Por razones totalmente ajenas a mi voluntad me veo obligada a cerrar este blog temporalmente.
No voy a eliminarlo. Podréis seguir trabajando con él, pero no voy a actualizarlo en un tiempo.

Me ha costado mucho tomar esta decisión porque cada entrada de este blog, cada enlace están cargados de ilusión, de cariño y de dedicación a mis alumnos. Sin embargo, no se puede continuar cuando no quedan ánimos y, sobre todo, no se puede continuar a costa de cualquier cosa.

Ojalá en el futuro se apoyen los proyectos educativos con los recursos humanos que de verdad se necesitan. Por ahora, así están las cosas...
Muchas gracias y un abrazo grande a todos mis bloggers.
I'll miss you!
Chari.

BYE, BYE 4ºESO !!!

My dear students,
It's been wonderful to see you grow up and learn throughout these years.
We've had fun together and we've also worked very hard. We've shared some moments that I will cherish forever.
I wish you all the best of luck at your new highschool. But always remember there's something more important than being a good student, and that is being a good person.

I'll miss you all,
Chari
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LAST FRIDAY.

My heart will go on...

To all the girls in 4ºA (OK, and the boys, too)

AT THE RESTAURANT

Do you like eating out?

As an EXTRA ACTIVITY for unit 6 you'll have to write a role play and act it out in front of your class. The story will take place at the restaurant.

There will be three or four students in each group and the role play must be ready before the 23rd of May.

You may need some help with the VOCABULARY and EXPRESSIONS used at the restaurant.

Here are some helpful sites:
- VOCABULARY at the restaurant (and pronounciation practice)
- USEFUL SENTENCES: booking, ordering, paying, etc.

Now, you can watch this as an example.

ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR FUTURE?

We spend most of our lives thinking and worrying about our future:
"Will I pass my exams? Will I get married? Will I get a good job? Will I be happy? Will we control Global Warming?...

..."We should all be concerned about our future because we'll have to spend the rest of our lives there." Charles F. Kettering (inventor).

I can make a prediction right now: IF you do this EXTRA ACTIVITY you'll improve your English!!

Now practise the future tense with an old song:

Que Será Será
When I was just a little girl

I asked my mother,

what will I be

Will I be pretty, will I be rich

Here's what she said to me.

Que Será, Será,

Whatever will be, will be

The future's not ours, to see

Que Será, Será

What will be, will be.

When I was young, I fell in love

I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead

Will we have rainbows, day after day

Here's what my sweetheart said.

Que Será, Será,

Whatever will be, will be

The future's not ours, to see

Que Será, Será

What will be, will be.

Now I have children of my own

They ask their mother, what will I be

Will I be handsome, will I be rich

I tell them tenderly.

Que Será, Será,

Whatever will be, will be

The future's not ours, to see

Que Será, Será

What will be, will be.

Miriam and Rocío (4ºC) wanted this song "Stand by me". OK, girls, here it is:

CONDITIONALS

Listen to these two songs.
It's a good way to revise the FIRST and SECOND CONDITIONALS

For the FIRST CONDITIONAL:

HOTEL CANTERVILLE

We're bringing theatre to our school!

Next Monday (March, 31st) FACE2FACE are coming to our school to perform the play HOTEL CANTERVILLE.


Remember you must get ready for the play by doing the activities proposed in class.

And don't forget to learn the songs...

Here's the song Fever, by Basil's favourite singer: Elvis Presley

EASTER

In Great Britain and America they celebrate EASTER. Easter is a festival of joy. The joy that celebrates the victory of life over death. Simbols like eggs, and bunnies are mixed up with that idea.

In Spain they celebrate HOLY WEEK.

Now, enjoy these two songs of one of my favourite musicals, Jesus Christ Superstar. Here you can listen to Jesus praying in Gethsemane.

