You have got 15 days to apply for it if you are interested:
http://www.madrid.org/boletin/CM_Orden_BOCM/2012/05/16/BOCM-20120516-15.PDF
16/05/2012
24/04/2012
15/04/2012
Improve your English abroad!
This scholarship is addressed to those students of 1st Bachillerato who would like to improve their English abroad this summer in countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta or the United States. You are also offered the chance to take a German or a French course instead, if you prefer.
Here you have all the information:
http://www.madrid.org/boletin/CM_Orden_BOCM/2012/04/13/BOCM-20120413-10.PDF
https://gestionesytramites.madrid.org/cs/Satellite?c=CM_ConvocaPrestac_FA&cid=1142680526333&noMostrarML=true&pageid=1255430110037&pagename=ServiciosAE%2FCM_ConvocaPrestac_FA%2FPSAE_fichaConvocaPrestac&vest=1255430062097
I really encourage you to apply for it. You should not miss this opportunity!
11/04/2012
How to make your own web quest
This is a great example of a web quest on the British author Charles Dickens:
http://questgarden.com/15/43/6/060201164811/process.htm
Do it and send it to your teacher.
Now try to think of a person or topic for your own web quest.
You will participate in the Language Week's contest.
You should know that there are three prizes for the best three projects!
12/03/2012
Improve your English during the summer!
Today has been published a government grant addressed to those students of Bachillerato who would like to improve their English during the summer.
The aim of this grant is to give students the chance to participate in a bilingual summer camp in Spain during the month of July. You need to accomplish some requirements in order to apply for this grant.
Here are the basis of the grant:
http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/03/12/pdfs/BOE-A-2012-3496.pdf
I highly encourage you to apply for it!
The aim of this grant is to give students the chance to participate in a bilingual summer camp in Spain during the month of July. You need to accomplish some requirements in order to apply for this grant.
Here are the basis of the grant:
http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/03/12/pdfs/BOE-A-2012-3496.pdf
I highly encourage you to apply for it!
09/03/2012
Managing stress
I thought this video would be very appropriate now that you are having your second term exams:
01/03/2012
Grant for students with little economic means
This is a grant for students with little economic means. Just in case you are interested:
Click here
Click here
28/02/2012
Past simple -ed ending pronunciation
This is a really good video to practice the pronunciation of the past simple and past participle of regular verbs (-ed).
I hope you are able to notice the three different pronunciations of the -ed ending: /t/, /d/ and /ɪd/. We have seen this in class many times but it is still a big challenge for many students.
I hope you are able to notice the three different pronunciations of the -ed ending: /t/, /d/ and /ɪd/. We have seen this in class many times but it is still a big challenge for many students.
11/02/2012
Saint Valentine's Day
Next Tuesday 14th February is Saint Valentine's Day.
Would you like to know the origins of this day?
Read this article if you want to know some of the traditions that take place on Valentine's Day in different parts of the planet.
Would you like to know the origins of this day?
Read this article if you want to know some of the traditions that take place on Valentine's Day in different parts of the planet.
09/02/2012
07/02/2012
Charles Dickens' 200th Anniversary
Today marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the writer Charles Dickens, one of English literature's most revered novelists and author of books such as "Oliver Twist", "Great Expectations" and "A Tale of Two Cities".
Would you like to know a little bit more about his life? Read this article and watch this video:
How much do you know about Charles Dickens' novels?
Can you match the title of each novel with the summary of its plot?
Click here to download the activity.
Then, play this game.
Can you survive Charles Dickens' London?
Would you like to know a little bit more about his life? Read this article and watch this video:
How much do you know about Charles Dickens' novels?
Can you match the title of each novel with the summary of its plot?
Click here to download the activity.
Then, play this game.
Can you survive Charles Dickens' London?
30/01/2012
Groundhog Day
Would you like to know the origins of this American holiday?
If so, read this article.
Image taken from Google
If so, read this article.
Martin Luther King Day
It is a United States holiday held on the third Monday of January. Would you like to know who Martin Luther King was and why he was so important to American history?
Read this article
Then, watch this video about his most famous speech and complete the quiz.
Image taken from Google
Read this article
Then, watch this video about his most famous speech and complete the quiz.
Future Tenses
Practice your grammar with the following exercises:
Going to (future meaning)
Future continuous/progressive
Future Perfect
Future tenses grammar quiz
Future tenses grammar quiz 2
Going to (future meaning)
Future continuous/progressive
Future Perfect
Future tenses grammar quiz
Future tenses grammar quiz 2
Used to/would, be/get used to
Since you had so much trouble, here you have some more exercises to practice:
Used to/would 1: Exercise 1
Used to/would: Exercise 2
Used to/to be used to/to get used to 1
Used to/to be used to/to get used to 2
More practice
Used to/would 1: Exercise 1
Used to/would: Exercise 2
Used to/to be used to/to get used to 1
Used to/to be used to/to get used to 2
More practice
Gerunds and Infinitives
Here you have some exercises to practice when to use the gerund or the -to infinitive after verbs:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
29/01/2012
Thanksgiving
Click here and learn about the history and recipes of Thanksgiving Day. How well did you do in the quiz?
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Guy Fawkes Night
I thought that you would like to have this funny video that we watched last November to celebrate this British celebration. Here you also have the game that we played in class.
28/01/2012
27/01/2012
Pronunciation Quizzes
How good are you at English phonetics? Do these quizzes from the BBC website and test yourself!
Pronunciation Quiz 1 Pronunciation Quiz 2 Pronunciation Quiz 3
Pronunciation Quiz 4 Pronunciation Quiz 5
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Pronunciation Quiz 1 Pronunciation Quiz 2 Pronunciation Quiz 3
Pronunciation Quiz 4 Pronunciation Quiz 5
Differences between British and American English
Watch the video and do the quiz next to it. Did you know the meaning of all the words mentioned in the video?
If you want to know the main differences between British and American English, read this article.
If you want to know the main differences between British and American English, read this article.
21 accents
Watch this interesting video. Can you imitate any of these accents? Which one do you like best?
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