LEARNING ABOUT CHRISTMAS

Learn about Christmas in Britain by watching the Word on the Street video series co-produced by the BBC and the British Council. 

Some tasks have been set  to help students of English improve their language skills. 

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TAKE A STAND AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Violence is happening everywhere, but so many of us are constantly ignoring it ...

It is our responsability to speak up if we want to put an end to domestic violence.

Students at IES Joaquín Rodrigo in Vicálvaro (Madrid) took a stand against toxic, violent relationships last week and created their own media campaign with an excellent video clip called "Ana and the earphones" that we show here.

TIME TO TAKE THOSE EARPHONES OFF! 

           

THANKSGIVING

WINNERS QUIZ FOR 30 OCTOBER - 1 NOVEMBER

VER QUIZ

OUR CLASSROOM WORK MENTIONED ON BESTEXAMSZARAGOZA.COM

Google Forms is an online form generator which was released in 2008.  As you might have seen if you follow our blog, we have used  this generator to serve some of our academic purposes.

Our Examination Centre,Best Examinations Centre Zaragoza,encouraged us to write a post on their blog to share this practice with other teachers.

This is the post which has been published today.

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REMEMBER, REMEMBER THE 5TH OF NOVEMBER BONFIRE NIGHT

QUIZ FOR 23-27 OCTOBER

23-27 OCTUBRE:

This week, 5 more great songs in music History:

'The Times They Are A-Changin’, by Bob Dylan https://youtu.be/e7qQ6_RV4VQ

‘Bad’, by Michael Jackson https://youtu.be/Sd4SJVsTulc

‘Firework’, by Katy Perry https://youtu.be/QGJuMBdaqIw

‘I’m walking’, by Fats Domino https://youtu.be/Y29RZpHnkq8

‘1999’, by Prince https://youtu.be/rblt2EtFfC4

Quizz:

1. This song is about this kid from a bad neighborhood who gets to go away to a private school. He comes back to the old neighborhood when he's on a break from school and the kids from the neighborhood start giving him trouble.
2. This song is about a guy who is really lonely now that his girl has left him. He hopes she will return once she sees what it's like without him.    
3. This song is about the fact that that we're mortal and we should enjoy life during our limited time on earth.      
4. This song inspires young people to overcome their fears and insecurities   Firework
5. This song is an attempt to create an anthem of change for the time, influenced by Irish and Scottish ballads.     
6. Martin Scorsese directed the video, and Wesley Snipes played the rival gang leader in this short-film video.      
7. In January 1984, a young Steve Jobs would recite the second verse of this song during his opening of the 1984 Annual Apple Shareholders Meeting, where he famously unveiled the Macintosh computer for the first time.          
8. Phil Collins, was inspired by this song rhythm and sound to produce "Sussudio," released three years later.       
9. This video was shot in Budapest.            
10. This song became an anthem for frustrated youth, who would later be known as hippies. Many of the lyrics are based on the Civil Rights movement in the US.    
11. This song is a crucial link between old-time R&B and the rise of Rock-N-Roll.   
12. Where do these verses appear?: “¿Qué vas a hacer cuando el pozo se seque? ¿Vas a correr a esconderte? 
13. Where do these verses appear?: “No tienes que sentirte como la basura espacial. Tú eres única, no puedes ser reemplazada.”      
14. Where do these verses appear?: “Vamos, madres y padres de toda la tierra, y no critiquéis lo que no podéis entender. Vuestros hijos e hijas están más allá de vuestro dominio.Vuestro viejo camino está envejeciendo rápidamente.”
15. Where do these verses appear?: “Todo el mundo tiene una bomba. Podríamos morir cualquier día, pero antes de que deje que eso ocurra voy a pasarme la vida bailando”.   
16. Where do these verses appear?: “Te estoy diciendo que tengas cuidado con lo que dices. Conozco tu juego. Sé de qué vas”        

CELEBRATING THE DEAD - A SHORT STORY OF HALLOWEEN

CLICK on the picture to learn about this holiday.

LAST WEEK WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Teacher: Nuria Calvo

1B 1G 1F

LAST WEEK AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED!!

Laura Ballester (1G) - 1 positive + Lollipop
Roberta Bulovszki (1F) - 1 positive + Sugus
Malena Gascón (1G) - 1 positive + Sugus
Paula Díez de Pinos (1G) - 1 positive + Sugus

Congratulations to the winners!

Videos to watch for this contest:

Tomorrow People, by Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
Johnny B Goode, by Chuck Berry
The Sound of Music, performed by Julie Andrews
Free Fallin, by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Tom Petty: Free Fallin

The test was the following:

The author of which song died exactly 7 months ago? Chuck Berry

 Which famous band recorded a BBC Radio program in January 1964, and made a cover version of Chuck Berry’s Johnny B. Good? The Beatles

Can you name the famous film where Michael J. Fox plays Johnny B. Good? Back to the Future 

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1i5coU-0_Q)

Who sings “The Sound of Music” in the movie named after the song? Julie Andrews

Can you name the famous film where Ewan McGregor sings a short and funny version of The Sound of Music? Moulin Rouge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zC1GXcGtLQ)

Which song was included in the album that won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae album in 1989? Tomorrow People

Which song is a soundtrack? The sound of music

What was the name of a famous musician, whose son wrote Tomorrow people? Bob Marley

Which song implies that the people of Los Angeles will casually use others for personal gain, as the singer has just dumped a girl and doesn't even miss her? Free Fallin

Which song is about nature? The sound of music

The music video of which song was ahead of its time in that it featured skateboarding before the X Games existed and action sports went mainstream? Free Fallin

Next week:

Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Katy Perry, and two more...

LINOIT 17

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IT´S QUESTIONNAIRE TIME!

We have been working hard on Google Forms this week with students of 2nd year ESO.

Would you like to answer a few?  Let´s have a try

                                                                                          

                                                 

     

               


                                                                                           

  

PRICE TAG , by Jessie J.

WORLD WATER DAY 2017

For millions of children, not having easy access to clean water means using up hteir time and energy. It also means health problems and lack of opportunities.

Clean water means so much, that some schoolgirls in Kenya wrote this poem  -  life is so different now that they have clean water .....

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

TEST YOUR ENGLISH

Do you want to check your level of English? Click on the image below and TAKE THE TEST.

MODAL VERBS

INSPIRING GRADUATION SPEECH

Larissa Martinez, valedictorian at  McKinney Boyd High School, kept her background a secret until she took the satage at graduation June 3.

Listen to her - it is really worth it!



* valedictorian : student with the highest grade average

TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION by Edgar Allan Poe

THE OLYMPIC GAMES STORY

The Coldest Place on Earth

LEARN YOUR BASIC IRREGULAR VERBS ( Level A1 )

Learn your BASIC irregular verbs in a very easy way with these two videos by @GoyaEnglish 

level A1 ( 1º y 2º  ESO )