Merry Xmas and happy new year!!!!

Let's close our eyes and let's fade away into this Xmas spirit. Make a wish and blog it... little wishes may change the world. All the best for you and your families this christmas ...

What is your opinion about the video? Maybe you can write a good opinion on this if I help you brainstorm with these questions: What is the video about? What do the students on the video want? Do you use Technology to learn? What's the meaning of Learn by doing? Do you learn by doing in IES ALCARRÂS? Do you think Technology can help you to learn? Are you digital learners? Why? What's your opinion about this video? What does www mean? Hoe does www affect your life?

PLAY 3 Free NELSON MANDELA

Does anybody know what apatheid means? Do you care?? Maybe South Africa is not so far from Alcarràs? Maybe there are more paralelisms between Catalonia and South Africa that the ones you see at first sight?

The British Isles. An Interactice test

> This is an interactive test For PLAY 3 Students to check what you remember about The United Kingdom and Ireland. Click here to answer the questions. There are 10 in total. I think you can remember a lot. Good Luck... Other Student's from other forms are more than welcome to use it, of course.

25th November...Special date?

There are several types of violence against women: Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, Harmful Traditional Practices, Trafficking in Women and Girls, etc. Some of them are more frequent in underdeveloped countries, but all of them may occur in developed countries as well, and very close to where we live. Read some of the information linked below and then comment on what you learned or thought about this problem when were reading these pages. The following questions can help you with your comment:- What was surprising for you in the information you have read about violence against women?- Have you ever been a witness of this kind of violence? In that case, how did you feel? - Do you think a "violence perpetrator" can change his behaviour? Links: Unifem Facts & FiguresDomestic Violence: What is it? Imagine what it is like Read about some of Myths and stereotypes about domestic violence. Have a look at thecollection of posters selected by my colleague Pablo .Have a nice week

Let's have fun with your photos

With PhotoFunia you can play with your images or your personal photos. There are lots of differents effects. Select one, upload your photo and have a great fun!! You can save the result in your disk and later send an email to your friends.

MY EMOTIONS IN COLOUR

What colour is happiness? And sadness? Do you see life in colours? COLOR IN MOTION is an interactive site to learn about the symbolism of colours. It's in English and in Spanish. Click on the image or on the link and enter, then open the door 201 on the left, choose a colour and click on "play the movie". It's really fun! *What is your favourite colour? What do you think it is the appropriate colour for your personality? *Write the adjectives that describe your personality or your colour. You can publish the results on your blogs or on your English notebooks. * Have you got any problems with pronounciation? Then go to the Pronouncing dictionary or to the bot and listen. P.S: Don't you think you are a mixture of several colours

Halloween is good fun !!!!!!!!!!!

As we have a bank holiday and you have extra free time I thought it could be a good idea to show you some extremely scary sites where you can find Halloween games, ecards, avatars, activities,... 1.- Halloween game in the Haunted House 2.- Halloween card creator: Create original ecards this Halloween 3.- A Halloween email: To send emails to your friends 4.- The Ghost Motel: An interactive video game. 5.- A Halloween crossword: Crossword Puzzle: Halloween Tell me .... Are you scared to death?

The Land down under

A promise is a promise... now it is your turn to tell me your favourite place .

PLAY : ZOMBIES

Listen carefully to this song. Is it the first time you hear it? Do you like it? Answer these questions: 1. What is the main topic of the song? 2. Who is a zombie? And why a zombie? 3. Can you tell me what does "it's the same old theme since 1916 in your head" refer to? Maybe you will have to investigate on the last decades Irish History? Ill see you in class. I hope you enjoy this very famous Irish Band. See you in class

Did you know???

Problems with irregular verbs?

Maybe you still find it hard to remember them. Try the OUP verb spinner to help you, or if you want to see them in context enter here.

TOM'S DINER

1.What is this song about? 2. Is the person that narrates the story a man or a woman? 3. How does he/she feel? 4.Do you like this song? Why?

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Irregular verbs.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO LEARN THEIR SPELLINGS, BUT FAR MORE IMPORTANT TO LEARN THEIR PRONUNTATIONS.

Learning language?

Some language courses are not really successful.I hope you learn more than that....as you know, this is up to you..

PLAY 3 Friday I'm in love

Learning from songs is good fun and you can enjoy and learn at the same time. The cure are a British cult band and we are going to learn British culture at the same time. You can watch the video of the song and see the lyrics clicking here. Remember you have to copy the lyrics in paper and learn by heard (memorise) the three first paragraphs. Revise some vocabulary: Colours and days of the week

Summertime

You know I'm a bit nosy...tell me ..did you do anything special this summer? and what about your year expectations.... you can write on this blog while listening to a fantastic song

BATXILLERAT SITE

Batxillerat blogger: as you know Oxford University Press, our Publising House, has a brand new webpage for you. You need this information: Students's username is oupeltbachs568 and your password is hazues I manage to sign in. Let's see if server's problems are completelly solved. If not, try: http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/bachillerato/coursebook/distinction1/

Abusers: do you have something to tell us?

