Christmas is here!!

We have closed another term. How did it end so fast? Well, Christmas is here, so I leave you with some interesting Christmas videos and links if you want to stay in touch with English over the Xmas Break.

First, read some FUN FACTS AND TRIVIA about Christmas.

Now, why don't you visit the NORTH POLE? You'll find stories, games...You can even write an email to Santa!!

What's this? WHAT'S THIS? There's magic everywhere...Discover the moment when Jack Skeleton finds Christmas Town in The Nightmare Before Christmas (Tim Burton):


Do you know the famous story by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol? We have it in our library, available for you. Here you have the trailer of the film that has recently been released:

TO ALL OF YOU, READERS AND FOLLOWERS OF THIS BLOG, MY BEST WISHES FOR THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON AND FOR THE NEW YEAR. MAY IT BRING YOU HAPPINES AND JOY, AND MAY YOUR WISHES COME TRUE.

Christmas Carols Lyrics

MERRY CHRISTMAS, AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010!!

Writing workshop - 1 Dec 2009

Hello everyone!

Our last workshop of the year was about writing. As we have been doing so far this last month, when we have been introducing the different skills, we have seen the basic steps that should be taken when writing a text. Please find a basic outline below. Surely you'll find this extremely interesting!!

WRITING WORKSHOP Student Outline

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To support and expand this, click on the work SKILLSWISE. You'll find yourself drawn into the wonderful world of the excellent English-learning website of the BBC!!

One of the steps in this writing process is brainstorming. We cannot start writing right away. We have to dedicate some time to thinking and to coming up with ideas that afterwards will be organised into paragraphs. Sometimes, having some kind of GRAPHIC ORGANISER helps. Here you have one example:

Cluster

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And finally, we talked about punctuation, which is essential in the correct organization of our ideas in a text. Click on the words BASIC PUNCTUATION for some basic rules and practice.

Write on!!

Speaking, pronunciation and phonetics workshop - 24 nov 2009

Speaking, pronunciaton and phonetics workshop:

We introduced this workshop by playing some scenes from the film "My Fair Lady", the adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion" about a phonetics professor who bets that he can transform a girl from the gutters of Cockney-speaking London into a lady by teaching her to speak properly. It seemed only appropriate for this workshop, didn't it? Please take time to watch the following videos:

We also talked about the SPEECH ORGANS involved in the process of producing sounds of speech:

And we recommended some books to work phonetics at home:

We also had a look at the phonetics resources on this same blog. TAKE SOME TIME TO CHECK THE BAR ON THE RIGHT!! There you'll find interesting websites to practise your phonetics and pronunciation!!

Enjoy!!

Christmas Party 2009 - PLEASE JOIN US!!

Dear students,

Christmas is coming, so why don't we celebrate it together, while we have something to eat and drink, and have some fun?

PLEASE JOIN US NEXT THURSDAY 17 AT 7 P.M. AT THE SCHOOL.

There will be activities, Christmas carol singing and more...

Remember that THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE PARTY IS...YOU. Don't miss it!!

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Listening workshop - 17 nov 2009

Hello everyone,

It's been quite busy, this last month, so I haven't been able to inform you about what we have been doing in our 2ºNB workshops. But here we are, ready to tell you "what we've been up to"...just in case you might find it useful.

Listening workshop:

We talked about the steps that have to be taken in order to face a listening comprehension test with one or more listenings and one or more exercises.

For some guidelines on LISTENING COMPREHENSION SKILLS, click here.

And to practise what we had been talking about, we watched a video of a short piece of news and answered a few questions about it. Please find the video and the questions below:

Van Goghs Ear

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Give it a try!!

What are you thankful for? THANKSGIVING IS HERE!

Thanksgving, one of the most important festivities in the US, is almost here. The time is come to learn about how people celebrate it.

Did you know that...

...Thanksgiving is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November?
...in Canada, Thanksgiving is in October?
...the turkey, the cornucopia, the corn or the pumpkin are the symbols of this holiday?
...people give thanks for everything good in their lives?
...every year, the President of the United States pardons the life of a turkey, which ends up in Disneyland?
...every year, there's a spectacular parade in many American cities like New York or Chicago?

If you want to read about Thanksgiving traditions, click on the image below:

Now some history. What's the origin of this festivity? Where do its main traditions come from? Take some time to watch this video:

YOU ARE THE HISTORIAN. Hey, don't miss this!!! Click again on the picture below if you want to find out more about the festivity. It will be worth your time, believe me!!

And to finish, let's have some fun:

For all of you, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Christmas Card Contest

There is no Christmas without cards, is there?

Every year, we send Christmas cards to wish the people we love a Merry Christmas, and we love receiving them, don't we? Well...

THE SCHOOL NEEDS YOU!!!!!

We need to choose a Christmas card to send to other schools and institutions. And maybe you like designing your own Christmas Cards. So you could help us!! We have the pleasure to announce a

CHRISTMAS CARD CONTEST

The rules and all the useful info are below. Remember that the deadline is Friday 11th December. And last but not least, it's a contest, so THERE IS A PRIZE FOR THE WINNER!!!

Tarjetas ..

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We're waiting for your cards!!!

Reading workshop - Reading techniques - SKIMMING AND SCANNING

Dear students,

Yesterday we started our clases de apoyo for 2º NB, which this year take the form of monographic workshops, mainly focusing on one specific skill. We have started with "Reading", and we talked about some really useful reading techniques that can help you when you face a text with a specific purpose in mind. These are SKIMMING and SCANNING. I found these extremely useful handouts on the Internet and I'm publishing them here not only for the benefit of 2ºNB students, but for everyone who might find it interesting. Enjoy...and practice!!!

Skimming & Scanning

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