aquí va un vídeo sobre comida británica.


Have a nice weekend.

Weekly Links 2º ESO —68

rabbit Seasoning Merrie Melodies
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In this short video you can notice the importance of using pronouns correctly.


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Weekly Links 4º ESO —69

The Script album cover
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To review relative pronouns and practise listening why not listen to "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" by The Script

At this link you can read the lyrics in English and their translation (quite good) in Spanish.


Have a nice weekend.

Weekly Links 2º BACH —65

eatwell plate
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Your essay this week is "Convince a friend to follow a healthier diet".

Pay attention to the keywords: convince (give reasoned arguments), a friend (informal style, you can use contractions) healthier (that means that your friend already follows a healthy diet so you have to suggest how to improve it), and diet (only his/her diet, not lifestyle).

To review writing a composition, have a look at these two links: Composition structure  and Composition Writing: the main stages.

I've found this video that also give you some ideas:


Have a nice weekend.

Friday 7 November 2014

Weekly Links 1º ESO —43

toffee apples
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On November 5, the British celebrate Bonfire Night, the failure of Guy Fawkes's plan to blow up the Parliament and kill King James I and his government,  and toffee apples are a tradition. Let's see how you make them.

El 5 de noviembre los británicos celebran la Noche de la hoguera, el fracaso del plan de Guy Fawkes de volar el parlamento y matar al rey Jaime I y su gobierno,  y las manzanas caramelizadas son una tradición. Veamos cómo se hacen.


Have a nice weekend.

Weekly Links 2º ESO —67

passwords cloud
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This week we've been talking about the Internet things, so here's an interesting video about how to choose strong passwords to protect your accounts.


Have a nice weekend.

Weekly Links 4º ESO —68

bonfire night guy fawkes
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Here is the story of Guy Fawkes and the origin of Bonfire Night in the UK on the 5th of November. You can click on the subtitles.


Have a nice weekend.

Weekly Links 2º BACH —64

global warming threat
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Your essay this week is "The future of human beings is in danger because of the global warming". This video speaks on the global warming threat and how we can help prevent the crisis and so prevent our doom.


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