HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

Dear students, 
I hope you enjoy your Christmas holidays and I wish you a New Year full of happy surprises!

And in case you get bored, here are some funny and easy DIY ideas to do at home to surprise your friends and family! ;)

 

 

20 THINGS WE SHOULD SAY MORE OFTEN

1st AND 2nd ESO EXERCISES: DESCRIBING PEOPLE

Do you know the parts of the body? Try this quizz and check!

Quizz 

Now try to describe these funny monsters:

Describe the monsters

What do these celebrities  look like? Try the following activity ( use the speakers):

Physical description

And finally, complete the following information about Cristiano Ronaldo and Lady Gaga.
What do you know about them?

Describe these two celebrities 

AND AFTER THANKSGIVING...BLACK FRIDAY!

Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving day in the USA and falls on the Friday after the fourth Thursday in November. It is a busy shopping day and is a holiday in some states.

Some people use this holiday to make trips to see family members or friends who live in other areas or to go on vacation. Others use it to start shopping for the Christmas season.

Shopping for Christmas presents is also popular on Black Friday. Many stores have special offers and lower their prices on some goods, such as toys.

But, why is it called Black Friday??

Black Friday is one of the busiest shopping days in the USA. There are two popular theories as to why the day after Thanksgiving Day is called Black Friday.

 One theory is that the wheels of vehicles in heavy traffic on the day after Thanksgiving Day left many black markings on the road surface, leading to the term Black Friday.

The other theory is that the term Black Friday comes from an old way of recording business accounts. Losses were recorded in red ink and profits in black ink. Many businesses, particularly small businesses, started making profits prior to Christmas. Many hoped to start showing a profit, marked in black ink, on the day after Thanksgiving Day.

                                                  Black Friday in Spain

This year I have noticed that some important departmet stores in Spain such as El Corte Inglés have copied this American tradition hoping to increase benefits.

You can read the news here: click here

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THANKSGIVING?

Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the United States every year on the last Thursday of November, but, what do you know about Thanksgiving?

The story of Thanksgiving.

1. In 1620 a group of people called Pilgrims decided to leave England and start a new life in America.

What was the name of their first ship?.........

2. Life was difficult for the Pilgrims, so the Wampanoag Indians helped them. One year later, the Pilgrims invited their friends for a dinner to give thanks.

What did the Pilgrims eat at that first Thanksgiving?.........

3. Today, American families still have a big turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. And they still give thanks for everything they have.

What do Americans eat for dessert on Thanksgiving?.........

4. Today, as a Thanksgiving tradition, the president of the UUEE gives a special pardon.

Who gets the special Thanksgiving Presidential Pardon?.........

Click on the following link to find the answers!

click here

THE WORD OF THE YEAR

According to Oxford´s Dictionaries  SELFIE is the word of the year because the frequency of its usage increased by 17,000% over the past 12 months!

But what is the definition of selfie? 

A picture taken of yourself that is planned to be uploaded to Facebook, Myspace or any other sort of social networking website. You can usually see the person's arm holding out the camera in which case you can clearly tell that this person does not have any friends to take pictures of them ;) A selfie is usually accompanied by a kissy face or the individual looking in a direction that is not towards the camera.

Nowadays there are many celebrities that upload their selfies to social nets like Twitter.

What do you think? Are you a selfie addict?

Do you think they are simple fun and creative self-expressions? 

Or do you think they bring up some disturbing issues and important questions?

HALLOWEEN

Last 31st October we celebrated Halloween at school, and some students from 3rd course of ESO made some delicious and spooky snacks!!

Click on the following link to learn how to do these super-easy and fun Halloween snacks!

click here

WELCOME!

Dear students, 
here we can do all kinds of activities related to the English subject, I hope you like it!