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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.

sábado, 1 de noviembre de 2014

Massive Halloween Celebration at school

School celebration of Halloween. Very proud of a really impressive participation. More than 30 pumpkins and 20 posters fought to win the first place in a contest of high quality and creativity. Some students were brave enough to dress up (teachers were even braver as one third of the staff went all crazy wearing spooky costumes). 
A big thank you to EVERYBODY and a special mention to those who were corageous enough to dance and sing in front of the school community. YOU ARE GREAT!!!! Looking foward to next year!!!

Click here to see my HALLOWEEN ALBUM

martes, 28 de octubre de 2014

Audiovisual Workshop at IES Fernando III (Martos)

What started as a short film-related project turned into a really interesting audiovisual workshop hosted by IES Fernando III in Martos last 27th October. Steps in the right direction have been taken for a future collaboration after this first contact and socialization of our students. We could either film a short film, as it was intended originally, or we could try a documentary or music video, who knows? Looking forward to a visit from IES Fernando III students!!!!!

Click here to see the ALBUM

miércoles, 15 de octubre de 2014

Get-Together Day at School!!!

Tomorrow we will enjoy the school's  Get-together Day again! Both students and teachers alike will go together on a day out filled with sports and fun activities!. We are looking forward to this informal, relaxed and  unique school community meeting with picnic included :)

 

domingo, 5 de octubre de 2014

Halloween 2015


One more year, we are ready to make the most of this spooky celebration at school. We need your collaboration and participation. Ask for your registration form to your teacher and make it happen!


viernes, 26 de septiembre de 2014

Personal Map Project

Image taken from @MacmillanELT's TL
ESO3A students have their skates on, rolling to a sweet and a very curious destination: PERSONAL MAP PROJECT. 
They are expected to 
1) choose the silhouette of something they like or identify themselves with. Once that is done, 
2) the inside is to be filled with adjectives about their personality and appearance together with nouns of the things that bring positive feelings for them. 
Let's see what they have to offer!!!!
The only reference they have is this musical map I found in twitter;)












martes, 23 de septiembre de 2014

Burlington Books STUDENT ZONE, online help and materials.

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 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.

domingo, 31 de agosto de 2014

The blog is 7!!!!!

7 years of learning, fun and hard work and many more to come!!!

Big Thank You to each and everyone who visits the blog, studies English with my posts and links and spreads the word about its existence, especially to my students!. Without your support, trust and active participation, this blog would not have any meaning....
Thanks again!!!!

viernes, 22 de agosto de 2014

September is around the corner....

Yes, you may have already started to hum the tune, even unintentionally!, but the feeling is there, at the back of your mind....DO NOT PANICK! You still have time to make the most of the remaining summer days. I would like to suggest some great fun sitcoms which are perfect for revising with a smile on your face =)
Everybody knows "The Big Bang Theory", yet not everyone has dared to watch it. Go on! It is truly hilarious and once you get to know all the characters, you will fall in love with these adorable geeks. From the same executive producers, "Mom" will take you to the complicated, while superfun, life of a single mom who has to deal with personal addiction problems, motherhood issues and take care of her own  mother, also a recovering addict. Give it a chance as it is fantastic.


Now, for true British humour, you must not miss my two proposals: "The IT Crowd" and "Spaced". These are a bit old, but I prefer to call them classics.