Thursday Story —15

Now that exams are over -at least for ESO-, let's read and listen to a kids story: The Monster Shopping Trip.

Ahora que los exámenes se han acabado -por lo menos para la ESO-, leamos y escuchemos un cuento para niños: El viaje de compras de Monstruo.

Enjoy

Thanksgiving Day

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Today is Thanksgiving Day in the US. We've been watching this video and talked about Thanksgiving celebration, so here it is to celebrate the day.

Hoy es Día de Acción de Gracias en Estados Unidos. Hemos estado viendo este vídeo y hablado de la celebración de Acción de Gracias, así que aquí está para celebrar este día.

An here are the lyrics: a good way to practise vocabulary.
Esta es la letra: una buena manera de practicar el vocabulario.

IT'S THANKSGIVING

Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh yeah
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Alright
Come on
I’m wide awake
And I should take
A step and say thank you, thank you
For the things you’ve done, and what you did
Oh yeah, ooh yeah

December was Christmas
January was New Year’s
April was Easter
And the Fourth of July but now it’s Thanksgiving
Oh oh oh, it’s Thanksgiving
We we we, we’re gonna have a good time
Oh oh oh, it’s Thanksgiving
We we we are gonna have a good time
With the turkey (ey!)
And mashed potatoes (ey!)
We we we, are gonna have a good time
We need the turkey (ey!)
And mashed potatoes (ey!)
It’s Thanksgiving
It’s Thanksgiving

You know school is out
I can’t wait
I can shout thank you, thank you, thank you
No matter what you do, no matter what you say
This is my favorite day

December was Christmas
January was New Year’s
April was Easter
And the Fourth of July but now it’s Thanksgiving

Oh oh oh, it’s Thanksgiving
We we we, we’re gonna have a good time
Oh oh oh, it’s Thanksgiving
We we we, are gonna have a good time
With the turkey (ey!)
And mashed potatoes (ey!)
We we we, are gonna have a good time
With the turkey (ey!)
And mashed potatoes (ey!)
It’s Thanksgiving
It’s Thanksgiving

Yo, it’s Thanksgiving-givin’ and I’m tryin’ to be forgivin’
Nothing is forbidden, you know we gotta have it
I gotta give thanks to you, and you, and you
Can’t be hateful, gotta be grateful
Gotta be grateful, can’t be hateful
Mashed potatoes on my, on my table
I got ribs smelling’ up my neighbors’ cribs
Havin’ good times, we be laughin’ ’til we cry

It’s Thanks, Thanks, Thanksgiving
Come on It’s Thanks, Thanks, Thanksgiving
Give ‘em thanks, y’all

Oh oh oh, it’s Thanksgiving
We we we, we’re gonna have a good time
Oh oh oh, it’s Thanksgiving
We we we, are gonna have a good time
With the turkey (ey!)
And mashed potatoes (ey!)
We we we, are gonna have a good time
WIth the turkey (ey!)
And mashed potatoes (ey!)
It’s Thanksgiving It’s Thanksgiving

By the way, the Afro-American who appears in the video is the writer and producer of the song, Patrice Wilson, and Nicole Westbrook is 12 years old (if you were wondering.)

A propósito, el afroamericano que aparece es el escritor y productor de la canción, Patrice Wilson, y Nicole Westbrook tiene 12 años (para los que se lo pregunten).

Weekly Links 1º ESO —20

Estos son los temas de los ejercicios del examen de evaluación: to Be (Present simple) - have got (Present Simple) - Articles: a/an/the/some/any - Plural of Nouns - there is/are y 20 primeros verbos irregulares.

En la página de ESO 1 de Bon's tips tenéis ejercicios para todos estos temas (unos 57 en total pero no creo que nadie tenga que hacerlos: coged alguno al azar y comprobad que sale bien. Como habéis estado trabajando a lo largo de esta evaluación, os va a resultar muy sencillo, ya veréis.)

Para relajaros ( y practicar), una canción de Barrio Sésamo (Sesame Street -pulsa el nombre para oirlo pronunciar): There's an app for that.

Enjoy.

Weekly Links 2º ESO —20

Estos son los ejercicios del examen de evaluación:
the date - Present simple and continuous - Past simple and continuous - Future with going to and will.