And now you can listen to and sing a love song by Mary Magdalene

INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS

HELLO, young inventors!
I know you're very busy preparing your new inventions, but I think you should STOP!...

...and have a look at all the INVENTIONS related to Communication, Medicine, Food, Transportation, etc. created by men.

You can see some of them in the SCIENCE MUSEUM (London).

You can learn more about some of these FASCINATING OBJECTS.

And now you can have fun playing:

Have an INVENTIVE EXPERIENCE!

Which two inventions do you prefer?

Why? Write a short composition explaining it.

Which game did you enjoy the most? Why?

ICT,..WORKING...AT LAST!

Now that we are going to start working with ICT, you will need to know some basic VOCABULARY related to computers and the internet.

You probably know many of the words already.

Love, love, love...

Here's the song Romeo and Juliet, by my favourite band: Dire Straits.

On St. Valentine's Day, everybody says "I love you" to their sweethearts...

Can you imagine how many different ways you can say "I love you " ?

How much do you know about St. Valentine's day?

Try these trivia games:

- trivia (higher level)

- trivia (easy)

Now, why don't you try to complete this love letter

VIRTUAL WORLD (unit 3, 3ºESO)

This is some information about a virtual world you know: Code Lyoko.

This animated series is an example of what we're studying now in unit 3: Virtual living.

Now, you can learn more about Code Lyoko and sing the song.

SONG: A world without danger

There is a world that is virtual and different
It can be so cold
Makes us stand up for what’s right
Our hope through the life if we reset it to the start

CHORUS
Here we are going far
To save all that we love
If we give all we've got we will make it through
Here we are like a star
Shining bright on your world - today
Make evil go away
Code Lyoko we'll reset it all
Code Lyoko be there when you call
Code Lyoko we will stand real tall
Code Lyoko stronger after all
A world of machines it can shadow human nature
And all that we need
Is the way to find the answer
And one thing’s sure
You can count on us for good

REPEAT CHORUS
We’ll do our best
To never let you down
We’re up to the test
To turn this world around
REPEAT CHORUS

PETS?

Well, they aren't exactly PETS..., but they're interesting animals.

These are the extra activities for UNIT 3.

You have two options:

1.- FROGS

2.- DINOSAURS

NEW DICTIONARIES

These new dictionaries will be very interesting and useful for you, now and in the future.

- VISUAL DICTIONARY (higher level)

- AUDIODICTIONARY (pronounciation)

- PICTURE DICTIONARY (basic level)

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

Just a short message from me to all my students and

all the teachers at San Antonio.

I wish you a very merry Christmas! And a wonderful year 2008!

Now, you can have a special Christmas CARD . You only have to follow the instructions.

STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN! And against every human being.

November 25th is the day to remind the whole world that we must stop VIOLENCE against women

Today was probably another ordinary day for you, but TODAY lots of WOMEN all over the world SUFFERED just because they are women.

For some women HOME is not a refuge, but a place of terror. Every day, in every country in the world, women and girls are beaten and sexually assaulted by husbands, fathers, and other family members. They usually don't tell anybody because they feel scared, embarrased, isolated...

But that's not the way to stop violence. Ask for help if you are in this situation, or know anybody who is.

TEENAGERS

" My parents don't understand me! "

The BBC carried out a SURVEY where teenagers speak about their parents, money, school, sex, religion, the pressures of modern life... Have a look at it. Do you agree with them?

This is the EXTRA ACTIVITY for unit 2 (4º ESO).

Now you can play some GAMES and watch this video about being young...

THIS IS HALLOWEEN!!!!!

Here's something for you to watch on Halloween...

This is Halloween

Boys and girls of every age wouldn't you like to see something strange?

Come with us and you will see this, our town of Halloween

This is Halloween, this is Halloween

Pumpkins scream in the dead of night

This is Halloween, everybody make a scene

Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright

it's our town, everybody scream

In this town of Halloween

I am the one hiding under your bed

Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red

I am the one hiding under your stairs

Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair

This is Halloween, this is
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!

