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
Choose the correct words.

(Chorus)PortAventura
give me your (1) men/hands/friends
we'll be forever (2) men/ hens/ friends
PortAventura
join us (3) this night/tonight/all night
dancing into the (4) light/dark/park

hey baby hey
this is the (5) play/game/way
we will party all together
singin' oh oh oh oh
just open your (6) heart/car/bag

if you feel alright
put your hands to the (7) light/night/sky
we can play the song (8) together/forever/wherever
singin' oh oh oh oh
let's party with me

(Chorus)

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

you can set me (11) here/free/see
just let it be
we can live that dream (12) together/forever/whenever
singin' oh oh oh oh
let's party with me

(Chorus) x2

ACTIVITY 2
Go 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 Silver River Flume you can plunge down vertical ____________ aboard a trunk.

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.

Are you a One Direction fan?

Some students of 3r ESO esked me for this song since they are real fans of the band. This post is especially dedicated to them.
ACTIVITY 1
Listen to the song and choose the correct words.

Liam Payne:
Hey girl, I'm waitin' on ya, I'm waitin' on ya
Come on and let me sneak you out
And have a celebration, a celebration
The music up, the (1) music's/window's/loser's down

Zayn Malik:
Yeah, we'll be doing what we do
Just pretending that we're (2) cool/fool/good
And we know it too
Yeah, we'll keep doing what we do
Just pretending that we're (3) cool/fool/good
So tonight

Chorus:
Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy till we see the (4) lamp/plan/sun
I know we only met but let's pretend it's love
And never, never, never stop for anyone
Tonight let's get (5) some/one/angry
And live while we're young
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
And live while we're young
Woahhh oh oh oh
Tonight let's get (6) some/one/angry

Harry Styles:
And live while we're young

Zayn Malik:
Hey girl, it's now or never, it's now or never
Don't over-think, just let it go
And if we get together, yeah, get together
Don't let the pictures leave your (7) world/mom/phone, ohhhh

Niall Horan:
Yeah, we'll be doing what we do
Just pretending that we're (8) cool/fool/good
So tonight

Chorus

 Harry Styles:
And live while we're young

Zayn Malik:
And girl, you and I,
We're 'bout to make some memories tonight

Louis Tomlinson:
I wanna live while we're young
We wanna live while we're young

Chorus

 Harry Styles:
Tonight let's get (9) some/one/angry

Zayn Malik:
And live while we're young

ACTIVITY 2
Find words that mean:
a. the star at the centre of our solar system
b. special festivity
c. continue doing
d. make believe
e. spend more time thinking about something than is necessary

Let's work with a song!

Are you familiar with the singer Pink? And with her single "Try"?
ACTIVITY 1: Let's listen to the song and choose the correct words.

  

ACTIVITY 2: Copy the words that you used to complete the song and translate them.
ACTIVITY 3: Copy and translate the chorus and explain its meaning in English.

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?

Last Sunday was ... Saint Patrick

- What is this symbol?

- Where is Saint Patrick celebrated?

- Click here and do the quiz.

- Now we must write the words in the correct order. Click here to go to the exercise.

- Now watch this video to learn about Saint Patrick´s history.

Last Sunday was ... The night of the Oscars

ACTIVITY 1

Discover who won these statuettes.

a. best actor

b. best actress

c. best film

d. best animated film

ACTIVITY 2

Now watch the trailer of the film Brave and choose the correct answers below.

1. The girls's father is the _____ of

    a. king     b. prince     c. assistant of the king

2. Her mother is in charge of _____

    a. every single person in the village.

    b. everything in the house.

    c. every single day of her life.

3. When her father imitates her he says:

    a. "I don't want to get married".

    b. "I want to get married".

    c. "I want everybody to get married".

4. What game are the soldiers playing?

    a. They`re playing hide and seek.

    b. They're playing darts.

    c. They're shooting arrows.

5. What does the girl want?

   a. a spell that changes her parents.

   b. a spell that changes her fate.

   c. a spell that changes her feet.

6. At the end of the trailer the girl says "if you had the chance

    to change your fate, would you"? Write down your opinion.

    

And this week ... a song!

Are you familiar with the song "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 singer in the middle with have got. (He has got ...)

