Friday 16 December 2011
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Monday 12 December 2011
3ESOC ENGLISH PORTFOLIO LIST
PLEASE, IN ORDER TO ASSESS YOUR TERM PROJECTS, WRITE A POST WITH YOUR NAME AND THE LINK TO YOUR ENGLISH PORTOFOLIOS. Thank you!
Friday 2 December 2011
THE RED BAND SOCIETY
I'm looking forward to watch THE RED BAND SOCIETY, which is bound to be a remake of the great POLSERES VERMELLES. I'm also happy to see that a Catalan mini series caught the attention of Steven Spielberg and Martha Kauffman, which means that stories of endurance, courage and survival are international and know no borders.
And most of all, my encouragement and respect to everyone, young or old, struggling with illness in hospital wings. You are great!
3ESOB ENGLISH PORTFOLIO LIST
PLEASE, IN ORDER TO ASSESS YOUR TERM PROJECTS, WRITE A POST WITH YOUR NAME AND THE LINK TO YOUR ENGLISH PORTOFOLIOS. Thank you!
Thursday 1 December 2011
3ESOA ENGLISH PORTFOLIO LIST
PLEASE, IN ORDER TO ASSESS YOUR TERM PROJECTS, WRITE A POST WITH YOUR NAME AND THE LINK TO YOUR ENGLISH PORTOFOLIOS. Thank you!
FIRST TERM FEEDBACK
Now, we have finished our first term and I'd like you to share some feedback with me.
Please, answer these questions in an anonymous post.
1) What were the good points of the term?
2) What would you like to change?
3)Have you got any suggestions for the next year?
Please, answer these questions in an anonymous post.
1) What were the good points of the term?
2) What would you like to change?
3)Have you got any suggestions for the next year?
Wednesday 30 November 2011
WORLD AIDS DAY
December, 1st. World Aids Day. You too can do something to stop AIDS.
Follow this link and take a lesson about this important day. Then jump to the official website and get some ideas for action. Little actions can change a life. Perhaps your own life
Sunday 27 November 2011
SHAHI: A VISUAL DICTIONARY
Try this new and great tool when you're learning vocabulary:
http://blachan.com/shahi/
When you type a word in the searchbox, it connects to the image bank of GOOGLE, YAHOO AND FLICKR and it gives you a definition plus a collection of images related to that word.
Simply amazing.
Saturday 26 November 2011
A HELPFUL VERB
A wacky story of how the verb DO became an auxiliary verb.
It can help you if you're revising for your grammar test.
(Thanks Jahan for creating the wonderful art, animation and voice off! And thanks Agustín for recording it. We miss you!)
Thursday 24 November 2011
WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?
View Thanksgiving (United States) and over 3,000,000 other topics on Qwiki.
TODAY IS THANKSGIVING DAY.
WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR? WRITE DOWN YOUR GRATITUDE SENTENCES IN A POST BELOW!
THANK YOU!!!
Friday 11 November 2011
TOGETHER WE CAN DO GREAT THINGS! 11/11/11
My 2BAT students joined the Massive Symphony today at 11.11 a.m
It was a pity that some mobiles couldn't connect, but thanks to David's wifi connection we could enjoy Beethoven's symphony and be a part of a global performance.
Together we can do great things.
DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER
Suzanne and Jeff have different opinions: he thinks that appearance tells you a lot about a person, while she thinks it doesn’t. What’s your opinion? Watch the video, think about the topic and then share your opinion with your classmates in a new comment.
Tuesday 8 November 2011
GET HELP WITH YOUR COMPOSITIONS!
A great site that can help you with your writing mistakes!
Phras.in
Just type the two alternative sentences, and the web will give you which one is more recurrent (so more correct) in websites. Attention: it's a computer, not a person, so this is not 100% reliable.
MASSIVE SYMPHONY 11/11/11 AT 11.11 AM
Hundreds of thousands of people
from all over the planet
Anywhere
At the very same time
Change is here
Together
http://www.massivesymphony.org/
Friday 28 October 2011
TINTIN IS HERE!
