PUSHING UP THE DAISIES

I remember years ago when I had to explain to my students what Halloween was. Nowadays everybody seems to celebrate it here, in Spain. I'm not very happy about that. On the one hand I like to learn about other cultures and customs but I like them to be that, other countries' customs. I'm not fond of adopting celebrations from other parts of the world as if they were ours. That's why, I guess, Father Christmas, for example, sort of gets on my nerves... here in Spain. I'd rather have our traditional Three Wise Men, our All Saint's Day, and so on.
On the other hand, there is nothing left for me to teach!!!  My students usually know more about Christmas Chrackers, Christmas Stockings, Halloween's "trick or treat", and so on... By the way, I hate the way they translate that expression into Spanish. I can't stand it! It drives me mad!

FOTOCOPY 31st October: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THYmMwYjI2YTctYzZlMS00ZjFkLWFjODQtOTIyMzk0OGEzZDUx

IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS

LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG

Who let the cat out of the bag?

  Homework: find out!









PHOTOCOPY 26th October 2001 : https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THNWUyMzM3NTgtODc0MS00YTllLTk4ODgtMDcyMTJmMmQwMTIz
BECAUSE I'M WORTH IT!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxdL5Wgnsjw&feature=autoplay&list=PL9C80FA7E64740670&lf=plpp_video&playnext=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DumGRR2Dng4&feature=bf_prev&list=PL9C80FA7E64740670&lf=plpp_video&index=6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDBiiuVGFx0&list=PLAE7B03EDA1BD8190&index=7&feature=plpp_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx-Sb56htcU&feature=autoplay&list=PLAE7B03EDA1BD8190&lf=plpp_video&playnext=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5K0NMSmVaA&feature=BFa&list=PLAE7B03EDA1BD8190&lf=plpp_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3FgTySsjAw&feature=BFa&list=PLAE7B03EDA1BD8190&lf=plpp_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PhTaugrPYw&feature=BFa&list=PLAE7B03EDA1BD8190&lf=plpp_video
BECAUSE YOU'RE WORTH IT! 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI0XLuPcse8&feature=autoplay&list=PL9C80FA7E64740670&lf=plpp_video&playnext=2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSvCH_OSs4w&feature=autoplay&list=PL9C80FA7E64740670&lf=plpp_video&playnext=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDg8h5xjyw&list=PL9C80FA7E64740670&index=11&feature=plpp_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM_A5U5Ehic&list=PLBA356D15729745E0&index=5&feature=plpp_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDBiiuVGFx0&list=PLAE7B03EDA1BD8190&index=7&feature=plpp_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfeCoFjg218&list=PLBA356D15729745E0&index=3&feature=plpp_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GYHj2iinrM&feature=BFa&list=PLBA356D15729745E0&lf=plpp_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a9JWO6PuJk&feature=BFa&list=PLBA356D15729745E0&lf=plpp_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gam3WJIKDoU&list=PL9C80FA7E64740670&index=31&feature=plpp_video

BECAUSE WE'RE WORTH IT!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4jluPup9ZY&feature=autoplay&list=PL9C80FA7E64740670&lf=plpp_video&playnext=4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThSJgseFQUM&feature=autoplay&list=PL9C80FA7E64740670&lf=plpp_video&playnext=3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6oZv6ZXx7Y&list=PL9C80FA7E64740670&index=13&feature=plpp_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tYd11-3OfM&list=PL9C80FA7E64740670&index=9&feature=plpp_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCd1v81Sgtk&feature=BFa&list=PL9C80FA7E64740670&lf=plpp_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3GjLbCINBc&feature=BFa&list=PL9C80FA7E64740670&lf=plpp_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR1_ieOn0WA&feature=BFa&list=PL9C80FA7E64740670&lf=plpp_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5HH7nHoZjw&feature=BFa&list=PL9C80FA7E64740670&lf=plpp_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIU_meNjeu8&feature=BFa&list=PL9C80FA7E64740670&lf=plpp_video&index=36

ALIVE AND KICKING

Hi there!
Well, poor Simoncelli is no longer alive and kicking. It's sad. His remains are in Italy now and I heard his funeral will take place on Thursday. REST IN PEACE

One of the photocopies I gave you on Monday was about him:
PHOTOCOPY FROM 24th October 2011_1:  https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THYWY4NDZkOWYtMDIxNC00MDAxLThhMDgtMTJmOWZlZjMzNmQ4

As there were so many pieces of big news in the last few days, we also did some work in connection to Gaddafi's death:
PHOTOCOPY FROM 24th October 2011_2: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THM2Q5YmI2OTMtMTM0Ny00N2M1LTg4M2YtNjNiZjY3Yjc3N2Zi

You have to listen to Obama's speech and check which word in each pair he actually said:  http://youtu.be/swB1KfTf_uw    


ETA's announcement of their cessation of terrorist activitist also called for its own photocopies:
PHOTOCOPY from 24th October 2011_3: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THZGNkYjJiYzQtZjFmOC00NTdkLTkwNmUtZjFhMjk2ZjY1NzY3
PHOTOCOPY from 24th October 2011_4: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THODYyNWI5MDctNmE5MS00ZjYxLWIwMDUtOTBiMGY5OWNjOWY2

As homework you also had to revise different structures and vocabulary to express REGRET:

PHOTOCOPY from 24th October 2011_5:   https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THNWJiZDM3NTQtMmE3Yi00NWI2LWI5YTAtMWI4ODU2ZTMxYjQy    

LEARN THE ROPES

Hi, there

I apologize for not having posted anything lately. I have not been idle, though.

