tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73635562929688160472024-02-21T07:12:37.588+01:00Ana Bueno's English CornerIf you want to keep your English alive and continue learning outside the classroom, this is the place for you!Ana Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08401439195588360652noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363556292968816047.post-11339132998055018602014-12-18T18:00:00.000+01:002014-12-18T18:00:03.761+01:00A useful tip to convert between miles and kilometres!<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I'm going to give you a very useful tip to convert between kilometres and miles! It is </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">specially useful for those who like languages but also have a certain mind for Maths! But even if you don't like Maths, read through the end and see how easy it is!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you ever heard of the <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Fibonacci Sequence</span></b>? I'm sure you have! For those who don't know, the sequence is as follows:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How does it work? Well, each number results from adding up the two neighbouring numbers:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, one interesting aspect of these numbers is that their ratios (<i>divisiones</i>) all approach being what is called the <b>golden ratio: 1,618</b>. So, for example,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And... what does this have to do with kilometres and miles? Well, curiously enough, the ratio of km to miles is 1,609 to 1. Since 1,609 is so close to the golden ratio, you can use the Fibonacci numbers to convert between kilometres and miles!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now you won't have any problem with distances when you travel to the United Kingdom! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Has it ever happened to you that you're with somebody who just can't stop looking at his/her mobile?? How annoying can that be? </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, apparently you're not the only one who gets annoyed!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In English a new word has even been invented to describe this phenomenon, and it's "<strong>PHUBBING</strong>":</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This kind of situations has become "trending topic" in the last years, and it's just that people don't seem capable of disconnecting from the virtual world!! An entire website (extremely funny, by the way!!) has opened: <a href="http://www.stopphubbing.com/">www.stopphubbing.com</a>. They include data, figures, interesting facts and even a letter you can send to your friends to make them stop phubbing!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some of the facts they publish are certainly <a href="http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=thought-provoking">thought-provoking</a>... See for yourself!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to this, what will communication be like in a few years? Are you scared of what can happen?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Many people prefer to take it humorously and denounce the situation making videos as funny as this one, by "The Britishes"!:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Funny, huh? :P</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now, if you want to take it a bit more seriously, below I include probably the most watched YouTube video on this topic. It's very straightforward, but composed beautifully in the form of a poem. Its rhythm, careful choice of words and the story behind certainly manages to touch the viewer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Look Up", by Gary Turk </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(click for </span><a href="https://es.scribd.com/doc/249745971/Look-Up-by-Gary-Turk" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">full text</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, after all this I do hope we manage to change our attitude towards smartphones and learn how to enjoy life minute by minute! :)</span>Ana Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08401439195588360652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363556292968816047.post-75894973895580442782014-11-21T07:00:00.001+01:002014-11-21T07:00:01.222+01:00The Christmas Truce - The story behind Sainsbury's Christmas Ad<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christmas is coming closer; the days are ticking away...! We can tell from the sweets and cakes already sold at the supermarket, and especially from the adverts shown on television. Last week the commercial for the National Lottery came out - every year we are nervously waiting for it! Our high expectations were certainly met and the advert left nobody impassible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe you would agree that the National Lottery advert is probably the most important Christmas advert in Spain, but would you guess which has been considered the best Christmas advert in the world?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's the Christmas commercial from the British chain supermarket Sainsbury's:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The video is certainly touching, but what is even more touching is to know that it is entirely based on a true story...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By December 1914 World War I had already gone on for around 5 months, and claimed nearly one million lives. However, the weapons fell silent on Christmas Eve... A Captain from the Allies made contact with two German officers at dawn, starting a truce in which soldiers started to leave their trenches and met in hundreds exchanging greetings and gifts.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The true story behind the ad:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All the details of what really happened we cannot know for sure, but there was certainly a truce along the front line. Even at the toughest of times, in the heat of war and in the most dreadful occasions, there can be great humanity...</span></div>
