MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

A SPELL OF RAINY WEATHER

"I Put a Spell on You" is a 1956 song written by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, whose recording was selected as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was also ranked #313 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

It  has been  covered very many times, perhaps most famously by Nina Simone, Alan Price and Creedence Clearwater Revival

R.I.P.

It's unfortunate that the death of many children and some adults in a school shooting is news. But it is. The BBC covers it:

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20739030

Photocopy from December 14th_STREAK_SPELL: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THUXFYaWNmV3FPYXM

Photocopy from December 14th_STICK UP FOR SB_DEMISE_PASS AWAY: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THOTdfQVRJS1EtdHM
Photocopy from December 13th_Moms Get Real_Nelson Mandela_Hugo Chávez: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THUk1vTldOZ2JjX1k
Photocopy from December 11th_St Andrew's Day_Human Rights Day_PRANK_HOAX: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THTWpYNHMzR1BCSEE
Photocopy from December 4th_FACTORY BLAZE_HOARSE_FLEECE_RAM:     https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THdllKNEcteEtvVGM 

IT'S YOUR CALL!

Watch these videos and find out what a recent study from the University of Westminster says:

Have you watched any of those?

NATURE & NURTURE

 





Photocopy from 27th November_MAKE ENDS MEET_SLAYER_STRANGED: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THVlprS3ZrNUZRNWc
Photocopy from 29th November_SCAM_CON_FRAUDSTER: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THQ3NIM2hES0g3OFk

Three arrested in Bangladesh over fatal factory fire

NOV. 28 - Three men were arrested in Dhaka over Bangladesh's worst industrial blaze that killed more than 100.

Watch the following video and answer the questions below.

 

-What are the three men accused of?
-What characteristic of the building is mentioned?
-Why do they talk about "GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS" in the video?
-How many garment factories are there in Bangladesh?
-What do they say about these factories?

-What are the three men accused of?
-What characteristic of the building is mentioned?
-Why do they talk about "GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS" in the video?
-How many garment factories are there in Bangladesh?
-What do they say about these factories?

“Violence is not only impractical but immoral.” Martin Luther King Jr.

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Women's activists have marked November 25 as a day to fight violence against women since 1981. On December 17, 1999, the United Nations General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The UN invited governments, international organizations and NGOs to organize activities designated to raise public awareness of the problem on this day as an international observance. Women around the world are subject to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence, and the scale and true nature of the issue is often hidden.
This date came from the brutal assassination in 1960 of the three Mirabal sisters, political activists in the  Dominican Republic, on orders of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo (1930–1961).
(Taken from Wikipedia)

Hair Stylists: A Battered Woman's Best Friend?

Salon employees in Ohio have been trained to assist victims of domestic abuse.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/hair-stylists-battered-womans-best-friend-17263373

COLD TURKEY

Have you ever enjoyed a traditional Thanksgiving dinner?
You haven't!!? Neither have I. Just in my dreams. But I'm determined to cook my own Thanksgiving meal next year. In just one hour! No fuss! You can too! See how: http://youtu.be/Rar_AsEzuEk



Photocopy from 23rd November_Thanksgiving dinner_questions & tapescritpt: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THU0tQZTl0MWtJUzA
Photocopy from 22nd November: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THRUYtV1B5WWpYRnc

GRAY THURSDAY (abc News):  http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/gray-thursday-thanksgiving-shopping-madness-kicks-off-17785587

SAVE THANKSGIVING

Listen to  Gregg Richard, President of P.C. Richard & Son, talk  with Governor Paterson  on WOR Radio about the values and the choice to remain closed on Thanksgiving:

 

Read the related articles:
http://wilton.patch.com/articles/amid-controversy-some-stores-open-thanksgiving-day
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/11/22/black-friday-shopping-begins-thursday-for-many-large-retail-chains/
http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/news/16428703-418/thanksgiving-shopping-seen-as-a-mixed-bag-for-workers-shoppers.html

SPOT ON

 

Photocopy from 20th November 2012: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THaC1WQjhLd255U1U

 

Personality disorders

'Ice cream murder' trial begins in Vienna 
20 November 2012 Last updated at 02:41 GMT

The trial has begun in Vienna of a Spanish-Mexican woman accused of murdering both her former husband and her lover, and burying them in concrete in the cellar of her ice cream shop.

