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.

How to book a hotel room

Summer is coming and maybe you are planning to go on holiday. Let's learn how to book a room at a hotel.

Watch this video and do the activity below.

Copy and complete the dialogue (use a different colour for the gaps):

RECEPTIONIST:   Will Inn, (1) __________________.

JOE: Hello, (2) _______________ Joe Murphy.

RECEPTIONIST: Hello, how (3) ______________________?

JOE: I'd like to (4) ___________ a room.

RECEPTIONIST: (5) _________ for?

JOE: From July (6) ___________ until July (7) _________.

RECEPTIONIST: Would you like a (8) _____________  or a

                      (9) ___________ room?

JOE: Can I have a single room with a (10) ____________?

RECEPTIONIST: Sure.

JOE: (11) ________________ is the single room?

RECEPTIONIST: It's 75 dollars a (12) _____________.

JOE: Is (13) ______________ included?

RECEPTIONIST: Yes, breakfast is included in the (14) _______.

JOE: Ok, I'll take it then.

RECEPTIONIST: Could you give me your last name (15) ________?

JOE: (16) _________, it's Murphy, M-U-R-P-H-Y.

RECEPTIONIST: Could you give me your (17) ________________?

JOE: of course. It's joe.murphy@hotmail.com.

RECEPTIONIST: hotmail.com?

JOE: Yes, that's (18) ___________.

RECEPTIONIST: Ok then, I'll send you the confirmation by email.

JOE: Thank you, bye.

RECEPTIONIST: Bye, have a nice day.

May 8th was International Red Cross Day

(click on the image to go to the website)

ACTIVITY 1
Find the information in "What is First Aid" and "How it works".

1. What is First Aid about?
    a. About helping people in all the situations.
    b. About helping people when we are alone.
    c. About helping people who are injured.
2.  What's the emergency number in the UK?
    a. 112
    b. 999
    c. 012
3. Who is a life-saver?
    a. a person that saves money to live life.
    b. a person that saves lives.
    c. a person that saves information in a pen drive.

ACTIVITY 2
Now go to the "Stay safe" section and watch the film "Hot chocolate". What do you predict that will happen?

ACTIVITY 3
Now do the quiz. You don't need to write any ID, just start it and click on "submit" to check the answers.
You must copy the questions and the correct answers.

ACTIVITY 4
Just before finishing you can play the game and spot the hazards in the kitchen.

There's no blog this week!

Sorry.

International Workers' Day

(or International Labour Day)

Click here and find the answers to the following questions.
1. What other name does this day have?
2. What can you see in the streets?
3. Is it a national holiday?
4. What's its origin?
5. What did people claim in Chicago's demonstration in 1886?
6. Do Chinese people celebrate International Workers'/Labour day? 

Just for curiosity watch the following video.

Is "May Day" the same as "Mayday"?

It's Saint George!!

Activity 1

Read the story of Saint George: 

Saint George and the Dragon

There was once a city called Silene. The people of Silene were not Christians but they were happy. Every day they drew water from a nearby spring and lived a simple life. One day, however, a dragon decided to make its nest by the spring and life became very difficult for them! Many men tried to fight the dragon but they all failed.
The people of Silene neede water so they thought of a plan. They would distract the dragon by taking him a sheep every day, for a meal. While he was busy eating, they quickly took the water they needed.
Everything worked fine for a while, but one day they didn't have any more sheep to offer the dragon! They became more and more thirsty and eventually, in desperation, they decided to take the dragon a young girl instead. They had problems to choose which young girl they would give it each day.
One day, Silene's princess was the chosen maiden! The king begged and begged: "not my daughter, please", but nobody listened and they took the princess to the dragon.
While the princess stood before the dragon, Saint George came on his horse. Seeing the pretty princess, he made the sign of the cross (to show he was a Christian), bravely fought the dragon and rescued the princess! The citizens were so impressed with him that they converted to Christianity.

Find words that mean:
a. place with lots of blocks of flats and traffic.
b. natural fountain.
c. place where birds rest and sleep.
d. animal which gives us wool.
e. girl who is not married.
f. people that live in a place.Activity 2

Watch this video and answer the questions below.



1. Where did the king and the princess live?
2. Where did the dragon live?
3. What did the dragon want?
4. What did Saint George hold in his hands?
5. What was born from the dragon's blood?

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 describe a picture!

Describe what you can see in the picture. Remember to use in the middle, on the left, on the right and the Past Continuous.
Start with One day last August I saw something strange on the beach.

It's Easter!

Activity 1

Let's learn about Easter and Easter Eggs. 

Click here to answer the questions below.