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Ana Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08401439195588360652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363556292968816047.post-19642203258077033512014-11-17T07:00:00.000+01:002014-11-26T14:00:21.464+01:00Stereotypes; Lonely Planet Guide<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The entry today is about "<strong><span style="color: #38761d;">stereotypes</span></strong>". I'm sure all of you have heard the word before, and have a vague idea of what they are, but could you think of a definition??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, that is a bit more difficult...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In general, stereotypes are characteristics or qualities assigned to groups of people that share nationality, race, gender, to name but a few. However, these characteristics or qualities tend to be oversimplifications, and they are overgeneralized. In other words, those features are applied to all the individuals in the group disregarding their personal differences.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, have a look at this postcard. What do you think of it? Do you agree with the stereotypes associated to the different European nationalities?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are stereotypes all around us. Below you have a funny (but very insightful) video about what the United States and Europe think of each other. I'm sure you'll feel identified more than once!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How wrong stereotypes can be is usually clearer when we talk about our own culture. Below I post a video about how <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>Madrid</b></span> is described in the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Lonely Planet</span></b> guide. Do you agree with the image given of the Spanish capital city? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It all started in London last July 2014, when James Heptonstall thought that going on foot could sometimes be quicker than being stuck on public transport! The route he chose was from <b>Mansion House</b> to <b>Cannon Street</b>, two important tube stations in London, 380 metres apart on foot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you will see on the video, the challenge consisted in getting off at Mansion House and run to the next tube station, Cannon Street, to catch the very same train! Do you think he succeeded? Check it out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And how does our protagonist feel? Well, here you have the complete interview with the <strong>Race the Tube</strong> creator!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, 5th November, is a very important day in the United Kingdom. It is <b>Guy Fawkes Night</b>, also known as <b>Guy Fawkes Day</b>, <b>Bonfire Night</b> and <b>Firework Night</b>! It commemorates the failure of the gunpowder plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Children still sing this traditional rhyme which summarizes what happened:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The whole rhyme goes as follows:</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Remember, remember the fifth of November,</b></span></i><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>By god's mercy he was catch'd</b></span></i></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>So, holler boys, holler boys, Let the bells ring.</b></span></i><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Holler boys, holler boys, God save the king.</b></span></i><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>And what shall we do with him?</b></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what's the story? Well, here you have a very concise summary of how it all happened!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The film "<strong>V for Vendetta</strong>" was certainly inspired by this story. Watch the video below and pay attention to seconds 24'' to 38''. Does it ring a bell?? :) I strongly recommend you to watch the film (in original version), not just because of its relationship with Guy Fawkes, but also because of the magnificent word plays they use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click if you want to read a bit more about the history of <a href="http://www.isabelperez.com/bonfire.htm"><strong>Guy Fawkes</strong></a>. You also have an exercise to check how much you understood!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, here you have a video of the fireworks after the celebration of <strong>Guy Fawkes</strong>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today is </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><strong>Halloween</strong> and I want all of you to be ready! :) </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">To start with, do you know where the tradition comes from? Here you have a powerpoint presentation with the history of this festivity!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the presentation they also talk of the <strong>jack-o'-lantern</strong>! Originally, it was made of turnip, but now it is made with pumpkins! Have you ever tried <strong>pumpkin <a href="http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=carve">carving</a></strong>? It's not difficult! All you need is a pumpkin, a knife, a big spoon and a pen!</span></div>
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Today we are going to talk about <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-weight: bold;">urban legends</span><span class="Apple-style-span">, which are a form of modern folklore made up of stories whose truth is doubtful, but which nonetheless spread like wildfire!</span></span><br />
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In the document below you have several urban legends taken from <a href="http://www.snopes.com/">www.snopes.com</a> (this website is ideal if you want to check if a spreading rumour is true or not!!). Take some time to think whether you believe these stories, and then check clicking on the link at the bottom of the page!</span><br />
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Everything goes back to the 16th century... Queen Elizabeth accessed to the throne of England in 1558, becoming the fifth, and eventually the last, monarch of the Tudor dynasty.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Not having married, she did not have any descendants. She was profoundly conscious of the importance of this issue and, fearing what would become of England after her death, she asked his nephew James to become her heir.</span></div>
