Christmas is coming!

As it is already a tradition in my English classes, there is no Christmas without adverts,
 so let’s watch five of the cutest ads 2019 in Great Britain. Of course,
 my favourite and one of the most expected  is John Lewis’ ad.
What do you think? 

ADVERT 1: ASDA
Warmer:
What do you most like about Christmas?
What do you do for others at Christmas?

While watching
Watch the video until 0:22: what is she going to use her grandad’s walking stick for?Watch the video until 0:55: what are they going to do with the magic?

After watching:
Which Christmas superpower would you like to have?If you could do anything for anyone at Christmas, what would it be?

Click here if you want to know more about this advert

ADVERT 2: WALKERS

Warmer:

Do you know Maria Carey? Do you know any of her songs?

She is going to advertise a product. What product will it be?

While watching:
Watch until 0:42. Who is going to get the bag of crisps? Why do you think so? How will they get it? Watch to find out.

After watching:In the video, Maria Carey says:  I love Christmas, It’s a magical time, 

A time for GIVING
A time for CARING
A time for SHARING

-- Add as many lines starting with ‘A time for…’ as you can.

--  Is there anything you would not be prepared to share with anyone else? Why?

ADVERT 3: JOHN LEWIS

My favourite every year!!

The short-film was made in Hungary during the summer - in 30 degree heat - so all the winter scenes had to be created by large amounts of biodegradable fake snow and CGI.

Ten-year-old Scot Ruby had to practise her reactions with another actor as the lovable dragon was computer generated, but the schoolgirl worked perfectly to capture each emotion.

Click here for the Making of, if you liked it-

ADVERT 4:  ARGOS

While watching:Order the following scenes:

1. Fireworks go off and the crowd go wild for the two drummers
2. The television turns itself on to show a music video
3. The dad and the daughter have a drum duel
4. He sees a child’s drum kit
5. The oven transforms into lights
6. There is a man sitting at a table looking through a catalogue
7. The cupboards transform into speakers
8. The kitchen opens to reveal a crowd
9. The table opens up to reveal the drum kit
10. The fridge opens to make a smoke machine
11. She slides down the bannister
12. A little girl walks down the stairs an sees a drumkit for herself
13. A teddy bear goes crowd surfing

(Correct order: 6, 4, 9, 5, 2, 7, 10, 12, 11, 3, 8, 13, 1)

ADVERT 5: ALDI

Warmer:What do you normally eat on Christmas Day?
Class vote: Do you like Brussels sprouts?

While watching:

Identify as many Xmas dishes mentioned in the video as you can.

Ok, I hope you liked them , and if you feel like watching more here´s the link to 

ALL JOHN LEWIS´ ADS

4º ESO Extra Practice Worksheet

Extra Practice Unit 2 Answer Keys

Extra Practice 1

1  1.  battle               3.  son                5.  head

    2.  country             4.  family            6.  people

2  1.  g    2.  f     3.  d    4.  a     5.  b    6.  c    7.  e

3  1.  fate                  4.  advisor           6.  downfall

    2.  outbreak           5.  loyalty           7.  throne

    3.  treason

4  1.  when                3.  where            5.  which

    2.  whose              4.  who

5  1.  e, who / that             4.  a, whose

    2.  c, which / that           5.  b, where

    3.  d, when / that

6  1.  anyone                    5.  something

    2.  somewhere               6.  no one

    3.  someone                  7.  anyone

    4.  anything                  8.  no one

  Extra Practice 2

1  1.  low-budget film        4.  special effects

    2.  soundtrack               5.  minor character

    3.  spoiler                     6.  ratings

2  1.  b     2.  a      3.  b        4.  b        5.  a

3  1.  twist                        4.  scene

    2.  plot                         5.  cast

    3.  leading role

4  1.  These are photos of Leonor, whose father is King Felipe VI of Spain.

     2.  I read the book Diana: the Last Word, which is about Princess Diana’s last five years.

     3.  Queen Victoria, who ruled the UK for over 60 years, died in 1901.

     4.  Balmoral Castle, where the Queen and her family stay during the summer holiday, is in Scotland. 

5  1.  We saw the Crown Jewels, which are kept in the Tower of London.

     2.  We visited Westminster Abbey, where Prince William and Kate Middleton were married.

     3.  Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon, whose parents were King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.

     4.  Queen Elizabeth II was 86 years old in 2012, when she had her Diamond Jubilee.

     5.  Do you know anything about Louis Philippe I, who was the last king of France?

6  Possible answers

     1.  when it’s very cold

     2.  where I can sit and relax

     3.  which is on 1st July

     4.  whose name is Ms Carter

Click here to PLAY THE KAHOOT with Units 1 and 2 Revision.