Visit the film's official website THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
The official TINTIN.COM website
And TINTIN's American website
Read on and start your adventure!
Weitere Trailer zu Die Abenteuer von Tim und Struppi
Open publication - Free publishing
Open publication - Free publishing
Wednesday 26 October 2011
IRREGULAR VERBS PRACTICE
PRACTICE YOUR IRREGULAR VERBS FOLLOWING THESE LINKS TO THE NEW ENGLISH FILE WEBSITE
PAST PARTICIPLE FORMS
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary/i_games/gotoschool/games_gts02?cc=global&selLanguage=en
PAST SIMPLE FORMS
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary/i_games/gotoschool/games_gts01?cc=global&selLanguage=en
Monday 24 October 2011
OXFORD HALLOWEEN CORNER
Click on the link to practice some Halloween activities from the Oxford Halloween Corner.
Enjoy some Halloween Fun!
Sunday 23 October 2011
Thursday 20 October 2011
ETA CEASEFIRE: A HISTORIC DATE
Eta has finished its armed campaign of terror that has lasted for 4 decades. Hopefully, the Basque country will leave in peace from now on.
This is a historic date which will be worth remembering: October 20th,2011
Read the full story in the
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15393014
Wednesday 19 October 2011
Monday 17 October 2011
Friday 14 October 2011
Thursday 13 October 2011
MISERY BEAR PREPARES FOR A DATE
Things are looking up for Misery Bear as he prepares for a date. If you're a bear it can be a little chaotic when it comes to cooking; blenders and bears don't mix. Misery Bear is pretty sure things will come together though, especially as he has candles and the perfect music. Maybe a relationship could be just what he needs to find a cure for his sad and lonely existence. See more from Misery Bear at bbc.co.uk/comedy.
Monday 10 October 2011
THE KING'S SPEECH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES
Improve your English with these INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES based on the wonderful film THE KING'S SPEECH.
This collection of activitites belong to the new WEBSITE CINEMA PER A ESTUDIANTS
Have a look at it!
Thursday 6 October 2011
STEVE JOBS IN MEMORIAM
Steve Jobs THINK DIFFERENT - a Tribute
View more presentations from Mark Fidelman
Monday 3 October 2011
A GREAT TEACHER
I want to share with you this wonderful pic & thought that Garr Reynolds shared via Twitter. Thanks to all the teachers who inspired me to learn and discover new things, and also to the great colleagues and students who share my time from Monday to Friday.
Visit Garr's great site:
http://www.garrreynolds.com/
http://www.presentationzen.com/
GIVE YOUR OPINION: SPORTS PREFERENCES
Class debate
We all know that exercising twice a week is a healthy habit. However, there are many different ways to exercise. Some people, like Suzanne, like going to the gym. Others, like Matthew, prefer team sports such as basketball or football. Where do you stand? Do you like going to the gym and exercising by yourself, or do you prefer playing team sports? Use the vocabulary and the sentences below to discuss this topic in class.
Mosts gyms are open all day. This makes it easier to adapt exercise to your schedule
Going to the gym is boring. On the other hand, playing team sports is competitive and fun.
boring fun competitive schedule
Wednesday 28 September 2011
Friday 16 September 2011
Wednesday 14 September 2011
Monday 12 September 2011
WELCOME BACK!
Dear 3ESO students,
I'm really happy to be back at school and have you as my pupils. I hope we have a great year together and your English improves as a result. Little by little you're going to get used to our English class routines, so don't worry and ask me if you need help.
I'm an active and happy person who enjoys cinema, cooking and celtic music. I'll show you some of my hobbies in our future lessons.
Last August I spent a few days in Asturias with my family. We love Asturias! It's a wonderful place, with wonderful landscapes and really friendly people. Oviedo, its capital, is an awesome and exciting city. You must visit it.
One night in August we visited Lastres, which is a famous village in Asturias. Do you know why it is famous? It's popular because it appears in a famous TV series in Antena3, Doctor Mateo. Have you ever seen it? Do you recognize the photograph?