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Ana Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08401439195588360652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363556292968816047.post-65782589189812348842013-11-11T10:00:00.000+01:002014-10-21T13:16:37.287+02:00Chimananda Ngozi Adichie: the danger of a single story<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZZHb6rgcMF4/UnaU238gCLI/AAAAAAAAAI8/ou7kmOBEnrM/s1600/img-chimamanda-adichie_173927396968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I wanted to write about <b style="color: #38761d;">Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie</b> an Igbo writer from Nigeria that I have very recently discovered. For the moment I have read her short story collection <i>The Thing around her Neck </i>and the novel <i>Purple Hibiscus</i>. I strongly recommend both of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She has been labeled as the most prominent of a procession of acclaimed young anglophone authors that has succeeded in attracting a new generation of readers to African literature. Since she's settled in the US, some of her stories also show the cultural clash between the Western and African views of the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Listen to her on this <u>very interesting talk </u>about the power of stories. You'll find her extremely easy to understand due to her crystal-clear diction and her outstanding communicative skills.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to read a little bit more about her life, and her writing career, check the document below. You can also visit </span><a href="http://chimamanda.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's official website</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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Ana Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08401439195588360652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363556292968816047.post-40413439845084477662013-11-03T19:43:00.001+01:002014-10-17T13:18:17.820+02:00Language, culture and identity: the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis<div style="text-align: right;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today's entry is devoted to the relationship between language, culture and identity: believe it or not, the language we speak shapes the way we are, feel and behave, as it also affects the way our brain works. At the same time, our language is always deeply rooted in one particular culture, which determines the way we think and the way we conceptualize the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are interested in this subject, check out the video below. I must admit it might be a little bit too technical, but it will give you a good picture of what the Sapir-Whort hypothesis defends.</span><br />
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I've just found this very interesting article on how we communicate in Spain. I believe the writer manages to capture many of our cultural features, and how we display them in communication... or doesn't he?<br />
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<a href="http://www.spainbymikerandolph.com/how-to-get-your-point-across-in-spain-101/#more-1469">How to get your point across in Spain</a><br />
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What do you think of the image given of the Spanish? Do you agree with the way we are portrayed? Feel free to post a comment below!Ana Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08401439195588360652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363556292968816047.post-76859065776071198112013-02-02T20:11:00.000+01:002014-01-22T19:46:06.878+01:00Wikileaks; Bowling for Columbine; Sicko; Gandhi quotesHi everyone!<br />
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On Tuesday we talked about Wikileaks (Unit 5.3. in your books). Click <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/jan/24/julian-assange-attacks-wikileaks-film">here</a> for a newspaper article from The Guardian in which Assange, the founder of the website, criticises and attacks the new WikiLeaks film which is to be released shortly.</div>
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For the students in 5º CAL, here I leave you with the link to the CLIL (AICLE in Spanish) materials I showed you in class. I hope you find them helpful and manage to implement them in your classrooms:<br />
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On Thursday I gave you back your compositions which, as I said in class, were astoundingly good this time. Congratulations on your work. The example of a problem-solution essay that you had in your books was about "gun control". Below I post the documentary "Bowling for Columbine" (2002), by Michael Moore, which explore the causes for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre">Columbine High School massacre</a> in 1999 and other acts of violence with guns. It's veritably insightful (rated with an 8,0 in IMDB).<br />
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There is an even more interesting documentary by Michael Moore about the American health system (rated with an 8,1 in IMDB). It is entitled "Sicko", a wordplay between the words "sick" and "psycho". I strongly recommend you to watch it, as it offers a comprehensive overview of how the health system currently functions in the US. You can watch it online by clicking on the link below:<br />
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And, finally, here I leave you with some famous Gandhi quotes. As you know, the 30th of January is the International Day of Peace, a date which was precisely chosen to commemorate Gandhi's death. We had some time to work with them in 5ºCAL, but not in 5ºA, so here you have them:<br />
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We also did a FCE listening, which proved to be a bit difficult... And, finally, we corrected the handout on metaphors.<br />
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On Thursday we corrected the text "Lonely Planet" and worked with some difficult vocabulary. We then focused on the first grammatical content of unit 3: Noun phrases (<b><u>remember that complex noun phrases are particularly relevant for your writing</u>)</b>. To end with, we corrected the Use of English.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also did a listening about an anecdote on an air taxi (funny, yet still terrifying if we had been there!). On the Internet I found a video of a girl who had another "dangerous" situation with a taxi. Click <a href="http://www.insideout.net/video/anecdote-video-player?video-id=844">here</a> to watch it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As promised, in 5ºA we finished with the song "Set fire to the rain". Here I leave you with a live version at the Royal Albert Hall:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Thursday 5º CAL had normal class, and we eventually got round to doing the activity on the film "Skyfall". Here I leave you the first video, so that you can watch it again at home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During 5ºA's lesson time we attended a presentation by Susen Ahwulalia, a Londoner from Indian descent. It was absolutely superb, and we all learnt a lot about traditions and festivals in India!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe you'd be surprised to know that she's actually an expert in Indian cuisine! If you are interested in cooking, visit her <a href="http://asianaromas.com/">blog</a> and check out a few Indian recipes! (Be careful not to get a "Delhi belly" though! haha).</span></div>
