SPARE THE ROD AND SPOIL THE CHILD

As we all know, this post is dedicated to Lina, Valentina's two-year-old daughter. Will Lina be a spoilt child? I don't think so. But I don't think her parents will use any rod either! And I hope they don't!
What do you think of this saying? Is it sensible? Is it useful? Is it positive? Will it make life better? happier? ...
Perhaps you prefer the modern version "Spare the rod and save the child.", do you?

Photocopy from 14th December_URDANGARÍN: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THNjg0MDQ4MzktNmU5Mi00MjJlLWJkNGYtOGU0MTYxOGNiNmEx

Photocopy from 14th December_NOT LEAST: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THYmFiOTg4YzAtZWQxMi00YmE4LWI3NGMtMDY2MGIwOGI3NmUx

Urdangarín videos:

      http://youtu.be/hT0L0wIaL8M

        http://youtu.be/tvjIr4Dui_w

Transcript of radio piece of news about bounty hunters (uploaded on 9th December): https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THOGU5NGRkMTUtNmFkMC00NTIxLTk4NjItODgwMzVmZTgxNGVl
Quizzes:
   MONEY_1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1751_money
   MONEY_2: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1158_phrasals
   MONEY_3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1146_money
   MONEY_4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1339_money
   MONEY_5: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1113_time_money
   MONEY_6: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1019_quiznet
   MONEY_7: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=129_witn

I'LL TAKE A RAIN CHECK

Photocopy from 9th December_DROUGHT_WATER_TEST ON BUTTERFLIES: 

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THN2M5MDBjOGItOWU0Zi00OTM2LTllNTEtNzg3MmE0ZjYyNjQ3

Now you can watch a short video about monarch butterflies:

Photocopy from 9th December_David Cameron on benefit fraud_EXERCISE: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THNWQ4OGU3NjctYTg4YS00MDI5LTk1MzItYjE3YTEwNGQ5NWJh

David Cameron on benefit fraud_KEY: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THMjA5MzlmYjYtMTY5NC00MDA2LWIyYjItNTk4ZjQwMTE3YzNl

Photocopy from 9th December_article about benefit fraudsters: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THODgwMTc0MjQtMDI3NS00ODU3LTk4NDEtNDMzODc0ZjQzODI1
Key to Big Brother exercises: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THNWFkYjUzY2UtNTQyZC00ZDBmLWE2YWQtYjY4ZWE3NmRmZGQ3

 QUIZZES:  
   WEATHER_2: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1512_winter
   WEATHER_3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1011_weather
   WEATHER_4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/youmeus/quiznet/newquiz66.shtml

A FLY IN THE OINTMENT

Watch these other videos about the same issue:

1) 00:01:35  http://youtu.be/rr9-W_4z25E

2) 00:00:40  http://youtu.be/M9gCCRBTMtE

3) 00:00:10  http://youtu.be/CBxirblidrQ

4) 00:00:10  http://youtu.be/pzQj38urfiQ

5) 00:00:40  http://youtu.be/ksogeFswaC8

6) 00:00:40  http://youtu.be/a2Jg8eGhpwA

7) 00:00:40  http://youtu.be/5yByIknKNWQ
8) 00:00:40  MOCK announcement accusing the government of being the fraudsters, the criminals: http://youtu.be/QP8u0_FEnXM

9) 00:00:10:   http://youtu.be/gQzg3jXFqK4

10) 00:00:30  http://youtu.be/dfqg1qobzb0

11) 00:00:30  http://youtu.be/9IhaxLRo7ow

12) 00:01:06  http://youtu.be/svwMj9Pqajg

13) 00:16:00

You can now listen to the news. You will have the transcript next week.

LOOKING FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK

Photocopy from Monday 5th December: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THZjNhODA5NTgtNWJlMS00MjJlLWJhZGItYjI4MTkwZTgzNmU2

Video we watched on 5th December:

Take these quizzes:
   -GOSSIP: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1242_gossip
   -WEATHER IDIOMS: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=148_weather_idioms
   -COHESION: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1213_cohesion

KEY to photocopy from 21st November 2011_INVERSION:   : https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THMWM3YTI4MDUtMDU0Ni00ZDIyLWI0ODUtZDZmZTM3OWU2MWEw
KEY to photocopy from 23rd November_CRYSTAL CLEAR: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THZDQ2M2U1ZjktYzhhZS00NzYyLWFhNTgtMzRjMDExZWQ3NDVk
KEY to photocopy from 30th November_MONARCH BUTTERFLIES: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THZTU0MDgxNjItMzlkYS00ODgwLWI2NTYtOTc2NWRjYmIxYTM3

GIVE SOMEBODY AN INCH AND...

Just as Kike told us today, the Andean condor is a large black vulture with a ruff of white feathers surrounding the base of the neck. The head and neck are nearly featherless.  

It has the largest wingspan of any landbird, second only to the Wandering Albatross and perhaps the Dalmatian Pelican.

The condor is primarily a scavenger, feeding on carrion.

It reaches sexual maturity at five or six years of age and it mates for life. It nests at elevations of up to 5,000 m, generally on inaccessible rock ledges. One or two eggs are usually laid. The young are covered with a grayish down until they are almost as large as their parents. They are able to fly after six months, but continue to roost and hunt with their parents until age two.

Healthy adults have no natural predators, but large birds of prey and mammalian predators, like foxes, may take eggs or hatchlings. It is one of the world's longest-living birds, with a lifespan of up to 100 years old in captivity.

The Andean Condor is a national symbol of Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador, and plays an important role in the folklore and mythology of the Andean regions. The Andean Condor is considered near threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Captive breeding programs have been instituted in several countries.

Wednesday 30th November_TEST ON INVERSION: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THMDA1NDZmODAtNzhjZi00ZTNhLTk4NTAtNjY3NDg3YmZmMjBk

Photocopy from 30th November_Monarch butterflies: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THZjRhNzFlZjYtODk4Yy00NWZhLWIzMzgtMGM5MDlmNjQ1YTcz
Photocopy from 21st November_Spanish Elections headlines: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THN2FmNTJiZjYtOTdiNC00YTY0LTkwNjctYzYzYzM3YTIwNmY5

TALK TO YOURSELF!