Activity 2

Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with the words given.

PLACES - YOUNG - TIME (x2) - FATHER - WORLD - KING - HILL - FRIEND - EYES - YOUNG - BREAK

There was a (1) ________, I used to look into my father's (2) ________
In a happy home, I was a (3) ________, I ruled a gold throne
Those days are gone , now the memories are on the wall

I hear the sounds from the (4) ________ where I was born


Up on the (5) ________ across the blue lake,

that's where I had my first heart (6) ________
I still remember how it all changed

my (7) ________ said

Don't you worry, don't you worry (8) ________
See heaven's got a plan for you
Don't you worry, don't you worry now
Yeah!

There was a (9) ________, I met a girl of a different kind
We ruled the (10) ________,

Thought I'll never lose her out of sight
We were so (11) ________
I think of her now and then
Still hear the song reminding me of a (12) ________

chorus

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 singer in the middle.

Activity 2

Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with some PAST FORMS.

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

I hear the sounds from the places where I (3) ________ born


Up on the hill across the blue lake,

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

my father (5) ________

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 now
Yeah!

There was a time, I (6) ________ a girl of a different kind
We (7) ________ the world,

Thought I'll never lose her out of sight
We (8) ________ so young
I think of her now and then
Still hear the song reminding me of a friend

chorus

Activity 3
Write one sentence with each of the verbs from the gaps. You must write 8 sentences in total.

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!

Watch this episode of Peppa Pig and do the exercise below.

or click on:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBbzkDfuBAs

Choose the best option in each case.
1. What's Rebeca's surprise?
    a. Her mummy's got a bump in her head.
    b. Her mummy's got a bump in her leg.
    c. Her mummy's got a bump in her tummy.
2. What's in the tummy?
    a. A baby pig.
    b. A baby rabbit.
    c. A baby sheep.
3. What can Peppa hear in the tummy?
    a. A little heart beat.
    b. A little pig.
    c. A little kiss.
4. What does mummy rabbit want to have?
    a. A cup of coffee.
    b. A carrot.
    c. Some potatoes with jelly, cheese and strawberry jam.
5. What names do the "children" think for the baby?
    a. Rosie if it's a girl and Robbie if it's a boy.
    b. Sally if it's a girl and Bob if it's a boy.
    c. Molly if it's a girl and Tony if it's a girl.
6. Can Daddy Rabbit come into the hospital when he arrives?
    a. No, because it's dangerous for the baby.
    b. No, because he has got all the things in the car.
    c. No, because he must park the car first.
7. a. Mummy Rabbit has had a son.
    b. Mummy Rabbit has had baby twins.
    c. Mummy Rabbit has had a daughter.

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

Let's go to the movies! 

Coming soon ...  Epic

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

- Choose the correct option in each case.

1. The girl's _______ always told her stories.

    a. mum      b. grandad      c. dad       d. aunt

2. They were stories about _______.

    a. the real world      b. an imaginary world

    b. a cruel world       d. the hidden world

3. What was the weather like?

    a. It was windy.      b. It was rainy.

    c. It was foggy.      d. It was sunny.

4. Is the animal talking a snail or a slug? 

    What's the difference between a snail and a slug?

5. Who are the leafmen?

    a. men that eat leaves.  

    b. protectors of the forest.

    c. men that want to destroy the forest.

    d. protectors of people's life.

6. When the girl sees the cat she says:

    a. big kisses     b. more kisses     c. no kisses

- Now answer these questions:

7. When is the film coming to the cinemas?

8. What kind of film is it? (western, thriller, ...)

9. At the beginning of the film the girl's dad says "just because you haven't seen something it doesn't mean it's not there". Can you translate this sentence? And do you agree with him?

Reading time!

Today you will read a short story called "A Jealous Girlfriend". 

a. Do the vocabulary exercise from the website. Copy and translate the words.

b. Click on "Yes/No questions". Copy each question and answer it.
c. Do the dictation exercise on a paper and check it on the website. You can also do the exercise on the website and check the answers by clicking on "check" or "Show answer". Then copy the sentences on the paper.

To read the story click on the image.