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The other day we talked about places and discussed sights that had lived up to our expectations, sights that hadn't, and also places we felt guilty about not having visited. Pepe (5º CAL) talked about the Cies Islands, and that reminded Pablo of an article by The Guardian entitled "Top Ten Beaches in the World".<br />
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Thanks for sharing, Pablo.Ana Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08401439195588360652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363556292968816047.post-65792514188597253672012-11-11T16:51:00.000+01:002014-10-01T11:32:21.655+02:00Child prodigies; EspañasmusHi! How's the weekend going? I hope you are making the most of it! :)<br />
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In this entry you have a brief summary of what we've done in class this week, together with some other interesting material you might find useful. This week we've mainly focused on speaking and listening, although we've done a little bit of grammar as well: <i>like</i> and <i>as </i>and collocations in 5º CAL; expressing opinion in 5º A. (Please, note that I cover the same areas with both groups, but sometimes on different days).<br />
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On Tuesday we "played" a funny game where you had to decide who had to jump from the hot air balloon. I can't yet believe some of you even volunteered!! haha. On Thursday we also started with a speaking activity with cards. Some of the questions were rather controversial, and we held a heated debate on some of them.<br />
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On Thursday we also discussed the topic of nature (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="ph" style="color: #003399; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10pt;">/ˈneɪtʃə(r)/</span></span>) vs. nurture (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="ph" style="color: #003399; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10pt;">/ˈn</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="ph" style="color: #003399; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10pt;">ɜː</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="ph" style="color: #003399; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10pt;">tʃə/</span></span>) and we watched a documentary about Vanessa-Mae, a child prodigy with the violin -remember that you can watch it again at home with the CD at the end of your book-.<br />
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The other day I watched this video about three brothers who are undoubtedly gifted in instruments as well! "The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys" they're called. Check it out!<br />
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As for Friday, thanks so much to the people that came. I truly appreciate your attendance :) In both groups we worked in a writing workshop, which we'll finish next Tuesday. Little by little during the year we'll do different types of exercises to help you with the difficult task of writing.<br />
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In 5º CAL we worked with a song, and in 5ºA we did an activity about "Skyfall", the last Bond film. I'll post the videos next week, when I've done the two activities in both groups :)<br />
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For <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">homework</span></b>, do the copy about "metaphors" and the FCE reading.<br />
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Finally, today I wanted to post this video that a friend shared on Facebook the other day. It's a Vodafone commercial based on how the Spanish get on with the Erasmus students.<br />
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To be honest, I find the video quite funny, but... isn't it time we broke the stereotype that the Spanish can't learn a foreign language? Please, feel free to post a comment below with your impressions. Thank you!<br />
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I've been thinking and I don't consider it worthwhile to post everything we've been doing during the past few weeks, but at least I wanted you to have the videos we've watched in class, so that you may watch them again at home.<br />
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The first one we saw was the one about Felix Baumgartner. Click <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2012/10/15/exp-early-jump-baumgartner-todd.cnn?iref=allsearch">here</a> to watch it online.<br />
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The other one we have watched so far is the one about bullying. Click <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2012/10/18/evexp-anti-bully-ads-feature-adults.cnn?iref=allsearch">here</a> to watch it again.<br />
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Finally, for Halloween we watched an episode from "Friends". It was episode 6 from season 8. You can watch it online at <a href="http://www.cuevana.tv/">www.cuevana.tv</a>.<br />
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From now onwards I'll do my best to write regularly and provide you with extra material to reinforce, complement and expand what we do in class. And, as I said in my previous entry, you're more than welcome to contribute as well :)<br />
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Enjoy what is left of the bank holiday and see you on Tuesday!Ana Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08401439195588360652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363556292968816047.post-31982092668671334512012-11-03T13:50:00.000+01:002014-01-23T12:31:37.645+01:00Past simple & past continuous; HalloweenHello everyone,<br />
