RICKY IS BACK ON THE NBA

After 281 days of hard work trying to recover from the injury in his knee, Ricky Rubio is back on the basketball courts. It was 1:47 minutes to finish up the first quarter of the match and the score was 18-28 down the Timberwolves, the coach decided to put Ricky into play. His minutes in the court were important for the Wolves to turn over the score. They won 114-106.

Watch here how he did it on his back.

2nd ESO: CHRISTMAS IS HERE!!!

Christmas is widely celebrated all around the world. But there are many different customs in the different countries of the world. Christmas in Great Britain and USA is the main of all holidays. People prepare Christmas very well.

Let's see some special Christmas vocabulary. Do this crossword. You can look for some words in these websites:
- http://www.lingolex.com/christmas.htm
- http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/festivals-christmas.htm
- http://www.elearnspanishlanguage.com/vocabulary/christmas.html

THESE ARE THE DEFINITIONS:
ACROSS:
       2.- Typical Christmas song
       5.- 2013 is the new...................
       6.- One of the three presents of the Kings to Jesus.
       7.- Many people eat this bird for dinner on the 24th of december.
     10.- Jesus was Virgin Mary's ....................
     11.- People usually give this to friends and families.
     13.- It guided the three Kings to Bethelehem  
     14.- People usually put the turkey or the lamb in it.
     15.- The 1st of january is called New Year's .................

DOWN:
       1.- The night before Christmas Day is Christmas ...................
       2.- This long period of holidays between december and january.
       3.- Animal which accompanied Jesus, Mary and Joseph at the stable of Bethlehem.
       4.- Typical Christmas plant for decoration.
       5.-  Another day for Christmas.
       8.- Animal from the North of Europe. It pulls Santa Claus sleigh.
       9.- Typical Christmas plan used for decoration. People like kissing under it.
     12.- 24 days before Christmas Day
     13.- It's very cold in Christmas. In some countries ................ falls and the floor is all white
     
   
Finally write a post to your teacher with the 15 solutions.

At the end you can listen to the song: "All I want for Christmas is you" by the group Vazquez Sounds. Sing with the lyrics in this link: http://www.musica.com/letras.asp?letra=2029882

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Across: 2. Typical song for Christmas 5. 2013 is the new ....... 6. One of the three presents of the three Kings to Jesus 7. Many people eat this bird for dinner on the 24th of december 10. Jesus was Virgin Mary's ....... 11. People usually give this to friends and families. 13. It guided the three Kings to Bethlehem 14. People usually put the turkey or the lamb in the ........... 15. The 1st of January is called ............ Year's Day

Down: 1. The night before Christamas Day is Christmas ........ 2. This long period of holidays between december and january 3. Animal who accompanied Jesus, Mary and Joseph at the stable of Bethlehem 4. Typical Christmas plant to decorate houses 5. Another name for Christmas 8. Animal from the north of Europe. It pulls Santa Claus sleigh 9. Typical Christmas plant used for decoration. People like kissing under it. 12. The 24 days before Christmas Day 13. It's very cold in Christmas. In some countries ................ falls and the floor is all white

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4th ESO: COLDPLAY, Christmas Lights

Not everyone feels the joy and peace at Christmas. Coldplay tells how is Christmas for some people.

Listen to this song and send the results to your teacher with the teacher code: English for Fun

HALLOWEEN IN OUR SCHOOL!!!

JACK'O LANTERNS AND HALLOWEEN POSTERS 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!!! 

2nd ESO: YOUR DAILY ROUTINE

Are you a person of routines? Do you always do the same things at the same hours?
What do you do, for example, at 8'30 in the evening?

WRITE three sentences expressing what you do ALWAYS / SOMETIMES / NEVER.

PLEASE, ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS in a comment and after that, WATCH and LISTEN to the following video about one person's routine.

After doing the exercise, watch your score and SEND IT to your teacher with the TEACHER CODE: English for Fun

4th ESO: WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO YOU LIKE?

Let's talk about music. Pop and rock music hook young people and British and American music are listened all around the world. Many people learn English with music. From the 60's on, many British bands and singers have reached top hits in Spain. Bands such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Queen, Iron Maiden, Dire Straits, Police, Pet Shop Boys, Oasis or Coldplay and singers such us Elton John, David Bowie, Sting, Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga or Adele have smashed the European and World musical scene.

1) Which of the singers or bands mentioned before are the authors of these famous songs? 
- Sultans of Swing
- Every Breath You Take
- Heroes
- Wish You Were Here
- Black to Black
- Get Back
(You can look for them in the Web)

2) Browse in the CBBC website (on the right side of this blog, at the end of INTERESTING WEBSITES) and choose the MUSIC section. See the FULL TOP 40 CHART and listen to some songs and recommend us five of them.

2nd ESO: CELIA'S INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE IN GREAT BRITAIN

Our schoolmate Celia (this year in 4th ESO) spent three weeks in Great Britain. She stayed in Cambridge and visited London and Stratford. Her classmates prepared questions for this interview and she tells us about her experience. Read it carefully and do the activities at the end.

Did you enjoy in Cambridge?

        Yes, I did. Of course. It was an incredible experience

What was the weather like?

        The weather was irregular. The two first weeks it was raining. The last week it was sunny.

Which places did you visit?

        I visited Cambridge because I lived in Cambridge. I visited Stratford, Oxford and London too.

Did you like London and their monuments? Which is your favourite building?

        Yes I did. Of course, I love London. London is very beautiful and very big too. My favorite buildings in London are The Big Ben, The Buckinham Palace and Piccadilly Circus. But The Big Ben is the most beautiful and impressive.