Well, that's all for now.
Tell me a bit about yourselves, so that I can get to know you! Write your post below, and remember to write your name and course.
See you!
Abel
Enjoy
Sunday 11 September 2011
IN REMEMBRANCE
This should have happened 10 years ago.
But it didn't.
In remembrance to all the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack and all other innocents victims that die every single day because of human hatred and selfishness.
Do your best to make a better world everyday.
Thursday 1 September 2011
These kids are lucky!
If you have an Ipad2 I assume your getting back to school will be smoother.
But if you haven't -as it's my case :( ...
enjoy every second of the new course and don't waste a single opportunity to learn.
Have fun!
But if you haven't -as it's my case :( ...
enjoy every second of the new course and don't waste a single opportunity to learn.
Have fun!
Tuesday 19 July 2011
POTTERMORE
J.K. Rowling is going to feed us with new information about Harry Potter. What do you think it's going to be about?
Follow pottermore.com next July 31st.
More magic is awaiting round the corner.
Thursday 14 July 2011
HARRY POTTER 7.15 : IT ALL ENDS
Quite sad, isn't it? It seems long ago when I took my 4ESO students to see the premiere of HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE back on November 30, 2001.
Ten years have passed and those kids left school, went to university and one of them has become an English teacher!! Time flies and it seems like magic.
Well, back to Potter. It's been nice to witness such a worlwide phenomenon, both in children's literature and in the film franchise. The books are excellent and so are the films.
But it all ends. Tomorrow, July 15, 2011.
Now, my question. How has Harry Potter affected your free time? Have you read the novels? Have you seen the films? What was your favourite part? Who's your favourite character?
It would be nice to read your comments, and why not, if one of you attended that premiere in Barcelona on November 30, 2011 I'd be delighted to read your comments!
Friday 1 July 2011
Monday 27 June 2011
10000 TIMES THANK YOU!
I can't believe you made it possible!
Thanks a lot for making this blog roll on.
Have a happy summer ;)
Friday 17 June 2011
Thursday 9 June 2011
Wednesday 8 June 2011
Friday 3 June 2011
Sunday 22 May 2011
Thursday 19 May 2011
A SPRING OF FRUSTRATION IN SPAIN
It's amazing to see this morning's headline in THE WASHINGTON POST!
I love the honesty of the newspaper headline: A SPRING OF FRUSTRATION IN SPAIN. And I love how the Americans have been brave enough to use this word: FRUSTRATION.
And especially, I love the play with words, using the word SPRING, generally evoking hope, new beginnings and the rebirthing of nature, with the horrible feeling of FRUSTRATION, which depicts exactly how many of us feel in Spain. Not much good news for democracy and popular representation.
And, coincidence or not, I love the thunderstom icon on top of the Puerta del Sol photograph. Is it a symbol of the upcoming storm? will we have nice sunshine after the storm or will we have a gloomy and rainy electoral spring?
As everything in our country these days... we'll know the answers next Monday, after the local elections results are revealed.
In the meantime, I'd love to hear your opinions and your feelings. Are you frustrated or satisfied with our present situation? Do you feel represented by your goverment or do you feel cheated by them?
Let's take advantage of the democracy of the Internet and the freedom to publish our own opinions. At least, we are now free to speak our minds online.
Do it now, while we are allowed to!
Monday 9 May 2011
HOW TO DESCRIBE A SCULPTURE
This is a worsheet to help you describe sculptures in your cities. It was written by Jahan Monast, our assistant teacher from Calgary.
My 3ESO students are working with this worksheet in their PUBLICART project. Follow the link if you want to know more about this interesting project involving AUGMENTED REALITY. I hope the results are good and I'm looking forward to seeing them. I'll let you know.
Public Art 2011
My 3ESO students are working with this worksheet in their PUBLICART project. Follow the link if you want to know more about this interesting project involving AUGMENTED REALITY. I hope the results are good and I'm looking forward to seeing them. I'll let you know.
