Tuesday 15 December 2009

THE SIMPSONS 20TH ANNIVERSARY


Wow,mates, we're getting old!!!
Do you remember, 20 years ago, when we started following the adventures of a yellow American family? It stole our hearts away, because they weren't perfect, they were a bit silly, and they had a naughty boy, just as any normal family has. The Simpsons reminded us of someone we already knew in our neighbourhoods or our families, didn't they?

Well, 20 years have passed and they're still running! Follow this link to enjoy some info from the official website, and this link if you want to try a funny activity to do in class.
And why don't you have your face "simpsonized"? This is a great website to have Simpsons images of yourself or your families!!!
Enjoy your Simpsons life, and keep laughing with the yellow family.

Thursday 10 December 2009

WHERE IS THE EMERALD ISLAND?


This webquest is a collaborative project for my 4ES0 students. Follow this link and discover the secret of the Emerald Island!
http://www.xtec.cat/~jserarol/WQ/ireland/index.htm

Thursday 3 December 2009

A REALLY FUNNY WINTER AD!


Wasn't it funny?
Now write a short account of the couple's romantic date. Include information to answer the following questions: How would you describe the setting? What was the man up to? What were the woman's feelings? What objects appeared in the ad? What happened to the woman in the end of the ad? What were the man's words?
If you need help, try this online dictionary: www.reverso.com
Write a funny account of the ad... and enjoy winter fun!

Friday 20 November 2009

Thursday 12 November 2009

TERM ONE VOCABULARY LIST



This entry is entirely dedicated to my 2Bat Students, as they are taking a vocab test soon. I thougt that creating a glog with the vocab could be a nice way to make a vocabulary list. I had a really great time creating the glog. Enjoy your revision!
FOLLOW THIS LINK TO VIEW THE GLOG IN FULL DETAIL
http://abg3.glogster.com/VOCABULARY-LIST-TERM-1/

Sunday 8 November 2009

Thursday 29 October 2009

SWING VOTE ACTIVITIES


Imagine for a second that you had the responsibility of choosing your next President? Who would you choose? A Republican President? A Democrat? This is the choice that Bud Johnson must make in the film SWING VOTE, a warm comedy with excellent actors and actresses. Watch the film and practice your English with the following interactive activities. Enjoy!

EL RACO INTERACTIU DE CINEMA 2009-2010


El Racó Interactiu de Cinema is back!Click on the link to improve your English with the movies. And this year, El Racó has something new, a blog with a wide selection of videos related to the movie that is practiced in the exercises. Memorize the web, it's really easy: elracointeractiudecinema.blogspot.com

Friday 26 June 2009

SUMMERCAT

Summer is here and with it we have a strong desire for holidays, sun, sitting in the shadow of a sunshade drinking an icy beverage. Summer is also good for everlasting memories, and why not?, a romantic memory of a romantic love story at the seaside. This clip tells us one of these summer stories: but beware! the video shows one story and the song tells us about a different one. Can you spot the differences?

Have you enjoyed it? Download the song from Billie the vision and the dancers werbsite and sing freely under the summer sun!
Summer is for having fun, isn't it?

Friday 15 May 2009

JUNO: AN EXCITING FILM FOR AN EXCITING DISCUSSION


Have you ever wondered having a baby? Do you like babies? What would happen if you got pregnant at 16???
Juno MacGuff has had this experience... and she has survived. She's the protagonist of this awesome film you must see.
Get a copy of the Juno DVD and then jump into these exciting interactive activities from "EL RACO INTERACTIU DE CINEMA". You have a collection of activities to improve your vocabulary, reading and listening skills with the optimistic and feel-good background of a brave comedy.
Enjoy and think about what it would be like to be a teen mum!

I BELIEVE IN ADVERTISING



Visit this blog: ibelieveinad.com
It's worth the visit and it'll make you laugh. Perhaps you can find inspiration for your writings, or a teacher can find a picture that can start a composition!!!

Thursday 7 May 2009

A MIRACLE STORY: TOUGH TODDLER FOUND ALIVE AFTER TWO DAYS IN WOODS




ARCADIA, Mo. – Thirsty, dirty and tired after spending two days and nights barely clothed in the wet, chilly woods of Mark Twain National Forest, 3-year-old Joshua Childers was ready to go home.

The boy was lying on the ground of a hollow near a creek bottom Wednesday afternoon when a volunteer searcher spied his bare bottom.

"Hey, bud!" called out Donnie Halpin, a 57-year-old construction worker from nearby Fredericktown, who wasn't sure whether the grimy figure was even alive.

