London's Big Fire 1666

In September 1666 the heart of England's capital, the City of London (now London's financial district), was devastated by fire. The Great Fire of London started in a baker's shop in Pudding Lane.

1. Watch the video.
2. List all the vocabulary you know from Unit 2.
3. What can you see?
4. What has happened?
5. How do you think the people felt?

Natural Disasters

EYJAFJALLAJÖKULL VOLCANIC ERUPTION




GEOFF MACKLEY "DANGERMAN" ADVENTURES

Webquest: Castles in the UK

Castles in the UK:  Webquest

Warwick Castle

Alnwick Castle: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the first two Harry Potter films. It is the location used for Hogwarts Castle in ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.’ It has been featured in other famous films as well, like ‘Elizabeth’ and ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.’




Cawdor Castle: It has been featured in famous films for example Shakespeare's 'Macbeth.'
 

 

London Underground

Warm-up: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

 

Some exercises

ADJECTIVES -ING / -ED I
ADJECTIVES -ING / -ED II
ADJECTIVES -ING / -ED III

Summer review 4º ESO

 Exercises with answers

Reading Comprehension with answers
 Review Exercises 
Oxford Holiday English. Present Perfect

Vocabulary Quizzes 1 & 2

1. presumir

show on
show off


2. desaliñado

rough
scruffy


3. advertir

warn
advert


4. cumplidos

compliments
wishes


5. actualmente

actually
at present


6. adjuntar

join
enclose


7. tener muchas ganas de oír

look forward to hearing
look forward to hear


8. pensar, creer (informal)

reckon
believe


9. take_____after _______alcohol

care / drinking
over / drink


10. permitir

allow
permet

WELL DONE!! ;-)

 

Vocabulary quiz 2

1. puesto

Site
Stall


2. la foto me recuerda a ti

The picture reminds me of you
The picture remembers me of you


3. arrepentirse

regret
apologise


4. descuidado

careless
uncareful


5. sensato

sensitive
sensible


6. desmayarse

fainst
faint


7. llevar un negocio

run a business
employ a business


8. ________the door can be dangerous

Obstructing
Obstruct


9. Romper con alguien

split up with somebody
break with somebody


10. de última generación

state-of the art
the-lost-generation

Good Luck!! :-)

Personal qualities

Conditionals

 

 

Let's go to the supermarket!

Have a look at 20 breakfasts from around the world, and then let's go to the supermarket! You are going to buy some products to have a continental breakfast.

 

1. Visit two supermarkets, TESCO (UK) and HARRIS TEETER (USA) and look for the cheapest products listed below. 

2. How much do they cost in pounds (TESCO) and dollars (HARRIS TEETER)?

3. Then, write down their price in euros: CURRENCY CONVERTER

 

SHOPPING LIST:

 

1. Whole Milk

2. Hot Chocolate-Cocoa

3. White Bread

4. Salted Butter

5. Orange Juice

 

Supermarkets:

 

TESCO

HARRIS TEETER

 

 

Topic for discussion: What is art? What makes art "good"?

Match these words with the pictures:

a. Sketch     b. Abstract Painting   c. Sculpture

Can you describe this painting?

Webquest: BANKSY BIOGRAPHY

1. Who is Banksy?

2. When was he born?

3. When did he begin his career as a graffiti artist?

4. What is his work about?

5. What evidence is there about the increasing interest in his painting?

6. What did he do in NYC?
7. Search for some examples of his paintings and works of art on the internet.

Banksy sells his art on the streets (incognito) to see what the reactions would be:





Now take a virtual tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) located New York City (NYC), the largest art museum in the United States and one of the ten largest in the world.

Choose one painting, describe it, and explain why you chose it.

Met Museum Virtual Tour

Met Museum

Happy St.Valentine's Day!

