Weekly Links 1º ESO #73

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To practise the past tense... and pronunciation. Only a pretext to listen to a song by Coldplay: Yellow, with English subtitles.

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Weekly Links 3º ESO #18

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Revising conditional sentences, how can I not share with you this song by Jamie Cullum: If I ruled the World?
I didn't know this artist but it seems to me that he is very talented.

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Weekly Links 2º BACH #95

Weekly essay: "Do you think young people eat too much junk food nowadays? Explain."

This is an opinion essay, so remember:

Plan four or five paragraphs: - an introduction (saying what the situation is...) - two or three paragraphs in support of the argument / giving a contrasting or different view (with reasons) - a conclusion (a summary of your opinion or interpretation of the facts)

To help you, in this video, The Good The Bad and The Ugly Eating Habits, teens from Burbank, Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, talk about their eating habits.

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Weekly Links 2º BACH #94

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Weekly essay: "How important are social media sites to you?"

Here the important words are "to you". So this is an opinion essay where you give your reasons to say if social media are important or not to you.

To help you, watch this video with pros and cons of social media but remember that you have to stand for just one side of the topic.

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Weekly Links 1º ESO #72

As we have read a text about the Statue of Liberty, here is a video for kids: The Statue of Liberty for Kids: Famous World Landmarks for Children.

If you click on "subtitles", you can read the narration at the same time you watch the video.

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Weekly Links 2ºESO #97

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As we have started revising comparison of adjectives here is a video by Kelly Clarkson, Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) with Spanish and English subtitles.
By the way, this expression in the title of the song is the English equivalent of our "Lo que no mata, engorda".

If you want more songs with comparisons, check out my previous entries.

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Weekly Links 3º ESO #17

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As we have started revising comparison of adjectivbes here is a song by Coldplay, The Hardest Part, with Spanish and English subtitles.

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Weekly Links 1º ESO #71

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Another song to practise the present continuous versus present simple forms: "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega with lyrics on screen.

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Weekly Links 2ºESO #96

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We can continue revising the conditional tense with this song, "One of Us" by Joan Osborne. Lyrics in English and Spanish will help you practise reading and pronunciation.

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Weekly Links 3º ESO #16

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Let's keep on revising present perfect tense versus past simple with Michael Bublé's song: "Haven't met you yet", with lyrics on screen. By the way, as a fun fact, the blonde girl on the video is Bublé's actual wife, Luisana Lopilato.

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Weekly Links 4º ESO #96

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Another song I like, with passive voice structures: 'All Is Full of Love' by Björk. A beautiful song in a video with lyrics on screen.

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Weekly Links 2º BACH #93

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Weekly essay: "Would you like to be famous? Give reasons."

Bear in mind that this is an opinion essay, not an argumentative one. So, there are no pros or cons, nor advantages and disadvantages.

Remember:

Opinion essay
Point of view: Because the writer is predominantly concerned with stating his opinion, first-person (i.e., I) is always used.
Attitude: Opinion has a single-minded goal—Tell the reader what you think.
Perspectives presented: Opinion pieces rely solely on opinion and feelings.

Argumentative essay
Point of view: formal writing addresses the multiple sides of an issue using the more objective third-person point of view.
Attitude: writers maintain a tone of fairness and reasonableness. Their attitude is respectful, tactful, and formal.
Perspectives presented: Argumentative writing acknowledges opposing views within a pro/con piece. This demonstrates the writer as a fair-minded person and gives him the opportunity to counter these perspectives with more logic, reasoning, and proof. (source)

Here is a presentation (in argumentative style, watch out!) to give you some ideas.

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Weekly Links 1º ESO #70

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Elvis Presley recorded his version of "Always on My Mind" on March 29, 1972, and it is very useful for you to both enjoy a great artist with a great voice and practise the use of adverbs of frequency with the song subtitled in English and Spanish.

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Weekly Links 2ºESO #95

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Future with be going to ("gonna" is the contraction of "going to" when you speak): Three Little Birds (Every Little Thing is gonna be all right)a song by Bob Marley and the Wailers. It is the fourth track on side two of their 1977 album Exodus and was released as a single in 1980.

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Weekly Links 3º ESO #15

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"How Long" is a 1974 song by the British group Ace from their album Five-A-Side. Lead singer Paul Carrack composed the song upon discovering that bassist Terry Comer had been secretly working with other bands.

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Weekly Links 4º ESO #95

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To keep on with the passive voice here is a song by Chely Wright - "Till I Was Loved By You" with lyrics in English. It's not a HQ video but it is fun.

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Weekly Links 2º BACH #92

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Weekly essay: "Which are your favourite TV programmes? Describe them and explain why you like them."

It is a descriptive essay so in your introduction, you might be permitted to make general, abstract statements (tell about) your subject or supply background information, as long as you demonstrate these points concretely later in the body of your essay.
Use vivid nouns, verbs, and adjectives, and appropriate metaphors, similes, comparisons, and contrasts. Avoid clichés.
Like the introduction, the conclusion is another place you can get away with reflecting about your subject, summing up your feelings about it.

In these video interviews around Britain, some British young people talk about their favourite TV shows.

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Weekly Links 1º ESO #69

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This week we are revising the modal verb "can", so this song by Blue -"I can"- is an obvious choice. This song This song was the United Kingdom's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 and scored 100 points.

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Weekly Links 2ºESO #94

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The Eagles were one of the most successful bands of the 1970s, with multiple hit singles, including Hotel California in 1976.
One of my students was wearing a T-shirt with the cover of the album but they didn't know who this band was. Let me introduce them to you.

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Weekly Links 4º ESO #94

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Another song with passive voice structure in its lyrics: "She Will Be Loved" is a song by the American pop rock band Maroon 5.

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