We're going to Port Aventura !!

Hey everyone, Friday 7th is coming.
Why don't we learn Port Aventura's song? This one is the English version.
Let's sing to the rhythm of the music!

 

ACTIVITY 1
Write the correct words in the gaps.
(Chorus)PortAventura
give me your (1) ___________
we'll be forever (2) ___________
PortAventura
join us (3) ___________
dancing into the (4) ___________
hey baby hey
this is the (5) ___________
we will party all together
singin' oh oh oh oh
just open your (6) ___________

if you feel alright
put your hands to the (7) ___________
we can play the song (8) ___________
singin' oh oh oh oh
let's party with me

(Chorus)

come on light up the sky
baby this is the (9) ___________
we can live a dream together
singin' oh oh oh oh
just open your (10) ___________

you can set me (11) ___________
just let it be
we can live that dream (12)___________
singin' oh oh oh oh
let's party with me

(Chorus) x2

ACTIVITY 2Go to PortAventura's website and find answers to the following questions.
1. Where can you find The Tutuki Splash and the Sea Odissey?
2. Name three things that you can find in the area of Mexico.
3. Where can you enjoy the tranquility of a fishing village?
4. When did SesamoAventura open to the public?
5. How many areas are there in the theme park?
6. Complete these sentences with the following words:
         simulator - rollercoasters - waterfalls - ride
     a. Tutuki Splash is a challenging ____________
     b. The Sea Odissey is a 4D ____________
     c. Dragon Khan and Shambala are ____________
       d. In Stampida you can plunge down vertical ____________ aboard a trunk.

How to check in at a hotel

Summer is coming, so why not learn how to check in at a hotel. Watch the video and do the activity below.

1. What does the receptionist say to welcome the two women?
2. What do the two women say to him after he welcomes them?
3. What kind of reservation do they have?
4. What room do they have?
5. Where is the room?
6. How long are they going to stay?
7 What happened to the woman's sister's luggage?
8. What does the receptionist ask them for?
9. What's the ckeck-out time?
10. What can they do if they need any assistance?

May 8th was International Red Cross Day

ACTIVITY 1
Let's surf their official website   http://www.redcross.org/
Find the following information in "Who we are" (at the bottom of the website).
1. What is Red Cross?
2. When was it founded and who founded it?
3. In case of a disaster, how do they act?
4. Do they also collect blood like hospitals?
5. What values do they promote?
After reading all the information in "who we are" answer the following question:
6. Who are they?

Story of an idea - The Film

ACTIVITY 2

Choose the correct answers.

1. When did it start?

     a. June 1839      b. June 1939     c. 1869     d. 1959

2. a. Henry Dunant started a battle in the fields.

    b. Mr Dunant had an accident in the field.

    c. Mr Dunant found himself in the mioddle of a battlefield.

    d. Mr Dunant saw a battlefield and continued his journey.

3. What was the village of Sulfurino like?

    a. It was a quiet village.

    b. It was a busy village.

    c. It was a big and noisy village.

    d. It was a quiet town, not a village.

4. Who were fighting?

    a. The French and the Austrian armies.

    b. The French and the Italian armies.

    c. The Swiss and the French armies.

    d. The French and the German armies.

5. By evening ...

    a. hundreds were dead, but there were no wounded.

    b. thousands were dead, but only some wounded.

    c. thousands were dead and wounded.

    d. thousands were wounded.

6. He set up a hospital in a church and ...

    a. was joined by women from the village.

    b. was joined by villagers, both women and the elderly.

    c. nobody helped him.

    d. the priests in the church helped him.

7. a. The villagers treated the French and the Austrian alike.

    b. The French and the Austrian they liked.

    c. The French, but not the Austrian.

    d. The Austrian, but not the French.

8. Dunant's book "A Memory of Sulfurino" was published  ...

    a. in 1852.

    b. in 1862.

    c. in 1872.

    d. in 1882.

9. Dunant proposed the establishment in every country of ...

   a. independent volunteers to fight in battlefields.

   b. volunteers to help independent countries.

   c.  independent committees.

   d. a neutral and independent body of helpers.

10. Who formed the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross)?

   a. Dunant.

   b. Dunant and four other men.

   c. Dunant and the president.

   d. Dunant and two other men.

  You can read the story of an idea in comic format by clicking here or in the link

http://www.redcross.org.ph/pdfs/story-of-an-idea.pdf 

There's no blog this week!

Sorry.