1. Answer the questions of this WEBQUEST
2. Write a poem using one of these tools: Magnetic Poetry or Love Poem

3. Fast finishers: Love and Present Perfect and 21 Reasons Why I Love You

4. Too lazy to send your loved one a Valentine's Day card?  Why not txt them instead?

Here are some handy mobile txt abbreviations to help you say "I love you!"

 

WUBMV? Will you be my Valentine?

ILUVU I love you

:'-) I'm so happy, I'm crying

Xoxoxoxoxo Hugs and kisses

KOTL Kiss on the lips

@}'-,-- A rose

12x@>--,--- A dozen roses

:-X My lips are sealed; or a kiss

1º ESO: What are they wearing?

Ascot Dress Code

 

 

 

These women are wearing a fascinator in Royal Ascot 2012

 

This man is wearing a top hat in Royal Ascot 2013

 

London

Take-Home Exam Key Answers

4º ESO Take-Home Exam

Topic for discussion: Social networks!

Did you know that 'Selfie' was the Oxford Dictionaries word of the year in 2013?

 'ASPIRATIONAL'

DETAILS

Country:          USA

Release Date: Sept. 19 2014

Language:        English

Running Time: 3 min.

Cast:                Lauren Robertson

                        Maria Blasucci

Starring:           Kirsten Dunst

Production:      TV Commercial Ad for Brand: Vs Magazine

 

SCRIPT

KD: Yeah, Um-hum. I called an Uber. They’ll be here soon. No, I’m fine with that. Yeah, it’s all  good. Sparkle shit all over me.

G2: Stop, stop, stop!Are you Kirsten Dunst?

KD: Yeah! That’s me.

G1: Hi! How are you?

KD: Hi

G1: Cool!Cool!

KD: Don’t you want your friend to take it?

G2: No, I don’t trust her. Great!

KD: Alright! Got it?

Girls: Cool! Cool!

KD: Do you wanna talk or anything? I mean, you can ask me a question, or… Are you curious about anything? I mean…

G1: Can you tag me?

G2: That was gonna be my question too. You tag people so it’ll show up on my profile. Thank you.

G1: Kirsten * Dunst.  I told you, I called it. Oh my god.  I’m so ingenious. I’ve already got like 15 Likes. We’re gonna get so many random followers that we don’t even know.  Kirsten! Oh my god! Jumanji, Eternal Sunshine. Little Women, Lost in Translation, Ahhh! Melancholia.

 

Questions:

1. Do you like social networks? Which ones do you know? Which one is your favourite?

2. What’s the meaning of the title ‘Aspirational’?

3. What is the protagonist doing at the beginning of the film?

4. What do the girls do when they stop the car?

5. What would you do if someone did that to you in the street?

6. Do the girls want to speak with the protagonist?

7. How do you think the protagonist feels?

8. Have you ever met a famous person? Who would you like to meet? What would you say to him/her? What questions would you ask?

9. Do you ever take selfies? Why? Have you ever taken a selfie with a celebrity? Why do people take selfies?

10.What is the message of the film?

Recommended Reading List for 4º ESO

How good is your English? Try these tests and find your reading level HERE
Practise your reading skills HERE
You can also choose one of these titles. Buy it or try to find it in the library:

1. Dracula (Burlington Books)
2. The War of the Worlds(Burlington Books)
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Burlington Books)
4. Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Burlington Books)
5. Great Expectations (Burlington Books)
6. Moby Dick (Burlington Books)

You can listen to the books mentioned HERE.

Dracula (33 pages)
Sherlock Holmes. Short Stories (Stage 2 -A2/B1)

Reading comprehension test

Sentence of the Day

Irish sports: Hurling / Camogie

Hurling ( Irish: lománaíocht/lomáint) is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic and Irish origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). There is a similar game for women called Camogie (camógaíocht). It shares a common Gaelic root with the sport of shinty (camanachd) which is played predominantly in Scotland. The objective of the game is for players to use a wooden stick called hurley (in Irish a camán) to hit a small ball called a sliotar.

