Weekly Links 2º ESO —76

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In one of our classes with Ryan we talked about "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin. Here is the song with subtitles in English and Spanish.
I think this is one of the most beautiful songs you can listen to and at minute 6:52 you can enjoy one of the best guitar riff in the history of music. This happened back in 1973 (42 years ago!)

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Weekly Links 4º ESO —77

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An entertaining way of practising the Passive Voice with scenes from TV shows.

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Weekly Links 2º BACH —73

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"Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile devices at school."
Even though you already work in a connected classroom, here is an interesting video about smart use of technology, for vocabulary's sake. And remember that it is a "discuss essay" so your arguments must be objective.

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Weekly Links 1º ESO —51

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Some of you need to make the difference between present simple tense and present continuous use clearer. This video that can help you.

Algunos necesitáis aclarar la diferencia que hay en utilizar el presente simple y el presente continuo. Este video puede ayudaros.

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Weekly Links 2º ESO —75

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Another explanation about the use of the future tense. Practise your listening at the same time you review when to use "going to" and when to use "will".

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Weekly Links 4º ESO —76

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In spite of some misspellings in the lyrics, you can enjoy reviewing the conditional tenses in some songs.

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Weekly Links 2º BACH —72

Norman Rockwell

 "The importance of being beautiful. Discuss."
Remember that,  a "Discussion essay" is essentially a written debate where you are using your skill at reasoning, backed up by selected evidence to point out the advantages and disadvantages of the topic proposed. Reserve your personal opinion for the conclusion.

For some ideas this video from TED talk. You can visit their webpage to watch it with subtitles in English or Spanish: "Cameron Russell: Looks aren't everything. Believe me, I'm a model."

 

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