Public Art 2011
Wednesday 27 April 2011
HACHIKO: INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES
Do you have a pet? Do you like dogs? Then, HACHIKO:A DOG'S STORY is the film for you! Do these interactive activities and then watch the film in a cinema near your area. You can contact CINEMA PER A ESTUDIANTS for the film screenings in May 2011
Once you're done with the activities, you can try a follow up exercise from this list.
And if you're hungry for more, check out more films in the film archive of EL RACÓ INTERACTIU DE CINEMA
CIUTADELLA IS A WONDERFUL PLACE
Write individually OR record in pairs a dialogue between you and a tourist visiting MENORCA or a Spanish city you know well. Be creative and interesting.
Write your dialogue on a comment or send your teacher the audio file
(Length: text 150 words/ audio 2 minutes)
Friday 15 April 2011
Wednesday 13 April 2011
AN AIRPORT MIRACLE
AMAZING! It could have been a real tragedy, but miracles do happen.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13054205
Friday 8 April 2011
CAUSATIVE PASSIVE
The passive is not especially easy for students. And the causative passive is even more complicated. This presentation can help you understand a bit more of this grammar point. Don't hesitate to ask questions!
Causative passive
View more presentations from abg3.
Friday 1 April 2011
ALICE IN WONDERLAND GLOG
A creative project for my 3ESO students. You've seen the film, you've enjoyed the magic and you've learnt the story. It's time to get creative. Click on the glog below and follow the instructions to create your own Alice glog. Let your imagination and creativity go wild!!! And, like Alice, create your own destiny.
Tuesday 29 March 2011
TIME TO HONOR JAPAN'S HEROES
Read this interesting article from the CNN website
It's time to honor Japan's heroes: they're risking their lives for the country and the whole world.
Pray for Japan.
Friday 25 March 2011
ALICE IN WONDERLAND INDEX OF ACTIVITIES
Spring is here and a new film has arrived at EL RACÓ INTERACTIU DE CINEMA:
Don't skip your visit to ALICE IN WONDERLAND collection of interactive activities: you'll learn new vocabulary, discover the magic of the creatures in the film, and be able to see some of the photographs of the sweet shop where the real Alice Liddell used to buys her sweets in Oxford. There's also an interesting story that you will enjoy if you read the Lewis Carroll in Oxford poster.
Enter the magic of Alice in Wonderland.
Monday 21 March 2011
Friday 18 March 2011
THE NEWS: JAPAN IS HIT BY MASSIVE TSUNAMI
WRITE IN THE COMMENT BOX EXAMPLES OF PASSIVE SENTENCES TAKEN FROM BBC.CO.UK
All our support to the people living in Japan!
Thursday 17 March 2011
St Patrick's day interactive activities
Happy St. Patrick's day!
Do the activities below and then leave a comment after that. What have you learnt of St.Patrick and the celebrations around the world? You can talk about the history, the legends and the holiday. Remember to leave your name in the comment box.
http://lve.scola.ac-paris.fr/anglais/stpat/symbols.htm
http://lve.scola.ac-paris.fr/anglais/stpat/quiz.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/stpat.html
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine/saint-patricks-day
Wednesday 16 March 2011
CELEBRATE ST.PATRICK'S DAY
Come and celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the Foreign Languages Department!
Thursday March 17th is St. Patrick's Day, the saint patron of Ireland. This holiday is getting more and more popular and more people are celebrating it worldwide.
If you want to get a gold coin from the Leprechaun's treasure follow these steps:
1) Wear something green.
2) Come to the foreign languages department and ask a teacher about the treasure in English.
3) Get your gold coin!
It would be nice if you could take a picture of yourself in green with the gold coin and then send it to the department email idiomesiestorredelpalau@gmail.com
We'll make a nice collection of St.Patrick holiday goers!!!
Wednesday 16 February 2011
CANCER CENTER ANNOUNCES EXPANSION
After February 4, my students read a text about a Cancer Center Expansion. They had to record the text with their own voice and I also asked them to take action.
These are their recordings.
