INTERNATIONAL WEEK: Aitana meets Australia

That´s our (1st ESO English B1 class) video correspondence with the Redfield College from Dural (Sydney). Have a look!!

Aitana calling:

video made by Manuel Candela, Jorge López, 

Ricardo Mollá, Ignacio Piñas and Manuel Sureda

Redfield calling:

thanks to Don Félix Navarro and the Redfield students!!

All Together Now - The Christmas Peace Anthem from Great Britain

Have you heard of the peace truce in middle of the WW1 battlefield, in December 1914? And have you ever heard this song, "All Together Now", commemorating and telling this marvellous, and sadly very up-to-date, Christmas story? With your class and your teacher, listen to the new version of the song, recorded exactly a 100 years after Christmas 1914 by some of the most famous British artists. Would you be able to set such a sign of hope in the world of today?

SONG LYRICS: http://www.metrolyrics.com/all-together-now-lyrics-farm.html

BBC SERVICE: What really happened in the Christmas truce 1914? http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zxsfyrd#ztyv34j

Scott Sterling - best goalie of all times

In your English class or at home: Watch and enjoy this breathtaking video of an incredible penalty shootout in the American university soccer league. Have you ever seen players as nervous before shooting a penalty, and a magnificent and indestructible man between the goalposts like ... Scott Sterling - the epic one?? 

Here are some listening questions, in case you can remain calm enough to concentrate:

1 What´s the name of the first North Carolina player to shoot the penalty?

2 How fast is his shot? (in kilometers and miles :D )

3 What´s the name of North Carolina´s goalkeeper?

4 Can you lip-read what Scott Sterling is saying right before "saving" the 4th penalty?

5 What nickname do the crazy reporters give Scott Sterling at the very end of the shootout?

PHRASE BOOK QUIZ (2nd trimester)

Are you ready for the second edition of the Phrase Book Quiz?
If you want to win a wonderful prize, just find the 5 Phrase Book phrases represented below and send the phrases  and the page numbers to the English department: english.aitana@gmail.com

PHRASE 1

PHRASE 2


PHRASE 3

 

PHRASE 4


PHRASE 5


Thanks a lot to our Aitana actors!
Good luck, and happy Easter holidays to all readers!

2nd trimester - 10 new phrases for your "My Phrases" section (UPDATE: Audios included)

Don´t forget to update your Phrase Book with the latest phrases suggested by your ESO schoolmates.

1 My shoe is splitting. May I wear my sneakers in class?

(Mi zapato se está rompiendo. ¿Puedo ponerme mis zapatillas de deporte en clase? )
2  Shall I change the board rubber cloth?

(¿Quiere que cambie la tela del borrador? )
3 Would you like to buy a lottery ticket?

( ¿Quiere comprar una papeleta de lotería? )
4  My pen has exploded and now there´s ink on my desk.
 
( Mi boli ha explotado y hay tinta ahora en mi mesa. )
5 Can I get the table cleaner?
 
( ¿Puedo ir a coger el limpiador de la mesa? )
6.  Shall I set up the computer?

( ¿Enciendo el ordenador? )
7 Someone has hidden my pencil case. I´m going to look for it. 
 
( Alguien ha escondido mi estuche. Voy a buscarlo. )
8 Why don´t we put some music on? 
 
( ¿Por qué no ponemos música? )
9  I´ve got two Diego Costa cards. You can have this one.
 
( Tengo dos cromos de Diego Costa. Puedes tener uno. )
10  My head´s stuffy and my nose is running. I´ve caught a cold. 

( Tengo la cabeza pesada y mocos en mi nariz. Me he constipado.)

Big thanks to our English speakers: Álvaro and Pablo (2nd ESO)!!!

ENGLISH WEEK: English pop songs

Time for Brit-Pop! Here are the English songs we´re going to listen to in class this week.

UPDATE

Our top-DJ Brokis (Cristian) prepared two awesome remixes for two absolute classics of contemporary UK-pop/rock. The soundtrack for your holiday party? ENJOY 

ENGLISH WEEK: A butcher´s on Cockney

The English Week has started. Here´s one of our classroom activities: Learning how to speak perfect Cockney, the funny East London dialect. Enjoy!!!