The Republic of Ireland / Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Conflict

BBC Radio Ulster

Some of my own pictures:

Topic for discussion: The power of media

1º: Watch this video without listening to the music. What does it evoke?
2º: Watch this video with its soundtrack. What does it evoke?

(from the movie "The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos -Arrival of the Birds")

 

4º ESO: English Oral Exam

Food: Memory Match Game

Food pronounciation

Fruit

Vegetables

Other Food

William Shakespeare turns 450...Happy birthday!

"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare

ROMEO AND JULIET - The Play

Happy St Patrick´s Day!

Topic for discussion: "Ban Bossy"

Have you ever been called bossy? What about stubborn or pushy? These are common labels associated with girls in school, and Beyonce‘s Ban Bossy campaign is shedding light on how these labels often make young girls lose any and all interest in wanting to grow up and be powerful leaders. “By middle school, girls are less interested in leadership than boys, and that’s because they worry about being called ‘bossy.’ We need to tell them it’s okay to be ambitious"(from http://hollywoodlife.com/)

Violist mimics phone ringtone in protest at interruption

When Lukas Kmit's viola recital was rudely interrupted by a Nokia mobile phone ringtone, the musician expressed his annoyance by playing back the tune on his instrument. 

(from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/slovakia)

Let's make a Lip Dub!

Lipdub

Lip Dub by 2º ESO students at IES As Barxas:



Lip Dub for an English class project:

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 Finally, this is the Lip Dub that Monument Mountain Regional High School filmed some years ago. Around 200 students and teachers are really having fun with the song "Let's Get It Started" by the Black Eyed Peas!

 

Happy Groundhog Day!

The groundhog/woodchuck predicted six more weeks of winter!

Quiz
Wordsearch

London Non-defining Relative Clauses

2nd TERM 4º ESO Project: "Touring my hometown: Alcalive!"

Documentary (4-15 min.):
1. Introduction: location, how to get there, history, famous people (example: José Mª Gutiérrez de Alba, Cristóbal de Monroy, etc.)
2. Interesting sights (example: museums, churches, monuments, etc.)
3. Top things to do (example: walking in Oromana park, participating in Carnival, etc.)
4. Eat and drink
5. Shopping
6. Other categories
GET SOME IDEAS FROM:
Alcalá de Guadaira Tourist Office (English)

4º ESO Projects: A little bit of Geography, please. We love travelling!

1º ESO: United Kingdom, flags and countries

Family vocabulary for 1º ESO

Family Tree Download

Family Scramble

Family Relations Activities

Cambridge English TV and Comparison table for English examinations

Comparison table for Trinity ESOL, Cambridge ESOL and IELTS examinations

QCA NQF	CEFR Level	Trinity GESE	Trinity ISE	Trinity ESOL Skills for Life	Trinity ESOL for Work	Cambridge ESOL	IELTS
Entry 1	A1	Grades 2	-	Entry 1	-	-	-
Entry 2	A2	Grades 3 & 4	ISE 0	Entry 2	-	KET	3.0
Entry 3	B1	Grades 5 & 6	ISE I	Entry 3	Entry 3	PET	4.0
Level 1	B2	Grades 7, 8, & 9	ISE II	Level 1	Level 1	FCE	5.5
Level 2	C1	Grades 10 & 11	ISE III	Level 2	-	CAE	6.5
Level 3	C2	Grade 12	ISE IV	-	-	CPE	7.5

3º ESO: Cosplay

Cosplay (コスプレ, kosupure), short for "costume play", is a performance art in which participants wear costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture centered on role play. Favorite sources include manga, anime, comic books, video games, and films.

The largest event for cosplayers outside Asia is the annual San Diego Comic-Con. The biggest event in the UK is the London MCM Expo, while the biggest event in all of Europe takes place in France at Japan Expo in Paris, with an attendance of over 200,000 in 2012.

In 2013, the Montreal Comic-Con and the Winter London Film and Comic Con were a great success. Watch these videos! They might help you decide your costume for Halloween!