But Joshua sat right up and grinned at his rescuer.

"You ready to go home?" Halpin asked.

"Yeah," said Joshua.

The boy was wet and only wearing a T-shirt and one tennis shoe. Halpin called 911, then wrapped the child in his shirt, scooped him up and carried him about a half-mile to a house.

"He hung on to me pretty tight," said Halpin, who didn't have any water for the child but gave him some candy. "Outside of a few scratches, he was in really good shape."

Joshua had slipped out of his family's mobile home near Arcadia in rural southeast Missouri around 11:30 a.m. Monday, while his father slept and his mother talked on the phone.

Terry Schulte, the boy's grandmother, told KSDK-TV that Joshua told her he was on his way to visit her. She lives about five miles from his home, and he was found covered in ticks about a half-mile away. Somewhere along the way he lost his pull-up diaper and one of his sneakers, which searchers found near a pond Monday.

Halpin discovered Joshua around 4 p.m. Wednesday while walking along an all-terrain vehicle trail about three miles from the boy's home, after first spotting some stray dogs sniffing at something.

"I'm going to put him up for the Grizzy Adams Award, send him bear-hunting with a stick," his overjoyed father, Adam Childers, told reporters, marveling at his son's survival skills.

"It's undescribable how grateful we are," Childers said. "I mean, you doubt if God's actually with you for awhile, and then something like this happens, and you know he's there."

Madison County Sheriff David Lewis said searchers had been growing increasingly pessimistic about their chances of finding Joshua alive. He figured three days was about the limit for the boy's survival in the wild without food and water.

"It's a miracle," Lewis said. "I'm so happy, you can't believe it."

Hundreds of volunteers from as far away as St. Louis, 100 miles to the northeast, came to help in the search. So did professional search and rescue crews from dozens of agencies. The Missouri State Highway Patrol brought in planes. The state Water Patrol brought in divers and sonar. Dozens of dogs, horses, ATVs and even donkeys scattered in the miles around the tiny home that sits along the wild, rocky terrain of the Mark Twain National Forest.

The area is home to bears, mountain lions and snakes. Heavy rain Tuesday night and Wednesday morning swelled creeks in the area.

"I don't know how he did it," Adam Childers said. "I don't know grown men that could do it. But all I can say is he's a tough little bugger."

Doctors have told him that his son is a little dehydrated but otherwise fine, Childers said. The child was evaluated and listed in fair condition, first at Iron County Hospital and later at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Crystal City, where he was transferred because it has a larger pediatric unit.

The boy has been asking for milk and hot dogs since his rescue, Childers said.

Friday 3 April 2009

A SPRING SONG WITH THE SECOND CONDITIONAL

Enjoy this song to celebrate the arrival of spring!
All I WANT IS YOU! a good song from a very good movie - JUNO.


Lyrics | Barry Louis Polisar - All I Want Is You lyrics
Barry Louis Polisar - All I Want Is You lyrics

Monday 23 March 2009

THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES


Monsters, fairies, ogres, magic circles, mysterious relatives, three children in danger and a very old and gloomy State House. Sounds great, uh? Why don't you watch the Spiderwick Chronicles and practise some English? This collection of activities is designed for younger students, but if you feel young, or you feel like some adventure, go for it!

Thursday 12 March 2009

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!!


March, 17th!! Saint Patrick's Day! A day for celebration and joy! An Irish Day!
Follow this link and do some activities related to this holiday!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Wednesday 4 March 2009

STAND BY ME

Enjoy this video! We all need someone to stand by our side!

Thursday 19 February 2009

BECOMING JANE INTERACTIVE EXERCISES


If you want to improve your listening skills and enjoy a good British film you should see "Becoming Jane". The film tells the real story of well-known novelist Jane Austen, and her love story with the lawyer Tom Lefroy. On the following link you have a collection of interactive activities that will help you understand the film and learn new vocabulary. In the section "After the film activities" you have a choice of writing, discussion and follow-up activities.
Enjoy the film and... if you feel inspired, read some of her famous novels such as "Sense and Sensibility", "Emma" or "Pride and Prejudice".

Tuesday 10 February 2009

IMPROVE YOUR PRONUNCIATION WITH "CHINSWING"


Do you want to improve your pronunciation and your speaking skills? Follow this link and join in the online discussion at CHINSWING. You must log in before you can use this exercise. Have a go! It's can be good fun!

Saturday 24 January 2009

EUROPEAN STORM DEATH TOLL MOUNTS

SPANISH SPORT HALL ROOF COLLAPSE
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7848947.stm
STORMS BATTER SPAIN AND FRANCE