Estibaliz Carranza is accused of shooting her former husband in the head in 2008, and killing her lover in his sleep in 2010. It is alleged that she then dismembered the bodies before burying them in the shop's basement.

Carranza has pleaded guilty to the charges.

(Adapted from BBC News)

Watch the video about this trial: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20404548

Read more about this case: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/world/cold-blooded-ice-cream-lady-on-trial/story-fnddckzi-1226520013703

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/918282-ice-lady-estibaliz-carranza-killed-lovers-and-hid-bodies-in-her-parlour

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2235586/Goidsargi-Estibaliz-Esti-Carranza-The-Ice-Cold-Killer-accused-murdering-husband-lover.html

Estíbaliz Carranza is now in a unit for the 'mentally abnormal'. Can a personality disorder make you behave in a wicked way?

Listen to this radio programme to find out what the experts say: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/04/2010_10_mon.shtml
Listen to the programme again, this time with the transcript and find the fourteen mistakes that the transcriber made. Spotting them is not enough: you have to correct them too!
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THai1RUEJSTV9HT28

Read these articles about Emma Charlton:
  2010: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1255438/Conwoman-cheated-mother-gran-fiance-150-000-jailed.html
  2012: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/evening-chronicle-news/2012/08/17/maneating-fraudster-emma-charlton-jailed-again-72703-31642817/


 

GETTING WORKED UP

Photocopy from 13^thNovember_IN A FIX_BLAME_RUMOUR HAS IT:https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THeWJJNjU5bjJUY2M

Photocopy from 15^thNovember_GENERAL STRIKE_NATIONWIDE STOPPAGE_BULLYING:https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THWDRiV01yTlRxUlU






Sunset Park by Paul Auster--Audiobook Excerpt
Listen  to this audiobook excerpt and hear Paul Auster read from his novel Sunset Park:

PLAYING THE BLAME GAME

Whoops! The other day I did not upload Obama's victory speech but a previous one that took place during the presidential campaign. I'm to blame. It's all my fault.
So here you are the real McCoy:

SUGAR DADDY

WORLD DIABETES DAY

Learn a bit about why World Diabetes Day is celebrated on November 14th: http://www.idf.org/worlddiabetesday/about

Rise in diabetes cases

Ian Foster was diagnosed with diabetes when he was just 32. He is suffering from a condition which is increasing at an alarming rate across Northern Ireland.

Every day about ten new cases are diagnosed here.
While not life threatening, if left undetected this common illness can have huge consequences.
The figures are so worrying that they have triggered urgent calls for the Health Service to sit up and take notice. Find out more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8041152.stm

MONEY DOESN'T MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND?

Spanish bank halts foreclosures after evicted woman's suicide

Sun Nov 11, 2012 4:30PM GMT
You can read the complete article if you click on the following link: http://www.presstv.com/detail/2012/11/11/271621/spanish-bank-stops-homeowner-evictions/

Politics

EVICTIONS

Spanish banks suspend evictions after woman´s suicide sparks outrage

STAFF

Nov 12,  2012

There have been nearly 400,000 evictions in Spain since a property bubble burst in 2008

Read the rest of the article by clicking here

IN A FIX

 Photocopy from 8^thNovember_HOMOPHONES: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THdk9xaGNrT2JTcDQ 

Photocopy from 8^thNovember_TRAMPLE_PUT THE BLAME ON MAME:  https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THN0xPUmxocER3aEE                                                                                                               

You can listen to the guitar version of PUT THE BLAME ON MAME (with Mrs O'Leary's cow, the blizzard in Manhattan and all that) if you click on the following link: http://youtu.be/v3uzB-q0jsU

Here's Obama's acceptance speech on 6th November 2012:                         
 

And here's Mitt Romney's concession speech:


You can compare Obama's speech with that George Bush gave in 2004:
 

LET YOUR HAIR DOWN

If you click on the link below you will be able to see a scene from the film Gilda where Rita Hayworth sings a famous song.