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In the previous entry I posted some information to revise Unit 1. Here I do the same with Unit 2!</div>
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In this unit we have talked about fast food, first meetings, love and relationships, stories and how to start and finish a conversation!</div>
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About grammar, we revised how to form the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">past simple</span></b> and the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">past continuous</span></b>, and when we use them. Be very careful with the pronunciation of the -<i>ed</i> past. The rule "PoKaSH FiCHaS Te Doy" can help!<br />
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Here you have the uses of the past continuous, so that you can revise them (if you want to see it bigger, go to the <a href="http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastcontinuous.html">original page</a>, but <b>only</b> look at uses <b>1 to 4</b>):</div>
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On Wednesday we celebrated Halloween. Here you have a powerpoint presentation with a summary of the story we read:</div>
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And here you have a video to learn how to carve a pumpkin!<br />
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Basically, what you need to do is to remove the top of the pumpkin and take out all the seeds (<i>semillas</i>). Then draw a face on the pumpkin and cut it with a knife. Finally, put a candle inside! If you try to make a jack-o-lantern, please bring it to class the next day! :)<br />
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I hope you're enjoying the bank holiday! :)Ana Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08401439195588360652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363556292968816047.post-32606450201005470372012-05-26T17:30:00.000+02:002014-01-22T23:23:06.406+01:00Cultural differences; animated history of Coca-ColaHi everyone!<br />
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In these last two weeks we've worked with the book, but especially with photocopies. Make sure you revise the vocabulary and grammar carefully.<br />
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Last Friday we had class and we watched a video about <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">cultural differences</span></b> among countries as regards handshaking and other body language. I've just found a video by National Geographic where a group of Africans travel to the United States... You can imagine the cultural shock! Watch the video and you'll see (most of it is subtitled as the African accent is extremely strong):<br />
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On Tuesday we watched a video about the history of <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Coca-Cola</span></b>. You have the transcription in the copies, so here I post the video so that you may watch it again:<br />
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In the second hour, we corrected the copy about the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">passive voice</span></b>. Check it carefully at home and ask me next week in case you have any questions. At any rate, we'll practise a bit more next week. For <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">homework</span></b>, remember to do the two tests (Use of English and Reading).<br />
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Finally, in these two weeks we've had two complementary activities: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>poetry reading</b></span> and the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>spring party</b></span>. Thank all of you for your participation. We also had to say goodbye to Leah... She's been such a good language assistant. Let's hope we are at least as lucky next year!<br />
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We'll devote next week to <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">revision</span></b>, and to answer any questions you may have.<br />
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Well, have a nice weekend and see you all on Tuesday!<br />
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I hope your weekend is off to a good start (<i>nice expression to learn!</i>), although the weather is absolutely miserable!! Let's hope this howling wind goes away soon!<br />
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Last week we corrected the unit about "<b>The Natural World</b>". It's a lot of vocabulary, I know, but, remember, take things calmly: sit down, select the words you don't know, copy them in your notebook and check them regularly.<br />
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On Tuesday we didn't have class because it was a bank holiday, and when we came back on Thursday I gave you back your <b>compositions</b>. I'm very glad to say that I can see a big, big improvement in comparison with the first compositions you sent me. Well done, and keep up the good work, guys. Keep up the good work :)<br />
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With Leah you talked about <b>World Book Day</b> and in my hour we corrected the unit about the <b>Conditionals</b> and some exercises which were lagging behind (<i>que se nos habían quedado atrás</i>). If you want to practise a bit more, try doing the following:<br />
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This week we also had class on <b>Friday</b>. <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Thanks</span></b> once again for all the people that came. I truly, truly appreciate your effort :)<br />
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We talked about famous criminals and serial killers, and we focused on <b>Jack the Ripper</b>, who really existed! Below I post some of the newspaper articles that were published after his murders (1888). Really interesting!<br />
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We then watched some fragments from the film "From Hell" and with Advanced Level 1 A we also had time to play a game called "Ullaby"... All the suspects were found guilty!! If you're interested in this case, check this <a href="http://www.jack-the-ripper.org/">website</a>, where you have plenty of information and videos about the mysterious Jack the Ripper.<br />
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Have a nice weekend! :)<br />
Ana.Ana Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08401439195588360652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363556292968816047.post-17777903876255152372012-04-16T19:00:00.000+02:002014-10-17T12:44:05.595+02:00Curious laws in other countries<br />