TONI LOPEZ
| Tonilopezcancer.mp... |
SARA MIRÓ
| Tonilopezcancer.mp... |
Why don't you visit the Center website?
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/cancer/
Follow this link if you want to listen to more recordings.
Wednesday 9 February 2011
A QUESTION OF APPEARANCE
Think about this image and write a paragraph in the comments box dicussing the ideas in the questions:
Why is appearance so important in our society?
Do you think being attractive is necessary nowadays?
Would you get plastic surgery if you had the money to do it?
What things need to change in your opinion?
Monday 7 February 2011
PHYSICS OF THE FUTURE
The man in the photo is MICHIO KAKU: he's one of the most famous physicist in the world. He's presenting his new book "PHYSICS OF THE FUTURE" This is the text with some new revelations he talks about in his book. Read and enjoy;
Book Tour Dates & Locations For March 15th Release of Physics of the Future: How Science will Change Daily Life by 2100
Based on interviews with over three hundred of the world’s top scientists, who are already inventing the future in their labs, I present the revolutionary developments in medicine, computers, quantum physics, and space travel that will forever change our way of life and alter the course of civilization itself.
Astonishing revelations include:
* The Internet will be in your contact lens.
* It will recognize people’s faces, display their biographies, and even translate their words into subtitles.
* You will control computers and appliances via tiny sensors that pick up your brain scans. You will be able to rearrange the shape of objects.
* Sensors in your clothing, bathroom, and appliances will monitor your vitals, and nanobots will scan your DNA and cells for signs of danger, allowing life expectancy to increase dramatically.
* Radically new spaceships, using laser propulsion, may replace the expensive chemical rockets of today. You may be able to take an elevator hundreds of miles into space by simply pushing the “up” button.
Like Physics of the Impossible and Visions before it, Physics of the Future is an exhilarating, wondrous ride through the next one hundred years of breathtaking scientific revolution.
Friday 4 February 2011
FEBRUARY, 4TH : WORLD CANCER DAY!
Today, Feb 4th is WORLD CANCER DAY. My support to everyone that has this illness or to all the families that have gone through a cancer process.
Some ideas to make the most of this day:
1)Donate! Give your money to the volunteers collecting money in the streets.
2)Call! Perhaps you know someone with cancer. Your call and your support may help this person be more positive about the illness.
3)Get involved! Find a local charity or organization that helps people with cancer. 30 minutes of one day a week can make a difference in your area.
4)Get information! Do some research about cancer. Perhaps one day your findings can save a person's life.
GET INVOLVED NOW!
Thursday 3 February 2011
MAY THE GODS OF THE OLYMPUS HELP YOU!
Do you like classical adventures? Do you like Greek Mythology? Then, you must follow the link and do the activities of CLASH OF THE TITANS.
This is what you have to do:
1) Do the activities before the film
2)Watch the film. Cinema per Estudiants runs shows of the film in English in different cities of Catalonia. Contact them at cinemaperaestudiants@cinemacultural.es
3)Pick up some activities to do after the film.
After that, your English will have superpowers too!
Don't forget to visit the other films showing this year or choose one from the previous season at the archive.
Enjoy EL RACO INTERACTIU DE CINEMA!
Tuesday 1 February 2011
100 ENTRIES! 5470 VISITS!
Wow, the 100th entry on my blog and 5470 visits! I don't believe it! I just want to say thank you to all the people and students who follow my blog and practice English with my entries. Your visits encourage me to keep on the hard work.
And to celebrate, have a look back at the first entry which I published on November 1st 2008. My,my,time flies!
THANKS A LOT!
Monday 31 January 2011
OUR IDEAS TO CHANGE THE WORLD
FINISH THIS SENTENCE. YOUR IDEAS MAY CHANGE THE WORLD SOME DAY...
"IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE WORLD, WE/PEOPLE/THE GOVERNMENTS..."
Friday 28 January 2011
WE WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU COULD CHANGE THE WORLD? WRITE YOUR WONDERFUL IDEAS IN THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW!
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