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I am a secondary teacher of English in Southern Spain. I studied MFL in Jaén and I got a DPSI certificate in Law in England. I started my teaching career in Newcastle back in 2000, where I lived for 3 years. Once I returned home, I taught in a public school and got ready to sit the "oposiciones" exam, which I passed!!! Currently, I am teaching in Spain, which has become my definite residence in since 2004.

miércoles, 21 de diciembre de 2016

Xmas Materials

jueves, 15 de diciembre de 2016

My Routine Project: PMAR ESO 2 Students

domingo, 20 de noviembre de 2016

Sainsbury's Christmas Advert 2016

Watch the advert and answer the following questions?



According to Dave, the protagonist in the story:
- What is he telling you about his life?
- What is the best gift he wants for his family?
- Can you spot the different family types portrayed in the video?
- What do/don't you like about the advert?

"You need this" Project

A2 students (2º Bachillerato) have been working on advertising in this unit, so that they have read about different techniques used by companies. As a final project, they had to make an advert of something of their choice under the slogan "You need this".
They came up with very funny and quality adverts, which I am sharing with you:

The motorbike by Juan Santos and Armando Vega. 
The Awesome Beard Product by José and David Santos.
The Scarf Blanket by Andrea Lijarcio and María Valenzuela. 
An alternative production, a movie trailer, was produced by Laura Troya. Watch it if you dare...

domingo, 23 de octubre de 2016

Halloween 2016

Clich HERE to see HALLOWEEN 2016 PHOTO ALBUM

martes, 18 de octubre de 2016

ESO 2 PMAR students' Silhouettes and Personal Maps

Meet this year's ESO2 PMAR students, who are proud to present their linguistic silhouettes and Personal Maps!!!




Burlington Vocabulary App and Digital Material

CLICK TO ACCESS DIGITAL MATERIAL
HAZ CLICK PARA ACCEDER AL MATERIAL DIGITAL
DOWNDLOAD THE WORD APP FROM PLAYSTORE
DESCARGATE LA WORD APP DEL PLAYSTORE


jueves, 13 de octubre de 2016

The importance of being Earnest :P

Yes....We all want to speak as many foreign languages as possible. But what do you want: quality or quantity? Check out this funny videoclip and think about it!


sábado, 1 de octubre de 2016

Present Continuous: Use, Structure and Exceptions.

Before you dive into the Present Continuous, you may want to revise THE PRESENT SIMPLE!

THE FORM

Spelling Rules I
No post is complete with some practice to consolidate: EXERCISE 1 EXERCISE 2 and a most cool YOUTUBE QUIZ, get pen and paper to check out progress.



Present Continuous Video Tutorial for ESO LEVEL or BACHILLERATO LEVEL





USES

Spelling Rules II






WATCH OUT! Stative Verbs cannot be used in the continuous tense
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viernes, 23 de septiembre de 2016

Welcome to the School Year with Living Room Protest!!!

I was told by an extremely good friend of mine about this lovely little girl who protests guided by her mum about topics of general interest or...,sometimes, of the little girl's interest. Without a doubt, you will love her innocence, spontaneity and kind words in an attempt to make a better world. Go Zuri!!!  

jueves, 22 de septiembre de 2016

Burlington Books STUDENT ZONE

Hello everyone! Here is the link to make the most of your English book!!!

  • MP3 recordings of the reading texts
  • Culture Kit texts
  • Workbook listening exercises and dictations 
  • 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 listenings y dictados del cuadernillo así como actividades de gramática y vocabulario que podéis descargar)
ENGLISH WORLD ESO1
ENGLISH WORLD ESO 2
ENGLISH WORLD ESO 3
ENGLISH WORLD ESO 4


CONTRAST BACHILLERATO 1
CONTRAST BACHILLERATO 2

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" (o el elegido) aparecerá en tu escritorio. Haz doble click en él para abrir las actividades.

lunes, 19 de septiembre de 2016

Ready to go!

