CARVE YOUR PUMPKIN ONLINE

This is my virtual Jack o´Lantern . Did you know about this tradition ?

INTEGRATING MATHS, MUSIC AND ENGLISH...WHAT A NICE WAY TO LEARN!

Enjoy watching this super video by Meyer Levin School performing the famous Gangnam Style.

What a funny way to learn Maths! 

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Perhaps Britain's greatest contribution to the world is not art or technology or sport, but the English language itself. Great Britain is home to the first language of business, science and travel.

The story of English begins more than a thousand years ago, but its global importance means it is still making history now.




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Part 2

HEALTHY BREAKFAST

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY YOUR PARENTS AND TEACHERS TELL YOU TO  HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT IN THE MORNING ?

 When you wake up, it’s probably been at least 10 hours since you had dinner. Imagine waiting that long to eat during the day! Your brain and your muscles need energy, and going to school without breakfast is like trying to fly a kite without any wind.

So breakfast is important because it provides you with fuel to start your day.It doesn’t matter what you eat, because food groups (the ones that you can see in this project) work together. The most important thing is that you get the nutrients.

For example, this "cola cao" you just drink in a hurry is made of simple carbohydrates, which does not give you the necessary strength you need, in order to do all your things in Portada Alta every morning until your lunch time at three!

From tomorrow on , you should take your time and  add some more food like a ham or cheese sandwich, to give you the right amount of energy, plus some juice, piece of fruit or other diary product like a milkshake or a yoghurt (whether alone or mixed with carbohydrates such as cereal or honey),in this way you are also providing your body and brain with the right nutrients such as protein, fat, mineral and vitamins that are needed inside yourself because of your growth.

LOVE IS THE ONLY WAY

To celebrate our first week here is a beautiful song in English and Spanish, “Love is the Only Way” by Macaco.

This lyrics video was created with  glogster.

I hope you like it and you can try doing your own one!

ONE MORE YEAR, WELCOME BACK !!!

Here I am  back again ready to keep on teaching  English one more year!

 Students will start next Monday in their new classes , fingers crossed for a good year full of positive and enriching experiences while learning :-) 

TIME FOR A REST

Hi Guys ! How are you? I hope you are enjoying your holidays doing many activities , but  please , don't forget as well to do some interesting and amazing things, such as reading, watching films, playing games, listening to songs, tv series, etc in English, ok ?
Have a nice summer!
Kisses from your teacher.
Inma

HAVE YOU EVER WATCHED A GEEKY TV SHOW?

  In order to go on enjoying and learning English in a different way during summer, I recommend you to watch   THE BIG BANG THEORY one of my favourite geeky tv series 

The show is centered on five characters: roommates Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper, two physicists who work at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech); Penny, a blonde waitress and aspiring actress who lives across the hall; and Leonard and Sheldon's equally geeky and socially awkward friends and co-workers aerospace engineer Howard Wolowitz and astrophysicist Rajesh Koothrappali. The geekiness and intellect of the four guys is contrasted for comic effect with Penny's social skills and common sense. Three other supporting characters have also been promoted to starring roles: Leslie Winkle, a physicist colleague at Caltech and, at different times, a lover of both Leonard and Howard who left the show after season 3; Bernadette Rostenkowski, Howard's fiancée and now wife, who is a microbiologist and former part-time waitress alongside Penny; and Amy Farrah Fowler, a neuroscientist who joins the group after being matched to Sheldon on a dating website.

WHAT´S YOUR LEARNING STYLE ?

 

     Want to know your learning style?
Click on the website called EDUTOPIA and complete the quiz.There are 24 questions, and it will take you less than five minutes . Try not to think too hard, just go with your first thought when describing your daily activities and interests.At the end, you will find out more about how you learn.

And remember,
whatever your style is....

Diamond Jubilee Concert ( BBC News) and Thames Pageant (Sky News Report)

In the presence of HM the Queen and the Royal Family, an array of stars from the last sixty years of music performed right in front of Buckingham Palace yesterday evening.



And  days before ,Sky's News coverage of one of the biggest events of the year as a flotilla of 1000 boats, led by the Queen, sails down the river Thames.

QUEEN ELIZABETH´S DIAMOND JUBILEE

These days, the people of the United Kingdom are celebrating that their Queen has been in the throne for 60 years, and this celebration is called the Diamond Jubilee. They previously celebrated the Silver Jubilee (25th anniversary) and Golden Jubilee (50th anniversary) back in 1977 and 2002 respectively.

The celebrations started in February 2012, but the most important events will take place between the 2nd and 5th of June. One of the most colourful will be the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant, 

a spectacular ceremony in which more than a thousand boats will accompany the Queen’s barge: it will be one of the largest flotillas ever assembled on the river Thames.

It was sixty years ago when Elizabeth Windsor became Queen of England. When she was born, nobody could imagine that one day she would be crowned, because it wasn’t her father but her uncle Edward who was the king. However, an unprecedented event turned things over. Edward VIII was in love with a twice divorced American lady called Wallis Simpson, who wouldn’t be accepted as queen by the government. He had to choose between his throne or the woman he loved and he decided to abdicate. So, it was Elizabeth’s father who became king under the name of George VI.

 The official picture of the Queen on her accession to the throne in February 1952.

The following video summarises the life of Queen Elizabeth with its ups and downs. You can answer the questions after watching it. 

  

BUSINESS ENGLISH TECHNOLOGY VOCABULARY

Have a look at this video about computing vocabulary:

OUR LANGUAGE ASSISTANT

This is Lauren and she is happy to be here at IES Portada Alta ; She thinks she has been really fortunate to have had this unique opportunity helping students and teachers in our Bilingual Program.

You are invited to have a look through her presentations here.

I hope you enjoy them !

ANOTHER USEFUL TOOL

 You can use ANIMOTO  to easily create presentations and videos with your own images and music, or you can choose from a library of stock files.

You can also check on this list  of 20 free tools to create awesome presentations and slideshows

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVIE !

Another nice song to start this week with! This time from the great singer STEVIE WONDER to celebrate his birthday

 Here is our tribute with his good friend Michael Jackson too.