It's Saint George!!

Activity 1
Click here and read the poem called "The True Dragon" by Brian Patten. Then translate the poem on a separate sheet of paper.

Culture
Did you know that Saint George was adopted as the patron saint of England in the 13th century, and the legend of Saint George slaying a dragon dates from the 12th century?
The Flag of England in composed by Saint George's Cross:

 

and Saint Pattrick's cross

Let's read the story of Saint George and the Dragon.

 

Activity 2

Click here and discover what campaign are the English people doing.

Let's work with a song!

Feel This Moment

(by Pitbull; feat. Christina Aguilera)

Activity 1: write down the correct words on a sheet of paper.

Ask for (1) a journey / money / honey, and get advice
Ask for advice, get money (2) once /twice / three times
I'm from the dirty but that chico nice
Ya'll call it a moment, I call it (3) nice /dice /life

One day while my (4) night / light  / fight is glowing
I’ll be in my castle golden
But until the gates are (5) open / close / golden
I just wanna feel this moment (ohhh)
I just wanna feel this moment (ohhh)
I just wanna feel this moment

Mr Worldwide
Christina Aguilera
Oye mamita, come on, dale, que la cosa esta rica

(I just wanna feel this moment)

[Beat break]

Feel this moment...

Reporting (6) live / life / lies from the tallest building in Tokyo
Long ways from the hard ways
Filled with zoes and oye's
Dade county always, (7) 335 / 3 & 5 / 305 all day
Now baby we can parlay, or, baby, we can party.
She read books, especially about red

     (8) booms / rooms / moons and tie ups
I got her hooked, cause she seen me in a suit

     with a red (9) tie / cap / hat tied up
Meet and greet, nice to meet ya, but time is money
Only difference is I own it,
Now let's stop (10) days / time / traffic and enjoy this moment

One day while my light is ...

 Come on, feel this moment...

I see the future but live for the (11) moment / day / today.
Make sense, don't it? Ha.
Now make dollars, I mean billions, I'm a genius, I mean brilliance
This street is what scoot em
And made em slicker, too slick with the ruler
I've (12) got / spent / lost a lot, and learned a lot
But I'm still undefeated like Shula
I'm far from cheap, I break down (13) companies / dummies / banners with all my peeps
Baby we can travel the world
And I can give you all you can (14) be / have / see
Time is money
Only difference is I own it,
Like a stop watch, let's stop (15) days / time / traffic

     and enjoy this moment, dale.

One day while my light is ...

[Beat break]

Come on, feel this moment....

(ohhh) I just wanna feel this moment
(ohhh) I just wanna feel this moment

 Activity 2: find words that mean ...
1. recommendation
2. to shine intensely
3. any mean of Access or entrance
4. describing, relating
5. transmitted or present at the time of performance
6. cocky

Voxer, the new application!

Watch the following video and complete the exercise below.





(copy all the words in the correct order)

1. What is Voxer?
2. What can you do with this application?

Let's learn about Easter

Click here and answer the questions below.
1. What is Easter?
2. What is celebrated at Easter?
3. What does "the cross" represent?
4. What do "eggs" represent?
5. What do "rabbits" represent?



Click on the first image and explain what the Easter Egg Hunt is.

Last Sunday was ... Saint Patrick

- What is this symbol?

- Where is Saint Patrick celebrated?

- Click here and do this first quiz.

Saint Patrick's Day Quiz from Jeffrey Hill

- Now watch the video to learn about the story of Saint Patrick.

Sunday was ... The Night of the Oscars

Did you see the ceremony? Let's learn some facts about the history of this ceremony.

ACTIVITY 1

Click on the image and choose the correct answers below:

1. How long have the Oscars existed?

   a. 80 years      b. less than 80 years     c. over 80 years

2. Was the first ceremony exciting?

   a. Yes, it was.

   b. No, it wasn't because it was not a famous celebration.

   c. No, it wasn't because the people knew who the winners were.

3. How many statuettes were awarded/given in the first ceremony?

   a. 50     b. 15     c. 5

4. When was the first ceremony held?

   a. In 1929     b. In 1928     c. In 1927

ACTIVITY 2

Do you know who the winners are this year? Let's discover it.

Click on the link below and you will see who the nominees were for this year and the final winners. You must write down who won in each of the five main categories and the film they took part in: 

http://www.policymic.com/articles/27970/oscars-winners-2013-full-list 

a. best picture

b. best director

c. best actor

d. best actress

e. best supporting actor
f. best supporting actress

Find the answers in the official website: http://oscar.go.com/ 

And this week ... a song!