Do you have something to say ? This is your last chance!!!!

SOS I need your help!!!!

As you can see by clicking the Back to school entry, our block has been abused by someone who is so coward that writes under a nickname or under anonynous. S/He has abused this entry with silly comments. Furthermore, I had to delete some comments because the were against me as a teacher and as a person. I left some so they can be tracked back by police detectives. This is crime and if it doesn't stop and report I will report to Mossos d'Esquadra. What is your opinion of this? If you know who is doing this, Tell me. In oder to avoid this crime and abuse, you may need to identify to access our blog. Shame on the abusers!!!!!!!!!

LUKA by Suzanne vega

Do you know any Lukas? there are among us, maybe s/he is your best friend, your classmate, your neighbourg, your cousin.. Listen to this sad song twice or three times, sing it along if you like it ( it is a good way to improve your pronuntation), and then tell me: What is the main topic of this Suzanne Vega song? Maybe some picures can help you make your mind up

present simple /present continuous

If you need further practice, please, click here and here Comment on this site. Does it help your practice?

Here we are again!!!!

It's school time again! You're probably feeling excited and maybe a little sad that summer is over. Some kids feel nervous or a little scared on the first day of school because of all the new things: new teachers, new friends, and maybe even a new school. Luckily, these "new" worries only stick around for a little while. Let's find out more about going back to school. The First Day Most teachers kick off the school year by introducing themselves and talking about all the stuff you'll be doing that year. Some teachers give students a chance to tell something about themselves to the rest of the class. When teachers do the talking on the first day, they often go over classroom rules so you'll know what's allowed and what's not. Pay close attention so you'll know if you need to raise your hand to ask a question and what the rules are about visiting the restroom. You might already know a lot of people in your classes on the first day. But it's a great day to make a new friend, so try to say hello to kids you know and new ones that you don't. Make the first move and you'll be glad you did and so will your new friend! It can make you feel good to be prepared and have all the supplies you need. Some schools distribute supply lists before the year begins, so you can come stocked up on pencils, folders, and whatever else you'll be needing. Here are a few final tips for a fantastic first day: Get enough sleep. Eat a healthy breakfast. Try your best. Develop good work habits, like writing down your assignments and turning in your homework on time. Take your time with school work. If you don't understand something, ask the teacher. Keep a sense of humor. One teacher we know shows his new students a picture of himself graduating high school - a grinning ape in a red graduation cap and gown. This usually makes the kids laugh, and it's a good way to remind them that school is fun!

4 ESO JUNE RESIT EXAM

This exam will consist of four different sections: 1. One reading and questions to ensure its comprenhension 2. One writing composition from these following topics: personal description,informal letter, personal memories, formal letter. 3. A grammar section: present , past and future tenses, comparative and superlative adjectives,first and second conditionals, relative clauses and passive voice( present and past simple). 4. vocabulary section: appearance, senses, landcape, relationships and dating, jobs, global issues, money, materials and gestures, adjectives plus prepositions and adjectives plus prepositions.

Girona: I love you....I miss you.

I lived in Girona for 10 years and many important things happened to me during this decade: I started teaching English, I got married, my children were born there and I met my best life-time friends... I became a full grown -up, an adult woman in this small,beautifull city in the North-East of Catalonia. People say that it is as difficult to love Girona when you first go to live there as it is to forget about it when you leave it. It is absolutelly true. There are places you fall in love at first sight, places you always want to go back to.... Can you tell me what is this place for you? What is it like? What does it smell of? Give me a picture in words of this place.

For Anna

Clever and hard-working students like you always want to do more. That's way my blog is called " Tell me more.. tell me more "...(well, to be honest it is for Grease song, too). Click here and it will take you to a really interesting site.Please tell me if you like it. Surf it and you can self-check yourself. Cherrio!!!!

4 A e-learning class?

Can you tell me your opinion about today's grammar class?

WATER PLANET

These days everybody seems to be concerned and worried about CLIMATE CHANGE and other environmental issues. Politicians and many other famous and public people such as singers or actors express their opinions about those problems. They invest money and time on it. A good example is the ecosite of Leonardo DiCaprio. There you can find a lot of information including some videos where he details the situation about "Climate Change" and "Water Planet". Your task here is: 1st: watch the video about WATER once, if you watch it on the YouTube version posted on this blog you will be able to control it and go backward and forward as many times as you need 2nd Take a note of the main words and ideas that appear on the video 3rd Watch the video again and read the transcript by clicking on this link. 4th write a comment on this blog to tell us: - a) Your opinion about this video. - b) Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future of our planet? Why? To get to know more about climate change go to this page where you can watch several videos about this topic

April's Fool day?