The News Today   (from CBBC)

ACTIVITY 1

Latest news from the BBC, Pep Guardiola to become Bayern Munich manager. Read the article and answer the questions below.

(click on the image to go to the website)

Remember to use the dictionary "Wordreference" to check the meaning of the words you don't understand.

QUESTIONS:

1. When will Guardiola take over as the new boss of Bayern Munich?

2. How long is the contract?

3. Where is Bayern?

4. Who is the current boss?

5. How many Champions Leagues has Guardiola won?

ACTIVITY 2

Watch this video about Patricia Pumpkin and pay attention to the activities she does and what time she does them.

Now write about what Sara does on a normal day.

By the way, this is Sara:

The News Today   (from BBC)

Go to the BBC news website by clicking on the image and then read the article called "Two die in London Helicopter crash". You can read the whole article by clicking on the title.

Reading

Answer the following questions from the article:

1. How many people died and who were these people?

2. How many people were injured?

3. What did the helicopter hit?

4. How many firefighters intervened?

5. How many people were taken to hospital and how many 
    were treated at the scene?

6. What is still under construction?

7. What is supposed to be the cause of the accident?

8. Who was on board of the helicopter?

9. Was Mr Barnes an experimented pilot?

10. What was his relationship with the film industry?

Listening
Now listen to the piece of news by clicking on the image of the article and choose the correct answers.
1. What part of the crane did the helicopter hit?
   a. the front          b. the center          c. the back
2. What did the man think it was when he heard a bang?
   a. He thought it was an accident.
   b. He thought it was a simulation.
   c. he thought it was a bomb.
3. Was the building new?
   a. It was still under construction.
   b. It was recently finished.
   c. It was quite old.
4. What was the weather like?
   a. It was windy.
   b. It was rainy.
   c. It was foggy.

Today's News  (from CBBC)

HORSEMEAT FOUND IN SUPERMARKET BURGERS !!!

(click on the image to go to the website)

Reading

Read the article and answer the following questions:

1. What kind of burgers had horsemeat?

2. What has happened to these burgers?

3. Name two supermarkets that sold these burgers.

4. What did other beef products have apart from horsemeat?

5. What is good about horsemeat?

Listening

Listen to Mini talking about her country, Sri Lanka, and the things you can do there. Then answer the questions below.

(Click on the image to go to the website)
In the listening there are two tabs: transcript and vocabulary. In transcript, you can see the script (dialogue) or hide it just by clicking on "Audio transcript +/-)".
QUESTIONS:
1. How many things does Mini recommend from Sri Lanka?
2. Which things does she recommend?
3. What's the name of the castle? And why?
4. Why does she recommend to visit the beaches?
5. Are the hotels expensive in Sri lanka?
6. Why is "Tooth Temple" called like this?  (like this= així)

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.

Blog 1 - One More Night     (Maroon 5)

Activity 1

Watch the video and choose the correct words.

You and I go hard at each other like we're goin' to (1) start / war / MarsYou and I go rough, we keep throwin' things and slammin' the (2) door / store / floor
You and I get so damn dysfunctional, we stopped keepin' scoreYou and I get sick, yah, I know that we can't do this no (3) favour / love / moreBut baby there you go again, there you go again, making me love you.
Yeah, I stopped using my (4) feet / hand / head, using my head, let it all go.
Got you stuck on my body, on my body, like a (5) taboo / tatoo / cartoon.And now I'm feeling stupid, feeling stupid, crawling back to you.
So I cross my heart and I hope to (6) die / lie / playThat I'll only stay with you one more (7) day / night / week And I know I said it a million timesBut I'll only stay with you one more (8) day / night / week 
Trying to tell you "no" but my body keeps on telling you "yes".Trying to tell you to stop, but your lipstick got me so out of breath.I'd be waking up in the (9) morning / afternoon / night , probably hating myself.And I'd be waking up, feeling satisfied but guilty as hell.
But baby there you go ...
So I cross...
Yeah, baby give me one more night

But baby there you go ...
So I cross my heart...

Activity 2
a. Write seven verbs from the song that are in Present Simple. Write their translations too.
b. Now write one sentence with each of the verbs from exercise         2a.
Remember the structure of a sentence: Subject + verb + complementsExample: We like fresh air)