Have you heard "Don't you worry child" by Swedish House Mafia? It's number one in this week's top 40, so let's enjoy it.

Activity 1

Describe the first image you see (the one with the three singers). Remember to use in the middle, on the left, on the right.

Activity 2

Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with one word each.

There was a (1) ________, I used to look into my father's eyes
In a happy home, I was a king I had a gold throne
Those days are (2)________ , now the memories are on the wall

I hear the sounds from the places where I was born

Up on the hill across the blue (3) ________,

that's where I had my first heart break
I still (4) ________ how it all changed

my father said

Don't you worry, don't you worry child
See heaven's got a plan for you
Don't you worry, don't you worry (5) ________
Yeah!

There was a time, I met a girl of a different kind
We ruled the (6) ________,

Thought I'll never lose her out of sight
We were so (7) ________
I think of her now and then
Still hear the song reminding me of a friend

chorus

Activity 3

Find words that mean: 

1. person that rules a country.

2. a vertical construction made ofstone, brick, wood, ...

3. mountain.

4. the sky, firmament.

5. to cause to remember something.

Let's go to the movies!

Here's the trailer of a film called The Vampires Diaries. Watch it and do the exercise below.

Choose the correct option in each case.

1. How long has he been in a secret? 
    a. for 100 years        b. for more than 100 years
    c. for 1000 years       d. for more than 1000 years
2. a. He has always lived in Mystic Falls.
    b. He was only born in Mystic Falls.  
    c. He was born in Mystic Falls and moved when he was young.
3. a. His parents passed by Mystic Falls one day.
    b. His parents died.
    c. His parents went away to another country.
4. When is the party?
   a. The next day     b. That day     c. The previous day.
5. What's a "party chit-chat"?
   a. A person that chats on the internet all the time.
   b. A person that talks all the time.
   c. A person that organises parties in chats.
6. Does the girl still live with her parents?
   a. No, her parents live across a lake.
   b. No, her parents had a car accident and left the city.
   c. No, her parents died in a car accident.
7. a. Matt and the girl were boyfriend and girlfriend.
    b. Matt and the girl had a good relationship.
    c. Matt and the girl went together to a party.
8. What happens to the girl whenher friends find her on the ground?
   a. That she has a blood problem.
   b. That she's losing a lot of blood.
   c. That she has blood all over her body.
9. Who attacked the girl?
   a. Damon    b. Matt   c. A friend
10. What does Matt refer to when he says that Elena is a dead 
     ringer for Katherine?
   a. That Elena and Katherine are relatives.
   b. That Elena and Katherine look alike.
   c. That Elena must call Katherine.
11. What does Damon turn into?
   a. a crow     b. a scarecrow    c. a demon

Blog 1 - Alicia Keys (Girl On Fire)

Activity 1
Listen to the song and choose the appropriate words.

She's just a (1) girl / seal / pearl, and she's on fire
Hotter than a fantasy, longer like a highway
She's living in a (2) word / town / world, and it's on fire
Feeling the catastrophe, but she knows she can fly away

Oh, she got both feet on the (3) front / ground / floorAnd she's burning it down
Oh, she got her head in the clouds
And she's not backing down

This girl is on fire
This girl is on fire
She's walking on fire
This girl is on fire

Looks like a girl, but she's a (4) shame / blame / flameSo bright, she can burn your eyes
Better look the other (5) way / say / playYou can try but you'll never forget her name
She's on top of the world
Hottest of the hottest girls say

Oh, we got our feet on the (6) front / ground / floorAnd we're burning it down
Oh, got our head in the clouds
And we're not coming down

This girl is on fire
This girl is on fire
She's walking on fire
This girl is on fire

Everybody (7) bends / sits / stands, as she goes by
Cause they can see the flame that's in her eyes
Watch her when she's lighting up the night
Nobody knows that she's a lonely girl
And it's a lonely world
But she gon' let it burn, baby, burn, baby

This girl is on fire
This girl is on fire
She's walking on fire
This girl is on fire

Oh, oh, oh...

She's just a girl, and she's on fire
Activity 2
Find words or expressions in the song that mean:
a. public road that everybody can use.
b. a notable disaster.
c. the two.
d. a mass of water or ice particles visible in the air, usualy white or grey.
e. destroy by fire.
f. unable to remember.
g. the highest part of anything.
h. to pass.
i. to illuminate.