En ESO 2 en Bon's tips tenéis unos 25 ejercicios si queréis practicar aparte de en BlinkLearning.
Os dejo otro vídeo sobre el futuro: diferencia entre be going to y will.

Enjoy.

Weekly Links 4º ESO —20

To practise a little your listening and, as you didn't know The Cranberries (the band, not Erin's favourite fruits), here they are so that you can relax a little before your exams.

Para practicar un poco y puesto que no conocíais a los Cranberries (el grupo, no la fruta preferida de Erin), aquí los tenéis para que os relajéis antes del examen:

Enjoy.

Weekly Links 2º BACH —19

Blink Homework
Exercise: Unit 1 - Mock PAU exam_8
Deadline: 24/11/2012

The exam this weeks is about "The king's Speech". Let's watch the trailer with English subtitles (if you want it with Spanish subtitles click here.)

Enjoy.

Thanksgiving

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Here is a video to know more about Thanksgiving which takes place next Thursday in the United States (in Canada they celebrate the festivity on the second Monday in October, this year October, 8): History of Thanksgiving Day.

 Un vídeo para saber más sobre la festividad de Acción de Gracias que se celebra el próximo jueves en Estados Unidos (en Canadá se celebra el segundo lunes de octubre, este año fue el día 8): Historia del Día de Acción de Gracias.

Enjoy.

Thursday Story —14

This week, a fairy tale with a surprising ending: Princess and the Dragon.

Enjoy.

Weekly Links 1º ESO —19

Blink Homework
Review: Unit 1 - Grammar_There + be (hay)
Exercises: Unit 1 - Exercise 5_Be/have got and Exercise 6_There+be

Para repasar rápido el verbo "hay"

Enjoy.

Weekly Links 2º ESO —19

Blink Homework
Review: Unit 1 - Grammar_Will or going to
Exercise: Unit 1 - Exercise4_Future

Pay attention how English use future tense: be going to or will

And a music video to practise this tense.

Enjoy.

Weekly Links 4º ESO —19

Blink Homework
Review: Unit 1 - Grammar_Relative Clauses
Exercise: Unit 1 - Exercise4_Relative Clauses

More about relative clauses with this short video.

Enjoy.

Weekly Links 2º BACH —18

Blink Homework
Exercise: Unit 1 - Mock PAU exam_7
Deadline: 17/11/2012

Spend a day with two mothers from different backgrounds as they navigate the delicate balance between work and family: A tale of two working moms .

Enjoy.

Thursday Story —13

This week, a classical fable by Aesop (c. 620–564 BC).
Moral: "Never underestimate anyone no matter how big or small they are;  they may sometimes be of some help to you!"

(Moraleja: "Nunca subestimes a nadie cualquiera que sea su tamaño, puede que alguna vez sean una ayuda para tí.")

Enjoy

Weekly Links 1º ESO —18

Blink Homework 
Review: Unit 1 - Grammar_Determiners   and   Grammar_Plural of nouns
Exercises: Unit 1 - Exercise 3_articles   and   Exercise 4_Plural Nouns
Fecha límite: 10/11/2012

Y con esta canción repasa los plurales irregulares.

Enjoy.

Weekly Links 2º ESO —18

Blink Homework
Review: Unit 1 - Grammar_Past simple and Past continuous
Exercise: Unit 1 - Exercise2_Past simple and Past continuous
Fecha límite ("deadline"): 10/11/2012

Pay attention to how differently English and Spanish use Past Simple and Past Continuous tenses in this song of John Lennon, Jealous Guy.

Enjoy.

Weekly Links 4º ESO —18

Blink Homework
Review:  Unit 1 - Grammar_Relative Clauses
Exercise: Unit 1 - Exercise3_Relative Clauses
Deadline: 11/11/2012

Let's review the relative clauses with this song, The Logical Song by composer songwriter Roger Hodgson co-founder of Supertramp.

Enjoy.

Weekly Links 2º BACH —17

Blink Homework
Exercise: Unit 1 - Mock PAU exam_6
Deadline: 10/11/2012

A look on how you can impact people all over the world through your spending power: Fair Trade.

Enjoy.

Thursday Story —12

Back to our weekly children story to practise having fun: No Dogs!

De vuelta con nuestro cuento semanal para practicar pasándolo bien: ¡Prohibido los perros!

Enjoy