PLUCKLEY: THE MOST HAUNTED VILLAGE IN ENGLAND

It’s the end of October and everyone is talking about Halloween! Well, we won’t do it this year. Instead, we want to tell you about an English village which is known as the most haunted village in England.
As some of you have learnt this week Pluckley, a picturesque Kentish village, not far from London, is the most haunted village in England according to the Guiness Book of Records.

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Some of Pluckley's ghosts are:

• The Highwayman
• The Coach
• The Gyspsy Woman
• The Miller 
• The Schoolmaster 
• The Vicar's dog

If you  want to find out more about these and many other ghosts, listen to the podcast Lucía, Ana and Alex have recorded for you. We hope you like it!

HALLOWEEN IS HERE!

Yes, Halloween is here!

How much do you know about this celebration? Is it American? If you want to find out, listen to the second podcast of LIVE FROM PADRE FEIJOO. You'll learn very interesting facts.

LIVE FROM PADRE FEIJOO ZORELLE

Hello everyone and welcome to Live From Padre Feijoo - Zorelle! A channel of podcasts in English made by teenagers and for everyone. Every week, students from our school will interview their teachers, peers, locals and visitors about many different topics, including lifestyle, social issues, arts, entertainment, science and so on.

To start this project, Alba Ríos and Sabela Rodríguez tell us about a very brave girl. If you want to find out about her, click on the image and you'll access the channel. 

Hope you enjoy our podcasts. Please, let us know what you think by leaving a comment below the podcast. Thanks for listening!

Check out the Big Challenge section!

Last year some students from our school took part in this great contest and want to do it again this year. If you want to pratise for the contest, you will find the questions from previous years in the Big Challenge section.ou can also practise with an app: The YES/NO GAME. It's avaliable on Google play.

• Have fun learning basic vocabulary
• Learn how to write and then pronounce each word
• Compete with your friends and check your ranking
• It's fun and completely free!

Do you recognise this place?

Floating statue: columns of the Covent Garden Market building appeared to snap and float in the sky (Picture: Jeff Moore)

I'll give some clues:

• It's in London.
• It's a market
• Its name comes from the Middle Ages.
• It sold fruit and vegetables.
• Nowadays, people go there for its cafés, restaurants and buskers (street artists)

Any ideas? Well, It's  COVENT GARDEN. And... it isn't broken. The artist Alex Chinneck has created an optical illusion. If you want to find out how he did it, check the following link and/or watch this video.

London Evening Standard

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MALALA, A 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL, WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

Sometimes you don't want to come to school but this Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner, Malala Yousafzai (17 years old) was about to die for her desire of going to school. Now, she has won the Nobel Peace Prize, one of the world's most respected awards. She has been recognised for her hard work promoting the right for girls to have an education. She was attacked by the Taliban, an extemist group, in Pakistan two years ago. She was seriously injured in the attack, but she was flown to the UK for treatment and has recovered well. She now goes to school in Birmingham.

A veces no os apetece venir al cole pero esta chica paquistaní, Malala Yousafzai, estuvo a punto de morir por su deseo de asistir a clase. Ahora, ha ganado el Premio Nobel de la Paz, uno de los premios más respetados y prestigiosos del mundo. Han reconocido su trabajo a favor del derecho de las chicas a recibir una educación. Fue atacada por los talibanes, un grupo extremista, en Paquistán hace dos años. Resultó herida de gravedad pero fue trasladada al Reino Unido para recibir el tratamiento y ya está recuperada. Actualmente va a un instituto de Birmingham.

What colour are phone boxes in London?

This is the traditional image of a phone box in London. Its colour: RED.

(Source: www.tripadvisor.com)

Well, now if you go to London you can find Green phone boxes. What are they used for? To charge mobile phones. Isn't it great?

(Source: www.trust.org)

Old phone boxes in London are being brought back to life with a new use - as solar-powered charging stations for mobile phones. The first of six boxes was unveiled on Tottenham Court Road in the capital this week.The service is free to use although users will be shown adverts as they wait for their phone to charge.

To find out more about this piece of news click here.