J K Rowling Interview New Book "The Tales of Beedle

Here you have an interview with  J.K Rowling about her book The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Have a go at it!

The Tale of the Three Brothers (HD)

How to make Cottage Pie

Here you have a video where you are going to learn how to cook a typical British dish: Cottage Pie. Then you may have a look at the recipe by Jamie Oliver, the famous British chef.

Halloween recipe

Halloween is back!
Have a look at this recipe: marshmallow Ghosts and Ghouls. Something yummy to have a sweet scarry night.

And for those who like Origami, here you another video about how to make a Halloween cat.

Marty McFly Visits Hill Valley in October 2015

We're finally living in the month that Marty visited in 'Back to the Future II'

The exact date is October 21st, 2015, so there's still some time for flying cars and dehydrated pizza to hit the market

Here's a clip from the movie where Marty first walks into the Hill Valley of October 2015. Notice how he encounters a fax machine mailbox on the street.

And the trailer for a non-exixtent film that was going to be realeased at that time.

So, get ready for a real fake day; make your welcome posters, so Marty can feel at home.

Have fun

Well, as you seem a litle bit reluctant to believe me when I told you  about this in class, here you have some links  for you to check.

World Water Day

 
Twenty- three years ago, the United Nations designated March 22nd as World Water Day. It’s designed to bring attention to the fact that over one billion people in the world are without access to  water, and focuses attention on the growing issue of “water privatization”- in other words,  forcing many people to pay private companies eextremely high  prices to obtain the necessary water to survive

Here are some games designed to help people learn how to conserve water;
The Water Family Game
Mission H2O

 The CBBC Newsround has a very accessible Guide To Water.
 
Water Conservation Around The House is an interactive sharing ways to conserve water.
Imagine All The Water is a very accessible and interactive site sponsored by the European Commission.
Here’s how The Atlantic describes it:
The site Imagine All the Water would like to remind you of how much water you’re using even when you’re not taking a bath or brushing your teeth. Sponsored by the European Commission, the site brings together a mind-boggling array of estimates about the overall amount of water required to create everyday consumer products. Though the site’s purpose is advocacy — essentially, to scare us into a water-conservational mindset — it also offers a useful reminder of how crazily resource-intensive the most ordinary objects can be.

I hope you find all these links useful and remember saving energy and other resources is not only a question of money, but also of being responsible consumers and  environmentally respectful human beings.

Martin Luther King

February is the Black History Month in the USA. Click here do do an interactive activity related to" I Have a Dream"  speech, which was delivered on August 26, 1963

BELLE

Next Thursday we are going to see "Belle" a British film which tells the real story of Dido Elisabeth Belle, the illegitimate daughter  of a British Navy Officer, who is educated as a lady in England by her grandparents, but -due to the fact that her mother was a negro slave-, suffers from discrimation as slavery was still vigent in Britain.

USED TO

Do you need some practice before your test? try and do some exercises I hope you find useful.
And here yo have some more exercises with more links to easiy confused expressions.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (3 of 3)

Rikki Tikki Tavi Part 2 of 3

A brief history of money: key

KEY

1.    Who is James going to see?
A CURATOR AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM
2.    What is Irving Finkel showing James?
A PIECE OF CLAY.
3.    How were workmen paid, according to the document from question 2?
IN A QUANTITY OF BARLEY.
4.    What goods have been used as currency, according to the documentary?
BARLEY, GOLD, SILVER, COWRY SHELLS, ETC.
5.    What were people happy to use in exchange for other goods 2.500 years ago?
IRON
6.    When does the early coin which James is showing us date back to?
7th CENTURY B.C.
7.    What were these early coins made of?
GOLD, SILVER OR ELECTRUM (A MIXTURE OF BOTH).
8.    What did coins become useful for?
FOR SPREADING MESSAGES.
9.    Why did historical leaders have their faces put on coins?
TO PUBLICIZE HOW POWERFUL THEY WERE / TO PUBLICIZE THEIR POWER.
10.    What does Catherine Eagleton use to make a coin?
A LOG, A HAMMER, A DIE AND A PIECE OF METAL.
11.    Why did people start using paper money?
BECAUSE COINS WERE MORE DIFFICULT TO MOVE AROUND: THEY WERE RISKY, MORE DANGEROUS, INCONVENIENT.
12.    What is required for something to be used as money?
IT IS REQUIRED FOR SOMEBODY TO TRUST IT IS WORTH A CERTAIN AMOUN

Young explorers: a brief history of money

What the video, and try and answer these questions.

YOUNG EXPLORERS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF MONEY
1.    Who is James going to see?
2.    What is Irving Finkel showing James?
3.    How were workmen paid, according to the document from question 2?
4.    What goods have been used as currency, according to the documentary?
5.    What were people happy to use in exchange for other goods 2.500 years ago?
6.    When does the early coin which James is showing us date back to?
7.    What were these early coins made of?
8.    What did coins become useful for?
9.    Why did historical leaders have their faces put on coins?
10.    What does Catherine Eagleton use to make a coin?
11.    Why did people start using paper money?
12.    What is required for something to be used as money?

PET exam

Here you have some links for you to practice the different parts of the PET exam.

Grammar topics
Vocabulary test
Vocabulary topics

And now, exercises for the different parts of the exam
Part1-signs and messages
Part 2 - matching
Part 3- text true /false
Part 4- long text
Part 5- text with gaps

Writing part 1
Writing part 2- short message
Writing part 3 - informal letter


Have a try and let me know how it was.

Personality adjectives

Here You have a webpage to learn and practice adjectives describing personality; have a go and let me know if it's useful.
 Drawing by Ana Galindo

Oral exam

Here you have an example of two people taking the oral test; have a look at it.

Oral exams

Here you have some pieces of advice for the oral exam. Have a look at it.

Oral exam: tips for the second part

Here you have some tips for the second part of the oral exam. Have a look at it and try to use them when you practice

Macbeth (part III)

Machbeth (part I)