REVIEWING MATERIAL FOR THE SUMMER

 Hello everyone!
How is it going? We hope everything is fine and you and your families are ok. As promised, we want to share with you some exercises to review what you learnt in class this year. Aldo, this material is very useful for those of you who need to sit the exam in September. Remember the exam in on Thursday, 2nd at 16:00.

• 1º ESO GRAMMAR
• 1º ESO VOCABULARY

• 2º ESO GRAMMAR
• 2º ESO VOCABULARY

• 3º ESO GRAMMAR
• 3º ESO VOCABULARY

• 4º ESO GRAMMAR
• 4º ESO VOCABULARY

See you in September! Have a nice and safe summer!

EUROPE IS LIVING A CELEBRATION!!!

This week we are celebrating Europe Day with lots of different activities. 2º ESO A and B were the first groups to start celebrating it in the subject of English. 

2º ESO A students designed a booklet on different aspects of the European Union. It was a collaborative work because they did witht the help of their teachers of English and French! 

2º ESO B students had a look at some European countries and their flags. It was really interesting and good fun!

St Patrick’s Day

St Patrick’s Day celebrates Irish culture and commemorates one of Ireland’s patron saints, St Patrick, on or around March 17.

Saint Patrick's Day. Stpatricks.es

Location of Ireland. Wikipedia

Despite the fact that our project has not yet sent or received any postcard to/from this English-speaking country; ESO students wanted to approach Irish culture and traditions by recording a podcast that explains who Saint Patrick was and why this feast is nowadays celebrated by millions of people in many parts of the world, especially by Irish communities and organizations.

If you want to find out more about Ireland and its patron Saint, take the quiz below.

HAPPY PADDY’S DAY!

Saint Patrick's Day Quiz from colexiopadrefeijoozorelle

REMEMBER, REMEMBER THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER...

Remember, remember, the Fifth of November

Gunpowder treason and plot

I see no reason why gunpowder treason

Should ever be forgot

This is the stanza many people in the Uk recite every 5th of November. Do you want to know why? Keep reading to find out!

On 5 November, people across the UK celebrate Bonfire Night with fireworks, bonfires, sparklers and toffee apples  because it's the anniversary of an attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament, known as The Gundpowder plot.

What was the Gunpowder Plot?

Guy (Guido) Fawkes was part of the Gunpowder plot in 1605. He wanted to blow up King James I and his government.

This was because of religion. England was a Protestant country and the plotters were Catholic. They wanted England to be Catholic again, which they thought they could do if they killed King James I and his ministers.

So, Fawkes and his group put 36 barrels of gunpowder in cellars underneath the Houses of Parliament in London, ready to set off a massive explosion.

However, one member of Fawkes' group sent a letter to his friend who worked in Parliament, warning him to stay away on 5 November. The King's supporters got hold of the letter and the plot was rumbled!

Guards broke into the cellars where the gunpowder plotters were waiting. They were arrested and executed.

Have a look at the video below to get a full picture of thsi British celebration.

HOW GOOD ARE YOU AT PRONUNCIATION?

We all know that pronunciation is important for good and effective spoken communication. 

If you want to improve your pronunciation, here you'll find videos and exercises to help you. But before having fun with the English sounds, have a look at the phonetic chart below.