Black Friday: Breathe, take a break – the planet can’t handle it anymore

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are expected to generate billions of dollars in sales for clothing and other products this year. But this shopping bonanza also generates greater volumes of waste than ever. That is bad news for the environment.

Fast Fashion – Environmental Impacts illustration by Greenpeace

Black Friday: Origins

Wondering how Black Friday got its name? You're probably not the only one. 

Each year the famous sales weekend, which follows Thanksgiving Day and begins tomorrow - November 29 - this year, sees a significant amount of shoppers head to high street stores and online brands in attempt to find the best deals. 

Ahead of Black Friday 2019, several retailers including Amazon, Currys PC World, John Lewis and Argos have already launched a range of early offers.

Yet, many people are unaware of the phenomenon's history.  Here is the story behind Black Friday. 

The early origins and history

The term "Black Friday" was actually first associated with financial crisis, not sales shopping.

Two Wall Street financiers Jim Fisk and Jay Gould, together bought a significant amount of US gold in the hope of  being able to sell it for huge profits.

On Friday, September 24 1869, in what became referred to as "Black Friday", the US gold market crashed and Fisk and Gould's actions left Wall Street barons bankrupt. 

Black Friday tales

When shops in the US recorded their accounting details by hand, they noted profits in black and losses in red.

It is thought that many shops were "in the red" throughout most of the year but they later "went into the black" the day after Thanksgiving, when shoppers bought a significant amount of discounted merchandise. 

Who coined the name Black Friday?

Police officers in Philadelphia were first to link Black Friday to the post-Thanksgiving period in the 1950s. Large crowds of tourists and shoppers came to the city the day after Thanksgiving for the Army-Navy football game, creating chaos, traffic jams and shoplifting opportunities. 

Police officers in the city weren't able to take the day off work and instead had to work long shifts to control the carnage, thus using the term "Black Friday" to refer to it.

Today, Black Friday is the USA's biggest shopping event of the year, when many shops cut their prices on a range of products, in order to boost profits and officially kick off the festive season.  

Although some retailers such as Ikea and Marks and Spencer chose not to join the shopping craze, many retailers have successfully boosted their profits by participating.

Article taken from The Telegraph.

Now, there are two other  important dates around Thanksgiving, Cybermonday and Givingtuesday. What do you know about them?

Mr Bean´s Daily Routine -- 1º ESO

If you had an extra day in the week ... what could you do?

SPEAKING: 2nd Type Conditionals

Film English Lesson Plan

• In pairs, ask five questions about your partner’s daily life:  age, job, studies, journey to school, routine and evening pastimes, for example.

•  Say to each other what you do on a normal day. 
•  Look at this question:

"If you had an extra day in the week, what could you do?"

• Write down five things you think your partner would do if he/she had an extra day in the week.
• When you have finished writing your sentences,  read them to your partner, for example:

“If you had an extra day, I think you’d spend more time with your grandparents.”

• Your partner should say whether the sentence is right or not.

Now, you  are going to watch a short film called Everyday in which a young couple imagine they had an extra day. 

•  Watch the film and note down as many of the activities the young couple would do.

Fridays with Songs 4º ESO

Maroon 5: Memories

Exercise 1: Listen to this beautiful song and complete the lyrics

Chorus

Here's to the ones that we _____

______ to the wish you were here, but you're not

'Cause the drinks bring back all the _____________

Of everything we've been __________

Toast to the ones here _______

Toast to the ones that we lost on the __________

'Cause the drinks bring back all the __________

And the memories bring back, ___________ bring back you

There's a time that I __________

When I did not know no pain

When I __________ in forever

And everything would stay the same

Now my heart feel like ____________

When _________ say your name

'Cause I can't reach out to call you

But I know I will one day, yeah

____________ hurts sometimes

Everybody hurts someday, ay-ay

But ___________ gon' be alright

Go and raise a glass and say, ay

BACK TO CHORUS

Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo

Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo

Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo

___________ bring back, memories bring back you

There's a time that I remember

When I ________ felt so lost

When I felt all of the hatred

Was too powerful to stop (oh, yeah)

Now my __________ feel like an ember

And it's lighting up the dark

I'll carry these torches for ya

That you know I'll never drop, yeah

Everybody hurts ____________

Everybody hurts someday, ay-ay

But ___________ gon' be alright

Go and raise a glass and say, ay

BACK TO CHORUS 

Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo

Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo

Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo

Memories bring back, memories bring back you

Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo

Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo

Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (ooh, yeah)

Memories bring back, memories bring back you

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, no, no

Memories bring back, memories bring back you

Exercise 2: Find as many Relative Clauses as you can.(4 in the first stanza, 3 in the second)

Let´s sing the song now!