Have you got a photo with the Big Ben?

        Yes, I have. Lots of photos.

4th ESO: TOP TEN TRAVEL ATTRACTIONS IN LONDON

London is always a perfect destiny to enjoy fun holidays and learn English at the same time. One of our classmates, Celia stayed  in Cambridge for the summer, near London and visited the capital city of the United Kingdom. Very soon, it will be possible to read an interview with Celia about her days there, but by now, watch and listen to this video about the main attractions of this magical city of London. 

Click on the video and do the listening comprehension exercise see how you did and send your results to your teacher with this Teacher Code: English for fun.

ANNABEL LEE IN ENGLISH IN "VERSOS DE LUNA"

Last June 21st we put end to our school year by performing a poetry festival "Versos de Luna". Our students Rosana Valadés, Beatriz Martín Romo, Celia Tiburcio, Mª José Cobos, Sharon Leal and Marta García recited the poem both in English and Spanish. Here you can watch how well they did. 

USA MEN SURVIVE SPAIN TO WIN THE GOLD MEDAL

The Spanish basketball team was near, very very near again to win the gold medal in the Olympic Games vs the USA basketball team. 

The Spanish team led the match for some moments but on the last quarter the Americans played a perfect basketball. The USA team had to do their best and played their finest basketball to beat Spain. The final 100-107 was the sign for a close match between the two best basketball teams of the world.

USA mass-media told about the great Spanish game and the difficulty for the USA to defeat a team like ours. You can read about and watch a video report on the USA TODAY website:  

Click HERE to read about the news and watch a video

We'll be back in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

CHAMPIONS AGAIN !

Spain beat Italy in the final match of the Euro '12 and became again Champion of Europe.

Follow this link http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=1837987.html to read more about Spain's championship, and watch and listen to the report of the final match in English.

OUR LAST EFFORT!!!

It's June at last! The last month of the school year, but this is also our last opportunity to get good results. Have you got many exams these days? Summer is very near and doing our best is worthwhile to enjoy holidays. This summer, we can enjoy with the Soccer Euro 2012 and the Olympic Games in London.

PLEASE, TELL US...

How has your school year been? Has it been better or worse than you had thought? Which subjects have been your best ones and which your worst ones? Which are your plans for this summer? 
Please, write a comment answering these questions. Don't forget to sign with your name and group.

If you want, click here to watch Mr Bean's final exam. It's 10 minutes laughing. You can also send the exercise to your teacher with your teacher's code: English for fun.

GOOD LUCK FOR YOUR EXAMS AND ENJOY THE SUMMER!

ANNABEL LEE - A LOVE STORY By Edgar Allan Poe

Apart from mystery and horror stories, the American writer Edgar Allan Poe was also a magnificent poet. One of his best and famous poems is this one dedicated to the love of his life, her young wife Virginia Clemm. They got married although Virginia's family didn't accept this marriage because she was too young. Soon, Virginia died from tuberculosis and it is said that Edgar A. Poe spent nights beside her sepulchre in the cemetery. This poem, Annabel Lee is possibly inspired in his own life. He gave his wife the name of Annabel Lee.

Our students Rosana and Beatriz (4º ESO) read the poem both in English and Spanish for the last Book Week. They did so fine that they are repeating the poem with the help of other four 3º ESO students (Celia, Mª José, Sharon and Patricia) in the Special Poetry Festival we are doing in the Casa de la Cultura in Santa Amalia on June 14th from 8'00 in the evening. In this Festival we'll be collecting money for the Old People's Home in Santa Amalia.

Here you are a video with the poem recited in English and the video made by the Spanish rock band Radio Futura translating the song into Spanish.    

ADELE - "SOMEONE LIKE YOU"

ADELE is the new sensation in the British music. She's just published her second album, titled "21" because of her age. Her first album was titled "19". Her song Someone like you reached the top places in the music charts everywhere in the world. Adele has a wonderful voice, and is able to sing jazz, blues, soul or pop music. She composes her own songs. Adele's image is far from the spectacular slim girl, but her face shows two blue beautiful eyes and an atractive expression. She says: " I don't need a XS-size to look spectacular". This is her official website: http://www.adele.tv

Click on this link: http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_intermediate.php?id=10799 and watch the video, listen to the song and do an exercise with the lyrics and SEND IT TO YOUR TEACHER with YOUR TEACHER CODE: English for fun

Ricky Rubio says "good-bye" to the season... and to the Olympic Games?

Ricky Rubio got seriously hurt in his knee at the end of the game vs Lakers. He will lose the rest of his marvelous first season in the NBA, but probably he will also lose the London Olympic Games with the Spanish Basketball Team.
 This is the link to the news in the NBA website:  Ricky Rubio, seriously hurt in his knee
The NBA prepared this video as a tribute to his incredible first season in the best basketball league of the world. Enjoy with the magic of Ricky Rubio.

CBBC NEWSROUND - Up-to-date yourself

CBBC Newsround is a website of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation, the British public radio and television) about news for young people. There you can find news of different topics such as sports, entertainment (music, cinema, television), animals and the natural world and some political news.

English is a good way to be in contact with the rest of the world. This website is designed for people like you, in your teens, but if you surf the internet, surely you can find many others.

We propose you to surf in this website. Click on this link:   CBBC Newsround and find your favorite news. Now tell us about:

1.- Write the title of the news.

2.- Who is /are the protagonist/s of the news?

3.- Tell us (in your own words) what happened.

4.- Why do you think it's important?

LOVE SONGS, POEMS AND RIDDLES