Saturday, 30 April 2011

1st year Three Little Birds



"Don't worry about a thing,
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right.
Singin': "Don't worry about a thing,
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right!"

Rise up this mornin',
Smiled with the risin' sun,
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singin' sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true,
Sayin', ("This is my message to you-ou-ou:")

Singin': "Don't worry 'bout a thing,
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right."
Singin': "Don't worry (don't worry) 'bout a thing,
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right!"

Rise up this mornin',
Smiled with the risin' sun,
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singin' sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true,
Sayin', "This is my message to you-ou-ou:"

Singin': "Don't worry about a thing, worry about a thing, oh!
Every little thing gonna be all right. Don't worry!"
Singin': "Don't worry about a thing" - I won't worry!
"'Cause every little thing gonna be all right."

Singin': "Don't worry about a thing,
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right" - I won't worry!
Singin': "Don't worry about a thing,
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right."
Singin': "Don't worry about a thing, oh no!
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right!

Tuesday, 26 April 2011

Simple Past and Present Perfect - Pronunciation

And now some work for the long weekend. The pronunciation of the simple past and participles: regular and irregular



Sunday, 24 April 2011

1º Nursery Rhymes

Do you rememeber Lewis's class?











Thursday, 14 April 2011

Shift happens

Try to follow the explanations in the video. It's hard but very interesting. thanks Lewis!

Tuesday, 12 April 2011

The Story of Bottled Water

It is so interesting that subtitles are allowed.

2ºA Women International Day 8th March

MARIE CURIE
Marie Curie was one of the most famous scientists in the world. She dedicated her life to Physics and Chemistry. Marie was born in 1867 in Poland. She could read perfectly at the age of 4. Marie left Poland to study at the University of Paris at the age of 24 because women couldn't study at University in Poland. She could speak several languages. When Marie was 27 she met Pierre Curie who was a teacher at the school of Physics. A year later they got married and lived modestly. They had two daughters, Irene and Eve.
Their marriage lasted 11 years. Her husband died in an accident when he was going to his laboratory. after her husband's death, Marie became the first woman teacher at the Sorbona. This intelligent woman was a Chemist's and a Phicisian and she discovered the radio and radioactivity. She won two Nobel prizes.
I think this woman is an example of valor and effort
Fabiola

TERESA OF CALCUTA
She was a famous and important person. She helped poor people. She was born in India the last century. She was a famous person because she helped poor people in India. she always had a child in her arms. She said "I live without living".
Raúl
she helped to improve the life of many people. She did a lot of things for poor children. We can always see her holding a child in her arms. She was born in the 20th century in India. When she died people cried for her. I wish I had known her.
Mª Carmen Ruiz

VIRGINIA HENDERSON
She was born in England. She was a famous nurse. She was the first nurse and she wrote a lot of books about people's care in the 19th century.
Rocío

MARIA ZAMBRANO
She was an important philosopher in Spain. She was born in Málaga in the 20th century and she was famous for her work. She studied in Segovia and wrote some books like "Algunos lugares de la Poesía". She died in Madrid
Cristina

CLARA CAMPOAMOR
Clara was born in the city of Oviedo, in Spain. She was a politician and she became a famous person because she worked for the woman's rights. She defendes the woamn's right to vote at Parliament many times. She was a brave woman.
Ana

EMILIA PARDO BAZÁN
She was born in Lugo in 1912. She was a famous woman because she was the first woman who went to University in Spain. She fought for the rights of women.

WARIS DIRIE
She was born in Gallcaio in the Desert of Somalia, near Ethipia in 1965. She ran away from her family when after a genital mutilation they wanted her to marry a much older man. She travelled to London where she became a famous model. She wrote a book against women's gental mutilation and has fought aginst it since then.
Petri

BERTHE MORISOT
She was born in Bourges, France in 1841. She was a famous painter. She met many artists and got married to Edouart Manet's brother. She painted everyday life scenes (women, children and domestic issues). Her life was hit when her husband dies in 1892. She died on 2nd March 1895 in Paris.
Jose Antonio

Wednesday, 26 January 2011

Lemon Tree

And ... another song. Nothing to do here but ... ENJOY!!

Sunday, 23 January 2011

OPEN UP!!!

1st year students here is a challenge for you: Try to write down all the words from this song. It's called "Open Up" and it has a lot of CAN. The lyrics are beautiful, so enjoy it!! (sorry about the nescafé thing)

Friday, 14 January 2011

Happy New Year!!

