Christmas traditions in the UK and USA

Well, Christmas is here and I have something for you. It's a webtask, a new kind of activity for you. You have a few questions about Christmas traditions and you have to find an answer to those questions in the links given.
I hope you enjoy the activity and learn a lot.
Click here to start the activity.

Merry Christmas!

Welcome to your class blog

Hello everyone!
Here we are again, ready to learn a lot of English, right? Let's start by doing a quizz. You have to listen and watch the video at a hotel and then, choose the correct option.
You can learn some useful expressions when you go on holidays abroad and have to check in a hotel. Who knows? You may use them this year wherever you go for your "Viaje de fin de curso".
After doing the quizz, write a comment telling me how you did it and if you liked it or not. Remember to write your name.

Just for fun!

This activity is a very short one but it's not very easy. You practice general English.The language is not difficult but you will probably need to listen more than once because it's very quick . Well, write a comment with your score and opinion of the activity.

Adele - Right as Rain

Hello again!
Here we are with another song. This time you have to practice phrasal verbs. Can you remember? This is not an easy activity so you will have to listen very carefully to choose the correct phrasal verb. Right as Rain is a song by Adele, a Brtitish singer. Have you ever listened to any of her songs?

After doing the activity, post a comment telling me your score, your opinion of the song and how you found the activity. In your comment I would also like you to write the meaning of the phrasal verbs in the song.

I hope yoy like it and I hope you learn some new phrasal verbs. Enjoy the song!

The United Kingdom

Hello again! Next, you are going to see a presentation about the UK. You'll be able to know some basic aspects of the UK, which you probably have heard of. Anyway, I hope it's useful for you. After watching it, choose one of the topics and write a composition of about 100 words. Then, write your opinion of the presentation as a comment.

United kingdom

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What is a Monarchy?

After doing the previous listening about the wedding of Prince William you have to do a more demanding activity based on cultural aspects. It's a webtask. A webtask is an activity where you have to answer some questions about a topic. Then, you'll have to make a project related somehow to that topic. You can find out the information you need in the links given. In the webtask itself you´ll find particular instructions to make the project, which can be done in groups of three/four students.

Click here to find the webtask.

http://recursostic.educacion.es/bancoimagenes/web/

Royal Wedding

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An important event for the British is going to take place very soon. Prince William is getting married. You have probably heard about this. Listen to the following video about the wedding and do the quiz to know more about the news.

A song to practice conditionals

Have you ever heard this song? You can revise conditionals. Listen and choose the correct option. Then, write a comment telling me your opinion on both the exercise and the song.
It's a nice song. I hope you'll like it!

Reasons to learn English

Hello again! We are in the 3rd term. Yes, time flies! You are about to finish an important educational stage, Compulsory Secondary Education, and many of you are thinking about what to do next. Sometimes, it's hard to make up your mind, isn't it? Anyway, it may be interesting  for you to stop and think of the reasons why you have to learn English.

After watching the presentation above, do the following tasks. Include them as comments:

• Express your opinion about what you've read.
• Add new reasons.
• Watch the video and answer this question: "What does Kyra Knightly think of Princess Diana?

Reasons to learn English on Prezi

More about Easter

Hello again! This new activity is also about Easter. This time you have to do a listening activity to know more about the history of Easter. You have to watch a video, listen carefully and afterwards, do the quizz. You can listen as many times as you need, pause or rewind.

Click here to start.

I would also like you to write your comments on the activity: interesting, difficult, long, entertaining,...

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Easter!

Easter is here. You know that each country has its own traditions, cultural representations and festivities. Learning a language involves learning about cultural aspects as well.

• What can you see in the picture?
• Does the image tell you something about Easter?
• What do you know about Easter in Britain?
• How do people celebrate Easter in Britain?

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Before doing the next activity answer these questions with the information that you have now. Write your answers as comments.

Once you've written a comment, click here to do the gap filling activity. This will give you basic information about Easter in Britain. Has it helped you to learn more about Easter? I hope so.

Here we are, at last!

Welcome, my dear students of 4ESOB, to the world of English everywhere, our class blog! I really hope you'll enjoy this way of approaching the English language. If you are used to taking part in blogs, you will easily get used to this one as well. If you are not, well, don't worry, ...be happy and enjoy the experience! Just participate and learn as much as possible.

To warm up,  I'd like you to answer to my welcoming message and tell me about your experiences with blogs.
Have a nice day!