Weekly Links 1º ESO #61

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Halloween time, so here is the song "This is Halloween" with English subtitles from the movie "The Nightmare Before Christmas". Enjoy!

Happy Halloween.
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Weekly Links 2º ESO #86

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As we are at Halloween, here is one of the top 10 Halloween songs in the story of music. Released on December 2, 1983, Michael Jackson's Thriller is a 13 minutes video directed by John Landis who co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Jackson.

Happy Halloween.
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Weekly Links 3º ESO #6

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This weekend we will celebrate Halloween, but in fact, how much do you know about this celebration?

Happy Halloween.
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Weekly Links 4º ESO #86

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Halloween is pumpkin carving time, so meet one of the most talented artist, Ray Villafane, a Michigan sculptor who spends every October attempting to reinvent the art of pumpkin carving.

Happy Halloween.
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Weekly Links 2º BACH #82

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Weekly essay: "Are Spanish eating habits healthy? Give your opinion."
An opinion essay, obviously, so remember that it is a formal essay -no contractions- and you have to give a clear view of your personal point of view with facts, definitions and details.
Be careful of not writing about advantages or disadvantages or points for or against. In addition, bear in mind that you can't use emotive vocabulary nor give personal examples.
By the way, what do we mean by "healthy eating habits"? Let's watch this video to find it out.

Happy Halloween.
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Weekly Links 1º ESO #60

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Let's practise Yes or No questions, once again.
Pay attention to the structure of the question and the answer.

Have a nice weekend.

Weekly Links 2º ESO #85

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Let's practise the Present Continuous with scenes from TV shows.
Pay attention to the structure of the tense (be + -ing)

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Weekly Links 3º ESO #5

Your project for this quarter is about the United Kingdom, so let's watch an Introduction to the topic.

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Weekly Links 4º ESO #85

To complete our topic of the week here is a video with 30 surprising facts about Google.

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Weekly Links 2º BACH #81

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Weekly essay: "Making museums more attractive to young people."
In this video a New York City group called Museum Hack aims to attract millennials by offering unconventional tours.

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Weekly Links 1º ESO #59

Let's sing along with Rapunzael and friends  to revise "have got".

You can watch the Spanish version here.

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Have a nice long El Pilar weekend.

Weekly Links 2º ESO #84

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We have been talking about the origin of the name of the days of the week, so here's a short summing up to practise your listening and reading.
Enjoy.

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Have a nice long El Pilar weekend.

Weekly Links 3º ESO #4

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We are revising adverbs of frequency, so here are some songs with them.

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Have a nice long El Pilar weekend.

Weekly Links 4º ESO #84

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We have revised "still, already, yet, anymore, no more", so here is a fantastic song by legend singer-songwriter-pianist Ray Charles with The Raelettes vocalist Margie Hendricks: "Hit the Road, Jack".

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Have a nice long El Pilar weekend.

Weekly Links 2º BACH #80

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Our weekly essay: "Apart from getting enough sleep, what else can you do to improve your health?"
This is a narrative essay where you develop a strong point and prove it in the end.
The thesis statement needs to be in the introduction as it will give a special meaning to the examples you are going to give in the body.
Finally, in the conclusion you express your opinion supporting the thesis.

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Have a nice long El Pilar weekend.

Weekly Links 1º ESO #58

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We are revising family vocabulary so here is this video to practise talking about your family in English.
You will learn the vocabulary to talk about your aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews and nieces. You will also learn to use "have" to describe your family relationships. Enjoy!

By the way, if you feel like creating your own family tree, this is a funny site where you can create one: Mi árbol genealógico, and you can even play a game to test your vocabulary in English. 

Have a nice weekend.

Weekly Links 2º ESO #83

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The full English breakfast became popular in the British Isles during the Victorian era. It  is often contrasted with the lighter alternative of a Continental breakfast, traditionally consisting of tea, milk or coffee and fruit juices with bread, croissants, or pastries.
Do you want to learn how to cook a real full English breakfast? Watch this video and learn/revise some vocabulary too.

Have a nice weekend.

Weekly Links 3º ESO Diversificación #3

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As you have to make a word cloud, here is a tutorial to tell you how to create one with Wordle.
Remember that you have to bring your work by Monday.

Have a nice weekend.

Weekly Links 3º ESO #3

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Listen to these people talking about their job and what they do. Pay attention to the vocabulary and the Present simple tense they use.
If you want the subtitled version, you can find it here.

Have a nice weekend.

Weekly Links 4º ESO #83

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To revise tenses, U2 utilize most of them in this song : "Stuck in a Moment" with English and Spanish captions.
The song is from the album "All That You Can't Leave Behind" released in 2000.

Have a nice weekend.

Weekly Links 2º BACH #79

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Our first essay: "Everybody can contribute to the protection of the environment. Discuss."
Remember that "Discuss" means that essentially this is a written debate where you are using your skill at reasoning, backed up by carefully selected evidence to point out the advantages and disadvantages of a given context. Remember to arrive at a conclusion, too.

Have a nice weekend.