I Will Always Love You (by Whitney Houston)

Thinking about St. Valentine's Day, I've come across this love song by the recently deceased Whitney Houston. Click on the link, choose the mode more appropriate for you  (beginner or intermediate will be OK) and enjoy it! You can also sing along at the karaoke mode.

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You, Music Video, Song Lyrics and Karaoke

Happy Valentine's Day!

February 14, St. Valentine's Day, is said to be a day for people who are in love. No matter whether you have a boyfriend or girlfriend or whether you like someone in particular or not, there must be lots of people you love: your parents, your brothers and sisters, your relatives, your friends . . . In fact, there are many people that make our lives nicer, aren't there?

Here you are some interesting links you should visit. The idea is for you to skim them and choose the ones you want to work on. But bear in mind that you should send comments showing what you have done or learnt.

There are many reasons why we love people. Click here to read 21.

You can also write a short love poem. Here you just have to drag and drop while in this site you can use a magnetic board.

There are funny love limericks here and famous quotations on love in this website.

If you really like a person you can use this calculator to see how happy you will be together but if you think you need something more exciting you can always read this kissing advice.

Apart from that, you can read about the origins of the day here .

But if you still don't like this topic, then perhaps you should do these activities and learn how to say something interesting.

Are you a language lover? Have you got foreign friends? Then click here and learn how to say "I love you".

If you like it so much you have done everything, go to this site and choose other activities, there are hundreds!

And remember, I wish you a happy Valentine's Day!

La Pepa (Part 2)

Here is the second part of the didactic unit on La Pepa. If you feel like travelling, enjoy the virtual tour around the Cadiz of 1812 here and get on this bus to see what Cadiz is like today!

La Pepa2. Touring Cadiz.

La Pepa (Part 1)

Today we began our didactic unit on La Pepa. Here is the first part of it. Moreover, you can click here to enjoy the introductory video. 

La Pepa1. a Constitution.

Writing Guide

Here is the guide we will use from now on to improve our writing skills. I hope it will help!

Writing Guide

MARTIN LUTHER KING

Martin Luther King was a men for remember her life because he protects the blak's right in USA and over the world.

many people ask to Martin Luther King "When you be satisface?" and he said " We can never be satisface" because he think the black people should have the white people rights.

The most remember phrase was "I have a dream.."

No one is diferent to the rest.

Here we have a video about the most famous speech of equality between races.

Martin Luther King was a black man who fought for the rights of black mens.

I think he is an idol for the world,because many people began to think such as he,and many aspects of the society started to change.

"I have a dream."

Four words with a profound message.

I HAVE A DREAM

This video is very interesting because Martin Luther king express the greatest injustice of life white people feel superior to people of color and he have a dream

I have a dream... =)

I have a dream that one day there is no war in the world,that one day there is no racism or violence against women.I have a dream that one day is over abuse, harassment... I have a dream that one day there is peace in the world.

Peace and Non-Violence

America has celebrated Martin Luther King Day since 1983 on the third Monday in January. Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. was an important person in the American Civil Rights movement, who believed in non-violence. He campaigned against segregation and inequality and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. In 1963 he gave his most famous speech, which contains the well-known phrase I have a dream.

Here you can enjoy most of this important speech. Then, think about the way in which you can contribute to improve the world and post a comment beginning like this: 

"I have a dream that . . . "

Do you need some kind of inspiration? Then you can listen to Someday, a song from Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Watch the video and listen to it. It has a beautiful message.

Now you can read the lyrics here. Think about them . . . and of course, think about the things you can do to improve the world!

Present Perfect Simple

As you know, we have recently learned how to form and use the Present Perfect Simple tense.



Here you can read a funny introduction to the topic and you can also review its form and use, apart from doing some interesting activities.

Past Continuous

Here you can go to another explanation of the form and use of Past Continuous. In that site there are also activities to put into practice what you have learned.

You can also do this activity on Past Continuous. Do you think you need something more challenging? Click here for an activity to choose between Past Simple and Past Continuous.

Good luck!

-ed Pronunciation (Past Simple)

Do you find it difficult to pronounce regular verbs in past form? Do you think it's time to review it? If you didn't have enough with the activities we did in class, click here and get further practice.

Past Simple

As you know, we have already reviewed the form and use of the past simple tense in English. In this site you'll find an interesting explanation of it, with links to activities. If you think you need to review the past form of verb 'to be', click here or here.

Still difficult? Well, you can always have a look at this website and read the explanation in Spanish!

Happy New Year!

How did you say goodbye to 2011? How did you receive the new year? Did you eat the twelve grapes? AS you know, not everybody has the same customs and traditions. 

Would you like to know how people in New York welcomed 2012 in Times Square? Have a look at this video and join the countdown!

Then, enjoy the atmosphere and fireworks in London! They are really amazing! Don't miss it!

Let's See the Christmas Lights in London!

If you want to see the Christmas lights in London, don't miss this opportunity. Get in my car and I'll give you a lift from Piccadilly Circus to Marble Arc. Meanwhile we'll listen to a well-known Christmas song . . .  

By the way, don't panic! Remember people drive on the left here!

Did you like the song? Then, have a look at the lyrics and rehearse for a while before singing the karaoke version at the end:

All I Want for Christmas . . . Is You!

I hope you enjoy this song. You shouldn't just listen to it, but try to do something more challenging: Select the appropriate game mode for you (beginning or intermediate) and let me know how it was. Then, when you feel ready, press on the karaoke version . . . and have lots of fun!


Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You, Music Video, Song Lyrics and Karaoke

Merry Christmas for my Dear Students!

I wish you a very merry Christmas and I hope all your dreams will come true in 2012.

Big hugs,

Elena

The USA and the 13 Colonies: A WebQuest

These days we will be working on a WebQuest dealing with both your Social Studies and English lessons. I hope you enjoy it and learn many things. You can click here to see it.

Three Constitutions

On 6 December Spanish people remember the day we ratified our Constitution. A constitution is the set of rules that establish the structure and duties of a government. It also guarantees certain rights to the people. This is what we celebrated two days ago.

Here you can read, think and learn about our own constitution, and about that of the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Just click on this link, and then, go to the activities section.