Welcome to the School Year 2016-2017



I can't wait to live all the good things to come...Loads of plans and new projects ahead including an exchange and a possible international meeting with our European friends. Fingers crossed for a more than promising year.
Are you ready to go!!!???
  

martes, 12 de julio de 2016

Already bored??!!

School year is over! Yay! and holidays are here to stay (for two months). If you have succeeded in all subjects, close the books and have the summer of your life. If you have been less lucky, fun will take turns with books, some online revison and studying.
Here you are my Summer Tips for holidays with a touch of English ;)
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!!!
missisabelonlineblablabla.blogspot.com
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 updating on a regular basis to offer as many alternatives as possible to learn, update, or keep in touch with the language.
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.

sábado, 18 de junio de 2016

Greetings from...

ESO1 students have improved their writing skills by describing their dream destination for holidays. They are sending postcards from those idyllic places and we can read about their adventures. 



sábado, 11 de junio de 2016

Are you missing more culture and listenings?

You may find the blog lacks a bit more of culture sections / videos or listenings... Truth is I keep other blog for those matters and I invite you to chek it out. I hope you'll find everything you are looking for ;) Suggestions welcome :D

CLICK HERE TO BE REDIRECTED

lunes, 6 de junio de 2016

Warrior Society: Blood of the Kings



Blood of a King WORKSHEET

Results of VISUAL THINKING after listening to the audio by Maria José Ballesteros and Ana Delgado. They have used a comic format to tell you about the story the grandfather tells the boy. Do you like it? I found it rather complete and well done.


sábado, 4 de junio de 2016

Teenage Problems (ESO3 Level)




The Most Beautiful Thing is a short Film that won the LACHSA 2012 Moon Dance Best Film Award and Best Actor award. We will watch it and comment it.

ESO1 Happy Hour: MACBETH


miércoles, 1 de junio de 2016

Future "Be going to" vs "Will" (ESO level)


Now watch some videos including this grammar point:






lunes, 9 de mayo de 2016

Sweet dreams are made of this...


Click HERE to see the Cake Contest Photo Gallery, a really mouthwatering experience ;)

Cake Contest WINNERS


viernes, 22 de abril de 2016

Unit 8 ESO3: The Human Body

Here is some fun and interesting stuff to consider when dealing with this topic.

Human Body Pics



Happy Earth Day!


lunes, 18 de abril de 2016

The United Kingdom by Jonathan Martín

Jonathan missed the Culture Class we organised some days ago, but to catch up with the rest of his classmates, he has worked on this presentation about some of the aspects the talk covered. He has kindly sent it to me to share it with you. Hope you will like it ;)

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lunes, 11 de abril de 2016

What lies behind Cheap Clothes? Raising awareness on Teens

It was a complete shock for my students today to come to terms to reality as far as the textile industry is concerned. They couldn't believe that the clothes we all wear are the result of brutal exploitation, including child labour in particular Asian countries. Why not devote some minutes to discuss this in the English classroom?
Ice-breaker video
GO on with simple questions: What do you normally buy? Where? Have you checked your T-shirt label to see where it was made? Do you know that there are (a recent innovation) labels warning that the piece of clothing you are about to buy is child labour free? What are the alternatives to your usual shops?
 

jueves, 7 de abril de 2016

Human Rights Project for Bachillerato (AS) Level

HUMAN RIGHTS

Let's put our heads together so that we are able to show the world our concern about Human Rights. Everybody talks about them, but not everybody worries about them. If we are able to make our nearest community aware of their importance, we will be helping to make the world a better place.
Here you are the document which states the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (UDHR) in English.

