Closure: learning how to move on.

Closure, Xmas celebration, love without conditions and liberation.
Here is one clip of one of Xmas top classics at the moment. LOVE ACTUALLY MOVIE CLIP.

Morrisons Christmas Advert (AS level Unit 3 Extra excercise)

Here you are a very Christmassy activity to improve unit three marks. Watch the Christmas advert made by Morrisons supermarket and complete the activity sheet. Once you have filled it in, hand it to me or mail it to me at missisabelonline@yahoo.es

MORRISONS CHRISTMAS ADVERT ACTIVITY SHEET

Source: http://www.michellehenry.fr/christmas.htm

Xmas in the class. Fun-filled activities :)

How much do you know about Xmas vocabulary?
Learn and discover Xmas related words! Complete the Xmas Word Search
Prove it by completing this Xmas Vocabulary Test ;)

COMPLETE XMAS BOOKLET FOR TEACHERS

Higher level students may prefer video.
to listen about the Origins of Christmas by watching this

Present Perfect Practice

Here you are a presentation with the grammar information related to this tense.

Present Perfect by missisabelonline

Write on your LIFE EXPERIENCES ESO3 PADLET by double clicking ;)

Gerunds and Infinitives TEST

Test yourself here with Perfect English or here with OUP via super fast testing exercises :)

Gerunds vs Infinitives TUTORIAL

Here you are a complete tutorial about this grammatical aspect.
Read the explanations, do the exercises and check the pictures to help you memorise all the info.
Remember all the information is also available in your students book (Contrast 1) in pages 128-129
Gerunds and Infinitives Part 1 (explanation + exercises)
Gerunds and Infinitives Part 2 (explanation + exercises)
Gerunds and Infinitives Part 3 (explanation + exercises),
Extra Practice at
ego4you.com,
englishch-hilfen 
englishexercises

Grammar Picture 1  Grammar Picture 2

ESO3 Project: RECYCLING

Unit 2 was about recycling. We have learnt how important recycling is for present and future generations. In order to prove we are on eco-mode, our project requieres some active action from our side.
Option 1: Bring a recycled object from home that you usually use. Say what it is, what it is made of and why you use it.
Example: coconut bag. It is a bag made of coconut. I use it because it is perfect for small things such as mobile, keys or change. It is very handy to go out in summer.
Option 2: Create your own recycled object. Show the class how we can create things with our own hands and using materials we have at home.
Example one: corner bookmark (video tutorial in Spanish)
Example two: a butterfly bookmark (video tutorial in English)

Contrast 1 links from Unit 2

Another chance to listen to REAL english! Unit 2 links are as follows:

LUCKY TO BE ALIVE TEXT (You tube video)
DRAMATIC RESCUE AT SEA TEXT (You tube video)

Adjectives ending in -ED and -ING. Easy stuff!

Students usually find the difference confusing, but the truth is that grammar related to this aspect of adjectives is actually very simple. Take your time to read and listen the explanation offered in this link:
hablamejoringles.com (read the explanation and LISTEN to the audioclips embedded). Then use the pictures to help you with analysing and learning the topic.

Halloween 2013 at IES Puerta de Arenas

We had a massive Halloween celebration at school. Everyone, students and teachers alike, got involved by carving pumpkings, designing posters, wearing fancy dresses and enjoying some quality dancing. Congratulations to students and staff for their participation and collaboration.
SEE HALOWEEN 2013 PICTURES

E-homework about NUTRITION (ESO3 level)

Complete the chart after you read the article  in kidshelath.org

protein
carbohydrates
vitamins
fat
calcium
iron

(Source: Burlington Books Spain and Kidshealth.org)

Verb + Infinitive vs Verb + Gerund contrast

In this post we will study the same verb followed by an infinitive and a gerund. The two structures are grammatically correct, but yes! you are right! If there are two structures, there must be two meanings!!! Depending on what you want to say, use one or the other.
Usually the Ving choice takes us back to an action of the past, whereas the infinitve has an future or immediate nuance attached to the meaning.