Hiya everybody!!
After the long holiday, here we go again. Welcome to 1st year students and get ready for the new long term.
Here is a Christmas Song by Coldplay. It's very easy to understand and very beautiful. Her we go



Lyrics
Christmas night, another fight
Tears we cried a flood
Got all kinds of poison in
Poison in my blood

I took my feet
To Oxford Street
Trying to right a wrong
Just walk away
Those windows say
But I can't believe she's gone

When you're still waiting for the snow to fall
Doesn't really feel like Christmas at all

Up above candles on air flicker
Oh they flicker and they float
But I'm up here holding on
To all those chandeliers of hope

Like some drunken Elvis singing
I go singing out of tune
Saying how I always loved you darling
And I always will

Oh when you're still waiting for the snow to fall
Doesn't really feel like Christmas at all

Still waiting for the snow to fall
It doesn't really feel like Christmas at all

Those Christmas lights
Light up the street
Down where the sea and city meet
May all your troubles soon be gone
Oh Christmas lights keep shining on

Those Christmas lights
Light up the street
Maybe they'll bring her back to me
Then all my troubles will be gone
Oh Christmas lights keep shining on

Ohhhhohhhhoohhhohhhhhhhhooohohohohhhhhh

Oh Christmas lights
Light up the street
Light up the fireworks in me
May all your troubles soon be gone
Oh Christmas lights keep shining on

Friday, 24 December 2010

No homework today

HAPPY HOLIDAY to everyone. I hope you enjoy and rest and practice a lot. Be happy.

Sunday, 19 December 2010

Reunión Viaje a Londres

We are going to meet this Wednesday, 22nd December. The meeting is at the language School C/ taxdirt at 6.15 pm at the languages laboratory (downstairs). If you are interested in travelling to London but you or your friends can't go to the meeting. talk to me or send me an email. It's important!!

SPEAKING WORSHOP - Nivel Básico 13th December

Tuesday, 14 December 2010

THE GOOD HEART - Sala Compañía


SALA COMPAÑÍA 14 DICIEMBRE 21.00
VERSIÓN ORIGINAL - INGLÉS

Año: 2009.
Nacionalidad: Francia, Estados Unidos, Alemania, Dinamarca, Islandia.
Género: Drama.
Duración: 95 min.
Dirección Y guión: Dagur Kári.
Interpretación: Brian Cox (Jacques), Paul Dano (Lucas), Isild Le Besco (April).
Música: Dagur Kári y Orri Jonsson.


Sinopsis
Lucas (Paul Dano) es un joven de buen corazón que vive en una caja de cartón debajo del puente de Brooklyn. Sin perspectivas para el futuro, intenta suicidarse, pero su intento acaba fallando, como todas las cosas que ha intentado en su vida… Mientras se recupera en el hospital, tiene que compartir la habitación con Jacques (Brian Cox), un malhumorado propietario de un bar, de carácter colérico y estilo de vida nada saludable, que acaba de sufrir su quinto infarto. Decidido a que su bar siga funcionando, y consciente de que sus días están contados, Jacques toma a Lucas bajo su maltrecha ala y lo instruye en las reglas decididamente misteriosas por las que él se rige. Lamentablemente para Lucas, el método pedagógico preferido de Jacques consiste en gritar, despotricar y tirar cosas. Algunas de sus estrictas normas incluyen no tener nuevos clientes, no confraternizar con ellos y, la más importante, nada de mujeres.

Saturday, 11 December 2010

The Story Of Stuff

Hiya,
I don't know whether you have watched this. You must. It is difficult to understand but ... it has subtitles. Enjoy it, and there will be more.

Tuesday, 7 December 2010

UNBELIEVABLE!!!

Spanish airports reopen after strike causes holiday chaos State of emergency declared after walkout by air traffic controllers grounded flights for 330,000 people
Share David Batty and agencies guardian.co.uk, Saturday 4 December 2010 15.53 GMT larger | smaller Article history
Stranded passengers rest at Madrid's Barajas airport after flights were cancelled due to a walkout of air traffic controllers. Photograph: Juan Medina/Reuters Spanish airspace has reopened following a strike by air traffic controllers that has left thousands of British holidaymakers stranded in Europe and North Africa.

Airlines cancelled flights in and out of the country after industrial action affecting 330,000 international passengers. The Spanish government declared a state of emergency and threatened the strikers with imprisonment.

The reopening of airspace was confirmed by the Spanish air traffic control agency, Aena. Passengers are being advised to contact their airline before travelling.

Earlier today the deputy prime minister, Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, said the controllers – who called in sick en masse – had been ordered back to work and could face charges and jail under the military penal code if they refused.

"We said that if the situation in the airports did not normalise we would call a state of emergency. It's clear that the situation has not normalised," Rubalcaba said after an emergency cabinet meeting.

Eight Spanish airports, including Madrid, closed across the Spanish mainland and flights from the Canary Islands, as well as Portugal and Morocco, were cancelled.

