Welcome to the Tower of London!

At the very beginning of unit 3 we saw that, according to legend, there are four famous ghosts in the Tower of London. They are the ghosts of Anne Boleyn, Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Becket and Lady Jane Grey.

Would you like to visit the Tower of London? Click here for a marvellous tour of the place . . . and let me know if you meet any ghost!

And now, take a couple of minutes to see these beautiful pictures of London:

London For Ever

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Lists of pen pals

Hi, students! Here are the lists with the pals for the project:

3º B
Antoñi - Molly Jessica
Sandra - Molly Jessica
Mª Dolores - Kristina Dianne
Antonio Jesús - Marley Matilda
Aurora - Natalie Greta
Higinio - Alexandra Audrey
Alberto - Aaron
Cristina - Sean Robert
Cristóbal - Peter Jacob
Tania - Kelly Christine
Francisco Jesús - Kristin Linnea
Alejandro - Allison Ann
Isabel María - Francesca NMN
Anabel - Caroline
Lorena - Christina Marie and Francis Musgrove
Lucas - Kyle William
Andrés - Christopher Morgan
Mª Esperanza - Stephanie Tara
José Ángel - Madison Alexa

3º C
Liliana - Nicole Marie
Julio - Caroline Mary
Cristina Carrera - Katlyn Ann
Mª Dolores - Hannah Marie
Francisco José - Mitchell Lawrence
Marta - Caitlin Marie
Juan - Ashley Donna
María García - Steven Bentley
Lorenzo - Melissa Marie
Angélica - Taylor Marisa
Francisco Manuel - Eleni Nicole
Juan Diego - Pamela Nicole
Carmen - Juliana Josephine and Sharif Nabil
Virginia - Sarah Ann
Pablo - Brendan Ellett
Juan Antonio - Danielle Marie and Amy Kathleen
Cristina Romero - Sean Patrick
Cristina Rusiñol - Ashley Noelle
Miriam - Marisa Jasmine
Alejandro - Sarah Catherine
María Sánchez - Nicholas James
Isabel Mª - Marcelo

3º D
Alejandro - Sarah Rose
Virginia - Sarah Rose
Francisco Javier Bellido - Stephen Michael
Copnsolación - Devlan Leo
Inmaculada - Brienna Kristin
Ana - Brienna Kristin
José Antonio - Christopher Hines
Mª Mercedes - Elsa Elizabeth
Ángela Halcón - Elizabeth Anne
Ismael - Caroline Nicole
Pedro Pablo - Kyle Joseph
Francisco - Jeffrey Hughes
Coral - Steven
Ángela Moreno - Melissa Madison
Saray - Joseph Mitchell
Mª Pilar - Fenwick G.
Francisco Javier Rodríguez - James Andrew
Nicolás - Victoria Margaret
Cristina - Steven Taylor
María - Justin Merrill
Beatriz - Benjamin Earl

Happy Turkey Day!

I came across this funny video. I know you like videos and songs, so here it is for you to listen and see!



And here goes the original song:

The First Thanksgiving Day

If I were you I wouldn't hesitate to visit this fantastic website. You will be able to experience what the voyage on the Mayflower was like. You will also learn about a typical day in the life of both Pilgrims and native Americans. Are you hungry? Well, you can always take part of the first Thanksgiving feast! At the end, you can even do a WebQuest and check your knowledge . . . Don't miss it!

A Thanksgiving Day Worksheet

As you know, on the fourth Thursday of November people in the USA celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Members of the family meet around a huge dinner where stuffed turkey with gravy, cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes play an important role. Americans also enjoy American football on TV and there is a famous parade along the streets of New York.

Here is the worksheet we have been working in class these days. I hope it helped you learn new things.


Thanksgiving

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Let's give form to our letters!

Do you think you need help with your letter? If you click here you will see the format of a friendly letter in English. Here you can see a picture of what a neat letter is. If you click on any part of the picture, you'll get a description.



Make sure you write a nice letter. First impressions are important!

Please Mr Postman!

As you know, we are preparing our first letters for our American pen pals. Soon we'll receive their letters, too. Have a look at this video, listen to Please Mr Postman by The Carpenters and answer these questions:

1. What's the name of the person that delivers letters?
2. Where does he carry the letters?
3. What is the singer waiting for?
4. Who is the addressee of the letter?
5. Who is the addresser of the letter?




Here is a version by The Beatles. What is the main difference with the song above? Which one do you prefer?

6. Who is the addreeser now?

Ready to sing alone? Click here for a karaoke version and enjoy yourself!

Let's meet our pen pals!

Very soon we'll write our first letter to our pen pals. Would you like to know where they live and study? If you skim this website you'll get a lot of information about them. Make sure you are able to answer these questions and send a comment with the answers:

1. What is the name of the school?
2. What is the name of the town where the school is?
3. In the USA there are 50 states. Which is the state where the school is? (Perhaps you'll have to click here.)
4. Which is the county to which it belongs?
5. Have a look at the location of the state in this map. What is the capital of the state where our penpals live? Which is the ocean their state borders?

I'm waiting for your answers!

What do we know about the American elections?

Everybody knows that Obama is the new president of the United States of America. Boone, one of our language assistants, has shown interesting pictures of Obama, his family, and people celebrating the election results. We have also voted for the ex-president with the coolest facial hair, haven't we?

If you click here you will see a video explaining the electoral system in the USA. The subtitles are in Spanish, but pay full attention and listen carefully. Do you find it complex?

English is the FUNNIEST subject!

Did you understand all the explanations about comparatives and superlatives? If you think you need further clarification, click here and surf the site.

Now you are ready for a quick quiz, aren't you? Click here and do your best!

Now you can send a comment comparing Al, Joe and Ed, can't you?

Halloween

Last week we celebrated Halloween in our class by reading a text and answering a questionnaire about its origins . . . and we also played a scary bingo, didn't we? Here you are some other activities you can do to review vocabulary and have a good time . . . if you dare!

Click here to match words and pictures.

Try this quiz to check how much you know about Halloween.

Here you can read and listen to a story about a haunted house.

Let's review verb tenses!

As you know, in unit 1 we studied Present Simple and Present Continuous. I think it's time to review both tenses. From here you will have access to explanations regarding their forms and uses, together with activities to check your knowledge.

Present Simple Present Continuous

Moreover, if you click here you can do an activity to distinguish one from the other.

Would you like to do something more challenging? Click here and complete the text!