Verb + "to" infinitive OR bare infinitive

The Gerund / Ving: Form and Use

Halloween 2013 at School

Present Simple: Use, Structure and third person singular spelling Rules

It is a classic, but always handy just in case :) Click on the picture to zoom the info!

Present Simple Structure

Third Person Singular Spelling

Video tutorial about this tense: use and markers.

Responsible Online Surfing

This is Me Project from 1º Bachillerato (AS level)

Here you are some examples of this year AS level students introducing themselves :)

Lucía     Eva     Alberto     Elena

Burlington English Student Zone

Hello everyone! Here is the link to make the most of your English book!!! (MP3 recordings of the reading texts, the Culture Kit text, and the Workbook listening exercises and dictation as well as downloadable grammar and vocabulary activities)
¡Hola! Os dejo el enlace para sacar el mayor partido posible a vuestro libro de inglés. (Grabaciones MP3 de las lecturas de las unidades, los textos de la sección de cultura, los listening y dictados del cuadernillo así como actividades de gramática y vocabulario que podeis descargar)
ENGLISH WORLD ESO 3
CONTRAST BACHILLERATO 1

Download instructions: The activities may take some time to download - please be patient!. After downloading, double-click the file and then click "Run". A shortcut named "English World 3"/ "Bachillerato1" will appear on your desktop. Double-click it to open the activities.
Instrucciones de instalación: Las actividades pueden tardar en descargarse. Ten paciencia, por favor. Después de la descarga, haz doble click en el archivo y pincha en "run". Un icono llamado "English World 3"/ "Bachillerato1"aparecerá en tu escritorio. Haz doble click en él para abrir las actividades.

What are YOU studying English for?

Time to reflect and discuss Why do we study English at school? on Prezi. Click here to see the presentation.

Bye Bye Summer! Hello Autumn!!

Yes! Summer time faded away way too quickly again...

But don't be sad!!! a brand new school year starts and new emotions and projects begin.

Let's make 2013-2014 count and rock. But remember it really depends on you.

Good luck everyone!

What to do in summer?

My recommendation is to focus on listening and speaking, while watching tv series or movies and meeting new people in your holidays destination. Summer is definitely the perfect season for that!!!
Grammar and Reading were extra worked during the school year, so now, it is time to deal with the other skills. Both, listening and speaking, can be practised on my other blog Missisabelonline Listen Watch and Talk, devoted to aural skills. Actually, it is the one I am updating at the moment :D
Watch the videos I suggest, click on the links to improve the pronunciation, do the listenings from the listed websites, use the speaking sections to improve your conversation and, basically, practice as much as you can not to leave aside all the learning done so far.

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Happy Holidays!!!!

Dear friends and students, especially my ESO1, ESO2, ESO4C and BACH2 lot.
Summertime is here to stay!!!! Enjoy your holidays to the maximum! See you in September :D

ESO4C Drama Sketch: The Superlative Vacuum Cleaner

Very proud of my ESO4C students Lucía Menéndez and Alberto Mesa for this quality sketch, in which they show a fantastic gift for drama and a very much envied fluency in English. Congratulations for a superb job!!!

Summer Revision

Here you are some direct proposals to revise and keep up to date with the English you learnt this year. There are plenty of grammar and vocab specific link webs on the right-handed menu, but some BBC suggestions conform today's post:
BBC Learning English
BBC Improve your English SKILLWISE so that you can focus on reading, listening, writing or speaking among other things.
If you happen to be interested in the assorted languages spoken in the Bristish Isles, this is your link.

Expressions classified by prepositions used

Reported Speech for ESO

Here you are a link explaining the grammatical aspects of Reported Speech, although this simple pic gives you a quick revision on tenses change.

FOR vs SINCE: markers of the Present Perfect Tense

IDIOMS REFERENCE SITES

Idioms or Idiomatic expressions

Idioms are a part of the figurative language. The good thing about them is that they make a language sound very creative, and can also get others to think and figure out what the person who is using the idiom might mean. Unfortunately, they are usually complicated and hard to remember. But they are worth the hassle!!!
Here you are two interesting sites about IDIOMS

1) English at Home
2) Saber Inglés

British English vs American English

Here you are two images showing the differences, spelling and voabulary wise, between Br.E. and Am.E.