News

Watch these pictures and write two or three lines for each image describing what happened or what has happened. 

Remember to answer: what, who, how, when, where & why. You can use your imagination.

Picture 1

 

(mention if there were people killed/wounded)

Picture 2

Picture 3

(bomb: Iraq - mention if there were people killed/wounded)

Picture 4

Last Thursday was ... Thanksgiving Day

ACTIVITY 1
Do you want to learn some facts about Thnksgiving? Do this online quiz.

 (click on the image to go to the website)

 ACTIVITY 2
Let's listen to a podcast to learn about the way people celebrate Thanksgiving in the USA. 

(NOTE: There's an introduction which lasts 1.30 min. You can skip it.)

(click on the image to go to the website)

After listening to the podcast, can you explain, in a few words, how American people celebrate Thanksgiving?

Let's learn about England!

ACTIVITY 1

Click on the image and do the comprehension exercise provided.

ACTIVITY 2

Do you know anything about the Queen of England? Let's get to know her a little bit more.Watch this video, read the text and then do the comprehension exercise.

(click on the image to see the text bigger on the original website)

1. a. She was crowned in 1952

    b. She was crowned in 1953.

2. a. Queen Elisabeth and Prince Phillip have three sons and one
        daughter.

    b. Queen Elisabeth and Prince Phillip have three daughters and
        one son.

3. a. The Diamond Jubilee is celebrated after 60 years governing or
        married to a person.

    b. The Diamond Jubilee is celebrated after 50 years governing or
        married to a person.

4. a. Queen Elisabeth and Prince Phillip are  touring the UK.

    b. Queen Elisabeth and Prince Phillip are touring England.

5. a. Elisabeth is only the queen of the United Kingdom.

    b. Elisabeth is the queen of the United Kingdom and 13 other
        nations.

6. On Tuesday 5th June 2012 there was a bank holiday. What is a
    bank holiday?

    a. It's a day when banks close, but most people go to work.

    b. It's a day when banks and many shops close and many people
        have the day off.

Let's talk about the USA

 Who is the new president of the USA after the elections on November 6th?

ACTIVITY 1
Listen tothe American National Anthem and choose the appropriate words.

- The singer is called Jessica Sánchez. Who is she? (Find the answer on the net.)



 For the whole version click here:

AMERICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM   (two-verse version)

Oh, say! can you see by the dawn's early light /night/star
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming;
Whose broad stripes and white /light / bright stars, through
    the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in
      my hair / air / despair,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there:
Oh, say! does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave / save / race?

Oh, thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust":
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave / save / race.

ACTIVITY 2
Find words that mean:
a. soft glowing light from the sky; period of obscurity.
b. lines.
c. shine with a strong light.
d. a long strip of cloth with a slogan.
e. to move one's hand or something to and fro.

There's no blog work for 2nd and 3rd ESO this week!

It's Halloween

Let's learn some facts about the origins oh Halloween.

ACTIVITY 1
Read each text and ansewer the questions below.

1. Where does the word Halloween come from?
2. What's the meaning of the word "Halloween"?
3. What happened on October 31st in Celtic Ireland in the 5thc BC
     (Before Christ)?

ACTIVITY 2

Now watch this video on a Halloween appliccation and choose the correct answer for each question.

Make your smartphone Halloween-ready

1. How many noises can you access with this application?

    a. 20          b. 10          c. 12          d. 22

2. How many places does this app have in its database?

    a. 3,000          b. more than 3,000          c. less than 3,000

3. How much is it?

    a. 99 euros          b. 99 dollars          c. 99 pounds         

    d. 99 cents

4. Can you call your friends for free?

This week's news - Felix Baumgartner

Do you know who Felix Baumgartner is?
Where is he from?
How old is he?
Find this informatin and more on www.theweek.co.uk or by clicking on the image.

ACTIVITY 1

Find the answers to these questions.

a. How did he make history on 14th October 2012?
b. What did he do in Kuala Lumpur in 1999?
c. Why was this jump a world record?
d. What did he do in December 2007?
e. What are the Taipei 101?
f. Where did he jump from in 2001?
g. What did he do in July 2003?
h. How did he do it?
i. How long did the flight last?
j. What did he do in Croatia in 2004?

Notice that the lengths are measured in feet (ft).  1ft = 0.30 metres
You can calculate the lengths by using this converter