TAYLOR SWIFT :

 

 

HALLOWEEN IS COMING!!!

 

 

Hey guys, have you noticed? It´s only NINE days until Halloween! 

Do you feel like celebrating it?

 In this page you will find interesting and spooky activities

to fun English!
All levels can be found. (Pre-primary, Primary, Secondary,
Upper-Secondary and Official Language Schools)
Click on the ones which best
adapt your level of English

 

Oxford Halloween Corner

 

 

 

FUN WITH MUSIC

 

 

Watch this funny video of the song Call me maybe,

by Carly Rae Jepsen and practise completing

the song lyrics below:

 



 

CALL ME MAYBE                                                  

                                                

I threw a wish in the well Don’t ask me, I’ll never  _______ I looked to you as it fell, And now you’re in my ________ I trade my soul for a wish Pennies and dimes for a _______ I wasn’t looking for this, But now you’re in my ________ Your stare was _____________ Ripped jeans, skin was ____________ Hot night, wind was ____________ Where you think you’re going baby?    Hey, I just met you and this is __________ But here’s my number so call me, maybe It’s hard to look __________ at you baby But here’s my number so call me, maybe Bis You took your time with the call I took no time with the _________ You ___________ me nothing at all But still, you’re in my way I beg and borrow and ___________ Have foresight and it’s __________ I didn’t know I would feel it But it is’t in my way Your stare was ____________ Ripped jeans, skin was ____________ Hot night, wind was ______________ Where you think you’re going baby? CHORUS Before you came into my life I missed you so, bad I missed you so, bad I missed you so, so bad Bis It’s hard to look ___________ at you baby But here’s my number so call me, maybe Hey, I just met you and this is ___________ But here’s my number so call me, maybe And all the other boys try to chase me But here’s my number so call me, maybe Before you came into my life I missed you so, bad I missed you so, bad I missed you so, so bad Befote you came into my life I missed you so, bad And you should know that SO CALL ME, MAYBE



          REVISION FOR 1º BTO FINAL EXAM

                                                                                 

Hi students!

We are about to finish this academic year and many

of you are starting to feel quite anxious about exams.

If you want my advice, don´t hesitate about your exams.

Instead, try to be practical and do as many revision

exercises as you can.

Click on this page: you will find many grammar exercises

with KEYS.

English Grammar

TEACHING CONDITIONALS WITH SONGS:

If I were a boy ... by Beyoncé

100th ANNIVERSARY:

THE SINKING OF THE  

 TITANIC

What happened to The Titanic? - Why was it special?
- What happened to it?
- Did anyone survive?

This short talk is about social class on The Titanic. Do you know what we mean by social class?What do you think you will learn?

Were your predictions correct? What did you not predict?
Answer the Understanding questions before listening again.

Quick Check: How much did you understand?1. How many classes were there on The Titanic?
2. How much did a first class ticket cost?
3. How much did a third class ticket cost?
4. Why was class key to survival?
5. What happened to the richest man on The Titanic?Listen again to check your answers

Key phrases associated with the Titanic (advanced)

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TITANIC:

•  The Crew
• The First Class
• The Third Class
• The Timeline

REVISION FOR THE 2ND TERM EXAM    

1º BTO

1.  Complete the sentences. Add a relative pronoun and a suitable ending.

1.  She really likes the boy ...................................................................................  .

2.  They’ve opened a new shop ..........................................................................  .

3.  He was born in a town ....................................................................................  .

4.  2000 was the year ..........................................................................................  .

2. Rewrite using the words in brackets:

     1. I´ve known Peter for twenty years. (first)

     2. Sue started working here 20 years ago. (for)

     3. Despite the age of the house, they could sell it. (although)

     4. In spite of the high cost of the tickets, we went to Lady Gaga´s concert. (although)

     5. I´ve had this car since 1985. (1985)

3. Verb Tenses: Present and Past Tenses: Present Simple/Continuous/

     Past Simple/Continuous/ Past Perfect/ Present Perfect

NO HUGS ALLOWED

(1) ……………… you ……………… (feel) that the rules at your school are too strict? Well, Shephard Junior High School in Arizona, USA has got rules that are probably stricter. One warm spring day last March, 14-year-old Shephard student Chelsea Braham (2) ……………………… (give) her best friend a big hug when suddenly another friend (3) ……………………… (tap) her on the shoulder. “Be careful,” she said. “The teacher (4) ……………………… (watch) you!” But it was too late. The teacher (5) ……………………… (send) Chelsea to the principal’s office. Her crime? She (6) ……………………… (hug) her friend for too long, breaking a new school rule: hugging in the school for more than two seconds was forbidden.

The following day, 100 students (7) ……………………… (hold) a protest across the street from the school. The entire group (8) ……………………… (hug) each other for 20 minutes. Chelsea, who was one of them, had her mother’s full support. The principal said: “I ………………………………..(seen/never) anything like that!"

4. Ask questions:

1. The squash club opens five nights a week.

2. It is about 15 kilometres from here to Seville.

3. I´ll be 15 years old next week.

4. Her manners bother me.

5. Her manners bother me.

6. I was sleeping when the alarm went off.

7. Annette´s mother has won an award.

8. We will be waiting for you at the station at six.

9. I wrote to Julie.

10. My brother hasn’t been to Italy for a long time.

5.  FUTURE FORMS:  Complete each sentence using the verb in brackets and the Future Simple, be going to, Future Continuous or Future Perfect.