What do you have to do?
1) Read the declaration and choose the Human Right you want to work with.
2) Take a photograph where that Right is pictured in an original and plastic way.
3) Post your photo on twitter with following hashtag #mycausePA16 



You can also go to the following web for further information on the subject: Youthforhumanrights.


miércoles, 6 de abril de 2016

Reported Speech (AS Level)

Reported Speech Summary (as seen in class) Take your time to look at the presentation and take notes if you need.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Theory without practice is not very productive. Here you are a complete page for full practice on statements, questions and commands. Download or copy on your notebook. Happy reporting!
TO CORRECT THE REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISES PAGE, CLICK HERE

INMERSIÓN LINGüÍSTICA DEL MEC

Convocatoria para 1º de la ESO
Convocatoria para 2º de la ESO
 Convocatoria para 1º de Bachillerato

lunes, 21 de marzo de 2016

London Trip 2016


domingo, 13 de marzo de 2016

Keep Calm and Happy Saint Patrick's day!!! (in advance)

Have a happy Saint Patrick's day. Here you are a brief history explanation of this holiday. 
Video number 1: You can READ about the story of the Saint. Video number 2: You can listen to the some interesting facts about The Saint and its celebration.

martes, 8 de marzo de 2016

Virtual Tour in London!!!

Hello there!!! 

Today we are going on a special trip! We are touring Lodon together!!! Click on the link and complete the worksheet given by the teacher (downloadable from the same web you are being redirected) Hop on the bus! The tour starts now!
All credit is given to the British Council, as I have linked and downloaded the material from their website. 

jueves, 3 de marzo de 2016

Beatrix Potter

Miss Potter's Drawings

Do you Know this British writer? Here is an interesting opportunityl to learn about Literature, culture and round it off by watching a movie. We will work with the following Beatrix Potter Web Poster Wizard inspired by one already exisiting by Isabel Pérez. I tried to use hers, but some links were broken. But all my credits go to her as she originally designed and published it some years ago (see Isabel Perez's Poster )

When we finish we will create a PADLET containing Female Rights as they were achieved in History.

You can listen to Peter Rabbit Story by clicking here.

martes, 1 de marzo de 2016

Happy Hour

Today's Happy Hour includes playing with songs using LYRICS TRAINING


miércoles, 24 de febrero de 2016

London Trip Week Planner

CLICK HERE to see the programme

sábado, 20 de febrero de 2016

Nelson Mandela vs the Apartheid, a racist policy.

During today's lesson, AS students have been led to the amazing story of Mandela's role in the history of South Africa. They have been told about his biography as a president and his key role in the fight for rights for the black comunity, ruled by a white minority.
Here is a link to those who want to learn more on the subject ;)

CLICK HERE for more info


jueves, 11 de febrero de 2016

#LoveDay16

It won't be until next Monday (15th February) that we will deliver all the collected goodies just before breaktime, but we start sharing love and affection to our friends, teachers and special ones tomorrow!!! Don't forget to put your messages and lollies in the different class boxes.



domingo, 31 de enero de 2016

Between Us Links

"Between Us" is the name of unit 4 in my AS level students' book. It deals with relationships with people, either romantic, friendly or family-based. Given that 14th February is round the corner, we will set on the mood by reading about and listening to two amazing love stories.
READING: BBC News article Happy Ending for love letter pair. A true story.
LISTENINGYoutube video (with subtitles in Spanish) in which we are told how old Fred Stobaugh wrote such a sensitive letter to her wife, who had just passed away, that the moving words turned into the lyrics of the song "Oh Sweet Lorraine". Green Shoe studios were looking for a good songwriter. They definitely didn't get the singer out of Fred, but made the most out of his writing. Enjoy his story.
Here you are an alternative perspective of romantic love, or should I say romantic-free chemistry-based reality? THE SCIENCE OF ATTRACTION ;)

jueves, 14 de enero de 2016

An Updated Guide to Recent Fashion (ESO3B Project)

ESO3B are about to start one more year the amazing Fashion Timeline Project! covering fashion trends from the 60's to 2010's. They will work cooperatively and collaboratively in a more than astounding way. After 5 sessions of intense reading and investigating via the Internet and a bookelt provided by the teacher, they will have to come up with a consensual display to illustrate each decade's key milestones putting a special focus on music and fahion!!!

Fashion Timeline Booklet  "A guide to Recent Fashion"
Fashion Timeline STUDENT Answer Sheet