SPEAKING ABOUT FILMS AND SERIES

Part 1
1. Do you often watch series/ films?
2. What kind of series/films do you watch?
3. Do you prefer American series/films or series/films made in your country?
4. Do men and women watch the same kind of series/films?

Part 2
Talk about a series which you enjoy:

- what type of series/film is it
- when you first saw it
- what it is about
- why you like it

Part 3
Discuss in pairs/groups
1. Do you think subtitles are better than dubbing for foreign films?
2. Why do many people prefer watching a film in the cinema rather than at home?
3. What makes a series/film successful?
4. What kind of films are not suitable for children?

Film Vocabulary

It´s important that you know the film genres. How many do you know?
Click here. FILM TYPES to get a listening practice lesson and learn the different film types.

For extended vocabulary (B2), Click HERE

DESCRIBING PEOPLE 1º ESO

What DO these people LOOK LIKE?

Click on the link below to learn some basic vocabulary.

https://www.goconqr.com/es-ES/p/8469264-DESCRIBING-PEOPLE-flash_card_decks?frame=trueConjunto

LEARNING WITH SONGS

Reported Speech with Jonas Brothers

`Sucker´

Listen to this song and pause the video to report what the 

Jonas Brothers say ... to their wives? Or try reporting the underlined 
sentences from the lyrics below.

"Sucker"

We go together
Better than birds of a feather, you and me
We change the weather, yeah
I'm feeling heat in December when you're 'round me

I've been dancing on top of cars
And stumbling out of bars
I follow you through the dark
Can't get enough
You're the medicine and the pain
The tattoo inside my brain
And baby, you know it's obvious

I'm a sucker for you
Say the word and I'll go anywhere blindly
I'm a sucker for you, yeah
Any road you take you know that you'll find me

I'm a sucker for all the subliminal things
No one knows about you (About you)
About you (About you)
And you're making the typical me
Break my typical rules
It's true, I'm a sucker for you

Yeah
Don't complicate it, yeah
'Cause I know you and you know everything about me
I can't remember
All of the nights I don't remember when you're 'round me

I've been dancing on top of cars
And stumbling out of bars
I follow you through the dark
Can't get enough
You're the medicine and the pain
The tattoo inside my brain
And baby, you know it's obvious

I'm a sucker for you
Say the word and I'll go anywhere blindly
I'm a sucker for you, ooh yeah
Any road you take you know that you'll find me

I'm a sucker for all the subliminal things
No one knows about you (About you)
About you (About you)
And you're making the typical me
Break my typical rules
It's true, I'm a sucker for you

Yeah
(I'm a sucker for you)

I've been dancing on top of cars
And stumbling out of bars
I follow you through the dark
Can't get enough
You're the medicine and the pain
The tattoo inside my brain
And baby, you know it's obvious

I'm a sucker for you
Say the word and I'll go anywhere blindly
I'm a sucker for you, ooh yeah
Any road you take you know that you'll find me

I'm a sucker for all the subliminal things
No one knows about you (About you)
About you (About you)
And you're making the typical me
Break my typical rules
It's true, I'm a sucker for you
I'm a sucker for you

BLEND WORDS

  English is a dynamic language that is constantly evolving. Many of the words in the English language are derived from ancient Latin and Greek or from other European languages such as German or French. But starting in the 20th century, blended words began to emerge to describe new technologies or cultural phenomena. For instance, as dining out became more popular, many restaurants began serving a new weekend meal in the late morning. It was too late for breakfast and too early for lunch, so someone decided to make a new word that described a meal that was a little bit of both. Thus, "brunch" was born.

As new inventions changed the way people lived and worked, the practice of combining parts of words to make new ones became popular. In the 1920s, as traveling by car became more common, a new kind of hotel that catered to drivers emerged. These "motor hotels" quickly proliferated and became known as "motels." In 1994, when a rail tunnel beneath the English Channel opened, connecting France and Great Britain, it quickly became known as the "Chunnel," a word blend of "Channel" and "tunnel."

1º Bto A Worksheet Answer Keys

These are the Answer Keys to the exercises we couldn´t correct in class.