Stop idling - learn idioms!

Some expressions for the classroom, for the phrase book, and for a really good level of English.

SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Real-English

"F-R-I-D-A-Y" - an acrostic

Final day of work and first day to
Relax with your friends.
If you don´t have a project for any
Day of the weekend, you can call a friend
And go to the cinema or visit somebody, because
Yes! This day is to be enjoyed :)

(CRISTIAN, 4th ESO)

(image source: http://www.kellyexeter.com.au/)

PHRASE BOOK QUIZ - THE WINNERS

The first edition of the PHRASE BOOK Quiz is completed!
Here are our lucky (and competent) winners:
Top prize: PEDRO (2nd ESO) - 100th issue of the famous football magazine "KICK!"
Second prize: MIGUEL (1st ESO) - the current issue of "MATCH OF THE DAY"

We are the Champions: Pedro (left) and Miguel (right)

Here´s the correct solution of the quiz:
PHRASE 1: "Not too bad today." (Page 67)
PHRASE 2: "It's so hot... Let's move to the shade." (Page 41)
PHRASE 3: "Sorry! I didn't mean to hurt you." (Page 42)
PHRASE 4: "I´ve got a stomach ache." (Page 32)
PHRASE 5: "That's the school bell!" (Page 44)

WATCH OUT FOR THE NEXT PHRASE BOOK QUIZ!

Happy Valentine´s Day

PHRASE BOOK QUIZ (1st trimester)

Can you find the 5 Phrase Book phrases represented below ?

Send the phrases and the page number to the English department: english.aitana@gmail.com

and win a fantastic prize!!!

PHRASE 1

PHRASE 2

PHRASE 3

PHRASE 4

PHRASE 5

GOOD LUCK and....
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
to all our students and blog readers!
Your English Department

Classroom phrases - Listen and practice!

Do you remember and all the phrases from the posters on the walls of your classroom? Are you able to use them? Now practice their pronunciation with your schoolfellows Diego and Javi.
Would you like me to say the prayer?
Can I draw the curtains?
I haven´t done my homework, I´m really sorry.
I´d like to sharpen my pencil.
How do you say this in English?
How do you pronounce it?
How do you spell that?
Could you explain that again?
Would you mind switching on the board lights?
We´re finished, what should we do now?
Is there any homework?

How to say it in a different way?

Tired of using again and again the same adjectives and verbs? Study this nice chart and improve your spoken and written texts!

SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Real-English

A happy first week of Advent to all readers and learners!

Your English department

Don´t stop talking ... with Mr Ian: TOP 20 PHRASES

On page 6 of your Phrase Books you find the "TOP 20" section.

Now practice their correct pronunciation with Mr Ian:

01 Sorry I´m late. 
02 Could you come over here?
03 Have you corrected the exams?
04 What do we have to study for the exam? 05 There are five minutes left.
06 Can I go to the toilet, please?
07 Can I borrow his calculator?
08 I´ve left my things at home.
09 Can we switch the light on?
10 Can I go to see Ana Maria?
11 What does it mean?
12 Could you turn the air conditioning off, please?
13 Shall I go and get the remote control? 14 Could you say that again, please?
15 Can I give this to him?
16 Can I open the window?
17 Shall I clean the whiteboard?
18 Could you open the door, please?
19 Can I sit next to him?
20 When are we going to play rounders?

Don´t stop talking English ... in your classroom

Our classrooms are prepared for taking off with our Phrase Book project!

Are YOU prepared?

OUT NOW: "Don´t stop talking in English" - The Aitana English Phrase Book

You´ve been waiting so long ... now you got it in your hands! Our wonderful, brilliant and highly useful phrase book - a result of almost two years of hard work by a group of Aitana students and teachers. 
Last week our headmaster, Mr Juan Mora, gave them out in our school´s ESO-classes, explaining why the book is so important and why it should be your constant companion from now on.
Enjoy it, love it,...and use it!!!

English Blog ON AIR

Dear Aitana family!
Good news from our department! This blog´s started and ready to enrich our many English activities with its fantastic functions! 
Enjoy your stay - and don´t hesitate to participate.
Your English department :D