Airlines including Iberia, EasyJet and Ryanair cancelled all Spanish flights until Sunday morning. The country's airspace has been taken over by Spain's military in an attempt to get flights moving during a holiday long weekend in Spain. Spanish soldiers are not trained on how to use civilian airport equipment but instead are in place to give orders to controllers who did report for work.

Travel association Abta said airlines had a legal duty to care for passengers who were not able to return to the UK as a result of the Spanish dispute. Abta spokesman Sean Tipton said: "It is a pretty quiet time of year but there will be thousands of British people stuck over there. There have been widespread cancellations. Customers due to travel out today need to keep in contact with their airline or tour operator."

Tipton said customers who were yet to travel to Spain would be offered either the option to rebook their flights or a refund. Tour operators would be making efforts to reschedule flights for those on package holidays.

Some British passengers have already had their return home delayed due to snow and ice in the UK.

The British transport secretary, Philip Hammond, said the industrial action was unexpected. "We had no advance warning of this action in Spain. Clearly the airports are, in any case, suffering from delays and disruption due to bad weather," he told Sky News.

Keith Beevor, of Penrith, Cumbria, who has been stuck in Alicante for two days, said he had no idea when he would be able to return home. He told the BBC: "People are quite calm at the moment. But things might change if it's a long time before we can get away."

Iberia said in a statement that passengers should not go to airports, with those already there advised to go home or to hotels. Its flights are due to resume at 6am on Sunday.

In a message posted on its website Ryanair said: "Ryanair has been forced to cancel all flights to and from all Spanish airports (including the Canary Islands) and all Portuguese airports today.

"Our first wave of flights to and from Spain tomorrow morning is planned to operate but, as many Ryanair aircraft and crews are out of base as a result of this walk-off by Spanish ATC, these flights are at risk of delay or cancellation."

EasyJet cancelled all flights to and from Spain, the Canary Islands, Gibraltar, Portugal and Morocco for the day.

A spokesman added: "It is likely that there will be further disruption into tomorrow. A further update will be issued later today regarding tomorrow's schedule."

British Airways told its passengers: "We will be doing all we can to minimise any disruption as a result of unplanned industrial action by air traffic control staff in Spain.

"We are advising passengers to check ba.com before they leave for the airport to check the status of their flight."

Passengers due to travel from Heathrow and Gatwick have generally heeded advice not to go to the airport and to contact their airline instead.

Luton Airport has advised passengers that flight disruption is expected until 6pm at the earliest.

Ten flights from Manchester were cancelled because of the strike, an airport spokeswoman said, but they were keeping "fingers crossed" that the action would be over shortly and flights could return to normal.

Passengers from Manchester were advised to contact their airlines or check online that the flight was still as scheduled.

A spokeswoman for Liverpool John Lennon airport said 16 outbound flights were cancelled due to the strike and advised passengers to check with their airlines before setting off.

A spokeswoman for air traffic body Nats said the situation should now being to improve.

Controllers abandoned their posts amid a lengthy dispute with the air traffic authority, Aena, over working hours and conditions. The strike also came hours after the government approved measures to partially privatise Spain's airports and hand over management of Madrid and Barcelona airports to the private sector.

About 15 of 77 controllers scheduled to begin a shift at Madrid airport turned up for work, the national air traffic control agency Aena said.

Police handed out blankets at Madrid's Barajas airport to travellers who had not been able to find or afford hotel rooms for the night.

The walkout brings to a head a year-long dispute and has also closed key tourist airports in Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca, Menorca and four airports in the Canary Islands.

Aena said the Canary Islands airports had begun operating this morning and some flights were landing and taking off at Barcelona airport as well as at some Andalucian airports.
The guardian.co.uk © Guardian News and Media Limited 2010

Wednesday, 1 December 2010

WORLD AIDS DAY - 1st December

The theme for this year’s World AIDS Day on December 1st is ‘Universal Access and Human Rights’. Although universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care is a human right, across the world 9.4 million people are still in need of life-saving antiretroviral treatment, and millions of people are denied access to HIV prevention and care.

WRITING WORSHOP - Nivel Básico 29 nov.

Saturday, 27 November 2010

I'm OK - Christina Aguilera

I know it is sad but it is very beautiful. Enjoy it!!

Thursday, 25 November 2010

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Today, 25th November we celebrate the International Day against Domestic Violence. This day has been celebrated since 1999 and the date was chosen to honour the Mirabal sisters who had been killed on that day  in 1960 in the Dominican Republic for their involvement in the fight against the fascist government.





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Tuesday, 23 November 2010

READING WORKSHOP - Nivel Básico 22 Nov.

Hiya!,
We did some practice at the reading workshop yesterday. This is a document for you to read. Hope it helps