1. What are Easter Eggs?

2. What do they simbolise?

3. Is the practise of decorating eggshells new?

Now look at this website and find out ...

a. the typical Easter presents

b. what does the Easter Egg Hunt game consist of?

Activity 2

This week we are going to work with the abcya website.

a. First, you can do the wordsearch online and write down the

     words with their translations. Choose the BIG puzzle.

b. Then you can play the eggs hunt game. Write down the 
    expression that appears on the screen when you don't have
     more time.

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!

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.

Thursday 14th was ... Saint Valentine!

Do you know why people celebrate Saint Valentine?
Let's read about it in ESL Holiday Lessons, so click on the link.

http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/valentinesday/elementary/valentines-day-gap-fill.html 

Do the online gap fill exercise and once you have checked the answers you must copy them on a paper.

Be careful with Internet!

Read the following article on internet and answer the three questions below.

1- What is "Caught in the web"?

2- What story does the show tell?

3- Does it explain real cases?

Then, do the online quiz that is on the left. 

  (you don't have to copy anything, ok?)

 Finally, read the CBBC guide to staying safe online (it's on the left) and 

        write down the information you should never give out online.

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 "New to America". 

a. Write down all the verbs in past and their translations.

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

c. Click on "Yes/No questions". Copy each question and answer it.

To read the story click on the image.

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:  Rihanna - Diamonds

As you can see we are not going to work with "Gangnam Style", but with Rihanna's hit called "Diamonds". I'm sorry, but we don't speak Korean.

Activity 1
Look at the lyrics and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words.

Shine bright like a (1) ____________
Shine bright like a diamond

Find light in the beautiful (2) ____________
I choose to be happy
You and I, you and I
We’re like diamonds in the (3) ____________

You’re a shooting star I (4) ____________
A vision of ecstasy
When you hold me, I’m alive
We’re like diamonds in the (5) ____________

I knew that we’d become one right away
Oh, right away
At first sight I left the (6) ____________ of sun rays
I saw the life inside your eyes

So shine bright, tonight you and I
We’re beautiful like diamonds in the (7) ____________
Eye to eye, so alive
We’re beautiful like diamonds in the (8) ____________
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a (9) ____________
Shining bright like a diamond
We’re beautiful like diamonds in the (10) ____________

Palms rise to the (11) ____________
As we moonshine and molly
Feel the warmth, we’ll never die
We’re like diamonds in the (12) ____________

Activity 2
a. Write the past simple forms of the verbs in bold and their translations.
b. Write three verbs in past that appear oin the song.

Activity 3
Write one sentence in past with each of these words:
find; choose; see; feel; die.

Last Thursday was ... Thanksgiving Day

- When is Thanksgiving celebrated?
- Do we celebrate this festival?

Let's watch the following video and find the answers to the questions below.

1. Why did the pilgrims leave England?
2. On what ship did the pilgrims sail to the new land?
3. Did they have a pleasant trip on the ship?
4. Was it a long trip?
5. What problems did the pilgrims have in the new land?
6. What did they do when spring came?
7. Who came to visdit the pilgrims one day?
8. What did Squanto teach the pilgrims?
9. What did the pilgrims invite to their Native American friends to?
10. Why?
11. What do people eat on Thanksgiving Day nowadays?

Let's work with Real English!

Watch this video and choose the correct option.

1. What does Jonathan do at the weekend?

    a. He plays golf.

    b. He plays sport.

    c. He plays football.

    d. He plays the flute.

2. What does Lisa do for fun?

    a. She always goes to the park.

    b. She goes to the bar.

    c. She always goes to the zoo.

    d. She goes to the park or the zoo when the weather is nice.

3. What do Caroline and Sarah do for fun?

    a. They go out and drink in parks.

    b. They go out and do sport in clubs.

    c. They don't go out and do parties at home.

    d. They go out to night clubs.

4. What does Steven do for fun?

    a. Anything to do with God. He usually goes to church.

    b. He never goes to church.

    c. He doesn't like church. He's not a Christian.

    d. He meets friends in a church every Sunday.

5. What does Larry do for fun?

    a. He only plays music.

    b. He plays videos of sports.

    c. He plays videos and does some sport.

    d. He doesn't do sport, but likes music.

6. What does Lea do for fun?

    a. He does car racing.

    b. He watches car races.

    c. He plays car racing games on the computer.

    d. He reads car racing magazines.

7. What do Christine and Victoria do for fun?
    a. Christine likes dancing.
    b. They like staying at home with their friends.
    c. Victoria likes dancing and Christine likes going out with friends.
    d. They like dancing with friends.
8. What does Vicky do for fun?
    a. She's always bored because she's not a funny person.
    b. She never has fun because she works too much.
    c. She doesn't like having fun. She prefers working.
    d. She has a lot of fun when she's at work.