US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 2012

The next United States presidential election is to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will officially elect the president and the vice president of the United States on December 17, 2012, will be chosen. 

 

Incumbent President Barack Obama is running for a second and final term during this election. His major challenger is former Massachusetts Governor, Republican Mitt Romney

Now learn about the us presidential election system.

Watch the videos and complete the worksheets .

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London 2012 - OLYMPIC GAMES

The Olympic Torch Relay

The city of London is the host of the Games of the XXX Olympiad. London was elected following four rounds of voting by members of the International Olympic Committee on 6 July 2005 in Singapore, where London beat Paris in the final round.

If you want to keep fully informed , here you have the links to the official websites of the Games.

http://www.olympic.org/london-2012-summer-olympics

http://www.london2012.com/

Photos - 2012 Olympics | London 2012

Dynamo walking on water

Just watch this.

Audio - Guide to London : students of 1st year ESO

Apadrina un banquero

The Diamond Jubilee takes place in 2012, marking 60 years of The Queen’s reign. The Queen came to the throne on 6th February 1952 (her Coronation took place on 2nd June 1953).

View news, announcements, historical information and official images of The Queen released for the Diamond Jubilee.

http://www.thediamondjubilee.org/

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/Features/DG_WP200687




The Queen is Head of State of the UK and 15 other Commonwealth realms. The elder daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, she was born in 1926 and became Queen at the age of 25, and has reigned through more than five decades of enormous social change and development. The Queen is married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and has four children and eight grandchildren.

In this section packed full of images and videos, you can find out more about Her Majesty's early life and reign, public life, marriage and family and personal interests.

 http://www.royal.gov.uk/HMTheQueen/HMTheQueen.aspx


Do you prefer a video ? Watch this MINI BIOGRAPHY. It is excellent !!

AND .... if you click here http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_intermediate.php?id=11416  you can also ANSWER a questionnaire about it. See how well you do !!

Victoria Grant

Listen to Victoria Grant, a 12-year-old Canadian girl explaining our modern banking system. Just brilliant !!

Word on the street

Word on the Street is an exciting new English Language teaching programme co-produced by the BBC and the British Council.

Word on the Street looks at how English works in everyday life and presents lively aspects of young British culture. Each half hour episode is filmed in a different place in the UK and features drama, interviews and reports to help you improve your English language skills.

To go to Word on the Street , click here

Hablando en plata

Enjoy this video. Although it is in Spanish, there are subtitles in English  with very up-to-date vocabulary !!!

Painting Easter Eggs