The song is divided in two parts, each  with a reference to a past event.
-In which part does she make reference to an earthquake?
-Does she use the word "earthquake" or the word "quake"?
-What is the other  'incident'?
-Was Lou guilty?

Find out!! : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY2IpSCV-Nk&feature=share&list=PLNY_d3Ecd8GRS-QWAUKK-FjxkYqx7tAM0

Photocopy 1 from 6^th November 2012_Hurricane Sandy: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THNnc4NnpqdW9YMEk

Photocopy 2 from 6^th November 2012_WORK_SENTENCE MARKERS: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THUFdfcjB0WjZQT1E

BRACE YOURSELVES!

BBC NEWS
29 October 2012
Millions of residents of the northeast of the United States are bracing themselves for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy.
President Obama has urged residents of low-lying areas to heed warnings to evacuate their homes.
Experts are predicting Hurricane Sandy could be bigger than anything seen in the eastern states of America in decades.
David Shukman reports on a weather system that is already being referred to as a 'super storm'.

Listen to this piece of news and see if you were right when predicting which words might appear in the text: floods?  gale-force winds?  swamp?  disaster? death toll? storm? ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20128931

What category is hurricane Sandy?
Why is it considered "extremely unusual"?
What effect is "the mass of cold air coming from the Artic" having on the hurricane?
The weather has forced the financial market __________________________________

Photocopy from 30th October_Tsunami:https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THSzR1aV9pa3JreE0

Photocopy from 30th October_Sunset Park_exercises:  https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THVVJJang4bEJSS1k
Sunset Park_Key to exercises: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THMHo1eHFzMGt6TjA

 

IN FULL SWING

Do you remember the quizz we did on Friday about WORK?  Here's the link where you can check whether you were right in your answers?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/youmeus/quiznet/newquiz100.shtml

How well did you do? Why don't you take other quizzes from that site? There are scores!!

And here are the photocopies I've given you so far:
1. Tuesday 25th September: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THc3dqOVBHS3FJTVE
2. Tuesday 16th October: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THUTFfc1pCV2tjd2c
3. Thursday 18th October: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THRUFHMUNCZHdlNGM
4. Tuesday 23rd October: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THY2N6dE8zSm0wdGc
5. Friday 26th October: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THcDRDWkZ5cFd2bEE

MORE THAN HAPPY

Do you know what ARBEJDSGLÆDE means? Watch this video and find out!

 

 

  

What makes us happy or miserable in our job? You can read these articles if you are interested in this topic, and I'm sure you are!!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6246249.stm

http://humanresources.about.com/od/success/tp/happy_work.htm

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2012/07/27/10-steps-to-happiness-at-work/

STICK TO YOUR GUNS

You know that Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and many others, don't you?
Would you like to read the articles that correspond to the headlines we saw in class?
Here you are!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/oct/23/lance-armstrong-twitter-profile-tour-france

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/lancearmstrong/9626832/UCI-chief-condemns-Lance-Armstrongs-whistle-blowers-Floyd-Landis-and-Tyler-Hamilton-as-scumbags.html

STRAPPED FOR MONEY

Money and motivation. How do high pay and bonuses affect performance ?
Listen to part of a radio programme and find out what Dr Stian Reimers, a psychologist at the City University in London, has to tell us about this issue.
I'll give you the transcript next week.

