Gibraltar

As you all porbably know by now, we're setting off for Gibraltar on a one-day-trip next Friday. We're all getting somewhat excited about it, including myself. We'll be talking about our destination next week, but, before classroom discussion here's some tips for you to bear in mind during our journey:

ID Cards

It is very IMPORTANT that you take your ID with you at all times. The ID cards and licenses stamped by the Civil Guard are required to enter Gibraltar, so everyone will be checked when leaving Martos. Students who do not carry documentation may not board the bus. It is also advisable to check the validity of ID cards.

Socializing

Hopefully, you'll practise your English in Gibraltar by getting in touch with a community of English speakers (well, actually bilingual), so, you all will be encouraged to interact with the native population. So, kids, be gentle and, kind and always observe standards of education appropriate to the context. I'm sure there'll be no problem at all on this respect.

Money

The legal tender in Gibraltar is the Gibraltar pound (1GIP = 1.19€), but most shops and restaurants will accept euros. Don't bring too much money (cable car tickets are aleady fixed and going shopping in Gibraltar can be very expensive).

Food

Even though we'll be stopping for breakfast and dinner while traveling forth and back , I recommend you to carry food and drink in your backpacks. For lunch, there are several fast food (hamburger, pizza) in town.

Clothes

The weather on Friday is expected to be warm and sunny and we're going to be walking for quite a long time, so wear light and comfortable clothes and footwear, and maybe a jacket. Avoid tracksuits, please, we're not playing football there.

Monkeys

In Gibraltar there is a large population of monkeys, which are WILD ANIMALS. They may attack if they feel disturbed, so we should not approach them or intimidate them. Even giving them food is forbidden: the fine for providing food to the monkeys is 500 pounds.

And, well I think that's enough , so far. If you want further information about Gibraltar you can check this website: www.gibraltarinfo.gi

See you on Monday!!

2º A Unit 5

Awesome results this time!! Congratulations!

#	Mark	#	Mark
1	9,3	17	8,9
2	9,8	18	9,2
3	5	19	NP
4	5,1	20	7,4
5	10	21	3,2
6	9,4	22	9,8
7	9,4	23	9,5
8	9,8	24	9,8
9	7	25	9,3
10	9,3	26	5,9
11	8,4	27	8,5
12	8,3	28	9,2
13	5,7	29	5,4
14	9,5	30	9,2
15	8,8	31	8,3
16	9	32

2012 Dickens's 200th birthday

Here are the glogs 4A students have created to celebrate thr 200th anniversary of Dickens. They're all based on Oliver Twist but each student chose their own topic to focus their glog on (and the language for their glog, too).

The one glog devoted to his biography was made by Pablo:



This is Cristian's choice: the city of London in Victorian times:



Juan Diego tells us about the Industrial Revolution and children's working conditions in the age of Dickens:



Esther has reviewed the Rights of Children, as we know them today, as compared to working class children's life conditions in 19th century Britain. She's illustrated her glog with scenes from R. Polanski's Oliver Twist film adaptation:

#Dickens200

Tomorrow, 7th February 2012, the world commemorates Charles Dickens's 200th birthday. Some students are creating their own Oliver Twist focused glogsters to add to this celebration (they'll be uploaded here later on). In order to whet your appetite here's a poster I've just made as my tiny little contribution to keep such an universal author in memory.

And here, two unmissable links to learn (a lot) about Dickens and his works:

- Dickens 2012

- David Perdue's Charles Dickens page

Key to unit 4 exercises

Hi everyone:

Here's the link to Unit 4 Extra practice worksheets and workbook Revision 1 and 2 exercises. They can be downloaded as separate images. You'll find them at the bottom of the webpage under 2º A Unit 4 Revision Key and Extra Practice Key, respectively.

LINK

Pruebas de acceso a ciclos de grado superior

Este post va dirigido a los alumnos que están preparando las pruebas para acceder a ciclos formativos de grado superior.
Como os dije, os dejo aquí algunos enlaces que os pueden ser útiles para dar un repaso a los tiempos verbales. Soy perfectamente consciente de que esta no es forma ni didáctica ni apropiada de aprender inglés, pero, de hecho, no estáis aprendiendo una lengua extranjera sino entrenándoos para hacer un examen y, además, el tiempo apremia.
En cualquier caso, espero que os sea útil para repasar lo que (se supone que) ya habíais aprendido en la ESO.
Los tiempos verbales - Aquí encontraréis un resumen en español de cómo se forman y cómo se usan los principales tiempos verbales en inglés.

The Happy Verby Gang - Este es un sitio muy bueno de la increíble Isabel Pérez, profesora de inglés. Cada muñeco representa un tiempo verbal. Si entráis encontraréis dentro de cada uno de ellos una explicación en inglés del mismo, así como varios ejercicios para practicar con niveles diferentes de dificultad.

Tabla de tiempos verbales - Esto es un pdf con un esquema de los tiempos verbales que podréis guardar e imprimir.

Verb tense exercises - Por último, aquí tenéis una buena colección de ejercicios para que podáis practicar.

Espero que os sea de ayuda. Nos vemos el martes :)

Upload delayed

Kids, I'm afraid I won't be able to upload the key to Unit 4 Revisions until Monday... I forgot the textbooks at school :( I'm sorry. Anyway, you can start doing the worksheets now so you can check them on Monday.