In this town we call home

Everyone hail to the pumpkin song

In this town, don't we love it now?

Everybody's waiting for the next surprise

Round that corner, man hiding in the trash can

Something's waiting now to pounce, and how you'll...Scream!

This is Halloween

Red 'n' black, slimy green

Aen't you scared?Well, that's just fine

Say it once, say it twice

Take a chance and roll the dice

Everybody scream, everybody scream

In our town of Halloween!

I am the clown with the tear-away face

Here in a flash and gone without a trace

I am the "who" when you call, "Who's there?"

I am the wind blowing through your hair

I am the shadow on the moon at night

Filling your dreams to the brim with fright

This is Halloween, this is Halloween

Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!

Halloween! Halloween! Tender lumplings everywhere

Life's no fun without a good scare

That's our job, but we're not mean

In our town of HalloweenIn this town

Don't we love it now?Everyone's waiting for the next surprise

Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back

And scream like a banshee

Make you jump out of your skin

This is Halloween, everybody scream

Wont' ya please make way for a very special guy

Our man jack is King of the Pumpkin patch
Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King now
This is Halloween, this is Halloween

Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home

La la la la-laLa la la la-laLa la la la-la la la-la laWhoo!

....AND NOW, SOMETHING REALLY SCARY.... WATCH THIS VIDEO

JEWELS

Wearing jewels is not a modern fashion at all.

People started wearing them 40.000 years ago… That’s a long time ago!!!

Do you want to know more about the HISTORY OF JEWELS?

Learn more about jewellry by doing this EXTRA ACTIVITY for unit 1 (4ºESO).

WHAT'S THE JOB?

Read these rules:


1. You mustn't go out with men.
2. You mustn't marry during the time of your contract.
3. You must be home between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.
4. Your dresses mustn't be shorter than two inches(=pulgadas) above your ankle.
5. You mustn't travel beyond the city limits without the permission your boss.
6. You mustn't ride in a carriage or automobile with a man.
7. You mustn't dress in bright colors.
8. You mustn't dye(=teñir) your hair.
9. You must wear two petticoats(=enaguas).
10. You mustn't go to ice cream shops.




In the past, when a woman wanted to work as a ??????????????,
She had to obey those RULES.

What's the JOB? And, now, a more difficult question: can you guess the YEAR?


Please, write down your answers and your opinion about the rules.

Here is a little CLUE (a song from a famous film...).
Gangsters Paradise – Coolio

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

I take a look at my life and realise there's not much left

Cause I've been brassing and laughing so long that

Even my mamma thinks that my mind is gone

But I ain’t never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of
You better watch how you talking, and where you walking

Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk

I really hate to trip but I gotta lope

As they croak I see myself in the pistol smoke ... fool

I'm the kinda G that little homies want to be like

On my knees in the night, saying prayers in the street light
They been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise

We keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise

Look at the situation, they got me facing

I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the strip

So I gotta be down with the hood team

Too much television watching got me chasing dreams
I'm a educated fool with money on my mind

Got my 10 in my hand and a gleam in my eye

I'm a loped out gangsta set trippin banger

And my homies is down so don’t arouse my anger ... fool

Death ain’t nothing but a heartbeat away

I'm living life do or die, what can I say

I'm 23 now but will I live to see 24

The way things is going I don't know

Tell me why are we so blind to see

That the ones we hurt are you and me.

They been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise

We keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise

Power and the money, money and the power

Minute after minute, hour after hour

Everybody's running, but half of them ain’t looking

What's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cooking

They say I've got to learn but nobody's here to teach me

If they can't understand it, how can they reach me
I guess they can'tI guess they won'tI guess they front

That's why I know my life is out of luck ... fool

They been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise

We keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
Tell me why are we so blind to see

That the ones we hurt are you and me.

Tell me why are we so blind to see

That the ones we hurt are you and me.