Now you now a litlle more about Britain's culture. Sorry, I like jokes. You will never forget this one. April's FoolsDay. April Fool's Day or All Fool's Day occurs annually on April 1. The day is generally observed by playing a practical joke on a "victim" who soon becomes known as an April Fool. This custom is thought to have started in France during the 16th century but the British are credited with bringing it to the United States. The commonly accepted origin of April Fool's Day involves changes in the calendar. At one time, the New Year celebration began on March 25 and ended on April 1. However, in 1582, King Charles IX adopted the Gregorian calendar and accepted the beginning of the new year as January 1. Those who refused to acknowledge the new date or simply forgot received foolish gifts and invitations to nonexistent parties. The butt of such a prank was known as a "poisson d'avril" or "April fish."

2 Batxillerat. IMMIGRATION

I don't think you believed me when I explained you the story of my cousin Montse waving to a black man in Carrefour 17 years ago because she thought he was "Lo Rei Baltasar". She is now 24, just a bit older than you. Many things have changed since then, and now we face a new society, a Catalan melting pot. After reading the article WHO STOLE MY JOB have you changed your opinion on immigration?

4 Eso now and then

past ans present ....Has your village change a lot during these last decades? If it has... let me know....

4 ESO who is it?

Remember during the first term we learn how to write a good description. Now it is the time to show how much you have learnt....Let see if you can describe one of your classmates and the rest of the class have to find out who that person is

On the 8th of March

To all women, to all men , to all human beings...... today as I was listening to Eva Cassidy I had a dream. I hope we all can share it one day. Ima gine There are several types of violence against women: Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, Harmful Traditional Practices, Trafficking in Women and Girls, etc. Some of them are more frequent in underdeveloped countries, but all of them may occur in developed countries as well, and very close to where we live. Read some of the information linked below and then comment on what you learned or thought about this problem when were reading these pages. The following questions can help you with your comment:- What was surprising for you in the information you have read about violence against women?- Have you ever been a witness of this kind of violence? In that case, how did you feel? - Do you think a "violence perpetrator" can change his behaviour? Links: Unifem Facts & FiguresDomestic Violence: What is it? Imagine what it is like Read about some of Myths and stereotypes about domestic violence.Respect's philosophyA collection of posters selected by my colleague Pablo Have a nice week

At the post office

NO WAY OUT

Maybe you do not know much about this band, maybe you are the best of the fans like some of the "dollies" in 2 batxillerato, anyway... whoever you are ...here they come....even if you can believe it!!! You can not miss them You can also find them in http://www.youtube.com/1nowayout1

4 eso Video Camaras in the playground

You know your opinion is really important for us. Let this school mamagement team know what is your true opinion about these sort of gatgets.. are you in favour or against?

This is England

As I told you the other day in class I went to the cimena to see this film and I think it is brilliant. Click on this link and you will know it all about the social situatin, tha cast, the fantastic music..... you can not miss it!!!!

A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.

You will discover that England has more than one face. This is one side of the coin. Hope you like it!!!!!!

4 eso Opinions on language teaching

As you well know, your opinions about class management and teaching methodology is very important because it is a direct way of evaluating my task as I do avaluate yours and it is also a good way of improving my lessons. Please write your opinions about language teaching in IES Alcarràs or about my own teaching

2 BATXILLERATO DESCRIPTION

There are people you can not forget... you do not know why , they have a certain "savour faire", maybe it is the way they talk, the way they move, ..... they are important to you. Different people, different sizes, different colours, man , woman , children.... Tell me what are they like?

4 Eso COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

If you want to do further practice, have a go at http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs Also remember you can use your CR Ron

Saint Valentine 2009

Saint Valentine

A promise is a promise. Here you are!! Now it is your turn to send your Valentines, remenber they can be blue, like Tom waits' song, funny, deadly romantic. ironic... it doesn't really matter as far as you" send me blue Valentine...

Do not think it is just an English tradition... in the old times, it was also celebrated in Catalonia as the lover's day. Do you know who Saint Valentine was ? Maybe it is high time you found out... before we all fall in love....Maybe you need more words related to love.. Be brave.. be a valentine

For Gio!!!

visit www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive and do as much practice as tou can!!!!

At the restaurant !!!

Have a look at our new actresses... Fantastic pronunciation!!!

8th February Let's go to the theatre

As you well know, on the 8th of February we are going to Lo casino to enjoy a theatre play NOT ONE OF US

Not One of Us is a comic play about a not so funny situation – intolerance towards others. Jack is a new boy at school and he is odd. There’s no getting away from it. He is unusual, not like the other kids. He thinks differently, has a different cultural base. His clothes are far from fashionable and his values don’t really fit in. Not One of Us looks at Jack’s first week at school and how two different cultures (Jack’s and everybody else’s) clash and how they try to work things out.

On the English Theatre Company you can find different activities and information related to this play. Let's learn and enjoy!!!

How embarrassing!!!!

In class I 've told you many of my embarrassing situations.. I know it is a good collection and some of you do not believe me... fair enough...you do not have to believe everything you hear... but you think I am on my forties and , at my age , you have a Master on many good , bad, happy, embarrassing things... Now it is you turn... Tell me yours..please... make laugh!!!!

4 c - Past continuous

I know you need further practice on this grammar point. Have a go at this site.. it's fab!!! www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-progressive