Anyway, do you know what "learn the ropes" or "know the ropes" mean? Be ready to explain the expression in class next Monday.

Here you are the latest documents we've seen in class:

PHOTOCOPY  from 17th October: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_Nb3d84W0THMDA5YWMxZWMtNTNlNS00YjlkLWI2YTItOWI0ZTc1NjE5ZTky&hl=en

PHOTOCOPY from 19th October: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_Nb3d84W0THMTllNWU2ZjEtYTllMy00YTEzLTk3OGQtMTAxYTIyNDY4YTYz&hl=en

AN INKLING

In today's post I'm just adding links to the documents from previous lessons. By the way, I think the problem some of you had to open documents from previous entries is solved now. Let me know if that is not the case.

As HOMEWORK you have to complete the activities that you can find  in the photocopies -including the listenigh exercises- and, as usual, find out what the expressions in the title of the each post means. Today's expression is "AN INKLING". Do you have one???

On the other hand, it's high time I prepared the key to the exercises too! I think I'll do it at the weekend.

Photocopy from 5th October:    https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_Nb3d84W0THNmQxZDRkYzItYThkYS00N2M1LWEwZTUtZDM4ODhmMzljZGM1&hl=en
Photocopy no. 1 from 10th October:   https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_Nb3d84W0THOTRiOWY2NTUtMTQ2NS00OWJmLTk4ZTYtN2VhY2UyZjAwNDFh&hl=en
Photocopy no. 2 from 10th October:   https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_Nb3d84W0THZDIwZGI3MjUtMTc1Ny00YTY0LTlkZWQtNzBjODA2NDYyNmEw&hl=en
Photocopy no. 3 from 10th October:    https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_Nb3d84W0THNWNiODZmYmMtMmVmOS00ZDM3LThlMjQtYjVmOTBmNDIwZWUz&hl=en
Song by the Waterboys:   http://youtu.be/xD9zYZpIMfo

HOW TO LIVE BEFORE YOU DIE

A commencement speech or commencement address is a speech given to graduating students, generally at a university, although the term is also used for secondary education institutions.

The "commencement" is a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred upon graduating students. A commencement speech is typically given by a notable figure in the community, during the commencement exercise. The person giving such a speech is known as a commencement speaker. Very commonly, colleges or universities will invite politicians, important citizens, or other noted speakers to come and address the graduating class.

Steve Jobs died on Thursday 6th October 2011, aged 56. His commencement speech at Stanford University has become legendary. If you have not heard it, now you have the opportunity to find out how he thought we should live our life before we die.

Listen to the speech given by Steve Jobs and do the exercises which I have prepared. Before you listen,  read the questions so that you get an idea of what you are going to hear and can make predictions. I suggest that you should listen to one story at a time, because the whole speech is quite long. When you have listened to it as many times as you need, then you can listen to it once again with the transcript.

FIRST STORY:      http://youtu.be/F1rPFbEoJVc    http://youtu.be/4pXfIGU_4wc

   Activity: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_Nb3d84W0THZGQzYjI4NDUtYTU3NC00YzRjLThjMzMtZGUxNmU4MTc2ZDk3&hl=en_US

SECOND STORY:  http://youtu.be/84Ka1_p4ueM   http://youtu.be/dzL3xpMX4b4
   Activity: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_Nb3d84W0THNzU2MzUyMjQtOTgxZC00NzBjLWIyNmItOWY2MDVjMGM4Yjhh&hl=en_US
THIRD STORY:     http://youtu.be/r5pPyQ383G0      http://youtu.be/1EnBk1Z3XyM

   Activity: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_Nb3d84W0THMWMxMDA5NzAtYTAzNi00YjY3LTkwNDQtZjJhODRkYmQyNzMw&hl=en_US

COMPLETE SPEECH:  http://youtu.be/UF8uR6Z6KLc
TRANSCRIPT (Not to be read until you have done the activities!)
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_Nb3d84W0THNmQ4ZDY1MzgtZDE5Yi00YWJlLTkxN2YtNDg3ZDgwM2RhYzJk&hl=en_US

THE DIE IS CAST

Hello, there!
Yesterday, in class, we had a look at some words that are used to describe groups of animals, remember? And I told you that I would prepare a worksheet so that you can learn some more.
Some years ago, for a course I was doing, I prepared some activities related to the animal world. Some of the activities are TOO easy for you, but since they are "ready already" you can have a try at them and realize how much you  know! The activity ANIMALS IN COMPANY is the one which deals with groups of animals.

http://aliso.pntic.mec.es/jtaa0001/hp/esthercuencamartinez/index.htm

IN THE NICK OF TIME

Hello there!

Have you had a good weekend? Maybe I should be a bit more specific: Have you had a RELAXING weekend? BUSY? EXCITING? WONDERFUL? UNBELIEVABLE? FANTASTIC? EVENTFUL? PASSIONATE? INVIGORATING? ...?

A new week is about to start, which means interesting things to learn! Let's be curious and enthusiastic so that we can make the most of it.


I've found out that it is not simple to upload documents to the blog! You can upload images and videos but not documents! At least not using this Blogger application. But I have thought of a way to do it: I'll send the documents to the virtual place where the school web page is hosted and then I'll add a link here. I hope it works!


Photocopy from 3rd October:   http://intercentres.edu.gva.es/intercentres/03015579/2011_October_3rd.pdf
Photocopy from 28th September:  http://intercentres.edu.gva.es/intercentres/03015579/self_conscious.pdf