Modal Verbs classified

Here you are a classification of Modal Verbs with examples of the different uses of each modal.

Happy St George's Day!

It's Book day and St George's Day. Double reason to celebrate. Get to know more about English Patron Saint by clicking HERE

TALKING Idioms

Here's a new set of very much useful idioms, Talking related ones this time.
Via English at home.

Conditionals Summarised

COMPARATIVES: Advanced Structures (BACH)

Here you are 5 important things you were never taught about comparatives.
Advanced Compararative Structures

TIME Idioms

More idioms, but related to time.

My perfect World

Follow this LINK to tell us about your perfect world by describing it and using the Type Two Conditionals.

Colour Idioms

Click to learn about English Idioms using colour

Food Idioms

Here is another one of Food Idioms. ENJOY!!!!
Source: @englishathome

Music Idioms

Interesting compilation of  Music Idioms
Source: @englishathome

ESO1: Irregular Verbs are here!

Update for ESO1 on Irregular Verbs. Get started!!!!

Easter Quiz

Here is a quiz related to the coming holiday.

The Brontë Sisters, a literary family.

Read the sisters' biography. You can watch a short video showing where they grew up until they moved to Brussels. Without any doubt, they are historic literature figures in Britain: Charlotte, Emily and Anne.
Watch Charlote's Jane Eyre  or Emily's Wuthering Heights trailers or much better... read the books!

International Women's Day

International Women's Day is celebrated every year on March 8. Here is an article about 100 remarkable women who changed the world. Hope you enjoy the reading :D

ESO1 PRACTICE

In today's lesson, we will revise some of the sections we have already studied:
1) TENSES and AND MORE
2) VOCABULARY  ESO1 Intermediate: My Town / Where is? and Difficult: My Activities / Eating habits
3) GAMES 
4) MORE GAMES

What will be, will be :D

What's the weather like?

Happy Valentines' Day

Follow this link to work on the topic Valentine's Day Activities

Listen to this romantic song and fill the gaps Elephant Love Medley (You can choose elementary, intermediate or expert level)

Phrasal Verbs: LOOK

SYNONYMS to enrich your vocab

Have a look at these lovely synonym lists to enrich your vocabulary!

"-ED" pronunciation

Video Lesson about this particular pronunciation

PEACE DAY at IES Puerta de Arenas

We celebrated Peace Day in our school today. Here is a link with interesting Peace Quotes

Spelling and Pronouncing Correctly, a pleasure...

HOW TO SPELL WORDS is easy with the chart on the left.

PHONETIC SYMBLOLS (on the right) help you to pronounce new words and those you are not very sure of....

Don't forget useful links like a good online pronouncing dictionary: howisay.com

Our next objective is...
HOW TO PRONOUNCE -ED in the past simple form?

Location, Location, Location. Oh yes! Prepositions!

Click on your level :D

Giving Directions with Skill integration

Here is some basic info on how to give directions. Learn the basic expressions.
Now, you are ready to check your understanding when following directions. Try this LISTENING. 

Excellent!!! Now that you may feel confident, feel free to PRACTISE with this guiding video.
Just say aloud the directions you can see until you reach the final destination and anser the question "Where am I going"? (SPEAKING):

The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained

Follow this link and you'll find out the answer: UK, Great Britain and more.

Prepositions AT - ON - IN

What time is it?

Watch the video and answer the question "What time is it"?

Relationships

Perfect date... Do you have some tips for that?

• What is a perfect date according to you! Make a list with the 3 golden rules ;)

• Watch this video He is not that into you

1) What does the first situation suggest?
2) What is the problem of the girl with short hair?
3) Which stories are dealing with marriage? Which is the perspective of each character?
4) What does the last girl complain about?

How is 2013 going? Just good?

Learn more ways to say "good" and enrich your vocab.

HAPPY NEW YEAR. HAPPY 2013!!!

Spectacular firework display in London to welcome the New Year!!!!