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I was surfing the Internet to look for information about that and I found some very<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"> curious laws!</span></b> Below I post a few of them. Believe it or not, they are still in law books today, but some of them are absolutely ridiculous!!! :) - For a whole list, check this <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?Strange-Laws-Around-the-World&id=2592162">link</a>.<br />
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In Ohio it is illegal to get a fish drunk.</div>
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In Tennessee, it is illegal to drive if you are asleep.</div>
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In Indiana, it is illegal to dress Barbie in Ken's clothes.</div>
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In Kentucky it is illegal to paint your lawn red. Any other colour is fine.</div>
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In Florida unmarried women can be jailed if they parachute on a Sunday.</div>
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In Miami, it is illegal to imitate an animal.</div>
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In Los Angeles, it is illegal to tell a customer you are really an actor.</div>
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In Pennsylvania, it is illegal to put a dollar on a string and pull it away when someone tries to pick it up.</div>
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A pregnant woman can legally urinate anywhere she wants, including if she requests, in a policeman's hat.</div>
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In York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within its ancient city walls but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow.</div>
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Ana Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08401439195588360652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363556292968816047.post-65054844261579536632012-04-13T12:21:00.000+02:002014-01-22T23:24:58.977+01:00Ku Klux Klan; learning styles; extreme weather conditionsHi everyone!<br />
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This week we've started the 3rd term... Hope you're all eager to start your engines! Only the last months remaining in front of us :)<br />
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On Tuesday you told me a bit about your Easter holidays and then we talked about how foreigners, especially those coming from the States, see our <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Semana Santa</span></b>. We read a short text about the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Ku Klux Klan</span></b> and we also watched a National Geographic video (original link <a href="http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/national-geographic-channel/specials-1/history-events/ngc-kkk-then-and-now/">here</a>). I post it below, with the activities and the corresponding answers.<br />
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Maybe you can use some of these strategies in your own learning! Besides the quiz we did in class, you can learn a bit more about what type of learner you are by doing the <b>quiz</b> <a href="http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-learning-styles-quiz">here</a>. And <a href="http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/learning-styles-styles.shtml">here</a> you have some ideas to help you studying depending on your type of intelligence (NOTE: Tactile refers to bodily-kinaesthetic).<br />
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On Thursday we talked about extreme weather conditions and we watched a video from the Reuters agency about the tsunami in Japan. Here you have the video and the activity, with the answers (original link <a href="http://www.reuters.com/video/2011/03/11/japan-quake-triggers-giant-tsunami?videoId=194505631&videoChannel=1">here</a>):<br />
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Ana Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08401439195588360652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363556292968816047.post-64423653218034588122012-02-06T11:31:00.000+01:002014-01-23T17:27:41.554+01:00English cream tea; real English sounds; Inside Out videosHello everyone!<br />
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Last week we had three days of class (Monday, Wednesday and Friday)<br />
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On Monday we corrected one exercise that we had left (<i>que nos quedaba</i>) about <i>be going to</i> (ex 6 page 45) and we listened to two possible pronunciations: /g<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">əʊiŋt</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">ə</span>/ and /g<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">ᴅn</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">ə</span>/. Remember that the second is used when we speak at a natural rhythm in English.<br />
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During the break, we had a small tea party and I told you about the typical English Cream Tea. Here you have a picture of a scone which, remember, you fill with butter, marmalade and whipped cream... Yummy!!!<br />
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On Wednesday you did an activity about Gandhi with Leah and at the end of the class you played "Telephone"... Some of your sentences were really funny!!<br />
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Then we correctd Unit 5C in your books and we did a listening that I collected. The activity you had to do was the same as the first exercise in the December exam.<br />
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Finally, Raquel and Rosa did their presentations. Thanks for your effort! :)<br />
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On Friday we also had oral presentations, and we also learnt some real English sounds!! Here you have the handout, in case you don't have a copy:<br />
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Finally, I wanted to tell you that I have just found a very useful website with videos adapted to our level. <a href="http://www.insideout.net/video/useful-phrases?video-id=768">Here</a> I leave you the first video of the series. I'm sure you can understand a lot!!<br />
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