Worksheet Page 40:
1.
1. get                             4. would recognise
2. agree                         5. don´t have
3. wouldn´t do              6. feel

2
1. would make            4. didn´t stay up
2. ends                        5. enter
3. invites  

3
1. had got                                       4. had been
2. might not have become             5. wouldn´t have passed
3. hadn´t reminded    


Worksheet Check Your Progress ( Page 37)
1
1. heard / have heard                     6. had considered / was considering
2. will be working                         7. ought to / should discuss
3. will give                                    8. can cause
4. were                                          9. was studying
5. who / that                                 10. broke up

2
1. They should have called, but they didn´t.
2. That new restaurant wouldn´t have closed if people hadn´t complained about the food.
3. Sebastian won´t propose to Alicia until he buys the engagement ring.
4. My girlfriend and I met in London, where I have been studying for five years.
5. You don´t have/ need to tell me all the details.
6. Dylan and I have been playing tennis together for two months.

3 Corrected in class.

4 Sentences 1-4 corrected in class.

4. They have been skiing for ten years.
    X They have been learning to ski for ten years. (They are supposed to be able to ski
        after ten years!!)
5. I no longer live in Miami, where I was born.

5. Possible answers
1. School is finally over! This time next week, I´ll be hanging out with friends.
2. We´ve been waiting over an hour for you. You should have texted us.
3. I dislike people who are jealous.

For more practice, see the previous entry on this Blog.

GOOD LUCK TOMORROW!  😜😜

Conditionals Oral Practice

Dealing with grammar:

• Grammar (in Spanish) with lots of exercises to download.
• Notes on grammar. Very visual.Guided exercises with keys.
• Online exercises with grammar

1st Conditionals Oral Practice: Moral Dilemmas

With a partner, discuss what the options are and what to do in these situations below using a 1st Conditional sentence.

1   If you find a wallet in the street ...

2   If you are given too much change in a shop, a restaurant or a supermarket ...

3   If the only parking space available is a disabled  parking space and you are in a hurry ...

4   If you have an exam, you haven´t studied and the teacher is not looking ...

5    If your company has got a lot of extra printer paper and you need some at home ...

Back to the Past

PROJECTS 4º ESO:  BACK TO THE PAST:

The Music in the year 1968-1969 (USA, UK, Spain)

Group work: ( 4 students)
Content:
-  Top five or ten songs in the American/ English/ Spanish charts.
-  The Eurovision Contest.
-  The “hippie” movement in the world of music: influence on people.
-  Different music styles at the moment: rock, soul, blues, folk, psychodelia.

Description:

1. Search for information at home. Look for information, photos, videos.
2. Bring it to the class.
3. Organise each other´s part.
4. Use a big cardboard to set all the information and photos.
5. Present the project to the class.
6. Remember you can bring objects, clothes, musical instruments, photos, etc, all connected with the project.


Digital Support:

https://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1968

https://fiftiesweb.com/    Para todos los trabajos
         https://fiftiesweb.com/music/1968-music/
         https://fiftiesweb.com/music/beatles/The Beatles
https://fiftiesweb.com/music/1960s-music/
https://fiftiesweb.com/music/aretha-franklin/  Aretha Franklin
http://www.rtve.es/television/20141106/diez-hits-arrasaban-cuentame-aun-hacen-bailar/1043340.shtml   Canciones Cuéntame

FridaysForFuture

What is Fridays For Future?

#FridaysforFuture is a peoples movement following the call from @GretaThunberg to school strike.

Why are kids striking?

School children are required to attend school. But with the worsening Climate Destruction, this goal of going to school begins to be pointless. 
- Why study for a future, which may not be there?
- Why spend a lot of effort to become educated, when our governments are not listened by the educated?

 How / When / Where to strike?

Greta requests that people strike in front of their closest town hall, every Friday. With a sign, take a picture and post it with the hashtags: 
#Fridaysforfuture 
#Climatestrike

Who is Greta Thunberg?

Greta Thunberg is a 16-year-old Swedish climate activist.

In August 2018, Greta Thunberg started a school strike for the climate outside the Swedish Parliament that has since spread all over the world and now involves over 100,000 schoolchildren. The movement is now called Fridays For Future. 

Thunberg has spoken at climate rallies in Stockholm, Helsinki, Brussels and London. In December she attended the United Nations COP24 in Katowice, Poland, where she addressed the Secretary-General and made a plenary speech that went viral and was shared many million times around the globe. In January 2019 she was invited to the World Economic Forum in Davos where her speeches again made a worldwide impact.

Thunberg tries to live a low-carbon life. Therefore she is vegan, and she doesn't fly. She has been named as one of the worlds most influential teens by TIME magazine.

Read here about Greta´s story in Spanish

Watch her speech at the UN Conference