CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT TO COME!!

This morning we have put up the bases for our annual Christmas cards

contest on the big noticeboard which is situated opposite the stairs, at

the entrance of the highschool.

have a look here in case you haven´t seen it.

DEPARTAMENTO DE INGLÉS

CONVOCATORIA DEL CONCURSO DE

TARJETAS NAVIDEÑAS PARA 1ºDE ESO:

BASES DEL CONCURSO:

¨     Las tarjetas se presentarán tamaño cuartilla

       o más pequeñas, pero nunca tamaño folio.

¨     Deberán contener al menos un pequeño mensaje

       navideño en inglés.

¨     Se valorará la originalidad y la técnica empleada.

¨     Los concursantes firmarán la tarjeta con un pseudónimo

      o clave secreta y la introducirán en un sobre junto con

      un papel doblado que contenga el pseudónimo y el nombre

      real y curso.

¨     Premios:

¨     Primero:  dos entradas a Isla Mágica.

¨     Segundo: dos entradas de cine.

¨     Tercero:  un libro.

¨     La fecha límite para entregarlas será el lunes 12 de diciembre.

Merry Christmas

Thanks to my students of 1º BTO E

                                 

     Dear all, THANK YOU very much from the bottom of my heart!!

Thank you for your hard work, and for the warm welcome

with which you received the Comenius teachers in

 our class.

They have had a really great time with us in Seville,

and with you: THE STUDENTS in Alcalá.
These are the photographs of our meeting:
You look so beautiful!!

From left to right:  Piret (Estonia), Ruth (Ireland), Carmen (Spain), Margit (Denmark),
Regina (Austria) and Corinne(France)

Our beautifully decorated class

Gorgeous!!

Rephrasing in Bachillerato

                                    

                        ALTHOUGH, DESPITE, IN SPITE OF

Rewrite the following sentences using Although, Despite, In spite of

1. Although the weather was bad, they sailed to the island.
    ___________________________________________

2. Despite being wealthy, he spent very little money.
    __________________________________________

3. Despite the long journey, they stayed up until midnight.
    ___________________________________________

4. Although they had a map, they couldn’t find the box.
    _________________________________________

5. Despite searching/having searched all morning, they found nothing.
    ___________________________________________________

6. Although she was hungry, she ate nothing all day

    _______________________________________

7. It was snowing heavily, but they went on climbing

    _______________________________________

8.  He is very poor, but he is happy.

     ________________________________

9.  Despite being caught driving dangerously, he was not fined.

     _______________________________________________

10.  The sea was very rough. Still, they went sailing.

       _____________________________________________

11.  I know you don’t love me; but, even so, I’ll marry you.

       __________________________________________

12. I did not tell them anything although I was angry.

      ________________________________________

13.  Although she was terrible ill, she did not stay in bed.
      ___________________________________________


Answer Keys:

1. Despite the bad weather, we sailed ...
2. Although he was wealthy, he spent ...
3. Although the journey was very long, they ....
4. In spite of having a map, they couldn´t ....
5. Even though they were searching/had been searching  all morning, ...
6. Despite being hungry, she ate ...
7. They went on climbing in spite of the heavy snow.
8. He is happy despite  being poor.
9. Although he was caught driving dangerously, he ...
10. Although the sea was rough, they went sailing. /Despite the rough sea, they ...
11. Although you don´t love me, I´ll marry you. 
12. In spite of being angy, I didn´t tell ....//  Despite my anger, I didn´t ...
13. Despite her terrible illness, she did not stay in bed. 

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

London latest Halloween News

October 27, 2011, 6:00 am

On Halloween Weekend, Exploring London’s Scary Side

London ParanormalA promotional image from the group London Paranormal.

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There’s more to the dark side of the English capital’s history than that of the Tower of London. Around Halloween the city will come alive (so to speak) with the dead, as ghosts, ghouls and witches take to the streets for a weekend of spine-chilling revelries, from Oct. 29 to 31.
The London Ghost Festival, put on by a group called London Paranormal (44-79-8223-0208; a k a Phantasmagoria Events), includes a performance in Greenwich, ghost walks, boat rides, and a late night opening of the London Dungeon, all culminating in a Halloween Ball.
You can sign up for a scary one-hour boat trip through the half-mile-long, pitch-black Islington Tunnel, organized by the London Canal Museum, or head to Thorpe Park, a theme park outside the city, for a special Halloween evening of roller-coaster rides and horror mazes, until 10 p.m. (Advance booking required for Thorpe Park.)
On Oct. 29 and 30, Charlton House, a Jacobean Mansion in Greenwich, will host performances of “The 13th Ghost of Gruesome Greenwich,” in which summoned spirits are invited to plunge the spectator into eerie interactive intrigues.
Back in London, Haunted History Ghost Walks explore the city’s “most horrid history and petrifying ghost stories.” On the route are execution sites, graveyards with body-snatching histories and ancient plague pits.
“This year we have two walking tours over Halloween — ‘Saints and Sinners of Southwark’ and ‘Spooky Smithfield and Beyond’ — and a special ‘Midnight Shocker: If You Dare,’ ” which starts at 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 31, said Ian John Shillito, the director and founder of Phantasmagoria Events. “Our aim is to reveal local social history — forgotten histories, lost regional myths and colorful characters.”

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2º ESO D with Comenius

Dear students,
Thank you very much for your help with the survey
about Healthy Lifestyles, which is part of the
Comenius Programme.

These are the students who have participated in
the project:

• José Manuel Benjumea Delgado
• Jesús Calderón Díaz
• Manuel Campanario Calderón
• Samuel Conde López
• De la Rosa Moreno, Andrea
• Andrés García Castro
• Noemí García Rodríguez
• Rocío Giráldez Brun
• Juán Jiménez Gálvez
• Noelia Lorente Rubio
• Lourdes Meza Magán
• Fco Javier Muñoz Cano
• Jonathan Olivero Carrero
• Javier Ordóñez Galbarro
• Pablo Romero Domínguez
• Alexis Ruiz Medina
• Carmen Terán Oliva