Let's review Conditional Sentences!

We shouldn't have any problem using conditional sentences (type 1). In case you need further practice or clarification, you can visit this website and read the explanations and do some activities. Remember we have just seen Type 1 Conditional Sentences. There are another two types, in case you want to go into further details. I hope it helps!

Future with "WILL"

As you know, these days we are learning how to talk about the future using the modal auxiliary verb will.

You can click here for further explanation on this topic. Moreover, you will have the opportunity to do some more activities. I hope it helps!

A Limerick by Ángela Moreno

Ángela Moreno (3º D) wrote a limerick for Book Day. As you know, a limerick is a five line stanza whose rhyming pattern is a-a-b-b-a.

Ángelas' one is quite quite good, congratulations for it!

You can listen and read, don't miss it!


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Two 5 W Poems by Aurora Ceballos

As you know, we celebrated Book Day by writing easy poems in English. Here you can see and listen to Aurora's poems (3ºB), which are great.

5 W poems consist of five lines answering the questions: who?, what?, when?, where? and why?

Thanks for your contribution, Aurora. You did a really good job!


A 5W POEM

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Forms for the Future

Lately we have learnt about two different forms English has to refer to future time: be going to and Present Continuous.

For an explanation and activities on be going to, click here.


Remember that we use Present Continuous to talk about totally planned activities. You can review it here.

Pilar's Riddle

Pilar (3º D) has a question for you. She has described two articles of clothing. Listen and write comments if you think you know what complements she is talking about.

Beatriz's Riddle

Listen carefully! Beatriz (3º D) has left a riddle for you to guess who this person is. If you need a hint, I can tell you it is a job.

Send comments with the answers!

Spaniards and Americans in Lebrija's Newspaper

If you click on the image you will be able to see the article in full size. Don't miss it!

. . . and we met our pen pals!

On April 21 we finally had the opportunity to meet some of the students at Millis High School, with whom you have been exchanging letters since the beginning of the school year. It was a really rewarding experience. Your American pals had a very good time and thanks to your explanations, they could learn many things about Lebrija and flamenco music. They also enjoyed the tour around the town.

I would like to thank you for your colaboration and your effort to make them feel at easy in a foreign country. And I would like to congratulate you on your ability to communicate with them both in English and Spanish.

I hope you also had a good time with them and of course, I hope you keep in touch with them.

Book Day

On 23 April we celebrate Book Day and Copyright Day. But do you know why? This day is the anniversary of the death of three important authors around the world: William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. All of them died on 23 April 1616 (although there are some days of difference because some countries followed the Julian calendar and others the Gregorian one). That is the reason why UNESCO chose this day to encourage people to enjoy reading.

We have celebrated it by accomplishing an important challenge: writing poems in English. Very soon we will have a poem reading in our class so that all your classmates can enjoy your marvellous work.

You did a really good job! I hope you had a good time . . . and I can't wait for the reading!

Easter Egg Hunt

Have you ever gone Easter egg hunting? Before holidays we learnt it was a typical game for kids in both the USA and the UK.

Here are two videos where you can see how much fun kids have these days. The first one is somewhere in Texas. The second one is in New Haven.

Let's Write a Poem!

On April 23 we celebrate Book Day and Copy Right Day. We'll learn about this day soon, but for the moment, we can start planning what we can do to contribute to such an important date.

Have you ever thought of writing a poem in English? Well, it's time for you to try! Don't panic! It's not difficult at all!

There are six types of poems quite easy for beginners: Bio Poems, 5W Poems, I Am Poems, Name Poems, Cinquain Poems and Diamond Poems. If you click here you will have access to a website with clear instructions for each one.

On the other hand, limericks are somewhat more complex. A limerick is a nonsense stanza, so the wildest it is, the better. It is supposed to end with an unexpected idea, and it should flow easily when read aloud. The last word of lines one, two and five must rhyme with each other, and so must the last words of lines three and four. The pattern is a-a-b-b-a. I will give you a photocopy with examples and explanations but here you can have some information and read some examples.

Of course, for limericks you should make a list of words that rhyme. Here is an interesting online dictionary that will help you alot.

Choose your favourite poem and go ahead. I'm sure you'll write really good poems!

Easter

Before the holidays we learnt what Easter is and how it is celebrated in different parts of the world. We also learnt about its religious and pagan origins.

This is the worksheet we used in class. I hope you learnt many things.

Enjoy the holidays!

Easter

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April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day, or All Fools' Day, is the first day of April. It is a traditional day for playing pranks on unsuspecting people. In many countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, people play tricks on others. A favourite joke is to send someone on a fool's errand (a search for something that does not exist), or to get people to believe ridiculous things. The victim is called an April Fool.

No one knows where the April Fools' custom began. The origin is uncertain but may be related to the arrival of spring in late March, when nature "fools" humanity with changes in weather. Another explanation has to do with the change to the Gregorian calendar in 1582, which moved New Year's Day to January 1.

The tradition originated in France and Great Britain and it was introduced into America in colonial times.

The French call April 1 "Poisson d'Avril" or "April Fish". French children sometimes stick a picture of a fish on the back of their schoolmates, crying "Poisson d'Avril" when the prank is discovered.

The Red Kangaroo

Remember that these days we are talking about animals and nature and what we can do to protect the environment. Here you are a copy of one of the worksheets we have worked in class. This way you'll be able to see the full-colour version!

And you can click here for more information on the red kangaroo.

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Present Perfect Simple

As you know, in the last unit we have learnt how to form and use the Present Perfect Simple tense.

Here you can read a funny introduction to the topic and you can also review its form and use, apart from doing some interesting activities.

Animal Quiz

Do you think you know a lot about animals? Would you like to be a contestant in a cool animal quiz? Would you like to win a nice prize? Click here and good luck!

St. Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated each year on March 17th. In Ireland, Saint Patrick’s Day is both a holy day and a national holiday. Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland because he brought Christianity to the Irish.

According to legend, Saint Patrick used a shamrock (a type of clover) to explain about God. The shamrock has three leaves on each stem. Saint Patrick told the people that the shamrock was like the idea of the Trinity – that in the one God there are three divine beings: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Although it began in Ireland, Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated in countries around the world. People with Irish heritage remind themselves of the beautiful green countryside of Ireland by wearing green and taking part in the festivities.

Saint Patrick’s Day is usually celebrated with a parade. The one in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, is very famous. But the one in New York City is one of the biggest. It lasts for hours.

One tale about Patrick is that he drove the snakes from Ireland. This is a metaphor for his bringing Christianity to Ireland and driving out the pagan religions. It’s true that Ireland has no snakes, but this has to do with the fact that Ireland is an island and being separated from the rest of the continent the snakes couldn’t get there.

Play a game here and have good luck! You can also read poems and listen to songs for this special day here.

International Women's Day

International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women in the past, present and future. In some countries like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, this day is a national holiday. If you want to learn more about this day, you can click here.

This is a short tribute to some of the many important women throughtout history. Do you know them?

And here are some greetings for this day!

Our Brochures

These are just some of the fantastic tourist brochures you did to celebrate the Day of Andalusia. I'm sure your American pen pals will love them! You did a really good work. Congratulations and thanks for your interest!