BBC Radio 4, ALL IN THE MIND: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00skfys
transcript: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THODFxR1dCdUcwYWc

AT FACE VALUE

What motivates us? How can we stay motivated?
Watch the following video and find out!

RAISE HELL

Hi, there. I'm sorry I have missed a few lessons: I'm on sick leave but I hope I'll soon be back at the school.
As the other day, in class, somebody mentioned the VAT increase in Spain and we talked about the verbs RISE (intransitive) and RAISE (transitive), I'm including on this post a couple of links to articles about this subject in which we can see the use of these two verbs. Do you feel like reading about the economy?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9391554/Spanish-PM-Mariano-Rajoy-raises-VAT-3pc-in-shock-U-turn.html#

http://www.tmf-vat.com/tmf-in-the-media/spanish-vat-rate-to-rise-from-18-to-21.html

BY THE SKIN OF MY TEETH

A new academic year starts! How many things to do and to learn! It's exciting! Let's hope it proves useful and interesting! Let's hope it makes us better!

SPREAD THE WORD

2012_June 3rd_NATIONAL CANCER SURVIVORS DAY: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THYXE3SmV5NlFiV2s





Watch some other videos:
http://youtu.be/eRHn120dtLU
http://youtu.be/PDt9aFoRm3o
http://youtu.be/q7MECnnrb_E
http://youtu.be/5Ga9EJeNjTo
http://youtu.be/vjuAndfNZYg
http://youtu.be/DldWxqRwgJc
http://youtu.be/IjGOhRL5euA
http://youtu.be/ZO8D5xMXRPM
http://youtu.be/sL6np9FuoXI
http://youtu.be/UeNvPQO-P00
http://youtu.be/HaYRS-tzSIk
http://youtu.be/fSQBfp4z87k

LOOK AT YOU!

Well, yesterday I had a hectic day and, on top of that, the video we had to watch in class -from YouTube- would not play!!! Damn!!!
Anyway, I promised I would upload it and here it is. Remember that you have to answer 15 questions about what Viola Davis says. Ready, steady, GO!





Photocopy from 14th May_Viola Davis: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THbDJvVDVMbVdGY00
Photocopy from 14th May_Revision:

STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES, BUT (WORDS WON'T HURT ME)

What hurts you more? Nasty words, insults, people looking down on you, somebody putting you down  or physical violence? Are you immune to criticism?





Photocopy from 7th May_REAL MADRID WINS THE SPANISH LEAGUE: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THUmc0Uk9HVXc5bUE
Photocopy from 7th May_REAL MADRID WINS THE SPANISH LEAGUE_ANSWER KEY:  https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THQWFzUnNydUtTZU0 
Photocopy from 7th May_PLAYING TRUANT: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THYkdTVTBBWHQtdDA
Photocopy from 7th May_PLAYING TRUANT_ANSWER KEY: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THR0FscmF1YmN2UTA
Photocopy from 7th May_TRUANCY_paragraphs in the WRONG order: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THa0tpdnZBV2ZOdWs
Photocopy from 7th May_TRUANCY_paragraphs in the CORRECT order: ttps://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THMEpRd2ZXNTBQZGc
Photocopy from 7th May_SARKOZY vs HOLLANDE: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THanhDOHpaWXJ0SmM
Photocopy from 7th May_SARKOZY vs HOLLANDE_ANSWER KEY: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THeGNNSkV3Z0pNTU0
Photocopy from 9th May_Revision_TO HOP_TO LEAP_POLLING STATION_TO HANG OUT: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THczJmMVFwWjNpeEU
Photocopy from 9th May_ENDANGERED EARTHLY WONDERS: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THWmVGTWFkVEhEekE
   Check your answers: http://itineraries.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/19/11288163-10-most-precious-places-on-earth?lite

Photocopy from 9th May_WRITING LESSON 6_FORMAL LETTERS: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THY0o2S1BwaXBkdzA

TO TURN A BLIND EYE

Photocopies from past lessons:
  25th April_FERNANDO TORRES SCORES: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THUGRaNWNweTU1dXc
  25th April_CARTOONS: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THSUZ5aDNXM2J1anM
  25th April_WRITING_5th lesson: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THcXMwOFZnUGhVWVk
  30th April_IS IT WORTH HAVING..._DOES IT PAY TO HAVE...: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THTjk2dm1OOXA1Sms
  2nd May_PEP GUARDIOLA LEAVES BARÇA: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THTTljazVON2NZQ0U
  2nd May_LISTENING TEST_CONVERSATION 1:   http://www.esl-lab.com/jobhunting/jobhuntingrd1.htm
  2nd May_LISTENING TEST_CONVERSATION 2: http://www.esl-lab.com/review/review.htm
  2nd May_SCRIPT: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THWGhDOXhJckdicEU

THE WEAR & TEAR

FORBIDDEN PLANET
Year Released: 1956
Country: US
Director: Fred Wilcox

Forbidden Planet was a 1950's science fiction box office success, containing a mixture of technological paranoia (computers and technology ultimately destroyed the galaxy's most advanced race) and optimism (space flight is ubiquitous, mankind is flourishing, and Robby the Robot is every housewife's dream come true).

The film begins with a very squeaky-clean and positive view of science and technology.

The first piece of "alien" technology we are introduced to is Robby the Robot. Robby is another perfectly crafted work -- he is self-sufficient and perfectly loyal to his human masters. When we are first introduced to the rest of the technology of the Krell, it too is pristine. It shows no signs of wear and tear, despite its incredible age. It was perfectly crafted millions of years ago, and is entirely self-sustaining.

 
 
 Photocopy from Wednesday 18th April_Spanish King Breaks Hip: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THTEo2T0MxcGdxcEE
Photocopy from Wednesday 18th April_Wear & tear: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THeG1EdTI4cEpnNjg

RUMOUR HAS IT...

Some of you  played hooky  on Wednesday, didn't you?!!! Naughty lot!!! 

Well, here you are the photocopies I gave then. Make sure you read them carefully and do the activities included:

Photocopy from Wesnesday 4th April_1_WOULD RATHER: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THX2hLUEFOQ0RTQk9pU1A3aUZPTndmdw 

Photocopy from Wesnesday 4th April_2_FOOD FOR THOUGHT: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THSWpTZnh2QXdRNkszLVVkRGdNQ25vdw

Photocopy from Wesnesday 4th April_3_ADJECTIVE ORDER_THE ENVIRONMENT: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THMktlMUdLZjRSelNORUlLOXVFOUZFQQ

Photocopy from Wesnesday 4th April_4_RUMOUR HAS IT: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THZGVtUUVVWGNRVTJaeGNSR2pSQ1pkdw

Photocopy from Wesnesday 4th April_5_article about THE HELP: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THaFhrNmhtSVFUbHFHNWRWMnlMX1JOQQ



TO EAT HUMBLE PIE

HUMBLE PIE: http://www.englishblog.com/2011/07/words-in-the-news-humble-pie.html
Answer key to photocopy from 27th March_WIND OF CHANGE: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THYWpGMDBqNFlUbm16YzdYV2c0WFZwQQ
Photocopy from 2nd April_PHYSICAL CONTACT: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THZG1mbm5kOEVSb1NBcWlFa3FmN2hEQQ
Photocopy from 2nd April_AISLE_STICK INSECT_EXPIRATION DATE: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THSURENG96MzdRYXlHRERFMGhXMUwwQQ

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Photocopy from 27th March_WIND OF CHANGE: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THbTBnTzZ4X0FTVUNWY2Q5cVVPSk1NZw
Photocopy from 28th March_Clare Allen talks about...?: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THeXpyVTBLUXdSQ3VzSFByM0lxX1ZSZw
You have to download this file if you want to listen to Clare Allen: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THZ0xoR3oyOVlUZVNBQmgxeU9iOFpFdw

THE HELP
Watch the first part of an interview with Kathryn Stockett (I will upload the other parts in subsequent posts)
     - How does she feel about the success of the her book?
     - Why did she start writing The Help in the first place?
     - A bit of gossip!! How old does she say she is?
     - What does she feel ashamed of?