1. Tennis practice starts at 10, and we plan to play for two hours. (finish)

By 12 o’clock, ........................................................................................................................................ .

2. The phone is ringing! (answer)

I ....................................................................................................................the phone.

3. Do you want to come to the disco with us? (come)

.................................. you ................................................................................. ?

4. Look at those clouds. (rain)

Do you think ........................................................................................................ ?

5. Their plane lands at 7.30. Let’s get there earlier. (wait)

At 7 o’clock, we .......................................................................................................

6.  Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the Future Simple, be going to, Future Perfect or Future Continuous.

1. The concert ................................... (start) at exactly 10 o’clock.

2. See you at the station! I ................................... (wear) a red jacket.

3. Don’t worry! I ................................... (not leave) without you.

4. We certainly ................................... (not finish) all the work by this time tomorrow.

5. Anne ................................... (invite) some of her friends for dinner after work.

6. ................................... she ................................... (remember) to call us this afternoon?

7. What ................................... you ................................... (do) at the weekend

KEYS TO EX: 5 Y 6

5) 1. will start 5. is going to invite

2. will be wearing 6. Will … remember

3. won’t leave 7. are … going to do

4. won’t have finished

6) 1. we will have finished playing tennis / we will have finished our tennis practice

2. will answer

3. Are … going to come to the disco with us

4. it will rain

5. will be waiting for their plane to arrive / land

DEFINING /  NON-DEFINING

RELATIVE CLAUSES

 HOMEWORK for 1º BTO students:
this is the exercise I told you to do

for Monday 12th March.

 Join each pair of  sentences into ONE using Relative Pronouns.

 They can be Defining or Non-Defining. Omit the relative when it is possible.

1. J. K. Rowling is now very rich. She is the author of  Harry Potter books.

   

2. The country hotel has closed down. We stayed there last summer.

   

3. Jane´s husband is a TV reporter. She is a newspaper journalist.

   

4. Summer is a wonderful time. I´m hardly at home in summer.

   

5. The actors receive Oscar gift bags before the ceremony. The Oscar gift bags
     are very expensive. (2)

6. I visited Marbella. Many people spend their holiday in Marbella.

   

7. Did you watch the horror film?  I told you about the film yesterday.

    

8. My maths teacher studied in Barcelona. His best friend is a famous musician.

  

9. I boght train tickets to London. The tickets cost $25 each.  (2)

  

10. I like Ralph Fiennes a lot. He is starring a new film now.

11. I want to be friends with a boy. The boy is talking to Susan right now. (2)

_______________  O O O  ________________

    

  Now, you can also try these interactive exercises. At the end , you will find

the icon CHECK,  to correct your sentences.

• Defining Relative Clauses (with the Relative pronoun omitted)
• Non- Defining Relative Clauses.
• Defining // Non-Defining Relative Clauses.
• Multiple Choice
• Test on Relative Clauses.

THE  PAST  CONTINUOUS

 Watch this presentation about the Past Continuous and learn about
its form and use. It´s bilingual, so you will not have problems with translation!!

View more PowerPoint from Manuel Barbado

What´s the weather like today?



Click on the Weather link below to LISTEN to a

weather forecast in some parts of the world

and do the exercise. It will be fun!!!

THE WEATHER

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF: 

Whitney Houston´s death stuns the world

Click here to read more on the BBC News

 Charles Dickens Bicentenary

This year we are celebrating  the bicentenary of the famous English

writer´s birth, Charles Dickens,  acclaimed as one of the finest writers

of the English language and one whose novels have become

 enduring classics: A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield,

A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist,
Hard Times, Little Dorrit, among others.


If you are interested in Dickens´novels or have already

read some of them enter this interesting link which Oxford

University Press offer us to commemorate his birth.

A Christmas Carol
Do you want to read thi book? . Click the interactive book and
you will be able to listen and read this wonderful story by Dickens.
You can also choose  David Copperfield. They look like a real book!!

Interactive Book

WILLIAM   SHAKESPEARE

"the bard"

Click here for the entire works of Shakespeare,
including: A Midsummer Night´s Dream

The 1914 Oxford edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare ranks

 among the most authoritative published this century. The 37 plays, 154

sonnets and miscellaneous verse constitute the literary cornerstone

of Western civilization.

____________ O _______________

Do you like tales? Enter here and watch this video of the tale

A Midsummer Night´s Dream for children.

Other useful and interesting links:

 The quiz about the play.

An introduction to Shakespeare and his life.

The quiz about Shakespeare

 The Pocket Oxford Theatre Company

comes to Alcalá de Guadaira

This time they have adapted the play

A Midsummer Night´s Dream

by William Shakespeare

Students of 3º ESO, 4º ESO and 1º Bachillerato will enjoy this play
 on 16th February at 12.am in Gutiérrez de Alba Theatre
in Alcalá de Guadaira

Enter the Company´s link to know more about the play.

A Midsummer Night´s Dream

by William Shakespeare

Remember we are going to the theatre on 16th February.

In order to warm up and know about the play BEFORE we

see it, here is a link where you can get all the information

that you can need.  I strongly recommend the video, but 

reading the synopsis of the scenes below the video window

is also interesting. Besides, there is a list of characters with

the relationship among them. 

Click here



Do you need help with the characters relationships?
 Have a look here below: