Happy New Year to everybody!
For sure during these days you have seen a lot of beautiful videos, but perhaps not this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR5D2HvfFOs
Let me know what you think of it.

Have a nice holiday!

Hi students,

Take a look at what Valeria Cuní has drawn for each teacher.

Don't you think we are as we are?

Have a great holiday! ENJOY!

Anna Klein

World famous walls

Look for information and compare the world’s most intriguing walls:

• Hadrian’s Wall
• The Great Wall of China
• The Berlin Wall

Write a short description of each and explain the reason why they were built.

Le Petit Prince

Retrouvez quelques citations  du Petit Prince  et expliquez la raison pour la quelle vous les aimez bien.

Présentation oral de la bibliographie d’Antoine De Saint Exupery.

The perfect European

This is a parody of course!

In your opinion how should he be? Write a short paragraph.

Tips to memorize

To all my students with love!

·       Read and write. After reading or memorizing something, try to write it at least one time if you are not in a hurry, because remember that "Writing Once Equals Reading Three Times".

·       Try writing out whatever you need to memorize. After writing it out, read it aloud a couple of times. This works especially well for memorizing paragraphs of writing in another language.

·       Don't be worried if you have difficulty memorizing some parts of a text. Just keep on remembering at your own pace, and if it gets too stressing, take a break.

·       Continued from the last tip, taking a break can be skipping around your room for 10 minutes, memorizing what you learned.

·       Take short, frequent breaks. It is best to exercise during these breaks rather than doing something passive like watching 10 minutes of TV, which can get you attached to the TV and make you think of not studying. Exercising will stimulate your brain, and you will work better when you return. Be careful not to overdo it.

·       Try tying your shoes after everything you read. While tying, repeat what you read aloud. Doing a physical action helps the brain retain what you just went over.

·       Eating while you work stimulates your brain and allows it to kick into full gear. Pick healthy choices such as fruit, not fatty foods such as chips or cookies.

More slang!

In this words game, expressions in good English are mixed up with popular or slang ones.  Match the two columns and find out what they mean and the meaning they can have in your language!

a bible puncher                                         a clerk

rich                                                              to give the sack

pencil pusher                                             a very small person

to make a bad mistake                             to drop brick

a disc jockey                                              a mental defective

a mo-mo                                                      a priest

a half pint                                                    full of beans

a hospital                                                    a speed cop

to dismiss                                                    a radio announcer

a Chicago overcoat                                   a detective

a policeman riding a motorcycle             an ill-paid work

an unpleasant person                               a butcher shop

a dick                                                           a coffin

a coffee and a cake job                             a blue jacket

a sailor                                                         a pain in the neck

Mr. Tough

Have you ever heard of Yo La Tengo?

Is it a Spanish or an English band? Find out a little bit about the origin of the name and if the city they come from is famous for any other singer or band.

Did you like it? What do you think about its meaning?

Save at home

At Home

Where does the king live? Where do cows live?

Give every owner his home.

1. An astronaut     2. a beggar   3. a bird    4. a camper     5. a cow        6. a dog  7. an Eskimo   8. God     9. a headmaster    10. a 11. a horse      12. a king      13. a mouse       14. nobody    15. the President of the U.S.A.      16. The Prime Minister (G.B.)  17. a prisoner       18.Queen Elisabeth      19. pussy cat  20. a Red Indian  21. a sailor   22. a soldier   23. a station master   24. a traveller       25. a wise man        26. a worm.

on the road                                                              a palace

nowhere                                                                  a tepee  ( or wigwam)

Heaven                                                                    a stable

a  station                                                                  a kennel

a  ship                                                                                  a jail

under the bridges                                                   a hole

at home                                                                    a cow house

a camp                                                                     a tent

a nest                                                                       the White House

a basket                                                                   Buckingham Palace

the earth                                                                  a hotel

an igloo                                                                    a school

a space ship                                                            10, Downing Street

Poem or Song?

Mama take this badge from me
I can't use it anymore
It's getting dark too dark to see
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door

Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door

Mama put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore
That cold black cloud is comin' down
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door

Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door

Do you think is it a poem rather than a song or viceversa? Discuss. You will find the answer following the link.