A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED

Today, 24th March, is World Tuberculosis Day.  What  do you know about this disease? Why did they choose this date to raise awareness about TB?  Can you pronounce it? Are there any colloquial expressions to refer to this illness? Is it lethal? Do you know any famous person who suffered  from tuberculosis?

Photocopy from 21st March_World Down Syndrome Day_Siamese twins_Gunman kills 4 at French Jewish School: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THSUdMM0lwSkJUclNMUnVzMms4N3Zadw

TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT

When is a child more likely to throw a tantrum?  Do adults throw tantrums too? teenagers? toddlers? ...
If you have never thrown a proper one, watch the following video where a little girl explains how to do it: 



Supermarkets are a favourite place for lots of children to have a temper-tantrum. In the following commercial the make use of this well-known fact to try and sell their product:



Lots of people in the Valencian Community are angry at the cuts in education and other social services. However they do not throw tantrums: they take to the streets and they hold demonstrations instead. Yesterday, in class, we listened to a piece of news about the difficult situation lots of school are going through because of the lack of funding. You can now watch the video and -maybe- get some more details:
     http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17200828

Photocopy from 14th March_Valencian schools: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THSDUtTnRKcE9RdnVCMDRGNUxQS0VfUQ
Photocopy form 12th March_BE + to-infinitive: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THbXRiamxjT2tTOTZkYnltdC1rUzdHZw
WRITING_4th lesson_DESCRIPTIONS: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THU1dTSzhQT3NUZWVTbVlubVl0ZWNRdw

ITSY BITSY, TEENY WEENY

ITSY BITSY & TEENY WEENY are informal ways of saying very small, minute, tiny...
We heard the expression teeny weeny in the video about how to drop 5 pounds wicked fast, remember?
In class I also  told you about the 1960s song  Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, 
the story of a shy girl wearing a revealing polka dot bikini at the beach and not wanting to be seen.

Listen to the song and see if you like it.   



Here you are the lyrics: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THTVFLWnc2WHhRQU83WXhMZS1jUHVvUQ

By the way, do you like the polka dot pattern? Is it trendy now?













Can we mix polka dots and stripes?  Or is it a no-no in fashion?  Watch the video behind the link below and find out!
http://www.styleagents.ca/01-mixing-matching-patterns.html

Where you right?


Do you know any nursery rhymes?  There's a well-known one, Itsy Bitsy Spider. Find out what it says!



Key to the activities on PUNCTUATION: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THU0p2SUlKLXZTdS0xSGtDSXBEdGhDdw

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... DAVID LEAN!

Hi there. Yesterday, in class, we read about five films by David Lean: I did not give you the titles and I told you that you had to watch the corresponding trailers to get to know them or to make sure you had guessed right. So, there you go!

Photocopy 5th March_1_LEAN_STEAL_ILL AT EASE_CLUMSY:  https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THMENkc0dvLWFRYnFZeHVDMzNQbmJLUQ
















Photocopy from 5th March_2_The Help_Chapter 1: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THR19mVThNNE1SVks1SkpwVkNFeEhqUQ
Photocopy form 5th March_3_CARBON FOOTPRINT: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THdGE3SGNCQ1hSdC1VakZ3eXhWZlR4dw

And this is another video where they talk about A Passage to India: http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m37GJWXWFQTAFZ/ref=ent_fb_link

THE BEE'S KNEES!

To diet or not to diet?

What do you think of Kate's advice? Do you find it sensible?

Here is the transcript of the video BUT there are at least 18 mistakes. Can you spot them?

 https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THU1BwTmp0R1FUeHFEUy1yQ0VtRzlPdw

Now watch  another video. What is the problem the woman has? How does she solve it?

Apart from that remedy, there are others. Watch and find out!

THE BIRDS AND THE BEES

What do people mean when they talk about  the birds and bees?  If you don't know, you can start by listenig to the following song:
Let me tell you about the birds and the bees: http://youtu.be/8yn8gRivGnM

How would you explain your young children about the birds and the bees?  Maybe you can learn from this father:



Did you like his lesson? No?  Well, See if you prefer the following mum telling her little girl about the facts of life:



Now you know!!!

Anyway, let's change the topic. This is the one of the photocopies I will give you on 29th February: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THMjJtbHhyc0lSMGVSVXZvUzJKM2JpQQ

Transcript from FEEDING TIME: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THV0lXdDZpWjVSR0dMX1V1ZHgyYjl2Zw

Well, here you are the photocopies from 27th February:
Revision_A: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THQVpTZVE4TFRUSzJyV0ZlNkRwU21zUQ
Revision_B: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THUXdJLVpKNzRTTjJfZ2k3REJFM0VBUQ

Photocopies from 22nd February:

Photocopy 1_new mascot THE PUFFIN: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THS2ZyUmpiUDFSR3VCTHhqY1dNbjZ3dw

Photocopy 2_words and expressions from FEEDING TIME: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THd3RFRWZDTVFRUHllMXVTLXJ6emlWdw

GRAMMY AWARDS 2012
   Adele wins BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE: http://www.grammy.com/videos/adele-wins-best-pop-solo-performance#ooid=14cXhoMzq1moDErh52-7cai72BVDuxHH
   Adele wins ALBUM OF THE YEAR: http://www.grammy.com/videos#ooid=lob3hoMzrw6Hg4yLRkoMZmGpTfiREZZ-
   Adele wins RECORD OF THE YEAR: http://www.grammy.com/videos/adele-wins-record-of-the-year#ooid=lmb3hoMzosEiO_yyi5yRnPUz1cqIs52y
   Adele and Paul Epworth win SONG OF THE YEAR: http://www.grammy.com/videos/adele-adkins-and-paul-epworth-win-song-of-the-year#ooid=5kb3hoMzpmciJKk3gDSRir1VmmSdz3e
Plus
   Adele's triumph, Whitney Houston's tribute at the Grammys:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9695000/9695786.stm
   Adele's surgeon on her condition: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17114963
   Whitney Houston Death Statement: http://www.grammy.com/videos/whitney-houston-death-statement#ooid=8zdXJoMzraLafW_wns8DV4QGc1Hzpbmn


  

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

Watch the  episode Feeding Time, from  the series Creature Comforts, and find out what each animal says about food. Do you share the views -or tastes- of any of the creatures?




Phocopy from 15th February_COHESION: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THZDNkODcyNTEtMjFiMC00YjY3LTg4MGMtNDY4NGY4Nzg4MTNl
Photocopy from 15th February__v-ing: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Nb3d84W0THMmM0Yjk5ZWItZjBmNC00ZmU0LWIyNTQtM2JmNjVhMDYzMTBk
Quizz on INTERJECTIONS: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?quiz=928_interjections
Quizz on NOTICES: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1059_notices
Quizz on COHESION: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1213_cohesion
Quizz 1  on FOOD IDIOMS: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1514_food_idioms
Quizz 2  on FOOD IDIOMS: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=124_food_expressions
Quizz on EATING & DRINKING: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1135_drink_food
Quizz on FOOD & FLAVOURS: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1139_food_flavours
Quizz 1 on COOKING: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1231_cooking
Quizz 2 on COOKING: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1239_food_cooking
Quizz on COOKING IDIOMS: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1651_cooking_idioms
Quizz on BIRTH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1529_pregnancy